Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
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Showing 48,526 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 1, 2010
Incident date: Sep 14, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND WITHIN THREE SECONDS THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TOP OF THE DRIVER. THE AMBULANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO ... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 26, 2010
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM IN MY 2008 TOYOTA SIENNA VAN. RATHER THAN THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALLS, MY VAN SOMETIMES DOES NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY, EG. THERE IS EXCESSIVE HESITATION AND LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES, ESP. GOING DOWNHILL, WHEN THE CAR SEEMS STUCK IN AN UNUSUALLY LOW GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRAN... Read more
MITSUBISHI
LANCER RALLIART
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 1, 2010
Incident date: Mar 1, 2010
I'LL TURN THE CAR ON AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE BUT THE GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE REVERSE LIGHT ON THE DISPLAY PANEL JUST CONTINUES TO BLINK. ANOTHER ISSUE INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION OCCURS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE CLUTCH FAILS TO ENGAGE CAUSING IT TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE THE CAR WILL NOT AC... Read more
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 1, 2010
Incident date: Feb 24, 2010
THE ARE ARE MANY ISSUES THAT I HAVE FACED WITH MY 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING (25TH ANNIV. EDITION). FIRST ARE THE BRAKES WHICH MAKE THIS METAL ON METAL SOUND AFTER 6,000 MILES; THE TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS SLIPPING AND YOU CAN FEEL IT BIG TIME WHILE DRIVING, WHETHER ITS DOWN SHIFTING OR SHIFTING UP. THE STEERING MAKES WAY TOO MUCH NOISE. DEALER HAS SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION... Read more
Incident date: Feb 8, 2009
O/D LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND ENGINE REVVING UP CAUSING LOTS OF JERKING EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY 2002 EXPLORER. IN ORDER FOR ME TO DRIVE MY SUV I HAVE TO TURN THE O/D OFF...AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUOUSLY REV UP EVEN WHEN THE O/D IS MANUALLY TURNED OFF. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR IT TO CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED. PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS.*TR
Incident date: Feb 12, 2010
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 89,000 MILES. THEN WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND ENGINE REVVED AND I LOST SPEED; FORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW WAY DOWN ON THE SHOULDER AND GET IT BACK IN GEAR, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TIME OR PLACE. OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TW... Read more
LAND ROVER
DISCOVERY II
(1999) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 1, 2010
Incident date: Feb 28, 2010
MY 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY MADE A GRINDING NOISE, AND CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED IN HALF. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST IN MY TOWN. WHEN I SPOKE TO BOTH THAT MECHANIC AS WELL AS MY REGULAR MECHANIC TODAY ABOUT THE ISSUE, BOTH OF THEM HAD OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO LAND ROVER DISCO... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 1, 2010
Incident date: May 4, 2009
TRANSMISSION FAILURE SUV BUCKS WILL NOT DRIVE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2008
MY 2003 NISSAN MURANO IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE FACT YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND IT DOES NOT MOVE, THEN YOU PRESS AGAIN TO THE FLOOR AND IT LUNGES FORWARD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I WILL NOT DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 27, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE - GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. GEARS SHIFTED AND REVVED BACK UP THEN SHOT BACK DOWN. ALMOST GOT KILLED BY TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS ON THORNTON RD. WHICH IS A TWO LANE MAJOR ROADWAY, WHICH IS HEAVILY TRAVELED BY LARGE TRUCKS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. THE AREA OF ROADWAY IS VERY DARK. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND WHAT I JUST EXPERIENCED IN MY 2003 ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 12, 2009
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA CAME ON, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO 'JERK' OR 'STUTTER', AS THOUGH IT WAS SWITCHING GEARS OR LOSING POWER. MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY FOUND CODES P0441, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY P2716 -- CORRECTION WAS R&R ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, AND THE PEOPLE WORKING ON IT SEEMED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2010
MY 2001 TOYOTA RAV-4 BEGAN HAVING GEAR SHIFT PROBLEMS ABOUT JANUARY 10, 2010. IT BUMPED, LURCHED, BURPED GOING INTO 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. I TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR SERVICE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OVER, THEY DRAINED AND REPLACED THE FLUID, PAN GASKET & FILTER. WHILE DRIVING IT HOME IT BEGAN THE GEAR PROBLEM AGAIN. I THEN TOOK IT TO A RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY RECONDITIONED THE TRA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 19, 2009
