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: Apr 22, 2010
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, MY 2003 FORD TAURUS STARTS TO REV AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TRY PUTTING IT GEAR WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. NOT EVEN A LITTLE JERK. GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP, THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANNY JUST STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. I TRIED GOOGLING THE DEFECT AND I FOUND A WEB SITE CALLED WWW.TOPIX.COM AN... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2009
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, I HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN MY CAR. WHEN I FIRST TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HERE IN MEMPHIS, TN, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE AGENT AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS NOT HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THAT I NEEDED MOTOR MOUNTS AMONG OTHER REPAIRS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE QUITE EXPENSIVE...ABOUT 3 DAYS AFTER HAVING THESE REPAIRS DONE, I ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 20, 2010
CHEVY MALIBU 2010 - BRAND NEW WITH 16MI ON ODOMETER. *TR
Incident date: Apr 18, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIR... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2010
2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE V6 AWD LIMITED I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START IT, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN I STARTED IT. LUCKILY MY FOOT WAS NEAR THE BRAKE, SO I INSTINCTIVELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAR IT WOULD HAVE GONE IF I HAD NOT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY, ALS... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 23, 2010
Incident date: Apr 23, 2010
I PURCHASED A 2005 VW NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE IN 10/2009 AS A WAY TO "SAVE MONEY" AND TRADED IN MY SUV. IT HAD 48000 MILES AND NOW HAS 56000. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE MY TRANS FLUID CHANGED, THINKING THAT MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY RUINED AND N... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
I AM IN ARMY & WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AT 5:30 AM MY VAN SLOWLY STARTED ACCELERATING THE MORE I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE FASTER THE VAN WENT, BY THE TIME I REACHED THE STREET THE VAN WAS UP TO 50 MPH I WAS AFRAID SO I CALL MY HUSBAND, TOLD HIM THE SITUATION & THE STREET I WAS TRAVELING, HE WAS ON THE WAY. BY THEN I WAS UP TO 60-65 MPH, I CALLED 911 STATED THE SITUATION, ASKING FOR HELP & TO... Read more
Crash
Fire
Incident date: Apr 23, 2010
TRANSMISSION BUCKS WHEN IN OVERDRIVE,DELAYS ENGAGEMENT IN REVERSE, TOOK VAN TO TRANS SHOP AND WAS TOLD CODES SHOWED DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING IT FIXED. *TR
Incident date: Mar 13, 2010
'09 TOYOTA TACOMA. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. DROPS INTO FIRST GEAR AND LURCHES WHEN TURNING A CORNER. TRUCK TRANSMISSION FEELS OUT OF CONTROL AT APEX OF TURN IN AN INTERSECTION. NOT SAFE FOR FOOT TRAFFIC OR OTHER VEHICLES IN THE INTERSECTION. DEALERSHIP SAYS TRANSMISSION IS OK. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON EDMONDS.COM FORUM. TOYOTA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE T... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
S CLASS
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 22, 2010
Incident date: Apr 4, 2010
SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK DUE TO THE ONLY PLASTIC PART ( SHIFTER MODULE) IN THE SHIFTER BOX. MERCEDES HEADQUARTERS TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE FIX WHEN PLASTIC PART BREAKS. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
FORD 2002 EXPLORER XLT LIMITED. I HAVE HAD A MYRIAD OF ISSUES, WHICH UPON RESEARCH APPEAR COMMON TO THE EXTREME. FRONT & REAR BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. SPRINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING -- O/D LIGHT BLINKS, SES LIGHT ACTIVATES, AND VEHICLES OVER-REVS, SLIPS, AND WILL NOT OPERATE IN OVERDRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS COMPLETELY SEALED, SO I CANNOT E... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
DRIVING ON A FLAT RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 30 MPH MY MINIVAN LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND THE VAN ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS $3000. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
I OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY OTHER PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO NOT RESPOND AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE. CURRENTLY, THE FORD GARAGE (PURVIS FORD, FREDERICKSBURG VA) HAS THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY NEED TO BREAK OPEN THE CASE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THERE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 10, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. NOW STARTING TO SLIP. *TR
Incident date: Mar 16, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 FORD ESCAPE HAS FAILED TWICE. TALKING WITH MY TRANSMISSION GUY I AM CONVINCED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH TO HANDLE THIS USAGE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
