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.
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 48,526 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: Nov 14, 2010
OWN A 2005 FORD TAURUS SEL. WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ENGAGING. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE 90 MILES FROM HOME. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THIS AND MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS HAVE LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS INSTALLED FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS MODEL LINE. NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD DROP OUT WITHOUT WARNING WITH... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN XTERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ON AN INCLINE FACING UPWARD AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE IT WILL ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS A COMMON FEATURE ON ALL THEIR VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Incident date: Feb 4, 2009
I BOUGHT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SL USED FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT I WORKED AT. I BOUGHT IT WITH 68,798 MILES ON IT ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2008. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THE CAR, I NOTICED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN IT WOULD FINALLY SHIFT IT WOULD BE VERY HARSH, HARSH ENOUGH TO CHIRP THE TIRES. AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS OF THIS, THE TRANSMISSION REALLY ST... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2010
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN A RURAL ROAD WHEN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY JUST LOST ITS POWER TO MOVE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESPONSE AND WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT IN THE COUNTRY AWAY FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. OUR CELL PHONE HAD NO SIGNAL SO I HAD TO WALK THREE MILES TO GET MY SIGNAL ON THE CELL PHONE TO BE ABLE TO CALL ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 16, 2010
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
MY VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2004 NEW BEETLE. IT IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME IT IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $5,000 TO $7,000 TO REPAIR. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I CAN SEE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004 NEW BEETLES. I AM CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY BUCKS ... Read more
CHRYSLER
TOWN&COUNTRY LWB
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 16, 2010
Incident date: Apr 6, 2010
NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT 53,000 MILES ON OUR 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GO AFTER 53,000 MILES . I COULD UNDERSTAND IF I HAD 100,000 MILES OR MORE. JUST CHEAP MATERIALS USED TO SAVE MONEY, THE METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND WHEN WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED BEFORE WE TOOK A LONG TRIP OUT OF THE COUNTRY, TO CANADA. THE REPAIR SHOP NOTICE A PROBLEM AND W... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 16, 2010
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
BOUGHT 2005 VW BEETLE IN DECEMBER 2008. OCTOBER 2010, CAR SHIFTING HARD AND JERKING WHILE SHIFTING INTO GEARS. LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING DUE TO GEARS GETTING STUCK. MECHANIC SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
LAND ROVER
FREELANDER
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 15, 2010
Incident date: Nov 14, 2010
1 NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OVER SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) SUDDEN LOSS OF COOLANT AND OIL. AND YESTERDAY, A STRONG SMELL OF HOT OIL, AND SUDDEN SQUEALING FROM RIGHT, FRONT WHEEL. 2 COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. 3 CONTACTED LANDROVER. *TR
Incident date: Oct 3, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN MARCH OF 2009 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE AND DRIVE AND REVERSE. I WENT TO AMOCO AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT RECENTLY IN OCTOBER THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE TRANSMISSION WENT RIGHT INTO 5TH GEAR AND MANUALLY DOWN SHIFTING USING THE SHIFTRONIC FEATURE ON THE CAR CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK TO... Read more
Incident date: Nov 12, 2010
2004 AUDI TT 3.2 DSG TRANSMISSION, 75823 MILES. 2ND TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE IN THE PASS SEVERAL MONTHS.THE BOTH TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED IS WHEN INITIALLY THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED UP. I DRIVE SEVERAL FEET, STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. WHEN ACCELERATING BY USING THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVS TO HIGHER RPMS BUT DOES NOT MOVE OR THE TR... Read more
Incident date: Nov 9, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. UPDATED 01/31... Read more
Incident date: Oct 19, 2009
2006 FORD FREESTYLE WE CHANGE THE ACCELERATOR BODY IT LURCHED FORWARD AND IT WAS DANGEROUS ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS IN TRAFFIC WE WERE TERRIFIED OF IT WOULD NOT RIDE THE KIDS IN IT AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A WEIRD SSSSSSSSSSSS NOISE FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW ITS MORE OF A RRRRRRRRRRR LOUD SOUND EVERYBODY TURNS TO LOOK WHEN WE DRIVE BY WERE GONNA TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER TODAY WE WILL PROB... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2010
THE REVERSE IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PROBABLY IS NOT WORTH IT. PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER CAR. AT LEAST FOR NOW. I PRETTY MUCH USE THE CAR ONLY AFTER WORK NOW SINCE I STARTED TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. CAME HOME, DROVE THE CAR FROM THE TRAIN STATION, (ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE) WENT INTO THE HOUSE ... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 15, 2010
Incident date: Oct 17, 2010
I BROUGHT CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND ASKED FOR THE TRANNY TO FLUSHED THEY SAID THE RADIATOR HAD A LEAK AND THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM FOR $1,000 BUT DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD HELP. THE DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FOR 8-10K. I ENDED UP TAKING A LOSS AND TRADING IN THE CAR COULDN'T SEE PUTTING TH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 7, 2010
