Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jul 11, 2012

EXPERIENCING ENGINE SURGING WHILE MANEUVERING IN A PARKING GARAGE. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE IN REVERSE. *TR

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

WE WERE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. WE COASTED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO STATED THE COMPUTER (PCM), ALL THE COIL OVER PLUGS (COP) AND SPARK PLUGS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS IT IS DESCRIBE... Read more

Incident date: Sep 27, 2010

EVERY TIME THE CAR IS REFUELED ON AUTO IT CLICKS THE PUMP OFF AND SPEWS GAS ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. DODGE COMPLAINT DEPT SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECALL INFORMATION ON THIS , YET EVERY 2007 OWNER I TALK TO HAS THIS PROBLEM. WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS JUST OUR CAR THAT DID THIS. SOME ONE IS GOING TO PULL UP TO THE SPOT WHERE A NITRO WAS REFILLED/SPILLED WITH A LIT CIGARETTE AND THERE WILL BE A SIZABLE ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 3, 2011

GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING THEN WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY ALTHOUGH INCORRECTLY. RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2005 TRAILBLAZERS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THERE IS A SPECIAL "SECRET" POLICY COVERING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE INCLUDED THE RESPONSE FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT: "I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT DAY. I DO SEE THAT YOUR VEHICLE... Read more

Incident date: Jun 10, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50 TO 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE TRAVELING 25 MPH AND THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND BEGAN TO LEAK GASOLINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME OUT TO DISPOSE OF THE GASOLINE. THE TANK WAS CUT OFF AND SECURED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE THE STRAPS HOLDING THE TANK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WERE SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE... Read more

Incident date: Jan 26, 2012

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS AFTER FILLING VEHICLE DUE TO REPEATED, DOCUMENTED MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN GAS TANK FUEL SENSOR, POSSIBLY LEADING TO A COMPLETE FAILURE OF INDICATION SYSTEM. *TR

Incident date: Sep 30, 2011

WHEN REFUELING, FUEL SPITS BACK OUT OF TANK. APPROXIMATELY 1-1.5 LITRES, EVERY TIME WHEN TANK IS FILLED. USUALLY COMES OUT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO COVER MY HANDS, PANTS, AND SHOES WITH GASOLINE. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Incident date: Apr 16, 2012

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN CAR (2003 VW PASSAT 4MOTION) AFTER THE TANK IS FILLED UP. TOOK CAR TO REPAIRMAN WHO DIAGNOSED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. TOOK CAR TO VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THE REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL ON CRACKED FUEL TANKS (NEAR THE VALVES), BUT VW HAS STATED THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. *TR

Incident date: Jun 10, 2012

MY DUCATI MONSTER S4R 2007 (PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2009 AND ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 5K MILES, ALWAYS GARAGED, AND NEVER HAD SEEN A DROP OF WATER), AND WHICH WAS JUST RECENTLY SERVICED AT CYCLES 128, BEVERLY MA, LITERALLY WENT UP IN FLAMES ON JUNE 10, 2012. YES, IT LIT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN AND WENT UP IN FLAMES, BURNING TO A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS HAVING A NICE RIDE ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE E... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Mar 6, 2012

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITH GREAT SPEED LURCHES IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. I NOTICE THE ISSUE MOST OFTEN WHEN PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT OR JUST AFTER USING THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING FORCING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES SO THAT I DO NOT HIT OTHER VEHICLES OR UNINTENTIONALLY ENTER TRAFFIC. THE ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO FOREWARNING AND HA... Read more

Incident date: Jun 26, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V419000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 2, 2012

WHEN REFUELING AND FILLING UP GAS TANK, THE AUTOMATIC GAS PUMP NOZZLE DOES NOT SHUT-OFF IN TIME RESULTING IN GAS OVERFLOW/SPILLING. TYPICALLY A FEW CUPS OF GAS WILL SPILL OUT BEFORE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF THE GAS FLOW. HAVE TRIED FILLING AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, WITH DIFFERENT PUMPS, AND POSITIONING NOZZLE IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS BUT RESULT IS THE SAME AND GAS OVERFLOWS. ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IS TO GU... Read more

Incident date: Jul 7, 2012

WAS PUMPING FUEL AND THE NOZZLE CLICKED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUEL CAME SPLASHING OUT OF THE TANK. *TR

