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
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 15, 2010
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
CAR: 2007 FORD 500 LIMITED. MOVING SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR TO DRIVE, AFTER ABOUT 1 SECOND THE CAR "LURCHES" FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I KEEP THE BRAKE LOCKED DOWN WHEN CHANGING GEARS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL I'M SURE IT WON'T JUMP.THIS IS DANGEROUS. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING, I ALMOST RAN OVER SOMEONE IN A PARKING LOT AS I WANTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I TOOK THIS IN FO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2007
ECM/TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 2002 RAV 4. I ENDED UP CLEANING OUT MY SAVINGS OVER THIS CAR. AFTER RECENT BULLETIN FROM TOYOTA, I SUBMITTED NECESSARY PAPER WORK FOR SOME REIMBURSEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS MADE IN PUERTO RICO, NOT US!!!!!! I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER IN VA. WHY DID TOYOTA SEND ME THE NOTICE????? *TR
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
PINK PLASTIC TAB IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY ON 2007 DODGE CHARGER RT (17,000 MILES) BROKE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BEING UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER EVEN COMMENTED ON THE NOTORIOUS "CHARGER STUCK IN PARK" PROBLEM WHEN HE CALLED IN OUR PICKUP. CHYRSLER - DODGE HAS REFUSED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, YET CHARGES 400 DOLLARS TO FI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2009
MY 2005 HONDA PILOT HAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHUDDER OR VIBRATE BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. I WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE MAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD JUST LOCK UP WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 10, 2010
O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP FROM 2ND T 3RD GEAR. HAD THE TRANS SOLENOID PACK REPLACED WHICH HELPED FOR AWHILE BUT PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER A MONTH OR SO. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID IT'S THE 4TH AND 5TH GEAR SERVOS. *TR
Incident date: Sep 14, 2010
STOPPING CAR AND PLACING CAR IN PARK SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY IN PARK AND THE KEYS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION. WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED THE BUTTON FOR THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
LOSS OF LOCOMOTIVE POWER, FORD FREESTAR 2005. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN STARTED, WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 28, 2010
MY 2005 ACURA MDX IS MAKING A SHUDDER OR GRINDING SOUND BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND IS RELATED TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. NHTSA HAS ISSUED A "SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR ALL ACURA'S FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2004. THIS BULLETIN HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR 2005. ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED AT ACURA EXPENSE. NH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL BUT THE SHIFTER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION WHERE HER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC HIMSELF AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,500.
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 14, 2010
Incident date: Sep 12, 2010
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER AND I HAVE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE! DEFECTIVE RADIATOR CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD AND WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I MUST NOT BE ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM EITHER, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIGHT REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE! NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ... Read more
Incident date: May 19, 2010
VOLVO 2004 AWD S80, ANGLE GEAR FAILURE AT 69712 MILES. COST 2555.18 AN EMAIL TO VOLVO RESULTED IN A $200 REBATE. THEY QUESTIONED WHY THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE AT THE ORIGINAL DEALER BUT AT ANOTHER VOLVO DEALER, REASON WAS THAT WAS WHERE I BROKE DOWN. AFTER TALKING WITH VOLVO HAD A STRONG SUSPICION THAT THE REPAIR MAY HAVE BEEN COVERED BETTER IF I RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER. VOLVO NA CONTACTED M... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2010
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED (SLIPPING BETWEEN THE GEARS) AT 113,000 MILES. HAVE VISITED HONDA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION (TRANSMISSION IS DEAD BASICALLY). A RE-BUILT ONE WOULD COST ~$4500 - $5000. WITH ALL THE MAJOR SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE AT DEALER SERVICE CENTER, THE TRANSMISSION IS DEAD TOO PREMATURELY. HONDA NEEDS TO BE RESPO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2010