I OWN A 2001 HONDA CIVIC WITH APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF IN MY CAR FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE STARTED REVVING BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT REACH MORE THAN 20 MPH. FINALLY, MY CAR STOPPED MOVING ALL TOGETHER EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO SAFELY TRY AND MANEUVER MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I... Read more
FORD
EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
(2007) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 22, 2010
Incident date: Mar 15, 2010
COMPUTER CONTROL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANS. MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING UNEVEN SHIFTS AND ENGINE REVS TO THE REV LIMITER ON THE HIGHWAY. LASTS A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THEN IT SHIFTS NORMALLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE TRANS. SHIFTS NORMALLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK UNTIL THE CYCLE STARTS AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENED WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2010
2010 TACOMA CREW CAB WITH 10,000 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARM (DRIVEN) AND STOPPED (AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN), WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED TO BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. THERE ARE TIMES IT TAKES TWO TO THREE SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO 'CATCH' AND THE TRUCK TO BEGIN MOVING. YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE REV UP BUT THE TRUCK ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2010
2006 ACURA MDX CAN BE STOPPED AND KEYS REMOVED WITHOUT SHIFTING TO PARK. WE NOTICED THIS IN AN INCIDENT IN A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT WHEN CAR WAS PARKED AND MISTAKENLY LEFT IN DRIVE. KEYS WERE REMOVED AND CARS STARTED ROLLING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. SINCE THE INCIDENT WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT KEYS CAN BE REMOVED WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK. THE CAR WILL ROLL FREELY WHEN IT IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2009
I OWN A 2006 LEXUS ES330. I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR AND ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO LATER I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THERE SEEMS TO BE A JERK OR SHIFT AROUND 30 MPH. IT SHIFTS HARD WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH OTHER DRIVERS OR IT SEEMS THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR ON BOTH OCCASIONS. ALSO... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 22, 2010
Incident date: Apr 22, 2010
WHEN I AM DRIVING AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP MY CAR DOES A SUDDEN JERK. WHEN ACCELERATE MY CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN I STEP ON MY GAS PEDAL. *TR
Incident date: Apr 17, 2010
MY 2003 MAZDA TRIBUTE JUST RECENTLY BEGAN LOSING POWER. LATE LAST WEEK I NOTICED IT WASN'T GRABBING AS IT SHOULD SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC) BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. TOOK IT TOOK RECOMMENDED REPAIR SHOW AND THEY ARE INDICATING TRANSMISSION REBUILD IS REQUIRED. I JUST CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL LAST WEEK AND ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS PRIOR AND ALL WAS WELL THERE. ENGINE BLEW ON SAME VEHICLE AT 70K MIL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2010
I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SURGES AND REVS OUT. THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE VAN COASTED TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE VAN WOULD NO LONGER MOVE .THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CHECK LIGHT NO SOUNDS OR SMELLS NOTHING. THE THING JUST DIED SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON .THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 23, 2010
ON 3/23/2010 THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD WITH 80,500 MILES DIED WHILE IN DRIVE, WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPORTED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STAYING ENGAGED CAUSING MY CAR TO STALL AND THAT I NEEDED MY TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. I BOUGHT IT NEW, OFF THE LOT IN YORK PA FROM A SUZUKI DEALER. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, THE CAR BEGAN BUCKING AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO BUCK ON COLD MORNINGS AND AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MILES ON IT. THEN, LAST WEEK... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 21, 2010
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
I ALSO HAVE THE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 CONVERTIBLE VW BEETLE. EVERY TIME I DOWNSHIFT THERE'S AN EXTREMELY HARD JERK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM! *TR
Incident date: Apr 14, 2010
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 69,000 MILES. BEGAN EXPERIENCING GEAR SLIPPAGE IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE TO ALL GEARS. REBUILD OF TRANSMISSION WAS 3200.00. NO RECALL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY HONDA DEALER IN 2004 WHEN RECALL WAS ISSUED. I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL REGARDING TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THE FAILURE AND DAMAGE ... Read more
CLUB CAR
CARRYALL 2 LSV
(2011) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 21, 2010
