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: Feb 17, 2011
MY 2006 HONDA CR-V HAS ONLY 71,000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Incident date: Oct 8, 2010
FORD FREESTAR 2007, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE PUMP WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED GOING, NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND VERY COSTLY 1269.99. ALOT OF OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 7, 2011
2010 FORD FUSION 6000 MILES EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES SINCE 3000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T NOTICE ANYTHING AND NO TSB'S BUT THERE ARE TONS OF WEB POSTS ABOUT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS AND RECALLS NOTING THE SAME ISSUES, HARD SHIFTING , DELAYS, ETC. *TR
Incident date: Feb 15, 2011
I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 05. IT HAS 71532 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY STARTED SHOWING PROBLEMS. IT JERKS REALLY HARD INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND ALSO SKIPS GEAR WHICH CAUSES THE REV'S TO GO HIGH. IT HAPPEN EVERYTIME I TAKE OUT THE CAR AND I AM SCARED THAT THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $3500 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE W... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2010
2010 JEEP JK WRANGLER TRANSMISSION OIL OVERHEATS WHEN VEHICLE IS ENGAGED IN 4WD. THIS COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, PARTICULARLY ON MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHERE THE POSSIBILITY OF A FATALITY COULD OCCUR. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL NOTING THAT THIS CONDITION COULD OCCUR. THE "FIX" IS AN AUDIBLE CHIME IN ADDITION TO THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE ROOT OF THE P... Read more
Incident date: Jan 21, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH AND UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2011
MY WIFE DROVE THIS MINIVAN AND JUST BEFORE EXIT TO 15 FREEWAY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON, TRANSMISSION STARTS SLEEPING AND CAR JUST STOP. SHE GETS IN PANIC BECAUSE IN THIS TIME WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SITUATION BECOME DANGEROUS. SHE SLOWLY DROVE TO FRIENDS HOUSE AND DROPPED THE CAR OVERNIGHT. NEXT DAY I CHECKED CODES AND HAD P0730 AND P0780 (TRANSMISSION FAILURE). "POWAY HONDA" IN SAN DIEGO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND SWITCH GEARS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BEFORE PROCEEDING... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 5, 2011
ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2011. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM COLUMBIA,SC TO AUGUSTA,GA. OUR MINIVAN STARTED ACTING UP OUR TCS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE VEHICLE, AND MY WIFE STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A GENTLEMAN FROM DOT HELP HER GET THE VAN ON THE ROAD IT SEEMED LIKE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO APROX. 20 MILES PER HOUR GRANTED MY WIFE IS ON I-20 WESTBOUND, AND FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER OR SIGNAL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2010
2000 WINDSTAR-CRUISE CONTROL SLOWLY STOPPED WORKING, ALMOST LIKE A LOOSE BUTTON OR WIRE WAS THE ISSUE, THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED, ABS LIGHT RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF THEN FINALLY STAYING-STOPPING DISTANCES INCREASED, TACH, SPEEDOMETER, AND OTHER DASH GAUGE NEEDLES SWINGING WILDLY WHILE DRIVING- TACH STOPPED WORKING FIRST THEN SPEEDOMETER(WITNESSED BY IOWA HIGHWAY PATROL), OD OFF LIGHT STARTED COMING... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2011
MY WIFE DROVE THIS MINIVAN, HONDA ODYSSEY 2003, AND JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME "SLEEPY" OR LAZY AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. SHE PANICKED BECAUSE THIS WAS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE SITUATION BECAME DANGEROUS. SHE SLOWLY DROVE TO HER FRIENDS' HOUSE AND LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, I CHECKED THE DIAGNOSTIC CO... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2011
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS IN 2010 FORD FUSION, 4 CYL, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES BY FORD UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE NOW HAS 36,000 MILES AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY ON A RANDOM BASIS. TYPICALLY VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN AT LEAST 8 MILES BEFORE PROBLEMS OCCURS. COMMON PROBLEM INVOLVES 1-2 SHIFT AND 2-3 SHIFT. TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD OR WILL SHIFT INTO ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2011
MY FORD EXPLORER "O/D OFF" LIGHT FLASHES AND IT HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MY TRANSMISSION COULD GO OUT AT ANY MINUTE, COSTING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. IF I AM DRIVING ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY OR MERGING THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE G... Read more
Incident date: Oct 5, 2010
PURCHASED A 06 MAXIMA IN AUG 2009, IN OCTOBER OF 2010 THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN DRIVING IT. AT FIRST IT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN EVERY NOW AND THEN AND THEN IT WOULD JERK AND MIST EVERY OTHER DAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD AND THAT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HAD CAR FIXED AND AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS IT ST... Read more
CHEVROLET
SILVERADO CLASSIC
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 15, 2011
Incident date: Nov 10, 2010
VEHICLE IS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH A V6. THERE IS AN ANNOYING VIBRATION WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE SHUDDER AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 MPH AND 55 MPH. AM CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL WORSEN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE PEOPLE.*TR
