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 18, 2010
I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AROUND 1:00 PM AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING. THEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
GTI
(2008) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 17, 2010
Incident date: Aug 4, 2010
HARSH SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION IN 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jan 10, 2008
OD OFF LIGHT FLASHING, CAUSING THE 02 FORD EXPLORER NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY, REPLACED TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AND THE LIGHT IS STILL FLASHING. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS JUNK. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
KIA VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES REPEATED LACK OF RESPONSE FROM VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE LACK OF RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
Incident date: Jul 29, 2010
I HAVE LATE TOYOTA CAMRY V6 WITH THE SIMILAR TO CASE #10348638 PROBLEMS - A SLUGGISH ACCELERATOR RESPONSE THOUGH NOT RELATED TO STOPS. I NOTICED IS ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER I BOUGHT A NEW CAR, BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT, WAS TOLD THAT "A COMPUTER NEEDS TO ADJUST TO MY WAY OF DRIVING". BROUGHT IT AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, NO PROBLEM FOUND. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT ALMOS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2010
2009 4 RUNNER TRANSMISSION: SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SLIPPING AND LAG TIME IN ENGAGING INTO GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS (LIKE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS OR GO OVER SPEED BUMPS). OBVIOUSLY NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS AS IT LOOKS LIKE A RECUR... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 17, 2010
Incident date: Jul 9, 2010
2005 VW BEETLE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WIRING PROBLEMS AND LIGHTING PROBLEMS. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS IN A LOT OF BEETLES THAT ARE ON THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 80,000 MILES... THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THE VW COMPANY SEEMS NOT TO CARE. SINCE CAR BOUGHT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, WHICH VW HAS FIXED MOST OF THEM. THE LIGHTING HARNESS MELTED TOGETHER ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT SIDES, THIS WAS CO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 14, 2010
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75-80 MPH, CAR STARTS VIBRATING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEAL TO CHECK SINCE I HAVE A WARRANTY (ONLY 51K MILES) AND THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
GEAR SHIFT MODULE LOCK UP. *TR
Incident date: Jan 14, 2010
NOT SURE WHAT EQUIPMENT IT IS, BUT I HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING IN MY MDX. I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL UNTIL I DROVE MY SISTER'S RL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING I HAVE TO FLOOR THE CAR TO GET IT TO MOVE IT SEEMS. ITS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN I AM GETTING ON A HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO ACTUALLY PUT MY SEAT FURTHER ... Read more
Incident date: May 19, 2010
2010 FORD FUSION 4 CYLINDER, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE SPEEDS-UP, BETWEEN UP-SHIFTS 3-4 AND 4-5. PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 1ST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS 2-TIMES, WAITING TO SCHEDULE 3RD. ALL 3000 MILES OR LESS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES) MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45 MPH, THEN ONLY 30 MPH, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. AN HOUR LATER WANTED TO TAKE THE CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 6 MILES AFTER WHEN THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE (ENGINE STILL RUNNING OK). TRIED ALL GEARS BUT TO NO AVAIL. LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND CAR WO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY F... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER WITH A 1995 CAMRY AND A 2002 TOYOTA RAV 4. I NOTICED THE TERRIBLE JERKING THAT STARTED WHILE DRIVING THE RAV4 ON MY WAY TO WORK. I COULD NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO SPEED UP WHEN NECESSARY AND ONCE I DID, THE CAR JERKED SO MUCH, I HAD TO PULL OVER AND EVENTUALLY GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM SO WE PAID TO REPLACE IT A... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2010
ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN. AROUND 60,000 MILES AND WHILE STILL UNDER THE HONDA CARE WARRANTY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AT 20-40 MPH SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. SIMILAR TO THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS SCARY AND I KNOW NOT WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO LET GO COMPLETELY. LOCAL HONDA DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE GAUGES BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY. AS SHE RESUMED DRIVING AND REACHED 25 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2009
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MURANO THAT NOT RUNNING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MT VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT NOISE, ACCELERATION ON THE GAS PEDAL OUT OF THE BLUE, SPEED DECREASING WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AT 70MPH, TO 10 OR LESS MPH. I'VE SPENT ABOUT $3000 ON A CALCULATOR CONVERSION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM, THAT I MIGHT NOT EVEN NEEDED. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
