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.
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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.
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- 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.
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Showing 48,535 complaints - component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOYOTA
HIGHLANDER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 12, 2011
Incident date: Jan 23, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.
Incident date: Nov 26, 2010
I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A DELAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND VERY SOON AFTER THAT MY OVER DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND BLINKS WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE SLUGGISH LIKE I AM TOWING SOMETHING. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ... Read more
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 12, 2011
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED MORE THAN 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2011
I OWN A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 2006 THAT ENDED IN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK (1/3/11), THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ACCELERATING UP A HILL WHEN I LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. ALL OF MY FORWARD GEARS WERE GONE. I WAS ABLE TO DR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2011
ALL MOTOR MOUNTS ON OUR CHRYSLER PACIFICA BROKEN AFTER ONLY 60000 MILES!!! THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN UNKNOWING MOTORIST AN ACCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. ALSO SAME VEHICLE HAD BROKEN GEAR SHIFT STRANDING MY FAMILY FOR HOURS AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT CHANGING THE UNIT. POORLY DESIGNED AND A CONSTANT DRAIN ON OUR FINANCES. GOVERNMENT OWNED??? *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
WHEN ACCELERATING, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE CAR COASTS, AND SLOWS. THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY ENGAGE A LOWER GEAR WHEN IT HAS SLOWED DOWN, BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE PATIENT AND IGNORE THE URGE TO ACCELERATE AS TRAFFIC BEARS DOWN ON YOU FROM BEHIND. THIS IS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLES WHICH RE... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2010) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 11, 2011
Incident date: Jul 20, 2010
MY CAR IS A 2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2010. DURING JULY OF LAST YEAR WITH 3000 MILES ON THE CAR, I DROVE THE CAR OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON A 95 F DEGREE AFTERNOON. BY THE TIME I REACHED THE EXIT RAMP THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS IN DRIVE MODE, HAD SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. MY INTENTION WAS TO CROSS OVER THE NEAR LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO THE FAR LANE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED JERKING ABOUT 2 AND HALF MONTHS AGO. IT WOULD START JERKING AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES. EVERYTIME IT WOULD REACH UP TO 20MPH OR SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC SHE SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED WHICH I DID. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY FELT THE JERK ALSO. ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR; WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED IT SHIFTED BACK INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILU... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE NEAR THE DRIVE LINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO SHIFT OU... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2006
2006-2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA SS, 2006-2007 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS, 2005-2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP AND 2007-2008 BUICK LACROSS SUPER WITH THE LS4 5.3L V8 ENGINE AND THE 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION MN7. THE LS4 V8 ENGINE IS RATED BY GM AT 323 LB-FT OF TORQUE. ALLEGEDLY, THE DOCUMENTS FROM GM FOR THE TRANSAXLE MATED TO THIS MOTOR IS ONLY RATED FOR 280 LB-FT OF ENGINE TORQUE; 43 LB-FT OF TORQUE LOWER TH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 9, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX APPEARS TO DOWN SHIFT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. CAUSES SEVERE JERKING OF CAR. SOMETIMES IS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE COST TO FIX IT WOULD BE AROUND $4,000. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. HONDA NON-COMPLIANT IN FIXING THE ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 LEXUS RX300 FWD WENT OUT AT 142,000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASE NEW FROM A LEXUS DEALER AND SERVICED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SERVICE MANUAL, AT THE SAME DEALER. MOST RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 135,000 MILES AND ALL WAS FINE. ON JAN. 8 THE CAR WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE ENG... Read more