GIRLFRIEND BOUGHT 2008 FORD ESCAPE NEW FROM DEALER. AT APPROX. 39,000 MILES NOTICED FLUID LEAK FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. SOON CAR BEGAN STALLING AND OR JUMPING AS STOP AND GO DRIVING. SHE CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT TO HAVE CONDITION OF TRANSMISSION CHECKED. AND WAS ADVISED TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL. LEVEL WAS LOW BUT KEPT APPOINTMENT. UPON ARRIVAL WAS QUOTED $850 TO REPLACE LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER.... Read more
Incident date: Dec 15, 2009
BLOWN HEAD GASKETS AND CRACKED ALUMINUM HEADS. FOUND THAT REPLACING THERMOSTAT 15 DEGREES COOLER IE(195 FACTORY CHANGE TO 108 DEGREE) WORKS MUCH BETTER. ALSO NEVER USE 50/50 OR WATER WITH ALUMINUM HEADS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 10, 2007
LAST YEAR MY DAD'S TOYOTA WAS GOING INTO REVERSE ON THE 710 FREEWAY (EASTBOUND TO PARAMOUNT, CA, TO WORK) WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GEAR SHIFT. THIS REALLY FRIGHTENED US. HE TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THEM THOROUGHLY INSPECT THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HIM NOTHING WAS WRONG THAT THEY COULD SEE. HE TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND IT WAS JUST A SHORT TIME THAT MY DAD'S TOYOTA WAS GOING INTO REVERSE ON THE 710 FREEWA... Read more
TOYOTA
LAND CRUISER
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 28, 2010
Incident date: May 15, 2009
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. TRANSMISSION HESITATES IN LOW GEARS GOING AROUND CORNERS AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION AT 75MPH CRUISE MOMENTARILY DROPPED OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE RPM WENT UP BY 500 RPM, AND THEN DROPPED BACK INTO GEAR. THESE ARE HAVE AT INFREQUENT AND RANDOM TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THIS IS DRIVE BY WIRE AND THAT THERE ARE MANY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INVOLVED IN CONTROLLI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2009
MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT WAS RANDOMLY LOSING IT'S POWER STEERING. ONCE I HAD THAT COSTLY REPAIR, IT BEGAN RANDOMLY STALLING. USUALLY AT INTERSECTIONS, BUT SOMETIMES JUST FOR SLOWING DOWN. I'VE HAD IT IN TO BE FIXED SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS IMPROVED BUT IT STILL HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2009
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A SEVERE JERKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING INTO TO GEAR OR WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Incident date: Feb 24, 2010
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BILLOWING SMOKE INTO THE CAB OF THE AUTOMOBILE, WITH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. FIRST INCIDENT 12/13/07 AT 5074 MILEAGE- HAD TO PAY FOR RENTAL BECAUSE IT WAS ON A WEEKEND AND A MORE URGENT SITUATION. RESEAL WITH GASKET, BRACKET, KIT REPLACEMENT. AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM, WITH BURNING AND PUDDLE LEAKS, 11/24/08, PTU SHAFT REPLACED. AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM WITH BURNING AND PUDDLE LE... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 1993
"RAPID & UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA MODELS" TOYOTA CRESSIDA MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL LIST. HERE IS MY EXPERIENCE. HAVING JUST FINISHED PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK, BUT INSTEAD, THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO TOP SPEED. THE CAR WAS BLOCKED FROM MOVEMENT BY THREE OBJECTS. THESE WERE IN ORDER OF CONTACT: A TALL CURB, A LANDSCAPED ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 28, 2010
2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
THIS COMPLAIN CONCERNS THE POWERTRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR, WAS PARKED DURING THE DAY IN A STANDARD PARKING SPOT. WHEN I LATER TRIED TO BACK UP, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT HAD WORKED PERFECTLY THAT MORNING! THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY STATED THAT REVERSE, DRIVE AND SECOND DID NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THIS MECH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2010
AT 65,000 MILES, MY HONDA IS JERKING AND SKIDDING. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT RECALLING, IT IS WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE, JUST LIKE TOYOTA BEFORE IT WOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION OR REPLACE FOR FREE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 18, 2010
2000 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN, CURRENT MILEAGE 165K MILES. TRANSMISSION FINAL DRIVE UNIT A LOT OF PLAY IN THE CARRIER BEARINGS. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE "TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION CAMPAIGN" ON 09/01/2005 AT 90K MILES. AUGUST OF 2009, 155K MILES, TOOK CAR INTO HONDA DEALER FOR SERVICE AND TO ISOLATE SCRAPPING NOISE, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE. ON FEB 18, 2010 TOOK... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 28, 2010
Incident date: Feb 27, 2010
2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. CAR ONLY HAS 74K MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD AND LUNGES FORWARD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN UPSHIFTING IN THE AUTO TRANS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE NEW BEETLES. THE ONLY FIX IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COST ABOUT 6,000. THERE IS NO REASON FOR A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 74K MI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 31, 2009
1. DRIVING THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND HEARD A STRANGE WINDING SOUND. 2. BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO PULL OVER AND THE TRUCK SEEMED TO GO INTO A LOWER GEAR THAN WARRANTED BY THE SPEED. PULLED TRUCK OVER AND PUT TRUCK IN PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE. DROVE IN PARKING LOT ABOUT 50 FEET AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN 4WD. STOPPED TRUCK AND MOVED THE 4WD SELECTION KNOB TO 4WH, AND THEN 4WL AND BACK TO 2WD. AT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 26, 2010
WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM WAS LOST. WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE WE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SUSPECTS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING SINCE THIS VEHICLE IS LOW MILEAGE (59,129) AND HAS A PERFECT MAINTENANC... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2009
WITHOUT NOTICE FORD TAURUS 2001 SES JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND GOING AROUND 70MPH. AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED GOING. SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2009
OWN A 2008 BMW X3 3.0 SI AWD. WE HAD AN ENGINE CRANKING ISSUE AND TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TSB SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : SIB-12-17-07/NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10028464 PERFORMED. SINCE THIS WAS PERFORMED, THERE IS VERY POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE IN THE NORMAL TRANSMISSION MODE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL STALL TO ENGAGE WITH VERY ERRATIC AND HARD UP AND DOWN SHIFTS. THE CONCERN IS WITH THE DELAY IN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 19, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. NO INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. SMOOTH SHIFTING, NO SHUDDERS, NO HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT-BUSY INTERSECTION. ON ACCELERATION, WINDSTAR MOVED FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION, RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY WITHOUT ANYMORE FORWARD MOVEMENT. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT COULD... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2009
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2. I TOOK IT TO A TRANNY PLACE AND THEY PLUGGED IN AND GOT ANY ELECTRONIC CODE. THE TRANNY CODE FOR MY MAXIMA WAS A 726 WHICH DEALS WITH THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR. THE TRANNY TECH FOUND AN ARTICLE IN "TRANSMISSION DIGEST" THAT DEALT WITH A BAD VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING HARD SHIFTING BUT THE ARTICLE WAS CONCERNING CODE 720. THE TECH ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE AND STOPPED ON A HILL THE CAR WILL ROLL BACK WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BREAK EVEN WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. YOU NEED TO USE BOTH FEET WHEN ON A HILL, ONE ON THE BRAKE AND THE OTHER ON THE GAS TO AVOID ROLLING BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR. WHEN THE LOCAL DEALER WAS IN BUSINESS THEY INDICATED THIS WAS NORMAL. AT THIS TIME I ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2010
MY 2002 TOYOTA AVALON WHEN PUT IN REVERSE COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND WENT INTO A PARKED CAR WITH 2 PEOPLE IN IT! THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 1998 TOYOTA AVALON TWICE!! *TR
Crash
Incident date: Feb 27, 2010
I AM NOT ABLE TO GET MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION OF MY 2005 CHEVY COBALT LS. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 (WAS A RENTAL). UP UNTIL TODAY (2/27/10) I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OUT EVENTUALLY. NOW HOWEVER, MY CAR WILL NOT START - IT JUST CLICKS, AND MY SHIFTER WON'T MOVE. THE CAR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN PARK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, IT APPEARS... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2009
5/06/09, I WENT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT KEPT COMING ON & OFF. THIS WAS AN ONGOING INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON OTHER OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE, BUT WHENEVER TAKEN TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, & THE DEALERSHIP WOULD STATE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING & SUGGESTED I BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHENEVER IT CAME BACK ON. ON THIS LATEST INCI... Read more
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 27, 2010
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
JUST PURCHASED A 2005 FIVE HUNDRED WITH 32000 MILES AND HAD TO BRING BACK TO DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION UP-DOWN HARD SHIFTING. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO FLASH W/NEW SOFTWARE. PICKED UP AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE, STILL HARD SHIFTING. HAVE 10 DAYS LEFT ON MY 60 DAY WARRANTY. WILL BRING BACK TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. SOUNDS TO ME THAT A HUGE AMOUNT OF LOYAL FORD CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING A HUGE PROBL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2009
FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE TRANSMISSION COOLER ON MY 2008 FORD ESCAPE STARTED TO LEAK. THE LEAK GO T WORSE AND I TOOK IT TO FORD WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $950 TO FIX IT. THE CAR HAD 41,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. FORD WILL NOT FIX THIS EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVE TRAIN IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IF IT DIDN'T BREAK DURING THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD IT... Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2009
