Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 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 2,245,377 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 48,535 complaints - component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: Jul 25, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THEN RESUMED WITH THE CONTINUOUS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TWO INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE T... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2010
I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATORS THE CAR LOST POWER AND AFTER I DEPRESSED AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE DEALER FIRST SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO HAVE IT REPAIRED GENERAL MOTORS SAID IT WAS IN THE COMPUTER IT ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 18, 2010
I HAVE HAD MY HYUNDAI TUCSON FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR THE CAR MADE A LOUD CLUNK AND LURCHED FORWARD,LIKE I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND OR LIKE I HIT AN ANIMAL. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I DID BUT NOTHING WAS THERE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. THEY RESET THE TRANSMISSION, THEY TOLD ME TH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 29, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 18, 2010
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL IS FAILING. SOUND FROM BELL HOUSING GETTING LOUDER. OTHER OWNERS REPORT DRIVETRAIN LOCKUP WHEN FAILING. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL INCIDENT RATE. *TR
Incident date: Oct 15, 2010
MY CAR HAS NOT CRANKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LEAVING ME STRANDED. ALSO RATTLING SOUND FOR A LONG TIME WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THIS MORNING WHEN I CRANKED MY CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE, UNABLE TO DRIVE WILL HAVE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT ALSO RUST SPOTS ARE FORMING ON MY HOOD, FRONT BUMPER AND BOTH SIDES OF MY WINDSHIELD. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
TRANSMISSION STARTED JUMPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO GIVE THE CAR TO MY 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER CAUSE IT COULD STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. I HAD TO GET TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT AAMOCO FOR 2000.00 DOLLARS. I THOUGHT HONDAS WERE SUPPOSE TO LAST AND BE BETTER THAN OTHER CARS. *TR
Incident date: Oct 16, 2010
I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE CAR. BMW 530I 2001 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WENT TO BACK IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE ENGINE STARTS EVERYTHING IS OK BUT THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO REVERSE. NO PROBLEM WITH REVERSE BEFORE. ALSO THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING INDICATING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR
Incident date: Sep 26, 2010
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY 2006 MAXIMA (75,000 MILES) WAS SHIFTING HARD (JERKING WITH A SLIGHT DELAY PRIOR) IN LOW GEARS, ESPECIALLY 1ST TO 2ND. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. IT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TIME, BUT I COULDN'T FIND A DEFINITE PATTERN (CAR WAS COLD OR WARM.) I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THE TRANSM... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2010
1999 DODGE DURANGO. STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON! LOOK AT SOME OF THESE WEBSITES.... HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOWN_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML 120 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!! *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AROUND 75,000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING AND IT IS SWITCHING GEARS AROUND 20-30 MPH IT STARTS TO JERK REALLY HARD. AND ALSO DOES THE SAME WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *TR
Incident date: Oct 3, 2010
I HAVE AN 02 FORD EXPLORER EB EDITION. NOT TOO LONG AGO, MY OD LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND MY TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING. I WAS 1.5 HRS FROM HOME AT 9PM (SUNDAY). CALLED MY HUSBAND, HE MADE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY). CONTACTED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF FOR A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 10, 2010
OWN A 2006 NISSA MAXIMA. SERVICED MONTHLY AND NOW BEGINNING TO HAVE MAJOR, DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HARD, JERKING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WHILE ACCELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN. TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND AUTO TRANSMISSION SHOP COULD NOT GET ANY READS ON PROBLEM THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NISSAN DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR EST. $3500. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH MAXIMA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT WHEN GOING 20-30 MPH. AS A RESULT, THE CAR SHIFTS DOWNWARD TO ~ 10 MPH, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S BODY TO BE THROWN FORWARD. THIS MAY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *TR
Incident date: Jul 26, 2009
2001 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT HIGH SPEED. IF THIS HAD BEEN ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DRY ROAD WE COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Oct 9, 2010
LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG ISSUE. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WOULD INITIALLY HESITATE A LITTLE WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, BUT BESIDES THAT, THERE WERE NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE FAILURE EFFECTS THE 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED WHATSOEVER. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMI... Read more
Incident date: Oct 11, 2010
SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK, HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEFECTED PART WAS PLASTIC TUBE. I HAD TO BUY NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY 230 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLAR TOW CHARGE. I WENT ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY CHRYSLER 300 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
