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Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
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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.
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- 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.
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Showing 48,535 complaints - component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION HESITANCE, TRANSMISSION LOSS OF GEAR AND GRINDING. ALSO WHILE IN DRIVE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. 2. INFREQUENT, BUT IN THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP A FAILURE OCCURS ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS. 3. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 4, 2010
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN SERVICE SHOP AND WAS SAID TO NEED A PART REPLACED IN TRANS. AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACING ALONG WITH MOTOR MOUNTS. AFTER REVIEWING MANY WEBSITES THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HAS 1000 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRIED TAKING TO 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN REPS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD OR WOULD DO ABOUT THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT..... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 8, 2010
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY 2004 NEW BEETLE. ON 5/12/10, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FAULTY "TURBO RECIRCULATION VALVE" AND REPLACED THE PART (PICKED UP SAME DAY-$250). ON 5/18/10, I TOLD THEM I WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THE RPMS GOES UP BUT THE SPEED OF THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE..... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2010
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TEMP SENSOR LIGHT GOES ON FOR SOME REASON, BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY. IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: May 6, 2009
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURES. BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW, RECALL REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 58,000. NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 140,000. *TR
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
I HAVE 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY. IT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHENEVER IT SHIFT GEAR AT LOW SPEED AROUND 40 MPH, IT HAS JUDDER PROBLEM. IT HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL NEED SOFTWARE UPDATES, SO THEY DID THAT. IT DOES NOT WORK THOUGH, IT IS JUST GETTING WORST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP SUGGEST CHAN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA ACCORD V6, 85K MILES. IT HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN (NO COMPUTER WARNING) AND IT WAS IN A SERIOUS SITUATION (ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING BETWEEN CITIES). THE GEARS SLIPPED AND OUT OF NOWHERE I'M DRIFTING WITHOUT ANY GEAR TRACTION. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED 20 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP ONLY TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE CAR WENT IN REVERSE! N... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
2004 FORD FREESTAR W/89,000 MILES HAD TORQUE CONVERTER /TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 65MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. *TR
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED ON 6/20/2010, ON I-64. I WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED FROM D3 TO D2. I STOPPED VAN AND IT WORKED FINE AFTER RESTARTING, BUT WAS AFRAID TO USE IT; ONLY USED SEVERAL TIMES FOR SHORT TRIPS IN THE INTERIM - NO PROBLEMS, HOWEVER, WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/30 - 41,779 MILES - EXTENDED WARRANTY (ESP) EX... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
WE OWN A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. IT IS HAVING POWER SURGES WITH ACCELERATIONS WHEN IN REVERSE OR FORWARD, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS WITH THE A/C GOING. WHEN WE BREAK, THE WRENCH (TRANSMISSION LIGHT) COMES ON AND THE CAR STALLS. IT IS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND STEER ONCE THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS SEVERAL FREESTYLE HAVE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS NOT A... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2009
BOUGHT A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA NEW. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS HAS ACTED STRANGE AT LOW SPEEDS FROM DAY ONE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THEN ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE TRANSMISSIONS TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. THIS IS A DEFINITE HAZARD WHEN IT COMES TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE!!!! IF THIS I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 13, 2010
AS WITH MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND SOMETIMES BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD. I WAS WARNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT NISSAN'S HAVE GREAT ENGINES BUT THAT THEY MAKE THEIR AT ON THE CHEAP. I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED BASED ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE 2005 MAXIMA. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CARE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2010
