Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.

2,215,138 Total Complaints

138,663 Reported Crashes

56,255 Reported Fires

8,561 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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Showing 40,517 complaints — component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Incident date: Apr 19, 2015

CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. ENGINE DIED AND SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT. DRIVER COULD NOT GET DOOR OPEN AT FIRST THEN AFTER SHORT TIME LOCKS RELEASED AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE. FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED FLAMES AND SAID FIRE APPEARED TO BE STARTED BY FLUID LEAKAGE. THIS MODEL HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO RECALL DUE TO FIRES. CAR HAD RECALL FIX ON 9/23/04. IT N... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jan 2, 2015

1999 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE CYLINDER#8. *JB UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. UPDATED 09/24/15*JB

Incident date: Jul 28, 2003

1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC MANIFOLDS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWO ENGINE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JULY 28, 2003, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 13, 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH TIMES, THE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ UPDATED 03/7/16.*JB UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN

Incident date: Jul 1, 2015

I DROVE DOWN THE STREET AND THE TRUCK STARTED SMOKING. THE SMOKE STARTED TO INCREASE SO I TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND PARKED IT OUT FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN FLAMES STARTED TO APPEAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE TRUCK JUST BLEW UP. *TR

Fire

Incident date: Jun 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR DUCT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE RAN HOT DUE TO THE PRESSURE RATIO. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE AIR DUCT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TEAR IN THE AIR DUCT WAS BETWEEN THE M... Read more

Incident date: Jun 14, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING TO THE RED SIDE; INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING TROUBLE REGULATING THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUE... Read more

Incident date: May 21, 2015

WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON MAY 21 OF THIS YEAR. TODAY MAKES 39 DAYS WE'VE HAD IT. ON THE 32 DAY WE NOTICED IT WAS HAVING SOME ROUGHNESS IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT FELT LIKE WE WERE RUNNING OVER REALLY ROUGH ROADS OR RUMBLE STRIPS. IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE THE LONGER WE DROVE IT. THEN AROUND A WEEK AGO I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. I IM... Read more

Incident date: Nov 30, 2012

MY CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE STINKY EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO THE CABIN. WE HAVE THE RECYCLE SWITCH ON, BUT IT DOES NOTHING TO STOP THE FUMES FROM COMING IN. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER ON NUMBER OCCASIONS, BUT THEY NEVER WOULD ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. IN FACT, THEY CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS HOW IT WORKED. I THEN CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON OTHER OCCASIONS, BUT WAS TOLD EACH TIME, THAT ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 24, 2015

2012 DODGE CHARGER//WAS SITTING STATIONARY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FAN HAD BROKEN APART AND SEIZED. ALSO IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RADIATOR, SPLITTING TUBES ON THE ALUMINUM CORE. HAVE READ IN FORUMS THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2015

PURCHASED VEHICLE PRE-OWNED,SELLER APPEARED HONEST & TRUTHFUL ABOUT THE VEHICLE,HOWEVER AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP I NOTICED HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION,PROBABLY ABOUT A QUART A WEEK,,DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT,EXCEPT THAT I PROBABLY HAVE BAD RINGS,OR LEAKING INTAKE VALVES/SEALS AND WOULD REQUIRE COSTLY ENGINE REPAIR.MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME ONE DAY AND MENTIONED THE CAR WOULDNT GO OVER 15 MPH,SO I TOO... Read more

Incident date: Apr 17, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 INFINITI M45. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AN... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V529000 AND 14V635000 (STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE TIE ROD REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, THE VIN SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS OF THE DIESEL FUE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 23, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V542000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE ALSO UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME A... Read more

Incident date: Jun 21, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW X6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HOT TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO COOL DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE... Read more

Incident date: Feb 2, 2015

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES STAYS OFF FOR UP TO A WEEK AND THEN COMES BACK ON. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE MODULE FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $730- HOW CAN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, LOW MILEAGE OR ANY TYPE OF "BUMPING" TO THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS, WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 12, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE FAN BLADES MISSING, WHICH SCRATCHED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL LEAKED FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M... Read more