Incident date: Mar 26, 2010
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2011 KIA SORENTO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE EX WITH THE V-6 MOTOR AND IT HAS EXTREME PULL TO THE RIGHT UPON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS JUST TOO MUCH HORSEPOWER FOR THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO SHARED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE SINCE IT'S INTRODUCTION IN JANUARY 2010. WE HAVE OWNED OTHER FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR HORS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2007
THE CAR HAS BEEN VIBRATING WHEN ACCELERATING FOR ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND IT IS 3X WORSE THEN BEFORE. I HAVE 33,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS TOLD THE NEXT STEP IS FOR ME TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND IF THAT DOES NOT FIX IT THEN THEY WILL REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS UNDER WARRANTY, IF THEY ARE JUST DELAYING FIXING ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2010
I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, INSTEAD IT REVVED UP AND FINALLY SNAPPED INTO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR PER THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES UNTIL NOW. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ON GOOGLE AND REALIZE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORDS. THIS HAPPENING HAS PUT ME IN A PLACE THAT I DON'T FEE... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 21, 2010
Incident date: Apr 20, 2010
UNDER NORMAL USE AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD UP AND DOWN THE GEARS. IT DOES THIS UNDER BOTH LIGHT AND HEAVY ACCELERATION. SEARCHING YOUR WEBSITE I SEE OVER 20 COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE YET, I SEE NO INVESTIGATION OR RECALLS LISTED. MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS WILL COST ME AROUND 7000.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, JUST FROM CALLING IN AND DESCRIBING THE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
SHIFT SOLENOID IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS AT 90,000 MILES. THE CAR JERKS SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF OR AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE ENGINE MAY REV HIGH THEN JERK. A MECHANIC HAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS COMMON ON THE 2004 MAXIMA'S. *TR
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 21, 2010
Incident date: Aug 5, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED GEARS AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT INCREASE IN SPEED AND IT STAYED IN ONE GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2010
ON FRIDAY, 4/16/10, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR VAN SUDDENLY SPIKED IN RPM'S AND THEN STARTED COASTING. IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC...I HAD TO MAKE IT SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD BE FINE AFTER COOLING DOWN. IT CRANKED UP FINE, BUT WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, IT DID NOTHING. IT W... Read more
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR. TWO DAYS AGO WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VAN ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN JUST LOST POWER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE (CAUSED AN ACCIDENT). I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH FORD FREESTARS. IT IS ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 21, 2010
Incident date: Apr 18, 2010
2.0T ENGINE WITH DSG TRIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. I'VE NOTICED, THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT AN HOUR (GIVE OR TAKE) AND IT HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS USUALLY DURING A STOP LIGHT/STOP SIGN OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. AS YOU HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START MOVING (IN OTHER WORDS NO PEDAL BEING PRESSED) THE CAR TENDS SHIFT/JERK BEFO... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2010
WHEN STARTING MY 2001 HONDA PRELUDE, PUTTING INTO D4 (AUTO TRANSMISSION) AND BEGINNING TO DRIVE, IT WOULD HIT 3 RPM AND NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT. AFTER HITTING 3 RPM, IT WOULD REV UP TO 5 RPM BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I FIRST DRIVE MY CAR AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING, UNLESS ALLOWING IT 10-15 MINUTES TO COMPLETELY WARM UP. IF 2ND GEAR DID HAPPEN TO ENGAGE, IT WOULD HAVE TO RE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 13, 2001
ONE WEEK AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION (2001 ACURA TL) WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. I WENT TO ACURA HONOLULU YESTERDAY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD TOTAL $6600 (NEARLY WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH). I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS YEAR'S MODEL HAS A ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2010
THIS IS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD SE WITH 66,000 MILES. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, RESULTING IN A SEVERAL-SECOND AG BEFORE THE GEARS RE-ENGAGE AND THE CAR IS CAPABLE OF ACCELERATING. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT LOWER GEARS (1-3). OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE SLIP HAS BECOME MORE SEVERE, DESPITE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES BY BOTH A HONDA DEALERSHIP AND... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2010
