Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: May 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA RIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE BELT TENSIONER BENT AND CAUSED THE BELT TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 LTD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Incident date: May 16, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

Incident date: Dec 1, 2011

WHY IS THERE NO WARNING LIGHT,OR SIGNAL OF ANY KIND WHEN THE PCM FAILS? OUR PCM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, 02 SENSORS, & FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. OUR IGNITION COILS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THIS HAS CAUSED OUR EXPEDITION ENGINE TO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING COUNTLESS TIMES! I HAVE MIRACULOUSLY BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER MY EXPED... Read more

Incident date: Apr 3, 2012

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH ONLY 51,570 MILES AND I NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I USE TOP GRADE GAS AND HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000-3500 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND FOUND THAT IT WAS THE TENTIONER FOR THE TIMING BELT. HAVE HE GOT TO THE ITEM HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE HARD PLASTIC CLIP HAD BUSTED OFF AND HAD THE ALLOWED THE TIMING BELT TO BECOME SLOPPY. THANK GOD... Read more

Incident date: Jan 11, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE BALANCED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2012

I'M WAS DRIVING UP HILLS WITH 38 MPH NOTICE THAT GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHING THE CAR LOST ALL POWER ALMOST INSTANTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MANAGED THE CAR TO EMERGENCY LANE. LUCKY THAT I'M NOT ON THE FREEWAY AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY 6 YEARS OLD SON WITH ME AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS TO VWGOA SO THEY CAN DO A RECALL. YOU CAN FIND 100 OR MORE SAME FAILURES AT WWW... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM HAS COOLANT LEAKING. REPLACE THE CROSSOVER GASKET. THE CAR IS RUNNING HOT AND NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

Incident date: May 15, 2012

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM HOME APPX 40 MINUTES, I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING GARAGE AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AT APPX 7:57 AM. I WENT INTO THE BUILDING, UP TO MY FLOOR. AT APPX 8:03, WE WERE TOLD TO MOVE OUR CARS OUT OF THE GARAGE DUE TO A FIRE. WENT BACK TO PARKING GARAGE WHERE I SEE MY CAR BURNING AS WELL AS THE NEARBY CARS. DRIVER'S SIDE, DOORS, DASH, WINDSHIELD, STEERING WHEEL, ... Read more

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Incident date: May 13, 2012

WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED, CAR SENDS A LOW COOLANT MESSAGE PULLED OVER AND COOLANT SPILL ALL OVER THE GROUND. MY 9 MONTH OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR!!!!

Incident date: May 9, 2012

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I SIGNALED FOR A LEFT TURN. WHEN I SIGNALED THE TURN, THERE WAS A BUZZING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, ALBEIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AN... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

CAR SHUTS OFF SITTING AT IDLE (STOP LIGHT) I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A MONTH AND IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC 4 TIMES!

Incident date: Jan 17, 2011

COOLANT SMELL IN CABIN. BEEN BACK TO DEALER APPROX. 5 TIMES, REPLACED A COOLANT HOSE, THERMOSTAT HOUSING, AND NOW TOLD BY DEALER THERE IS NO FIX. THERE IS A FIX, PUT A NEW ENGINE IN, IT'S ALREADY BEEN OUT FOR A LEAKING REAR MAIN SEAL. SIXTEEN MONTHS AND 17,000 MILES OF OLD CAR SMELL IN A NEW CAR, TIRED OF IT.

Incident date: May 8, 2012

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 5/8/12. LIGHT OFF ON 5/8/12. LIGHT ON 5/10/12. ON 5/11/12 TOOK TO JEEP DEALER FROM WHICH PURCHASED. CODE FOR MISFIRE ON CYLINDER #6. CODE CLEARED. CEL RESET. GOT ONE MILE TOWARDS HOME AND CEL ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD TO RETURN 5/14/12. RETURNED 5/14/12. ON 5/15/12 DEALERSHIP INDICATED CRACKED/BROKEN SPARK PLUG (#2) CODE. PLUG REPLACED. CODE RE... Read more

Incident date: May 8, 2012

I WAS APPROX 1/10 OF A MILE DOWN OUR LOCAL ROAD WHEN I HEARD A SUDDEN EXPLOSION UNDER THE CAR. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE TIRE BLEW. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED PULLING OVER BUT I CONTINUED TO HEAR A RUMBLE FROM THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THERE WAS OIL RUNNING DOWN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THE MECHANIC HAS CONFIRMED A THROWN ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS OF ISSUES WITH THE ... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

RADIATOR CAN FAIL AND ALLOW TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX EVENTUALLY DESTROY THE TRANSMISSION. IVE CHECKED THE COOLANT AND IT HAS TURNED A MILKY PINK COLOR. APPEARENTLY, THERE ARE ALOT OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

