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: Jul 2, 2011
I HAVE A 05 FORD FREESTAR IN THE GARAGE WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DESCRIBED BY MANY ON THE INTERNET. MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK AND THE VAN LOSS ALL POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SHE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT JUST QUIT. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP SHE CALLED ME. WE HAD TO CALL A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE CLOSE TO HOME. AFTER CALLING FORD, (THEIR PRICE OVER THREE THOUSAND) I HAD IT TOWED... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
Incident date: Jun 10, 2011
MY NEW 2011 CHEVY CRUZE HAS A MAJOR HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS CONSISTENTLY ALL THE TIME FROM DAY 1. BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO THE CHEVY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO CORRECT THIS HESITATION PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HESITATION PROBLEM. THIS IS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
ON SEPT 27, 2010 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY JOB AND MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NOT SOUNDS, LIGHT OR WARNINGS ON THE DASH AND THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST UP ONTO THE GRASS AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE 2 LANE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. MY CAR HAD 50180 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME THIS HAPPEN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN INSPECTED, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS CORRODED AND WAS CAUSING THE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2011
1. LEAK FOUND IN PASSENGER-SIDE TRANSMISSION SEAL WHILE CAR WAS GETTING REGULAR SERVICE 2. TOOK CAR TO CERTIFIED VOLVO MECHANIC 3.VOLVO USA TOLD MECHANIC THAT THE PART, AS SUCH, IS NOT AVAILABLE AS A PART FOR REPAIR ; INSTEAD THAT THE ENTIRE LARGER PART,THE BEZEL GEAR, WHICH IS WORKING QUITE WELL, WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000! *TR
Incident date: Jul 5, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
AS PER YOUR WEBSITE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS. MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE RPM ROSE UP RAPIDLY. I AT FIRST THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. BUT NO IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AS YOUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS IT WAS A STRIPPED OUTPUT SHAFT AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2011
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH ERROR CODE P0740 INDICATING TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 99 HONDA ODYSSEY. ACCORDING TO THE HONDA SERVICE PERSON, HONDA WON'T PAY ANY REPAIR OR REPLACE COST BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED ON 1999 - 2002 ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA AGAINST HONDA F... Read more
Incident date: Jul 5, 2011
WE HAVE HAD BOTH THE BATTERY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE BATTERY FAILED AT 82K MILES, JUST PAST THE 80K MILE WARRANTY. NOW, AT 91K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IN REVIEWING OUR RECORDS, IT SEEMS THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 51K MILES, AS A "SURGING" WHEN WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE SUCH THAT THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHILE WE WERE COASTING. THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN VEHICLE: AFTER DRIVING 200 MILES I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN I HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE WITH NO CONTACT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE TURN WAS A 180 DEGREE TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. (90 INTO DRIVEWAY THEN CONTINUOUS 90 DEGREE TURN INTO SPACE.) HAD TO INCREASE ANGLE OF TURN TO AVOID HITTING PARKED CAR. IMMEDIAT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2011
ON FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2011, MY 2007 DODGE MAGNUM WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CAR WOULD START AND THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING, BUT I COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFTER TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. *KB I HAD TO HAVE THE MAGNUM TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS ON TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2011, AND CALLED TO INFORM MY HUSBAND OF THE PROBLEM.............FOUND INTERNAL SHIFTER FAI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Incident date: Jun 16, 2011
I JUST PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN TITAN LE 4X4 ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND BOUGHT IT FROM A GUY WHO BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004 AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 55K MILES. JUST LAST WEEKEND, 6/19/2011, IT STARTED MAKING BANGING AND GRINDING NOISES IN THE BACK WHEEL. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING AND IT WAS STUCK IN THE BACK WHEELS. AFTER EXAMINING ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2011
VEHICLE WILL AFTER BEING PUT IN DRIVE FROM PARK WILL SURGE, IT WILL REV TO 4000 RPM AND THEN DIE. HAVE NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS SURGING NEARLY INTO A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *KB I HAVE THE CAR IN THE DEALER RIGHT NOW, SAYS THAT IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WHICH IS GOING TO COST US OVER 1000.00 TO FIX. BY READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS LI... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2007) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 5, 2011
Incident date: Jun 17, 2011
2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. COOLER FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID RESIDES IN RADIATOR. RADIATOR CRACKS, ALLOWING ENGINE COOLANT INTO TRANSMISSION, DESTROYING TRANSMISSION. *KB
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 5, 2011
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
NISSAN 2006 PATHFINDER NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. CHANGED THE BATTERY AND TOOK FOR A TEST DRIVE. VERY SLUGGISH FROM ZERO TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT I WAS 6,000 MILES OVER THE WARRENTY, SO NISSAN SAID TOO BAD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A CAR WITH 86,000 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHY IS NISSAN NOT STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT? IF ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2011
WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE OR REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE ENGINE WILL "REV" AND THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AS IF I HAD PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR BUT MY FOOT WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES BUT THE LATEST INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, JULY 4, 2011. UP UNTIL RECENTLY I COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT ON A REGULAR ... Read more
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1998) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 5, 2011
Incident date: Jul 5, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Incident date: Jul 3, 2011
I NOTICED VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING OR GOING INTO PROPER GEAR. I WAS ALARMED WHEN I COULDN'T PICK UP SPEED TURNING LEFT. ENGINE LIGHT LIT WHEN I GOT HOME. I SPOKE TO TOYOTA TODAY ABOUT THE KNOWN ECU ISSUE WITH 2001-2003 RAV4S. MY CAR WAS SERVICED IN 2007 WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE NOW SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA NOT ADDRES... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REFUELING, FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY). THE V... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2011
MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN (MY FOOT NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL) WHEN IN REVERSE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN IN BOTHE THE DRIVE AND REVERSE AND IT WILL LUNGE ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 6 FEET. APPLYING THE BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE MUCH MORE FIRMLY THAN USUAL TO GET THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. *KB
Incident date: Apr 1, 2011
ONE DAY I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY. THEN WHEN I STARTED DRIVING, IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON, SO I WENT RIGHT TO A MECHANIC. TWO IN FACT BECAUSE THE FIRST COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NEITHER COULD THE SECOND. BUT WHEN I TURNED IT OFF COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED, IT RESET ITSELF AND IT WAS FINE. DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A GOOD WHIL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ON IT'S OWN. HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAIL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 4, 2011
I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ITS A CHEAP PIEACE OF PLASTIC THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO ADD THIS ONE. *KB
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE HAD BEEN SURGING FORWARD. I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY. THEN 6/21/11 IT WOULD ONLY DRIVE 35MPH. I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. *KB
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
MY 2011 FORD FIESTA HAS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS HARD AND IRRATICALLY SHIFTS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES IN THE FIRST 5 MONTHS OF OWNING IT AND ALL THEY DID WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE SECOND VISIT. THE FIRST VISIT, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR SIN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ALSO IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT TO THE DESIRED GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TES... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2008
I HAVE A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE WHICH HAS BEEN HAVING A SURGING PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN ACCRUING EVERYDAY NOW. IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE YOU NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THAN IT STALLS. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERS SEEM TO HAVE A VARIETY OF SOLUTIONS BUT NO REAL FIX. MOST SAY IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, OTHERS A ELECTRICAL ONE. IT IS ONL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2011
I PURSHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE AND RIGHT AROUND THE 86K MILE MARK, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING DURING UPSHIFTING & DOWNSHIFTING OF GEARS. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO A TRANS. FLUSH & THAT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, IT WAS BACK TO THE SAME JERKING DURING SHIFTING OF GEARS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT I... Read more
Incident date: Jul 21, 2007
CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IN GEAR. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER AND GOT A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT IT WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION AND HONDA WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE. I HAD MADE NO PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO MAKE A DEAL AS THIS WAS THE FIRST NEWS WHEN I GOT THE PHONE CALL. THEY MUST KNOW THEY REALLY HAVE A BAD DESIGN HERE SINCE IT WAS ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY. OH, THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO HAVE SHO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2011
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND HAVE HAD IT REGULARLY MAINTAINED SINCE THIS TIME. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS I STRUGGLED TO PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE RADIATOR HA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 4, 2011
AT NORMAL ACCELERATION AND AT RANDOM, VIOLENT GEAR SHIFT FROM LOW TO HIGH. SOMETIMES FROM 2 TO 3, OTHER TIMES FROM 3 AND UP. TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN SAME GEAR (2 OR 3) CLOSE TO (6000RPM) THEN VIOLENTLY SLAMS INTO NEXT GEAR!! SEEM SOME SCARY MOMENTS. EFFECTS STARTED AT 110K MILES; GOT TO DANGEROUS AT 122K MILES. AUTO REPAIR SHOP DECLARED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS, OUR 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MAJOR TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN ISSUES THAT HAVE MADE THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. IT BEGAN AS SEVERE JERKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE DRIVING MACHINE. THERE ARE MULTITUDES OF OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE/ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2011
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD V6 SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THIS HAPPEN WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO AN INTERSTATE. TOWED INTO REPAIR SHOP, BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM RECURRED NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, BUT NOT AS SEVERELY. JUST HAD 105000 MILE CHECK UP WITH NO ISSUES, AND NOW THIS EXPENSE! I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS AND CLASS ACTION SUITS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. WHAT IS MY ... Read more
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 4, 2011
Incident date: Jul 3, 2011
INCREASING TO AND FINALLY ENDING IN THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN, MY '06 FIVE HUNDRED BEGAN SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS WHEN BEING PLACED IN GEAR. SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" WHEN IN PARKING LOTS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO PEOPLE. NOT GOOD AND SCARY. IT STARTED WITH OCCASIONAL SURGES, AND BECAME VERY FREQUENT UNTIL THE LIGHT CAME ON REVEALING THE THROTTLE CONTROL IS THE ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY GROUNDED UNTIL I... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2011
2005 FORD FREESTAR, 94,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPS SLIGHTLY AND ENGAGES HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ALSO FROM NEUTRAL INTO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND THEN PULLING FORWARD ONTO STREET. *TR
Incident date: Jun 30, 2011
THE SHIFTER ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 BROKE RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THERE HAS BEEN THUS FAR NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND THE DODGE STRATUS AND AVENGER HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART FOR $282.00. *TR
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
2003 HONDA PILOT EX-L RES SUDDEN TRANSMISSION ISSUE-TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, NOT SHIFTING, REVVING EXTREMELY HIGH AND NOT SHIFTING INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR AT ALL. CAR IS JERKING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ALMOST STOPPING ITSELF IN ITS TRACKS BY DOWNSHIFTING FROM 60MPH INTO 2ND GEAR. 24HRS LATER, THE CAR WON'T EVEN GO INTO REVERSE. VERY SCARY 2 HOUR PA TURNPIKE RIDE WHEN THIS SUDDENLY STARTED HAPP... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 2ND. 2011, I STOPPED MY 2009 JAGUAR XF IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE GEAR DIAL SELECTOR FROM S (SPORTS) AND NOTICED A WARNING WHICH SAID GEARBOX FAULT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL ENGAGED. I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE INTERNET ON MY CELL PHONE BUT CALLED A FRIEND WHO GOOGLED TH... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2001) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 3, 2011
Incident date: Jul 1, 2011
2001 VW BEETLE. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, FREE OF CHARGE REPAIRS. I HAVE LOW MILEAGE SO I THOUGHT THAT BY THE TIME THESE ITEMS WERE REPAIRED IT WOULD BE FINE WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAY... Read more
Incident date: Apr 24, 2011
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR WANTING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS IMAGING UNTIL WHILE AT WALMART WHEN I PUT THE IN REVERSE = CAR SURGED BACKWARDS WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE - ABOUT HIT A CHILD - WHEN PUT IN FORWARD GEAR = CAR SURGED - JERKED - HAD NO RPMS. AT TIME OF PURCHASE I DRILLED THE SALES MANAGER ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT I DID NOT WANT THE SA... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF
(2011) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 3, 2011
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
CARS TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE, WILL REV AND NOT MOVE. WAS AT A GAS STATION AND WAS GOING TO LEAVE PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND IT JUST REVVED, PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND IN DRIVE AGAIN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. *TR
Incident date: Jul 2, 2011
BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE. LEFT CAR IMMOBILE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 14, 2011
CHECK ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. A LOCK UP OCCUR DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL BEFORE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER. IT HAS NEW ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2011
THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AS ABOUT 45MPH, SUDDENLY THE CAR TURNED OFF, I IMMEDIATELY PUT IT ON NEUTRAL AND TUNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. I PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND ON AND IT STARTED MISFIRING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VERY NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A CHECK UP TO A CERTIFIED MECHAN... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2000) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 2, 2011
Incident date: Jun 17, 2011
I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER THAT STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 70K MILES. IT HAS AN AOD TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN I WOULD HIT THE GAS TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE SUV FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM SO I HAD THEM FILL THE FLUID. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IT STARTED GOING THROUGH FLUID AND AT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2008
97,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE, NEW TRANSMISSION- HOLE I N THE DRIVE SHAFT. 3 REAR BRAKE JOBS- THE 1ST ON WAS BY RECALL. CRACKED MOTORHEAD 12,000 MILES AFTER NEW TRANSMISSION. THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES, SQUEAKS, AND POPS SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. FROM THE CV JOINTS AND BACK BRAKES. *TR