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
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 48,526 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: Sep 28, 2011
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES STARTS IN 3RD GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A WEEK AGO, SIMILAR TO WHEN SHIFTING PROBLEMS BEGAN. *KB
MERCEDES-BENZ
ML350
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 10, 2011
Incident date: May 9, 2011
TRANSMISSION CODES DO NOT SWITCH GEARS HAPPENS ALOT HOW I'M DRIVING HAVE TO GET CODES RESET EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS! *KB
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO 2500
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 10, 2011
Incident date: Jun 18, 2010
INTERNAL COMPONENTS WEAR A SMALL HOLE IN THE REAR OF THE CASE HOUSING ALLOWING THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT WITHOUT YOU KNOWING IT. ONCE THE FLUID IS GONE THE GEARS GRIND DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND YOU SKID TO A STOP. I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS IS STILL AN ON GOING PROBLEM ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. *KB
Incident date: Apr 1, 2010
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD IN LOW GEARS. FORD HAS REPLACED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I FEAR I MAY CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER CAR WHEN THIS OCCURS. RECENTLY A NEW PROBLEM HAS DEVELOPED AT HIGH SPEEDS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT AND RUNS AT 4500 RPM FOR 20-30 SECONDS. FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG DESPITE ME SENDING A VIDEO OF THE CONSOLE WHEN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 10, 2011
DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND AUTO STARTS COASTING. ENGINE WILL REV, TRANSMISSION HAS DIS-ENGAGED AND WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS MODEL. TRANSMISSION IS OUT, NO WARNING OR NOISE; JUST GONE. SO MANY REPORTED TRANSMISSION FAILURES, ONE HAS TO WONDER WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ISSUED. *KB
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 10, 2011
Incident date: Sep 30, 2011
I HAVE A 2005 GRAND PRIX GXP IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WOULD HESITATE FROM A STOP AND SLAM VIOLENTLY INTO FIRST GEAR. AT THE TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE CONCERN AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT GOT WORSE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED SEPARATELY FROM GMPP EXPIRED ON THE 22ND OF SEPTEMBER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
MY 323I HAS THE REVERSE GEAR IS BROKEN..... FOUND THIS FROM NOREVERSE.ORG. COST ME 3K TO FIX. *KB
Incident date: Oct 8, 2011
ACCELERATING AWAY FROM TRAFFIC SIGNAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY UP TO 20-25MPH AND THEN TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. NO WARNING, NO SYMPTOMS. *KB
Incident date: Oct 6, 2011
THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND NOT GO INTO REVERSE. GOT IT TOWED TO MY GARAGE AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *KB
Incident date: Jun 2, 2010
UPON A STOP OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR LUNGES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I VIEW THIS AS DANGEROUS, AS THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, EITHER WHEN IN A PARKING LOT WITH PEDESTRIANS BEHIND ME ENTERING STORE OR WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND PEDESTRIANS ARE IN A CROSSWALK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING AS WELL, CONCERNING A "THROTTL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
AT AROUND 107,000 MILES, I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION LEAKING FLUID VERY RAPIDLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 50MPH AND 60MPH. *KB
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 10, 2011
Incident date: Oct 9, 2011
WHILE DRIVING I FELT AND ALSO HEARD A CLUNK, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR (IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANS). WE THEN REALIZED THE MANUAL WAS NOT WORKING, AND EVERYTIME WE PUT IT IN DRIVE THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE. NOW AS WE ARE DRIVING IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN 1ST GEAR LIKE THE MANUAL WENT OUT AND THE CAR THINKS IT IS STUCK, T... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 10, 2011
Incident date: Dec 31, 2010
MY 2004 BEETLE RAN FINE FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER A PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER, NOW THE CAR STOPS RUNNING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, DURING MY TRAVEL TO WORK. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET STATING THE SAME ISSUES FROM THOUSANDS OF VW OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSIS STATING I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANS, BUT THERES NO INDICA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 ( POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 18, 2011
THE REMEDY OUTLINED IN CAMPAIGN 04V176000 DID NOT RESOLVE THE MANUFACTURERS SAFETY DEFECT FOR MY VEHICLE. PER THE RECALL, MY TRANSMISSION HAD AN OIL COOLER RETURN LINE INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2004 BY STERLING ACURA OF AUSTIN. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 47000, 71000 AND 107000 MILES. IN AUGUST OF 2011 AT 133000 MILES, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STUTTERING AND HESITATING WHEN UP SHIFTING... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2011
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TCS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. HOWEVER, ABOUT 100 MILES LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. SOON AFTER, THE D4 INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY SLOW GEAR ENGAGEMENT CAU... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2009
MY WIFE WAS PICKING UP HER MOTHER AND SHE WENT TO PUT THE EXPLORER INTO REVERSE AND THE SHIFTER BROKE OFF IN HER HAND. SHE COULD NOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR SO WE HAD IT TOWED HOME. I FOUND THE PIECE HOLDING THE SHIFTER WAS BROKEN OFF. FORD WANTED $1,000 FOR THE PIECE TO FIX IT. *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF THE CON... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 22, 2011
