Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: May 21, 2012

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES WHICH MAKE A DEADLY COMBINATION. WHEN I STOP IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY THEN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WILL REV AT A HIGH RPM WHILE FAILING TO ACCELERATE AS IT WOULD UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS. NOW THIS IS WHERE IT IS SCARY FOR ME. WHEN I LET OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES THE RPM'S WILL GO DOWN AS YOU WOULD EXPECT BUT SOMETIMES THE RPM'S W... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,9... Read more

Incident date: Jun 3, 2008

THE CAR KEEPS ON OVER HEATING, THE OIL LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON BECAUSE OF THE OVER HEATING AND ALSO THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS WANT TO START I HAVE TO JUMP IT OFF ALOT. IT IS NOT THE BATTERY BECAUSE I HAVE GOTTEN IT CHECKED PLENTY OF TIME. BUT WHEN I JUMP IT OFF THE WIRES GET REALLY HOT AND START TO MELT SO I TAKE THEM OFF. ALSO THE DASHBOARD LIGHT DON'T WORK VERY WELL I HAVE TO BANG ON THE DASH BOA... Read more

Incident date: Jul 3, 2009

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 50 MPHS THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON LOSES ALL POWER GOES INTO LUMP HOME MODE. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. 3 MONTHS LATER LIGHT COMES BACK ON TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME IT IS THE SAME THING THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND REPLACED THE SENSOR AGAIN. 3 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME ITS THE THROTTLE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2010

THE REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON MY TRUCK. FROM A FEW SHOPS I TALKED TO THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF GM V8'S LIKE MY 6.0L. ONE EXHAUST SHOP TOLD ME EVERY "SILVERADO/SEIRRA" WITH A V8 AROUND 1999-2002 HAS ONE OR MORE MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF. I JUST CANT IMAGINE THAT GM CAN SEND OUT VEHICLES THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY FIXED THIS ON LATER MODELS WITH LARGER MANIFOLD BOLTS. BUT SCREW... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2011

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN IDLING OR AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, BOTH IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN PULLING THE CAR IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR WHEN SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION. IT WILL LUNGE SEVERAL FEET SOMETIMES, AND I HAVE NEARLY HIT PARKED CARS AND ONCE NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN. I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR FROM HITTING THINGS! I HA... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO OR OUT OF REVERSE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS AND THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK. THE CAR ALSO JERKS WHENEVER SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE CAR HAS 70K+ MILES AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 1, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR A SHORT TIME. THE WARNING LIGHT SHUT OFF BEFORE THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 12, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB, CAUSING THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ACTUATOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILUR... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR. NORMALLY SOMETHING SMALL LIKE THE BLOWER HOWEVER THIS WEEK IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR. HAVE MY CAR MAINTENANCE ON A REGULAR BASIS, OVERCHARGE OF SYSTEM IS NOT POSSIBLE, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS COMPRESSOR WOULD BE GOING OUT AFTER ONLY 5 YEARS. COST OVER $1200 TO FIX. DECIDED TO RESEARCH A LITTLE ON THIS MODEL AND APPARENTLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2011

CAR WAS DRIVEN DAILY. PARKED IN GARAGE AT 6:30PM. AT 7:20AM THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS NOTICED THAT A WHITE VAPOR/SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT GRILL OF THE BMW 330CI. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN STARTED SINCE BEING PARKED THE EVENING BEFORE. WITHIN MINUTES, THE WHITE VAPOR TURNED INTO HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. (FLAMES WERE VISIBLE FROM BENEATH T... Read more

Fire 2 injured

Incident date: Mar 1, 2012

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR JERKING PROFUSELY WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. IT WILL DO THIS AS WELL WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND THEN TAKE OFF. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. I LOVE MY CAR BUT AFTER SEEING THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, I DO NOT BELIEVE MY NEXT PURCHASE WILL BE A NISSAN. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

THE MOTOR CRADLE IN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S 1996 TAURUS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE AS SHE WAS MAKING A TURN. THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR TO PARTIALLY DROP MAKING STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 1995 TAURUS IN DEC. OF 1998. MY QUESTION IS IF THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 1998 THEN WHY WOULD THE 1996 TAURUS NOT BE INCLUDED IN T... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2011 - WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 15-20 MPH. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "INTERNAL FAULT IN VALVE BODY" AND REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. THIS INCIDENT COST ME $1568 AND A WEEK WITHOUT A VEHICLE; WENT IN TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/20 AND I PI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 20, 2012

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2011 - WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 15-20 MPH. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "INTERNAL FAULT IN VALVE BODY" AND REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. THIS INCIDENT COST ME $1568 AND A WEEK WITHOUT A VEHICLE; WENT IN TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/20 AND I PI... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,950.