Incident date: Dec 9, 2011

THE ROAD WAS DRY AND BARE. I FELT A RIGHT REAR SKID (?"BLACK ICE"). I TRIED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THE SKID AND IT WAS LOCKED. IT JERKED OUT OF MY HANDS, THE ENGINE ROARED AND THE CAR FLEW TO THE LEFT ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A LARGE TREE. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. ON IMPACT OF THE TREE, THERE WAS NO BALLOON WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, ONLY PUNGENT FUMES AND WHITE FLECKS. THE C... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jun 11, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A F... Read more

Incident date: May 30, 2015

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A SIDE STREET WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD FLASHED "LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE" AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, BRAKES, AND GAS. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY JUST STALLED OUT AND JUST STARTED ROLLING UNTIL I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER LOOKING AT IT FOR TWO DAYS THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ERROR AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG... Read more

Incident date: Mar 3, 2015

2003 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS AND BELT TENSIONER DEPLOYED IN VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN ANY COLLISION. *SMD

Incident date: May 21, 2015

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND SLOWED TO LET SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME TURN LEFT INTO A GROCERY PARKING LOT. THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SURGING MAD I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. HOWEVER, I DID HIT THE CAR IN FONT OF ME, WITH NO DAMAGE TO HER CAR. I HAD POPPED THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER ON MY CAR. SO WE WENT ON WITH OUR BUSINESS WHEN SHE FOUND NO DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE.... Read more

Incident date: May 30, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A LEAK IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED AND THE LEAK WAS A CAUSED BY FAULTY PURGE PRESSURE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 2, 2014

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR WIRELESS IGNITION NODE MODULE DETENTS RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WHILE IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

Incident date: Apr 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THERE WAS A COMPONENT THAT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING, ASSOCIATED WITH FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE ATF LINE THAT FLOWS THROUGH TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 12, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILUR... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAI... Read more

Incident date: May 4, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE RAM 5500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V527000 (STEERING) AND 14V635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 1, 2013

HESITATION OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, USUALLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. CAR INITIALLY STARTS THEN HESITATES & FEELS LIKE IT WILL SHUT OFF. TO GET ACROSS THE INTERSECTION YOU NEED TO "FLOOR IT" WHICH MAKES THE ENGINE "ROAR" BUT LITTLE ACTION FOR ALL THE NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN 2 YRS (ESTIMATED DATE & MILEAGE FOR 1ST OCCURRENCE). SOMET... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH LOCATED FAILURE CODES AT THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS AND CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS EXPIRED... Read more

Incident date: May 12, 2014

THE CONDENSER AS BEEN RUPTURED TWICE DUE TO DEBRIS ON THE STREET WHICH AS CAUSED 500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. RUPTURED AGAIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED. THIS ISSUED NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, HAVE HAD SEVERAL CASES NEVER EXPERIENCED A ISSUES SUCH AS THIS. HOWEVER IT'S CAUSING A UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND A LOT OF MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO REPAIR A UNNECESSARY REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECA... Read more

Incident date: Mar 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT THEN REPLACED THE CLAMPS ON THE OIL RETURN LINE HOWEVER THE F... Read more

Incident date: May 27, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14635000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 5, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY SMOKE RESULTING IN A FIRE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS N... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2015

2006 HONDA CIVIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO COOLANT LEAKS COMING FROM ENGINE BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION. *SMD THE HONDA DEALER VERIFIED THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE VIN WAS THE CORRECT YEAR TO BE COVERED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST 5,000 OUT OF POCKET. *JB

Incident date: May 1, 2015

LIKE SO MANY OTHER NISSAN FRONTIER OWNERS, THE RADIATOR COOLANT GOT MIXED WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS IS FACTORY DEFECT KNOWN BY NISSAN. HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN PROPERLY. CALLED NISSAN THREE TIMES TO ASK FOR SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND THEY DENIED IT. *TR

Incident date: Apr 30, 2015

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBER 10713859 FILED 04/30/2012. 2012 CHRYSLER 300C HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED AT AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN SPRING, TEXAS, SERVICE CONSISTED OF ENGINE OIL/FILTER REPLACEMENT, BALANCE/ROTATION OF TIRES AND REPLACEMENT OF WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES. AFTER DRIVING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN TRYING... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 2014

