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: Jul 6, 2009
LOUD WHINE FROM REAR. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. FLASHING O/D LIGHT. *TR
Incident date: May 29, 2009
2001 TOYOTA RAV4 ECM AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MAY OF 2009. PAID OUT OF POCKET. REPLACEMENT WAS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BY DEALER (VICTORY TOYOTA IN CANTON, MI) SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 17,000 MILES. PAID OUT OF POCKET AGAIN. NO HELP FROM DEALER OR TOYOTA CORPORATE. FOUND OUT THAT DEALER JUST SWAPPED TRANS, DID NOT ACTUALLY REBUILD TRANS. TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANS SHOP. ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2009
PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2002 SATURN VUE 6 CYLINDERS 3.0 ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACED EVERY ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN THIS VEHICLE. COMPUTER, ACCELERATOR SENSOR, TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHTS IS CONSTANTLY ON. THEREFORE, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER. THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND A BRAND NEW HARNESS SINCE THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WILL NOT WORK WITH ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 30, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AGGRESSIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE FORWARD WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2009
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, THE CAR DOES NOTHING WHEN YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD. THE SUDDEN BUCKING AND HESITATION MAKES HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR ESPECIALLY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. I LIVE IN A SUBURB OF NEW YORK CITY AND I DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT 5 TIMES EVERY WEEK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU ACCELERATE, BUT MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS HOT, LIKE IN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE SHE NOTICED THAT HER GLASSES WERE FOGGING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND AS SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK, SHE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE SHIFTER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A GARAGE LOT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 13, 2010
2004 NISSAN TITAN REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL SEALS LEAKING REPEATEDLY. DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED ENTIRE REAR AXLE AT 25,000 MILES. 116,000 MILES SEALS LEAKING AGAIN. COST TO REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $900.00 TO $3000.00. UNABLE TO JUST REPLACE LEAKING SEAL, MUST REPLACE ENTIRE PORTION OF AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
Incident date: May 13, 2010
2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE VAN HAD TROUBLE FINDING REVERSE. AFTER GETTING BACKED UP ENOUGH TO TURN OUT GOING FORWARD, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED HIGH REVVING, JERKY MOVEMENTS GOING FORWARD UNTIL THE VAN WOULDN'T MOVE ANYMORE. I HAD TO CALL MY MOTHER TO WATCH THE KIDS WHILE I WENT TO MY WIFE AND GAVE HER THE TRUCK WHILE I STAYED AND HAD THE VAN TOWED TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2009
MY ACURA HAS BEEN SITTING FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING IT SLIPPING FROM 2ND GEAR THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS NOT COVERED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BY ABOUT A MONTH. IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I SOLD THE CAR AND WAS AWAITING PAYMENT FOR THE CAR AND BEFORE I RECEIVED PAYMENT THE BUYER RETURNED THE CAR STATING THAT IT HAD TRANSMISSION PR... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2010
WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OUR 2004 FORD FREESTAR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL DRIVER POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE PUT INTO ANY GEAR AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WE ARE FACING A $3200.00 REPAIR BILL TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD LESS THAN 80,000 MILES LOGGED. THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2010
2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR: TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING AT 35,000 MILES. EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. NO ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING UPHILL CAUSES SAFETY HAZARD AS SPEED CANNOT BE MAINTAINED. EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PINPOINTING THE PROBLEM TO A MAIN VALVE BODY DEFECT. FORD/LINCOLN DEALER IS REQUESTIN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 4, 2010
"TRANSMISSION SERVICE URGENT"LIGHT IS ON. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE "NEW" IN JULY 2003. CURRENTLY HAS 87,000 MILES. NOTICED SLIPPAGE OVER ONE YEAR AGO. ACCELERATION AT TIMES AFTER BEING STOPPED VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FROM SLIPPAGE, DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS MAKING TURNS IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THIS MODEL HAS NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING... Read more
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JETTA