MY 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN EXPERIENCEING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE IAM DRIVING IT IS UNSAFE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY I RELY ON THIS VEHICLE I GOT NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THE WARRANTIES WERE LOUSY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AS WELL PLEASE HELP . *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS LUBRICATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THE FAILURE WAS A ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2011
THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STALLS AND HESITATES SINCE THE 1ST DAY I GOT THE CAR. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY CAR HAS FOUR RECALLS! AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED IN ANY WAY BY CHEVY OF THEM ONE OF WHICH IS THE STREEING WHEEL CAN COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING TODAY 09/28/2011 THE CAR CAME TO A RANDOM AND COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. *TT
Incident date: Sep 27, 2011
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. *TT
Incident date: Sep 26, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA XL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FORCEFULLY WHILE ACCELERATING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 99,150. UPDATED 11/01/11*... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
I PURCHASED MY (2003) VOLVO XC70 IN LATE 2006 FROM I SERVICE IT REGULARLY AND DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECKS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND HESITATE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $5700. THE CAR HAS 71000 MILES ON IT. *TT
Incident date: Dec 21, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. WHILE ON AN INCLINE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CU... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER COMPLETELY FRACTURED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REMAIN STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER AND SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE ABS LAMP, TORQUE CONVERTER LAMP AND THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 10/06/11 *BF UPDATED 10/5/11 *CN
FORD
EXPEDITION
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 19, 2011
Incident date: Sep 19, 2011
WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON US 85 N THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" THE SPEED BEGAN TO DROP AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I BEGAN TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED AGAIN. THEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD BE A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2011
PURCHASED USED 2007 COROLLA. (PURCHASED AS IS NO WARRANTY FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP) ONE WEEK LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND AFTER CHECKING WITH DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM (EZAUTO) AND TRANSMISSION SHOP I GOT CONFLICTING REPORTS OF WHAT WAS WRONG SO I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO HAVE NEW TRANSMISSION. IS THIS COVERED UNDER SOME EXTENDED WARRANTY OR AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2011
WHILE DRIVING, I FELT THE VAN WAS NOT SHIFTING, SO I WENT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER-AGAIN, NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION BUT THEY DID DO A TRANSMISSION TUNE UP. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I DROVE INTO TOWN. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP ON A RED LIGHT. ON GREEN, I PRESSED ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2011
2003 ODYSSEY LEFT MY WIFE IN A TERRIBLE SITUATION. IT SUDDENLY FAILED WHEN SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WITH NO WARNING, IT WOULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE AND GROUND TO A STOP, LEAVING HER ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HONDA IS SUPPOSED TO BE A MANUFACTURER WITH WELL DESIGNED, RELIABLE PRODUCTS, BUT IT IS NOT SO WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. WHEN A MANUFACTURER REAL... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 19, 2011
Incident date: Sep 19, 2011
I COULDN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE TO COME OUT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NOW, AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES, I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE--IT WILL GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, IT WILL KICK BETWEEN GEARS ONE AND TWO, AND IT WILL JOLT SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD. *KB
Incident date: May 12, 2011
UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT IN EITHER REVERSE OR FORWARD, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND EITHER LUNGE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD SPUTTER AND STALL. THIS WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON. ON STARTING THE CAR, I HAD TO PLACE MY FOOT WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR DID NOT LUNGE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2007
ON JANUARY 1, 2007 I WAS COMING TO A STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND I ACCELERATED INTO A STOPPED CAR CONTAINING A FAMILY. I OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM OF UNITENDED ACCELERATION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT BUT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I HAD NOT PUT THE FACTS TOGETHER. IN THE SPRING OF 2008, I WAS ON WET PAVEMENT GOING DOWNHILL WHEN I APPLIED THE B... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 2, 2011
THE VEHICLE STARTED SURGING WITHOUT FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPING. HAVE HAD TO RAPIDLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HOLD IT TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. WHEN THE SURGING OCCURS, MANY TIMES THE VEHICLE GOES INTO FAIL-SAFE ENGINE MODE WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW ONE TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER OCCURRENCE AND FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE WAS SOLVED BY PULLIN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2011
I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH UP THE HILL AND WAS TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE. I TRIED TO INCREASE THE SPEED TO 70 MPH AND THERE WAS SUDDEN SHIFT OF GEARS; IT WENT FROM HIGH TO LOW AND THEN HIGH AGAIN. I FELT SUDDEN JERK AND THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. THIS THING HAPPENED ONCE MORE AFTER THAT INCIDENT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR LAST 4 DAYS. THE LATEST I WAS INFORMED IS... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 19, 2011
