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 1, 2010
ACURA 2003 TN-S CAN TURN OFF ENGINE WITH CAR IN NEUTRAL. I DID AND IT ROLLED AWAY. IT IS REPEATABLE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT. TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. O/D LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY BLINKING ON THE DASHBOARD. NEVER TOWED ANYTHING AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED. VERY DISAPPOINTING COMING FROM A LOYAL FORD FAN. *TR
Incident date: Nov 13, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA .THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OR MORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
2008 DODGE AVENGER, 2.6L V-6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 38000 MILES. GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THIS FAILURE WAS TAKING PLACE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE, PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CHRYSLER/PLYMOUTH PRODUCT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
2008 DODGE AVENGER WITH 21000 MILES AND STUCK GEAR SHIFT BOX. *TR
Incident date: Jun 21, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING UP A HILL OR WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR MAKE A ROUGH NOISE AND YOU HAVE TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO CHANGE GEARS. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH THE CAR APPROACHED A SMALL HILL AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT CHANGE AND MADE A AWFUL NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND IT REVEALED THAT I NE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, OCCURRED JULY 2010 TRANSMISSION RECALLED BY HONDA 2004. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
R32
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
DSG TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO GEAR VERY HARD. GOING FROM R TO D SEEMS TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING INTO GEAR. IN DRIVE, ACCELERATION IS DELAYED. WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR JERKS 3 TIMES AND THEN BACK TO NORMAL. THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A USED 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH LOW MILEAGE FOR OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I CAME ACROSS THE HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE WEBSITE IN WHICH A RECALL WAS LISTED FOR THIS EXA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AROUND 90K MILES (2 WEEKS AGO). HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH VIOLENT JERKING BETWEEN SHIFTS AND UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFTS WHICH EQUATE TO SUDDENLY FLOORING THE BRAKES. HAVE HAD INCIDENTS ON HIGHWAY WHEN IN OVERDRIVE AND SLOWING, TRANSMISSION SEARCHES, OR DOES NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR LEAVING ENGINE DISCONNECTED FROM DRIVETRAIN. ALMOST REARENDED ON 3 OCCASIO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK. I KNOW A RECENT RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2003 AND/OR LATER HONDAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE 2000 HONDAS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Jun 21, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE GAS CAP, THE TRANSMISSION AND AN UNKNOWN CHARCOAL CANISTER WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TA... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
R32
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 10, 2010
Incident date: Aug 8, 2010
2008 VOLKSWAGEN R 32 IS HAVING ISSUES WITH DSG TRANSMISSION OPERATION VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY ROUGH SHIFTING INTO FIRST FROM NEUTRAL AND ENGAGING INTO REVERSE FROM A STOP. VEHICLE ALSO SHIFT EXTREMELY ROUGH IN SPORT MODE. THE CAR JERKS INTO AND OUT OF EACH GEAR AT ANY SPEED. *TR
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL AND CRUISE HAD TO BE DISENGAGED TO STOP ACCELERATION. VEHICLE FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER ENTERING MERGE LANE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
AT 110,000 MILES I BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL ALL SHIFTS WERE SLIPPING. THIS CAR HAS A LONG LAG (5 SECONDS OR MORE) WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AT 114,000, THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED BY A 3RD PARTY TRANSMISSION SHOP. $2600 LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE SHOP CURRENTLY BELIEVES... Read more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2008
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VAN TO LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IT STARTED AT 90000 MILES AND HAS BECOME WORST, DEALER WANTS $ 4600 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AND EVERYBODY I'VE MET WITH A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.THE VAN JUST SETS NOW, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS TO MUCH TO DRIVE,HONDA KNOWS THESE VANS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.AND NO ON... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
R32
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 10, 2010
Incident date: May 14, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN R32. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE METHAPROMIC UNIT WAS REPLACED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAG... Read more
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
I HAVE A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU, IT IS A 2.4L 4-CYLINDER AND 4-SPD AUTOMATIC. FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW MY SHIFTER HAS FELT KIND OF LOOSE WHEN I AM SHIFTING FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE, AND THE OTHER DAY I PULLED INTO MY FATHERS DRIVE WAY WITH THE CAR AND WENT TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT ENGAGE PARK GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD INTO MY FATHER... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
TORQUES CONVERTER PROBLEM 2004 ACURA MDX SERVICE BULLETIN 06-003. *TR
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAS HAD POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Incident date: Aug 10, 2010
DROVE MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE DROVE NORMALLY WENT IN DID BUSINESS CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE AND THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE, HAD TO BE TOWED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAYS HE SEES THIS 4 TO 5 TIMES DAILY WITH BOTH PACIFICAS AND 300'S, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DODGE FOR REPAIR OF A PLASTIC CLIP THAT BROKE, PUSH KEY OVERRIDE WOULD NOT WORK. *TR
Incident date: Jul 29, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD 3.0 4DR AUTOMATIC - TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN GEAR AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID ENGAGE IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO 2ND/3RD GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
I TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. 100K MILES. *TR
Incident date: Aug 21, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA VENZA. THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY PAUSED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SHE OPENED THE REAR GLASS WINDOW LOCATED ON THE LIFT GATE. THE WINDOW WAS OPEN FOR A FEW MOMENTS UNTIL ONE OF THE TWO HINGES BROKE RESULTING IN THE WINDOW HANGING BY ONE HINGE. UPON EXAMINING THE BROKEN HINGE SHE NOTICED THAT THE SCREW HOLDING THE HINGE IN PLACE ALSO BROKE IN HALF. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2010
