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 26, 2010
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN MY TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. I HAD NO GEARS (FORWARD OR REVERSE) AND HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH ABOUT 81,000 MILES. *TR
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: Aug 27, 2010
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT, NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID UNDER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR LINES THAT CARRY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ARE CRACKED/CORRODED. *TR
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: Dec 2, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED FLUIDS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLUGGED ADAPTER GUIDE BUSHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AT 29,500 MILES, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2010
1. THE GEARS IN MY ACURA 2003 TL BEGIN TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ON A SATURDAY MORNING AT THE END OF A FAMILY BEACH TRIP AND SOON THERE AFTER ON THE WAY BACK HOME WHICH WAS OVER 200 MILES AWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 2. ABOUT HALFWAY HOME(100 OR SO MILES), THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, AND MY WIFE AND I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE RURAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY AND VICE VERSA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WE ARE A GROUP OF OWNERS WHO BOUGHT THE AUDI ALLROAD 2.7 QUATTRO WITH THE TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. WE ARE WRITING TO REPORT A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE TIPTRONIC SYSTEM. WE HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WHEN WE LAUNCH THE CAR FROM A STOP. WHEN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY STOPPED, AND THE DRIVER STEPS ON THE GAS PEDAL, A LAG OF 1-3 SECONDS IS OBSERVED. WITHIN THIS TIME RAN... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDA... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
C CLASS
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: Nov 28, 2009
A O-RING CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID AFTER MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR IN THE SNOW, THE BACK TIRES HAD SOME TRACTION PROBLEM DUE TO THE WET SNOW EARLIER. ONCE THE CAR REACHED HOME, TRANSMISSION OIL WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 25K ON IT, IN MINT CONDITION. SHE WAS TOLD BY OUR NEIGHBOR THAT SHE SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
C320
(2001) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
MALFUNCTIONING SEAT CONTROL MODULES DRAIN BATTERY IN 2001 C320 MERCEDES BENZ. NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN JANUARY 2008 WITH 51,000+ MILES, I PAID $175 DOLLARS FOR A NEW MBZ BATTERY, BEFORE ASKING DEALERSHIP TO DISCONNECT SEAT CONTROL MODULES. I WAS NOT PREPARED TO PAY $1200 TO REPLACE MODULES. JUNE 25, 2010, MY 2001 C320 STOPPED DURING A TRIP TO PHOENIX, AZ FROM CALIFORNIA, DUE TO FUEL ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
I HAVE A 2008 350 SUPER DUTY FORD TRUCK. I HAVE ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND IN THOSE MILES I HAVE HAD ABOUT A DOZEN INCIDENTS WHERE THE TRUCKS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT START FROM A DEAD STOP IN 1ST. GEAR. IN STEAD IT MUST HAVE STARTED IN 3RD. OR 4TH GEAR RESULTING IN WHAT WOULD BE A VERY UNDERPOWERED START. I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE TRANSMIS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JUMP FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING RE... Read more
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO 2500
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: May 28, 2009
2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500, GAS ENGINE, 34,600 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ISSUES THAT DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO FIX. NEW PUMP PUT INTO TRANNIE, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. USUALLY HAPPENS IN TOW HAUL MODE, HAULING APPROX 5,000 LBS. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT UP, HOLDS AND REVS TO 3500 OR 4000 RMP'S. I TAKE FOOT OFF GAS AND IT BUMPS INTO GEAR. MOST OFTEN HAPPENS AT 35MPH AND 55 MPH. WHEN SLOWING D... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
THE CAR WILL IDLE AT 900-1000 RPM WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKE MUST BE HELD HEAVILY AND IF RELEASED, CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITHOUT DRIVER ENGAGING ACCELERATOR. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER CAR HAS SAT IN THE HOT SUN. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE AREA THIS SUMMER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER (MILEAGE 38,000). PROBLEM REPLICATED FOR DEALER AND SERVICE DEPT CONTACTED VW OF AMER... Read more
Incident date: Oct 25, 2009
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FORM SUBMISSION FOR THE PROBLEM. LAST FALL MY 2007 FORD FREESTAR BROKEN DOWN DUE TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO TO REIMBURSED FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ON MY WAY TO COLLEGE CLASSES WHEN THE VAN BROKEN DOWN. *TR
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING, ENGINE REVED INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT WHILE PULLING OFF AN INTERSTATE RAMP. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS APPROX $4000. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 112K MILES ON IT! *TR
Incident date: Jul 24, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY HER PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,5... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: Jul 4, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN VIBRATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD A INTERCOOLER PLACED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A YEAR PRIOR THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY VIBRATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57000.
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2010
Incident date: Jul 18, 2010
MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY WENT ON MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. IT WOULD NOT START. THE COMPUTER SHUT THE CAR DOWN B/C THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN AT A SHOPPING CENTER. I TOOK IT FIRST TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. HE COULD NOT REPAIR IT B/C HE COULD NOT GET THE PARTS FROM NISSAN TO FIX IT PROPER. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN 18 OF THESE 2005 PATHFINDERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2010
2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND DIED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY SORT FROM THE CAR. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THIS EVENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BUT ONCE THE GEAR IS SHIFT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND DIED. THIS PROBLEM KEPT ON GOING SO I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. DEALER SAID THAT IT WILL COST AT LEAST $4400 TO FIX TRANSMISSIO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2010
2006 FORD FUSION, WITH 65000 MILES, TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK, THE CAR WILL REV TO 5-6K RPMS AND DROP SEVERELY IN SPEED. WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP POSITION THE CARE THEN TAKES ABOUT 40-60 SECONDS TO GET UP TO 25MPH (BECAUSE IT IS STILL IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR). THIS OCCURRED WITH ME ENTERING AN ON RAMP TO A FREEWAY AND DRIVING FR... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2010
ABS, BRAKE, & SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, THEY REPLACED SPEED SENSORS. WHEN I GOT CAR BACK IT SHIFTED GEARS (AUTOMATIC) FUNNY & HESITATED SIGNIFICANTLY SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO MIDAS. THEY RE-DIAGNOSED & SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO TOYOTA DEALER (JOHN ELWAY'S CROWN TOYOTA). THEY SAID IT WAS SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER & REPLACED IT WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE MY PROB... Read more
Incident date: Aug 23, 2010
O/D LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK WHILE ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP. THIS A PERMANENT FAILURE. TOOK TO FORD SERVICE AND WITHOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 26, 2010
Incident date: May 31, 2010
MY 2005 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WITH TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSION, WITH ONLY 56,300 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. VW DEALERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA CITY ASSERTS "WE CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". PLEASE HELP! *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
2006 CHEVY HHR. GEAR SHIFT CONTROL PIN FALLS OUT OF PLASTIC RETAINMENT PIECE RESULTING IN GEAR SHIFT BUTTON STICKING IN THE INWARD POSITION AND THE KEY REMAINING LOCKED IN STEERING COLUMN. DUE TO A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING, THE PLASTIC CRACKS AROUND THE PIN RETAINMENT HOLE. THE CONTROL PIN THEN BECOMES LOOSE, THUS RESULTING IN THE CONTROL PIN EITHER MOVING OUT OF IT'S INTENDED POSITION AND JAMMI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 19, 2010
2007 HONDA RIDGELINE RADIATOR FAILURE, CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR
Incident date: Aug 17, 2010
OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR LOST POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN ON AUGUST, 17, 2010 DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED BY POLICE (DURING RUSH HOUR) INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK TO RECEIVE REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY SORT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS N... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR, INTO ANOTHER GEAR, OR WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO WEST VALLEY SUZUKI TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS DONE, THEY HAVE REPLACED A TRANSMISSION SENSOR, BUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2010
90,00 MILES / TRANSMISSION FAILED . HARD SHIFT VERY BAD .IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ON HIGHWAY .WILL NEED TO SPEND 3500.00 TO REPLACE . THIS TRANSMISSION IN VERY BAD . I AM HANDICAPPED AND GETTING STUCK SOMEWHERE OR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET ON A HIGHWAY SAFELY IS A BIG HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: May 12, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT HARD AND THE GEARS WOULD SLIP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMED UP (10-15 MILES AFTER BEING DRIVEN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2007
TRANSMISSION ISSUES, NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY ALL THE TIME! DEALER TELLS ME TRANS NEEDS $3000.00 IN REPAIRS! *TR
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
DROVE MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN HOME AND PARKED IT. GOT IN A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THESE VANS. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HE SAID HE WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. TOWED THE VAN TO HIS SHOP AND SURE ENOUGH, HAD TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2010
1. THE GEARS IN MY ACURA BEGIN TO SLIP ON A SATURDAY MORNING AT THE END OF A FAMILY BEACH TRIP AND SOON THERE AFTER ON THE WAY BACK HOME WHICH WAS OVER 200 MILES WAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 2. ABOUT HALFWAY HOME(100 OR SO MILES), THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAMILY ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, AND MY WIFE AND I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE RURAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH A 1 YEAR OLD AND A 5 YEAR OLD. 3.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2010
I BOUGHT A HONDA BECAUSE AT THE TIME THEY HAD A GOOD REPUTATION FOR BEING RELIABLE CAR. MY TRANNY WOULD CATCH SOME FROM THE START BUT IN GOT WORSE. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEM AND NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN A DIFFERENT TOWN AND SAME THING. THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS. THEN I FIND OUT THAT THEY A... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 26, 2010
Incident date: Aug 21, 2009
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM VOLKSWAGEN AROUND AUGUST OF 2008. MY CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOTHING. IT BEGAN TO GET WORSE BUT THEY ASSURED ME I JUST NEED TO GET MY TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND I DID. IT BEGAN GRADUALLY FROM SKIPPING GEARS TO JUMPING INTO NEUTRAL AND L... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V-6 HAD FAILED TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 61,000 MILES, SUDDENLY SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY, THROWING MY HEAD FORWARD AND SLOWING THE CAR DRASTICALLY, AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN SLAMMED. THIS WOULD HAPPEN SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WITH ME BEING REAR ENDED. I WA... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 26, 2010
Incident date: Jul 7, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE THAT I HAVE HAD LESS THAN 2 YEARS. OBVIOUSLY I BOUGHT IT USED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE VW DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG, DROVE IT 5 DAYS AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AT THE SAME TIME THAT LIGHT CAME BACK ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & HAD TO REPLACE AN 0-2 SENSOR. DROVE IT ANOTHER APPX. 8 MO. & HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. THE LAST FEW MO. HAVE BEEN HAV... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP YET THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION BUT WITHIN TWO MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN THRUSTING AND JERKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE CONTA... Read more
JEEP
WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 26, 2010
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER 2-DR 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH UP AN EXTREMELY STEEP GRAVEL ROAD INCLINE, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND THE OIL LIGHT SHUT OFF. HE WAS THEN ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
ON 8/0/10 VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. BACKED UP VEHICLE. PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE. VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED UP AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. ATTEMPTED TO HIT BRAKE. DISTANCE BETWEEN BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL IS 3 1/2 INCHES. VEHICLE INVOLVED WAS A TOYOTA. ENGINEER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE ON 8/27/10. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD EXL V6. CAR DRIVEN BY ORIGINAL ADULT OWNERS SINCE BOUGHT NEW. CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, AND GENERALLY GARAGE KEPT. AT 94,300 MILES, STARTED TO SHIFT HARD FROM 2ND GEAR TO THIRD, THEN INTO 4TH. THIS HARD SHIFTING WAS NOT DEPENDENT UPON WEATHER OR TEMPERATURE CONDITION. ON THE DAY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAR WAS DRIVEN IN TOWN TO RUN A NEARBY ERRAND. WAS DRIVING IN MODERAT... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 26, 2010
Incident date: Jul 13, 2010
WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 30 MPH IN THE LEFT TURN LANE I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT FELT LIKE THE GEARS STUCK. THE CAR THEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, REVVED UP,SPEED FORWARD WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE, AND I HAD NO CONTROL. MY CAR, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CROSSED THREE ADDITIONAL LANES STRIKING A TELEPHONE POLE(... Read more
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
2005 PONTIAC G6. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND HAVE TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL VEHICLES OF THAT MODEL MAKE & YEAR. WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WERE NOT INCLUDED FOR THAT RECALL. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, AN ACCIDENT ALMOST OCCURRED DUE TO ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
MY CAR WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP BACK IN APRIL OF 2010 TO HAVE RECALL 10B15 (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING) PERFORMED. EVER SINCE THE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH A PAUSE IN ACCELERATION AROUND 25 MPH. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AT OR JUST AROUND 25 MPH IN CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS THE CAR WILL EXPERIENCE A LONG DELAY BETWEEN THE TIME I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL A... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2009
THE TRANSMISSIONS IS FAILING IN 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. IT OCCURS EVERYDAY AND YOU CAN NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT IT STICKING IN A HIGHER GEAR, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP SAFELY. *TR
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
FORD FREESTYLE '07 LESS THAN 36K MILES...VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE PEDAL...VEHICLE THEN DIED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. COULD NOT DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHILE ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE FEAR OF RAMMING INTO VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. HAPPENED ONE TIME BEFORE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL...VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS. HAVE VEHICLE AT FORD DEALERSHIP NOW...AWAITING A... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2010
INCIDENT: 2010 FORD FUSION, 4 CYL, 6 SPD AUTO. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING HARSH SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS OR INITIALLY SHIFTING INTO GEAR. VIOLENT SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. HIGH RPMS WHEN RESUMING THE 60 MPH SET CRUISE CONTROL SPEED FROM 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CANNOT SEEM TO FINALLY SHIFT INTO 6 SPD. THE VEHICLE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET BY FORD SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2010
AFTER A RECALL THAT REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE MY 2009 FORD ESCAPE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION WITH OUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 15TH. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE ON AUGUST 20TH. NO ISSUES OR REPAIRABLE ITEMS WERE FOUND. THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE BROUGHT BAC... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2009
I OWN A 2003 SATURN VUE 4 CYLINDER FWD. I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER 2009 ONLY TO FIND AFTER 2 MONTHS THAT THE SUV WAS A TOTAL RIP OFF. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I HAD TO SPEND 5000 DOLLARS AND WAIT FOR MONTHS BECAUSE THE KIND OF TRANSMISSION WAS NOT EASILY AVAILABLE. I REALLY WONDER HOW A CAR WITH SUCH SERIOUS DEFECTS STILL AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET? CAN'T NHTSA DO ANYTHING IN THIS REGARD? GM USED A FA... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 25, 2010
Incident date: Aug 14, 2010
MY 2004 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE WITH TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSION, ONLY 53,800 MILES, LURCHES IN THE LOWER GEARS AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY BETWEEN THE LOWER GEARS AND OFTEN REVS UP TO 5000 RPM BEFORE IT "CLUNKS" INTO HIGHER GEAR. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, LEFT TURNS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ARE DANGEROUS. THE CAR MAY DECIDE TO SHIFT INTO NEU... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2010
MY HONDA ACCORD 03 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEAR AND IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND START DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION REVS UP AND DO NOT SHIFT GEARS FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR A BIT AND THEN START DRIVING AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL SHIFT TO THE 2ND GEAR AND THEN DRIVE PROPERLY. IT HAS HAPPENED PRETTY OFTEN AND HAS HAPPENED ON A RAINY DAY AND I THOUGHT I... Read more