Incident date: Jul 6, 2012

MY BRAND NEW CAR, IN MY POSSESSION FOR 7 DAYS HAD TO GET TOWED TO THE SHOP. MY 11 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND 2 MONTH OLD NIECE WERE IN THIS CAR WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND JERKED. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND DRIVE JERKING BACK AROUND THE BLOCK TO MY STARTING POINT. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY AT A HIGH SPEED BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ACC... Read more

Incident date: Jun 11, 2012

I BOUGHT A VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2002 FROM A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH NO WARRANTY. THE DAY I GOT THE VEHICLE I FILLED THE CAR WITH FULL TANK OF GASOLINE. I PARKED THE CAR OUTSIDE MY APARTMENT AND NEXT DAY WHEN I CHECKED THERE WAS GAS LEAKING FROM THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED LIKE FOR 4 DAYS AND WHEN THE FUEL IN THE CAR REDUCED TO HALF OF THE FUEL TANK CAPACITY IT STOPPED. I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE S... Read more

Incident date: Jul 7, 2010

BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR OVER A YEAR. THEN DRIVING HOME ON 07/05/2012 FUEL PUMP STARTED SPEWING GAS TOOK 18 GALLONS GAS TO DRIVE 10 MILES BEFORE I NEW WHAT WAS GOING ON . FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLEY HAS MULTIPLE STRESS FRACTURES ALL OVER THE TOP AND FITTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME PROBABLE FROM NEW. NISSAN WILL NOT FIX. SAYS MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL . I HAVE THE FUEL PUMP WITH PHOTOS OF THE ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 18, 2010

ASR LIGHT CAME ON, CAME UP TO A RED LIGHT ON A HILL, STOPPED , LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HAD ALMOST NO POWER AND HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING THROUGH THE LIGHT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE TESTER WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONTROL MODULE. I FINALLY FOUND A REPAIR SHOP THAT KNEW ABOUT THIS ... Read more

Incident date: Jun 5, 2012

NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. DISCONNECTED THE FUEL TANK AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS THE PLASTIC SENDING LINE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAK. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, NOW NO FUEL LEAK OR FUEL SMELLS. *TR

Incident date: Jul 8, 2012

IN PREVIOUS WEEKS, SEVERAL INTERMITTENT MIL LIGHTS FOR LOOSE GAS CAP CAME ON AND OFF. CHECKED CODES, FOUND "LARGE EVAP LEAK" IN THE MEMORY WHICH CONFIRMED THE GAS CAP SUSPICION. I FOUND SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS IN THE SEAL AND WAS PLANNING ON REPLACING THE CAP. FAINT GASOLINE ODOR COULD BE DETECTED AFTER SHUTDOWN AND WHILE STORED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT. TODAY, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A FILL-UP TO THE A... Read more

Incident date: Jun 25, 2012

I HAVE A 03 ENVOY SXL THAT SMELLED LIKE GAS, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE HOSE. I HAD THAT REPLACED AND NOW IT LEAKS GAS GOING DOWNHILL. AS I SAW OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND MOST IF NOT ALL THAT HAS SUV'S HAVE CHILDREN. IF THE SAME MODEL PART WAS RECALLED ON THE TRAILBLAZER WHY NOT ENVOY'S? GMC SHOULD RECALL ALL CARS THAT HAS THE MODEL NUMBER TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE TH... Read more

Incident date: Jul 9, 2012

ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED SMELLING GAS EACH TIME I SHUT OFF MY CAR. ON FRIDAY, MY SON NOTICED GAS POURING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. MY STEPSON WORKS FOR GMC. HE REMOVED THE TANK AND INFORMED ME LEAKAGE WAS FROM FUEL PUMP. HE ALSO INFORMED ME OF A RECALL RELATED TO THIS MATTER. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY VEHICLE HAD NO RECALL FOR SAME. I S... Read more

Incident date: Jun 15, 2012

WHILE CRUISING BETWEEN 65 - 70 MPH, VEHICLE STUTTERED, THEN "THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION' WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND ENGINE BECOMES ERRATIC, BUT POWER STEERING AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS UNAFFECTED. ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, WHERE ENGINE CONTINUES TO SPUTTER, BUT DOES NOT STALL. CHANGING TRANSMISSION POSITION HAS NO ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 5, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Incident date: May 10, 2012

THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT IT HAS CAUSED THE GASOLINE TO SHOOT OUT OF MY GAS TANK AND DRENCH ME IN GAS SEVERAL TIMES. I BELIEVE IF THERE IS A SENSOR IN MY GAS TANK THAT IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ENOUGH TO INDICATE THAT THE TANK IS FULL OR CLOSE TO FULL WHEN I'M PUMPING GAS. WHEN I PULL OUT THE NOZZLE THE GAS SHOOTS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE ( THIS IS AFTER THE GAS HAS SHUT OFF AT ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 8, 2012

AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 100 AND MY 2006 FREESTYLE WAS IDLING. THEN, WHEN STOPPED IN CITY TRAFFIC, CAR SURGED UNEXPECTEDLY REQUIRING ME TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES, THEN STALLED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER SITTING AND COOLING FOR 2+ HOURS, THE CAR RAN FINE. HOWEVER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. BECAUSE I AM ON VACATION, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 11, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. AS A RESULT, FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Incident date: Jul 1, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS AWAY, HE LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED IN AN AIRPORT PARKING GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER IMPOUNDED BY THE POLICE DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE IN WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE POLICE REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO BE PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A HEAT SHIELD THAT MAY... Read more

Incident date: Sep 9, 2011

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON SEP 2011. DURING THE FIRST REFUELING GAS STARTED SPILL OVER AS I REFUELED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I REFUEL. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT I CAN REFUEL VERY SLOW AND NO SPILL WILL OCCUR. THIS IS NICE, BUT IT TAKES ABOUT 20 - 25 MINUTES TO REFUEL. *TR

Incident date: Jun 22, 2012

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR AROUND TOWN ROGUE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM STOP. PEDAL WOULD BE PRESSED DOWN BUT CAR WOULD BARELY INCH FORWARD. ALSO, TWICE AS I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THIS SYMPTOM STARTED AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING ALTOGETHER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I HAD RAN OUT OF GAS BOTH TIMES. I KNOW THE GAGE READ 1/4... Read more

Incident date: Jul 6, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC ENVOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL GAUGE SENOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Incident date: Jul 7, 2012

VEHICLE IS A 2009 JETTA SEDAN - TDI (DIESEL) VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. FLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHED ON DASH ALONG WITH DISPLAY OF "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. PULLED CODE OF P0087 FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE LOW. TOWED TO DEALER, BOUCHER VW IN FRANKLIN, WI. DEALER CONFIRMED FAULT WAS A HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

Incident date: Jul 7, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN ION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY FUEL MODULE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 30, 2010

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL UP. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO, THE GAS ALWAYS SPITS OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR BEFORE THE PUMP STOPS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TANK OR AN INTERNAL CHECK VALVE WHICH SHOULD PREVENT THIS. I CAN NEVER FILL THE GAS TANK UP FULL BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY FIX I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH IS A BRAND NEW GAS TANK, WHICH IS... Read more

Incident date: Jun 7, 2012

FUEL PUMP DOESN'T ENGAGE. SCOOTER WON'T START. AFTER LETTING IT SET FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IT WILL START AGAIN. *TR

Incident date: Jun 17, 2011

FUEL SUPPLY LINE FAILED/RUPTURED. IN FEB OF 2008 CUMMINS ISSUED RECALL FOR BLUEBIRD BUSES WITH THE IDENTICAL ENGINE -ISC-330 RECALL R08MZ ALSO REFERRED TO AS CUMMINS SERVICE CAMPAIGN C0610 (FUEL LINE BRACKET). REFER TO MONACO/RV GROUPS, YOU WILL SEE MANY CUMMINS 330-ISC ENGINES HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS FUEL LINE. CUMMINS HAS BEEN AWARE OF ISSUE FOR YEARS. FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNERS TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 25, 2009

THIS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPS AND CAN EVEN SEND A STRONG BACKFIRE ABLE TO CRACK THE MUFFLER. IT WORKS PERFECTLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOM IT STRUGGLES AND STALLS. SOMETIMES IT REMAINS ON AND SOMETIMES DIE. IT BROKE ME 3 MUFFLERS. A LOT OF MONEY AND WORK HAVE BEEN DONE BY MECHANICS INCLUDING JEEP DEALER WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBL... Read more

Incident date: Jun 8, 2012

BEGAN TO SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE THE CAR AFTER FILLING MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER. NOTICED IT FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS THEN HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THEY INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, WHERE THE FILLER TUBE IS, AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TANK. *TR

Incident date: Jul 5, 2012

I HAVE A FUEL GAUGE THAT READ FULL BUT MY TANK WAS EMPTY MY SON AND MYSELF WAS ON THE HWY RAN OUT OF GAS AND HAD TO GET OUT AND WALK AS IT WAS 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE I HAD TO PUSH HIM INTO A DITCH AS WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK THEY SAY ITS NOT A LIFE HAZARD HOWEVER HAD I NOT PUSHED HIM AND JUMPED MYSELF WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT AND KILLED HOW IS THAT NOT A HAZARD ALSO WHAT IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD... Read more

