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 12, 2010
TRANSMISSION SHIFT DELAY FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, TRANSMISSION SLIP DURING ACCELERATION AS IF IN NEUTRAL THEN CATCHES AND JERKS. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 14, 2010
Incident date: Jul 2, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND EXHIBITED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS TO THE RA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,000.
Incident date: Aug 20, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 6,000 AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 13, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NEVER ANY PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURREN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. HOWEVER, THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NOTIFY HIM BY THE END OF THE WEEK TO INFORM THE VEHICLE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAG... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOUL... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2009
TOYOTA RAV4 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, HARD TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM PUTS MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ON RISK OF BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
MY 2006 DODGE CHARGE KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN PARK AND THE PINK RELEASE DOES NOT WORK EITHER, I HAVE TO SLIDE A STEEL WIRE ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GIVE. THERE ARE A MILLION FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS BASED OFF OF THIS EXACT ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? MAYBE NOT BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND CANT AFFORD TO FIX THE ISSUE SO I HAVE TO ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN VUE. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Incident date: Jul 9, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. THE TORQUE CONVERTER, BARONS AND WASHER KIT WERE REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
BRAUN
TOWN & COUNTRY
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 14, 2010
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
WE PURCHASED A USED 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY 13000 MILES IN DECEMBER 2008. IN APRIL 2009 AT 16000 MILES IT NEEDED ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. DEALER SAID BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED WITH WARRANTY AND THIS WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IN JUNE 2010 AT 32,000 MILES WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 14 2009 WE REPORTED THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 27, 2010
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT HAD DRIVEN WITH CAUTION AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2010
THE 2005 ACURA MDX THAT I PURCHASED FROM AN ACURA DEALER WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MY POSSESSION, I DID NOT ABUSE THE CAR AND I PERFORMED ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE ON IT. ONCE THE CAR REACHED 100,000 MILES, THE TORQUE CONVERTER BEGAN TO BREAK AND AT 106,705 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED BY AN ACURA DEALER. REPLACING THIS TORQUE CONVERTER COST ME $2793.85. *T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2010
I HAVE HAD MY 2002 TOYOTA RAV4 SINCE WE PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER BACK IN 2002. AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW AT 202,000. MILES MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS ITS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE FREEWAY AND BE EXPOSED TO YOUR TIRES LOCKING UP. AND/OR YOUR CAR NOT GO IN GEAR AT A LIGHT EXPOSING YOURSE... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 14, 2010
Incident date: Apr 1, 2010
05 & 06 NISSAN PATHFINDERS GOT A BAD BATCH OF RADIATORS THAT WERE INSTALLED INTO THERE CARS. THE RADIATORS ARE CRACKING AND ALLOWING THE COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DESTROYING BOTH AND LEAVING CONSUMERS WITH REPAIR BILLS BETWEEN $5500.00 AND $7500.00. THE DANGER IN THIS MATTER IS THAT CARS ARE OVER HEATING ON THE ROADS, AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING DURING DRIVING. HOW SAFE CAN IT ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2010
FAILURE OF 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER RELATIVELY GOOD PERFORMANCE FROM THIS VEHICLE, THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TRANSMISSION" LIGHTS BOTH LIT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, NOT ABLE TO OPERATE DURING ACCELERATION. MORE TROUBLING IS THAT DURING SLOWDOWN ON HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME, MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN. THIS TRANSMISSIO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO THE REVERSE POSITION AND THEN INTO DRIVE. WHILE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 14, 2010
SHUDDER IN UNDERCARRIAGE, POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH OVERDRIVE EQUIPPED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jan 28, 2010
IN 2005 WITH 140K MILES THE TRANNY WENT OUT ON MY 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX. I REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT TRANNY AT A COST OF $2000.00. NOW THE REBUILT HAS DIED AFTER ONLY 75K ADDITIONAL MILES. THE COST TO REPLACE IS $2500.00. *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC- I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR PROPERLY AND HAVE WENT IN FOR ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - ALL OF A SUDDEN- IT STOPPED ON STREET- I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THEY NOW SAY REPAIR BILL IS 3200.00- IS THERE ANY HELP I CAN GET. SAW INFORMATION ON WEBSITE STATING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONCERNING HONDA 2003 & 2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
I WAS ABOUT TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT TERRIFIED ME BECAUSE THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER TO MY LEFT THAT ALMOST HIT ME. AS I PRESSED HARDER ON THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE THE CAR, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD REVVING SOUND, AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK FORWARD, IN THE SENSE THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE: SOMETIME... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