I BOUGHT THIS 2007 CHEVY AVEO BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 9 MILES ON IT. AFTER I PUT ABOUT 33,000 MILES THE A/C WENT OUT... ON A BRAND NEW CAR! THEN THE CONSOLE WITH THE SHIFTERS LIGHTS WENT OUT, BLINKERS WOULD STOP BLINKING AND JUST STAY GREEN. I WENT TO START MY CAR AT 10PM AND IT WOULDN'T START IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE THEN KEPT CLICKING. SO I JUMPED IT AND DROVE AROUND TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2010
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND THEN FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION AND WAS INSTALLED NEW UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE ON A RURAL HIGHWAY TRAVELED ABOUT 55 MPH, WHEN THE SLIPPAGE STARTED AND QUICKLY LOST FORWARD GEAR AND THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ROAD IS HILLY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED US AT THAT POINT. THE CURRENT T... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 17, 2010
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Incident date: May 13, 2010
I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM HER SCHOOL SOCCER PRACTICE IN RUSH HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND DRIVING IN THE LANE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND WORK MY WAY OVER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED. I TRIED PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. THE SPEED LIMIT... Read more
CHRYSLER
SEBRING CONV
(2008) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 17, 2010
Incident date: Aug 17, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYLSER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME LODGED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER EXT
(2002) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 17, 2010
Incident date: Aug 16, 2010
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT WHICH HAS BEEN IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED BY ME. PRIOR TO GOING ON A VACATION I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO MY MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION AS USUAL AND HE INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION FUEL LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. HE ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL WHICH PROMPTED CHEVROLET TO CHANGE THE DESIGN. HE CHECKED TO SEE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. IMMEDIATELY, THE GEAR WAS MOVED FROM REVERSE' INTO PARK AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,900.
Incident date: Aug 16, 2010
2002 RAV4 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND MIS SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 13, 2010
MY CAR WAS OUT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH A REPAIR FACILITY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 17, 2010
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
2005 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE TRANSMISSION . CARS SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. JERKS HARD, COMPLAINT TO VW, WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. RPM'S SUDDENLY ESCALATE WHILE IN CONSTANT GEAR TO 4000 RPM AND THEN LEVEL OFF WHILE ALREADY IN THAT GEAR FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, ALSO WILL HAPPEN WHILE ON CRUISE. STOPS ARE ROUGH AND STARTS ARE THE SAME. 6 SPEED TRIPTRONIC. LUCKY NOT IN ACCIDENT AS OF YET BECAUSE OF DELAYS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2010
2003 ACURA TL SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH TO 2ND. *TR
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 17, 2010
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT,S OWN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WOULDN'T WORK. I HAD TO GET OFF THE NEXT EXIT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO GET IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE IT WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO 90 MPH.ONCE I GOT OFF IT STILL WAS ACCELERATING SO I DROVE UP ON THE SIDEWALK TO KEEP FROM HITTING TRAFFIC AT THE LIGHT AND GOT INTO THE GRASS AND IT STILL WAS GOI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2010
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER PULLED OVER ONCE THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. TOOK IT IN TO FORD AND IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER. 114,000 KLMS ON VAN. I'VE HEARD THIS IS VERY COMMON. *TR
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
COLUMN SHIFTER OVERDRIVE ON/OFF SWITCH WIRE LEADS IN 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILS OR SHORTS OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF OVERDRIVE SETTING ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS CAN CAUSE DOWNSHIFTING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR YOUR VEHICLE TO NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE CAUSING POOR FUEL ECONOMY PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER SO MANY SHIFT CYCLES OF THE COLUMN SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE CAUSE THE WIRE LEADS TO BREAK FROM... Read more
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
2002 FORD EXPLORER WITH 120,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP 3RD GEAR. STALLING IN TRAFFIC. FORD DEALER COULD NOT LOOK AT IT FOR 2 DAYS SO WENT TO INDEPENDENT SHOP WHO KNEW THE PROBLEM WELL. NOT ONLY HAD TO REPLACE SOLENOID VALVES, BUT ALSO TORQUE CONVERTER AND REBUILD. HAD TO DRILL OUT ONE PORT AND INSTALL STRONGER LINKAGE PART FORD OFFERED SINCE 2006. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPMS STARTED ACCELERATING AND SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM THE CAR. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE FIRST EXIT, MY CAR WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 30 MILES AND HOUR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A GAS STATION WITHIN .5MILES THAT I MADE IT TO SAFELY WITH MY TWO YOUNG BOYS. WE LIVE IN ALABAMA AND TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH 90'S. I WAS LUCK... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2010
1996 MAZDA 626 O/D LIGHT FLASHING AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 14, 2010