Incident date: Dec 29, 2010
I PURCHASE A USED VOLVO XC90 ON 12/17/2010 FOR MY SON WITH A REGISTERED 104,555 MILES. ON 12/29/2010 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT ESTIMATES FROM $5,000 TO $7,000 TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, I FOUND OUT THAT VOLVO HAS HAD A SLEW OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE 03,04 & 05 XC90 ESPECIALLY WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOTALLY DISAPPOIN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 21, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, SOMETIMES IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AS IF IT HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL VEHICLE AND SINCE THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL THE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS CO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2008
I HAVE A 2003 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET 3.0 WITH CVS TRANSMISSION. I HAVE REPLACED ONE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER 7,500 DOLLARS. THE CAR ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED BY AUDI DEALERSHIP IN TORONTO , CANADA. THE DEALER TRIED TO GET OUT OF PAYING FOR THE REPAIR AND AFTER SEVERAL ARGUMENTS ONLY PARTIALLY COVERED THE COSTS. THE CAR NOW HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT AND AGAIN I A... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
05 NISSAN MAXIMA SL TRANSMISSION JERK WHEN YOUR SHIFTING GEARS THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AFTER THE CAR BEING NEW FOR 2 NEW YEARS AND NOW ITS DOING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Jan 5, 2010
1999 VOLVO S80 T6 TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK. TOWED IN AND SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO MECHANIC SAID THE CV SHAFT THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION TO THE SPINDLE NEEDED REPLACED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. APPARENTLY LOOKING AT WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT STARTED JERKING SEVERELY WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND THEN ONE EVENING GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE INFORMATION MIGHT BE NEEDED. *TR
Incident date: Jan 10, 2011
AT 105K MILES, OUR 2002 FORD EXPLORER STARTED SHAKING AS IT SHIFTED THROUGH THE GEARS. WE TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHO CHARGED $2,000 FOR "FIXING" THE PROBLEM. DRIVING AWAY FROM THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER ERROR CODE THAT COST US $30. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND TODAY FORD SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, THEN THE OD (OVERDRIVE) LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THEN THE EXPLORER HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HIGHER RPMS THAN USUAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 30MPH. I TOOK THE EXPLORER TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THE EXPLORER WAS PURCHASED AND EXCLUSIVELY SERVICED SINCE WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY 2003. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2010
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY O/D OFF LIGHT HAS STARTED FLASHING AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THAT IS A $2800 JOB. THIS IS AFTER A YEAR AND HALF AGO I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. WHICH WAS A $2400 JOB. I DON'T SEE EXACTLY HOW I COULD HAVE GONE THROUG... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2009
2003 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STARTED WITH LONG SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, THEN EVENTUALLY WITHIN 2 MONTHS (MAYBE 1000 KMS LATER) FAILED TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD AT ALL. ULTIMATE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OCCURRED AT 165,000 KILOMETERS. NO INJURIES/DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY. *TR
Incident date: Jan 5, 2011
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR MADE A HUGE THUD, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM 6TH TO 4TH GEAR AND REMAINED STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Dec 13, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 FORD EXPLORER AND IT RECENTLY STARTED MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS AN EXTREMLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2004 EXPLORERS. IF YOU GOOGLE "2004 EXPLORER PROBLEMS" AND CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS THE FIRST PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW IN 2004 AND HAVE NOT... Read more
Incident date: Sep 3, 2010
SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, NEW, THE REVERSE GEAR FAILS IN MY 1999 BMW 323I. IN ADDITION, THE CAR SEEMS TO, INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, RAPIDLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES, I HAVE TO APPLY ALL THE PRESSURE I CAN TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND EVEN WITH THAT I CAN FEEL THE ACCELERATION FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT STOPS. AS FOR THE REVERSE GEAR F... Read more
Incident date: Jan 9, 2011
