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: Aug 25, 2010
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 120,000, WOULDN'T MOVE IN THE MIDDLE OF LONG TRIP. TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED OUT. STARTED JUMPING IN AND OUT OVERDRIVE WHEN FINALLY DID MOVE, BUT BLEW OUT SEAL. *TR
Incident date: Aug 26, 2010
AFTER TRAVELING 60MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HWY AND THEN TURNING ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD STOPPED MOVING. WE TOOK IT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT. A REBUILT TRAN WAS PUT IN. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2006
I AM A 2ND OWNER OF A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY AND SHORTLY AFTER OWNING IT I FELT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT AS CLEAN IN SHIFTING AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE HAD DEALERSHIPS PERFORM EXTRA TRANS FLUSHES AS EXTRA PRECAUTIONARY EFFORTS BUT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANS IS ON ITS WAY OUT. I FEEL THAT HONDA HAS NOT INVESTIGATED THE TRANS PROBLEM THOROUGHLY AND NOW I COULD BE HELD PAYING THE BILL ONCE IT IS REPLACED... Read more
Incident date: Sep 29, 2010
I DRIVE A 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND ON SEPT. 29 2010 WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRANSMISSION (OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) QUIT WORKING. NO SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS BEFOREHAND. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, AND IT WAS FULL. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE JUST YET BUT I AM PRETTY SURE A NEW (OR REFURBISHED) TRANSM... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR AND ENGAGED THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AFTER WAITING FOR FIVE TO TEN MINUTES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 23, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GIVING ME A PROBLEM. I SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN THE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR; AFTER I HAD SIGNED ALL THE PAPERS AND DRIVEN THE CAR HOME DID 30 MINS. AWAY DID THE PROBLEM OCCUR. THE CAR WAS SOLD AS-IS. I AM VERY UPSET. NISSAN NEEDS TO RE... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
R500
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 30, 2010
Incident date: Apr 15, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000 AND THE CURRENT ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND KNOCK AND WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. ALSO WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND AT TIMES WOULD ACTUALLY SPEED UP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2010
WE PURCHASED A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE EARLIER THIS YEAR. SHORTLY, AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED LUNGING FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKE WAS BEING HELD DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE LUNGING WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND THE BRAKE WAS BEING HELD. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INSTANCES, WHERE THE CAR STALLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES,... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. HARD SHIFTING. GAS MILEAGE REDUCED EPC SOLENOID BURNED UP AND WAS REPLACED, STILL HAD ENGINE LIGHT ON. HAD COMPUTER FLASHED STILL ON. HAD VALVE BODY REPLACED CAUSE OF BAD PLUNGER IN SOLENOID VALVE BODY FELL APART WHEN REMOVED ( BAD CLIPS) AND THEN NEEDED PCM REPLACED. IS IT POSSIBLE THE PCM CAUSED THE SOLENOIDS TO FAIL AND BURN UP ALONG WITH THE PCM GOING BAD? *TR
Incident date: Sep 23, 2010
OUR ACCORD HAS ~74,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SLIP. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD GO HIGH (HIGH RPMS). I WOULD HAVE TO EASE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO LET THE RPMS DECREASE AND THE TRANSMISSION TO KICK IN. THIS WENT ON FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER THAT DOES MY SERVI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 30, 2010
2001 VOLVO S 80 T6 EX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BASED ON PERSONAL RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THE 2001 VOLVOS HAVE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSIONS WERE BUILT BY GM FOR VOLVO AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE LINE FOR THAT YEAR ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. IS THERE OR CAN THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE LINE FOR THAT YEAR. *TR
Incident date: Sep 23, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD. TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS AN AUTOMATIC, WOULD SHIFT FROM A HIGHER GEAR TO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND WAS ABLE TO DO THIS. T... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2010
PARKED IN AN INCLINE, I ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVE WAY. I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD AS IF IN NEUTRAL WITH NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE QUICKLY TO PREVENT FROM GOING THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. ALTHOUGH I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING IN REVERSE. I HAD TO GET THE E... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 30, 2010
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT A COST OF $3700. CAR HAD BEEN SLOW IN SHIFTING GEARS AND SOME JUMPING WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. VEH. 2002 HONDA ACCORD V6 WITH ONLY 69,300 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 20, 2010
TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER HAS SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL FROM LOW SPEEDS THERE IS BARELY ANY ACCELERATION IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR UNDER 2,000 RPMS, BUT WHEN 3RD GEAR GOES IN CAR ACCELERATES MORE THAN DESIRED MOST OF THE TIME. THIS IS MOST APPARENT WHEN CAR IS COLD, BUT NEVER GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. THIS REALLY BOTHERS ME AS THIS USUALLY HAPPENS DURING TURNS WHEN YOU SL... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2010
