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: Jul 7, 2010
MY RAV4 2001 MOTOR 2.0 HAS HARSH SHIFT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FOR ALMOST ONE MONTH IS PARK. I DO NOT USE BECAUSE ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MI TWO KIDS AND MI WIFE, PLEASE HELP ME I NEED TO REPAIR AND IT COST 1200 DOLLARS. IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. PLEASE STOP BEFORE WILL BE TO LATE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
2001 HONDA CIVIC EX WITH 138K MILES. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK (I AM A POLICE OFFICER) MY TRANSMISSION GOES OUT LEAVING ME WITH NO ACCELERATION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY CAUSING TRAFFIC TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TRANSMISSIONS TO GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING EVEN WHEN SERVICED CORRECTLY AND TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
3 CODES SET ON TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. CAR REVS LOUDLY BUT DOES NOT ACCELERATE MUCH. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS SOME PROBLEM TOO. *TR
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
ON MON., JULY 26, 2010 I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE DECK LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, CLOSED THE TRUNK AND CONTINUED DRIVING. AS I PULLED INTO MY STREET, (LESS THAN 10 MIN. DRIVE), THE DECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, LEFT IT RUNNING AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED THE TRUNK AGAIN,STANDING BEHIND THE... Read more
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Incident date: Aug 2, 2010
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO A HIGHER GEAR AND MOTOR KEPT REVVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WILL TAKE IT TO MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
EOS
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 2, 2010
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INQ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 24, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HESITATION AND SHAKING. THE REVERSE GEAR WAS NONFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PACK. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 24, 2008
OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR JUST STOPPED ONE DAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH! IT WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. FORTUNATELY, OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE COST OF THE NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND INSTALLATION OF TORQUE CONVERTER. IT HAD 70,415 MILES AT THE TIME. *TR
Incident date: May 30, 2010
ATM SHIFTING INTO REVERSE ON IT'S OWN AT SPEED OF 60MPH OR GREATER. 2007 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 WITH 53,806 MILES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE SHIFTS ATM ITSELF ABRUPTLY INTO REVERSE FOR SPLIT SECOND, CAUSING TIRES TO BRIEFLY LOCKUP, THEN SHIFTS ITSELF BACK INTO DRIVE. NO CODES REGISTERED/CAPTURED BY ONBOARD COMPUTER. DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN DETERMINED CAUSE BY DRIVING VEH... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING AT 15-40 MPH, THE GRINDING WOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MIL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 21, 2010
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES, WHERE MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING ON/OFF IGNITION, DEPRESSING BRAKES, AND TUGGING LEVER, THE GEAR WOULD THEN SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ON 08-01-2010, I WENT TO THE MALL AND SPENT SEVERAL HOURS THERE. WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, FEET ON THE BRAKES, THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
2005 FORD FREESTAR-SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO PRIOR WARNING, NO KNOCKING OR SOUND, JUST A TOTAL DISENGAGEMENT OF ANY GEARS. VEHICLE STILL RAN BUT COULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. IT ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO GOING OVER A LONG BRIDGE. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 24, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND BECAME HESITANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). T... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2003
2003 HONDA PILOT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 90000. SEEMS THAT THE RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK. JUST DO AN INTERNET SEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY OF US HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. SECOND TO THIRD GEAR IS THE PROBLEM. YOU DID FORCE THEM TO RECALL THE ODYSSEY PROBLEM IT IS TIME FOR ACTION FOR US PILOT OWNERS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 23, 2010
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2004. THE VEHICLE WAS CARRIED IN FOR THE RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP TOOK PICTURES OF THE TRANS AND SENT INTO THE HONDA COMPANY. WE WERE TOLD THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. AT 159,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND ALSO BEGAN LOCKING UP. THE LOCKING UP OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS AS IF MY WIFE WAS SLAMMING ON BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS ON THE IN... Read more