I HAVE A 1997 FORD F250 THAT WONT GO INTO PARK. THEREFORE, YOU CAN'T START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL. THE TRUCK ROLLS WHEN TURNED OFF, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENGAGED. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS RECALL HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/1997/FORD/F250 . I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T PERTAIN TO MY TRUCK, CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID THE S... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT SATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF SLIPPING BEFORE IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THAT THE CORE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Incident date: Jul 18, 2010
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA VAN. ONCE IN A WHILE, THE VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HAVING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, EITHER WITH ENGINE OFF OR RUNNING. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE NORMAL. SITUATION 1: GET IN THE VAN, PUT KEY IN IGNITION, TURN KEY TO RUN POSITION (NOT START POSITION). DO NOT PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. TRY TO PUT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE TRIED ALL OF THE HELPFUL HINTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD GIVEN HER BUT NONE OF THEM WORKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN SHE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND IT ALSO RECURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STOPPED AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 19810862 AND STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD NOTIFY HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,719. UPDATED 10/20/10 *BF UPDATED 10/26/10
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTS UNDER A MODERATE ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS IN THE 30 MPH RANGE AND SOMETIMES IT OCCURS DURING HIGHER SPEED SHIFTS SUCH AS 60 MPH. IF I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE SHUDDERING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL I EITHER PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HARDER OR I LET OFF ENTIRELY. IT ALSO OCCURS IF I HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHICH REALLY WORRIES ME. *TR
Incident date: Feb 10, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED SLOWING DOWN UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORME... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
THIS STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 44,000 MILES. THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THEN STALLS. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. I'VE ALMOST HIT CARS IN PARKING LOTS 3 TIMES. IT'S INTERMITTENT AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE ANT THE AC IS ON. FORD DEALERS SAYS THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS AND I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TELL ME THERE WELL ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE UP TO 70 MPH. SHE HAD TO TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR P... Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS FAILED AFTER 130000 MILES. IT SLIPS GETTING INTO AND OUT OF 3RD GEAR, AND THERE IS DEBRIS IN THE FLUID, INDICATING THAT CLUTCH DISKS ARE DEGRADING AND GETTING INTO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROLS. METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND DRIVEN GENTLY AND PRIMARILY ON LONG TRIPS. ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS, THE SLIPPAGE HAPPENED AS MY LEARNING-TO-DRIVE DAUGHTER WAS PUL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN OUTLOOK SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
ON SATURDAY, 7 AUG, MY WIFE AND 2 KIDS WHERE RETURNING FROM A COUNTY FAIR CONCERT AT 11:30PM. WHILE CRUISING IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR, ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE CAR LOST TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. UP TO THIS POINT WE HAVE HAD KEPT UP ON REGULAR MAINTENANCE VISITS AND NEVER HAD ANY WARNING THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE LURKING. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR LOCAL FOR DEALER AND HAVE BEEN IN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
2002 HONDA ACCORD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AFTER 64,000 MILES AND IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS YEAR MODEL CAR. I STARTED SLIPPING IN FIRST GEAR AND THEN IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY CUSTOMERS AND HONDA REFUSES TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS I... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 9, 2010
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FORWARD. UPON ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FREQUENCY OF T... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 9, 2010
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70MPH. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR IT DUE TO NOT SPENDING ENOUGH MONEY AT THEIR DEALERSHIPS AND DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE(PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 90K, CURRENTLY ABOUT 110K) OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA PILOT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND HE HEARD A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE SECON... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ECU. THE ECU WAS REPLACED TWICE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILU... Read more
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
SINCE MY PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW 2005 ACURA MDX FROM THE DEALER, I HAVE PERFORMED ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND OVER THE LAST YEAR THE CAR HAS STARTED TO SHUDDER OR VIBRATE WHEN IT REACHES @40MPH. THE CAR HAS @57K MILES. *TR
Incident date: Mar 17, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD "SHIMMY AND SHAKE". RECENTLY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK SO SHE HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO KEEP IT STABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO AS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2010
THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECENT HONDA RECALL FOR IGNITION KEY ISSUE. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICED ON MY ACURA 2003 MDX. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY INCIDENT ARISING OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF MY CHECKS AFTER SWITCHING OFF MY CAR BUT SOME OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT NOT BE LUCKY. THE KEY SOMETIMES COMES OUT AFTER SWITCHING THE CAR OFF WITHOUT MOVING THE GEAR TO PARK. THIS HAPPENS IF DONE QUICKLY. THE DATE BELOW IS ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. A WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED PERIODS OF NOT WANTING TO ENGAGE AND WHEN IT DID THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. YOU COULD STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND YOUR ENGINE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE BUT YOU WOULD JUST SIT THERE, NOT MOVING THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THERE ARE ALSO INSTANCES WHERE WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN THE CAR W... Read more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
Incident date: Aug 9, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO RESPOND MOSTLY DURING SHIFTS IN THE RANGE FROM 2ND TO 5TH GEAR. THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION/ENGINE WINDS AND BECOME USELESS UNTIL YOU LET THE CAR RETURN TO FIRST GEAR. THIS DOESN'T ALLOW FOR PROPER PASSING MANEUVERS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO CLANKS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. *TR