Incident date: Apr 27, 2012

AROUND THE END OF APRIL 2012 I NOTICED THAT MY MAZDA STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE - COMPARABLE TO A SEMI OR DIESEL TRUCK. THE NOISE WAS CONSTANT, REGARDLESS OF SPEED, AND MAINTAINED AT THE SAME LEVEL AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MAZDA ON MAY 12TH TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF DROPPING THE CAR OFF, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME BACK AND ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 14, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH IN REVERSE, SHE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Incident date: Mar 5, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF TWENTY QUARTS PER MONTH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL AT A NORMAL RATE. THERE WERE NO OIL LEAKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE... Read more

Incident date: May 16, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ECM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 15, 2012

VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, CLUNKING SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKE.

Incident date: Apr 20, 2012

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 3/23/12. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON 3/26/12. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING SOUND ON 4/20/12 AND A MECHANIC RECOMMENDED AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE THE OIL WAS BLACK AND LOW. HE DID THE OIL CHANGE. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AFTER THE OIL CHANGE. THEN ON 5/6/12 THE RATTLING NOISE CAME BACK. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I ADDED 3 QUARTS. THEN ON 5/16/12, I C... Read more

Incident date: Nov 15, 2011

ENGINE OIL LOW ADD OIL LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE USES OVER A QUART OF OIL EVERY 2000 MILES.

Incident date: Feb 1, 2012

THE ENGINE WILL STALL AFTER EVERY FILL-UP. IT STALLS WITHIN 15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING IT UP AT THE GAS STATION. IT WILL THEN STALL REPEATEDLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND EVERY TIME THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, IT HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND MISFIRES AND STUMBLES WHILE AT SPEED. THE STALLING/MISFIRING EPISODES DO NOT OCCUR ONCE 2-3 GALLONS OF GAS HAVE BEEN CONSUMED. THIS ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 25, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

Incident date: May 2, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI G35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE CONTACT LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO TH... Read more

Incident date: May 10, 2012

WHILE DRIVING ON A BRIDGE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, I HEARD A BEEP AND A TRIANGLE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY JOLTED AS IT LOST POWER AND IT DISPLAYED A MESSAGE TO STOP SAFELY. THIS WAS IN LATE MORNING TRAFFIC AND A SEMI WAS ABLE TO SLIGHTLY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME AS I HAD SUDDEN REDUCED POWER AND LITTLE MEDIAN SPACE TO COAST TO ON MY LEFT SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO REST... Read more

Incident date: May 13, 2012

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STARTED TO ROUGH IDLE AND ALMOST CAUSED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER AND BRAKING & STEERING ABILITY, RESTATED VEHICLE AND GOT BURNING GAS SMELL FROM VEHICLE EXHAUST PIPE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH CODE P0014, GOT VEHICLE SERVICED AND HAD NEW SENSOR INSTALLED BUT NOW GETTING PINGING... Read more

Incident date: May 3, 2012

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK AND MY ENGINE STARTED TO MISS FIRE. ABOUT HALF WAY HOME ON THE PULASKI BRIDGE MY CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION AS I DRIVE A STICK SHIFT CAR. I STILL NOTICED THE CAR WAS STILL MISFIRING SO BEFORE I DROVE THREW THE HOLLAND TUNNEL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I GAVE IT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT DIDN'T ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 16, 2010

WHEN ACCELERATING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE WILL SLIP, STUTTER, AND MISFIRE REDUCING POWER AND CAUSING UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE MERGING MANEUVERS. HAVE HAD 3 OR MORE VISITS TO DEALER CONCERNING THIS WITH REPAIRS THAT NEVER FULLY RESOLVING ISSUE OF BAD IGNITION COILS OR ENGINE RESOLVE. VEHICLE IS 2008 SAAB 9-3 TURBO X, A LIMITED RUN OF 600. *JS

Incident date: May 15, 2012

I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE WHEN ACCELERATED IT WOULD BECOME SLUGGISH AND MAKE A LOUD ROARING NOISE. THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO THE TOP FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE GAUGE WENT ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2005

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES A... Read more

Incident date: Sep 21, 2011

CAR HESITATES OR PAUSES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR FROM A ROLLING STOP. IT FREQUENTLY HAPPENS WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN GOING FORWARD. THE ENGINE DOES NOT STOP BUT REMAINS IN IDLE MODE. RAPID ACCELERATION FOLLOWS THE HESITATION. *JS

Incident date: Apr 28, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION AN INSPECTION UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A DARK BROWN MILKY SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 7, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MARINER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OIL LIGHT ONLY ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A REDUCED RATE. THE CONTACT C... Read more