Incident date: Jul 6, 2012

THIS FAILURE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2005 BMW R1200RT. THE SAME FUEL PUMP IS USED FROM 2005-2009 IN THE RT1200RT AND R1200GS. THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL QUICK DISCONNECT REINFORCEMENT FLANGE CRACKS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE CYCLING AND LEAKS, SENDING RAW FUEL DOWN THE LEFT FAIRING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE VEHICLES LEFT EXHAUST PIPE AND IGNITION SYSTEM COMPONENTS. THE MOTORCYCLE FAIRING EFF... Read more

Incident date: Jun 29, 2012

TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE ON 95 N OUTSIDE BALTIMORE MD AT 65 MPH MY VEHICLE'S GAS PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND LURCH FORWARD AND EVENTUALLY DIE AS THE YELLOW DIESEL ENGINE INDICATOR ALONG WITH THE YELLOW ENGINE INDICATOR BEGAN BLINKING. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COAST OVER TWO LANES TO AN OFF RAMP BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AFTER CONTACTIN... Read more

Incident date: Jun 30, 2012

DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY IN NISSAN TITAN. TRUCK FLOOR GOT HOT AT ONE POINT. LATER TRUCK SPUTTERED AND SHUT ITSELF DOWN. I LET IT COOL DOWN AND IT DROVE FINE FOR A WHILE. NEXT DAY ALL OF US IN THE CAR WERE A LITTLE SICK AND NAUSEATED. CAR DROVE FINE THE REST OF THE TRIP AND IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME UP. LOOKED UP THE CODES WHICH WE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 2, 2012

FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT. BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT EARLIER. TAILGATE, WHEEL WHEELS,CAB, ETC ALL RUSTED THRO. WHEELS HUBS SO RUSTED, THEY HAD TO BE CUT OUT WITH A TOUCH. IT'S SO RUSTED OUT, I FEEL IT'S ALMOST UNSAFE. FUEL LINES SO RUSTED OUT, THEY WERE DRIPPING GAS. *TR

Incident date: Jul 20, 2011

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SMELLING LIKE GAS AFTER DRIVING. THE SMELL IS IN THE CAR AFTER DRIVING, PARKING FOR A FEW AND GETTING BACK IN THE CAR. I HAVE YET TO GO GET IT CHECKED BUT HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 2YEARS. I SEE THAT THERE ARE NOW OVER 200 OF THE SAME COMPLAINS AND I AM NOT WILLING TO PUT IN $1700 INTO A PRACTICALLY NEW CAR. A RECALL IS IN ORDER!! *TR

Incident date: Mar 6, 2012

THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER TRAILBLAZERS OF THE SAME YEAR. THE FUEL SENSOR IS BAD IN THIS MODEL, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO DUE TO THIS. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS A FEW TIMES DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT WOULD BE A RE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 2, 2012

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, GAS SHOOTS BACK OUT WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I REFUEL. *TR

Incident date: Jul 5, 2012

EVERY JEEP OWNER I HAVE TALKED TO HAS A FILLING SPLASH-BACK PROBLEM WHEN FILLING THEIR GAS TANK. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL THE JEEPS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.. GET GOING ON THIS IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. ALL JEEPS,,,,, CAN YOU READ ? ALL ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM... BIG SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE. NOT ONE PLACE BUT HERE DID I FIND TO LIST THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE.... Read more

Incident date: Jul 2, 2012

WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD LIKE THE GAS WENT BY ITSELF. THEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND APPLIED THE GAS. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE GAS PEDDLE WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LATER I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE CAR STALLED AND DIED. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH AND IS AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TRUSTED AUTO REPAIR PLACE. T... Read more

Incident date: Jul 2, 2012

DRIVING AT 35MPH I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPM'S JUMPED TO 4000. I PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE THROTTLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND RETURN TO NORMAL. NOW RANDOMLY DURING ACCELERATION THE THROTTLE WILL STICK OPEN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, AND NOT RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL AFTER PUSHING HARD DOWN ON THE GAS PE... Read more

Incident date: Jul 3, 2012

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE MENTIONED A PROBLEM WITH VESPA FUEL GAUGES ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AS WELL. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER, WHO IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS, HE SAID TO RELY ON THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT. ON THE DATE LISTED ABOVE THE LOW FUEL LIGHT QUIT WORKING AS WELL AND I RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A BUSY ST... Read more