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND SUDDENLY LOSS POWER, IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEWTRAL AND COASTED OUT OF THE ROAD TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS TOW TO A SHOP. BAD TRANSMISSION, IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 3,000 TO REPAIR. *TR
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(1995) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 10, 2011
Incident date: Feb 2, 2010
MY 2005 NISSAN PATH FINDER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR THAT LED TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING. THEY NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE AND SO DO ALL THE DEALERS AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS. THE DID NOTHING AND NOW ONLY COVER IT TO 80K. *TR
Incident date: Jan 7, 2011
MY CAR STARTED REVVING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. CHECKED FLUID, WAS BROWN. CHANGED FLUID. LASTED ABOUT 1000 MILES MORE AND THEN TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR
Incident date: Dec 29, 2010
DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-75 IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, TRANSMISSION QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, STRANDED MY WIFE, THREE CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DEPRESSED THE SHIFT BUTTON TO SHIFT INTO PARK. AS HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED FORWARD UNTIL PRESSURE WAS REAPPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACTUALLY SHIFTED INTO PARK AFTER HE ENGAGED THE PARK BUTTON. T... Read more
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(2008) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 10, 2011
Incident date: Jul 26, 2010
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 8K TO 14K MILES, RECALL J29 RADIATOR CAPAND K04 DISCHARGE HOSE - PARTS ORDERED JULY 26,2010. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON SEPT 27 2010 DEALERSHIP "ORDERED THE PARTS AGAIN BECAUSE THEY NEVER REPLACED THEM. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ON NOV 18 2010 AND THESE RECALLED WERE CORRECTED ALONG WITH K14 FOR POWER DOOR POSSIBLY CAUSI... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 10, 2011
Incident date: Jan 3, 2011
2003 TDI BEETLE (AUTO) JERKS ABRUPTLY WHEN UPSHIFTING. THE CAR ALMOST STALLS IN FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC, CREATING A LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION. DEALER SERVICE DEPT. STATES A TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID IS NOT FUNCTIONING, AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD FAIL AS IT THREATENS LIVES, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY VW. *TR
Incident date: Dec 23, 2010
OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND DOES NOT GO INTO GEARS AS IT SHOULD. ALSO HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS--BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG. HAD TO REPLACE REAR AXLE ALREADY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MY YEAR OF WINDSTAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *TR
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2006) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 10, 2011
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON (& GO OFF) REPEATEDLY. ADDITIONALLY, TRANSMISSION WOULD 'JERK' ON DECELERATION JUST BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED (LIGHT DRIVETRAIN HAD TO CATCH UP WITH THE ENGINE). TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. RETURNED SEVERAL DAYS LATER WITH SAME ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK; FINALLY DETERMINED A DAUGHTER-BOARD ON THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2010, AROUND 96,930 MILES, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD V6 BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD GEAR WHEN IN D4, RELUCTANTLY SLIDING INTO GEAR BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD; I WOULD HAVE TO BACK OFF ON THE THROTTLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO COMPLETE THE SHIFT. I ALSO TRIED DRIVING AROUND TOWN WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN D3 TO SEE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2011
LIKE ALL OTHER I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIAM TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT GOT ANOTHER DID SAME SO NISSAN HAVE A MAYOR PROPLEM AND NEE D 2 FIX IT NOT HIDE IT. *TR
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2005) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 10, 2011
Incident date: Sep 4, 2010
STARTED OUT AS A GOOD CAR. AT ABOUT 48000 MILES IT STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY REFUSE TO GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. MADE SURE IT WAS IN GEAR AND ALSO WOULD MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF GEAR AND BACK AGAIN. STEPPING ON THE GAS JUST REVVED UP THE ENGINE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD CATCH AND THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD OR BACKWARD. IT IS PRESENTLY IN A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND APPEARS IT NEEDS ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2011
