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: May 17, 2011
POWERTRAIN ISSUE ON MY KIA SORENTO LX 2011, 4L, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY WITH ALL MY FAMILY ON IT. THIS CAUSES ME CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE I HEARD SOME UNPLEASANT, LOUD AND REPETITIVE CLICKING NOISES UNDER MY CAR WHICH EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY AFTER A MINUTE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAD TO CALL KIA... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2011
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2005 FORD ESCAPE (V6, 4WD) XLT. NO ISSUES PRIOR TO ONE DAY DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT SPUTTERED AND SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED JUST FINE. BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, IT ONLY WENT FOR ABOUT 10 FEET BEFORE IT SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE OWNER WAS INFORMED SHE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING VERY BAD. CAR JERKS HARD WHEN SHIFTING FORM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CAR JERKS AND SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT. WHEN PUTTING CAR IN GEAR THERE IS A HARD SHIFT OR JERK. *TR
Incident date: May 18, 2011
MY 2006 FORD FREESTYLE SURGES AND OR ACCELERATES AFTER IT IS PUT IN GEAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAPPEN BOTH IN FORWARD(DRIVE) AND REVERSE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST SINCE 2009. *TR
Incident date: May 17, 2011
I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, SLOWED MY SPEED, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND NONE WORKED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THIS VAN BEFORE. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. THE MECHANIC BELIEVES IT WILL BE ONE PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS REPAIR AND NOT A WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
TIGUAN
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 18, 2011
Incident date: May 2, 2011
THIS IS A SEPARATE INCIDENT (I JUST FILLED A COMPLAINT ODI 10401437. SAME VW TIGUAIN. THE WEEKEND OF 4/30/11 AND 5/1/11 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING WEIRD. I WAS WATCHING THE TACHOMETER AND IT WANTED TO RED LINE, IT WAS SKIPPING GEARS, AND AT TIMES WANTED TO STALL OUT. THIS WAS VERY, VERY SCARY. IF I WENT TO PASS SOMEBODY THE VEHICLE WOULD SKIP GEARS A... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 18, 2011
Incident date: May 16, 2011
RADIATOR COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID MIXING, CAUSING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. HESITANT SHIFTING, OR WORSE, NO SHIFTING OR MOVEMENT AT ALL. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY (INTERSTATE). *TR
Incident date: Feb 7, 2011
TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED IN COLD WEATHER, STRANDING ME. *TR
Incident date: Feb 15, 2011
ONLY HAD ONE EVENT BEFORE THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION,WHILE BACKING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARD NEARLY RUNNING INTO MY GARAGE,ONE WEEK LATER MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $5,000 DOLLARS. THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Feb 16, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PAY $4500 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE LOCAL DEALER COULD MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2011
2004 FREESTAR VAN GOING DOWN ROAD AT 60 MILES AND CAR LOST POWER TRANSMISSION FAILED. NOW WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE FORD BUILT A FAULTY DESIGN AND WON'T RECALL THEM. *TR
Incident date: Apr 13, 2011
MY 2007 FORD FREESTYLE STARTED MAKING A "REVVING UP" TYPE SOUND WHEN CAR WAS IN PARK OR REVERSE. IT WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LUNGE FORWARD IF I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ECT. IT STALLED OUT ON ME AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON. IT WOULD START BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ASAP WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. I HAVE APPROX 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD I WAS PAST MY WARRANTY DUE T... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2011
EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AS A USED VEHICLE ON FEB. 1, 2010 WITH 31,819 MILES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 51,800 MILES AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN MANUALLY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "DRIVE", EXPERIENCES A "HARD SHIFT" AND IS "STUCK" IN A HIGH FORWARD GEAR, RENDERING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.. THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER IS SHOWI... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND DECELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY BEGIN TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD IS DANGEROUSLY HARD. THE CAR JERKS ALMOST VIOLENTLY IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. MIND YOU THAT I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I WAS RECOMMENDED TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Apr 23, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS ON A STEEP INCLINE AND SHIFTED THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO THE REVERSE; SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD 6-8 FEET. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 18, 2011
Incident date: Feb 17, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIATOR CRACKED CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT ... Read more
Incident date: May 17, 2011
1. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT A BUSY 4-WAY INTERSECTION, MY ACURA MDX REFUSED TO GO INTO GEAR OR ACCELERATE. THIS CAUSED ME TO OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION, AND COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. 2. THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY REFUSED TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MANUALLY SHIFTING IT INTO GEAR WOULD TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 23. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2010
WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS PROPERLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS HOWEVER WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, IT APPEARS TO MOMENTARILY GO IN TO NEUTRAL WHERE THE ENGINE WINES OUT BEFORE QUICKLY BANGING INTO THIRD GEAR. VERY HARSH SHIFTING. THIS APPEARS TO OCCUR ONLY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION HEATS UP AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LONGER. AFTER THIS OCCURS, IT ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 17, 2011
Incident date: May 13, 2011
THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND IS GETTING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER D... Read more
Incident date: May 17, 2011
2004 HONDA PILOT EX I HAVE THE "D" GEAR FLASHING FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR
Incident date: Apr 6, 2009
PREVIOUS ISSUE THAT I HAD FIXED AT THE FORD DEALER WITH MY FREESTYLE. VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE AS NOTED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THE TIME AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE ISSUE BUT NOTED IT IN THE RECORDS FOR MY 2005 FREESTYLE. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND IT FIXED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, FORD DID NOT PAY FOR ANY OF T HE REPAIRS. REPAIR WAS DONE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 30, 2011
ON APRIL 30TH, 2011 I WAS LEAVING ON A SHORT WEEKEND TRIP WITH MYSELF AND 5 KIDS. I HAD JUST LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 WHEN A BIRD FLEW OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I PROCEEDED TO TRY TO BRAKE SO I WOULD NOT HIT THE BIRD. INSTEAD OF BRAKING, THE CAR ACCELERATED. THE KIDS IN THE VEHICLE WANTED TO KNOW WHY I SPED UP INSTEAD OF BRAKING. IT WAS VERY SCARY. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CAR O... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2011
WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40 ON A SUBURBAN ROAD CAR BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND I FOUND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 AND THEN NOT AT ALL. THEN IT SURGE AGAIN AND DROVE FOR A BIT AND REPEATED THE CYCLE. I HAD MY TODDLER IN THE CAR AND WAS ALMOST TO THE SITTERS SO I SLOWLY MADE IT NEAR THEIR HOME WHEN I GOT STUCK AT A LIGHT. WHILE STOPPED IT BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS FLASHING... Read more
Incident date: Mar 16, 2011
OUR 2006 FORD FREESTYLE LUNGES WHEN YOUR FOOT IS NOT EVEN ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 5, 2011
I PURCHASED MY 05 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60800 MILES FROM A NISSAN DEALER. AT ABOUT 70000, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF COSTLY REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. JUST SHIFTING FROM P TO D AT TIMES THERE IS ABOUT A 3 - 4 SECOND DELAY THEN ENGAGES TO ONLY HERE AND FEEL A VERY HARD CLUNK AND JERKS REALLY HARD... Read more
FORD
FIVE HUNDRED
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 17, 2011
Incident date: May 16, 2011
MY 2006 FORD 500 CVT WHEN GOING FROM IDLE EITHER FORWARD OF REVERSE WILL LUNGE IF MY FOOT IS NOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. MY WIFE AND SON HAVE USED THE CAR AND BOTH HAVE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS FROM THIS HAPPENING IN PARKING LOTS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY AND BEFORE THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY RAN OUT I DID TAKE THE CAR BACK TO AUTOWAY FORD IN ST PETERSBURG FL BUT IT STILL IS OCCURRING. I HEARD ABOUT THE... Read more
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 17, 2011
Incident date: May 17, 2011
ESM- ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE ISSUE: P, R, N, D, L ALL LIGHT UP SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE CAR GETS CONFUSED AS TO WHICH GEAR IT SHOULD BE USING. OCCASIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES. AFTER REVERSING, I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT SHIFTS ROUGHLY. RANDOMLY THE CAR LOSES POWER DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. I HAD THE ESM REPLACED AND A MONTH LATER IS SHOWING A U404 CODE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 4, 2010
VEHICLE SURGES WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. *TR
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY LURCHES WHEN PARKING OR BACKING UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR (IN MOST CASES MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE). IN THE PAST IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD, THEN STALLED WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. USUALLY AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN AND WAITING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THE ENGINE WILL RESTART. THE ONLY PATTERN TO THE LURCHES ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2011