JEEP
COMMANDER 4X4
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 2, 2010
Incident date: Jan 31, 2010
2007 JEEP COMMANDER, 92,000 MILES, STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THIS STALLING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON ABOUT TEN OCCASIONS NOW, ONCE WITH MY KIDS ON BOARD, A SCARY SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST. SOMETIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM STARTS THE PARK ASSIST WILL TURN ITSELF OFF AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. WE H... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2001
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY, MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. POTENTIAL FOR TRANSMISSION TO LOCKUP AND STOP CAR ABRUPTLY AT ANY SPEEDS. HONDA WAS DIRECTED TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO 93 MONTHS AND 109,000 PER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS APPLIES TO ORIGINAL SALES DATE ONLY. DOES NOT APPLY TO TRANSMISSIONS THEY HAVE REPLACED ONE OR MORE TIMES ALREADY. SOME OWNERS ARE REPORTING THEY ARE ARE ON THEIR FOURTH TRA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
2007 MAZDA CX-7. 47,000 MILES. CLEAN ENGINE AND CLEAN OIL PER THE SERVICE DESK AT THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP. PIN RELATED TO TIMING CHAIN BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK AND RUINED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH ME AS I SLOWLY TRIED TO MOVE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED ALTOGETHER. WHILE THE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY, 6-LANE ROAD WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC. I SLOWED DOWN AS I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ANTICIPATING MY MOVEMENT, BUT THEN HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND SWERVE AROUND ME SO THEY WOULDN'T HIT ME. *TR
Incident date: Jun 18, 2010
I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR HESITATING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS REPEATEDLY HAPPENED. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 90,300 MILES ON THE CAR. IT REALLY SCARES ME WHEN I'M GOING AT LEAST 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AND THEN GET THE HESITATION OR PULLBACK AS IF IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. I'M AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING 35 MP... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON THE 2010 CADILLAC SRX PERFORMANCE TRIM STICKS IN LOW GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, LEADING TO INABILITY TO SAFELY MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY OR EXPRESSWAY. ONCE STUCK, THE ONLY WAY TO 'UNSTICK' IS TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP (0 MPH), WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN AND SEEMS TO 'RESET' ITSELF. MERGING ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS CONSEQUENTLY MADE UN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 HONDA PILOT WITH 118K MILES. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. I COMMUTE ABOUT 40 MILES TO WORK SO TODAY WHEN I GOT TO WORK I NOTICED THE FAN WAS STILL RUNNING. WHEN I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS HEAVILY LEAKING A SUBSTANCE THAT LOOKED LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR PUMPED FLUIDS INTO MY TRANSMISSION AND NOW I... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. MY ACCORD WILL REV UP AND WONT SHIFT- THE CAR SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK. WHEN DRIVING AROUND A LOT OF OTHER CARS IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. THE FAILURE IS THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED YET DUE TO COSTS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE TRANSMISSION ON THE AUTOMATIC 5 SPEED MAXIMA GET STRUCK AND OFTEN TAKES MORE THAN 5 SECONDS TO GET IN TO GEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SEEMS WIDESPREAD AMONG THE 6TH GENERATION MAXIMAS. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW AND IT SEEMS NISSAN ONLY WANT TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SO WIDESPREA... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 1, 2010
Incident date: Mar 27, 2010
AFTER 15 OR SO MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO MISS FIRST & SECOND GEAR SHIFTING ERRATICALLY IF YOU ARE MAKING A LEFT TURN, IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS THIS CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS & OTHER VW 2005 SUPER BEETLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THANKS. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Feb 2, 2010
I HAVE A 2000 BMW 323I. ON FEBRUARY 2010, ONE MORNING I WORK UP TO GO TO WORK. I TRIED TO BACK MY CAR PUT FROM MY DRIVE WAY BUT MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO REVERSE. THE CAR JUST STAYED LIKE IF IT WAS ON NEUTRAL. I GAVE IT SOME GAS AND ALL I HEAD WAS JUST THE ENGINE REVVING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. MY DAD LATER LOOKED IN TO IT AND FOUND OUT THAT WHEN THE CAR DROVE FORWARD IT HAD NO ISSUES WHAT SO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
