Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 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 2,245,377 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.
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 48,535 complaints - component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: May 1, 2007
I OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI ACCENT. FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY SLAM INTO A LOWER GEAR OR WILL GET STUCK IN A GEAR. THIS CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES DURING WINTER DRIVING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN SHIFTING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR WILL BE STUCK IN 3 GEAR WHICH ALMOST HAS CAUSED AN A... Read more
CHRYSLER
PT CRUISER
(2002) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 30, 2010
Incident date: Jun 29, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF TRAFFIC, THE LINKAGE ARM HAD COME OFF OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WERE HELD ON BY BUSHINGS. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE MANUFACTUER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WILL DO THE REPAIRS HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2010
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STAYS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER HAVING THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE ON WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK YET AGAIN. NOW NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH THE SHIFTER TO GET IT INTO GEAR, IT NOW LUNGES VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM #09B11 SAYING OUR VIN WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. *T... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 30, 2010
Incident date: May 15, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. HE STATED THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER FROM THE RADIATOR WAS GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CUR... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
THE 2005 FORD EXPLORER, WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, HAS A DELAY THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES REARWARD. ALSO, THE TRUCK HAS A DELAY WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH SOME FORWARD GEARS AS WELL. THE TRUCK WILL DELAY OR HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS, THEN SLAM INTO THE NEXT GEAR. *TR
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ITS ACCELERATION POWER. IT SEEMED THE GEAR WAS OUT OF PLACE. IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN STOP ACCELERATION REDUCING ME TO DANGEROUSLY LOW SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, BUT I AVOIDED A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION,... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2010
CAR JERKS, HARSH SHIFTING, STAYS STUCK IN GEAR, WILL NOT GO BACK INTO FIRST GEAR. HAVE DONE OIL CHANGE, TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH, LEFT AND RIGHT 02 SENSORS, STILL SHIFTING HARSH CONDITIONS, FEELS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
MY 2004 MAZDA RX-8 ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND IS AGAIN IN THE SHOP DUE TO MANUFACTURER-RELATED ENGINE FAILURE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR I'VE BEEN LEFT STRANDED IN HAZARDOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE AND LOSS OF ENGINE COMPRESSION/ENGINE MISFIRES WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. AS A RESULT, I'M BECOMING INCREAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2010
I OWN A 2002 ISUZU RODEO. I AM THE ONLY OWNER. LAST YEAR 2009, IT SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING A JERKING MOVEMENT WHENEVER I STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE. IT GOT SO BAD THAT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME $695.00 TO FIX WHAT THEY SAID WAS A TRANSMISSION SEAL LEAK. IT RAN OK FOR A WHILE AND THEN I STATED NOTICING THAT I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEAR WOULD S... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 30, 2010
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
FLYWHEEL ISSUE IN A 2006 VW JETTA TDI. *TR
Incident date: Jun 30, 2010
HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY MAXIMA 2004 BECAUSE IS JERKING, I JUST TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IS THE TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR HAVE 51,000 MILES WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD THEY CHARGING ME 3,400 TO FIX. AND I STILL PAYING MY CAR AND I HAVE A FAMILY AND BILLS TO PAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.. I NEED HELP TO FIX MY CAR... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR SEL MINIVAN. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT APPROX. 56K MILES DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE (SO I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR). NOW THE VAN HAS 123K MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE FAULT CODE IS P0732 GEAR 2 INCORRECT RATIO. THE TRANSMISSION WILL HOLD 1ST GEAR AND NOT SHIFT UNLESS FORCED TO. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 4 AM IN THE MORNING GOING 60 PLUS MILES PER HOUR, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE MY VAN SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. MY ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT THE CAR WONT GO WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T ON JUST COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
I HAVE OWN MY 2000 328I SINCE 2000 WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM BMW OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. ON LAST WEEK WHEN PICKING UP MY SON FROM DAYCARE I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT PF A PARKING SPACE AND IT IGNORED THE GEAR SHIFT TO REVERSE. I THOUGH IT WAS ME ANT PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TRIED REVERSE AGAIN ONLY TO GET NOTHING. I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WORKED, I PUT T THROUGH ALL THE OTHER ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 27, 2004
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING FROM 20-30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR, DISENGAGE AND THEN RE-ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DEALER... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND WHEN IN PARK WILL NOT SWITCH OUT OF GEAR. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EXTREME PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, THE CLUTCH SHUDDERED WHEN DRIVING DOWN A HILL, IT NOT ONLY SHUDDERED, BUT IT MADE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHAKE AND RATTLE AS IF IT WERE FALLING APART.