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 4, 2010
Incident date: Jul 3, 2010
I OWN A 2009 JETTA TDI WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION. I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING TO GET HIT WHEN I START FROM A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND HESITATES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER WITH OUT BEING FIXED. IT IS TERRIFYING TO DRIVE A CAR THAT MAY OR MY NOT ACCELERATE WHICH ALSO JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR! *TR
Incident date: Sep 28, 2010
2005 VOLVO XC 90 T6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TURN SIGNAL NOT OPERATING. *TR
Incident date: Mar 10, 2010
HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 ACURA MDX. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM JUST BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET. NOW I HEAR A GROANING NOISE IN THE REAR AS I ACCELERATE AND TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEED. *TR
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND HAD TO BE COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM BEFOREHAND. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DECLARED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP.EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DENIED CLAIM, SAYING THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $500.00 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER. DODGE AGREED TO PAY HALF, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING CONDITION OF THESE VEHICLES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE FIX AND NOT OFFER ME HAL... Read more
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BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 3, 2010
Incident date: Feb 18, 2009
VW NEW BEETLE,2003, WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, RAMPING UP AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. ITS AN AUTOMATIC. I WASN'T ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT. I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY I WAS 13 MILES UNDER MY WARRANTY AND THEY FIXED IT WITHOUT CHARGE. I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THIS BECAUSE I SEE ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. WAS PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A ONE TIME EVENT. THERE WERE NO SIGNS, SYMPTOMS OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE TO REPAIR OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE REPAIR COSTS. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
WE OWN A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM; IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK (70,000+ MILES). IT JUST HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. AFTER CHECKING THE SITE, I CAN SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PART; THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I ALSO KNOW TWO SEPARATE PEOPLE WITH DODGE AVENGER AND CHARGER; WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR HAS BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE $100 PART FOR $400. *TR
Incident date: Sep 30, 2010
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 HONDA ACCORD, THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR GIVING A BURNT SMELL. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND WE ALSO FOUND THAT WITH THIS MODEL THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNUSUAL HIGH NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WE ARE ON THE HIGHWAY DAILY. H... Read more
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BEETLE
(1998) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 2, 2010
Incident date: Jan 30, 2010
MY 98 VW NEW BEETLE HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. AROUND 66,000 MILES IT BEGAN TO SHIFT REAL HARD. IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR OR HIGHER I HAVE TO ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO GET THE ENGINE UP TO 4,000+ RPM'S, EASE OFF THE GAS A LITTLE AND THEN IT WILL FINALLY LURCH INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING IN INTERSECTIONS DUE TO THE HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
2004 VOLVO XC 90 AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILED AS WELL AS MOTOR MOUNTS, WHEEL BEARING BOOTS, ETC. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THESE RECURRING ISSUES WITH OTHERS OF SAME YEAR, BUT CLAIMS IT IS ONLY MY ISSUE. PURCHASE PRICE WAS ~$55K AND WITH ONLY 106K MILES I SHOULD NOT NOW HAVE TO SPEND ~$5K FOR A NEW TRANNY. *TR
Incident date: Sep 16, 2010
2005 FORD TAURUS TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56,000MI AAMCO SAID WAS A KNOW ISSUE. AND BELIEVED A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED. WANT TO BE INCLUDED. SOMETHING ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER/SPLINE. WENT TO STORE, WAS DRIVING HOME, AND TRANSMISSION JUST WENT AS I WAS PULLING ONTO THE HWY. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! *TR
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BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 2, 2010
Incident date: Sep 11, 2004
MY CAR IS A 2004 VW BEETLE. IT ONLY HAS OVER 48,000 MILES. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHIFT GEARS. VW SERVICE STATED IT NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND QUOTED ME $7,000.00. I NOW HAVE IT AT A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO IS REBUILDING IT AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $3,000. I HAVE A RENTAL CAR THAT WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $400.00. VW HAS A MONOPOLY ON THEIR CARS... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
