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: May 20, 2010
2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR THIS HAPPENED, THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Jul 19, 2010
I OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT WHICH WAS RECALLED UNDER CAMPAIGN #04V176000. THE OIL JET KIT WAS REPLACED, YET THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOW FAILED. I HAVE PERFORMED ALL MAINTENANCE AS DICTATED BY THE MANUFACTURER, WITH A CERTIFIED HONDA TECHNICIAN. THE LOCK-UP ON THE TRANSMISSION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2010
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE WITH 74,000 MILES, AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN SLIPPING AND JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO3RD. BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW; WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WOULD NOT REV UP AND I WAS STUCK HOLDING UP TRAF... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
2000 ACURA 3.2 TL VIN # [XXX] PURCHASED 8/2004. 2008 THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN N POSITION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD A MAJOR INCIDENT. RESULTING IN THE CAR ROLLING INTO THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND GARAGE DOOR. PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR HAD ROLLED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE DOORS LOCKED. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT ON INCLINE AND I WAS AB... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, AFTER 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND SLIPPED INTO SECOND GEAR WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE GEARS WOULD SLIP FROM FIRST TO THE SECOND GEAR AND THEN TO THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76005.
Incident date: Jul 20, 2010
I BELIEVE I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE 2010 FORD FUSION. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WA FAULTY AND THEY KNEW ABOUT IT. THE CAR WAS SLOW TO SHIFT BOLTED WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. THE CAR WAS RECALLED. *TR
Incident date: Mar 11, 2002
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
2001 ACURA 3.2 TL NEEDED TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2006 DUE TO A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. MILEAGE ON CAR AT THAT POINT WAS ABOUT 61,000 MILES. AUGUST 2010 TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 98,000 MILES ON IT. SO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT HAD INCURRED 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. FORD WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE COULD REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2010
2004 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR WENT OUT AT OVER 50 MPH WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS AND NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. *TR
Incident date: Apr 14, 2008
MY 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER DUE TO THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT HONDA PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE. THEE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND HONDA IGNORES ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDES NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 106K MILES ON MY FORD EXPLORER XLT 4.0L. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE OR UP KEEP! SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL GOING 75 MILES AN HR DOWN THE FREEWAY, SHIFTING OUT OF PLACE, ROUGH, SCARY SHIFTS, SHIMMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION JUMPING ALLOVER THE PLACE IS JUST THE BEGINNING. AFTER 5 TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC, FIRST I DID WIRES, THEN PLUGS, THEN UPDATED COMPUTER, FULL TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
DRIVING 55 MPH WEST ON HWY 30 OHIO HEARD AND LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE LOCKED UP SKIDDED 50 FT . COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE, CALLED 911 A POLICE OFFICER, 2 SEMI DRIVERS COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE STARTED BUT COULD NOT TURN WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE VAN WAS BLOCKING THE RIGHT LANE N A BUSY HIGHWAY. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. *TR
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO 1500
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2010 GMC/CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUPS WITH 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE INVOLVES DRIVING ONE OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE TOW/HAUL MODE TURNED ON. IF GOING DOWN A HILL AT 55 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, ACTUALLY ANY SPEED, BY LAYING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD JUST HARD ENOUGH TO TURN ON BRAKE LIGHTS THESE VEHICLES WILL BEGIN DOWNSHIFTING. THE ONE I OWN WILL GO FROM 5TH GEAR ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 30, 2010
2006 HHR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPAIR LIGHT LIT WITH CODES INDICATING INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND BAD CONNECTIONS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SEVERAL TRIPS TO MECHANIC LOCALIZED PROBLEM TO CONNECTOR PLUG ON TRANSMISSION. HARNESS WIRE IS TOO SHORT AND DRIVETRAIN FLEX CAUSES STRAIN ON PLUG RESULTING IN FAILURE OF CONNECTOR PINS IN PLUG. *TR
Incident date: Apr 30, 2010
2006 CHEVY HHR LT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. METAL PIN MECHANISM LOCATED IN LOWER SHIFTER HANDLE WHICH ACTIVATES TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SLIDES OUT OF SHIFTER UNIT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PLASTIC CARRIER BRACKET. SHIFTER HANDLE IS THEN ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT OF PARK WHEN KEY IS IN "OFF" OR "LOCK" POSITION AND KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING THE CONSOLE TO ACTIVATE ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2010
TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP. I READ THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS CAR AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, YET FORD REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Jul 7, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TDI. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE STARTING SLOWING DOWN, CAUSING HER TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAITED A FEW MINUTES, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION AT A LOWER SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE VEH... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD PROBABLY STRIPPED GEARS AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE V... Read more
Incident date: Sep 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SELF-CONTAINED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE HEARD A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHE CALLED THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA RAV4. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 83,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ UPDATED 02/04/11*JB
Incident date: Aug 2, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING WELL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BLEW ITS TOP ON I-90 WEST WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH NEW YORK. THE 2ND GEAR BEGAN TO SHUTTER 3 WEEKS BEFORE BUT IT WAS NOT CONSISTENT AND OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR RAN WELL. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Aug 11, 2010
PURCHASED A 2004 VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE 2 DAYS AGO. DROVE IT HOME, DROVE IT TO AND FROM WORK (FOR ONE DAY), TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $6500. THE CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS INSANE. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND THIS CAR COULD AND PROBABLY WILL LEAVE US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Incident date: Jul 25, 2010
TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING(SLIPS) WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD.(2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 87K MILES.(THANKFUL WE WERE NOT ON INTERSTATE AT A HIGHER SPEED). *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED A RECEIPT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD OR IDENTIFY WHAT TYPE OF RECEIPT SHE NEEDED. TWO DAYS LATER SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTAC... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH HE HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. HE THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE NOISE CONTINUED. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEA... Read more
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE LIGHTS AROUND THE PND21 WILL CIRCLE ALL OF THE GEARS AND EITHER GO INTO NEUTRAL OR 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT, IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD - HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SAID IT NEEDS ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE AT A COST OF $750. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE JEEP THEY SAID THEY... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
MY 2005 DODGE MAGNUM WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THIS WAS FOUND AFTER PARKING IT AT HOME AND TRYING TO LEAVE FOR WORK. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND DODGE HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY OVER $450 TO HAVE CAR REPAIRED OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. DODGE CALLS THIS A SAFETY INTERLOCK PROBLEM. A PLASTIC PINK PIECE THAT BREAKS AND YOU HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE SHIFTER NOT JUST... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2010
TRANSMISSION WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON DOWNSHIFT FROM 3,2 TO 1 CLUCKS AND CLUCKS AGAIN WHEN RESTARTING. IT MAKES A HARD STOP AND YOU SCARES YOU THINKING YOU GOT HIT WITH SOMEONE. *TR
JEEP
COMPASS 4X4
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Nov 10, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP COMPASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ANY INCLINE IN THE DRIVE POSITION WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF FORWARD OR REMAINING STEADY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THEY FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE OWNER TOLD HER THAT THEY REPROGRAMMED "IT" BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY WHAT COMPONENT WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY SLIPPED GOING UPHILL AT 30MPH, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AGAIN AND CAR WAS GOOD FOR ANOTHER 300MILES. TRAVELING AT 70MPH UPHILL ON FREEWAY, CAR JERKS INTO LOWER GEAR AND IMMEDIATELY JUMPS BACK INTO HIGH GEAR AND HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. WITHIN A FEW MILES, CAR STAYS UNDER 40MPH AT 4,500RPM AND CONTINUES TO SLIP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2010
WHEN PARKING AND TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OUR 2006 AMANTI KIA LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED DOWN THE STREET. I WAS THE PASSENGER AND HAD UNBUCKLED MY SEAT BELT IN PREPARATION OF GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. SEEING THAT I WAS NOT BELTED IN, I LEANED OVER AND SAW THAT MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, NOR COULD THE CAR GEAR DOWN. TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 12, 2008
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. VEHICLE SLOWED ON FREEWAY FROM OVER 65 MPH TO UNDER 40 MPH AND UNABLE TO GO ANY FASTER. DEALER SAYS IT WAS DUE TO THE COMPUTER NEEDING TO BE RESET AND NOW SAYS IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSFER CASE. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THE ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WITH A NEW DESIGN. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
2004 VW CONVERTIBLE BEETLE NEEDS THE VALVE BODY REPLACED. CAR ONLY HAS 61,900 MILES ON IT. REAR WINDOWS BOTH HAVE BROKEN AIR BAG SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: Sep 1, 2009
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT IN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN THAT IT IS CAUSED BY FLUID GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF ANTIFREEZE BEING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THROUGH THEIR RESEARCH IT IS FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL THINGS AT THEIR SHOP CONCERNING THESE PROBLEMS. N... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO MAKE A CLANKING NOISE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND NISSAN WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2010