TRANSMISSION GROWLING NOISE AND VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40MPH WHEN ACCELERATING MODERATELY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON LIGHT ACCELERATION. 2002 ACURA MDX. DEALER INDICATES I HAVE A TORQUE CONVERTER AND PRESSURE SWITCH 4 PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
I COULD NOT SHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR SHOWED UP HE ALREADY HAD THE TOOLS OUT TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER. HE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES. GOING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE. THERE APPARENTLY IS A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS A SPRING THAT BREAKS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 23, 2010
2005 VOLVO XC90 T6, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 64K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED UNEXPECTEDLY ON I95 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER A PROGRAM UPGRADE 3 WEEKS EARLIER. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT APPEARED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT CODES BUT ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
I WAS TAKING MY FAMILY TO THE BEACH FOR A DAY TRIP AND ONE HOUR IN TO THE RIDE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE! THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS! I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT FROM THERE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. NO REVERSE NO DRIVE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION, HAD I GONE THE WAY I WAS GOING TO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2008
IT'S A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, THE CAR WON'T GO INTO REVERSE, AND SOMETIMES WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN RECURRING FOR 2 YEARS, AND THE DEALERSHIP PRETENDS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN IN A BUSY STREET, OR IN A SLOPE WHEN YOU EXPECT TO BACK UP WHILE THE CAR ROLLS DOWN THE HILL. *TR
Incident date: Feb 24, 2010
VIBRATION AND CHATTER NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 15TO 50 MILES PER HR..THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 ACURA MDX WITH ABOUT 100,00 MILES ON IT NOW NOISE IS VERY BAD AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE OFTEN AND LOUDER WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2010 IF WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS HAD THIS PROBLEM WE WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS,THERE SEEMS TO BE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
I DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN MURANO. I HAD EXITED OFF THE INTERSTATE RIGHT TO A RED STOPLIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO ONLY DRIFT INTO THE INTERSECTION. I FLOORED THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY JERKED INTO MOTION AFTER MY LIGHT HAD TURNED RED AGAIN AND TRAFFIC WAS WAITING ON ME. PERHAPS IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM? RESTART A COMPUTER AND THINGS CLEAR UP. THAT'S WHAT I D... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE. NO EARLIER INDICATION. 2004 FORD FREESTAR. 105000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2002 VOLVO V70 XC70 AND AM HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY AND MAINTAINING CONSTANT GEARS AT CONSTANT SPEEDS. HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR MAY NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE WEB FROM OTHER 2002 OWNERS. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS? WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO FLIP TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2010
2005 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING AT 75,000 MILES. REDUCES MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND HAS PUT MY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2009
2001 LEXUS RX 300 - TRANSMISSION FAILURE APPEARS TO BE COMMON. MINE WENT OUT ABOUT 1 YR AGO. CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT WITH MORE DEPENDABLE PARTS. I DON'T HAVE THE OLD PARTS. THE SHOP I WENT TO SAID THEY FREQUENTLY HAVE THEM IN WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
APPROX -JUNE OF 2010 I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AT 114500M "AS IS". WHEN PURCHASED, IT DIDN'T LEAK WHEN SITTING STILL. I PAID JIFFY $122.00 TO POWER FLUSH THE TRANSMN FLUID. I LIFTED THE CAR AND INSPECTED IT MYSELF AFTER I THEN SAW A LEAK. I WAS GOING TO SIMPLY REPLACE THE DRIVERSIDE AXLE SEAL TO SOLVE THE LEAK PROBLEM. BUT I FOUND A MUCH MORE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WAS BUILD INTO THIS CAR, THAT THE M... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2010
HYUNDAI SANTE FE 2010 WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY 2010. WITHIN 3 MONTHS THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED TWICE WHILE IN ROUTE.AND DISPLAYED DIFFICULTY UP-SHIFTING AND DOWN=SHIFTING, 1ST - 3RD AND 3RD - 1ST. RETURNED TO SERVICE DEPT OF DEALER. SERVICE DEPT UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF INCIDENTS. WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS POST THESE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE "CLANGED AND BANGED"AND CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ACC... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