Incident date: May 13, 2012

SUNDAY ON MY WAY BACK HOME I SMELLED COOLANT, I STOP IMMEDIATELY AND CHECKED IT OUT TO FIND A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. COOLANT WAS LEAKING. I CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK AND TOW CAR TO AUTO SHOP. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED AND THIS WHY COOLANT LEAKS. ... MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME CASTING PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINE BLOCKS. *JS

Incident date: May 15, 2012

TOOK PILOT IN FOR HEADLIGHT RECALL WIRING REPLACEMENT. MINE HAD CONNECTOR COMPLETELY MELTED. REPLACED. WAS TOLD ON PICKUP THAT ALL THREE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKE! THAT EXPLAINS THE CLUNK WITH ACCELERATION . I DRIVE THIS PILOT LIKE AN OLD LADY GOING TO CHURCH. HOW ALL THREE ARE BROKE AT THE SAME TIME THE ODDS ARE TOO HIGH FOR THAT! BAD DESIGN?? POOR MATERIALS???CALLED HONDA MUM IS THE WORD,NO RECA... Read more

Incident date: May 12, 2012

WE BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2008 535XI IN NOVEMBER 2010. IT HAD 36,000 MILES. AT 59,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON A MAJORY HIGHWAY IN LONG ISLAND AFTER SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF ON A 70 DEGREE DAY, THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD BARELY STEER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE BRAKES WORKED AND WERE ABLE TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. COMPU... Read more

Incident date: Sep 27, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L SERIES. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND N AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO BOTH ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V519000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADV... Read more

Incident date: May 15, 2012

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE VEHICLE DIED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES. *JS

Incident date: Dec 15, 2008

I DO NOT OWN THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE AS I NEEDED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO MAKE IT TO ARIZONA FROM IOWA. I ALSO HAD A COBALT I HAD TO GET RID OF WITH BAD TRANSMISSION AND STEERING RACK (PRIOR TO RECALL OF STEERING RACKS). I DO NOT HAVE STORAGE CAPABILITY FOR JUNK VEHICLES. THIS TOYOTA HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AT 90000 MILES LIKE ALL THE OTHER 10 YEARS WORTH OF RECALLED 4RUNNER 3VZ-E ENGINES. BUT CONVE... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2012

VEHICLE ENGINE REVS UP TO OVER 4000 RPM PLUS AT CITY AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING, NO FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, NO USE OF CRUISE CONTROL AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. IN CITY, SPEEDS RAPIDLY INCREASE FROM 25-50 PLUS WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR AND/OR FROM 50-TO 80 PLUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO RIDE THE BREAK AND/OR TURN OFF THE VEHILCE. DEALER HAS ATTEMP... Read more

Incident date: May 13, 2012

AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE DIED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ENGINE COULD BE RE-STARTED AFTER PLACING THE CAR IN PARK. THE CONDITION OCCURRED TWICE ON THE 11TH AND ONCE ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING. *JS

Incident date: May 13, 2012

ENGINE FAILS TO START. WHEN I TURN ON THE KEY NOTHING HAPPENS. AFTER SEVERAL TURN OF THE KEYS FINALLY THERE IS IGNITION. LAST NIGHT AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME THE CAR DIES OUT AND SHE LOST HYDRALICS, SO THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND SHE IS LUCKY THAT SHE DID NOT CRASH AND KILL HERSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR CALLIPER AND BRAKE REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH THE FRONT 22,000 MILE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 28, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET SONIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO THE CONTACT'S NOSE, EYES, CLOTHES AND TASTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WOULD BE COME UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER BEING IN THE VEHICLE FOR A MINIMUM OF 45 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES WHO CONFIRMED THE SMELL BUT... Read more

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Incident date: Apr 3, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2010

FOCUS WOULD LOSE RPM'S WHEN IDLING, WOULD ALMOST STALL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIRST SAID IT WAS DUE TO TANK BEING TOPPED OFF AND SAID IT WAS CORRECTED. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTED SO TOOK BACK 2 MORE TIMES AND FINALLY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. REPLACED AND WORKED FINE FOR COUPLE OF YEARS. NOW IT IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM, SEEMS THE SENSOR FOR THE IDLE IS NOT MADE VERY WELL. HAVE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED TO... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN TITIAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Incident date: May 1, 2012

VEHICLE BOGS DOWN DURING ACCELERATION. NO TROUBLE CODES SHOWN. NOT SPEED SPECIFIC. MPG HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, FROM 24 HIGHWAY MPG, TO 14 HIGHWAY MPG. JUST HAD TRANSFER CASE REPLACED. FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS FIGHTING ITSELF AGAIN. *JS

Incident date: Jan 14, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LOTUS ELISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V510000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD NO TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE NECESSARY PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,300.