PONTIAC 2007 G6 GT STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF ISSUES SHIFTING AUTOMATIC TRANS INTO PARK AROUND 50 THOUSAND MILES. THE ISSUE BECAME APPARENT WHEN I PUT MY SHIFTER INTO PARK AND PULLED MY KEYS OUT AND WENT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND ALMOST HIT TWO PEOPLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WILL BE SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT ISN'T ACTUALLY IN PARK. I WAS INF... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2011
20003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOST OF POWER IN MIDDLE OF VEHICLE OPERATION. *TR
MITSUBISHI
LANCER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 17, 2011
Incident date: Dec 30, 2003
I HAVE TWO ISSUES WHICH SEEM TO HAVE BOTH ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. 1. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WILL IDLE HIGH WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SPEEDING UP. THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES, AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS A RANDOM ISSUE THAT HAPPENS DAILY WITH THE VEHICLE. SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM TO THIS DAY.... Read more
Incident date: Apr 11, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY STALL AND IMMEDIATELY RESTART BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 06/... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2011
FORD FREE STYLE 2006 SURGES. *TR
Incident date: May 11, 2011
I WAS DRIVING DOWN I24 WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. OUT OF THE BLUE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILD FOR 2 1/2 HRS WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. WHY IS FORD WAITING ON SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY FIX THIS PR... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY THINK THE PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Incident date: Sep 1, 2010
I PURCHASED MY 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA NEW AT THE DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2010. AROUND 7K MILES IS WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. WHEN I AM ACCELERATING, BETWEEN 20-35 MPH MY CAR MAKES A LOUD NOSE AND HITS BETWEEN 4000-5000 RPMS, BUT IT FEELS LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER AND IS VERY SLOW TO SPEED UP. ONCE I HIT OVER 50MPH IT GETS BETTER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY THEY... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2011
2003 HONDA ACCORD. CONSUMER STATES INSTEAD OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHERE IT GOES OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $ 3800. *JB UPDATED 12/21/11. *JB
Incident date: May 8, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUP POP AS SMOKE BEGAN ESCAPING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXPLODED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 4, 2011
TRANSMISSION SHIFT ERRATICLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVILY CONGESTED TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES IT WILL MAKE VEHICLE LUNGE FORWARD WITH VERY LIGHT FUEL PEDAL APPLICATION. TRANSMISSION IS ALSO MAKING AN AUDIBLE "CLUNK" WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MAYBE A PCM RE FLASH COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM? THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE DAY ONE STARTING IN DECEMBER 2010. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2011
UNINTENDED MOVEMENT, WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED ENGINE SEEMED TO THROTTLED AND SHIFTED UP WITHOUT FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND CONTINUE MOVING UNTIL BRAKE PRESSED AGAIN AND EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED AND CAR HIT CURB. *TR
Crash
Incident date: May 5, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED AND THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SHIFTING GEARS . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Incident date: Mar 20, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THERE WAS A HARD THUMP WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BODY VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Incident date: May 1, 2008
THE CAR WILL REV UP AND JUMP FORWARD (OR BACKWARD). SOMETIMES STALLS AFTER JUMPING, WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM THEY CAN FIND. SAW THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATIONS SO I DECIDED TO MAKE MY COMPLAINT OFFICIAL. *TR
Incident date: Apr 13, 2011
BOUGHT AND OWN A 2006 FORD EXPLORER, EDDIE BAUER PURCHASED AS USED IN 2008 WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT. AT 60,000 THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES, AND SLIPS....FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS REAR ENDING YOU. SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING, MAKES CLUNKING SOUND WHEN PUTTING INTO PARK OR REVERSE. RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS AN... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND RESPOND AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWE... Read more
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 16, 2011
Incident date: May 10, 2011
AT AROUND 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COME IN AND OUT OF LOCK UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER COMING APART IN THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO I STILL HAVE A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR AT TAKE OFF. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. *TR
Incident date: Aug 16, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER HAVING THE FLUID REPLACED SHE NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTING BECAME WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,200. UPDATED 07/2... Read more