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 18, 2010
AFTER IDLING FOR AWHILE IN THE HEAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE AND IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE MYFORDFREESTYLE.COM YOU WILL FIND 8 PAGES OF THROTTLE BODY COMPLAINTS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER APPROX 4 MONTHS AGO COMPLAINING OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANS. WAS FINE, NEVER DID THEY SUGGEST OR CHECK THE THR... Read more
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 22, 2010
Incident date: Apr 5, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT EXPENSE FOR AP... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 22, 2010
Incident date: Jul 22, 2010
LOSS OF POWER ON FREEWAY, WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE LOST POWER, THEN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE POWER BY 'PUMPING' THE ACCELERATOR, SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, RESULTING IN A VERY RAPID DECELERATION FROM 70 MPH TO 45 MPH. THIS OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE HOUR, AT BOTH TIMES REQUIRING FOLLOWING MOTORISTS TO SWERVE SEVERELY TO AVOID. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
A 7-YEAR OLD BOY WAS CLIMBING FROM THE BACK SEAT TO THE DRIVERS SEAT OF A 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VAN AT THE TIME, THE VAN WAS NOT RUNNING, THERE WERE NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION.. YET SOMEHOW, THE VAN'S TRANSMISSION WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND PUT INTO GEAR. AS THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT SET, THE VAN ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A RAVI... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 10, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LUNGES WHILE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CAUSED REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE & KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER'S COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE & NISSAN NOR THE GOVERNMENT WILL FESS UP TO THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN ON-GOING SAFETY ISSUE & NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN & THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PUT PRESSURE ON NISSAN CORP. ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 9, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR (USUALLY THE FIRST TWO MILES OF THE DAY) AND AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATE... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 21, 2010
Incident date: Jul 21, 2006
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER. AFTER HEARING ABOUT MANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR/SEAL, I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE SINCE I ONLY HAVE 41,000 MILES AND ONE YEAR REMAINING ON MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I CALLED NISSAN USA INFORMING THEM OF MY CONCERN, AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FIX IN PLACE BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN ONE YEAR. THE WOMAN INFORMED ME THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A SPECIFIC P... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2004
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND WHILE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, POWER TRAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE WHINING SOUND BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION... Read more
Incident date: Nov 14, 2004
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 35,524 MILES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AT 51,000 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO REPAIR IT AT A 50% DISCO... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2009
MY 2003, V6 HONDA ACCORD STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT BECOMES PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES AND DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE RECALL. ONCE I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THE RECALL MYSELF, I TOOK IT INTO HONDA AND SHOWED THEM THE SAFETY RECALL... Read more
Incident date: Dec 7, 2007
MY 2006 FORD FUSION 3.0L V-6 IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ALL STARTED AT 55,000MI. IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AT ACCELERATION AND CLUNKS AND THUDS WHEN IT IS DOWNSHIFTING. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DECIDE TO TURN QUICKLY IF FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE TRANS JUST MAY NOT CATCH. FORD ENGINEERS KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS THE TRANSMI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR 05 NISSAN MAXIMA. RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB. THE COMPANY NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 21, 2010
THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT FULLY COME OUT, THUS ALLOWING SHIFTING WITHOUT THE NEED TO DEPRESS THE BUTTON. THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. SINCE THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING REMOTE IS INTEGRATED INTO THE KEY ITSELF, I CANNOT LOCK THE CAR WITHOUT THE SECOND KEY. NOT ONLY IS LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AKIN TO GIFT WRAPPING THE CAR FOR THIEVES, THE S... Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE ON IT'S OWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND CRASH INTO A BUILDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE GEAR SHIFT IN 2009 AND DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE OR ANY ASSISTA... Read more
Crash
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 21, 2010
Incident date: Jun 13, 2010
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TO FLORIDA FROM OHIO I FELT A BUDGE AND THEN HEARD THE VEHICLE SOUND LIKE IT WAS DOWN SHIFTING AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND HEADED BACK HOME DOING 40 MPH SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 2ND GEAR. ALSO THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS HARSHLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HA... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 21, 2010
Incident date: Dec 1, 2008
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 21, 2010
Incident date: Jul 20, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 VW BEETLE, I JUST MADE MY LAST PAYMENT ON IT. IT HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS MESSED UP. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS TWICE. HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO IN IT. REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION IS THE THING I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS OF OTHER BUYERS DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR 2005 ... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2010
CAR STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND IT TURN OFF ON ME, TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN, GOING 20-35 MILES AND HR BECAUSE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP POINTING..STEP ON THE GAS, CAR BARLEY MOVED, WENT TO GET CAR CHECK OUT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, REPLACE SENSORS, GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP AND IT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WILL TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR GET WARMER, FOUND IT, ITS THE TRANSMIS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2010
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND CAME UPON A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND I HEARD IT REV UP BUT DID NOT MOVE. WAS ABLE TO LET IT COAST TO THE SIDE. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED. THE MECHANIC LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID I WOULD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. BEFORE THE INCIDENT, IT NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF SLIPPAGE. STILL AWAITING TO COME UP WITH $1,300.00 TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 21, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 FOR FREESTAR. TODAY I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT IT INTO PARK, ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE, NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. [IT WAS ALSO REPORTED TO ME THAT THIS MODEL/YEAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILURES LIKE THIS.] *TR
Incident date: Oct 1, 2009
I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. RECENTLY, IT STARTED HAVING SOME PROBLEMS (AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES). WHEN I CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR THERE IS A HARD JERKING. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO CHANGE GEARS AND MY RPM'S GO UP. IT HAS DIED ON ME AT A STOP LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR IN ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 21, 2010
I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MAJOR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOST ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE D (RIVE) LIGHT STARTED BLINKING APPARENTLY SIGNIFYING A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST SPEED DOWN TO 10 MILES AN HOUR AND I HAD TO NAVIGATE OUT OF BUSY TRAFFIC VIA A LEFT HAND TURN TO A SAFE RESTING SPOT NOT KNOWING WHETHER I WOULD MAKE IT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR IN THE CITY I LIVE IN. WHEN I REACHED AN INTERSECTION,I STOPPED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GO THRU WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD TO GET HELP MOVING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER HAD WENT. MY VAN ONLY HAD ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 20, 2010
Incident date: May 1, 2002
AT 70000 MILES, JETTA GLS SEDAN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND STARTED REVVING HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, THOUGH THESE FORUMS ARE FULL OF REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AFTER A SERIES OF EXPENSIVE TESTS (400$ TOTAL) DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDS A NEW TRANSMISSION TO THE TUNE OF 5000$, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE C... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 WINNEBAGO ITASCA SUN CRUISER MODEL 32V WITH A 2001 WORKHORSE P30 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO PARK GEAR AND IT WOULD ROLL AWAY. OCCASIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM PARK, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2010
2006 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED *TGW THE CONSUMER SENT IN A TSB THAT WAS ISSUED REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES.. *JB
Incident date: Jul 5, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD STAY IN THIRD GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO THAT THEY COULD DETERMINE WHETHER THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
TWO INCIDENTS - WHILE MANEUVERING AT PARKING LOTS (EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE AROUND 100 DEGREES), VEHICLE'S ENGINE SURGED AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND A SECOND TIME BACKWARD. HAD TO APPLY HEAVY BREAKING TO AVOID HITTING A TREE IN THE FIRST INCIDENT AND OTHER CARS ON THE SECOND INCIDENT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE MESSAGE ENGINE SAFE MODE APPEARED IN THE PANEL. AFTER TURNING THE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
I PURCHASED MY USED 2005 BMW 545I WITH ONLY 55K MILES ON IT IN MAY 2009. ON OR ABOUT MARCH 2010, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING DURING ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES A HARD "JOLT" AS IF YOU HIT A LARGE OBJECT IN THE ROAD OR HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. ON ACCELERATION, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES REV WAY UP, WITHOUT ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION, AND THEN SLAM INTO ACTION SO FAST THAT IT FEELS LIKE BEI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2009
OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU, VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATING, WHEN IN GEAR HESITATES WHEN YOU ACCELERATED TO MOVE VEHICLE INTO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE MOVE VERY SLOWLY, THE RPM SHOW ENGINE HIGH BUT VEHICLE MOVE SLOW, BEEN INFORM BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT, GM HAS BEEN INFORM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE FROM THAT ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM AN ALMOST STOPPED POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS LAUNCHED ME INTO INTERSECTIONS AND CAUSED ME TO ALMOST REAR-END SEVERAL VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENS ON A WEEKLY BASIS OF DAILY DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER AT A COST TO ME(VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY) EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROB... Read more
Incident date: Jul 11, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC CANYON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE IGNITION AND GEAR SHIFT AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE TRANSMISSION/TRANS-AXLE WHICH INFORMED OWNERS THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD ENGAGE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER ALS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER RT. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARKING GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,704. I LIVE 65 MILES FROM MY WORK AND NEAREST DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO BE FIXED. FROM THE MANY COMP... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 20, 2010
