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: Jan 5, 2011
2003 ACURA 3.2TL-S WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES. CAR IS IMMACULATE. TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE ENGAGING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK TO HONDA DEALER, WHO TOLD ME TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,200! THE TRANNY WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL IN 2004 AND HAD AN OIL INJECTION SYSTEM ADDED. BUT ACURA DEALER NOW TELLS ME THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER AND ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE TWICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WANTED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Incident date: Dec 5, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE LTD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE PEDAL WOULD HESITATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. SHE HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START MOVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAS THE VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED. THE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2011
THE 2003 HONDA PILOT I OWN IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED AND THE "D" LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THE HONDA DEALER SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN. TWO TRANSMISSIONS AT ONLY 127, 500 IS A SIGN OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. I BELIEVE HONDA SHOULD RECALL ALL 2003 & 2004... Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2010
1. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH 2. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND & THIRD. HAPPENING EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING. 3.CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION, MY AUTO REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 16, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A DELAY RESPONSE AND WOULD SLIP VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE YEAR AND SIX MONTHS LATER, AFTER THE NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE FAILED... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 5, 2011
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIRS AND THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A LOUD... Read more
Incident date: Dec 31, 2010
"OD (OVERDRIVE)" LIGHT BLINKING IN DASH. THEN "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON 12-31-10. HIGHER RPM'S IN ENGINE THEN USUAL, TO SHIFT GEARS IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANS HAVING THUMPING SOUNDING WHEN PLACED INTO PARK, DRIVE OR REVERSE. BROKEN SERVO SIDEARM INSIDE TRANSMISSION.. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. TAKEN TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP. ESTIMATE OF $1,475 TO FIX. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 5, 2011
Incident date: Jul 15, 2007
A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AREA STARTING AT ABOUT 50,000 KM. I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A LOOSE EXHAUST COMPONENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE NEW BY A DEALER HERE IN EASTERN CANADA. MY REQUEST TO CHECK THE NOISE AT EACH DEALER SERVICE DID NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT PRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD ONLY BE HEARD AT IDLE, OUTSIDE THE CAR. WELL AFTER THE CAR WAS OUT O... Read more
MERCURY
MOUNTAINEER
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 5, 2011
Incident date: Jan 3, 2011
MY CAR IS 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER IN 2007 ALREADY THE SHIFT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT CONTINUALLY GOT STUCK. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THE SHIFT NEEDED TO CHANGED YET AGAIN AND NOW WHEN THE CAR IS TAKEN OUT OF PARK INTO ANY GEAR IT WONT MOVE IT TAKES ABOUT 25 MINS TO ACTUALLY PUT INTO GEAR. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A SHIFT SOLENOID I HAD IT REPLACED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND REPROGRAM AND STILL THE SAME PR... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2010
I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 67,000 AS FINE FOR THE FIRST 2 MONTHS. HERE IS WHERE MY PROBLEMS STARTED TO OCCUR, WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY I ACCELERATED TO SPEED THE CAR HESITATED AND WAS PUTTING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. ONCE I RETURNED FROM OUT OF STATE I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP EMPIRE NISSAN IN LAKEWOOD, COLORADO AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 22, 2010
TRANSMISSION WENT 82,000 MILES FOR FREESTAR 2004 COST FOR NEW TRANSMISSION $2400 WHICH I PAID. *TR
Incident date: Jan 5, 2011
I AM EXPERIENCING CHRONIC SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH THE 6F35 TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION SUFFERS FROM SLIPPING GEARS, SHIFT FLARES, HARSH SHIFTING, AND FUNNY SHIFTING THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN UNCONTROLLABLE FORWARD LURCH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT MY VALVE BODY FAILED AT 3,744 MILES AND PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE VALVE BODY AND SOLENOID ASSEMBLY. THEN AT 4,526 MILES I HAD THE RECALL 10B1... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2009
04 FORD F550 SD DUMP TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW ON 12/04.. IN APRIL 2005 TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID WHILE IN PARK AND TRUCK WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER CLAIMED CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOOSE BOLTS ON TRANS CASE. TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP BUT DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. FEBRUARY 2006, APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES ON TRUCK, TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND NEW TRAN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2010
