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: Jul 22, 2011
MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO'S DIFFERENTIAL JUST FAILED ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS WITH THREE KIDS ON A HIGH WAY AND IT WAS PITCH DARK. THE ONLY THING I DID THAT DAY WAS TO CHANGE MY REAR TYRES AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IT. UPON RESEARCH FOR A NEW PART, I REALIZED THAT QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR MURANO AND I AM NOT SURE IF THEY S... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jul 24, 2011
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, EX V6 4 DOOR SEDAN. I WAS DRIVING ON THE BQE EXPRESSWAY IN BROOKLYN YESTERDAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND LURCHED. IT ALMOST CAUSE A REAR END ACCIDENT, AND I HAD MY 16 MOTH OLD BABY IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR THEN WOULDN'T GO INTO A DRIVE GEAR, NOR WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE CAR LIMPED THE 1 MILE HOME - BUT TRANSMISSION WAS STILL SLI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2011
2011 HONDA ODYSSEY EX-L WITH 300 MILES ON IT, STUMBLES/HESITATES AT LOW SPEEDS (15-20 MPH) WHEN LIGHT THROTTLE APPLIED WITH TRANSMISSION IN "D" ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. HONDA DEALER IN BOONE, NC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. ON 7-25-2011. OWNER DROVE CAR FROM DEALER AND PROBLEM HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED CAR TO DEALER BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT SAID THEY WOULD CONTAC... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2001) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 25, 2011
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO THE LOWER GEAR. BUT THIS PRESENTS A HORRIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED. AFTER PRESENTING DEALER WITH SAFETY BULLETIN, DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 24, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND SLOWLY DECREASE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE VEHICLE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND C... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2011
LAST SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2011, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR (JUST OVER 86,000 MILES) IN REVERSE. HE STOPPED, PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NOT REVERSE, NOT DRIVE, NOT FIRST OR THIRD--NOTHING. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED INTO A PARKING STALL AND OUT OF THE ROAD. UPON LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND OUT INFORMATION REGARDING A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY, HE DISC... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Incident date: Jul 24, 2011
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MOTOR BEGAN RACING AT A STOP SIGN, AT FIRST THOUGHT THAT MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES HAD FAILED AS IT LURCHED FORWARD. WAS ABLE TO PUT NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF ENGINE. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 25, 2011
Incident date: Jan 12, 2011
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING STARTED JERKING WHILE DRIVING, ALSOSOUNDED LIKE TIRES WERE MAKING NOISE ESPECIALLY AROUND 40 MPH. I WAS DRIVING ON RT 62 NEAR MY HOME AND WAS VERY FORTUNATE NOT BEING T-BONED AS A PULLED OUT,MY PATHFINDER DIDN'T GO LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, FORTUNATELY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE STOPPED. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE 2005,2006,2007 PATHFINDER WERE KNO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
MOVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH IN HIGH GEAR. TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILS WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. TACHOMETER RISES TO 6000 RPM'S. ABLE TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER. TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER FOR $3400. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CONTACT WOULD RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE SPEED WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO OVER DRIVE IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 28, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE SPLINES TRUCK CONVERTER BEING STRIPPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT QU... Read more
Incident date: Jul 21, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE STALLED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER THE VEHICLE COOLED DOWN, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A L... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2011
FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. I HAD MY TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED 35,000 MILES AGO ON MY FORD FREESTAR AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN OR REPLACE IT ENTIRELY. I'VE NOTICED ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
MY 2007 FOR FREESTYLE IS HAVING LUNGING ISSUES. I OFTEN NOTICE IT WHEN IT'S VERY HOT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING AND/OR WHEN I'M PARKING. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THE WRENCH LITE APPEAR A FEW TIMES. OTHER TIMES, MY CAR LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND SHUTS OFF. OTHER TIMES, IT FEELS LIKE I AM LOOSING POWER WHEN I'M DRIVING. ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS DOWN SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. *TR
Incident date: Jul 20, 2011
I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A STORE PARKING LOT WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY CAUSING MY CAR TO HESITATE BEFORE IT EVER TOOK OFF, LEAVING ME SETTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH A CAR HEADED RIGHT TOWARDS MINE, LUCKY FOR ME THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO SWERVE TO AVOID PLOWING INTO MY CAR AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SETTING AT! NOW MY CAR JERKS EX... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2011
OUR 2005 FORD FREESTYLE BEGAN MOVING IN RESERVE QUICKLY AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AND THEN THE WRENCH(TRANSMISSION) LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE PREVIOUSLY HAD BEGAN REVVING VERY HIGH LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I EXITED THE ROAD THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP AND I HAD TO PRACTI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2011