Incident date: Jul 2, 2010
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. MY HUSBAND FOUND COOLANT IN THE TRANNY OIL AND THEN DID RESEARCH AND FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. OUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY RADIATOR LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE TRANNY OVER TIME. *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT; WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD; TURNED CAR OFF, THEN RE-STARTED IT. IT DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN HAD NO POWER, BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO GAS STATION. MECHANIC CHECKED FLUID LEVEL WAS GOOD AND DID NOT HAVE BURNT SMELL. TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN - MADE LOW WINDING NOISE AND WO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2010
OUR 2004 HONDA PILOT BEGAN MAKING NOISES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE WE HAD RUN OVER A PAPER CUP WITH THE RT FRONT TIRE. THIS SMALL SOUND GOT MORE FREQUENT. WE NOTICED IT HAPPENED MOST OFTEN WHEN WE WERE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED -- BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR ~ DANGEROUS NO DOUBT, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AS WELL. *TR
Incident date: Jul 20, 2010
MY INFINITI 2001 I30 SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GETS A COUPLE MILES IN CITY TRAFFIC. SORT OF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GETS WARMED UP. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OF FOR A LITTLE. THE SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE COST @ 400 TO 500. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AUTO TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE RANDOMLY JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT IT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT, LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER I AM BEING TOLD I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS QUOTED $ 4,200 BY THE DEALER. THIS IS NO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
HIGHWAY OR REGULAR ROAD DRIVING TRANSMISSION GIVES OUT. THE TRANSMISSION RED LINES AND THE CAR FAILS TO RESPOND MOSTLY ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE INCLINES. YOU MUST LET UP OFF THE GAS AND ALLOW THE RPMS TO DROP TO NORMAL AND ALLOW FOR THE CAR TO CHANGE GEARS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO ISSUES BUT THEY DO HAVE A TSB ON THE PROBLEM BUT CLAIM THAT CUSTOMER NEEDS TO PAY $2500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
FORD
EXPLORER SPORT
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 20, 2010
Incident date: Mar 20, 2009
DRIVING MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, WHEN THE O/D LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH AND THE CAR BECOMES JERKY, THEN LOCKS INTO GEAR SO I BRAKE PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A BIT , TURN IT BACK ON AND THE O/D FLASHES AND I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME BUT ONLY GOING SLOW AS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILD. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAD MY HUSBAND DR... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2010
I BOUGHT A '99 LEXUS RX300 FOR MY WIFE AT 62K MILES. I DID ALL OF THE SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE INCLUDING THE EXPENSIVE STUFF (LIKE THE TIMING BELT CHANGE). UNBEKNOWNST TO ME, THE ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AT THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED IT. I FIGURED IT WAS SIMPLE AND "ITS A LEXUS, RIGHT?". I FOUND OUT THAT IT WOULD COST $1700 TO FIX AND THAT IT WAS COMMON ON THIS MODEL. I IGNORED THE LEAK B... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 19, 2010
Incident date: Mar 21, 2010
VW NEW BEETLE WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT ARE DANGEROUS. IT WILL JUMP UNEXPECTEDLY AND AT ONE POINT I ACTUALLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE UNCONTROLLABLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT WILL ALSO HESITATE IN AN INTERSECTION MAKING FOR A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
I GOT OFF WORK YESTERDAY JULY 17 2010 AND ATTEMPTED 2 LEAVE. EXCEPT I COULDN'T BECAUSE WITHOUT WARNING MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK..I. HAVE ONLY 36,056 MILES ON IT AND BECAUSE I DO WHEN I CALLED DODGE 24 HR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THEY WANTED ME 2 PAY FOR THE TOW FEE..BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A SATURDAY SO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. I HAD 2 FIND A RIDE HOME AND WHEN I DID ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2010
2002 ODYSSEY - CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 100K MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED A P0740 CODE. DEALER STATED COST WOULD BE $5500, BUT WOULD REDUCE IT TO $3000. THIS INCLUDES A NEW TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER. THEY SAID THAT BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED TO ACTUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WOULD COME BACK IF TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY REBUILT. NEXT, I TOOK THE VAN TO A 3RD PARTY SHO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WHICH PREVENTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LUNGED BACKWARDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THEY WILL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 DODGE NEON. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE TRANSMISSIONS SECOND GEAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD METAL SHAVINGS, BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,0... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
2006 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, REQUIRING ME TO USE THE BRAKE HARD. ALSO, WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO BACK UP OR IN SLOW FORWARD SPEEDS (SUCH AS PARKING) , THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN. FORD HAS IDENTIFIED IT AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATION OF WHEN MY CAR CAN BE REPAIRED. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION JERKS SO WHEN DRIVEN IT STOPS TWICE N SHAKES. *TR
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
WAS DRIVING IN TENNESSEE ON HIGHWAY 81.I FOUND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE SPEED UP GOING TO THE TOP OF THE HILLS, THE NEXT DAY WE FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS A LITTLE LOW AND GOT TRANSMISSION FLUID. NOW WE ARE HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS. WE BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN TO HAVE IT TESTED, AND THEY GIVE US WELL WE'LL CHANGE THE FLUID AND MAY BE THAT WILL HELP. OR IT COULD BE THIS OR THAT OR SOMETHING ELSE... Read more