Incident date: Jun 20, 2012

THE CAR AFTER BEING DRIVEN TO WORK BY MY WIFE WOULD HESITATE GOING INTO GEAR. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP,AND HONDA AMERICA WE WERE TOLD IT TO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY TO BE COVERED. WE HAVE OWNED SEVERAL HONDA CARS AND NOW WE ARE TOLD THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE COSTS INVOLVED. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS BETTER THAN THIS. *TR

Incident date: Dec 15, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S TEMPERATURE STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE TEMPERATURE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 2011

IF YOU HAVE YOUR A/C ON AND LEAVE YOUR CAR IDLING FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES THEN WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, IT SURGES A FEW FEET LIKE 4 TO 5 FT UNLESS YOU REALLY HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN. IT REALLY SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. *TR

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATORS. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED... Read more

Incident date: Nov 2, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V384000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

WHILE DRIVING CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PASSED 3RD GEAR. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THE ENGINE WOULD EXPLODE. I LATER FOUND OUT, AFTER RESEARCHING, THAT THE RISK OF IT SHIFTING INTO REVERSE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PO745 ERROR CODE IN 2002 EXPLORERS. *TR

Incident date: Apr 23, 2008

CAR WAS IDLING WAITING AS A GAS STATION, FOOT ON BRAKES, IN DRIVE GEAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP (LIKE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL), I SHIFTED TO PARK AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. CAR STOPPED REVVING. CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 23, 2008, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE WAITING ON... Read more

Incident date: Jun 27, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE REVERSED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH AND AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Incident date: Jun 17, 2012

DROVE TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY. PARKED IN STORE PARKING LOT, AND WHEN I WENT TO START IT TO LEAVE, IT WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALER. $3000 LATER, HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP BEING REPLACED. *TR

Incident date: Jun 9, 2012

MY 2007 CX-7 STARTED MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT (MAY 7,2012). I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TIMING CHAIN & ACTUATOR (VVT) AND IT WOULD TAKE $1350 TO REPAIR. I PAID THE MONEY AND IT WAS FIXED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ON JUNE 7TH,2012 I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT MY AC WAS NOT WORKING, BUT HAD DECIDED TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT TO HAVE IT FIXED B... Read more

Incident date: Mar 29, 2012

AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT, I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. THE CAR STALLED OUT AND I BEGAN ROLLING INTO THE INTERSECTION UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. THE CAR STALLED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AT LATER DATES ALSO FROM A STOP. *TR

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER FORCING ME TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS OCCURRED 3 OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS , THE OTHER INCIDENTS WERE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR STARTS UP AND RUNS PERFECTLY BEFORE AND AFTER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION, I FOUND THAT BMW HAS SERVICE BULLETIN TO ADDRESS... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2012

THE 2008 CBR1000RR I PURCHASED AT THE BEGINNING OF 2012 WITH APPROX. 4,000 MILES ON IT BURNS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. I HAVE PUT APPROX. 2,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TO ADD 4 LITERS OF OIL . AT 7,000 RPM AND HIGHER IT BLOWS SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST . FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS. THE DEALERSHIPS HEAD MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2011

MY FORD FREESTYLE 2006 LUNGED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 4 FEET WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN REVERSE, MY FOOT WAS FULLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE SAME MANNER, AND IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS USUALLY IN THE 90'S OR ABOVE, I USUALLY HAVE THE AIR-CONDITIONING RUNNING, AND THE CAR WILL START TO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 27, 2012

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD (CYL #3), DAMAGING THE THREAD, THE SPARK PLUG, THE SPARK PLUG BOOT AND THE IGNITION COIL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THIS VEHICLE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE FIRST WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND THAT WAS THE PLUG IN CYLINDER #5. THE SAME DAMAGE OCCURRED. *TR

Incident date: Jun 4, 2012

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, A 2010 JETTA SEDAN TDI, IT STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE, BUT STILL RAN. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT OVER TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACHIEVED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE THE NOISE AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WITHIN A HALF MILE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING CENTER AT WHICH... Read more