2006 FORD FREESTYLE ACCELERATES - SURGES IN REVERSE. WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. BEFORE I COULD STEP ON THE GAS, IT ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I NEARLY RAN INTO A FAMILY. NO CAR SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON ITS OWN. I AM ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Incident date: May 26, 2010
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION JAMMED. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. TOLD IT WAS ECM PROBLEM AND REPAIR COST WAS $1440.94. *TR
Incident date: Jul 20, 2006
TRANSMISSION-ENGINE INTERFACE / PROGRAM ON MY 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO IS 'WACKY' -- TO USE A TECHNICAL TERM..... PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2006 AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED THE BIG PROBLEM. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 28,000 MILES. DEALER THINKS I'M WACKY FOR REPORTING IT AND SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED THE PROGRAM THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME I REPORTED THE PROBLEM BUT IT STILL EXISTS. THE PROBLEM: WITH ALL PR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
CAR BEGAN REVVING UP TO 2500 RPM'S AT 25-30 MPH, THEN UP TO 6500 RPM'S AT 50 MPH, AND NEVER SHIFTING BACK DOWN. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Aug 8, 2010
STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, PULLED OUT OF INTERSECTION AND AFTER DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, MY VAN JUST WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I WOULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THAT VAN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SO I COASTED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED SOMEONE TO COME AND HELP ME. WE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THAT'S WHERE IT IS NOW. *TR
Incident date: Jan 13, 2009
2002 FORD EXPLORER, TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAIL WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
WITH CAR STARTED, APPLYING BRAKE, AUTOMATIC SHIFTER COMES OUT OF PARK POSITION BUT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 7, 2010
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
VW JETTA TDI 2006, MILEAGE 177 000KM ON AUG 5, 2010, I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE /TRANSMISSION, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY. AND I ALSO FELT VIBRATION AT 120-130KM /H. I PULLED INTO A VW DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FLYWHEEL, BUT NOTHING SERIOUS. THE VERY NEXT DAY ON AUG 6,2010 WHILE DRI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2006
2003 HONDA PILOT STARTED "JUDDERING" AT 35-40 MPH WHEN IT HIT AROUND 45K MILES. NUMEROUS VISITS TO DEALER AND A MECHANIC EVEN RODE WITH ME WHILE I DROVE AND DUPLICATED PROBLEM, BUT WHEN IT WENT BACK INTO THEIR SHOP THEY DENIED A PROBLEM. I GAVE UP WHEN WE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND WE JUST LET OFF THE GAS THEN GIVE IT MORE AND IT CORRECTS. NOW, THOUGH, THE GEAR SHIFTER I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2010
WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, WE WERE DRIVING AT APPROX 70MPH WHEN WE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. RPM'S SPIKED WHEN THE GAS WAS TOUCHED, BUT MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSE IN GEAR WERE NOT POSSIBLE. WE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE, ARRANGED FOR A TOW, THEN SET FOR A TAXI TO GET MY FAMILY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO SAFETY. IT WAS 11:30 PM AND WE HAD TO SPEND A NIGHT IN A HOTEL AFTER ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 4, 2010
I JUST TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2010 MALIBU WITH 50 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY. AT THIS TIME THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THE ENGINE DIDN'T REV AND THE TRANS FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. NEXT THE TRANS SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AS IT SHOULD. NOT TOO SAFE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 27, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA, AND I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. I BOUGHT A NISSAN A MONTH AGO BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS THEY ARE GREAT CARS. I LOVED IT AT FIRST, BUT NOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING I WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN. THE PEOPLE AT NISSAN REALLY NEED TO GET THEIR STUFF STRAIGHT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY NEED TO FIX IT. *TR
Incident date: Aug 7, 2010
CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR ONE WEEK. EXPERIENCED A JERKY TRANSMISSION SHIFT, MOST SEVERELY WHEN ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 35, THEN LETTING OFF THE GAS TO MAINTAIN SPEED. FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FOR NOT GOOD REASON, AND THE ENGINE JERKS. *TR
Incident date: Aug 5, 2010