WE OWN A 2008 FORD FUSION 6 CYL. AWD. SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE WILL NOT GO BACK INTO PLACE AND THE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE ON THE INSIDE BROKE AND CRACKED AND DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. HERE LATELY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL SOUND LIKE A SLEDGE HAMMER IS BEING BANGED UNDERNEA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD V6, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER. *TR
Incident date: Dec 31, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2005 FORD FREESTAR. NO WARNING, FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND US OR IT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3500. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2011) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 4, 2011
Incident date: Jan 3, 2011
WHILE ACCELERATING NORMALLY FROM A STOP SIGN IN SPORT MODE (SPORT MODE FOR RESPONSIVENESS, NOT A DRAG RACE), THE CAR JERKED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT WAS A HALF SECOND HESITATION BUT NOTICEABLY LOST POWER AND RECOVERED BUT NOTICEABLE ENOUGH FOR ME TO REPORT IT. *TR
Incident date: Dec 28, 2010
ON DECEMBER 28, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH THE WINDY AND SNOWY BACK ROADS OF THE ADIRONDACKS WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOWLY DECELERATE. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SMALL SHOULDER WHERE THE SNOW WAS PLOWED OFF ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL OVER AND CALL AAA. I HAD TO WAIT 35 MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THIS ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE FOR MY CAR TO BE TOWED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 2004 AND HAVE BEE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER IN JUNE 2010; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2011. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000. THE VIN WAS UNAV... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
RE: 2001 HONDA ACCORD. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS LESS THAN 55K MILES. *TR
Incident date: Nov 27, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN EITHER THE PARK POSITION OR THE DRIVE POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED WHICH WOULD TAKE TIME TO ARRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASS... Read more
Incident date: Dec 16, 2010
2001 HONDA CIVIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AT 100000 MILES - VEHICLE UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE SLIGHTEST INCLINE AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK DOWN. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSED BY A PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE REPAIRED VIA TRANSMISSION REBUILD AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Incident date: Dec 29, 2010
2008 DODGE CALIBER - CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR $700 IN REPAIRS. THEY STATE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY AND SUDDENLY BOGG DOWN UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION--VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC-- AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE EITHER MOMENTARILY OR FLASH. IT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 10 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. RESEARCH ON T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AND IN REVERSE; IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED; IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: A... Read more
Incident date: Jan 4, 2011
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS VERSION 3. WHEN I PUSH THE DASH BUTTON TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE CAR SOMETIMES WILL ROLL 1-2 INCHES FORWARD BEFORE ENGAGING IN PARK. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON 01/04/2011, BUT STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE WHEN ENGAGING THE VEHICLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE RIGHT POSITION FOR GO RIGHT INTO PARK VS. NEEDING TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT SO IT ENGAGE... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2009
TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE HAS ALL LIGHTS LIT-UP EXCEPT THE DRIVE THOUGH DASHBOARD HAS D LIT UP. I KNOW I AM IN DRIVE MODE. NO PROBLEM DRIVING THE CAR. IT IS VERY CONFUSING AND DEFINITELY VERY CONCERNING. *TR
Incident date: Dec 28, 2010
OUR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS JERKING WHEN MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND "CLUNKS" BACK INTO GEAR WITH A SCREECH OF TIRES. I SEE WHERE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED FROM OTHER 2005 MAXIMA OWNERS. WHY ARE YOU FOLKS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY $65,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A D... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2011
MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER O/D LIGHT IS BLINKING, AS MANY OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS I AM AFRAID THIS IS A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, I WANT FORD TO BE LIABLE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM OF SUCH A BIG MAGNITUDE. *TR
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 3, 2011
Incident date: Oct 16, 2010
WHEN MANUALLY TRYING TO SHIFT MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR THE RPMS JUST KEEP GOING UP AND DOESN'T GO INTO GEAR THE DEALERSHIP FIX THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES ALREADY THEIR SEEMS TO BE NO END IN SIGHT, I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER JEEP PEOPLE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHERS WITH THE 3.7 V6 4X4 ITS A BIG DEAL WHEN YOUR DRIVING ON THE L.I.E. AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2011
I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 FORD WINDSTAR COMPLETELY WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING! NO DRIVE OR REVERSE! THANKFULLY I WAS ON A BACK ROAD AND NOT THE HWY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO RIGHT NOW. IN THE MANNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK THAT RESU... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE OVERDRIVE AND SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER BODY WAS REBUILT. IN ADDITION, REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE OVERDRIVE PISTON, OVERDRIVE SPEED SENSOR, OVERDRIVE BAND, CARRIER PLANT... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2011
WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70MPH WHEN VEHICLE (2006 FORD FREESTAR) LOST POWER. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PARK VEHICLE. HOWEVER WHEN RESTARTING, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY GEARS. THERE WAS NOT ANY WARNING NOR ANY PRIOR ISSUES BEFORE THIS. AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 3, 2011
Incident date: Feb 11, 2010
2003 VW NEW BEETLE HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHICH IS PRESENTING A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. CAR DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT, HARD SHIFTS, BUCKING, ETC. AND NOW STALLING, PROBABLY A TOTALLY FAILED TRANSMISSION FOR WHICH VW IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Incident date: Dec 30, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA ACCORD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE EXCESSIVELY AND EXHIBIT A VIOLENT JERKING. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MAN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2011
THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR 4.2L. IT HAS 83,586 MILES ON IT. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Incident date: Dec 15, 2010
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY 2006 BMW 525I, WITH APP 65,000 MILES, FAILED AND THE DEALER TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 65,000 MILE AND THUS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT BMW'S EXPENSE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THESE ARE AN ANUSUALLY HIGH RATE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THESE CARS, AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
I PURCHASED A HYUNDAI, NOT EVEN ONE MONTH AGO. DECEMBER 12TH 2010. VIN [XXX] HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2011 IT IS SUPPOSED TO GET 20-26 MILES PER GALLON. WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY FROM FLORIDA TO NC IT GOT 15 MILES TO THE GALLON. ON THE WAY BACK THE SAME THING. IN ADDITION THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AND MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE SEVERAL TIMES. WE DID NOT THINK WE WOULD GET HOME. ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2005
MY 2003 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID HAS A HISTORY OF THE TRANSMISSION/CAR SHUDDERING AND SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY SINCE JULY 26, 2005 AT 40,440 MILES. ON ONE OCCASION AFTER HAVING THE CLUTCH REPLACED, TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND MANIFOLD WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FATALITY OR SERIOUS INJURY OF MY SON DRIVING... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2011
I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. SOMETIMES WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE HAS REAR-ENDED ME. IT HAPPENS A LOT WHEN THE SANTA FE IS COLD, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT OTHER TIMES ALSO. IT WILL ALSO HESITATE AS IT GOES FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE (ONCE I LEFT IT OVER NIGHT SO THEY WOULD HAVE IT WHEN IT WAS COLD) AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T DO I... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY/MY MOTHER'S CAR. THIS CAR WAS HONDA SERVICED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP. THE CAR WAS ALSO VERY GENTLY USED. IT DID NO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, THE MOST IT DROVE WAS 15 MINUTES TO AND FROM MY MOTHER'S JOB. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS CAR TO FAIL OTHER THAN THE CAR BEING IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND PUT TOGETHER. *TR
Incident date: Dec 10, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN OUR 2006 FORD FREESTAR MINIVAN. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2009) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 2, 2011
Incident date: Mar 7, 2010
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF. I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE PASSING LANE AND LUCKILY WAS NOT STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THIS SAME SITUATION HAS SINCE OCCURRED 10-15 TIMES. MY WIFE AND I ARE HOPING A NEW CAR WILL ISSUED TO US AS WE JUST CAN'T RISK THE LIVES OF OUR FAMILY. THIS CAR SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD ANYMORE...... Read more
JEEP
COMMANDER 4X4
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jan 2, 2011
Incident date: Dec 17, 2010
SERVICE PARK ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. CODE SHOWS A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE JEEP COMMANDER. SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND YOUR POWER FAILS. *TR
Incident date: Dec 28, 2010
I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTAFE WITH 6900 MILES. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THEN IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR MAKING A BANGING SOUND AND WOULD SURGE FORWARD. IT WAS LIKE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 20-25MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
BOUGHT 2000 BUICK CENTURY AND LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE LIST I HAVE REPAIRED THE MANIFOLD, WATER PUMP, FUEL FILTER AT 83,000. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE WHINNING AND HARD SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME I OWNED THE CAR. I HAD INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT FAILURE WHICH IS REAL DANGEROUS SINCE YOU CAN'T SEE THE SPEEDOMETER OR ANYTHING ON THE DASH. MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO BRAKE AND I WENT OUT INTO TRAFFI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2008
2002 VOLVO S80 TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MILES, REPLACED WITH NEW VOLVO TRANSMISSION, LASTED 2 YEARS 1 MONTH, VOLVO STATES 2 YEARS IS THE WARRANTY, SO FAR WE HAVE 8900.00 IN REPAIRS TO THIS CAR IN THE LAST 3 YEARS,THIS CAR IS A REAL LEMON. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
2005 HONDA PILOT - TRANSMISSION VIBRATION HONDA PILOT HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES AT ABOUT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A KIND OF PUFFING SOUND. AT 50 TO 60 MPH IT IS A MUCH HARDER VIBRATION. *TR