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: May 10, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE HAD FRACTURED CAUSING THE LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN R... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2011
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON MAY 10, 2011. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION (CVT) HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE, IS USUALLY NOT REPAIRABLE, AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE (OVER $5,600). TRANSMISSION CAN ONLY BE REPLACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL LIKELY FAIL AGAIN, AND IS ONLY AVAIL... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2011
2010 FORD FOCUS WAS HAVING ROUGH IDLING WHILE STOPPED AND THE CAR BEING ON AND ON PARK. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED AND FIXED IT. IT STOPPED DOING THAT FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT STARTED BACK AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A DAY AND A HALF AND WHEN THEY RETURNED IT THEY DIDN'T SAY WHAT WAS WRONG W... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLYACCOMAPNIED WITH AN ABNORMAL JERKING WITH HESITATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR... Read more
Incident date: Apr 6, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND ... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2011
2003 WINDSTAR SPORT TRAVELING APPROX 80 MPH IN PASSING LANE OF I-93 EXPRESSWAY WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL. TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND PRESSED ON GAS WITH NO RESPONSE. NO WARNING LIGHTS, SOUNDS, ETC TO INDICATE ANYTHING WAS WRONG. RPM'S INCREASED DUE TO PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT NO RESPONSE FROM TRANSMISSION. COASTED TO SIDE OF EXPRESSWAY. TRIED USING DRIVE, 2ND OR 1ST GEARS TO GET OFF H... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2011
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. FOR THE PAST FEW MTHS I HAVE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OR STALLING ON CHANGE OF GEARS. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED A YR. OLD AND HAD AROUND 40000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS RIGHT AT 90000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS BRAGGED ON HOW GREAT OF A CAR, THE NISSAN MAXIMA IS. NOW, I' M VERY DISAPPOINTED. AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. ON VERY DRIVE I EXPERIENCE SEVERE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2009
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60K MILES. HARD SHIFTING, JERKING, SUDDEN SHIFTS INTO 4X4 HIGH. REPLACEMENT COST OF 2800 DOLLARS. THREE VISITS LATER AND IT STILL ISN'T RIGHT. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 10, 2011
Incident date: Apr 28, 2011
WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, MODERATE TO HEAVY VIBRATION OCCURRED FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREME LOSS OF POWER. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON AN EXPRESSWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT, REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION, APPROXIMATELY $5,000. WHILE THERE, IT WAS INFERRED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THERE WERE 2 OTHER V... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
I HAVE A 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY AND IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS DETECTED BY THE ERROR CODE SHOWN BY THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS COMING ON OFTEN , SOMETIMES THE TCS LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IN 126000, BUT THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN WHEN IT WAS 115,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Jan 14, 2011
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND JERKING, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER MAXIMA COMPLAINTS. *TR
Incident date: May 10, 2011
HAVE AN 03 CIVIC HYBRID WITH CVT TRANSMISSION. I GOT IT CERTIFIED USED AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FRESH TRANS FLUID AND I BELIEVE IT DID. THE POWERTRAIN IS WARRANTED TO 100,000 MILES SINCE IT WAS CERTIFIED USED. I AM AT 74,000 NOW. AT ABOUT 66,000, WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DUE FOR IT'S TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, IT WAS MAKING A SLIPPING/GRINDING SOUND WHEN STARTING OFF, ESPE... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2011
MY MURANO SL AWD 2005 JUST STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND ALSO WHILE IT WAS IDLING. IT WAS MOVING AND WHEN I GOT TO TRAFFIC, IT STALLED AND WOULDN'T BUDGE EVEN THOUGHT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM BECAUSE AN 18 WHEELER CAN JUST RAM INTO ME WHEN THIS MISHAP HAPPENS. UPDATED 08/05/11 *BF *TR
Incident date: May 10, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE, HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: May 9, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK HAD TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO UNLOCK AND SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. IF THE BUTTON WAS NOT DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE HE GEAR AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE, THE BUTTON HAD TO BE ABNORMALLY HELD DOWN WHILE DRIVING UNTIL... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2011
THE OFFICIAL TSB WAS LISTED IN 2008 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) DATE REPORTED APRIL 16 2008 NHTSA REFERENCE #10024861 TSB REFERENCE #03-003/08 DESCRIPTION: GEAR OIL DRIPPING FROM TRANSFER CASE OIL SEAL. 4WD VEHICLES WITH VIN'S LOWER THAN JM3ER*9****188196 (PRODUCED BEFORE OCT. 1, 2007). *NJ REPAIR INFORMATION FOR NHTSA #10024861 THEY NE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2011