CAR WAS SLOW TO SHIFT GEARS FOR ABOUT A MONTH. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. 4 DAYS PRIOR CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN IN THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CAR SLOWED WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AT AAMCO AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SHIFT CONTROL IS GOING BAD CAUSING ME TO LOSE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND SINCE THE SHIFT CONTROL IS IN THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 5, 2010
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, IT SUDDENLY SLAMS INTO THIRD GEAR CAUSING A VIOLENT JERKING AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR REMAINS IN 3RD GEAR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED TWO DAYS IN A ROW. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THIRD GEAR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS AN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
VEHICLE ACCELERATES 300-400 RPM AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. HAPPENS 70% OF THE TIME. CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE RIGHT IE, SOMEONE BEHIND THE CAR COULD BE INJURED. DEALER INDICATED TRANS HAS DELAYED ENGAGEMENT AND IN FAIL MODE, HAD CODE U0401 EEC TEST PINPOINT TEST FOUND PCM POWER RELAY MAKING BAD CONNECTION, CORRECT CONDITION CLEAR CODE ROADTEST. ST... Read more
Incident date: Jul 11, 2010
2000 RX 300 FWD WITH 95K MILES CROSSING CA HWY1 CAR STARTED MAKING DRAGGING NOISES AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DOES NOT GO INTO LOW GEARS, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME. TRANSMISSION IS DEAD DUE TO "ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW" ACCORDING TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILDING IT FOR $4000. THANKS LEXUS - I'M NEVER BUYING LEXUS OR TOYOTA AGAIN. *TR
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
2006 EXPLORER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR, HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERIODIC PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 20, 2009
2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE GM TO BUY BACK TRUCK BECAUSE OF DESIGN FLAWS AND SUSPECTED LEMON *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONSTAR ACTIVATED AND STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER CALLED ONSTAR TO TELL THEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE OPERATOR ASKED THE CONSUMER WERE THERE ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
I PARKED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 IN MY GARAGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY MORNING, I COULD NOT TAKE GEAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. I HAD TO PAY $99.00 FOR TOWING TO DEALERSHIP AND $349.00 TO REPLACE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 13, 2010
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
WHEN BRAKING OR IDLE, MY 2006 VW PASSAT (3.6L) WILL IDLE AT AN INCREASED RPM (JUST LESS THAN 1000, TYPICALLY IT IS AT 600-700 WHEN RUNNING CORRECTLY). THIS WILL MAKE THE CAR DIFFICULT TO BRAKE AND HOLD STOPPED AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO IDLE AT THIS HIGHER RPM UNTIL YOU BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIG... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 13, 2010
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE OVERDRIVE OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE WARNING LIGHT HAD RE-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SECOND AND FOURTH GEARS WER... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
P0740 TCC (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SERVICE AT PEP BOYS. CAME UP WITH P0740 SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER IN VICTORVILLE, CA AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT COULDN'T BE FIX BUT YET DIDN'T TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER PAYING THEM $102.00 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS. BUT INSISTED ON CHARGING ME $3,200 ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET EQUINOX THAT HAS BEEN SLIPPING GEARS (NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING) WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WEEK. JUST YESTERDAY, WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE DECIDED TO GO BACK DOWN IN GEAR, AND IT MADE THE VEHICLE JUMP. THEN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A BUSY HIG... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
2005 TOYOTA MATRIX WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME AND IMMEDIATELY START SHIFTING HARD. NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS. CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE GAS CAP, I ASKED ARE YOU SURE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON IT SHIFTS HARSHLY. NO PRETTY SURE IT IS GAS CAP IF IT COMES BACK ON YOU HAVE TO PAY $110 TO CHECK IT. AFTER IT CAME BACK ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2010
I WAS LEAVING WORK AND DRIVING HOME. IT TAKES ME ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET HOME. I WAS GOING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW BREAK LIGHTS SO I STARTED TO BRAKE UNTIL I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO MOVE I HIT THE GAS BUT IT WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD ONLY GO A FEW INCHES. I TRIED TO GET ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AWAY FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MY CAR REFUSED TO MOVE. IT R... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I WENT, MY ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE CRAZY BUT THE CAR WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 20MPH. THEN I HAD PARKED MY CAR TO CHECK WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND CHECKED THE OIL & WATER BUT IT SEEMED OKAY. WE WEREN'T THAT KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH CARS AND SO WE DECIDED TO LET IT COOL DOWN FIRST BEFORE WE TRY AGAIN. WHEN WE CAME BACK THE CAR STARTED AND ROLLED A FEW METER... Read more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2010
MY 4 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME HELPING TO CLEAN OUT THE CAR WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY KEYS OR ANYTHING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO PARK BUT ONLY AFTER IT HIT A FENCE AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THERE WERE NO KEYS IN IT. THER... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
MAJOR HESITATION WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER COMING TO A STOP OR TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (EVERY DAY). FORD DEALER SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 30, 2010
I JUST BOUGHT A 2003 ACURA MDX WITH 110,000 MILES. I DROVE THE CAR LESS THAN 15 MILES AND NOTICED A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE BUCKED AND THEN THE D5 LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THERE WAS HESITATION IN BETWEEN THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE SHOP GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION - I HAD IT LESS THAN 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. *... Read more
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 13, 2010
Incident date: Jul 11, 2010
MY JEEP WAS PARKED FACING DOWN A HILL IN A PARKING LOT. I WENT TO GET INTO IT, STARTED IT AND THEN EXITED THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS HOT AND I WAS LETTING THE AC GET GOING. AS I EXITED THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL AND PROCEEDED TO HIT 2 PARKED CARS , JUMP A CURB THROWING MY SISTER IN LAW OUT AS SHE WAS NOT ALL THE WAY IN THEN CONTINUED DOWN THE HILL UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND STOPPED. I NE... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 8, 2010
1. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WE ARE EASY CAREFUL DRIVERS. HOWEVER, WE FOUND OUT WHEN DEALERSHIP SERVICE PLACES "FLUSH" THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON CARS BUILT BY HONDA DURING THIS TIME, IT FLUSHES METAL PARTS DOWN TO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND NEEDING FULL REPLACEMENT. 2. TRANSMISSION ON 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDS TO BE REPLA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VALVE BOX THAT CONTROLS THE SHIFTING WITHIN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS BUT THEY WERE AWAITING MANUFACTURER APPROVAL BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Incident date: Dec 28, 2009
TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA IS FAILING, AND YET THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL. THROUGH SEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SWITCH GOING BAD IN THEIR FORENZA'S. THIS SWITCH IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE, AND INITIALLY WOULD ONLY "ACT UP" ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, NOW IT HAS PROGRESSED TO ONCE OR MORE A WEEK. *TR
Incident date: Jul 6, 2010
VERY MANY 2008 DODGE AVENGERS ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTERS GETTING STUCK IN PARK, INCLUDING MINE. (SEE WEBSITE AT THE LINK PASTED FOR PROOF: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/AVENGER/2008/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_MODULE_LOCK_UP.SHTML) SINCE MY CAR WAS JUST UNDER THE 36,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE FACTORY WARRANTY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO COVER TOWING AND FIXING IT FOR FREE. ... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 13, 2010
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER V8 AWD--WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE IT "CLUNKS" HARD INTO GEAR. THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE ENGINE SYMBOL LIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE ALSO DRIVES HARD AS IF IT ISN'T CHANGING GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY SAY THAT THE FORD TSB RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER, THEN RESEALING WITH FOAM SEAL FIRST BUT REFUSES TO GIVE ME AN ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS OF ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
2002 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WE HAD THE FIRST TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITHIN MONTHS, HONDA REPLACED IT FOR A LARGE DISCOUNT. HAD I KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS I WOULD HAVE TOLD THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. KNOW AT 130,000 LOST THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HURT OR KILLED BY OTHER TRAFFI... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2007
2005 KIA SPECTRA HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SEVERAL KIA MECHANICS AT VARIOUS KIA DEALERSHIPS (BANNER, PAT PECK, AND KIA OF SLIDELL) SAY PERFORMANCE IS NORMAL, BUT IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST PUTTING OUR FAMILY IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, BECAUSE IT SCARES US SO MUCH. OUR FAMILY LOVES THE SPECTRA, AND TAKES VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, BUT THIS UNSAFE CONDITION HAS MADE ANYONE WE KNOW ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 13, 2002
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. *TR
Incident date: Jul 12, 2010
2003 V6 HONDA ACCORD WITH 104,000 MILES FAILS TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR OCCASIONALLY. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN I HAD ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON IT, WITH THE SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER IN PHILADELPHIA. THEY TESTED IT AND TOOK ME FOR A ROAD TEST WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM. WHILE ON VACATION THAT SUMMER I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANS NOT SHIFT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2010
TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 ACURA TL WILL WITHOUT WARNING DROP TO A LOWER GEAR LOCKING UP THE DRIVE TRAIN AND SEND THE VEHICLE INTO A SKID. IT HAPPENS SO FAST AND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS A FOLLOWING VEHICLE COULD EASILY REAR END MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ACURA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX AT NO COST. SOMEONE WILL LOSE THEIR LIFE. *TR