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: Mar 19, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2011) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 23, 2011
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT AND LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY DOES NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY REACT BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT TO THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE V... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2011
RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND WENT TO SPEED UP COMING OUT OF TOWN. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, MY RPMS REVVED UPTO 5 AND MY SPEED DRASTICALLY DECLINED TO WHERE I HAD NO POWER AND COULD NOT GO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD T CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE VAN BACK TO TOWN. HAVE BEEN TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER IS BAD AND THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING LEADING UP TO THE CAR NOT DRIVING. ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
"TRANSMISSION FAILURE" ON A 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY EX. *TR
Incident date: Jan 6, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLVO XC70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN INTERNAL HYDRAULIC FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT SLOWLY, DURING ACCELERATION IT WOULD ALSO JERK AND SLIP WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD BETWEEN ONE AND TWO RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BALL BEARINGS AND HOSES. SIX DAYS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY, AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 23, 2011
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS 4 TIMES. NOW AT 88,000, I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM 47 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME. I RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC AND FOUND MANY AMERICANS WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHO OWN 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM 2-3 GEAR, NEUTRAL TO REVERSE AND NEUTRAL TO D... Read more
Incident date: Mar 22, 2011
HONDA ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 107,000 MILES, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN DRIVE A HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CORPORATION, WHO DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. A SURVEY OF ACCORD V6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INDICATED OVER 100 FAILURES HERE AT NHTSA, AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AT OTHER FORUMS. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2011
MY 2002 TL S TYPE WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FILED A CASE WITH THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. WHEN THE CASE MANAGER REVIEWED IT, HE SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. THEY ALSO ASKED ME HOW MUCH I THINK... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2011
TRANSMISSION JERKS ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES AND IM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T USE IT MUCH AND I HAVE NOW 58,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE AND I'VE GOT NOTHING. DEALER HAS NOT HELPED AND I CALLED NISSAN MOTORS OF AMERICA AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT ALL THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THIS IS A COS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2011
STARTED VEHICLE IN PARK, ON FLAT GROUND INSIDE OF GARAGE, EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, EXITED VEHICLE, LEFT DRIVERS DOOR OPEN, WALKED TO PASSENGER SIDE, OPENED THE DOOR, HEARD A POP SOUND, VEHICLE BEGAN GOING IN REVERSE, DRUG DOOR DOWN GARAGE WALL, DOOR CAUGHT, GOT FOLDED BACK TO FRONT PANEL, HOLE THE SIZE OF DOOR CLEAR THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL, BROKE GARAGE DOOR FRAMING, TRIED TO JUMP INTO TRUCK TO ST... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 22, 2011
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A SHIFTING PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND ALSO A BIG JERK WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY CHANGED THE TRANNY MOUNT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. I THINK THERE IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL OF NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT SHOULD BE RECALL FOR TRANSM... Read more
Incident date: Mar 21, 2011
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN SHE TRIED DRIVING. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS 2 LANES WITH HAZARDS ON AND PARK THE CAR. A LOCAL SHOP SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS FRENCH AND IS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES OF FAILURE. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE $2900 WITH AN AMERICAN MADE TRANSMISSION WITH A 100K MILE WARRANTY. *TR
Incident date: Oct 29, 2010
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED ON I-5 HEADING NORTH FROM SAN DIEGO, WHEN OUR 2001 HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHUDDERED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE FORWARD MOMENTUM, LEFT US WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO SLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FROM MIDDLE LANE IN A TRAFFIC THAT WAS MOVING AT 80 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLES APPROACHINGFROM THE REAR HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY BREAK... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2011
I PURCHASED A 2005 XC90 V8 AWD WITH 65000, AFTER A MONTH OR SO I NOTICED HARD SHIFTING, YESTERDAY WE TOOK A TRIP UP THE MOUNTAIN AND I ACTUALLY LOST MY TRANSMISSION FOR A MIN, IT SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE WHILE PASSING A VEHICHLE, RPM SHOT UP TO 5-6K, IT KICKED BACK IN AGAIN ONCE WE SLOWED AND WE PULLED TO THE SIDE TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD STAY IN GEAR BEFORE GOING AGAIN. NOW IT HAS GONE BACK TO HARD SHIF... Read more
MERCEDES-BENZ
E350
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 22, 2011
Incident date: Mar 10, 2011
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AUTOMATICALLY. THE CAR SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL AS I COULD NOT GET PAST 20MPH WITHOUT MAXING OUT MY RPM'S. I HAD TO DRIVE 3 MILES GOING 20MPH TO GET SOMEWHERE SO I COULD GET TOWED. AFTER TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK'S TIME. THIS IS A MERC... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2011