A DAY BEFORE WHILE DRIVING MY ACURA'S VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN FEW MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BY THE END OF THE TRIP THE CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEM SHIFTING GEARS ESPECIALLY IN LOWER. NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM WORSENED AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAD TO TOW IT TO NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT ITS THE TRANSMISSION. I... Read more
Incident date: Jan 16, 2010
OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AND TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. THE CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN TOED. IT IS A DAILY COMMUTE CAR I HAVE OWNED SINCE BRAND NEW. THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD ALREADY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALSO THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE GONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO COUNTLESS OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS YEAR (2003... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
FORD EDGE 2010 POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION / REDUCED POWER POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION INDICATOR: ILLUMINATES WHEN AN ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC), TRANSMISSION, AWD/4X4 OR FUEL SYSTEM FAULT HAS BEEN DETECTED. *TR
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH 103,000 MILES. WENT TO TAKE IT HOME AND GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IN AND THE CODE WAS P0740. THE TRANSMISSION MAN SAYS I NEED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED TO THE TUNE OF $2000.00 TO $2500.00. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN ON THE COMPUTER AND AM FINDING OUT ABOUT 50% OF THIS CODE IS ON HONDAS. I THINK HONDA HAS A PROBLEM THEY AREN'T ADDR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 4, 2010
TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST. AND 2ND. GEARS. OCCURS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT IT IS CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON. NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET DUE TO EXCESS COST INVOLVED. *TR
DODGE
DODGE TRUCK
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 11, 2010
Incident date: May 20, 1996
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND NOW THE OVERDRIVE IS OUT. *TR
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
MY 2002 TOYOTA RAV 4 STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW. IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 50,000 MILES AND I AM TRULY DISAPPOINTED. IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED MAKING NOISE WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY AND IS EXPERIENCING HARSH SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR. *TR
Incident date: May 12, 2008
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT SLIPS AND SOMETIMES SLAMS ITSELF INTO GEAR. STARTING FROM A STOP SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHICH GEAR TO START IN AND SLAMS INTO 1ST. THE MOST FREQUENT PROBLEM IS THAT OF THE TRANSMISSION DROPPING OUT OF GEAR UPON ACCELERATION OR TRYING TO TOP A GRADE. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL THE RPMS WILL R... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
I'M HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD LX. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. THE CAR HAS 91K MILES ON IT. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE AROUND 2004. AT THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HONDA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. HONDA ALSO EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION TO 7 YRS DUE TO KNOWN DEFECT THIS MODEL AND DUE T... Read more
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE = WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND DIED ON STREET---THE FAILURE HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS = ONE TIME--- ITS CONSEQUENCES = TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS---ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE = 1-WHILE DODGE CARAVAN WAS IN MOTION'ON THE STREET'DODGE CARAVAN ENGINE POWER WAS TOTALLY LOST'DODGE CARAVAN CAME TO A STOP WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL D... Read more
FORD
ZX2 (ESCORT)
(2000) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 10, 2010
Incident date: May 1, 2008
THE CENTER COUNCIL SHIFTER WILL ALLOW IT TO BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR FROM PARK WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION, AND WHEN THE BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY AND WAS FOUND OUT WHEN A CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH IT WHILE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND AN ADULT WAS IN THE DRIVER SEAT, IN A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR ANOTHER TO RETURN FROM A STORE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
2005 HONDA PILOT HAS TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTER/VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ON THE ACURA MDX, 2003-2004 MODELS, AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS BEING REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. SEE ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 06-003. THE HONDA AND THE ACURA HAVE THE SAME PARTS! SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE THIS BECOMES A LIFE OR DEATH MATTER! *TR
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING MORNING TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH A LARGE TRUCK BEHIND ME. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND THE TRUCK PASSED ME ON THE RIGHT. I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T MORE CARS AFTER THE TRUCK AND THAT I WAS GOING DOWN HILL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE VAN STOPPED RIGHT UNDER A SIGN THAT SAID NO STOPPING OR STAND... Read more