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING, YET THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR OR ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROV... Read more
Incident date: Jun 24, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. BURNING SMELL IN CAR. THESE CARS NEED TO HAVE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Apr 29, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY RT 76 NEAR AKRON OHIO MY 2004 FORD FREESTAR WHICH ONLY HAD 79,279 MILES BEGAN LOSING SPEED AND BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING OUT THE BACK AND ENGULFED THE ENTIRE VAN WHICH HAD MY 2 CHILDREN AND WIFE IN. WE MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND CALLED FOR TOW , WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3,002.07 DOLLARS AND WAIT A WEEK FOR REPAIR TO BEC COM... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN HIS CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED AND THEN WENT INSTANTLY FROM 70MPH TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP. HE WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK, BUT THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT GIVEN THE HIGH SPEEDS. HE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING OF BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS SINCE THE INCIDENT WHICH SEEMS TO BE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE ... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 26, 2010
2001 HONDA CIVIC--MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THE HONDA CIVIC ON SATURDAY, JUNE 26. THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DROPPED OUT. THE CAR LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND ONLY REVVED ITS ENGINE WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR THE LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTION, AND WE WERE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO ABILI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
TOYOTA RAV4 2002- 50MPH ON A ROAD WHEN AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE HAD TO GO AROUND ME- AFTER THE VEHICLE PASSED, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO 3RD GEAR- CARS WERE ACCELERATING PAST ME CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER ALONG WITH THE CAR JERKING AND PULLING- TOYOTA ISSUED A "SERVICE BULL." FOR THIS BUT WILL NOT REPLACE FAULTY ECM- AND NOW THERE IS POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION DAMAGE- VERY DANGE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2010
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 FORD FREESTYLE. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING AND LUNGING FORWARD IF THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR BACKWARD IF THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. THE ISSUE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE AC IS RUNNING. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I WOULD BE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND NEARLY HIT A CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE. ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA PILOT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE START JERKING AND SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE KEPT LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
BMW 3 SERIES SUDDENLY NO REVERSE GEAR . NO WARNING NO ANYTHING JUST STOPS WORKING . SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES BMW . HOW IS IT THAT BMW/NA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS . THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . ANY ADVICE OR HELP ? *TR
Incident date: Jun 12, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND IT HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA CIVIC EX (N/A). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO LOWER GEARS TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED HONDA SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED HIM THAT T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2010
BOUGHT 2004 FORD EXPLORER IN 2008, NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS HARD TO PUT INTO GEARS BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL FOR FORDS. OVER THE NEXT YEAR STARTED NOTICING THAT WHEN YOU PUT ON THE BRAKE IT FELT LIKE THE REAR END WAS FALLING OUT, AGAIN TOLD THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF A FORD. JUST THIS PAST WEEK HAVE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT WITHOUT A BIG JOLT AND THE O/D LIGHT HAS START... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2010
2002 TOYOTA RAV 4 HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ECM IN THE TRANSMISSION. MY MECHANIC AND SANPORT AUTO BROKEN ARROW, OK FOUND THE BULLETIN AND ADVISED ME MY CAR WAS WITHIN THE 96 MONTHS 80, 000 MILES. SHE EVEN CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM AND ADVISED THEM OF THE ISSUE. SHE SPOKE WITH KYLE AT JIM NORTON TOYOTA HE SAID HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE BULLETIN SO MY MECHANIC MADE A COPY AN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2010
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY CAR, STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. LET CAR REST FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN FINALLY RESTARTED ONLY TO FIND MY CAR STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WITH SLOW ACCELERATION AND HIGH RPM IF NOT CAREFUL. CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I DO NOT KNOW EXTENT OF DAMAGES (FINANCIAL BURDEN) AS CAR IS LEFT IN MECHANIC SHOP, BUT ALREADY DEPENDING ON FRIENDS FOR ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2010
O/D LIGHT BLINKING AND IRREGULAR SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION. 2002 FORD EXPLORER DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. EVERYTIME I LEAVE A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RPM'S BECOME VERY HIGH (OVER 5,000) AND WILL NOT SHIFT. TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM RACING, I HAVE TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO SHIFT. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND WITH A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME THAT DO NOT A... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2010
2003 FORD TAURUS. CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. A FEW DAYS EARLIER DURING A HEAVY RAINFALL I NOTICED THE RPMS METER GO UP WHILE THE SPEED DIPPED. I PANICKED BUT HE CAR MADE IT HOME AND DROVE FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEREAFTER. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT. *TR
Incident date: Dec 31, 2009
WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST DRIVE POWER. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, PRESSING THE PEDAL WOULD CAUSE THE RPM'S TO INCREASE, BUT WITH NO POWER. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOING 40MPH WHILE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS ONCOMING AT 70MPH+. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED, THERE W... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH 57,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING ON THE THRUWAY AND PAYING A TOLL THE CAR JUST STARTED TO ROLL AND NOT GO INTO GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. I HAD TO HAVE MY VAN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 24, 2010
TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE JERKED REALLY HARD THEN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOOSE AND GAIN IN SPEED. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN. CAR WAS TOWED TO HONDA CARE SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY QUOTED 4600 DOLLARS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY VOICE IS HEARD! *TR
Incident date: Jun 25, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SATURN ION. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH THE CONTACT TO DETERMINE IF ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
WHILE LEAVING FOR WORK, SHIFTED COLUMN GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND IT SNAPPED OFF AT BASE. NO FORCE USED OTHER THAN NORMAL. *TR
JEEP
WRANGLER 4-DR 4X4
(2008) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 28, 2010
Incident date: Jun 22, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT COULD SMELL BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED A... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jun 24, 2010
WHILE I WAS FULLY STOPPED, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, MY 2003 TOYOTA SIENNA UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 30, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY BELOW 100000 MILES. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
R32
(2008) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 28, 2010
Incident date: Jun 21, 2010
MY 2008 VW R32 IS STARTING TO HAVE DSG TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 22,000 MILES. IT CLUNKS WHEN GOING IN AND OUT OF REVERSE AND DRIVE; IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE FORWARD GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THEN SUDDENLY DISENGAGES, JOLTING THE WHOLE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY WILL GET A PART TO TRY TO SOLVE IT, BUT NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 27, 2010
SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TURNING RIGHT AT A LIGHT THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND THE CAR DIDN'T GET TO 30MPH. I PULLED OVER AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP I TRUST, THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CLEAN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF IS SHOT. QUOTED IN THE RANGE OF $1800-$3000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2006
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SLIPS,JERK, AND STALLS SOMETIMES. *TR
Incident date: Feb 9, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER RECEIVED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE REPLACED AS COMPLIANT WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2010
DRIVING MY 2003 MURANO TWO DAYS AGO AT AROUND 25MPH UP A SMALL HILL. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO JERK AND LOSE POWER. I BRIEFLY LET GO OF THE GAS AND PROBLEM STOPS. I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AGAIN, AND AGAIN BEGINS TO JERK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. TURN IT BACK ON, TAKE OFF AGAIN AND JERKS AGAIN. I BACK OFF ON THE PEDAL AND HAD TO CLIMB THE H... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2010
JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK RECENTLY THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT LOOKS JUST LIKE NEW EVEN THE ENGINE AND INSIDE PARTS LOOK LIKE NEW. BUT RECENTLY THE TRUCK WOULDN'T REVERSE WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE ESTIMATE SCARED US IT WAS RIDICULOUS. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE JUST CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER BUT HE TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SOME DAMAGED ALREADY. AFTER WE BR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 26, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET HHR. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM GEAR TO GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD COME OUT OF THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000. U... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2010
WE OWE A 2006 AUTOMATIC NISSAN MAXIMA WITH NOW APPROXIMATELY 112,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WILL JERK REALLY HARD WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN 2 AND 3; WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAD OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE E... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
I OWN 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL, IT WAS SERVICED ALL THE TIME AT ACURA DEALERSHIPS, CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 82,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. MY TRANSMISSION A FEW DAYS AGO STARTED MAKING HARSH SHIFTS IN THE RANGE 20-40 MPH. TODAY I EXPERIENCED A CRITICAL SITUATION ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PULLED IN FROM THE RAMP AT THE SPEED ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, MY CAR ACCIDENTALLY LOWERED TO RPM LOWER THAN 1000 AND THEN AFTER A SECOND... Read more