Incident date: Dec 11, 2010

TRUNK HAS DIFFICULTY CLOSING. SEAT BELT DON'T WORK PROPERLY. AIRBAG LIGHT ALONG WITH THE MOTOR LIGHT TURN ON. THESE LIGHTS WERE NEVER REALLY FIXED BY THE CAR DEALER. THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR DOES NOT LOCK MOST OF THE TIME LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE ALARM WORKING. *JB

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL, THE VALET PARKING DRIVER ALMOST HIT THE CAR ON THE FRONT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATOR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AFTER THAT. *JB

Incident date: Jul 11, 2011

BOUGHT THE CAR ABOUT ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST STALLING EPISODE AND ETS LIGHT ON. CALLED VOLVO DUE TO A REPLACEMENT/EXTENDED WARRANTY ON AFFECTED PART. WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER COVERING CAR (10 YEARS/200000 MILES). AS A RECENT PURCHASER OF THIS CAR I HAD NO CLUE OF THE REPLACEMENT NOT PREVIOUSLY DONE OR EVEN NEEDED. ALL WAS NEW TO ME AND THEY REFUSED... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2012

CONSUMER STATES TRUCK BACK FIRES AND DIES WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER HAVING DRIVEN FOR A FEW HOURS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

Incident date: Jun 7, 2012

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN WITHOUT NOTICE. I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND THE POWERED BRAKES. IT WOULD RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE COMPUTER, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT DODGE IS NOTORIOUS FOR THE COMPUTER FAILING. THE COMPUTER IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE, AND THIS CAUSES THE BOARD TO WARP AND CONNECTIONS TO BREAK. THESE CARS NEED TO BE REC... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

I CAME TO A STOP IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC (35E NORTH IN ST. PAUL). JUST AS THE CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED, IT REVVED-UP/SURGED FORWARD. I WAS AFRAID THAT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD AND WE WOULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THREE YOUNG GIRLS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE CAR HAS BEEN CLUNKING INTO GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS LATELY, HESITATING FROM A COLD START, ALMOST CUTTING OUT WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2012

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS STILL MOVING. ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED, I STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN STARTING BACK UP. *JB

Incident date: Apr 6, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND IT STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PVC HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2012

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HER VEHICLE WENT "LIMP". WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN "LIMP' MODE THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND YOU CAN FEEL HUGE VIBRATIONS AS IF THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO DIE. SHE WAS FORCED TO MANEUVER HER WAY THROUGH THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH HER HAZARDS ON IN ORDER TO GET TO A "SAFE" SPOT. THE ONLY WAY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SITUATIO... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

AS I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN, I ACCELERATED AND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF IT'S HOLE AND WILL NOT GO BACK IN. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATHS TO UNKNOWING FORD OWNERS. FORD SHOULD RECALL ASAP. *JB

Incident date: Jun 5, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PERFORM AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,050... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WERE FAULTY AND BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONT... Read more

Incident date: Nov 29, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT SUCCESSFULLY COASTED TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2012

MY SISTER BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AT A DEALER IN COLUMBUS OHIO..TOOK THE CAR TO SAME DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS...LAST MONTH THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT GOING ON ...THEY DID SEVERAL REPAIRS TO FIX IT THE LAST BEING PUTTING IN A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE TUNE OF 2500. THE BLUE BOOK IS 3000....THE NEXT DAY THE ENGINE BLEW...THE DEALER WANTED TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE...CHRYSLER IS NOT TAKIN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2012

JUST PURCHASED 2006 PATHFINDER FROM LOCAL (JEEP/DODGE) DEALER. WAS LITERALLY DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE LOT WHEN I ENCOUNTERED VIBRATION AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND AFTER CHECKING THE FLUIDS FOUND A MILKY WHITE (ATF?) FLUID IN THE COOLANT/RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS 87500 MILES AND I'M BESIDE MYSELF RIGHT NOW. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

NO MATTER WHAT SPEED (40-75MPH), WHEN VEHICLE IS IN 4TH GEAR, THE POWER TRAIN SHUTTERS. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO CHANGE...THEY ARE NOW TALKING TO ME LIKE ITS ROAD NOISE...WHICH IS COMPLETELY WRONG. IF DRIVING IT AND IT IS SHUTTERS YOU CAN SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND IT GOES AWAY....ITS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVE TRAIN. *TR

Incident date: Jun 1, 2005

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN THREE CRASHES AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, MOUTH, AND CLAVICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO ... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jun 9, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NU... Read more