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON & TURNS OFF EVERY SO OFTEN FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID IT CAME BACK WITH AN UNDIAGNOSTIC CODE. ON THE 3RD MONTH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & STAYED ON. A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING & JERKING. I CALLED THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM & THEY SAID DUE TO ME NOT PURCHASING WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN PATHFINDER/XTERRA/FRONTIERS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, IS THE RADIATOR FAILING AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION VIA A PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM THAT PASSES THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THIS PROBLEM IS MOST COMMON WITH 2005 TO 2008 MODEL NISSANS. THE FIRST SIGN OF THIS FAILURE IS A SLIGHT VIBRATION AT 40-50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM 4TH TO ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 12, 2010
I HAVE A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL JUST DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP I TOOK IT TO ACURA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE ($4800) AND THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NO GOODWILL GESTURE WILL BE EXERCISED BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS CAR SINCE LATE 08 AND HAD NO IDEA OF THE ISSUES I AM STILL P... Read more
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
TOYOTA RAV4 2003 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND QUICKLY FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER ASKING THE CAR TO SHIFT TO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AT THE SAME TIME. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 13, 2010
WENT TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. UNABLE TO MANUALLY RELEASE GEAR SELECTOR. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, SHIFTER BROKE. LOSE OF USE OF CAR FOR THREE DAYS WHILE WAITING FOR PART. COST $154.43. *TR
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 WAS DEALER KEPT FROM INITIAL PURCHASE TILL TODAY. RECENTLY AS OF 9/13/2010 MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS 111,000. THE HONDA DEALER AFTER INVESTIGATING HAS QUOTED ME APPROXIMATELY $4,640 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD ACCORDING TO HONDA AMERICAS IN CA AND THEREFORE NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
2010 FORD FUSION. HARD SHIFT WITH SECOND GEAR, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND RECALL WORK DONE. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE CAR REMAINED WITH HARD SHIFT IN SECOND GEAR AND HIGH PITCH SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, HEARD IN THE VEHICLE ANY TIME OVER 100 RPMS. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE CAR BACK 2 DAYS AND THE CAR DID NOT ENGAGE IN SECOND GEAR THIS MORNING FOR 2 SEC. LOUD SOUND FROM... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 14, 2010
Incident date: Dec 20, 2009
2005 NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD AT AROUND 56,000 MILES. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. HAD A SENSOR REPLACED. THAT HELPED SOME BUT NOW IT IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AGAIN - EVERYDAY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS. WHY HASN'T VW BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES? *TR
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH JUST OVER 120K MILES AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY JERKING IS NO JOKE TODAY MY CAR SHIFTED SO HARD THAT IT LITERALLY JUMPED OVER THE PARKING BLOCK AT MY HOME AS SOON AS I FELT THE CAR MOVE I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE SHIFT WAS SO FAST IT STILL HOPPED OVER THE BLOCK I HAVE TWO KIDS AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY ONLY CAR BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC HAS DIFFERENT ANSWE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2010
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE ENGINE'S RPMS INCREASE BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, EACH TIME THE TECH'S ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON OCCASIONS I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE PREVAILING SPEED OF THE OTHER VEHICLES. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY AND OTHER PEOPLE'S SAFETY. *TR
Incident date: Sep 8, 2010
I DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE AN IN DEPTH DESCRIPTION, MYSELF AS WITH ALL THE OWNERS OF A 2002 FORD EXPLORER ARE ALL HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED, AND HAVE THIS RECALLED IF ITS HAPPENING WITH MORE THAN ENOUGH VEHICLES. THE O/D LIGHT WILL FLASH RAPIDLY AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL SKIP A GEAR, HAS A HARD TIME SWITCHING INTO FIRST GEAR. BIG CLUNK! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IF ALL OF THESE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING ISSUES WITH HIS 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING )DOT/I#2010-1253-RESPOND TO CLEVELAND, OH OFFICE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ABOUT A BLOCK. HE HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOW UNTIL THE BRAKES ENGAGED. *JB
Incident date: Sep 12, 2010
BOUGHT 2004 FREESTAR USED AND HAVE HAD IT FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHILE TRAVELING, I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. UPON ACCELERATION, THE VAN WENT ABOUT 10 YARDS AND FAILED TO GO ANY FURTHER. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC INTO THE CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT WHERE THE VAN HAS SAT OVERNIGHT. THE VAN WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS RE... Read more
GMC
SIERRA 2500
(2001) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 13, 2010
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILES ON IT. WITH THE BRAKE LINE PROBLEM I RECENTLY HAD I FIGURED I SHOULD REPORT THE OTHER ISSUES THAT I DON?T THINK I SHOULD BE HAVING WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THE OIL COOLER LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE ALL RUSTED THROUGH AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLAC... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2008
2004 HONDA PILOT THAT MAKES A "WASHBOARD" SOUND BETWEEN 30 - 45 MPH. DEALERSHIP FAILED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AS TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH HAS NOW DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM STARTED IN LATE 2008 WHEN VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. I AM AWARE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN HONDAS AND ACURAS. HONDA IS NOT MAKING THE SITUATION RIGHT AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH A SUBSTANTIAL EXPE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2009
TRANSMISSION RACES AND BANGS. STARTED RIGHT AFTER CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTACTED NISSAN. CAR IS A NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 WITH UNDER 60,000 MILES. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTS TO RACE AND BANG IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER CAR BANGS A FEW TIMES , ITS HARD TO GET THE CAR MOVING FROM A STOP. WE HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH NISSAN AND BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL CHARGE US FOR THIS FI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
TOOK 2006 HONDA ODYSSEY TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN COMPLAINING OF STRONG ENGINE SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING AND BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. SHUDDER IS SO STRONG WHOLE CAR SHIMMIES INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THIS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (AT 60,000 AND 90,000) AND IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. JUST 5 MONTHS AND A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 8, 2010
2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED,DAUGHTER WAS AT INTERSECTION AND CAR WOULD REV BUT BARELY MOVE,CAR HAS HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN//WAITING ON HONDA'S RESOLUTION TO XMISSION FAILING CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL,MANY OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS WITH THESE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Apr 10, 2010
VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR WITH ALOT OF FORCE. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED AND MAY A LEAD TO REAR-END COLLISION. ADDITIONALLY IT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MERGING INTO FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC (I.E. MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY). THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AND UNUSUALLY LOUD KNOCKING WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN PARK OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Incident date: Sep 13, 2010
OUR 2002 TOYOTA RAV-4 HAS ABOUT 120,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO ACT UP BEGINNING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. IT HAS GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE, AND IN INVESTIGATING SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE BEEN STUNNED TO READ ABOUT THE MANY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED RE: 2001-2003 TOYOTA RAV-4S, WHICH WERE THOUGHT TO BE TRANSMISSION ISSUES EXCLUSIVELY, AND TURNED OUT TO BE F... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
I OWN A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. BIGGEST PIECE OF JUNK EVER IN MY DRIVE WAY. I WAS EXCITED WHEN THE CHALLENGER CAME OUT, MY DAUGHTER WOULD GET THE CHARGER AND MOMMA WOULD GET THE NEW CHALLENGER. I CAN SAY, THAT WONT BE HAPPENING. IN THE THREE YEARS I'VE HAD THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD TO SPEND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FIXED FROM LEAKING FLUID. A PART I WAS TOLD THAT WAS MANUFACTURED ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN TOOK OFF WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT!!!!. SINCE THEN IT DOES IT RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AND NOW IT EVEN DOES IT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN PARKING LOTS AND IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FORDS NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR
Incident date: Sep 12, 2010
TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TWICE IN A YEAR. THE TORQUE CONVERTER KEEPS FAILING. THE MORE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE HAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT THE CONSISTENCY OF THIS PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY SEMIS. HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN IS BEYOND ME. LUCKILY MY GODDAUGHTERS WERE NOT IN THE CAR TO BE INJ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2009
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT STEEL PIN FALLS OUT OF CONSOLE NOT ALLOWING IGNITION KEY TO COME OUT. THEN THE GEARSHIFT WILL NOT LOCK IN PARK. CHILDREN CAN NOT BE LEFT IN CAR BECAUSE CAR WILL COME OUT OF PARK WHEN SHIFTER IS MOVED. SHOULD BE A CALLBACK ON THIS ISSUE. JUST DAYS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS TOOK PLACE. *TR
Incident date: Sep 12, 2010
FORD 2006 FREESTAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THIS VAN HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES. WHEN IT GOES OUT IT'S JUST LIKE YOU PUT THE VAN IN NEUTRAL. SAFETY CONCERN HERE IS YOU GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT GOES OUT SOMEONE MIGHT REAR END YOU. YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN THIS IS GOING OUT. IF YOU SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM MANY COME UP. HOW COME THE GOVE... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 13, 2010
Incident date: Jun 16, 2010
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY JERKING AND STALLING. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A DOCTOR'S OFFICE PARKING LOT VERY MINDFUL OF PEDESTRIANS WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED FORWARD AND I NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT A CROSS WALK WHERE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP BUT BEFORE I DID STOP THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED ABRUPTLY ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 13, 2010
Incident date: Jan 1, 2009
DRIVE TRAIN ON 2004 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, VEHICLE WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT WHEN STOPPED UNLESS VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THEN WHEN PUT IN GEAR JUMPS FORWARD. SEALED TRANSMISSION, DEALER SAID IT HAPPENS A LOT BUT VW OF AMERICA WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2009
I HAVE A 2003 BMW X5 4.4. WHICH SEEMS TO VIBRATE/JERK BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THE FIRST TIME (2009) I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY TIRE WHICH I DID. THIS DID NOT HELP. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND NOW THEY TELL ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I AM LEARNING MANY OTHER BMW OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM CURIOUS TO ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 13, 2010
Incident date: May 20, 2010
TEST DROVE NEW VW PASSAT (2010) NOT UNDERSTANDING THE DSG TYPE OF TRANSMISSION, FIRST DRIVE FROM A RED LIGHT HAD THE CAR JERKING A LITTLE. THOUGHT THIS WAS UNUSUAL BUT ACCEPTED THE CAR FOR THE PERFORMANCE. AFTER READING ABOUT THE DSG AND DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION BEING A SMOOTH TRANSMISSION. I KNEW I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANS. (VERY JERKY STARTS FROM A DEAD STOP AFTER ENGINE GOT WARM) I THOUGH... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 13, 2010
Incident date: Jul 13, 2010
I'VE A 2010 VW JETTA WAGON TDI, IT STALLS OUT, MOSTLY AT LOW IDLE AND ON HILLS SOMETIMES. IT ALSO DOESN'T ENGAGE SOMETIMES IN FORWARD AND ONCE IT DOES IT LURCHES. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE SHIFTING AND THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR IN THREE TIMES TO HAVE VW LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES ALL THREE TIMES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 3, 2010
I OWN A 2005 VOLVO XC 90 MODEL T6 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, THE CAR FAILED AND I GOT THE "URGENT TRANSMISSION SERVICE" WARNING. VOLVO INITIALLY WANTED TO CHARGE ME NEARLY $7000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE COST (MINUS A $160 "DIAGNOSIS PLUS MY TOWING COSTS). AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH I SAW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM IN MODEL YEAR 2003-2005 ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL DOES NOT WORK TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR A REPAIR THAT IS SO COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
2006 DODGE CHARGER IS STUCK IN PARK. PINK EMERGENCY RELEASE DOES NOT WORK AS DESCRIBED IN MANUAL. WHILE RESEARCHING A POSSIBLE FIX I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT EVEN ON NEWER CHARGERS. I BELIEVE THAT PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT SEEM TO BE COMMON AND UNCONTROLLABLE IS SENSELESS. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 12, 2010
Incident date: Aug 28, 2010
2005 NISSAN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEFECTIVE RADIATOR CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH MAY FAIL AT ANY TIME. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENTERING TRAFFIC, MERGING OR ENTERING INTERSECTIONS CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AS THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE, DECELERATES QUICKLY OR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BADLY AND FAILS TO ACCELERATE. HUNDREDS OF INCIDENTS OF FAILURES ARE REP... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 12, 2010
Incident date: May 15, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE W/ 85K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN "CLUNKING" ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTING MORE THAN $4000. I CAME TO THIS SITE AND SAW TIME AND TIME AGAIN THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING. MANY HAVE RESEARCHED FURTHER AND IT APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A FORMAL RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Sep 10, 2010
WHILE DRIVING MY NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS SEDAN WITH 200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN A TRANSMISSION HOSE BLEW OFF RELEASING ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SHOWED ME THAT HOSE CLAMP FOR THE HOSE HAD NEVER BEEN ATTACHED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY! THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IT IS NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME IF THE TRAN... Read more