2008 DODGE AVENGER WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 50K MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2003 ACURA TL JERKS LIKE THE DRIVER IS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH SHE ISN'T. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP AND THEN GO AGAIN. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2002 ACURA TL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HE STILL HAS TO PAY TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WITH ONLY 20,514 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS YET AGAIN DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO FIRST GEAR. *JB
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOLENOID WAS FAULTY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS WAITING ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
VEHICLE STUCK IN PARK, RESEARCHED VIA WEB FOUND COMMON PROBLEMS FOR CHRYSLER VEHICLES 2007 AND PRIOR. CALLED DEALERSHIP M MORNING WAS TOLD YES THAT IS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM 350.00 REPAIR. CALLED CHRYSLER TO TRY AND GET HELP AS THIS DEFECT IS NOT A OWNER CAUSED ISSUED ITS A DEFECTIVE PART. WAS TOLD 2 BUSINESS DAYS FOR CONTACT BACK. CALLED 2ND DAY TOLD MY # LISTED WAS INCORRECT "WHICH IT WAS NOT" THE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 4, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO MOVE THE SELECTOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,058. UPDATED 12/08/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ST... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
2005 NISSAN XTERRA HAS A PART WHICH ALLOWS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO PASS THROUGH AND BE COOLED IN THE RADIATOR. THIS PART BREAKS, ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT TO MIX. THIS RUINS YOUR RADIATOR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT BURNS UP YOUR TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THE COOLANT RELEASED INTO THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE BUSTED LINE DOES NOT HAVE THE CONSTANCY TO LUBRICATE THE TRANSMI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA RAV 4. WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,0... Read more
FORD
EXPEDITION
(1998) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 6, 2010
Incident date: Jun 6, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO UNEXPECTEDLY ROLL FORWARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:... Read more
Incident date: Jan 28, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES-330. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JERK. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN HIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 6, 2010
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING OR UPSHIFTING. OFTEN IT WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL. THERE IS SEVERE LURCHING OCCASIONALLY WHEN MOVING OR COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE GOTTEN A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WHICH WITHIN DAYS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE POWER WINDOWS CONTINUOUSLY DO NOT FULLY RAISE- REQUIRING YOU TO MANUALLY RAISE THEM. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED TWICE ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
2008 CHRYSLER SEBRING. ON AUGUST 6TH, THE CAR GEAR SHIFTER KNOB WAS SEIZED IN THE PARK POSITION. UPON READING THE INTERNET, IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON CHRYSLER'S PART. THE SHIFT KNOB IS ATTACHED TO A SMALL PLASTIC PINK "FLIPPER" TYPE PART, THAT EASILY BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE SPRING. THE ONLY FIX BY PROFESSIONALS IS A $400.00 REPAIR. THE SAD REALITY IS THAT THE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
2005 HONDA ACCORD V6 EX SEDAN. WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY THE CAR FELL OUT OF GEAR AND THEN I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF (NEARLY GETTING HIT BY MERGING CARS) AND CALL THE HIGHWAY PATROL TO BLOCK ONCOMING TRAFFIC FROM HITTING ME AS I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET OUT OF THE FAR RIGHT LANE COMPLETELY. TOWED CAR TO HONDA DEALERSHIP WHICH RESULTED IN THEM TELLING ME I HAD A FAILED TRANSMISSION. A F... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
HELLO, I OWN A 2002 VOLVO XC70 WAGON AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MY COOLANT CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO BE FILLED AND I HAVE NO FLOOR HEAT IN MY CAR IN THE WINTER AND MY A/C DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY IN MY CAR. *TR
Incident date: Aug 6, 2010
I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. 2008 DODGE CHARGER... PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO, USED AND AS/IS. JUST TOOK IT TO FOR AN OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS AGO, DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS REGULARLY WITH ZERO ISSUES. GOT IN VEHICLE TODAY TO PICK UP CHILDREN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS NO RECALL, NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND TO BE A "NO... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2010
VOLVO XC70 2003 TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. NEEDS A TOTAL REPLACEMENT. HESITATES DURING SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T GO INTO GEAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. POWER BOOSTER TO THE BRAKES ALSO HAS A SEAL ISSUE CAUSING POWER BOOSTER ELECTRONIC VACUUM TO CONSTANTLY RUN. *TR