THE RADIATOR USED IN MY 2007 NISSAN XTERRA IS A FAULTY PRODUCT WHICH CAUSED A LEAK OF THE RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SYSTEM. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HEATS UP DURING LONGER PERIODS OF DRIVING, THE RADIATOR FLUID ALSO HEATS UP AND EFFECTIVELY RUINS THE INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PARTS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ISSUES IN THE SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE, AND OFTEN TIMES IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATI... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2015

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN GOSAR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE MULTIPLE RECALLS (ATTN: STEPHEN BRIGGS). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE HAD THREE MAJOR SAFETY RECALLS REGARDING THE AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS AND WATER PUMP. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE STABILTRAK SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE POWERING DOWN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AT WH... Read more

Incident date: May 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE INTAKE HEATER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

Incident date: Apr 13, 2015

WAS DRIVING 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER WHEN 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. APPARENTLY, TRANSMISSION IS RUINED DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE RADIATOR WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES, LEAVING TH... Read more

Incident date: May 4, 2015

EXCESS HEAT BUILD UP, THE ENGINE DOES NO OVER HEAT HOW EVER THE EXTREME HEAT IS EXPERIENCED UNDER THE SEAT. THE GAS TANK GETS HOT TO THE POINT THAT THE GAS CAN BE HEARD BOILING, GAS CAP SO HOT ONE HAS TO USE GLOVES TO REMOVE FOR FILLING. STRONG GAS ODOR AFTER RIDING AND WHEN PARKING. MUST LEAVE THE UNIT OUTSIDE UNTIL IT COOLS OFF DUE FEAR OF FIRE IN THE GARAGE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PR... Read more

Incident date: Apr 30, 2015

ANOTHER CLASSIC STORY OF NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION FAILING DUE TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER SYSTEM RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Incident date: Jan 29, 2015

WHILE DRIVING ON A SERVICE ROAD WE LOST ENGINE POWER WHICH MADE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT AND GOT US ALMOST HIT BY CARS BEHIND US. *TR

Incident date: May 4, 2015

THE A/C COMPRESSOR UNIT HAS FAILED AND HONDA KEPT THE RECALL QUIET NOW MY VEHICLE HAS GONE JUST OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY COVERAGE REPAIR WINDOW THIS UNIT HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND HONDA SHOULD HAVE GIVEN A NO LIMIT ON THE REPAIR LIKE THEY DID WITH THE WINDOW ACTUATOR I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT RECALL ONLY HAPPENED DUE TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

Incident date: Nov 20, 2014

THERE IS AN ODOR COMING FROM THIS CAR. LEASED IT IN NOVEMBER 2014. BRAND NEW. IT IS NOW MAY AND THE SMELL IS STILL PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. IT SMELLS LIKE A PLASTIC BURNING. IT MAKES ME NAUSEOUS AND OTHER PASSENGERS ARE ALSO NAUSEOUS. THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE OPEN ALL THE TIME. IT GETS STUCK TO YOUR TONGUE AND YOU TASTE IT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. I HAVE BEEN A NISSAN ROGUE FAN AND THIS IS WHY I GOT ... Read more

Incident date: May 1, 2015

WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE A LOCAL RESTAURANT, DRIVER STRUCK VEHICLE BEHIND HER. THIS HAPPENED SO QUICKLY THAT IT WAS UNKNOWN TO THE DRIVER HOW THE VEHICLE TRAVELED SO QUICKLY THAT DRIVER HAD NOT EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID STRIKING THE OTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER PLACED VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO PULL OVER TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FOR... Read more

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Apr 17, 2015

HAVE TO REPLACE EVAPORATOR CORE BECAUSE OF LEAKS. SEEING LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON MESSAGE BOARDS. *TR

Incident date: Jan 30, 2015

TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UNDERSTAND FROM INTERNET SEARCH THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NISSAN TIMING CHAINS AND THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND NATURE. ACCORDING TO DEALER, NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

Incident date: Oct 1, 2014

THE AC COMPRESSOR IN VEHICLE KEEPS GOING OUT. ITS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER 2014. IT DOES NOT COOL VEHICLE, MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY BE CAUSING IT TO GO OUT BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE A BAD OEM PART. AFTER EACH FIX THE AC WORKS FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR LESS BEFORE GOING OUT AGAIN. NOW THE COMPANY IS REFUSING TO SEND A REPLACEMENT OR AN UPGRADED PART FOR A FIX T... Read more

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