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HONDA ODYSSEY 2003. VEHICLE PART OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2004. OIL COOLER INSTALLED BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE SECOND GEAR HAVING TOOTH CHIPPING. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AS RECOMMENDED, ACCORDING TO HONDA. THE CAR HAS 78K MILES ON IT AND THE SECOND GEAR IS SLIPPING. HONDA NEVER FIXED THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE SECOND GEAR FAILING. THIS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
I HAVE A 2011 CHEVY CRUZE. I JUST PURCHASED IN NOV 2010. ONE MONTH AFTER I HAD THE CAR I HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER DUE TO STEERING NOISE WHEN WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT/RIGHT. THEY HAD TO LUBRICATE SOME PARTS BY THE WHEELS. STARTING IN FEB 2011 I NOTICE THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN YOU TOOK YOU FOOT OF THE BRAKE. IT BOGS WHEN YOU TAKE OFF, YOU WILL GO THEN THE CAR BOGS AND THEN IT GOES AG... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK OR THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BEFORE ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER ASS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2011
WE PURCHASED A 2003 SATURN VUE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL ON FEBRUARY 14, 2011. WE HAD THE CAR ALMOST ONE MONTH AND WE WERE OUT TO EAT ON A SUNDAY IN HENDERSONVILLE TN WHEN MY HUSBAND GOES TO PUT OUR VUE INTO REVERSE TO PULL OUT OF A STALL AND IT WOULD BACK UP IT JUST WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE FILLED IT WITH SOME AND IT STILL DIDNT MOVE FORWARD ONLY REV... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
1. )I BOUGHT MY USED 2003 HONDA CIVIC LX ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES. I HEAR IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL. EVERY TIME MY CAR IS ABOUT TO SHIFT, THE RPMS JUMP VERY HIGH, AND THEN PULLS BACK HARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THIS OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME A DRIVE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME.... Read more
CHEVROLET
EXPRESS 3500
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 22, 2011
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
I GOT AN HUGE BANG AND JERK WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A STAND STILL. THE 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 3500 WITH 6 LITRE ENGINE, ONLY HAD JUST 30,112 KM ON IT WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN. IT HAS NOT BEEN HEAVILY USED. NO TOWING OR HEAVY LOADS. IT CURRENTLY HAS 34088 KM ON THE TRUCK AND NOW DOES THE BANG AND JERK ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU START FROM A STAND STILL. RIGHT AFTER THAT FIRST TIME A RED CHECK EN... Read more
Incident date: Mar 14, 2011
I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR FOR REGULAR SCHEDULED SERVICE WHEN I WAS INFORMED ABOUT TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE SEAL REQUIRING REPAIR. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS REGARDING THIS CAR HOWEVER NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR
Incident date: Mar 7, 2011
TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY CHANGING GEARS OR SELECTING INCORRECT GEAR. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION REMAINING IN TOO HIGH A GEAR FOR ENGINE RPM'S. LAPSE IN GEAR SELECTION CAUSES ERRATIC AND DANGEROUS ACCELERATION. DANGEROUS GEAR CHANGES CAUSE CAR TO BOTH SURGE AND STALL - DEPENDING UPON ENGINE RPM'S NOT CORRESPONDING TO CORRECT TRANSMISSION GEAR. *TR
Incident date: Dec 20, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS ABLE TO BE MOVE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,280.
Incident date: Mar 20, 2011
OUR 2004 HONDA ACCORD SEDAN V6 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 195,000 MILES THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO REGISTER A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURRED TO MY WIFE AND I ON MARCH 20 2011, AT 3:30 PM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, MY 2004 HONDA ACCORD HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOCKUP. WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON 95 NORTH THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A CL... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2010
NISSAN MAXIMA 2004- TRANSMISSION(5 SPEED AUTOMATIC) SLIPPING PROBLEM BETWEEN GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING A FEW MONTHS AGO. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AROUND 04 AND 05. THEY ALSO SAID I WOULD NEED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT($3500). I THEN STARTED LOOKING ONLINE FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE SOLUTION. I THEN FOUND OUT THIS WAS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2008
I OWN A 2003 FORD EXPLORER, I HAVE OWNED IT FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS AND TOOK CARE OF IT. I ALSO PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR IT AND AFTER ABOUT THREE YEARS OUT OF NOWHERE MY O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING WRONG. I HAD THE SOLENOID ON TRANNY REPLACED SOON AS I PUT IT IN 4WHEEL DRIVE MY O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AGAIN AND SHIFTING WRONG. THIS IS MAKING THE CAR ACCELERATE TO MUCH AT TIM... Read more
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
2007 AUDI A3 DSG ISSUES. MY TRANSMISSION HAS VERY HARD SHIFTING ON OCCASION. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. ALSO AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK IN BETWEEN SHIFTS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. IT HAS A LOSS OF POWER FOR 10- 20 SECONDS. THIS ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING AS THERE IS NO POWER AT ALL. I AM WORRIED THAT AT SOME POINT IT MAY STAY THIS WAY LONGER, DISABLING THE CAR CO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR IT DIDN'T ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO THE LIMITER BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO LET OFF THE GAS. WHEN I LET OFF THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED A HIGHER GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. LATER WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT THE CAR WOULDN'T ENGAGE SECOND GEAR AGAIN AND JUST COASTED TO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE INITIALLY. IF YOU HOLD THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR WILL START TO MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINS. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WORKS LIKE IT SHOULD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND AT FIRST TH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 20, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK WITH HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Incident date: Mar 21, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD BECOME STUCK IN PARK AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 16, 2010
