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Showing 48,514 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1989) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 6, 1995
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF. TT
CONSUMER HAD THE #PE95-001 MASTER BOOSTER CYLINDER, TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THE ABS MODULE REPLACED. TT
Incident date: Sep 5, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TT
THE MOTOR MOUNT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT . TT
WHEN DRIVING GEAR GETS STUCK . TT
WHILE SITTING IN PARK POSITION TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL AND ROLLED OVER AN ENBANKMENT AND WAS TOTALED. TT
Crash
THE END IS WEARING OUT TIRE THE TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHEN COLD . TT
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR THERE MAKING A TURN CAR HESITATES. TT
PONTIAC
TRANS SPORT
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 2, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE WINDOW WON'T GO UP RIGHT . TT
CHRYSLER
FIFTH AVENUE
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Sep 2, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DEALER SAY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN CONSUMER SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT . TT
THE TRANSMISSION GEAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR . TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHEN ENGAGED ON SLIGHT ENCLINE, TRANSIMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Incident date: Jun 10, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION QUITE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Incident date: Sep 1, 1995
PUT CAR INTO PARK POSTION CAR ROLLED BACKWARD AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE DAMAGE IT . *AK
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1989) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 31, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION BLEW . TT
EA91-010 THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SOMEIMES GOES INTO PARK, CAN'T GET IT OUT . *AK
PE95-012 THE BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION MAKE A NOISE AND HARD TO SHIFT . *AK
Incident date: Aug 24, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH; SLOWED DOWN, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, NO RESPONSE; COASTED TO SHOULDER. TT
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING AND OTHER DESCRIPTIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Mar 18, 1994
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IT WAS FROM A DEFECTIVE SPRING . TT
Fire
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT . TT
Incident date: Aug 23, 1995
THE REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT OF TRANSMISSION. TT
Incident date: Aug 28, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE IT JUMPS FORWARD AND IT SHIFTS VERY HARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP FEELS LIKE IT LOSSING POWER THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT ON . TT
Incident date: Aug 15, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: INTERMITTENT ERRATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATIONS; AFTER STOPPING, DOES NOT TAKE OFF IN DRIVE; SLIPS; DOES NOT ALWAYS REMAIN IN POSITION; STALLS. TT
Incident date: Sep 30, 1993
TRANSMISSION RACES OCCASIONALLY. KT
Incident date: Jun 10, 1993
AUTO-TRAN: ENGINE STALLS; LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING; NO PROBLEM RESTARTING IN NEUTRAL; CAUSE UNKNOWN; NEVER KNOW WHEN PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLE NOT STOPPING AS IT SHOULD ( PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL). TT
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 28, 1995
Incident date: Jul 1, 1995
WHILE DRIVING GEARS POPPED, THERE WAS NO 3RD OR OVERDRIVE. TT
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL, WILL NOT GO UP A HILL. TT
Incident date: Jul 18, 1995
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SLIPPING. TT
THE TRANSMISSION LOCK UP, IN PARK AND REVERSE TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION AND ALL FOUR TIRES WORN OUT THEY WERE GOOD YEAR TIRE
AUTO-TRANSMISSION WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR. SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED (3) TIMES WITH FOURTH EXPERIENCING SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK NEW REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES. TT
Incident date: Aug 26, 1995
PURCHASE CAR NEW THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT . TT
Incident date: Aug 16, 1995
TRANSMISSION GEARS GOT HOT AND SHEARED OFF. TT
Incident date: Aug 24, 1995
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; WHEN LEFT IN IDLE IN PARK, VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARDS DUE TO GEAR SHIFT POPPED IN REVERSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 22, 1995
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND GEARS MELTED TOGETHER. REBUILT TRANSMISSION. TT
Incident date: Jul 7, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH IS FELT TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN. TT
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM UP SHIFTS TOO QUICKLY @ TOO LOW A SPEED CAUSING ENGINE TO HESITATE AND VIBRATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. KT
CLUTCH FAILED TWICE,TRANSMISSION FAILED, BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED, OIL PAN GASKET REPLACED. TT
Incident date: Dec 24, 1990
THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACE 14,000 MILES AND NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT OWNERS EXPENSE. TT
PRESS ON GAS CAR VIBRATES EVERY FIFTEENTH TIME. TT
BUICK
PARK AVENUE
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 22, 1995
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AT ANYTIME ALSO GEARS STICK. TT
Incident date: Aug 21, 1995
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN SHIFT, CAUSING A JERKING MOVEMENT WHEN SLOWING DOWN. TT
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
BEFORE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, IT JERKS AND FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN HIT IN REAR. TT
Incident date: Aug 22, 1995
VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND SOMETIMES GEARS MAKE A THUMPING SOUND CHANGING. TT
Incident date: Aug 4, 1995
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH IGNITION OFF, ROLLED BACKWARDS DOOR WAS OPEN CAUSING DAMAGES. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 20, 1995
THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING PUT ITSELF INTO PARK WITHOUT DRIVERS HELP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT