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: Jun 24, 2011
2001 LEXUS RX300 FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS @ 106K MILES. ESTIMATED $3,800 - $4,800 TO REPLACE WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 23, 2011
MY CAR JERKS AT LOW SPEEDS DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE FROM WORK. THE MOVEMENT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND YOU CAN FEEL THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR (2010) WITH 25, 584 MILES BUT IT DRIVES VERY ROUGH AS IF ITS AN OLDER CAR. TRANSITION FROM LOW SPEEDS IS NOT SMOOTH AT ALL. TYPICALLY, THIS SURGE OCCURS ONLY BETWEEN THE SPEED RANGE OF 0-4... Read more
Incident date: Jun 27, 2011
ON JUNE 27,2011 WENT TO MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, STARTED MY 2008 DODGE AVENGER, THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK NO MATTER WHAT I DO. NOW I READ A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR, WHY HASN'T DODGE FIXED THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL, INSTEAD OF THE CONSUMER HAVING TO PAY TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A CHEAP PLASTIC PART, GIVE US CONSUMERS A BREAK, WONT BUY... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE, BEFOR STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESISTATE BEFORE JERKING UP TO SPEED, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AT LEAST TWICE A DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2011
ON OR ABOUT MAY 14TH 2011 I OBSERVE FLUID LEAKING FROM MY NISSAN 2005 XTERRA. I SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. IT WAS MANDATORY THAT I REPLACE THE RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND FLUSH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. IT BECAME VERY APPARENT THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I THEN CONTACT FIVE TOWNS NISSAN, WHO INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (80,000). I DID RECEIVE AN UNDATED 'WARRANT NOTIFICA... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2011
WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN I STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS . IT NOW HAS BECOME A DAILY PROBLEM WHENEVER I DRIVE. THE MAIN ISSUES IS WHEN PUT MY CAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR AT LEAST 7 TO 10 SECS. AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND THEN JERKS THE CAR AND GOES BACK INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR HAS 97,258 MILES. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4075.22 + TAXES AND ALIGNMENT. *TR
Incident date: Jun 25, 2011
HI, I HAVE A 2000 HONDA PRELUDE. IT IS THE AUTOMATIC VERSION WITH THE SPORT SHIFTER. RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING MORE THAN USUAL. FROM WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 AND UNTIL JUNE 18TH 2011, MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO EACH GEAR FINE, BUT DID HAVE SOME ABNORMAL SHIFTS ON SOME DAYS. FROM JUNE 18TH 2011 IN THE AFTERNOON AND UNTIL JUNE 25TH 2011, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2011
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT ALSO WAS JERKING REPEATEDLY WHILE CHANGING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN BACK DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. I WAS TOLD BY A NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY CAR NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I HAD THE FLUSH DONE ON THE CAR, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. NISSAN NOW SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. $3500. THERE ARE THOUSAND OF PEOPL... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2006
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT ALSO WAS JERKING REPEATEDLY WHILE CHANGING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN BACK DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. I WAS TOLD BY A NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR THAT MY CAR NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I HAD THE FLUSH DONE ON THE CAR, PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. NISSAN NOW SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I TRADED THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER MAXIMA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
I HAVE AN ACURA 2004 MDX. 111,000 MILES. SERVICED AS DIRECTED. JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM. ACURA HAD RECALLS BUT CLAIMED TO HAVE "FIXED" THE ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY A PROPERLY MAINTAINED CAR SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL DONE. THE MAINSHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MECHANICS THAT DID THE WORK ARE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2011
I OWN A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE SEL WITH JUST OVER 77,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE LUNGING AT LOW SPEEDS (DRIVING FORWARD AND REVERSE) AND ONE TIME WHERE IT LUNGED, STALLED AND ENTERED INTO SAFE MODE WHILE BACKING UP. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON DURING THE INCIDENTS. I USE THE BRAKES TO STOP IT FROM LUNGING BUT THAT IS BECAUSE I EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN. TO SOMEONE WHO IS UNA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2011
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING.THE CAR THEN WITH DIFFICULTY HAD TO BE PULLED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSIS SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 24, 2011
CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL FOR ACCELERATION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 22, 2011
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, PREPARING TO GO ONTO A VERY BUSY ROAD, THE VAN MADE A LOUD BANG AND SLAMMED TO A STOP. I WAS ALARMED AS I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AT THE TIME AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE JOLT FROM THE SUDDEN STOP WAS ENOUGH TO JERK MYSELF AND MY 3 CHILDREN FORWARD, IT WAS RATHER SHOCKING. IF I HAD BEEN GOING 65, OR IF T... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2009
I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF HONDA CIVIC DRIVERS EVERYWHERE. IT IS VERY CLEAR FROM DOING RESEARCH THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CIVIC 2001-2003 TRANSMISSION. FROM SPEAKING TO PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN REBUILDING HONDA TRANSMISSIONS FOR YEARS, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MATERIALS FLAKING OFF THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE CLUTCH CLOGGING THINGS UP. I DRIVE AT 2001 HONDA C... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLVO S60. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHENEVER PREMIUM GRADE FUEL WAS USED, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT LESS ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2011
RANGE SENSOR ON MY POWER TRAIN SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING OUT. I HAVE READ DOZENS AND DOZENS OF COMPLAINS FOR THIS VERY PART ON THIS VERY SAME MODEL AND YEAR CAR AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE $200-300 TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN MY CAR AND THIS ISN'T SAFE. WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR IT WILL JERK AND DEC... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 24, 2011
Incident date: Apr 8, 2011
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AROUND 45+ MPH MY WIFE'S VW BEETLE RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTED TO THE POINT THAT IT SQUEALED THE TIRES AND THREW HER FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEIR ESTIMATE IS $4900 FOR A USED TRANSMISSION OR $6000+ FOR A NEW ONE FROM VW. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2011
2003 ACCORD V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 120,000 MILES. 2004 RECALL INEFFECTIVE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 13, 2011
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON 2005 XC90 T6. SLIPPING AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FOUND METAL CHUNKS IN TRANSMISSION OIL PAN. REPORTED TO VOLVO NA FOR "GOODWILL" REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. DENIED BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS OVER 100K MILES. VEHICLE IS ONLY USED ON WEEKENDS AN LONG TRIPS. NOT BEING DRIVEN HARD. VOLVO NOT LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS OR REPUTATION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 19, 2011
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR ONE YEAR AGO, AND DO THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I DID THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH BEFORE 100,000 MILES. BUT WHEN IT REACHED JUST OVER 110,000 MILES, THE CAR JUST CAN'T BE MOVED. ON THE SECOND MORNING, THE CAR CAN BE SLOWLY DRIVEN, SO I SLIPPED IT TO A TRANSMISSION GARAGE. THEY TOLD ME IT WILL COST OVER $2000 TO FIX IT. I TH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,686.
Incident date: Oct 20, 2010
MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN FALL OF 2010. I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER, TAKEN CARE TO MAINTAIN MY CAR ACCORDING TO SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE TRANSMISSION FELT A LITTLE LOOSE FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN ONE DAY ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK IT COMPLETELY FAILED. I COULDN'T GET INTO ANY GEAR. I CALLED HONDA AND ASKED FOR HELP AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS TOO OLD AND IT WAS NORMAL FO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
1) DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY, AT 4TH GEAR. 2) TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PUT POWER INTO THE WHEELS, CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY EVEN THOUGH RPM RISES WHEN THROTTLE IS PRESSED. ONLY 1ST AND 2ND GEARS ARE ABLE TO TRANSFER POWER FROM ENGINE TO WHEELS. 3) DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGH MALFUNCTIONING OF THIS PARTICULAR PART ARE APPARENT TO MANY OF THE OWNERS OF T... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2011
I OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR BEFORE IT STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT FIRST GAVE ME A PROBLEM CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT SLIPS AND WONT GO INTO GEAR. THE MOST DANGEROUS IS WHEN IM TURNING A CORNER AND THE CAR PUTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. AT THIS TIME IT IS NOT DRIVABLE AND I'VE RESEARCHED IT AND IT IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. ITS DANGEROUS! I'VE T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS YET THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA MOTOR FORTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD HEAR SCREECHING ... Read more
TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 23, 2011
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2004 6 CYL AWD - LAST MAY SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF THE CAR. MADE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. TOOK 4 DAYS AND OVER $1200 TO FIX. THIS WEEK, NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF THE CAR. CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT - SO FAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? JUST HAD IT AT THE SAME... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2011
VAN SHUDDERED WHILE ACCELERATING, LOUD ROAR ON DRIVER SIDE OF VAN, PROBLEM PERSISTED EVEN AFTER I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP, THE SHOP CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY CODES FOR THE PROBLEM. DROVE ALL DAY JUNE 15 WITH ONLY ABOVE LISTED PROBLEMS, GOT IN THE VAN THE SAME NIGHT ONLY TO FIND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NO WARNINGS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VAN WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH NO MOVEMENT, ONLY ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). AFTER THE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION FAILED AT ONLY 84000 MILES. THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED FROM 65 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR. MY 1 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED EVEN THOUGH NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR 2003 ACCORDS. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAS A SHIFT MALFUNCTION AND IS S... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY FREEWAY HEADING TO WORK AT 70 MPH MY CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING... IT SCARED ME SO BAD I ALMOST SIDESWIPED A CAR NEXT TO ME JUST IN REACTION TO GET OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME. MY CRUISE HAD TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH THE 70 MPH I SET IT AT BUT IT COULDN'T SO THE RPMS WENT SKY HIGH AND MY GAS PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD BEGAN LURCHING VIOLENTLY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS SLAMMED INTO THE SEATBELT AND NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 18, 2011
I OWN A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT THE AGENCY IS INVESTIGATING. I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Jun 22, 2011
2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO ADVANCED WARNING (IE. NO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, NO NOISE, NO SHAKING ETC...) ON EXPRESSWAY WITH WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. DECELERATION IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING 65 MPH WITH NO BRAKE WARNING TO THOSE BEHIND US COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC!!! *TR
Incident date: Jun 14, 2011
2007 DODGE CALIBER 2.0 CVT TRANSMISSION: BOUGHT JUNE 13/2007 BRAND NEW VIN [XXX] 5 MI ON VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS ON SOCIAL SECURITY 31,000 MILES SCRAPING , GRINDING NOISE NOT BRAKES- HAS GOTTEN WORSE -MUCH WORSE. GRINDING STARTS AS SOON AS CAR PUT IN GEAR, WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. TALKED WITH DODGE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS -IN ALBANY NY AND BALTIMORE MD THEY KNOW... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2009
2004 FORD FREESTAR VAN, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. LOSS POWER AND RPMS INCREASED, GEARS IN TORQUE CONVERTER WERE STRIPPED. NEW CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION DOING SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 23, 2011
Incident date: Jun 15, 2011
THE CAR ENTERED ENGINE "FAILSAFE MODE" AND SHUT DOWN WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON A BUSY RUSH-HOUR HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, OPERATION WAS NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME IN A 2.5 WEEK PERIOD THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES IN JULY 2010 FREQUENTLY (IT HAD EXISTED FOR 2-3 YEAR ON AND OFF BEFORE THEN). FORD APPLIED THE SERVICE ALERT FIX BY R... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2009 PER THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION YET THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL INTERMITTENTLY ACCOMPANIED WITH A HARD JE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2005
2000 FORD WINDSTAR LX TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I85 IN VA 80,000 MILES ON IT. FLUID CAME SPEWING OUT THE BACK END OF THE VAN. $2500 COST TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING SIGNS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
CC
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 23, 2011
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
I HAVE A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN CC WITH DSG THAT LURCHES AS IF ITS GOING TO STALL AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OF THE BRAKES FROM A DEAD START. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WITH THE A/C ON. I HAVE CALLED VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA TO OPEN A CASE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 2011
Incident date: Jun 18, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISE THAT A CROSS CONTAMINATION OF FLUIDS HAD OCCURRED IN THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MAKE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2010
2004 LEXUS RX330 TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND WILL ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS. LEXUS WILL NOT HONOR ANY TSB'S DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 19, 2011
'01 XC70 AWD WAGON, WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SO AUTOMATIC THAT IT PUT ITSELF IN DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VOLVO LURCHED FORWARD AT A DAYCARE FACILITY RATHER THAN BACKING OUT AS WAS HOPED A WORKING TRANSMISSION WOULD DO. UPON A CURSORY GLANCE ON THE INTERNET, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2001 MODEL XC70 SINCE BUILT. VOLVO SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TH... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE, THE GEAR ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 11,000 MILES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jun 12, 2011
MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER'S TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLES. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME RECALL FOR THIS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 13, 2003
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION PREVIOUSLY LEAKED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE THE DEALER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND O- RINGS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE... Read more