2001 TOYOTA RAV 4 TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STARTED SLIPPING, SHIFTING HARD AT LOW SPEEDS. HAS 144,480 MILES. AAMCO SHOP DIAGNOSED IT AS A KNOWN COMPUTER DEFECT, SENT FAULTY INFORMATION THAT FRIED THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE REPAIR IS UNDERWAY, TAKES 4 DAYS AND COSTS $3,900 FOR NEW COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR. *TR
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SINCE DECEMBER 2004 WHEN MY DAUGHTER LEFT IT FOR ME WHEN SHE MOVED. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES. SHE HAD NOTICED A HARD SHIFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE AND A ROUGH IDLE AND VIBRATION, BUT HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. EXCEPT FOR WHEN I HAVE BEEN OUT OF TOWN, I HAVE SERVICED THAT CAR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP RELIGIOUSLY. I COMPLAI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2010
PURCHASED 2010 BUICK LUCERNE IN DEC. 2009. HAVE THE GEAR SHIFT ON STEERING COLUMN. WHEN GEAR SHIFT IS IN DRIVE THE TOTAL ON STAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND 1/3 OF RADIO CANNOT BE SEEN. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD AND TURN YOUR BODY TOWARDS CENTER OF CAR TO SEE THE DIRECTIONS FOR NAVIGATION AND ALSO TO SEE DIALS ON RADIO. WROTE A LETTER TO CEO OF GM IN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 16, 2010
I ENCOUNTERED THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT'S SIMILAR TO OTHER NHTSA ODI REPORTS. THE PROBLEM - WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS FAIRLY COMMON WITH THIS 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA - STARTED WITH ROUGH SHIFTING AND CLUNKING NOISES IN THE POWER TRAIN AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THE ODD SOUNDS STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THEN BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND THEN FINALLY RESULTED IN FAILURE AT AROUND 111,000.... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 20, 2010
Incident date: Apr 20, 2010
MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS A DEFECT INVOLVING FLUID FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT POSTED ABOUT BY MANY OTHERS AND IT CAUSES MY CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 45-65 MPH. NEITHER NISSAN N.A. NOR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, RT 22 NISSAN IN NJ, HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE IN RECTIFYING OR EVEN ADDRESSING HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2002 FORD FOCUS SE STATION WAGON. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE HAS STRONG NOISE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK THREE TIMES TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING FAILED TWICE WHICH CAUSED COOLANT LEAK. ALSO, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *JB
Incident date: Dec 29, 2009
NO PRIOR WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD, TOWED TO DEALER, TRANSMISSION WAS FILLED WITH METAL CHIPS AND WAS BURNT, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED 1/4/2010, LASTED A MONTH, WOULD LURCH WHEN STARTING OUT, WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTION IT LURCHED INTO IT, RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER 2/10/2010, INTERNAL CRACK WAS FOUND, NOW ON 3RD TRANSMISSION WITH NO CONFIDEN... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2002) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 20, 2010
Incident date: Apr 9, 2010
THE PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICEABLE AT FIRST. THE SUV FELT HEAVY WHEN ACCELERATING, IT WILL JERK EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WAS LIKE THIS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO DAYS THEN THE O/D LIGHT FLASHED RAPIDLY AND ON THE MESSAGE CENTER IT DISPLAYED CHECK TRANSMISSION< THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPS ON EVERY GEAR IT REVS WITHOUT ACCELERATING AND WHEN UNEXPECTED IT CATCHES ITSELF AND LUNGES JERKS FORWARD. IT ALSO MA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2010
FRONT HEADLIGHTS (BOTH SIDES) FLICKER(BLINK) BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. WHEN THEY FLICKER I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN TURN ON AGAIN, THEN THEY ARE FINE. BUT I AM WORRIED THAT IT MAY GO BAD DURING DRIVING CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. ITS NOT THE BULB ISSUES AS ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS WOULDN'T DETECT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I TRIED FINDING SOLUTION ONLINE AND FOUND THIS... Read more
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 20, 2010
Incident date: Apr 10, 2003
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STATIONARY POSITION THE VEHICLE WILL DRAG AND THEN JERK FORWARD LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN THE PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING; THIS IS A FAILURE THAT ONLY OCCURS ... Read more
TOYOTA
CAMRY SOLARA
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 20, 2010
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
OUR 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY/ SOLARA ACCELERATED WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. THE REGULAR BRAKES ALSO FAILED AS WELL AS THE AIRBAGS. *TR
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