C230
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 2, 2010
Incident date: Jan 26, 2008
FIRST, MY STEERING WHEEL WIRE WAS REPLACED FROM A FAULTY SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND THE ESP LIGHT COMING ON. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS. NEXT, EUROMOTOR CARS SAID THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAR WAS BROKE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT FIXED BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AND I FELT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE COLLAR SINCE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WIRE. NOW MY CAR DOES NOT START AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER... Read more
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BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 2, 2010
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
I HAVE VW 03' BEETLE AND TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT EARLY. JERKS BETWEEN GEARS, AND FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON ROAD. *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND READING ON THE MAXIMA.ORG FORUM GOT ME TO THIS COMPLAINT SITE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ALL 6TH GEN MAXIMA OWNERS BECAUSE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS COLD IT SHIFTS SO SMOOTHLY LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. BUT THIS GOOD FEELING DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN 7 MIN.ENGINE STARTS HEATING UP AND JERKING PROBLE... Read more
JEEP
WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 2, 2010
Incident date: Jun 22, 2010
RE: ODI ID# 10340432 UPDATE - CHRYSLER HAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED RE-IMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY JEEP THEN LATER DECLINED THE CLAIM STATING THE REPAIRS WOULD BE CONSIDERED "ROUTINE MAINTENANCE". AS PER 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 4-DOOR SERVICE MANUAL REPLACING TRANSMISSION OIL AND FILTER ARE NOT REQUIRED MAINTENANCE UNTIL 120,000 MILES. MY JEEP PRESENTLY HAS LESS THAN 36,000 MILES AND HAD APPROXIMATEL... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
DRIVING 2003 HONDA ACCORD AT 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. SUDDENLY CAR JERKS AND STARTS LOOSING POWER. EVEN TRIED ACCELERATING BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT LOOSING POWER. WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. AFTER THE CAR SPEED DROPPED TO 50 MPH THE CAR STARTED RUNNING OK. EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM EVERY TIME REACHED SPEED OF 70 MPH. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, EVEN AT S... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR PURCHASED END OF 2002. APPROXIMATELY 22K MILES AFTER PURCHASE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER WARMING UP. STOP CAR AND RESTART IT WOULD SHIFT PROPERLY FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN. ACCORDING TO DEALER PROBLEM CAUSED BY SEAL BROKEN DOWN CLOGGING TRANSMISSION FILTER. TODAY... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
BEGAN WITH VERY ROUGH IDLE. TRANSMISSION THEN REFUSES TO SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE GEAR. *TR
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON CAUGHT ON FIRE ONLY 10,000 MILES. WE WERE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE RPM'S WENT TO ZERO. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINES LIGHTS ON AND ALL THE GAUGES WERE FINE. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE JEEP AND UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY A OVER HEATED TRANSMISSION AND MAYBE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 24, 2010
SPOUSE WAS DRIVING HER 2003, FORD WINDSTAR SE, GOING UP AN ON-RAMP TO A MAJOR HIGH WAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVERED HIGH, SLIPPING OUT OF DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTERWARDS. DRIVE AND OR REVERSE DOESN'T WORK ON THE VAN. VEHICLE HAS ALL THE POWER, BUT ONCE PUT IN DRIVE / REVERSE HITTING THE GAS, YOU GO KNOW WHERE.. *TR
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
2003 AWD 4 CYLINDER SATURN VUE, CAR BEGAN TO LURCH AT STOPS AT 63K MILES. CAR RPMS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY EVEN ON HIGHWAY. CAR BEGAN TO STALL OUT ON 35MPH ROAD, AS THOUGH IT COULD NOT STAY IN GEAR. THIS WAS ONE TRIP THAT TURNED INTO A ONE-WAY TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Incident date: Sep 28, 2010
ON SEPT 28, 2010 MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR SUDDENLY AND WITH ZERO WARNING STOPPED 'PULLING'. WAS IN PASSING LANE OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH AND WE BARELY AVOIDED BEING RUN OVER AND KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED ( A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED I AM SURE). FORD CERTIFIED GARAGE LATER TOLD US THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD BASICALLY 'EXPLODED' AND TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED. REPAIR QUOTED AT ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 27, 2009
I PURCHASED MY 2006 MAXIMA IN NOVEMBER 2007 AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS IN THE BEGINNING. THEN WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT STARTED HESITATING. THIS LASTED FOR A FEW MOVES, THEN I NOTICED THE CAR JERKING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID, BUT IT CONTINUED TO DO FROM TIME TO TIME. I WENT AND GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUSHED THINKING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 20, 2010
I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR. THE CAR WILL NOT REENGAGE UNTIL THE TACHOMETER RETURNS TO AN IDLE. EVEN THEN THE CAR MAY NOT ENGAGE THE GEAR AGAIN. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OTHER CARS BEHIND THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR
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BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 1, 2010
Incident date: Sep 15, 2010
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 VW BEETLE WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT. I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM GEAR TO GEAR THERE IS A LONG DELAY IN BETWEEN, THIS THEN MAKES THE ENGINE REV TO HIGH RPM'S. ONCE IT REACHES A HIGH RPM IT'LL ENGAGE THE NEXT GEAR CAUSE THE CAR TO JUMP. WHEN THE GEAR DROPS INTO A HIGH RPM IT ALSO CAUSES THE TIRES TO SLIP AND... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND VIBRATE WHILE DOWN SHIFTING OR SHIFTING FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95000 AND THE FAIL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 28, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, DESPITE THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. HE PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE; IT DID MOVE IN REVERSE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2010
WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINI-VAN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A TRANSMISSION FROM AN "AFTER-MARKET" PARTS MANUFACTURER, AS IT WAS SLIGHTLY LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A NEW TRANSMISSION FR... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 ACURA MDX, RECENTLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED (MILEAGE 65000) AND THIS WILL LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FOUND NUMEROUS MDX OWNERS COMPLAIN THIS PROBLEMS. SO ACURA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *TR
Incident date: Oct 5, 2004
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MAZDA MPV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCV VALVE ON 10/5/2004. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THE IGNITION COILS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN ON 9/28/2010; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
2003 CIVIC HYBRID WITH CVT HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP (EVEN SLIGHT ACCELERATION), THE WHOLE CAR WILL SHUDDER AND HARSH SLIPPING FEEL WILL START UNTIL THE CAR GETS MOVING A BIT. FAR WORSE WHEN STARTING ON AN INCLINE FROM A STOP. HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 40K MILES, BUT IT QUICKLY BEGAN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AT AROUND 70K MILES AND HA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN DRIVING INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS 1 1/2 QUARTS LOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FORD WAS CONTACTED STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT STA... Read more
FORD
FORD TRUCK AND VAN
(1966) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 1, 2010
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
WAS DRIVING TO KMART EXITED K MARK DROVE TO PARKING LOT AT HOME PARK THE VAN GOT OUT GOT BACK INTO THE VAN PUT THE VAN IN GEAR NO REVERSE NO DRIVE NO FIRST HAVE SECOND GEAR ONLY DIDN'T GIVE ANY INDICATION THE TRANS WAS GOING. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 1, 2010
Incident date: Sep 20, 2010
SUDDEN TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 2WD TO 4WD. WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE REAR 2WD MANUAL SETTING, TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGES 4WD. THE FOLLOWING DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED: 4WD; ABS; SLIP; VDC. SYSTEMS CAN NOT BE RESET UNTIL VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. DEFECT OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO D... Read more
Incident date: Sep 22, 2010
I HAVE A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE THAT I HAVE HAD FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. I FIRST EXPERIENCED MY CAR NOT ABLE TO GO OVER TWENTY MILE PER HOUR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT IT HOME SHUT IT OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE TILL ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. WHEN MY CAR IS IN PARK AND WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT MAKES A FUNNY WINDING SOUND AND ABOUT A ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
SEPT 27 2010 TRAVELING HOME FROM W.V FROM CAMPING. WE WAS ON I - 77 S BOUND AT MILE MAKER 10 IN FANCY GAP. WE SMELLED SOMETHING FUNNY. I LOOKED AT MY RIGHT MIRROR AND SAW WHITE GRAY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN TRUCK. I PULLED OVER AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I HAD NONE, DUE FROM THE HEAT OF THE FIRE, I GOT OUT AND SAW MY DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE FENDER ON FIRE. I HAD... Read more
Fire