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Showing 48,514 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET
CHEVROLET TRUCK
(1988) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 5, 1995
Incident date: Aug 2, 1994
OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED THROUGH BREATHER VENT AND SPILLED ONTO CROSS MEMBER EXHAUST PIPE, CAUSING FIRE. *SKD
Fire
Incident date: Jun 1, 1993
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Nov 16, 1994
TRANSMISSION LEAK, PRIOR TO RECALL.
MITSUBISHI
MONTERO
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 5, 1995
Incident date: Feb 25, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 5, 1995
Incident date: Jan 9, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 5, 1995
Incident date: Apr 11, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
Incident date: Apr 26, 1995
TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *SKD
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 5, 1995
Incident date: May 2, 1995
TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN COLD *SKD
MERCEDES BENZ
420
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 5, 1995
Incident date: May 3, 1995
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY VIBRATES WHEN IN ANY GEAR OTHER THAN NEUTRAL, DUE TO POSSIBLE DRIVE TRAIN COMPLICATIONS. *SKD
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *SKD
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WHEELS LOCKED. TT
Incident date: Sep 15, 1995
FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY, HAVE REPLACED FRONT PADS 3 TIMES IN 29K MILES. TT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOWER BALL JOINT WORE OUT. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, WAS SLOW TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. DEFROSTER WOULD NOT WORK, WIRE BROKEN AT CONNECTOR. WINDOW WAS LEAKING. *SLC
Incident date: Oct 3, 1995
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRUCK START TO MAKE NOISE AND STALLS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT
THERE IS DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH IN THE HOUSING . TT
Incident date: May 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION IS STICKING OUT OF GEAR CAR HESITATES . TT CONSUMER ALSO STATES VEHICLE JUMPS AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP.*JB
Incident date: Jul 8, 1994
CAR IS 6 CYLINDER 3. LITRE REPLACE IGNITION MODULE ABOUT FOUR TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND THREE MONTHS . TT TRANSMISSION LEAK. *SLC
EURO SPORT MODEL W/AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING SYSTEM DOESN'T RESPOND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL RPM COMES DOWN THEN ENGAGE ABRUPTLY. TT
Incident date: Oct 3, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 51K MILES, WHEN PUTTING TRANSMISSION IN OVERDRIVE IT WOULD SEIZED. TT
REPLACE TRANSMISSION TWO TIMES,CAR BURNED A LOT OF OIL DEALER IS REPLACING PART TO FIND PROBLEM . TT
Incident date: Oct 1, 1995
ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. TT
WHILE DRIVING AT HWY. SPEEDS, EXPERIENCE SUDDENLY DECELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALER SUSPECTS TRANS. MALFUNCTION, FIXED 11 TIMES. TT
Incident date: Sep 13, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTION AT 73K, GEARS WILL NOT ENGAGE. TT
Incident date: Oct 2, 1995
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TT REAR STRUTS LEAKED, LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED. POOR GAS MILEAGE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TOO LATE, DEALER REPALCED. SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED, ENGINE REPLACED, KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE DURING COLD STARTUP. CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 2, 1993
#EA94-038 FRONT AND REAR BRAKE WAS REPLACE TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, #A94-029 THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAK. NOISE COMING FROM REAR. EHCU MODULE REPLACED, BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES, REPLACED FRONT PADS, AND TURNED ROTORS. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. ALTERNATOR AND ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 1994
LOOSE SCREWS IN TRANSMISSION SHIFT INDICATOR PREVENTED TRANSMISSION FROM SHIFTING GEARS. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1993
REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE. *AK
Incident date: Feb 10, 1995
TRANSMISSION HARD TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR/GRINDS.
Incident date: Aug 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ONCE NOW WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE CAR WILL NOT MOVE . TT
TRANSMISSION STICK GOES IN AND COMES OUT OF GEAR . TT
Incident date: Sep 29, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED TWICE. TT *JB
Incident date: Sep 29, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS, GEARS DO NOT ENGAGE, LACK OF VEHICLE ACCELERATION. TT
Incident date: Jul 15, 1995
MAN-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE, SOMETIMES CUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. TT
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GEAR, PARKED ON FLAT SURFACE ROLLED AND DOWN ENBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT
Crash
PURCHASE CAR NEW AT 12,000 TO 20,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE . TT
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART FROM THE CAR . TT
Incident date: Sep 27, 1995
AUTO-TRANS: AFTER CRANKING UP, COULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, PRESS GAS PEDAL, WOULD NOT MOVE; SUDDENLY, SLIP INTO REVERSE; LURCH BACKWARDS. TT
Incident date: Sep 19, 1995
ONCE CAR IS PUT IN GEAR THERE IS A DELAYED REACTION BEFORE IT WILL MOVE. TT
Incident date: Oct 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, WILL NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. TT
Crash
1 injured
TRANSMISSION SLIP OUT OF GEAR . TT
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LURCHES AND SURGES FORWARD, CRUISE NOT ENGAGED, DEALER SUSPECTS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. TT
OLDSMOBILE
ACHIEVA
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 26, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T DISENGAGE . TT
20,000 MILES HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT . TT
THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE WAS LOOSE AND DEALER TIGHTENED . TT
THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 26, 1995
WHEN PUT IN GEAR CAR WENT INTO OVERDRIVE MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD . TT
TRANSMISSION,STARTER AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED PURCHASE CAR USED . TT
THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT 110,000 MILES . TT
BOLTS COME LOOSE AND JAMS TRANSMISSION, HAD REPLACED FOUR TIMES. TT