Incident date: Aug 21, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. A PASSERBY PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2011
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 FORD TAURUS AND SUDDENLY IT JERKED AND MADE A NOISE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME NOT FAR AWAY AND DID MANAGE TO GET TO MY HOUSE INTO MY DRIVEWAY BUT THEN IT WOULD NOT PULL AT ALL , THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR THAT IS EVEN WORSE AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF IT HAD QUIT IN TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2010
2002 4 X 4 FORD EXPLORER, WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE TIMING CHAINS WENT ON THIS TRUCK. OF COURSE THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD THE HUGE PROBLEM OF PUSHING IT OFF THIS 3 LANE BUSY HIGHWAY. DID GET IT OFF AND NOW WAITING TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY FOR REPLACEMENT ENGINE. YES THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3200 - 3400 MILES, DEFAULT WITH THE FORD ENGINES, PLASTIC SPROCKS. SO I AM WITHOUT A T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 24, 2010
SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 WITH CVT TRANSMISSION BOUGHT NEW. NUMEROUS FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION FIRST FAILED DUE TO A SOLENOID OPEN CIRCUIT THAT DISABLED THE CAR. CODE P2762 ( LAST WEEK IN MARCH, ABOUT 2,600 MILES). THAT WAS FIXED. AFTER THIS EVENT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ON OCCASION DISENGAGE WHILE STILL ON DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND AFTER APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD... Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NOR DID THE CONTACT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2011
03 HONDA ACCORD THAT HAD RECALL WORK ON TRANSMISSION IN 04 DOWN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH. LIKE THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED. NOW IT WILL NOT OPERATE OUT OF SECOND GEAR AND NO REVERSE. *TR
Incident date: Oct 14, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT ACURA HAD BEEN HANDLING ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2009
BOUGHT 2000 LEXUS RX300 IN JANUARY 2008. BY MAY 2009 REPLACING TRANSMISSION AROUND130,000MILES . 1ST IT STARED LIKE IT WAS HESITATING. BY MID DAY ON THE INTERSTATE DURING 65/HR, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . HAD TO PULLOVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 30MILE/HR AT 4000 RPM. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED .DROVE IT HOME 1 WEEK LATER SAME THING. TOOK BACK TO MR TRANSMISSION SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 8, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PLACE HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 15, 2011
Incident date: Jan 9, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TRIED MOVING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AS WELL WITH AND IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM CAME FROM A ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2011
I FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM MY 2007 NISSAN MURANO AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT. TOOK IT BACK A SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD OVERSERVICED THE CVT(TRANSMISSION) AT A PRIOR SERVICE INTERVAL. THEY SAID THEY RESET THE FLUID LEVEL. TOOK THE CAR AND IT STILL VIBRATED... A WEEK LATER I WAS PONDERING HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT. TODAY I WAS HEADING TO THE AIRPORT ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2011
I HAVE COMPLAINED CONSISTENTLY ABOUT THE VIBRATIONS AT IDLE AND THE LOUD NOISES IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO FUMES COMING THRU MY VENTS THAT BURN MY EYES AT TIMES. ENDED UP IN THE ER ON ONE OCCASION AND THE NEXT DAY THE CAR HAD OIL ALL OVER THE VALVE GASKET COVER. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY SEEN NO OIL BUT I HAD PICS OF THE LEAK. STILL GET INTERMITTENT SMELLS OF GAS WHILE DRI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 26, 2010
I BOUGHT A 2011 FORD FUSION ON NOV. 26, 2010. THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME, THE PROBLEMS STARTED. IT BANGS SO HARD INTO REVERSE THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE RAN INTO THE CAR WITH A BULLDOZER. IT HAS DEAD SPOTS IN THE ACCELERATION, AND OFTEN GOES ABOVE 5000 RPM WHEN SHIFTING JUST GOING DOWN A NORMAL FLAT HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT AND ARE COMPLETELY RANDOM. IT HAPPENS WITH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2011
THE OD LIGHT IS FLASHING AND THE TRANS IS SLIPPING. YOU CAN NOT EXCELERATE IN A HURRY BECAUSE IT WONT GO MAKING THIS TRUCK A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Incident date: Feb 7, 2011
GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW AND ICE FEB.2011. LOW GEAR IS OUT ON MY TRANSMISSION AT 67,000 MILES ON MY 2008 FORD FOCUS. I THINK IT'S A COINCIDENCE THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER FELT LIKE IT SHIFTED RIGHT. I'VE BEEN A "MOTOR HEAD" FOREVER UNTIL THE COMPUTERIZED MOTORS CAME OUT, I KNOW MY CARS, MOTORS AND TRANIES, THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND I AM CALLING FORD TOMORROW, FEB. 14,2011, AND HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THEM... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2007
WE OWN A 2003 HONDA ODYSSEY EX WITH 89,000 MILES ON IT. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2007. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION "SHUDDERED" FOR TWO MILES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND CONTINUED. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, GET THE VAN INTO A GEAR, A... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2009
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY; TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILING COMPLETELY, AND LEAVING MY IN-LAWS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
CHEVROLET
TRAILBLAZER
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 14, 2011
Incident date: Sep 4, 2010
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT .AND WILL CONTINUE TO FILE COMPLAINTS UNTIL ALL OF THE CONSUMERS ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS NOT WILLING TO HOLD THEIRSELFS LIABLE FOR THESE ISSUES ,BUT PEOPLE SPEND PRETTY PENNIES OUT OF POCKET TO PURCHASE VEHICLES FROM THESE MANUFACTURERS TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AFTER JUST A SHORT WHILE OF OWNING THESE . I HAVE RESEARCHED ISSUES I AM... Read more
Incident date: Jan 13, 2011
MY 2010 TACOMA, WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, SUDDENLY SURGES AS IF SOMEBODY HIT THE GAS OR SLAMMED ME IN THE REAR. IT HASN'T PUSHED ME BEYOND MY BRAKES BUT IT IS VERY DISTURBING. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH ANY REGULARITY, IT JUST HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU GO TO VERY LOW SPEEDS AND MAKE A SHARP TURN T... Read more
Incident date: Jan 19, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN AURA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH HE HAD PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO 'R' AND THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWED 'R'. HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE OR OBJECTS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATE... Read more
JEEP
COMPASS 4X4
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 14, 2011
Incident date: Feb 14, 2011
CVT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER/VIBRATION IN THE LAST SECONDS BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. *TR
Incident date: Feb 10, 2011
I OWN A 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6. THE CARS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FOR MONTHS NOW, AND HONDA HAS NOT EVEN OFFERED TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY SAY THAT UNTIL TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURS, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WHILE I HAD A CLIENT IN MY CAR LAST FRIDAY. WE WERE BOTH JOLTED FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION S... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2011
2004 FORD F250 6.0 DIESEL. STARTED SHUDDERING A BIT WHILE GOING FROM PARK, DRIVE TO REVERSE. I FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. 4000 DOLLARS TO FIX A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED BY IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING FORD RECALL 05B27. THE MECHANIC PULLED THE "OASIS" REPORT AND FOUND NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE BASED ON THE "VIN". I HAVE CON... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2010
STARTED TO NOTICE OIL ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE. UPON INSPECTION FOUND TO BE TRANSMISSION OIL. TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES GOING TO TRANSMISSION COOLER HAD RUSTED THROUGH WITH PIN HOLES. SEEMS THEY ARE LOW ENOUGH TO RECEIVE ROAD SPRAY. HAD TO REPLACE STEEL COOLER LINES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 17, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. A LOCAL ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 14, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE, IT WOULD SUDDENLY LUNGE BACKWARD OR FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE 2009. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY ORLANDO MINI IN WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1... Read more
Incident date: Nov 8, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AROUND 95,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. IT WOULD REV THE RPM'S AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO DRIVE, BUT WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE JERKING THE CAR AROUND. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER REPEATED VISITS. *TR
Incident date: Feb 13, 2011
I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER AND ITS TRANSMISSION WOES. ALERTED BY A FLASHING OD YELLOW WARNING LIGHT, AFTER A TRIP TO THE GARAGE AND RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVER THIS IS A SIGN THAT I WILL NEED A $3000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 99K MILES THAT WAS CAREFULLY USED AND DEALER SERVICED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY IF WIT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2011
AS USUAL HONDA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOTHING NEW. *TR
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 10, 2011
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME IN OUR 03 HONDA ACCORD EX, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE MORE I TRIED TO GET IT TO MOVE THE WORSE GOT. WHEN I CALLED THE HONDA SERVICE DEPT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 76000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT 3800 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILT TRANS AND THAT... Read more
Incident date: Dec 17, 2010
JUST ANOTHER MID-2000S FORD TAURUS WITH A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING PRIOR TO LOSS OF DRIVE POWER. THIS PARTICULAR TAURUS IS A 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED. I PRESUME A FATALITY WILL HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE FORD WILL ADDRESS THIS PANDEMIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2011
I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LAST MONTH, AND IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, WHEN I START THE CAR IT RATTLES, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY REPAIRED IT AND THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT, BUT I KNOW DIFFERENT, THE CAR IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ON GOING THING, I HAVE A LITTLE GIRL ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
WHEN GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION INSTEAD OF DOWNSHIFTING THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND ONLY WENT BACK IN GEAR AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 22, 2010
NO SECOND GEAR. *TR