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
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 4, 2010
Incident date: May 14, 2010
WENT TO DEALER FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSORS ARE INDICATING THAT THERE IS MOISTURE GETTING INTO MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO A ISSUE WITH THE DIP STICK NOT SEALING PROPERLY. WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $192.00 (PARTS AND LABOR) TO REPAIR. THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT IF MY TRANSMISSION DID GO OUT DUE TO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
2000 RX300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 121,000 MILES ... DEALER DOES NOT DO REBUILDS, SO QUOTED FOR $4100 A NEW ONE WITHOUT ANY DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT EXACTLY WAS WRONG WITH IT. HAD IT TOWED TO REPUTABLE SPECIALIST, AND WAS TOLD A REBUILD WOULD COST MORE THAN A "RE-MANUFACTURE" ... $3600 + TAX FOR 12 MONTH WARRANTY. GOT IT DONE, BROUGHT IT HOME THE 1ST DAY AND IS LEAKING TRANSMIS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN TO DRIVE IN A SLUGGISH MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 4, 2010
Incident date: May 31, 2010
MY 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER V6 AT TIME HAS VERY ROUGH SHIFTS. THE TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS TO HESITATE AND LAG WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE DURING NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING 20 TO 60. *TR
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO 2500
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 4, 2010
Incident date: Aug 24, 2009
MY 2006 DURMAX DIESEL 2500 TRUCK HAS TRANSMISSION HOSES THAT RUN FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THESE HOSES HAVE ALUMINUM PIECES ON EACH END AND THEY SEEP OIL AT THE JOINT WHERE THE ALUMINUM JOINS A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE IN THE CENTRE. THEY CONTINUOUSLY LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL ON THE GROUND AT THIS CRIMP JOIN. THE COLDER THE WEATHER, THE WORSE THESE HOSES LEAK. I FEEL BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TH... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 4, 2010
Incident date: Apr 1, 2010
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT AT OWN EXPENSE WHEN IT WOULDN'T SHOW CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT IN TANK BELOW HALF FULL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 50K MILES. NOW WITH JUST UNDER 95K MILES, AM HAVING ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION NOT LOCKING INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS IS THE SITUATION OFTEN DESCRIBED AS HEAVY VIBRATION AROUND 45 MPH, AS WELL AS AROUND 60 MPH. HAVE HAD DEA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CONNECTION IS PLASTIC AND CRACKED. ONCE THIS PIECE CRACKS, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I PARKED MY CAR, AND THE NEXT TIME I TRIED TO LEAVE, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HESITATION IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED TO A PERMANENT CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TI... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2010
I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 4/25/10 WITH A 1993 LEXUS SC400 VIN# [XXX] . I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I FEEL THAT THE COMPUTER CHIP CONTROLLING EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR IDLING SPEED FAILED AS THE VEHICLE COULD NOT COME TO A HALT AND RESULTED IN A COLLISIO... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 25, 2010
I JUST PURCHASED A CAR FROM A THIRD PARTY AND THE CAR DROVE NICELY BUT IT HAD SOME DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. HE WENT THROUGH THE CAR AND CHECKED THE CODES. THE CODE THAT CAME UP WAS THE TC (TORQUE CONVERTER) SOLENOID. HE RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OIL TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT KNOCK OFF SOME CRUD OFF THE SOLENOID. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO GET IT SERVIC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
1999 FORD WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 114,000 MILES DESPITE HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR ISSUES OF THIS NATURE. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE ON-RAMP OF I-25 WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING; AFTER PULLING OVER TO CHECK FOR DAMAGE (AS I WAS SURE I HAD HIT/RUN OVER SOMETHING), I FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL AND PROCEEDED ONTO THE INT... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 65MPH DOWNHILL FROM LOS ANGELES TO FREMONT, CA. TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO SHIFT DOWN, LOCKED UP AND ENGINE RPM WENT ABOVE 3000. TCS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION D LIGHT WAS FLASHING NO RESPONSE TO GAS PEDAL. WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL TO NEXT EXIT SINCE IT WAS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2009
I HAVE A 2003 MAZDA MPV AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS FROM 4TH TO 3RD; FROM 3RD TO 2ND; AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. IT DOES THIS EVERY DAY. IT IS SO BAD SOME TIMES I THINK WE ARE GOING TO GET SOME KIND OF NECK/BACK INJURY. I DO NOT KNOW WHY MAZDA HAS BEEN SITTING ON THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND UP TO NOW HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT I BOUGHT THIS VAN FROM MAZDA WITH 11K MILES ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
TOUAREG
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 4, 2010
Incident date: May 8, 2010
2004 VW TOUAREG V-8 MANY PROBLEMS BUT 3 WORTH REPORTING: FOR NO APPARENT REASON PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED OR UNLATCHED BY USING ANY KNOWN MEANS INCLUDING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, ELECTRIC LOCK ACTUATOR CLICKS AS IF THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED BUT THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED OR UNLATCHED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO VW DEALERSHIP AND WORKED ON BY DESTROYING THE DOOR HAN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 29, 2009