2004 FORD FREESTAR 4.2 ENGINE. TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR NO RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR, I WAS PASSING A TRUCK WHICH ALMOST TOOK ME AND THE KIDS COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE POWER LOSS. THE TRUCK DRIVER STOPPED TO HELP AND KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ENGINE RUNNING GREAT, BUT NO TORQUE. NO DRIVE, REVERSE NOTHING BUT A WINNING SOUND. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR ONLY HAS 88,000 MI. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY AT 65 MPH WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO STOP ON SHOULDER. CAR NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
2000 FORD EXPLORER,TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP,LOCK UP IN OVERDRIVE,PLACE IN REVERSE CAR LURCHES FORWARD.THE O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHES ENGINE RPMS ARE VERY HIGH.THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS 4.0 ENGINE AND THE 5R55E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND TO THE PUBLIC YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TYPE OF REACTION WILL COME OUT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2010
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 95 WHEN I STARTED TO FEEL THE CAR SLOWING EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN DRIVE. MOST CARS ARE GOING 60-70. I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE OF A BUSY CITY STREET. THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH I WAS IN NEUTRAL ANY TIME I TRIED TO DRIVE. MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC APPARENTLY HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WILL NOW HAVE TO PAY $2400 FOR THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I AM ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 13, 2010
I OWN A 2010 FORD FUSION SE V4, THE CAR IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NOT FIXED EVEN AFTER IT WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS. AFTER ALL THE ARGUMENTS I MANAGE TO GET THE RENTAL CAR (FOCUS) FOR ONLY 5 DAYS. I WROTE LETTER TO BOTH COMPANY AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW SERIOUS THEY ARE TAKING THIS MATTER. PLEASE HAVE THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR FIX THE PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE CAR B... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2010
2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE V6 AWD LIMITED I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START IT, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN I STARTED IT. LUCKILY MY FOOT WAS NEAR THE BRAKE, SO I INSTINCTIVELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAR IT WOULD HAVE GONE IF I HAD NOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY, ALSO LUC... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2010
THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE NOR WARNING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STOP SHIFTING GEARS. I WAS LEAVING HOME HEADING TO WORK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A SOMEWHAT SAFE LOCATION ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT WHEN I TURNED MY VAN OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS STUCK IN NEUTRAL ALL THE TIME. I LIVE IN NORTH TEXAS AND WITH THE TEMP BE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2010
AFTER TURNING RIGHT AT STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING SLOWLY WITH ACCELERATION, A LOUD/SHAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA (SIMILAR TO A CELL PHONE PLACED ON VIBRATE INSTEAD OF RINGING WHEN A CALL IS RECEIVED). WITHIN SECONDS, VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT, EVEN AFTER PRESSING ON BRAKES. I WAS A BLOCK AWAY FROM WHERE I HAD TO TURN TO ENTER OUR SUBDIV... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 30, 2010
Incident date: Jul 29, 2010
WHEN DRIVING MY LANCER EITHER ON CITY OR HIGHWAY, IT REFUSES TO SHIFT. THE RPMS GO UP, BUT THE CAR WONT ACCELERATE. IT ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN AS IF I'M PRESSING ON THE BRAKES (AND IM NOT) THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE GEAR WILL SHIFT AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. THE LAST TIME IT DID IT I RAN INTO A CAR. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES THE CAR ALMOST... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 3, 2010
I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD FUSION IN AUGUST OF 2009. THE CAR ALWAYS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO GEAR VERY HARD, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO "FLARE" BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. ESSENTIALLY THE CAR WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR (INTO NEUTRAL) AND THEN HARD SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. A FORD ENGINEER GAVE ME THE TERM THEY USE "FLARING". FOR... Read more