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 5, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED AND BEGAN JERKING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Incident date: Apr 18, 2010
HELLO, I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) FAILURES. I HAD NO WARNING AT ALL THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, THERE WAS NOT LIGHTS OR SOUNDS EVEN WHEN IT COMPLETELY FAILED THERE WERE STILL NOT A SINGLE LIGHT OR NOISE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN WHERE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 20, 2010
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 92 CHEVY CAMARO [XXX] SMELL OF GAS FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED - FUEL TANK INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT 92C360 DATE 6/01/1994. WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND STATED HE CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR ARE NO LONGER VALID. A/T SHIFT CABLE RECALL NHTSA92V... Read more
Incident date: Mar 20, 2010
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I-77 IN ROCK HILL SC WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE VAN FELT LIKE IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR. LUCKILY I WAS BEGINNING TO EXIT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED OR ME AND MY 3 CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION BLEW! NO WARNING,NOTHING. $2200.00 LATER I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH FORD FREESTARS. I ALSO UND... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA WITH THE VERY SAME TRANS PROBLEMS IN THE LOWER GEARS. HARD SHIFTING, SLAMMING INTO GEAR, ETC. FORTUNATELY, IT IS STILL DRIVABLE FOR NOW. I DON'T HAVE THE $3500 TO FIX IT. THIS AFTER JUST SPENDING $1700 FOR A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER 3 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR IS A MONEY PIT. NEVER AGAIN!!! TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT I CAN STILL DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WONT GO ANYMORE. THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIK... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2010
2005 FORD FREESTAR, TRANSMISSION. ON SATURDAY 4/17/2010 MY VAN WORKED FINE. ON MONDAY MORNING I WENT TO TAKE IT TO WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. AND REVERSE WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK HOME. BUT TODAY WHEN I TRIED TO FINE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST STALL. AND I COULD NOT GET IT BACK HOME. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK HOME BUT DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT. THIS PROBL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2010
THE TCA AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED FROM 100KM/HR TO 40KM/HR. LOST ACCELERATION EVEN WITH RPM BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000. LATER INFORMED THAT VAN IS LOOSING 3RD GEAR TO NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION FAILURE DETECTED. *TR
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 TAURUS SES AND WAS FOLLOWING A TRUCK GOING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK AND WAS GOING LIKE LESS THAN 5MPH SINCE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS GOING SO SLOW AND WHEN I WENT TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER PASSING THE TRACKS THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS ON IT MORE. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST STOPPED AT FIRST THAN STARTED MOVING AGAIN SO I PULLED OVE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2010
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- '04 MAXIMA SE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 53,000 MILES. EXPERIENCE SUDDEN AND SEVERE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST - 2ND, 2ND - 3RD AND BACK DOWN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, HOWEVER HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FRONT TO BACK END COLLISION. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 19, 2010
Incident date: Mar 8, 2010
TRANSMISSION ON THE VW NEW BEETLES ARE FAULTY. CARS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 45,000 MILES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION GOES. THIS HAS BEEN A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ON WEBSITE FORUMS LIKE NEWBETTLE.ORG AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
I OWN A 1999 DAEWOO NUBIRA. FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO IT DOES WHAT THE TOYOTAS ARE DOING. MORE SO IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS PAST SATURDAY WHEN I WAS STOPPED IT STARTED REVVING IN DRIVE, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, IT REVVED HIGHER, I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT SETTLED DOWN. THIS MORNING AT 2 AM. IN COOL WEATHER, IT EVEN WAS REVVING IN PARK, I HAD TO TURN IT OFF. WHAT SHOULD I DO. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER COMPLA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2010
2002 FORD EXPLORER. ONLY OWNER 115,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY, WELL MAINTAINED. O/D LIGHT FLASHES, WARNING MESSAGE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION. IMMEDIATELY TAKEN INTO FORD SERVICE SHOP. CHARGED $90 FOR DIAGNOSIS: SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THEY WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL OF $720 TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. WHEN ASKED FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD RANGE FROM THE $720 - $3,0... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2010
OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL ON US AT 80,000 MILES IN 2008. NOW 2 YEARS LATER AT 119,000 IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE STRANDED WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, THIS LAST TIME ON SATURDAY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE ARE NOW FACING ANOTHER $4000 REPAIR BILL. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 39,000 MILES OR HALF OF THE ORIGINAL. *TR
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
2005 FORD FREESTAR 70,000 MILES WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. LUCKILY SHE SAFELY COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. LOCAL FORD DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PRICE WAS $3000. VEHICLE HAD NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING OR ANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Apr 5, 2010
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND INTO THE PRIOR SELECTED GEAR. SUDDENLY, THE TIRES SCREECHED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ADDITIONALL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2010
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND THE SPEED RATE DECREASED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER HAS STARTING SLIPPING AND FAILING TO GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT WASN'T ON THEN COMES ON AND GOES OUT - DEPENDING ON WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. IT APPEARS TO NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION NOW. IN LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON THIS I NOTICED A RATHER LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS AND PROBLE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2010
2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY MACHINING OF PISTON PATHWAYS IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING. MY EXPLORER WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE OUT ON THE INTERNET AND YET FORD WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Apr 8, 2010
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 (WITH APPROXIMATELY 84K MILES) AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED INSTANTANEOUS FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO A NEAR COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE INTO PARK. WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, ... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
S600
(2007) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 19, 2010
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
IN REPEATED INCIDENTS, DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IN MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ S600 HAD NO APPRECIABLE EFFECT. I WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, LEFT ADRIFT IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC. MERCEDES BENZ'S LARGEST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, EVEN AFTER ADVISING ME THAT THEY WERE "CONFIDENT" THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE, A... Read more
Incident date: Dec 23, 2009
1) THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY AND FLUID FROZE. THAT IN TURN SHORTED OUT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (MAIN COMPUTER) WAS TOLD FCM INTERNAL FAULT NEEDS TIPM. DO NOT HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. 2) 1-27-10 HEATER/DEFROSTER QUIT WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. WHEN REPLACING FOUND A BROKEN DOOR IN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY. HAVE NOT REPLACED THE DOOR. 3) VERY BAD F... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2010
PURCHASED USED 2002 ODYSSEY FEB 2010 WITH 89,000. IN MARCH 2010, VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP DURING DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE AGAIN AND OPERATE. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A DEAL FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALER STATED THAT THE CODE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT INDICATED THE TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2010
MY TACOMA 2010 SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR GOING AROUND CORNERS -- AFTER I'VE SLOWED DOWN TO ROUND THE CORNER THE TRUCK REVS HIGH WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT FINALLY GETS INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALMOST ALL CORNERS, BUT NOT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I DO NO THINK THE CORNER CAUSES THE PROBLEM, IT'S JUST THAT THE TRUCK IS DOWNSHIFTIN... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
CC
(2010) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 19, 2010
Incident date: Sep 30, 2009
PROBLEMS WITH VW DSG TRANSMISSION - 2010 CC SPORT. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 19, 2010
Incident date: Apr 19, 2010
MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS 58,000 AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY ONCE I REACH 40 MPH AND OVER ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION MAKING IT SHAKE VERY VIOLENTLY. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THIS HUGE PROBLEM IS ANYWHERE FROM $3500-$4500. I CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS ONLY TO HEAR THAT MY WARRANTY ALREADY EXPI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2009
WHEN GOING UP HILL, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOMENTARILY. IT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, MORE FREQUENT NOW THAN 5 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTIFIED NISSAN OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD TAKEN IT IN THE PAST TO 3 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERS, I GOT 3 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. MADE MOST OF THE REPAIRS BUT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I WAS FINALLY TOLD BY WOODLAND HILLS CALIFORNIA NISSA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2010
ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH ACCELERATION TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE WEEK BEFORE FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE CHECK AT WHICH TIME THEY TOLD ME TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED OUT FINE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 10,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION ONLY HAS 66,500 MILES ON... Read more
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO 1500
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 19, 2010
Incident date: Apr 16, 2010
SHIFT INDICATOR , DOES NOT LIGHT UP, VARIOUS PANEL LIGHTS FLASH OFF/ON WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 97,000 MILES. GOOGLE SEARCHED ALOT OF SAME TYPE VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. DO NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR ITS IN.....TRANSMISSION WENT OUT GOING DOWN HIGHWAY HAD TO PULL OFF.....ALSO SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON......TOO MANY THINGS GOING WRONG FOR A NEWER VEHICLE, TRUCK IS TAKEN CARE OF ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
TOUAREG
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 19, 2010
Incident date: Apr 15, 2010
CAR: 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG V6 SUV 38,900MILES PROBLEM: CAR FREQUENTLY JERKS WHILE SLOWING DOWN (AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-40MPH). WAS TOLD DRIVE SHAFT WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,150 PARTS PLUS LABOR OF APPROX. $1,000 WHICH INCLUDED COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. UPON PICK UP FROM MECHANIC PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT DAMAGED DRIVE S... Read more
Incident date: Apr 13, 2009
MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT SLIPS AND IS ON ITS WAY TO COMPLETE FAILURE. IT STARTED JUST AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WITH JUST OVER 60000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Incident date: Apr 12, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY. ENGINE WOULD REV BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MASSIVE FLUID LEAK INSIDE THE CONVERTER HOUSING AND FLUID WAS DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PUMP SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION, WITH ONLY 39,200 MILES. THE REPAIR COS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2010
2002 ODYSSEY LX, 158,200 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED & SERVICED. SUDDENLY STARTED MISSING DOWNSHIFTS (TO 3RD GEAR I THINK) WHILE COASTING DOWN IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, DROPPING COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. STEPPING ON THE GAS JUST CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE. DOWN-SHIFTING MANUALLY ALSO HAD NO EFFECT. AFTER SLOWING TO THE NEXT SHIFT POINT, IT WOULD RE-ENGAGE. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES (15~20). LA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2010
CURRENTLY I HAVE 32,277 MILES AND DON'T DRIVE IT, IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I TAKE A BUS :) 1# TRANS LOCKED AT 60MPH ON HWY AND CAUSED ALMOST A FATAL CRASH! AT 23,000 MILES. CAR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE UP TO 15MPG HAVING APPX. 6000RPMS. CAR LEFT AT DEALERSHIP AND ONLY PCM SOFTWARE WAS UPD. NO LOCKUPS ARE OCCURRING, BUT TRANS IS WEAVING, HARSH START/STOP OFTEN!/UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN. DEALERSHIP FOUND S... Read more
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CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN 1500
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 18, 2010
Incident date: Apr 8, 2010
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE; DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DEFECTS; HEAD LAMPS & LOOSE STEERING COLUMN. BIGGEST ISSUE IS TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT WAS NIGHT-TIME DRIVING WITH LITTLE OR NO OPPORTUNITY TO GET VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE. OTHER FAMILY VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2010
WITH NO WARNING OR PROBLEMS OF ANY KIND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NOTHING I COULD DO. BUSES WERE COMING AT ME FROM THE LEFT, CARS FROM BEHIND AND IN FRONT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. HAD TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION COSTING OVER 1500.00. WE WILL NEVER PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN UNLESS THIS IS MADE RIGHT BY THE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2010
MY 2003 VOLVO XC90 HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING OVER 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN FIXED, FRONT AXLE, WIPERS ETC. I HAVE PURCHASED 4 SETS OF TIRES, TIRES BOSTON VOLVO INSTALLED AND MY 17 YEAR OLD SON RECEIVED A COMPLETE BLOW OUT BECAUSE WRONG SIZE TIRES. I CONTINUE TAKING TO SAME DEALER AND SINCE OWNING THE CAR HAVE HAD THE S... Read more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2009
2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC WITH / MANUAL PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE LINK TO A SENSOR? TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND WITH HIGH RPM'S WITH A DELAY THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR. DANGEROUS WHEN HAPPENING IN TRAFFIC, CAR DOES NOT SHIFT FAST ENOUGH TO GET THE PROPER SPEED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC COMING FROM BEHIND. ALSO NOTICING THAT WHEN BRAKING FROM A HIGH SPEED GOING DOWN... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2002) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 18, 2010
Incident date: Apr 16, 2010
OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SHIFTING IN BETWEEN GEARS. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON A ROAD TRIP TO HOUSTON, TX AND WAS STUCK ON A BACK HIGHWAY IN LOW GEAR IN THE MIDDLE ON NOWHERE. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WORKED FOR SOME TIME BUT THE ISSUE PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I LIVE IN NACOGDOCHES, TX WHERE THERE ARE MANY HIL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 18, 2010
2002 FORD EXPLORER O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKING, HARD SHIFTING. OUR 2002 EXPLORER (91,000 MILES) HAS THE ALL TOO COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I'M VERY SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM. FROM ALL THAT I'VE READ, THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT FORD HAS IGNORED. IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I'M REPORTING ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 9, 2010
I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXPLORER THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW, IT NOW HAS 135,553 MILES ON IT. HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS AND IT ACTUALLY DRIVES VERY WELL, BUT THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER 3 DAYS LATER, WAS TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,225.00. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STILL FL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2010
2005 FORD FREESTAR LIMITED -- VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS HAD ACCELERATION AND REVVING OF ENGINE WHEN IDLING IN NEUTRAL, AND ALSO SOMETIMES NO REVERSE GEAR. SOMETIMES IT JUST FAILS TO START. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED BY TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS AND ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC. ALL PROBLEMS ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 18, 2010
HI, I OWN A 01 HONDA CIVIC EX AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST DIED TODAY JUST LIKE THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER HONDA CIVIC OWNERS OF THIS YEAR. MY PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN I STARTED NOTICING A STRANGE SOUND WHILE STARTING MY CAR, THEN THERE WOULD BE ACCELERATION SLIPS THAT HAPPENED MORE AND MORE OFTEN, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WOULD BE NO ACCELERATION. IT WAS VERY BAD BECAUSE THE SLIPS HAP... Read more
Incident date: Mar 27, 2010
WHILE DRIVING IN KY MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS, NO NOISES. THE CAR SIMPLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO FORWARD GEARS NOR REVERSE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 15, 2010
EARLIER RECALL DEFECTIVE!!! 2005 KIA SORENTO V6, HAD A RECALL OF BREAKAGE OF CRANKSHAFT ACCESSORY PULLEY BOLT. NEW BOLT FROM THE RECALL HAS ALSO FAILED. MY CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND BOLT FELL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IN OPERATION. KIA SERVICE REFUSES TO COVER THE NEW BOLT ON WARRANTY. HAD BOLT TIGHTENED AT LOCAL SHOP AND IT FAILED AGAIN IN 3 DAYS!!! KIA IS FAILING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN WHICH WILL R... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2010
2006 FORD TAURUS. STARTED DECELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ENGINE STARTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND STAYS OFF SO PROBABLY NO DPC CODE. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. FORD SHOP SAID IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS 107,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
MY TOYOTA RAV4 2001 MODEL, 125000 MILES ON IT. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN TURNED GREEN TRIED TO MOVE , BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. IT JUST DID A LITTLE, THEN I SOME HOW PARKED IN THE ROAD SIDE. TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT GARAGES, MIENEKE SAID 6000 DOLLAR REPAIR ON THE TRANSMISSION, ANOTHER SAID 4800 DOLLAR FOR REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION, AAMCO DID A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FOR 2800 DOLLAR.... ALL THESE PLA... Read more
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO 2500
(2007) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 17, 2010
Incident date: Apr 15, 2010
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD THE CRIMPS FAIL AND AUTOMATIC TRANS FLUID IS LOST CAUSING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO BECOME A FIRE HAZARD WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE 4 OTHER PEOPLE I WORK WITH WHO HAVE THE SAME YR DIESEL TRUCK OR PRIOR HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION COUNTL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2010
AT 50,000 MILES AUTO PRESENTED PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. JERKING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME ON THE REAR BUMPER. CAR SLOWS DOWN ON STOP LIGHTS AND HIGHWAYS. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER SHOP SINCE BRAND NEW AND ALWAYS TOLD THEM ABOUT JERKY MOVEMENTS. WHEN AUTO WAS 5 YEARS TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY DID TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO A SCA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2010
2004 HONDA ODYSSEY, ORIGINAL OWNER, 82,331 MILEAGE, HEADING TOWARDS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2007
I PURCHASE MY 2006 MINI COOPER S NEW ALMOST 4 YEARS AGO. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IF YOU ARE GOING DOWN A HILL IT DOWNSHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING A WHIPLASH EFFECT. CARS HAVE ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND MANY TIMES. ADDITIONALLY WHEN GOING UP A HILL SUCH AS A FREEWAY ON-RAMP, THE CAR WILL JUST REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WH... Read more