OUR 2009 FORD FREESTAR LOSS ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN DUE TO A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR IS $3200. THIS CAR HAD 91,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Incident date: Sep 7, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535XI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER WITH AN EXTENSIVE REDUCTION IN POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUED WITH CAUTION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS AND PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD AND WOULD SPORADICALLY SHIFT FROM FIRST TO THIRD OF FOURTH GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. WHEN THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE VEHICLE, IT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL FEATURE OF THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2010
COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVE POWER FROM TRANSMISSION. LOSS OF POWER WAS IN MORNING TRAFFIC WITH THREE KIDS ONBOARD. VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP BARELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. NO REPAIR COMPLETED. LOSS OF POWER CAME FROM FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH THE LIKELY CAUSE BEING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 15, 2010
Incident date: Nov 15, 2010
2005 PATHFINDER WOULDN'T ACCELERATE FROM 0-20MPH AND HAD SHUTTERING FEELING AT 40-60MPH. I FEAR THE WORST IS HAPPENING. *TR
Incident date: Feb 16, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 DODGE DYNASTY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD REMAIN IN SECOND GEAR UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROX... Read more
Incident date: Nov 11, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLVO XC90. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE SAFETY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Nov 14, 2010
2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING, NOT GOING INTO GEAR OR BANGING INTO GEAR, DARK FLUID(WHICH USUALLY MEANS BURNT OUT).SAME AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. DO NOT SEE A RECALL YET. *TR
Incident date: Jun 18, 2010
ON A LARGE NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2010 HYUNDAI SANTAFE AWD WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AS IT WENT THROUGH THE GEARS. THAT IS WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL RELATIVELY COOL AS IN THE MORNING, IT WOULD START OFF IN FIRST, SHIFT TO SECOND AND THEN ON SOME OCCASIONS SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. WITH A LITTLE ON AND OFF ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD THEN GO INTO THIRD AND THEN SHIFT NORMALLY. THE ONLY TI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 6, 2010
2004 SATURN ION WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE CAR STOPPED MOVING IN DRIVE WHILE TURNING ONTO THE FREEWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO A SATURN DEALER WHICH THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD. NOTHING WAS DONE BECAUSE THEY WANT $5,000 TO FIX THE CAR. FOUND OUT THROUGH THE INTERNET NHTSA#10032327, STATES THAT SATURN GM WILL PAY 50% OF COST OF REPLACEMENT, SATURN DEALER WILL NOT HONOR SERVICE BUL... Read more
Incident date: Nov 8, 2010
PURCHASED MY 2010 HYUNDAI TUCSON IN MAY 2010. I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION LOCKUP AT 50 MPH. AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS IT FEELS LIKE YOU HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. THE CAR LURCHES AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, IT FEELS LIKE I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF IT ONE OF THESE TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AS PER DIRECTIO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 28, 2010
MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY TORQUE CONVERTER. THROUGH VARIOUS RESEARCH, I HAVE BEGUN TO SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM - THERE WAS A SAFETY BULLETIN (09-053) PUBLISHED FOR THE 07 AND 08 MODEL. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
ON OCTOBER 1, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FUSION THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2007. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. FROM THEN ON THE THESE LIGHTS ALWAYS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE MESSAGING CENTER READS "ODOMETER DATA ERROR" AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONG FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CAR DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE RPM WA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 12, 2010
I OWN A 1994 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A NARROW ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD NOWHERE TO GO EXCEPT THE DITCH. MY VAN HAS UNDER 73000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSIONS AS EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF FA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2010
DRIVING HOME A COUPLE HOURS AGO THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE PARKWAY DOING ABOUT 65MPH. THREW ME VIOLENTLY FORWARD THANK GOD I WEAR MY SEAT BELT OR ELSE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OUT OF FIRST GEAR AFTER THE INITIAL DOWNSHIFT. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED MY CAR. CONTINUED ABOUT TEN MINUTES REALLY SLOWLY... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT NOW HAS 84,000 MILES. AROUND 80K THE CAR STARTING MAKING SEVERE JERKING MOVES WHEN CHANGING INTO AND FROM LOWER GEARS (1ST TO 2ND, 2ND TO 3RD). THIS HAS TO BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE RPM WILL SURGE AND THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS BLOGS AND NISSAN HELP BLOGS OF OWNERS THAT HAVE MAXIMA'S BETWEEN 2004-2006 ALL COMPLAINING OF TH... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2010
DROVE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WET, SLUSHY SNOW (ON PAVED ROADWAYS) FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. SNOW PACKED IN AROUND TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE CAUSING SHIFTER LINKAGE TO BE PHYSICALLY IMPEDED. COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. ENDED UP STUCK IN REVERSE WITH LEVER IN PARK, CAUSING A SITUATION WHERE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED OR MOVED. HAD TO GET UNDER VEHICLE TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE ALL SNOW FR... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2009
PURCHASED A 4-CYL, AT, 2010 ESCAPE XLT IN DECEMBER 2009, FROM HEALEY FORD IN ANSONIA CT, WHICH IS NOW CLOSED. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, JERKING, GROWLING NOISE IN REVERSE, SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY, ALL STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH THIS VEHICLE. RECALL REPAIR ON SOLONOID DONE, PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS EVEN WORSE. SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH MY $25,000 SUICIDE RIDE I CALL AN ESCAPE...FORD HAS H... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2010
TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 80 TOWARD LAKE TAHOE, ABOUT 70 MILES FROM HOME. RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED WHILE LOSING FORWARD PROPULSION AND SPEED. PULLED OVER AND MUCH SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER ENGINE. MYSELF, WIFE & 2 CHILDREN IN VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE HAVE AAA AND WERE RESCUED. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS ON THIS REGULARLY, AND WELL MAINTAINED 2004 FREESTAR - AND IT HAS ONLY 61,000 MILES! EXPECT $3... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2010
TRANSMISSION BEGINNING TO GO BAD. A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2003 HONDA PILOT. HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO MOTOR MOUNTS GOING BAD. *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY CAR. I WAS ALMOST HIT MY MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME AS MY CAR HAD SUDDENLY FAILED. I COULD HEAR MY ENGINE REV TO HIGH RPM, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION. THEREAFTER 5 MINUTES LATER, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I'VE FOUND... Read more
JEEP
PATRIOT FWD
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 13, 2010
Incident date: Oct 17, 2010
THE JEEP PATRIOT HA S ACVT TRANSMISSION AND WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND CRAWLS TO A START. I ALMOST GOT KILLED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE WHEN I NEEDED IT TO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CHARACTERISTIC AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD INFORM PROSPECTIVE OWNERS OF THIS SITUATION. SEARCH THE WEB AND YOU WILL FIND OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 13, 2010
I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI SANTE FE AND I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2004. MY FIRST ENCOUNTER STARTED AROUND 37,000 MILES,THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP/HESITATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM THREE SEPARATE TIMES. I TOLERATED THE NUISANCE FOR ABOUT A YR UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION 'GOT STUCK'! I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN FI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
2005 AUDI CABRIOLET; BACK WINDOW CAME UNGLUED; DEALER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY. SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FLORIDA HEAT; TALKING WITH AN UPHOLSTERY, HE REPORTED 5 AUDI CABRIOLET'S COMING IN THE LAST WEEK WITH SEPARATED BACK WINDOW JUST HERE IN NAPLES, FL. ALSO THE ECU TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS OUT, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING; DEALER OF COURSE SAID IT IS NOT A COMMON ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2010
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE NOT GOING FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,958 MILES AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. *TR
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THESE ARE VERY HARD GEAR SHIFTS AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. SOMETIMES IT WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR AT ALL, INCLUDING REVERSE. THE CAR HAS UNUSUALLY HIGH RPM DURING SOME GEAR SHIFTS...PARTICULARLY WHEN SHIFTING GETS "STUCK" BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH GEARS. MY CAR WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FROZE AND WOU... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2010
GOT INTO MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER TODAY AND MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND WHEN I DROVE OFF, IT REVVED UP IN THE 300-400 RPM AND SHIFTED VERY HARD. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN OFFROAD OR VERY HARD AT ALL. TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC MONDAY, BUT WE HAVE DEALT WITH ENOUGH CARS TO KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO BLOW UP SOON. *TR
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 95,000 MILES BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN GOING UP GRADE. IT IS NOW AT 99,000 MILES AND THE NOISE IS HEARD AT ALL SPEEDS. THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE ACCORD IS NO LONG... Read more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO PROCEED PROPERLY WITHOUT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, W... Read more
Incident date: Oct 18, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2011 GMC ACADIA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY A DELAYED RESPONSE OF SEVERAL SECONDS. THE FAILURE WAS A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DELAYED RESPONSE WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN. THE FAILURE ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2010
I SENT A LETTER OF COMPLAINT TO FORD REGARDING MY SITUATION WITH MY TRANSMISSION FAILING ON ME AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALER CHARGING ME $4,300 SINCE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I TRULY HOPE THAT FORD GETS THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND ADDRESSES THIS ISSUES AS I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS POP-UP EVERYWHERE REGARDING THIS. POOR EXCUSE!!! DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER, THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2010
ACURA MDX 2006 AT 70,000 MILES BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, SPORADICALLY AT FIRST, WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING BETWEEN 30-35 MILES PER HOUR. RPM'S ALSO JUMPED WHEN GRINDING OCCURRED. TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT TO AN ACURA DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. NOW IN NEGOTIATIONS WI... Read more
GMC
YUKON DENALI XL
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Nov 12, 2010
Incident date: Nov 11, 2010
VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102 CONCERN TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER. THE SHIFT INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN. D,R,N,P..ECT.
Crash
Incident date: Jan 26, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DAKOTA QUADCAB SLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFORMATION SYSTEM BUILT INTO THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WOULD DISPLAY IMPROPER MILES TO GALLON READINGS AND THE ELECTRICAL COMPASS WOULD ALSO INDICATE INCORRECT DIRECTIONAL READINGS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE F... Read more
Incident date: Jan 21, 2007
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS MALFUNCTION IN TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Nov 9, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED WHILE THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.