DISCOVERED LEAK IN THE REAR AXLE SEAL. *TR
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CAN-AM SPYDER ROADSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN IT INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BEGAN REVERSING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2011
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN XTERRA, RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RUMBLING EFFECT UNDER THE VEHICLE LIKE THE FEELING OF RUMBLE STRIPS, AFTER LOOKING AROUND MY VEHICLE AND FINDING NOTHING WRONG. TWO DAYS AGO MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP GOING IN/OUT OF GEAR AND AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES TO THEN GYM AND BACK I PULLED MY XTERRA IN THE DRIVEWAY THEN SUDDENLY A PINKISH FLUID POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE CARRIAGE O... Read more
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A 2011 KIA SORENTO WITH 22K MILES ON IT. WE WERE PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE ONLY WARNING THAT I HAVE SEEN IN REFERENCE TO A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR IDLES HIGH (AT ABOUT 3500 RPM) IN THE MORNING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO KIA BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. AS OF NOW, THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING ON A NEW TR... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 20, 2011
Incident date: Feb 10, 2011
I PURCHASED A 2006 CERTIFIED NISSAN PATHFINDER IN 2008. I WAS GUARANTEED 100K ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. I CURRENTLY HAVE 96,426KMILES AND THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO IN SALINE KS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN KANSAS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER AFTER WAITING OVER A MONTH FOR THE PART NISSAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT BECAUSE OF THE TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Mar 20, 2011
2004 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. SECOND TRANSMISSION TRANS WAS REPLACED BY FORD JUST AFTER WE BOUGHT IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS LEFT US STRANDED. *TR
Incident date: Mar 20, 2011
2011 FORD FUSION SEL I DIDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS WHEN I STARTED VEHICLE I PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR REVVED TO OVER 5000 RPM'S, AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED SO BADLY THAT I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 1400 MILES ON IT, AND IT DID THIS ONE OTHER TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 16, 2011
I PURCHASED A 2000 BMW 323I ON TUESDAY MARCH 14 FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WHO HAD METICULOUS RECORDS OF MAINTENANCE AND VEHICLE ONLY HAD 97K MILES. TWO DAYS LATER, THE "REVERSE" WENT OUT BUT THE OTHER GEARS WERE FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT I WOULD BE NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE BMW DEALER IS GOING TO CHARGE ME $7000 TO FIX. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND NOW IS NOT... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 19, 2011
Incident date: Aug 1, 2009
1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE = REGULAR DAY-TO-DAY VEHICLE USE. 2. FAILURE = TRANSMISSION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, OCCASIONAL HARD SLAM INTO 2ND HEAR UNDER PART THROTTLE. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE = REPAIR SHOP INSPECTION WITH PAN REMOVED 1-YEAR AGO, NOTHING FOUND. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.. *TR
Incident date: Nov 14, 2010
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: HESITATES GOING INTO GEAR. GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL. SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS TO SEE IF IT WILL GO INTO GEAR. THEN TRY REVVING ENGINE TO SLIP IT INTO GEAR. IT CAN SUDDENLY CATCH INTO GEAR AND THEN THE CAR SURGES FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINT SITES ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 5 YEARS OF SUBARU VEHICLES. THIS ... Read more
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 19, 2011
Incident date: Feb 5, 2001
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CLUNKING, AND IT REVS HIGH WHEN SHIFTING. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
AFTER DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME (2 HOURS OR MORE) ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY RECOVERING FROM A STOP. I ACCELERATE TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES. WHEN IT REACHES ABOUT 2000 RPMS, IT ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY OFFERED FOR ME TO BRING IT IN WHEN I AM GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE, BUT ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2011
APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE,VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A WHIRRING SOUND AND WAS SOMETIMES SLOW TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE AFTER A COLD START. THERE WERE ALSO SOME ERRATIC SHIFTS. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HONDA DEALER WHERE WERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND ALWAYS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED .(INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUID SERVICES).DEALER DIAGNOSED THE REPAIR AS A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Mar 19, 2011
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HISTORICAL COOLANT LINE ISSUES. REQUIRES REBUILD. *TR
Incident date: Mar 18, 2011
I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY 2 CHILDREN AND HEAD TO TOPS MARKET IN MEDINA NY TO PICK UP SO GROCERIES FOR THE WK END. I WAS PULLING MY VEHICLE[2006 DODGE RAM 4X4 PICKUP 1500 SERIES WITH 5.7 LITRE HEMI] INTO THE PARKING AREA ON THE EAST END OF THE BUILDING . THE PARKING SPACE THAT I WAS PULLING INTO WAS FACING WEST TOWARDS THE CONCRETE WALL . AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ,AS THAT HAPPENED A HAD TAKE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Dec 13, 2010
STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NOT ANY NOISES, WARNING LIGHTS OR ISSUES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. VAN REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR