Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 48,535 complaints - component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: 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
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
2003 NISSAN MURANO SL: THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL GO "INTO GEAR" AND MOVE. CAR WOULD LOSE DRIVE TRAIN POWER, BUT ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS, RADIO, AC, STEERING WOULD STILL WORK. THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT GO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THEN Q... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2010
2007 DODGE CHARGER AUTOMATIC FLOOR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
POWER LOSS ON A FREEWAY. CAR: HONDA GX 2001 160K MILES CVT TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR WAS REPLACED AT 56K MILES AFTER GENTLE USE AND FLUSHING TRANS.FLUID EVERY 10K TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! *TR
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY HHR AND STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AT FIRST IT WAS EVERY SO OFTEN IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. WHILE I WAS ON VACATION MY FRIEND TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED IT COST ME 497.99. IN THE MEAN TIME I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT 15,000 OTHER OWNERS OF HHR'S HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I WENT TO GM... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 25, 2010
Incident date: Aug 21, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 VW BUG WITH 51,000 MILES . THE CAR STARTED JERKING SO HARD ITS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TO ME AND OTHERS ! VW SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW 7000 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION! THEY WONT ADMIT THE PROBLEM IS OF EPIC PROPORTIONS WITH THIS MODEL . IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MY CAR HAS ALSO HAD THE WINDOW MOTOR GO OUT AND MANY PARTS JUST FALL OFF SUCH AS SEATBELT LATCH COVER. THESE CARS SHOULD BE R... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 25, 2010
Incident date: Aug 18, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD BECOME MILKY WITH METAL PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
MERCEDES-BENZ
E350
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 25, 2010
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
2006 E MERCEDES BENZ AT RANDOM, IN AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPIN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO SUFFICIENT SPEED. MERCEDES BENZ HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS PRESENTED A DANGER FOR OTHERS AND MYSELF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR
Incident date: Aug 23, 2010
MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2003 HONDA PILOT AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SYSTEM FAILURE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Feb 19, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN UP SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HIGHER GEARS AND WOULD BEGIN JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. WENT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION, WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES ON IT (AND DETERMINED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AT 43K TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE) WAS DEAD-ON-ARRIVAL. I RELIED ON THAT VAN FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS AND, BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH OTHERS, SO HAVE INNUMERABLE OTHERS. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY HAD THEY BEEN STRANDE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS OF 15-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT HARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FOR REPA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,000.
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
WITH NO WARNING, WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 EXPLORER YESTERDAY, THE O/D OFF LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. AFTER THAT I NOTICE THE SHIFTING OF GEARS FEELS REALLY WEIRD. IT SHIFTS SLOWER AND HARDER WHEN IT SHIFTS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ME $2000 THAT I D... Read more
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND I STARTED MY CAR AS USUAL. I TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE SHIFTER. I TRIED EVERYTHING SUGGESTED TO ME AND I COULDN'T FIND HOW TO BYPASS IT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. (THE SERVICE TECH FINALLY SHOWED ME HOW TO DO IT ONCE IT WAS FIXED) I FINALLY CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A CLOSE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM BROKE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2008
I HAVE A 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX (4 CYLINDER) AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON IT IN JUNE 2008 AND I HAD IT REBUILT WHICH COST ME OVER $1600 NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING BILL..AND NOW ONCE AGAIN MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
Incident date: Jun 30, 2008
MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX (4 CYLINDER ) FAILED IN JUNE 2008 AND I HAD IT REBUILT AND NOW ONCE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO IT STRAINED MY FAMILY AND I ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE...AND IT BURNS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COULD A FIRE DUE TO THE BURNING.. *TR
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS, MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE HAS BEEN LUNGING FORWARD IN DRIVE W/O MY CONTROL. IN REVERSE, IT LUNGES BACKWARDS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS BLOGS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM W/FORD. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY HIT BLDGS & PEOPLE! THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT FORD HAS NOT MADE A RECALL. THIS IS A COMPLETE SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO, AFTER THE CAR LURCHES, IT DIES - WHICH CAN HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY AS WELL.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 19, 2010
WHILE ON INTERSTATE HWY, TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THREE LANE INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Aug 19, 2010
CV BOOT FAILED, MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED, BATTERY DEAD, ROTTEN EGG SMELL FROM EXHAUST, NOW PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEARS WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SURGES LIKE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT'S ON THE BRAKE, AND DOES NOT GO OVER 25 WHEN PULLING FORWARD ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FROM VEHICLE ACCELERATION,THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW I GOT MY VEHICLE IN 2009 AND ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR. *T... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
THERE IS A RUMBLE NOISE THAT HAPPENS AT 25, 40, & 55 MPH. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY AND SO IT HAS TAKEN ME 2 YEARS TO FINALLY GET AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 96+ MILES ON IT AND I ALREADY HAVE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (TCC). INITIAL SLIPPAGE/JERKING OF ACCELERATION CAUSES A THREAT WHILE DRIVING AND I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS MODEL TO BE RECALLED. REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD/2002/TRANSMISSION /TRANSMISSION_SLIPPING_AND_JERKING.SHTML. *TR
Incident date: Apr 15, 2010
I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. IN APRIL 2010 WITH JUST OVER 70K MILES THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AFTER MAKING A LOUD HIGH PITCHED NOISE. THE ENGINE WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2800. *TR
Incident date: Aug 20, 2010
I HAD THE CLASSIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, WITH THE SURGING IN REVERSE AND DRIVE, THEN THE CAR DYING. THE CAR WOULD ALSO GO "LIMP" FROM TIME TO TIME, WITH NO ACCELERATION. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, BUT THE VERY DAY I GOT MY CAR BACK, IT CONTINUED TO GO "LIMP", WITH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMING ON. IT DID IT ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION, AND ANOTHER TIME ON A COUNTRY 2-L... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2010
HONDA ODYSSEY - TRANSMISSION SECOND TIME, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 64,067. *TR
Incident date: Aug 17, 2010
MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 2005 SATURN VUE HAS FAILED. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AND THE CAR TOOK A FEW SECS TO ENGAGE. I HAVE 65,001 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK IN FINDING THE TRANSMISSION TO FIT THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Sep 19, 2001
WHEN I WOULD GO TO PASS AND PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND IT WOULD TAKE 2 OR 3 SECONDS TO KICK IN TO PASSING GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THEM AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE CODE SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WASN'T RIGHT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT. I TOOK IT TO THEM TWICE AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I CHANGED THE T... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2010
2001 MAZDA 626. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING CABLE FALLS OFF SHIFT LEVER ON TRANSMISSION. ONCE OCCURS, CAN NOT SHIFT OUT OF WHATEVER POSITION YOU ARE IN AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. MAZDA SELLS A NEW CABLE KIT WITH NEW/ADEQUATE CABLE TO TRANSMISSION CONNECTION DEVICE ($180). YOU CAN NOT JUST BUY THE CONNECTOR. MAZDA PARTS PERSON SAID, "WE SELL A LOT OF THESE" INDICATING NUMEROUS FAILURES FOR SAME CAUS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HUMMER H2. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE CONTACT MOVED FROM THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO LOWER GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000- POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER A... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
MY 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA IN EARLY AUGUST DEVELOPED A SHIFTING PROBLEM THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE PROBLEM I READ ABOUT IN STORIES TODAY ABOUT NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION OF COROLLAS. THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT HARSHLY FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THEN CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER, UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 14, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE RPM RAISED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER GETTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE HAD NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. NO REVERSE AND NO FORWARD GEARS. EVERYTHING HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
START VEHICLE, IT DIES. AGAIN I START IT, REV. THE ENGINE AND MANAGE TO KEEP IT GOING SO I PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND IT DIES WHILE I AM DRIVING. FROM THE INFO. I GATHER IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME 3 MONTHS AGO AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS SOLVED. I AM NOW READING THIS IS COMMON OCCURRENCE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF SUCH THINGS HAPPENING... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2010
DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR ROAD WHEN CAR STARTED TO SMOKE LIKE CRAZY, PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD THEN COULDN'T GET CAR TO DRIVE IN GEAR TO A VERY CLOSE BY SERVICE STATION. HAD CAR FLATBED TO DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A CRACKED CASE (PART FAILURE) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CONTACTED DISTRICT MANAGER TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A GOODWILL REPAIR FROM AMERICA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 22, 2010
I HAVE A 2003 PILOT WITH OVER 130,000 MILES, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A PROBLEM WHILE ACCELERATING WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK AND REV UP, IF I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD CORRECT. NOW IT IS STICKING, REVS UP, AND IT WILL NOT CORRECT AT ALL. I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE "D" LIGHT HAS STARTED FLASHING AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NOW I HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANS REPL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN INDEPENDENTLY BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY FALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2010
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100,650 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED TRANSMISSION "CLUNKED" INTO GEAR WHILE SHIFTING. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HENDRICK HONDA OF WOODBRIDGE, VA AND THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED OR IT COULD SUDDENLY CEASE, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY... Read more
Incident date: Aug 21, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. CURRENT MILEAGE 78,500. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. RECENTLY I PULLED OUT ONTO A ROADWAY AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, EN ROUTE TRAFFIC CAUGHT UP TO ME AND MY ABRUPT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE IN WITH TRAFFIC (ON A 3 LANE CONGESTED ROAD WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC), COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CARS APP... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
WE PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, WITH IN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK OR INTO PARK. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WINTER WEATHER, BECAUSE IT WAS PERIODICALLY HAPPENING. IT IS NOW SUMMER AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE START THE CAR. IT EVEN HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND PULL IN TO A PARKING SPOT , WE ARE UNABLE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 26, 2009
CAR SURGES CONTINUOUSLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD UNTIL IT STOPS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THIS AUTO. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. IT IS SPORADIC. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BMW'S REPAIR DEPARTMENT THAT THEY KNOW OF NO SUCH PROBLEM, THEN THEY ADMITTED THEY DID KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS A "SOFTWARE" ISSUE A... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2010
MY 2006 FORD FUSION SEL V6 STARTED VIOLENT JERKING WHILE DRIVING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE JERKING HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND THINKS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OUT THERE (DUE TO THE MASS FORUMS AND THE TSB'S) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000- POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE LIMITATION OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 24, 2010
CAR - 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX 4 CYLINDER-DRIVING FROM WORK AUGUST 24-2010, CAR JUST QUIT GOING FORWARD, NO POWER. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH CAR. CAR HAS 101,131 MILES. NO WARNING LIGHTS. NOTHING. STOPPED CAR, PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED CAR, PUT INTO DRIVE, WENT FORWARD LESS THAN 10 FT., CAR STOPPED GOING FORWARD. REPEATED SEQUENCE, CAR RAN IN 1ST GEAR OR 2ND GEAR. DROVE VER... Read more