GTI
(2010) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 16, 2010
Incident date: Oct 12, 2010
VW GTI 2010 DSG AUTO TRANSMISSION LOSS OF POWER. 8 MONTHS WITH VEHICLE, HAD 5 EMERGENCIES ON INTERSECTION CROSS, THE GTI WILL INCREASE ENGINE REVOLUTION BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS, THEN IT WILL LAUNCH ALMOST BURNING TIRES. NOW THE CAR STARTED TO ACT THE SAME WAY WHEN YOU ARE SHIFTING DOWN FROM 5 TO 4 OR FROM 4 TO 3RD GEAR, IT LOOSES POWER FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS BEFORE IT PICKS UP ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
WHEN DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, UPHILL, MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE REVVED LIKE IT COULD NOT CHOOSE A GEAR. THE CAR WAS JERKING AS THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO REV AND IT SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF GEAR (I DON'T KNOW IF IT TRIED TO ENGAGE EACH GEAR SEPARATELY, OR THE SAME GEAR EACH TIME). I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF, HOWEVER WHEN I ... Read more
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(2008) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 15, 2010
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING A CONSISTENT SPEED FOR MINUTES WHEN IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN DESPITE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I LOOKED AT THE INSTRUMENTS AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE BOTH READ "ZERO." I COASTED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER TO A SAFE SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR VICE VERSA WITH NO RESPONSE. POWER TRAIN - GEAR SHIFT CABLE DISCONNECTS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IN. SELECTOR THEN GIVES WRONG INFORMATION AS TO WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. ONLY SOME 2003 AVIATORS HAVE BEEN RECALLED; I HAVE A 2004. WEBSITE COMPLAINTS SHOW THAT ALL AVIATORS 2002 TO 2008 ARE AFFECTED. I TOLD THE LINCOLN DEALER ABOUT NHTSA AND S... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
2009 F-150 W/ @ 15,000 MILES HAS ERRATIC SHIFTING AND HAS A FAILING "PARK" GEAR. APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE TIME "PARK" WILL NOT ENGAGE AND ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO ROLL ON AN INCLINE. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *TR
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
MY 2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. THE "D" LIGHT WAS BLINKING SO IT TOOK IT TO HONDA OF NANUET AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION? THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION THAT THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED, BY ADDING A FUEL KIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM? IT DIDN'T WORK! I HAVE RESEARCHED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS E.G. (EMONDS.COM). CAN ANYONE HELP... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2010
I OWN A 2010 CHEVY EQUINOX LTZ. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL. SOON AFTER WE NOTICED A DEFINITE CLUNKING SOUND WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM 2 TO 3 GEAR, AROUND 3000 RPM. IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. I HAVE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IS GM GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM? *TR
Incident date: Oct 12, 2010
2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN & COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL & SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO DAYS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ON THE TURNPIKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO OVER 100MPH BEFORE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL BUT THE RPMS CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING AT TOO HIGH A R... Read more
Incident date: Mar 25, 2010
I PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA SL 2005 ON OCT 2004, AT THIS TIME THE CAR HAS 66,500 MILES AND WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDES (ONCE THE CAR IS HOT): 1. IT TAKES FEW SECONDS FOR THR TRANSMISSION TO CLICK INTO GEAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY HARD JERK. 2. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT DURING REGULAR DRIVING THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR AND THIS HARD... Read more
Incident date: Sep 17, 2010
2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *JB
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2005 FORD FREESTAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE LAST YEAR. *JB
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
HAD TRANSAXLE REPAIRED IN 2009 FOR $2,500. TRANSAXEL WAS REPLACED. DRIVING HOME FROM NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE LAST NIGHT TRANSAXEL WENT OUT AT 70 MPH. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. WAS SMOKING WHEN PULLED OVER. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2010
2010 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ V6 3.6L HAS HARD GEAR SHIFT UP AND DOWN AROUND 15 MPH, 35 MPH, 50 MPH, MORE NOTICEABLY AT 15 AND 35 MPH. THIS PROBLEM, SO I ASSUME, ALSO CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AFTER BRAKING AND LETTING OFF OF THE BRAKE TO COAST AROUND THESE SPEEDS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN "LURCHES" FORWARD INTO GEAR. I'M AFRAID THIS MAY CAUSE A REAR END C... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
I PURCHASED THE CAR PRE-OWNED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE ALL THEIR SERVICE RECORDS AND ALL SERVICE WAS DONE AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE CAR AT AROUND 70K I NOTICED A GRINDING OR GROWLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-40MPH. WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT AROUND 73K MILES I NOTICED TH... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2010