MY HONDA 2001 CIVIC EX HAS HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND BOTH WERE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED AND 1ST FAILURE WITH 70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE LEFT CAR IMMOBILE AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY FELLOW MOTORISTS THAT RISKED INJURY TO GET MY WIFE OUT OF TRAFFIC...THE SECOND MOST RECENT FAILURE LEFT MY W... Read more
Incident date: May 10, 2011
I BOUGHT MY 2010 FORD FUSION APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION BROKEN DOWN, REBUILT REPROGRAMMED AND AM NOW BEING TOLD THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. HOWEVER, SEEING HOW I AM THE ONE WHO HAS NARROWLY ESCAPED SEVERAL HIGHLY DANGEROUS COLLISIONS ON BOTH STREETS AND HIGHWAYS I FIND IT REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE TRAN... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2011
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT DOES NOT CHANGE OR SHIFT GEARS. HAS NOT BEEN REAPIRED YET, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 10, 2011
Incident date: May 7, 2011
RADIATOR WAS LEAKING BUT DID NOT CAUSE ANY OVER HEATING ISSUES WITH THE CAR BUT IT DID CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THEY SAY ITS A DEFECT IN THE RADIATOR. *TR
Incident date: Aug 25, 2010
I HAVE A 2006, NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I'VE BEEN HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN ITS CHANGES GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, AS WELL AS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL, THEN KEEP YOUR RECEIPT ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2011
THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY STALL AND I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AS WELL AS A PROBLEMATIC FUEL LINE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 24, 2011
PURCHASED A USED 03 ACURA MDX FROM A DEALER ON 4/22/11. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A TOLL ROAD (TX 121) AND WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 65MPH. CAR STARTED DECELERATING AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. ALMOST HAD COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS AS THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN. CARS TRAVELING BEHIND ME AT 65MPH+ WERE BRAKING HARD TO AVOID ME. VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2009
VEHICLE...JUST SLOWED DOWN FROM 65 MPH ...COASTED TO A STOP. ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WITH TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN ANY POSITION, REVERSE, DRIVE, ETC. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2011
A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2001 VOLVO V70 XC THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD, LUNGING BETWEEN SHIFTS AND AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE SERVICE TRANNY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AFTER A VIOLENT SHIFT FROM 3-2. TOOK CAR TO LYLE PEARSON VOLVO IN BOISE. NATE TOLD ME THE COMPUTER NEEDED RE-PROGRAMING FROM VOLVO AND AN ADAPTIVE DRIVE TEST WAS NEEDED. I... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2011
REVERSE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING. ALL OTHER FORWARD GEARS WORK FINE - (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). BASED ON A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 3 SERIES BMW'S. *TR
Incident date: May 7, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. A THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CODE WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE DAY LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY WERE RECEIVI... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 9, 2011
Incident date: Jan 15, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
ONE MONTH AFTER PAYING OFF MY 2004 MAXIMA, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD SLAM INTO 1ST FROM 2ND GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR JERK INTO 2ND OR 3RD WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT WOULD JERK INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT INTO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS - NEEDED 3 REPLACED AND HAD A FEW OTHER THIN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 7, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A SLOWER RATE THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR A F... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2011
ON SAT. MAY 7, 2011 MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR QUIT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY. I LOST SPEED WHILE MOTOR CONTINUED RUNNING.I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED OFF ENGINE RESTARTED FINE, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE. I WAS STRANDED GOING TO WORK. WE THINK IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS I WANT FORD TO DO SOME... Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2008
3/10/08-TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CLUNKING, TOOK TO DEALER-TURN AWAY, 59994 MILES. 4/21/08-62,597 MILES RETURNED TO DEALER AND AGAIN WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM. THAT DAY TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE DRAINED TRANSMISSION FLUID. RESEMBLED A MILK SHAKE AND HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE RADIATOR. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ONCE AGAIN TURNED ME AWAY REFUSING TO ACKNOW... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2011
MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE OF THE 101 FWY IN L.A. NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL; THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. I WENT FROM GOING APPROX 60 MPH TO COASTING. I MANAGED TO GET ACROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND OFF THE FWY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. 2 HOURS LATER MY CAR WAS TOWED ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2011
