Consumer Safety Complaints

OIL PUMP SEIZED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED.TS...*AK

HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

Fire

Incident date: Jan 5, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT STAND BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. PH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE MAS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURED 2 MONTHS LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING . PH

Incident date: Dec 28, 2002

THE SLIDING DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE HINGES, ALSO THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL, COOLANT, BALL JOINTS, STARTER, BRAKE LINE, TIE ROD, TRANSMISSION, EXHAUST AND THE FRONT BRAKES. TS *JB

Incident date: Jun 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE FUNCTIONS. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PH

Incident date: Jan 1, 2003

HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING AND STALLING. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED HEAD GASKET AS BEING DEFECTIVE. PH

Incident date: Nov 3, 2002

AFTER CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND THE HEAT BLOWER STAYS ON. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. PH

Incident date: Jan 4, 2003

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING THE COMSUER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

Incident date: Mar 7, 2000

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUT AND ONE OF THE LIFTERS IS KNOCKING. MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AT AB... Read more

Incident date: Jan 6, 2003

NHTSA#14716-02-V-040-000: KIA/CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55MPH ENGINE STALL, BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL FROZE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WONT HONORING THE WARRANTY, PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

Incident date: Jan 6, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25MPH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FORCING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD PUSHING BY HAND. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

Incident date: Jan 1, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP AND DOWN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAR SHOP, A TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, MANIFOLD FAILED AT 78000 MILES AND THE COOL FOUND LEAKING WILL PAID A COUPLE THOUSAND OF DOLLARS PH

Incident date: Nov 16, 2000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP AND DOWN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAR SHOP, A TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSIS THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING, MANIFOLD FAILED AT 114000 MILES AND THE COOL FOUND LEAKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TR

Incident date: Dec 22, 2000

CAMSHAST SLIPPED AND CAUSED MOTOR DAMAGE. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT SO NO SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE READ THRU WWW.V8SHO.COM THIS IS A PROBLEM FORD DENIES AND THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. IT HAS HAPPENED TO PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING AND THEY LOST POWER STEERING AND BREAKING CAUSING A REAL SAFETY ISSUE

Incident date: Dec 31, 2002

CYLINDAR HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON A 1995 WINDSTAR WITH LESS THAN 64,000 MILES

Incident date: Dec 1, 2002

CAR BURNS AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN EVERY OIL CHANGE - SERVICE DEPT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL - OIL FILLER CAP IS FULL OF YELLOW "FOAM" - OIL PRESSURE LIGHT RECENTLY CAME - CHECK OIL LEVEL AND FOUND IT NEEDED 2 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL - SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL

Incident date: Mar 12, 2001

2.5 LITER ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED, CAUSING REPEATED INSTANCES OF OVERHEATING REQUIRING STOPPING IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AND EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT OF BLOCK AT OWNER EXPENSE. TS

Incident date: Oct 11, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS TOO LOW. STEERING BOX FAILED AND REPLACED. WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND REPLACED. VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT AT 40 MPH. CLUNKING NOISE FROM PARK TO REVERSE. FOUND NORMAL OPERATION. OIL LEAK IN FRONT OF MOTOR. OVERFLOW BOTTLE TOO FULL. VEHICLE WANDERED A... Read more

Incident date: Dec 28, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS AN UNDER THE HOOD EXPLOSION. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Incident date: Dec 26, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.

Incident date: Jan 3, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER OFFERED A 100.000 MILES EXTENDED GUARANTY. CONSUMER DECLINED. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

Incident date: Aug 28, 2000

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH MY 1993 FORD TAURUS. IT WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 8, 2000 FROM BRIARWOOD FORD IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. IT HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER OWNING IT FOR ONLY 40 DAYS, THE ENGINE BLEW ON MY WAY TO TENNESSEE. THE REPAIR SHOP CHECKED IT IN WITH ONLY 39,488 MILES ON IT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE LONGBLOCK FOR A TOTAL OF $5532.27. LET ME GIVE YOU A... Read more

Incident date: Dec 31, 2002

FORD ESCAPE XLT 2002 STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, I WAS GOING 35 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, MY BRAKES AND STEERING WAS DIFFICULT.