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR CLUTCH PACKS WERE TOTALLY SHOT, CAUSING THE CAR TO DOWN-SHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2ND GEAR AT 55 MILES AN HOUR OUT OF NOWHERE ON A SNOWY SLIPPERY ROAD CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT GOING INTO THE DITCH HITTING A ROAD REFLECTOR. AFTER A $3000 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION REBUILD THAT HONDA SAID IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IS FIXED FOR NOW. JUST RECEN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 20, 2009
04 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR AND FROM REV. TO DRIVE AROUND 63,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODIES NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOLENOIDS. NOT TO MENTION A BROKEN AXLE WHEN TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC. IN LIGHT OF THE TOYOTA DEBACLE, WHEN WILL YOU MAKE NISSAN "DO THE RIGHT THING?" *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 27, 2010
Incident date: Feb 24, 2010
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, HAD 60K SERVICE DONE AT DEALER, STARTED AGAIN, FLUSHED AGAIN AT 72 HAD PROBLEMS AGAIN AT 80 AND AT 87K THE RADIATOR CORE FAILED AND LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AND SEIZE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS 4400.00 AFTER HEARING ABOUT THIS I DID A LITTLE SEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AS THE SHIFTI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 19, 2010
2002 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER HAS HAD THE OD LIGHT COME ON DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE RPM'S INCREASE AND SHIFTS FROM GEAR TO GEAR HARD. PULLED OVER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND NOISE CONTINUES AS THE LIGHT IS ON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS OF AND ON. PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN IN AUG 2009. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR THIS PAST WEEK... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
I FOUND OUT THAT THE 1998 DODGE CARAVAN THAT I PURCHASED HAS TWO DESIGN FLAWS. ONE IS THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE BRAKE-SHIFT INTERLOCK. THE OTHER IS THAT THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH CHRYSLER GEN3 SEAT BELTS THAT, IN SOME VEHICLES, HAVE UNLATCHED WHILE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ORDER A RECALL OF THE 1998 CARAVAN FOR BOTH OF THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
FORD
EXPEDITION
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 26, 2010
Incident date: Feb 22, 2010
FORD EXPEDITION 2005 TRANSMISSION FAIL, SUV HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN NORMAL WAY, WITH GOOD MAINTENANCE. TOO NEW TO FAIL. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I KNOW MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SUDDENLY O/D DASH LED BLINKING AND AFTER 10 MINUTES ONLY REVERSE GEAR WORKS WELL, NOW I NEED TO PAY 2500.00 DLLS FOR REPAIR ON VEHICLE NOT PAID OFF YET. *TR
Incident date: Jan 31, 2010
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH A 4.7 L ENGINE AND 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN PARK ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE, AND THE TRUCK HAS SUDDENLY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 20, 2010
2006 CHEVY HHR LS PERMANENT FAILURE. GEAR SHIFT STOPPED LOCKING. GEAR SHIFT MOVES FREELY INTO ANY POSITION WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. CAR MAY ROLL. WILL NOT RELEASE KEY FROM IGNITION. *TR
Incident date: Sep 17, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A SLOW RESPONSE IN ONE GEAR. THE DRIVER CONTINUED IN OPERATION WITH CAUTION TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TR... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 26, 2010
Incident date: Jan 15, 2010
MY 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER IS HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN HAD A DEFECTIVE BATCH OF RADIATORS THAT HAS LET COOLANT LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING VIBRATIONS, HESITATION AND EVENTUALLY FAILURE.WE HAVE THREE FOSTER CHILDREN AND ONE OF THEM IS AN INFANT WITH A FEEDING TUBE AND TRACK I DO NOT WANT TO GET A CALL FROM MY WIFE SAYING SHE HA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 24, 2010
2008 LEXUS IS250 AWD HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND STOPPED. WHEN THE OPERATOR TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK THE ENGINE REVVED AND CAR MOVED VIOLENTLY FORWARD CLIMBING AN EIGHT INCH CURB TO HIT A CONCRETE COLUMN ON THE FRONT OF AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE DRIVER HAD THEIR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND APPLIED THE BRAKE TO NO EFFECT, WHEN THE DRIVER MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRA... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 15, 2010
2008 FORD ESCAPE - TRANSMISSION LINE / CONDENSER LEAK CAUSES CAR TO STALL. THIS IS ALL OVER THE WEB AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FORD HAS TSB'S ON THIS (#08-5-7, #08-16-12, #09-9-4). THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED WHEN THIS OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY! SEE HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=-6XQ2ZYQMOI&NR=1. *TR
Incident date: Apr 24, 2004
FOLLOWING ARE THE DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THE SAME VEHICLE: 1. VEHICLE, 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY V-6, ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN INTO A HEAD-IN PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING, OVERSHOT PARKING SPACE, HIT AND PUNCHED HOLE IN BUILDING WALL APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET AHEAD OF PARKING SPACE. OVER $1,000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO CAR AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT TO... Read more
Crash