JAN, 2011 (ODOMETER ~61000 MILES.) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED WHILE EXITING FROM HIGHWAY. FEB, 2011 DEALER CONFIRMED THAT 1. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS TURNING BROWN, 2. DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. APRIL, 2011 EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID NOT RESPONSE AND WANTED TO STOP WHILE MERGING INTO STREET ROAD AND ACCELERATIN... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2011
ON MONDAY 2 MAY 2011 AT APPROX. 1645, I WAS OPERATING MY 2005 HYUNDAI XG-350 L IN THE CVS PARKING LOT ON COLUMBIA PIKE IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SPEED TOWARD THE BUILDING. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUE FORWARD OVER A PARKING BERM AND C... Read more
Crash
2 injured
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2007) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 8, 2011
Incident date: Apr 21, 2011
VEHICLE IS 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND CURRENTLY HAS 18300 MILES AND WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JAN. 2008. TWO FAILURE TO ACCELERATE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED. ONE ON 5/31/10 AND ANOTHER ON 04/21/11. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR AND THE SPEED COULD NOT EXCEED 30 TO 35 MPH EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
2003 WINDSTAR TRANSMISSION LITE DASH "OVER DRIVE IS OFF". I CHECKED THE FUSES NO.14 10 AMP WAS BLOWED THIS ALSO GOES TO THE SIDE ELECTROCHROMATIC MIRRORS THAT STOPPED WORKING. PUT NEW FUSE IN. I DRIVE 14 MILES AT 45MPH FUSE BLOWS AGAIN., *TR
Incident date: May 6, 2011
PURCHASED A NEW 2011 AUDI A3 TDI LAST SATURDAY. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY WHILE PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION THE DSG TRANSMISSION BRIEFLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND I SAW THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE SHOOT UP AND HEARD THE ENGINE WHINE. I WAS IN MANUAL MODE AT THE TIME. I DOWN SHIFTED AND LET OFF THE GAS AND IT RE-ENGAGED. THE FOLLOWING DAY (TODAY) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ALSO IN MANUAL ... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2011
FOR THE PAST MONTH, MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING, AS THE CAR SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS 1-3, THERE ARE SOME LOUD NOISES AND THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WITH EVERY GEARSHIFT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS THE JERKS PROPEL THE CAR FORWARD BETWEEN EVERY GEARSHIFT. I DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND THE RESULTS WERE THAT THER... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2011
PURCHASED NEW 09 BORREGO IN JUNE 2010. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 11,700 MILES, WOULD STAY AT 40MPH WITH FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL, SLIPPED IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND TO COME PICK THE BORREGO UP UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE SHIPPED TO THEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS ... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2011
WE BOUGHT OUR 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN MAY 2008 WITH AN ODOMETER OF 46,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN WELL SATISFIED WITH THE VAN SINCE THEN. WE NOW HAVE 101,000 MILES. WE WERE VISITING OUR DAUGHTER & FAMILY IN OXFORD, MS AND WERE RETURNING HOME TO ROCK HILL, SC NEAR TUPELO, MS (ABOUT 50 MILES) WHEN THE TACHOMETER REVVED UP TO 5000+RPM. WE HAD AAA TOW IT TO A SHOP IN TUPELO WHO DIAG... Read more
Incident date: Mar 30, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE STARTED WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THE TONE RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE TONE RINGS WERE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A RUMBLING SOUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FINAL DRIVE DAMAGE AND MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED.... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2011
THE FAILURE JUST BEGAN AT AROUND 100K MILES, NO SPECIFIC EVENT. THE CAR LURCHES WHEN I AM PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AFTER I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAR JERKS WHILE DOWN SHIFTING INTO RIGHT HAND TURNS. CAR JERKS AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND/OR ACCELERATING. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO JERK FORWARD AND HIT SOMETHING THAT I, AS A DRIVER, SHOULD NOT BE AT RISK OF HITTING. THIS... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LEXUS RX300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL EXCESSIVELY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO BECAME STUCK AND TOOK AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON HILLS WHEN HE RELEASES THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MET SPECIFICATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 05/26/11. *JB UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK ON A S... Read more
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 6, 2011
Incident date: May 2, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LAND ROVER, RANGE ROVER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A JERK AND SURGED FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ST... Read more
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
May 6, 2011
Incident date: May 5, 2011
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND GRINDS AT RANDOM. *TR