2003 NISSAN MURANO HESITATES IN TRAFFIC AN ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATES WILDLY IN TRAFFIC... *TR
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
MY 2004 NISSAN MURANO TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE/DIFFERENTIAL IS SHOT. THERE WAS THIS LOUD WHISTLING SOUND A SUDDEN JERK AND THEN A RATTLING SOUND WHICH I FOUND OUT FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND THEN THE VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF. IT APPEARS THAT ABOVE 1000 RPM THE TRANSMISSION ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 24, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AWD PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. LIGHTS ARE STILL COMING ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS PROBLEM IS "DEM" MODULE IN REAR AXLE. DEM IS NOT CONSIDERED A POWERTRAIN PART AND DEALERSHIP WANTS $5000 TO FIX IT. *TR
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
THERE HAS BEEN A DEFINITE SHUDDER IN THE CAR BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 20 -40MPH. IF YOU ACCELERATE - THE SHUDDER GOES AWAY - IF YOU DON'T - IT BECOMES MORE AGGRESSIVE. BECAUSE OF THIS SHUDDER - I NOW HEAR SOME SORT OF KNOCKING IN THE CAR AT THE SAME SPEEDS - WHICH ALSO GOES AWAY ONCE YOU ACCELERATE. THIS IS ALSO NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR A NOTICEABLE IMBALANCE OF THE STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN THOSE SPEEDS. I ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2000 LEXUS RX300. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEELS SEIZED. *JB
Incident date: Jun 14, 2010
MY WIFE TURNED RIGHT FROM A TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD ONTO A FOUR LANE US HWY. THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AS TRUCKS AND CARS FLEW PAST HER. SHE THANKFULLY GOT OFF THE ROAD AND WALKED BACK TO THE NEAREST STORE FOR HELP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND INPUT SHAFT. THE ESTIMATE WAS $1800. THE CAR HAS OVER 80K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
2008 HONDA PILOT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE PARKED THE VEHICLE AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY. SHE PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY BACKWARDS INTO THE NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, IT WAS STILL IN PARK. *JB
Crash
BRAUN
TOWN & COUNTRY
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 29, 2010
Incident date: Sep 4, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BOTH OF THE SIDE DOOR PANELS OPENED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CLOSED THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DOORS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSM... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 22, 2010
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING NORTH FROM PALM COAST, FL TO SLATINGTON, PA. TRAVELING NORTH ON RTE I-95, MY HUSBAND DROVE ABOUT 300 MILES AND THAN I DROVE ANOTHER 300 MILES, STOPPING TO EAT AND AT VARIOUS REST AREAS. JUST BEFORE THE VIRGINIA BORDER, WE STOPPED AT A REST AREA AND MY HUSBAND TOOK OVER DRIVING. HE SAID WE SHOULD STOP FOR GAS AND A BIT TO EAT. WE WENT OVER THE STATE LINE AND GOT OFF ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO FREELY MOVE; IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE IT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL THE MODELS HAD THE FEATURE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. TH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2010
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD WHEN GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD. IT ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING OR TRYING TO GO TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AS THE ENGINE RPM'S REV AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS A LITTLE DIRTY BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRON... Read more
Incident date: Sep 17, 2010
I HAVE A 2008 LINCOLN MKX WHICH WAS PURCHASED LATE 2008. IF I AM A STOP AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION AND IT IS ON AN INCLINE, AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT WILL ROLL BACK UNTIL I BRAKE OR USE THE ACCELERATOR. ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 17TH, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION WHICH HAD A VERY STEEP INCLINE AND I HAD TO COME TO A STOP TO ALLOW FOR TRAFFIC BEFORE I LEFT THE STATION . I TOOK MY FOOT O... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2009
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES 1ST N 2ND SHIFT HARD, 2ND N 3RD SLIPPING SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Incident date: Sep 29, 2010
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2010, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN ON I-75 AT 70 MPH (SPEED LIMIT). THERE WAS A SLIGHT REV IN THE ENGINE AND THEN ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS WAS GONE, LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF VERY HEAVY AND FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. WE BARELY AVOIDED GETTING REAR ENDED BY A LARGE SEMI AND FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 29, 2010
Incident date: Sep 18, 2010
COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DETAILS: ISSUE HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT WILL. VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE, 2005 MODEL WITH FEWER THAN 57,00.00 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILING CAUSING HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING GEARS RESULTING IN CAR LURCHING AND PAUSING UNEXPECTEDLY. FROM MY INVESTIGATION THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW BEETLE, ONE THAT VW WILL NOT ADMIT NOR CORRECT. I HAVE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 28, 2010
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN IT RAINS 2005 SONATA AND TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT TILL THE LIGHT GOES OUT. *TR
Incident date: Jun 14, 2010
MY PROBLEM IS WITH A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE, 4 CYL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES HESITATES TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AS IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY MOVE FORWARD, AND THEN IT SUDDENLY MOVES FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM THREE TIMES TO MY DEALER. THEY HAD... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 29, 2010
Incident date: Sep 20, 2010
2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. TRANSMISSION FAILING 69,469 MILES ON VEHICLE. TAILGATE CRACKED ALSO. NOT SURE IF WORTH REPAIRING. *TR
Incident date: Sep 7, 2010
2006 BMW 530I - WHEN STOPPING, CAR LURCHES FORWARD FORCEFULLY. ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME - FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME. *TR
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
I AM A FORD FREESTAR OWNER,TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING,AND THE VAN JUST QUIT MOVING ,WITH NO FORWARD OR REVERSE MOTION, I AM CURRENTLY STILL MAKING PAYMENTS,ON A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE , AND AM ON UNEMPLOYMENT ..WITH 2 CHILDREN I NEED THIS VAN SAFE AND RUNNING AGAIN. *TR
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY - WIFE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (WITH ONE CHILD AS A PASSENGER) AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NO GEAR. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY (DURING RUSH HOUR) WHERE THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO ROOM TO EVEN EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY. SHE WAS STUCK IN THE VEHICLE WHILE CARS AND TRUCKS SPED BY RAPIDLY OFTEN COMING CLOSE TO HITTING HER. POLICE WERE CALLED AN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 22, 2010
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN APRIL 2007. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE MOUNTS THREE TIMES ALREADY (JANUARY 2008, AUGUST 2009 AND SEPTEMBER 2010). MOST RECENTLY, I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND OIL PRESSURE BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO THING THERE IS A PROBLEM. I'M TIRED OF THE RUN AROUND THAT I'M GETTING. LAST MONTH, (AROUND THE FIRST WEEK I... Read more
Incident date: Sep 24, 2010
2003 SATURN VUE, TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY COLLEGE STUDENT WAS DRIVING IT. GETTING REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR 4,600.00. THIS IS JUST WRONG. I DON'T EVEN HAVE A JOB. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 28, 2010
Incident date: Sep 28, 2010
MY 2005 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WITH TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSION, WITH ONLY 68,300 MILES, LURCHES IN THE LOWER GEARS AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY BETWEEN THE LOWER GEARS AND OFTEN REVS UP TO 5000 RPM BEFORE IT "SLAMS" INTO HIGHER GEAR. I'M AFRAID TO GO ON ANY HIGHWAYS WITH THIS - WHAT HAPPENS IF IT GET STUCK IN GEAR AND I CAN'T STOP? *TR
Incident date: Sep 17, 2010
THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, WON'T SHIFT, LOSES POWER AND IS A HAZARD TO THE ROAD. I WON'T DRIVE BEHIND ONE AND I OWN ONE. I WON'T DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. I WON'T GET IN THE CAR UNLESS I HAVE MY CELL PHONE WITH ME BECAUSE I RUN THE CHANCE OF NEEDING A TOW. YOU NEED TO START AN INVES... Read more
Incident date: Sep 28, 2004
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR M... Read more
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
PASSING ON FREEWAY HILL. PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO SHIFT AUTO TRANSMISSION INTO LOWER PASSING GEAR. RESULT WAS AS IF I'D SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. WITH ACCELERATOR PLANTED FIRMLY TO THE FIREWALL THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 4K. TRIED EVERY POSSIBLE COMBO (OVER THE COURSE OF A 50 MILE FREEWAY TRIP) WITH AUTO TRANS SELECTOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EXCEPT IN THE "DRIVE" MODE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
PURCHASED VEHICLE WAS USED AROUND TOWN FOR 4 DAYS ON THE FORTH DAY DROVE ON HWY WAY AT 65 MPH THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING CAR FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. PULLED OFF ROAD TURNED OFF. FOUND CAR LEAKING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND WOULD NO LONGER GO INTO GEAR ONCE IT HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. IS CURRENTLY AT TRANSMISSION SHOP THE ARE ATTEMPTING TO FIND WHAT THE ISSUE IS. VEHICLE IS A 2002 FOR... Read more
Incident date: Apr 28, 2010
2010 FORD F-150 SUPERCREW DEVELOPS A SIGNIFICANT SHUTTER/VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT 1100 RPM AND SPEED IS 30 - 36 MPH. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT 8000 MILES, VEHICLE NOW HAS 16,000 MILES AND THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING. DEALER VERIFIED THAT TORQUE CONVERTER IS THE ISSUE. DEALER CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD STATES," DO NOT REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPLORER XLT (N/A). WHILE DRIVING THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPR... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 28, 2010
Incident date: Sep 14, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING AND SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED; IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PROBLEM LAY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHIC... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 28, 2010
Incident date: Sep 17, 2010
PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION, GEAR STUCK IN LOW. *TR
Fire
Incident date: Jan 21, 2010
TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS SLIPPING. IT BUCKS WHEN I GO FROM REVERSE TO FIRST. I HAVE ABOUT 118,000 MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE SLIPPAGE STARTED AROUND 100K MILES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 28, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. HOWEVER AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE HAD CORRECTED ITSELF. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILUR... Read more