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 22, 2011
WITHOUT WARNING MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WON'T RUN IN ANY GEAR, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD TO WALK IN 105 WEATHER WITH 5 KIDS IN ORDER TO GET HELP FOR A TOW. THIS WAS ON A BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD WHERE I HAD TO NARROWLY AVOID BEING REAR ENDED GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR. IS SOMEONE WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR TO REQUIRE FORD TO RECALL THIS FAULTY PRODUCT? *TR
Incident date: Jan 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR SELECTOR THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING WHILE SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 7,200. RETURN TO DEALER 8/10/11 TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING, TOIL LEAKING, TRANSMISSION STILL STICKS. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN THE CONSUM... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH.[XXX] TORQUE CONVERTER REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Incident date: May 19, 2011
2003 S TYPE JAGUAR. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DRIVE SHAFT, AND REAR-END DIFFERENTIAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 12 MORE TIMES AFTER HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER CORRECTED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER BLADES. THE BATTERY HAD ... Read more
OLDSMOBILE
88
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 2011
Incident date: Jun 10, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 OLDSMOBILE 88. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (96V015000) POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: COOLING UNIT AND LINES WAS RELATED TO THE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE MANUFACTURED STATED THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE AND ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2011
I OWN A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA SL AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION FOLLOWING LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS. WHEN I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND COME TO A STOP, I CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND EXPERIENCE VERY LITTLE SPEED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY STATE THAT THEY CAN'T "RECREATE THE PROBLEM". THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY WON'T DRIVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO BE A... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2011
2007 BMW 550I, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ABOUT 48,000 MILES. AFTER A PERIOD OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, IF REVERSE IS SELECTED (E.G., IN A PARKING LOT, A U-TURN THAT REQUIRES BACKING UP), THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS RATHER THAN IMMEDIATELY ENGAGING. SCENARIO 1 (COMMON): PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AFTER 22 MINUTE HIGHWAY COMMUTE TO WORK. I START TO GO BY AN OPEN SPOT AND NEE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
I MOVED THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK AND THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ENGINE RACED BUT THERE WAS A PAUSE FOR ABOUT A SECOND BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED WITH A LOUD BANG. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD AS THE TIRES BRIEFLY PEELED OUT. IN RESPONSE TO THAT OUR 5 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER SAID "IT'S OK, IT WAS JUST A BUMP". IT IS NOT OK. WE TOOK T... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2004) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 2011
Incident date: May 24, 2010
I HAVE A USED 2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER I PURCHASED IN 12/2008 IT HAD 53,000 MILES. I HAVE DONE ALL OF THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGES,BRAKE PADS,FLUID CHANGES, AND 60,000-MILE SERVICE PACKAGE. I HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES I HAVE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS,FRONT/REAR ROTORS,SPARK PLUGS,-DEFECTED PARTS 2. BATTERY 3. TIRES-CONSTANT FLATS 4. LU... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 18, 2011
WE DISCOVERED TODAY THAT OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY WAS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION, THE SAD PART IS THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 89,500 MILES, THE HONDA DEALERSHIP THAT INSPECTED THE VAN TOLD US THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO BE $4200. WE PRETTY MUCH EXPERIENCED ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT MANY OTHER USERS ARE MENTIONING ON THIS SITE, IT FIRST STARTED BY SKIPPING GEARS BETWEEN 2ND A... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING THREE TIMES THIS WEEK ON TRIP. THIS OCCURRED TWO YEARS AGO AND KIA DEALER COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. THE CAR ENGINE DOESN'T STOP BUT IT'S AS IF IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL; LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES. IT THEN BUCKS, ACCELERATES, AND DIES. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, IT'S FINE. *TR
Incident date: Sep 15, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN INCREASE IN RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND LATER INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD DETACHED FROM THE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH SHE COULD HEAR A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED A BEARING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO VALID WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECT... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY AND IT SHOULD BE THE MANUFATURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CREATED. *TR
Incident date: May 22, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BMW 323CI(NA). THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Incident date: Jun 16, 2011
WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO PARK THE SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM PLEASE LOOK AT WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND LOOK UNDER THE 2002 EXPLORER AND UNDER THE SUB HEADING INTERIOR ACCESSORIES PROBLEMS. OF THE 180 COMPLAINTS UNDER THIS SUB HEADING, 126 ARE FOR THE BROKEN SHIFT LEVER PROBLEM AND THESE WERE ALL REPORTED SINCE 2008. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTYLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNG FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THEN STALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED A FILTER IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: May 20, 2011
TRANSMISSION COMPLETE FAILURE AT 92,000 MILES. APPEARS TO BE A MATERIAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT. VOLVO TECH SPEC DESCRIBES DEFECTIVE PART, YET VOLVO DEALERSHIP REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. *TR
Incident date: Jun 21, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE MAGNUM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,450.
Incident date: Aug 27, 2010
MY 2004 ACURA MDX HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AT 71,000 MILES. WHEN WE ARE AT LOW SPEEDS, 35 - 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO VIBRATE AS IF WE ARE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE HAVE TO FILL UP TWICE A WEEK TO DRIVE ROUGHLY 150 MILES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 20... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DISCONNECTED AND WOULD NEED A NEW ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,200. UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING AND WOULD JERK IN VARIOUS GEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURR... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2011
1. BOUGHT CAR USED, EVERYTHING ELSE RUNS FINE (EXCEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS NEEDED). 2. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WITH A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL BEING EMITTED AT HIGH MPH. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET, LOOKING TO GET A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE MANY ACCORD 2002 OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
I HAVE A 2008 SATURN AURA. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH NOBODY INSIDE IT AND THE, KEYS REMOVED, IN A PARKING LOT WITH A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. WHILE MY WIFE WAS INSIDE A STORE THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD 100 FEET ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY A PARKING BLOCK. THE PRNDL STILL SHOWED THE VEHICLE AS BEING IN PARK. *TT
Crash
Incident date: Jun 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MAZDA MPB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2011
DRIVING FROM ABILENE, TX TO PADRE ISLAND, ON IH-10 BETWEEN JUNCTION AND KERRVILLE, TX. CRUISE SET FOR 70-71. TOPED A GRADE IN ROAD, INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO REGUALR GEAR TRANSMISSION QUIT, SPEEDOMETER STARTED DROPING AND TACHOMETER REVED UP TO 6,000 RPM. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY BEFORE INCIDENT AND RUNS NORMALLY AFTER INCIDENT; WHEN TRANSMISSION PUT IN ANY GEAR VEHICLE ACTS LIKE THERE IS NO TRANSMISSIO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2011
VEHICLE CAN SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND DRIVE TO PARK WITH OUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TT
Incident date: May 20, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FURTHER. THE TACHOMETER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 13, 2011
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY CRUZE IT HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING IT HOME ONE DAY AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE CAR BASICALLY STOPPED SUDDENLY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWAR... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2006
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITH AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO THE MAXIMUM READING. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND STABILIZER LINK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2011
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2004 VOLVO XC90 T6 AWD. DRIVING ON RURAL ROAD WHEN TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN 3RD GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UTLIZING DOWN SHIFTING ON HILLY ROADS. THE VEHICLE ON HAS APPROX 60K MILES. LOSING THE TRANSMISSION REALLY HINDERS THE PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN ON AN INCLINE AND AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE F... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2011
MAY 3RD, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR FELT LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND I WENT FLYING FORWARD. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, THEN LATER, I COULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. I RESEARCHED IT AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 MODEL. HONDA ISN'T CALLING IT A RECALL BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT YET. THE NEXT DAY I WAS IN ... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 25, 2011
VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, TRANSMISSON SLIPS, LOUD BANG FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDS TO.VEHICLE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 74,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Jun 18, 2011
I HAVE A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITHIN 50,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM THE BEGINNING. I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 15 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING BELTS (I HAD TO CHANGE) AND WITH ITS TIRE (I HAD TO CHANGE) AND NOW WITH THE CODES PO700 PO705 AND PO304. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT CAN SOMEONE HELP ME I AM A DISABLE W... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 19, 2011
Incident date: May 1, 2011
TRANSMISSION SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE DESPITE USING THE BEST SYNTHETIC TRANNY OIL AND REGULAR TRANNY OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 117 000 KMS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR AFTER A SLOW START. ALSO SHUDDERS SOMETIMES BEFORE A GEAR LOCKS IN. APPARENTLY THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR JUST BEFORE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 18, 2011
CENTER CONSOLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERIOR PART BREAKS AND LOCKS CAR INTO PARK. SAFETY ISSUE: 1. IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CAR JACKING OR LIKE INCIDENT DRIVER MAYBE UNABLE TO FLEE THE SCENE AND MAYBE INJURED OR KILLED. 2. POSSIBLY STUCK IN HIGH SPEED LANES OF HIGHWAY AFTER A LONG HWY DELAY. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE FOR MOST OF THE CHARGERS SEARCH INTERNET AND YOU'LL SEE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2011
TRANSMISSION IS HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS AND OCCASIONALLY SLIPPING. *TR
Incident date: May 28, 2011
APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS AGO ON A SATURDAY I TOOK MY 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TO ONE OF THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERS FOR AND OIL CHANGE SERVICE. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO CHECK OUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAUSE IT HAD COME ON THE WEEK BEFORE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE REGULAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT UNTIL IT COME UP FOR THE SMOG CHECK. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER ON MEMORIA... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
R350
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 18, 2011
Incident date: Jun 13, 2011
I HAVE A 2007 R350 81,000 AC BLOW MOTOR WENT OUT. HAD CAR SERVICED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 100 MILES. TOOK CAR BACK TO REPAIR SHOP HE SAID CAR READS IT RUNNING TOO RICH. RESET SWITCH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK O WITHIN 10 MILES AGAIN. CAR SEEMS TO BE PULLING ONCE I'VE SLOWED DOWN AS IF IT WANTS TO GO FASTER. MY CODES READ P21 88. HELP!!! *TR
Incident date: Jun 13, 2011
I BOUGHT A USED 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX BACK IN DECEMBER 2010, WITH ABOUT 125K MILES ON IT WITH THE CARMAX REPORT THAT DID NOT REFLECT ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS OR ACCIDENTS FOR THIS CAR, IT DID REFLECT THE MAINTANCE THAT THE PRIVIOUS OWNER MADE AND IT WAS AS SCHEDULE. THE CAR RAN WELL AND I MADE THE SCHEDULE MAINTAINANCE FOR OIL AND GENERAL CHECKS. NOW AFTER 6-MONTHS I STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND AS I... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2011
I PURCHASED A 2004 HONDA ACCORD IN OCTOBER OF 2008, THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND FUNCTIONING WELL UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 WHERE I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO NOT WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IN 2011 HAD TO REPLACE THE SOP ECM (PER HONDA DEALER THE MEMORY CARD OF THE CAR), I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $6,000 ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAD SO MANY MAJOR A MINOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. AND EVEN THOUGH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 17, 2010
I BOUGHT A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY AND WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF OWNING IT I BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPS WENT UP AND DOWN AND THE VAN STOPPED WITHIN 60 SECONDS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND SINCE BUYING THE CAR THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND THEN TO A DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST BETWEEN 2100 AND 2500.... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS 75K MILES. VEHICLE JERKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jun 16, 2011
I OWN A 2006 FORD EXPLORER WITH 64000 MILES. YESTERDAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACED. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE. AND EVERYONE HAD EXACT SYMPTOMS. FORD ACTS LIKE THIS ISN'T COMMON AND PLAYS DUMB TO THE FACT. I STILL... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 18, 2011
Incident date: Jun 18, 2011
CAR NEARLY STALLS, AND THEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS, THE RPM RISES REALLY HIGH TO 4000 RPM, THEN THE GEAR SHIFTS INTO 1ST CAUSING THE CAR TO DANGEROUSLY LURCH FORWARD. THIS CAN CAUSE A COLLISION. IT ALSO HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL TO 1ST GEAR, SO WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS AS WELL. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME P... Read more