IN MAY 2010, VAN LOST ALL POWER ON THE INTERSTATE. WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE LEFT STRANDED. ENGINE RAN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT COST $1300. IN OCT 2010 THE VAN AGAIN LOST ALL POWER, BUT FORTUNATELY IN THE DRIVEWAY BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW. WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST THIS TIME. I STILL OWE $2000, SO I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO MAKE REPAI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
TRANSMISSION OIL IS OVERHEATING WHILE CLIMBING STEEP GRADES AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ALSO WHEN DRIVING OFF ROAD AND UP HILLS AT SLOW SPEED. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY CREATING HAZARD. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY CHRYSLER JEEP WRANGLER JK MODELS HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE REPORTED THAT TRANSMISSION CAN START FIRE. PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED WITH EXTERNAL TRA... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 14, 2010
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
2005 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER TRANSMISSION JERKS RANDOM INTERVALS AND CAUSES DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. PASSENGERS INSIDE CAR EXPERIENCE NECK PAIN AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES. *TR
MERCEDES-BENZ
E430
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 14, 2010
Incident date: Oct 12, 2000
2000 E430 SPORT. NO NEED TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO MOVE THE SHIFT GEAR OR TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE CAR IS OFF. THE SHIFT FEAR MOVES FREELY FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OFF. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 14, 2010
Incident date: Oct 12, 2010
2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Oct 12, 2010
I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS REALLY HARD WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE CAR ALSO TAKES A FAST LUNGE FORWARD SOMETIMES DURING THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR
Incident date: Sep 11, 2010
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A 2004-2005 AWD CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THERE IS TSB 21-020-05 OUT ON THE TRANSFER CASE (PTU). THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING. CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE PTU IF MAKING NOISE. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ON THIS PROBLEM BY THE CONSUMER, AND WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. THEY SITE IT AS NORMAL 'WEAR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO ONLY USE HIGH GRADE GASOLINE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE M... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2010
2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH REASONABLE MILES HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND I AM REALLY SHOCKED AT HONDAS REPUTATION. THESE CARS SHOULD GP AND GO. NEED A GOOD LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE HELP. *TR
FORD
F SUPER DUTY
(2001) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 14, 2010
Incident date: Oct 6, 2010
I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD SUPER DUTY NEW. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 61K MILES AT 6 YEARS OLD. I REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION WITH A 'REBUILT BY FORD' TRANSMISSION WITH A 3 YEAR, 36K MILE WARRANTY. THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED (DISINTEGRATED) WITH 31K MILES AT 37 MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS HELPING WITH THE COST OF REPLACING IT AGAIN, FORD WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ON NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTART FAILED. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROADWAY. *TR
Incident date: Oct 11, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FOR 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ... Read more
Fire
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 14, 2010
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 VW BEETLE TURBO, AUTOMATIC CONVERTIBLE, WITH 77,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSIONS DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY, AND AT WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $6,800. THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH MUCH MORE THAN THAT!! IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.. *TR
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
2004 FORD F150 4.6L V8, YESTERDAY 10/13/10 WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY TRAFFIC THE TRUCK WOULD JERK WHEN I LET GO OF THE GAS COAST FOR A FEW FEET AND GET BACK ON THE GAS. TODAY 10/14/10 THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO PAST 30MPH, IT WONT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. *TR
Incident date: Oct 9, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK WITH HER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE CALL BACK WHEN THE COMPLAI... Read more
CHRYSLER
SEBRING SEDAN
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 14, 2010
Incident date: Oct 10, 2010
*WHAT HAPPENED? USE AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU NEED. WE OWN THIS 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING AS WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN THE FALL OF 2004 FROM WESTBORN CHRYSLER IN DEARBORN. IN THE SPRING OF 2005 WE TOOK A TRIP TO FLORIDA, AND AS WE WERE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WAS JERKING TO THE POINT THAT IF WE DID NOT PUT IT IN PARK IT WOULD HIT THE GAR IN FRONT, THEN IT STOPPED. IT STOPPED... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2010
70K MILES ON 2002 VOLVO XC70 WHEN UNEXPECTED SURGING STARTED. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING UP HILL OR UP A GRADE. THIS SERIOUS AND CONCERNING PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, WITH OR WITHOUT SETTING CRUISE CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE HISTORY RECORD. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2006
I OWNED A 2002 HONDA ACCORD THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS VERY BAD. IT DIDN'T CHANGED THE GEAR IT SUPPOSED TO BE GIVING A VERY LOUD NOISE AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE VIN # AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T ON A RECALLED LIST. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HONDA DEALER AND TRIED TO PRETEND TO TRADE MY CAR IN F... Read more