I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA. A LITTLE OVER MONTH AGO, ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND SLOWING DOWN VERY SUDDENLY. AFTER SWITCHING INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED PICKING UP SPEED AND DRIVING CORRECTLY. A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT, I DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR TO GO HOME, THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIV... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2011
TOOK MY TRUCK TO PELTIER IN TYLER FOR AN ECM RELAY RECALL. MECHANIC LOOKED AT TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR TRANSMISSION COOLER WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE INTO MY TRANSMISSION. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE RADIATOR IMMEDIATELY AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION. DID THIS HOWEVER TRANSMISSION WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE VALVE BODY WHICH COST OVER $1000 FOR THE PART ALONE AN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2011
WELL I BOUT THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 112K MILES ..AND WAS A PROUD OWNER OF A 2002 ACURA MDX...WAS GREAT FOR A WHILE UNTIL I STARTED NOTICING SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS...THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT FIRST....TOOK IT FOR A SERVICE TO ACURA DEALERSHIP ...TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT ABOUT MY ISSUE AND THEY ARE THE ONCE WHO RECOMMENDED THE 120K MI SERVICE MADE ME FORGET ABOUT THE RE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2011
THIS VEHICLE MAKE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY NEGOTIATION OF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID BEING INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION. THE HONDA PILOT'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE, INTO NEUTRAL, WITH NO WARNING AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR TWO YEARS. IT HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. 25 MPH AND ALSO A... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2011
I WAS DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE THEN ALL OF THE POWER WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS DISAPPEARED. ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. WAS LUCKY I WASN'T HIT FROM BEHIND MY OTHER CARS SINCE IT WENT FROM 60 MPH TO A 5 MPH WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THEN IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. NOW I AM READING ONLINE ABOUT OTHERS WITH THE EXACT... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2010
EXPERIENCED TRANS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT INTO FOURTH AND FIFTH GEAR AND LUNGING FORWARD WHEN BEING STARTED AND STILL IN PARK. CAR HAD 68000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME,TOOK CAR IN TO HAVE TRANS FILTER REPLACED AND FLUID CHANGED. TRANS. PAN WAS REMOVED AND PIECES OF BEARINGS AND METAL SHAVINGS AND SPRING FOUND IN BOTTOM OF TRANS PAN.WAS TOLD REBUILD WOULD BE 1900 DOLLARS. JOB WAS PERFORMED AND CAR WAS T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2011
THE CAR IS HESITATING TO GO FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND OFTEN JERKING. IT ALSO MAKES A BUSSING NOISE WHEN RUNNING ABOVE 45 MPH. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A MILEAGE 113,300 THINKING THAT IT IS HONDA, A DURABLE CAR MANUFACTURER. AFTER DRIVING A CAR APPROXIMATELY 20 DAYS, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. SO DISAPPOINTED. CHECKED WITH A HONDA DEALER IN CHICAGO AND IT IS SAID THAT IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, CO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2011
2001 HONDA ODYSSEY NEEDING 2ND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 118,000 MILES AFTER CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED CAR AND PULLED THE CODE P0740 MEANING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT 63,000 MILES UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM HONDA DUE TO KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. INFORMATION REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEM... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF
(2011) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 23, 2011
Incident date: Jul 19, 2011
2011 GOLF TDI 4-DOOR WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. UNEXPECTEDLY THE DSG TRANSMISSION WILL GOT TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WILL BE GIN TO SLOW. NO AMOUNT OF FIDDLING WITH THE SHIFTER WILL GET IT BACK INTO GEAR. IT EVENTUALLY GOES BACK INTO GEAR. CAR NOW HAS 2500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM ALMOST SINCE DAY ONE. FAULT HAS OCCURRED OVER 10 TIMES AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND FOR LO... Read more
Incident date: May 28, 2011
THE SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BOGS DOWN WHILE CHANGING GEARS. IT ALSO SHIFTS VERY ROUGHLY. THE GAS MILEAGE IS WELL BELOW STANDARD; I BELIEVE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES IN THE FIRST 7000 MILES, BUT THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. HELP! *TR
Incident date: Mar 4, 2011
I PURCHASED A 05 NISSAN MAXIMA FEB OF THIS YEAR IT WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED JERKING WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL BECAUSE MINE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LOOKING.INTO THE 09 MAXIMA BUT I DON'T KNOW NOW. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Incident date: Jul 22, 2011
VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY THROW ABS/TRACTION CONTROL/BRAKE SYSTEM/AIRBAGS FAILURE NOTICES; VEHICLE THEN GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO FIRST GEAR. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES, DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR. THEY HAVE CLEARED ALL MIL/DTC CODES AND RE-FLASHED ECM 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 70MPH AND TWICE ON CITY STREETS IN RUSH H... Read more
Incident date: Apr 28, 2011
MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO 'OVERHEAT'. THE CAR WILL START AND GO FINE WHEN COLD BUT WHEN THE ENGINE GETS HOT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BADLY. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 22, 2011
Incident date: Mar 15, 2011
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE 4X4. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR I OFTEN NOTICED THE CAR DOWNSHIFTING FOR NO APPARENT REASON BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY AND I FORGOT ABOUT IT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT 113000 MILES IT GOT WORSE AND STARTED MAKING NOISES AND OFTEN IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAR AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION SO HE R... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TT
Incident date: Jul 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,319.