Incident date: Dec 1, 2009
FIRST TIME- TRANSMISSION FAILED- NEW ONE INSTALLED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY- HAS GONE BAD AGAIN LAST WEEK- THEY TELL ME THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS RUINED IT, THE GAS TANK NEEDS REPLACING, NEW RADIATOR, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER, NEW U-JOINTS FOR THE SECOND TIME. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED- THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED $8000.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2011
SECOND OWNER OF THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6, BOUGHT IT ON 2009 FIRST FOUND OUT THIS ISSUE AFTER TAKING MY BROTHER TO JFK AIRPORT AND ON MY WAY BACK HOME, SOME WEIRDO SOUNDS CLUNKING WHILE CAR STOPPED ON TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATE ONWARD.(LUCKY DIDN'T GET SELF AND MY WIFE KILLED/CRASHED) TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DASHBOARD IS BLINKING AS WELL. TRANSMISSION S... Read more
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 19, 2011
Incident date: Apr 1, 2011
THE CAR LUNGES IN DRIVE AND REVERSE WITHOUT ACCELERATING. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGES OR PARKING PLACES. TRYING TO TAKE OFF SLOWING IS NOT POSSIBLE. *KB
Incident date: Aug 20, 2011
WE PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 08/19/2011 AND THE NEXT DAY WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER, I DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD BUT IN STOP AND GO DRIVING AND NORMAL CITY DRIVING AFTER IT HAS WARMED UP. ALSO WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL GO FOR A SECOND THEN HAVE A NICE SIZED FLAT SPOT SO EVEN THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR WILL GO FORWAR... Read more
Incident date: Sep 17, 2011
UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION ISSUE. COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP WITH BRAKES, E BRAKE, SHUT OFF NEUTRAL SHIFT. REACHED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. FINALLY CAR SLOWED DOWN, SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER NO RESPONSE YET. *KB
Incident date: Jul 5, 2010
WHEN DRIVING CAR 25 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STOPS JERKS DECELERATES THE EVENTUALLY KICKS BACK UP SOME TIMES IT DOES IT WITH NORMAL SPEED . WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATES STOPS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC THEN HAVING TO WAIT TILL IT KICKS BACK UP OR JUST TRY TO PULL OFF ROAD TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OF IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! OR P... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2011
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF MY APARTMENT BUILDING AND SLOWING DOWN TO PARK. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE SLOWING THE CAR DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AS IF POSSESSED. THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE CURB OF THE PARKING SPACE AND SMASHED INTO THE BRICK WALL OF MY APARTMENT BUILDING CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND BREAKING THE BRICK... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 15, 2011
MOISTURE DAMAGE TO POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (COMPUTER SYSTEM). VEHICLE WOULD NOT IDLE, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND ERRATIC ELECTRONICS RESULTING IN MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, HOWEVER, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TO H... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
DRIVING FINE THEN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LIKE IT IS IN A HIGHER GEAR. AFTER REACHING 10MPH IT DRIVES PERFECTLY FINE. IF AFTER STOPPING YOU CUT THE ENGINE AND RESTART, IT IS FINE. REVERSE WORKS FINE. CODE P1757 COMES UP ON TEST. A BAD VALVE BODY. I'VE SEEN THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET MOSTLY ON NISSAN '05 MODELS, MAYBE SOME '06. VERY FRUSTRATING, NISSAN SAYS I NEED A... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2011
I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999 WHILE WORKING AS A SALESMAN FOR A HONDA DEALERSHIP.ITS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AS IT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE.I NO LONGER WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT MY LITTLE BOY NEEDS A WAY TO GET TO VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SCHOOL.WE DEPEND ON THIS MACHINE AND HONDAS REPUTATION TO GET THINGS DONE.AROUND 76000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AND NOT... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATED ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD PAY $500 TOWARD THE REPAIR, LEAVING A BALANCE OF $1500. THE CONTACT DECLINED TH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
TRANSMISSION FAILURE: TRAVELLING UP A HILL ON A FREEWAY AT 70MPH WITH FAMILY/CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, SUDDENLY & WITHOUT WARNING, TRANSMISSION WILDLY SHIFTS FROM 4TH DOWN TO 2ND/1ST, BACK TO 3RD, CONTINUES LURCHING/SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH AS RPM'S FLUCTUATE WILDLY; HOBBLED TO NEXT EXIT, SMOKE & TRANS FLUID COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. CALLED LOCAL DEALER WHO "HAS NO IDEA" WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BUT FOR... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
I HAVE A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY WITH 111,111 MILES AND WE CURRENTLY LIVE OVERSEAS IN ENGLAND. MY CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON FIVE DAYS AGO AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN DOWN HILL. IT HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO REVERSE AND NOW IT IS SCIPPING REALLY BAD IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE HONDA AND SINCE IT IS US SPEC AND HAS TO SHIP THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE STATES IT WILL COST 7500 POUNDS AND WIT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2011
CAR DELAYS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR THEN SHIFTS HARD CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND THE GEAR INDICATOR TO FLASH RESULTING IN LOSS OF MOVEMENT. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RE START TO KEEP MOVING. *KB