MY 2003 HONDA PILOT SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD. *TR
Incident date: Aug 3, 2010
2004 ACURA MDX FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER, GRINDING AT LOW SPEED 10MPH-20MPH. REPAIRS ONGOING CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM ACURA AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BUT WARRANTY COMPANY DRAGGING THEIR FEET. CURRENT MILEAGE 90K NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEM. ALSO REAR MAIN SEAL ON ENGINE BEING REPLACED WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO CONVERTER. ESTIMATED COS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
AT 24,000 MILES THIS 2005 SATURN VUE NEEDED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED. THEN WHEN BACKING UP AND THEN PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT SPEED UP. I HAD TO STOP, PUT IT IN PARK, PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. THIS WAS AT 28,300 MILES, TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW AT 35,533 THE DRIVE SHAFT IS RUSTED AND CENTER SUPPORT IS BLOWN OUT. I ASKED SATURN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2010
WE HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. LAST NIGHT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHEN WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR FROM A SLOWING POSITION, THE RPM REVVED AND THE ENGINE ROARED, BUT NO MOVEMENT. IT WAS AS IF THE VAN HAD POPPED OUT OF GEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE SPEED THAT WE STILL HAD TO MANEUVER OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A YARD. WHEN WE WERE TOWED, WE WERE TOLD THAT THESE VANS HAD A LONG LIST OF COM... Read more
Incident date: Aug 14, 2010
2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND CHANGES SPEED AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. LAST WEEKEND IT HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. CAR ABOUT TOOK OUT THE BACKSIDE OF THE WALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD SERVICE TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. BASED ON ALL THE OTHER REPORTS FILED HERE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED NOR OWNERSHIP TAKEN BY FORD FOR THI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 24, 2010
I HAVE AN 08 DODGE AVENGER WITH 26,866 MILES. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF PARK INTO ANY OTHER HEAR. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, SHIFTED THE WHEELS, AND TRIED THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. I HAD TO PAY 100 TO HAVE THIS DONE. ACCORDING TO CAR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 16, 2010
2002 VOLVO CROSS COUNTRY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 143,000 AND TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN GEARING DOWN. I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET HIT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY IN THE AMOUNT OF $2300. *TR
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
2007 NISSAN MURANO AWD W/ 84K MILES. TOOK VEHICLE INTO NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPT. IN JULY FOR NOISES IN ENGINE AREA. DIAGNOSED AS BAD WHEEL BEARINGS ON 1 SIDE OF VEHICLE COST $600.00. RETURNED TO DEALER APPROX. 1 MONTH LATER, AGAIN HEARING NOISES COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. WAS AGAIN DIAGNOSED W/BAD WHEEL BEARINGS ON OTHER SIDE & WAS TOLD REPLACEMENT FROM 1 MONTH PRIOR WAS DEFECTIVE & NEEDED REPLACE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 14, 2010
I OWN 2008 SCION XB WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 87000 MILES ON IT. 4 WEEKS AGO TODAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND FROM 1ST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THE CAR JERKED HARD AND ALL VSA, ABS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, AND CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND STEERING BEGAN TO ACT FUNNY. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC IN FEAR OF DRIVING IT ANT FURTHER. MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON CAR AND CODE READ TRANSMISS... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ALLOWING IT TO SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE UPGRADES WERE MADE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FAILURE SINCE RECURRED... Read more
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
PURCHASED 2006 MAXIMA FROM ALABAMA NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2008. WELL MAINTAINED. CURRENT OIL CHANGES , TIRE ROTATIONS AND CHANGES, ALWAYS USED PREMIUM FUEL. RAN GREAT. UNTIL!!!!!!! IN 2010 NOTICED I COULD FEEL GEARS SHIFTING. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NOW 8/2010 IT SHIFTS ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 14, 2010
06 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AROUND 25-35 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN 4 CARS ALMOST HITTING US & ALMOST CAUSING 2 OTHER ACCIDENTS. IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE FOR A MONTH NOW. IT'S @ THE DEALERSHIP NOW ,THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT @ 1ST,NOW THEY SAY THEY HAVE DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM & I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION $4700. THE CAR HAS 54K MILES... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WON'T EASILY SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSES MY CAR TO STOP ACCELERATING AND I'M AFRAID I WILL BE REAR-ENDED. AM BRINGING TO HONDA FOR REPAIR, BUT WANT "GOODWILL REPAIR" AS THIS IS THE 3RD TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE. (2001 HONDA ACCORD). THERE WAS A RECALL SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED VEHICLE AND THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
DRIVING AND THEN SUDDENLY THE 2005 FORD EXCURSION BEGINS TO STALL, PARKED THE FORD, AND THAN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Incident date: Aug 14, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM THE COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, NUMBER 00504 RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAI... Read more