Incident date: Jul 7, 2011
2003 TAURUS 3.0L V6 - TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING, COULD ONLY COAST TO STOP. WAS FORTUNATE THAT WAS ABLE TO GET SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR-ENDED BY FOLLOWING CARS. *TT
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 22, 2011
Incident date: Jul 7, 2011
2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER - NOTICED SHUDDER AROUND 60 MPH INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK THEN PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT OCCURRING AROUND 40-45 MPH. WHILE TRYING TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP, TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT RADIATOR HAD FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION WHICH REQUIRED BOTH TO BE R... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. NISSAN HAS SAID THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS FAR AS OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OTHER NISSAN MAXIMAS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. *TT
Incident date: Jul 14, 2011
HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 84000 MILES. NEVER RECEIVED LETTER FORM HONDA MOTOR CORP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 109,000 MILES TO 2007. NEVER NOTIFIED. NOW PAYING 2100 OUT OF POCKET TO CHANGE. NOT TO MENTION SERIOUS SLIPPING ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. SHOULD HAVE SENT CERTIFIED LETTER. DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE. *TT
Incident date: Jul 20, 2011
STARTED MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE IN A PARKING LOT PUT IT IN REVERSE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGED BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE WAS ALMOST HIT. IT USUALLY DOES IT WHEN SHIFTING INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE FROM NEUTRAL TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP IT FIRST STARTED AND THEY DID SOME SORT OF SOFTWARE UPDATE ( THEY CLAIM) ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2011
DRIVING MY NISSIAN FRONTIER, EXPERIENCED EMMISSION LIGHTS. REPLACE ONE CATALYIC CONVERTER. JUST AFTER 80, 000 THE SECOND ONE GOES, AND I HAVE TO REPLACE IT. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPS SHIFTING. THE RADIATOR ROTS AND COOLANT CONTAMINATES THE TRANSMISSION, AND BOTH ARE SHOT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NISSAN IS NOT RECALLING IT, AND IF IT IS OVER 80 THOUSAND THEY ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FAILURE DIAGNOSTICS WHERE HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 0V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,037 AND THE CURRENT ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2004 HONDA PILOT (PURCHASED NEW AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED) WITH 89,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER/VIBRATION THAT OCCURS BETWEEN 30-50 MPH. THE VIBRATION BEGAN OCCURRING AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. AT SPEEDS OF 30-50MPH THE VIBRATION OCCURS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION AND CONTINUES UNTIL I EITHER PUSH DOWN HARDER ON THE GAS PEDA... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
S CLASS
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 22, 2011
Incident date: Jul 20, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S55 AMG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Incident date: May 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. THE F... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2011
2006 FORD FREESTYLE WILL ACCELERATE, OR LUNGE FORWARD, WHEN BRAKE IS ENGAGED WHILE IN DRIVE. *TT
Incident date: Jul 21, 2011
IT SEEMS THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP AND SHIFT HARD. *TT
Incident date: Jul 20, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE AVENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED REPAIRS TO THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK SPRING UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL. AFTER REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER AND BRAKE SHIFT SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2010
THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND LURCH, AND ENGINE SPEED ABRUPTLY SLOWED AFTER ABOUT (3) HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING (FROM VERMONT TO NEW HAMPSHIRE). A TROUBLE LIGHT (WRENCH ICON) APPEARED. ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. PULLED OVER, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED THE CAR. TROUBLE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE RI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT JERKS AND HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR WHILE GOING FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. SHIFTING WITH THE LEVER DOES NOT HELP OR ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE FLUSHED. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS VERY UNSAFE. *TT
Incident date: Jul 17, 2011
THE CAR SURGES IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. IT SEEMS WORSE WHEN THE ENGINE IS "COLD", BUT IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE ONLY SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO APPLY THE BREAK AND ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE SURGE WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TT
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 22, 2011
Incident date: Jul 21, 2011
MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTS WAGON WITH THE DSG AUTOMATIC IS CURRENTLY HAVING A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. I LET OFF THE BREAK AND STEP ON THE GAS AND IT DOES NOT MOVE FOR A SECOND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS AS THE CAR DRIVES LONGER IT GET WORSE. THE CAR HAS STALLED DURING THIS HESITATION AS WELL. WHEN IT STALLS YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CA... Read more