WHILE DRIVING MY 03 ACCORD EXV6 THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY TODAY AND THE CAR WENT TO 6000 RPM BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. I AM LOOKING INTO GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE 04 RECALL ON 12.14.04 AFTER WAITING 10 WEEKS FOR AN APPT. IT WAS THEN MODIFIED WITH LUBE PIPE KIT. THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2011
2008 SUZUKI FORENZA AUTO TRANSMISSION CODE 783 3 4 MALFUNCTION 100,666 MILES COST $1300.00 OUT OF WARRANTY BY 666 MILES SERVICE BULLETIN WRITTEN IN JAN 2008 FOR ALL SUZUKI TRANSMISSIONS TO DEALERS HAD TO REPLACE TCM MODULE AT 55,000 MILES FOR NOT SHIFTING GEARS. WHAT A JOKE THAT SUZUKI WOULD HELP WITH $525 DOLLARS OF REPAIR. NOT FULL $1300.00 . THIS TRANSMISSION IS SEALED AND YOU CAN NO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2010
CAR AFTER WARMED UP IS GETTING STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, HAD BACK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT TRIGGER THE PROBLEM, HOOKED UP COMPUTER AND CAN NOT GET AN ERROR CODE SO THEY CALLED NISSAN USA AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT, I HAD THE CAR BACK FOR THREE DAYS AND SAME PROBLEM, BROUGHT RIGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD FOR ANOTHER T... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2010
TRANSMISSION WAS VIBRATING BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH. RECEIVED LETTER CONFIRMING A COMPUTER UPDATE WAS NECESSARY TO CORRECT FAILURE. DEALERSHIP UPDATED TRANSMISSION. STILL HAVE MINOR ISSUES WITH MODIFICATION. THE VIBRATION WAS NOT APPARENT IN 4TH GEAR DRIVING, ONLY WHEN DRIVEN IN OVERDRIVE. HONDA SHOULD REDESIGN AND RECALL. *TR
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 10, 2011
Incident date: Jan 7, 2011
TRANSMISSION STUTTER. *TR
Incident date: Nov 17, 2010
THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR ON TOP OF THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED- ACTUATOR I WHEN IT FAILED IT ALLOWED TRANSFER CASE FLUID TO BE DRAWN INTO THE VACUUM SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGEMENT AND DISENGAGEMENT. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE AT 65MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT ALSO CAUSED THE HEATER CONTROLS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE TRUCK NEEDS TO HAVE THE A... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2010
I HAVE A 2005 MAZDA TRIBUTE. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS SOMETIMES, AND IT WON'T ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
CC
(2010) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 9, 2011
Incident date: Oct 16, 2010
2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT CC WITH DSG TRANSMISSION LURCHES AND NEARLY STALLS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE CAR WILL ALSO SHUTTER AND FEEL LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE LURCHING GETS EXCEPTIONALLY WORSE AS THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, IT WILL LURCH 3-4 TIMES BEFORE COASTING. IT IS ALSO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE OFF FROM A START WITHOUT A LURCH OR JERK. *TR
Incident date: Nov 30, 2009
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5 4WD. I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER, 2008. BY THE FALL OF 2009 I NOTICED A SPORADICALLY OCCURRING DELAY IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, LASTING APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A U-TURN. STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I FIRST TOOK... Read more
Incident date: May 26, 2010
JAGUAR S-TYPE SEDAN 2003 WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL R-513 BUT NOT LIMITED TO THIS. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS IN PERFORMANCE WITH GEAR BOX AND BRAKING SYSTEMS IN WHICH IT COULD NOT BE PROPERLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, LOST RPM, PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, ABS WARNING LIGHTS AND MAJOR ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR WARNINGS. THE CAR COULD NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AND SUFFERED A MAJOR BREAKDOWN WITH LESS TH... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES, THE 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 FORD RANGER (3.0 2WD) FREQUENTLY REFUSES TO ENGAGE GEARS WHEN COLD. WHEN IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, INCREASING ENGINE SPEED PRODUCES ENGAGEMENT WITH A HARSH THUNK. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR WHICH THE DEALER PLACED AN ADDITIVE TO PREVENT HARSH SHIFTS AND PREVENT TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. I ASSUME T... Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2010
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ABS SENSOR COMING ON IT SAYS SERVICE ABS. ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL STATED REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I WOULD BE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AS WELL WHEN I'M DRIVING AWAY FROM A STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS THE TAC MODULE THEY REPLACED IT UNDER GM'S WARRANTY. THE SAME PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TR