ERADICATE BEHAVIOR OF TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD,GOING INTO REVERSE FROM PARK WITH A HUGE CLUNK. ALSO, SLIPPING AT TIMES. WHEN MAKING A LEFT/RIGHT TURN FROM A ROAD TO ANOTHER, CAR WOULD SLUGGISHLY MOVE-VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD A NEW COMPUTER WAS NEEDED TO VERIFY IF THE PROBLEM WAS ECU RELATED OR THE TRANNY..I ASKED WHY A NEW COMPUTER WASN'T AVAILABLE TO T... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 4, 2010
Incident date: Jun 4, 2010
FAILURE OF DSG TRANSMISSION AND DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ON 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. *TR
Incident date: May 31, 2010
I HAVE A FORD FUSION 2010. I FIRST NOTICED MY CAR HAD AN ISSUE IN APRIL. I WAS BEHIND A TRUCK AND IT WAS SLOWING DOWN SO I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. I WAS IN KY OVER THE WEEKEND AND NOTICED THE CAR SPEEDING UP INTO PASSING GEAR AFTER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. I GET HOME FROM KY AND FIND A RECALL FOR A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I DID NOT REPORT TH... Read more
FORD
EXPEDITION
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 3, 2010
Incident date: May 27, 2010
IN THE DAYS PRIOR I WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE GEAR SHIFT (AUTOMATIC) IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN PARK ON THE FLAT PART OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I STEPPED INTO THE GARAGE FOR LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. THE CAR ROLLED AWAY DOING SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND TAKING OUT THE NEIGHBOR'S TREE AND LANDSCAPING. THE GENTLEMAN THAT HELPED ME CAN ATTEST TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AND ABNORMALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
WE HAVE A 2002 MAZDA MPV (FIRST OWNERS) WITH 104K; FOLLOWED ALL MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE. DIED ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP. THEY WANT 6000$ TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION (WITH A REBUILT ONE). I'M SHOPPING AROUND. THE CAR ISN'T WORTH 1/2 THAT FOR TRADE-IN. WE HAVE HAD THE TRANS MODULE REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. *TR
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
1. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN I STOPPED FAST 2. TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND TAKES ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO POP BACK INTO GEAR. 3. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THEY COULD REPLACE A $1,000 PART. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUIDS WERE REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS EXPERIENCE JERKING BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. IT'S AT 71,000 MILES AND HAVE JUST FINISHED PAYING IT OFF. I HAVE READ MANY PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHAT IS IT GOING TAKE FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX IT? HOPEFULLY NOT A DEATH. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2009
REPLACED TRANSMISSION 20,000 MILES AGO WITH THE DEALER AND NOW IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE A SURGING PROBLEM WITH THE RPM'S IN WHICH IT GOES UP TO 4,000 RPM'S AT TIMES. THIS PROBLEMS OFTEN OCCURS EVERYDAY WHILE IM DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE PAST BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED , AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN ON THE STREETS. I REPLACED A COUPLE OF PARTS AND HAVE DONE WORK TO THE CAR ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 5, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE GEARS BEGAN SHIFTING WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD AND READ MANY PERSONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS *TR
Incident date: Jun 3, 2010
THERE WAS ONLY ONE EVENT THAT LED UP TO MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DURING SOME COLD DAYS (EST. 12-20 DAYS) OVER THE PAST TWO WINTERS, THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IN THE MORNING. ONCE WARMED UP, THE CAR WORKED FINE. I WAS CAREFUL TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PER THE MANUAL, AND EVEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES EARLY. I ALWAYS NOTIFIED MY MECHANIC OF THIS SYMPTOM BUT WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L, MILEAGE 104,000. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SLOWED TO FIRST GEAR. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE CAUSING ACCIDENTS. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER THAT. 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-L [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Incident date: Oct 12, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS AND THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED UP TO 6000. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BACK IN GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A VALVE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINU... Read more
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER BROKE OFF OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ACURA 2003 3.2TL COMMON TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODES PO740 AND PO730. SHIFTS ERRATICALLY LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHERS. VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST. WE HAVE LEARNED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN. HONDA CITY IN WISCONSIN - DEALER SCAMMED US. CARFAX DID NOT LIST THE REPAIR!!! DEALER IS TELLING US TO DRIVE IT IN AND RI... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TCF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND BEGAN SPUTTERING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V176... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION GOING WITH LESS THAT 56000 MILES ON VAN ...MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING... IN RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING DUE TO CHEAP MATERIAL USED IN THE TORQUE CONVERTERS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
I HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT. IT JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE ROARS AND THE RPM SHOOTS. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME MIGHT THINK THAT IT IS MOVING AND CAN COME AND HIT FROM BEHIND. IT ALSO HAS ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 1, 2010 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW THE VEHICLE MOVING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
WE SHOULD BE AT KINGS ISLAND RIGHT NOW AS I SPEAK. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS ON THE WAY THERE WHEN ABOUT 25 MINUTES INTO THE RIDE-OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER-THE TCS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON! ALL OF A SUDDEN THE THING STARTED JERKING LIKE A BULL AND THE RPM'S REVVED UP AND WE LOST POWER & IT KEPT JERKING -SCARED US TO DEATH!! WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE ON. WE BOUGHT... Read more
Incident date: May 27, 2010
I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND HAD JUST STARTED UP AN INCLINE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN ST.LOUIS (HWY 64 & LINDBERGH). AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, I HEARD AN AWFUL NOISE AND REALIZED I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS....JUST GONE! LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF/COAST INTO A NEARBY MALL'S PARKING LOT (PLAZA FRONTENAC). W... Read more
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER
(2002) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 2, 2010
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
I HAVE AN 02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED IT IN 08. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO REPORT THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS SWITCHING AROUND ON ITS OWN AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PUT ITSELF IN 4WD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM AND THE 4WD BOX NEEDED TO BE RESET BUT IT WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY PRO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
THE GEAR WOULDN'T GO LOWER THAN "D", NO L1 AND L2. ALSO NOTICED HIGH NOISE DURING THE DRIVING, MAKING ME FEEL THAT THE CAR IS MOVING AT THE LOWER GEAR. THE CAR HAD THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALL, AND SERVICED (5 YEARS AGO). ACCORDING TO THE WEB, THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OWNERS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUE. HONDA ASKED ME TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS ($95), BUT THEY WON'T GUARANTEE ANY S... Read more
FORD
EXPEDITION
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 2, 2010
Incident date: May 30, 2010
DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED IN THE MORNING. AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES THE CAR POWERED TO A CRAWL AND GAVE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE ALERT. PULLED TO SIDE. POWERED DOWN CAR AND THE RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT. THIS DESCRIPTION IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM AS PEOPLE ARE ... Read more
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 2, 2010
Incident date: Apr 15, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH ON APRIL 15, 2009, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND I... Read more
Incident date: Mar 26, 2009
TOYOTA RAV4 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT CRAZY AND CAR STARTED LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN NOT GOING WHEN IT SHOULD. IT CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT SOME TIME AGO, BUT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE AND WE HAVE NOT FELT SAFE ENOUGH TO EVEN KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. IF PEOPLE ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS US TO HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED, IT COULD VERY WELL CAUSE A FATAL ACCID... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
I GOT INTO MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER THIS MORNING, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2009 AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS REPORTED ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. PLEASE FORCE CHRYSLER TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
2003 FORD TAURUS, 120,000 MILES NO WARNING CAR JUST STOPPED GOING MOVING, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING, GOES IN EVERY GEAR JUST NO MOVEMENT, HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT 3 YRS AGO. *TR
Incident date: May 12, 2010
2010 DODGE RAM GOES INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
O/D LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BY FORD PLEASE DO SOMETHING THEY ARE TAKING WE THE CONSUMERS FOR GRANTED. *TR
Incident date: May 31, 2010
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY, WHICH I BOUGHT IT USED,I BELIEVE HONDA MADE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT YEAR. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT AS MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER,DESPITE THEY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HONDA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Incident date: May 27, 2010
MY 2005 VOLVO XC90'S TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER WHICH IN TURN REQUIRED SEVERAL CARS TO HAVE TO "SLAM" ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THEIR "SLAMMING" ON THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CARS BEHIND THEM TO HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THEM. AFTER TAKING THE SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAG... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2008
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL FOR IGNITION INTERLOCK, AND WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. THEY INSTALLED THE INCORRECT PART, WHEN ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, IF THE INTERLOCK WAS INOPERATIVE, THE SHIFTER WAS TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT INSTALL THE SHIFTER, RATHER THEY INSTALLED THE LOAD LIMITING PUSHROD WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE O... Read more