Incident date: Dec 31, 2002

I AM REALLY CONCERNED WITH THE WAY CHRYSLER CORP. IS HANDLING THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS ON THE 95-98 NEON'S. SO FAR MY HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN BLOWN. MOST OF THE DODGE NEON 95 -99 HAVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS RESULTING IN OIL LICK AND BURN OF FUEL. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH WILL GOST ME ABOUT $1500.00. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THE POOR CRASH RESULTS ON THE NEON 95. WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VER... Read more

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Incident date: Mar 15, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE. TS DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS NORMAL. ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF AND LOCKED DOORS. TRANSMITTER REPLACED. HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AT 35-40 MPH. DEALER REPORTED NORMAL. RUBBING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP. NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TT

Incident date: Dec 24, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEAD GASKET/TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS. *AK

Incident date: Feb 6, 2002

THE VEHICLE HAS REPEATED ENGINE STALLING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR AT A STOP, THEN IT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER. TS WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE IN GEAR AT THE IDLE, IN PARK, THE RPM WOULD FLUCTUATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN RESTART. SCC

Incident date: Jan 1, 2003

CONSUMER ADVISED THAT TIMING CHAIN GUIDE HAS BROKEN TWICE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE. 1ST FAILURE OCCURRED IN 10/01 AT 34K MILES. 2ND FAILURE OCCURRED IN 11/02 AT 58K MILES. TS

Incident date: Dec 2, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. SOME DAYS THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ALL DAY WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

Incident date: Dec 15, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TS

Fire

Incident date: Nov 27, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S COIL PACK FAILED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Incident date: Jan 27, 2003

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER DIAGNOSED FIRE WAS RESULT OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD PLUG BEING LOOSE. THIS CAUSED OIL TO LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRE. RELATED RECALL 96V006000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. NOT INCLUDED. TS

Fire

Incident date: Jun 30, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP BLEW, THE ROOF MOLDING WAS LIFTING ON BOTH SIDES, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW LEAKS AIR AND THE WINDOW HITS HARD IN THE TOP OF THE DOOR JAM, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE TIE ROD ENDS YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 30, 2002

98 THROUGH PRESENT CHEVROLET G3500 VANS WITH 6.5 ENGINE .ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE LEAKS ONTO LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE

Incident date: Oct 9, 2002

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CUTS OFF AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BEGAN TO MISFIRE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH THEN IT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RIDE VERY ROUGH. TOOK TO DELAER AND DEALER STATED COIL PACKS HAD FAILED. TS

Incident date: Jan 2, 2002

2002 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT - IGNITION COIL FAILED, CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE MUCH POWER. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO (DECEMBER 23, 2002). THE VW DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THESE HAVE BEEN FAILING OFTEN BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHER TWO COILS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO FAIL THAN THE NEWER REPLACEMENT UNITS (OLD UNITS HAVE PART NUMBER H, NEW ARE J). WE HAVE R... Read more

Incident date: Dec 14, 2002

THE BALANCER IDLER SHAFT TENSIONING SPRONG WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BROKEN WHEN PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE WAS CARRIED OUT ON MY 2002 KAWASAKI KLR 650 MOTORCYCLE AT 2867 MILES. POTENTIALLY, THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SIEZE WHILST IN OPERATION.

Incident date: Nov 27, 2002

CHECK GUAGES LIGHT COMES ON, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES TO ZERO THEN BACK. HAD FUEL GAUGE DO THE SAME. TOOK INTO DEALER AND DEALER ATTRIBUTED TO WIRES AND DID A "WIGGLE"TEST. VEHICLE HAD NO MORE PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE CHECK GAUGES AND THE OIL GAUGES DID SAME THING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED IT MAY BE OIL PUMP. AFTER REMOVING OIL PAN, DEALER STATED TO MUCH SLUDGE I... Read more

Incident date: Dec 24, 2002

THE ENGINE MADE A RUMBLING/CLICKING SOUND, SHUT OFF SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT, AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS

Incident date: Dec 20, 2002

NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL#00V268000 FUEL LEAKAGE. CHRYSLER MAZDA 910-347-6678 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS OF THE DEALER. TS

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED. NLM

Incident date: Nov 4, 2002

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. SOME DAYS THE VEHICLE WOULD GO ALL DAY WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. CONSUMER STATES SO FAR THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 8 TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

Incident date: Dec 20, 2002

ON MY 1997 CHEVY VENTURE THE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING! AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX THAT IT, BECAUSE OF GM POOR ENGINEERING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TS

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLE'S TAIL PIPE WAS SHOOTING OUT METAL. CONSUMER WITNESS FLAMES IN THE REAR SEAT, PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

Fire

Incident date: Dec 10, 2002

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION. WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VIEWED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE DIED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT A ROD HAD BLOWN A HOLE THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED. SCC DEALER RECOMMENDED ENGINE BLOCK BE REPLACED. TIMING AND DRIVE BELTS REPLACED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE LOOSES POWER. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATES' THE EMISSIONS COIL IS DEFECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS