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Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 48,514 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: Aug 21, 1994
NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF THE VAN, DUE TO TRANMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE, RESULTING IN FIRE. TT
Fire
THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT HAD TO MODIFY THE OILING SYSTEM . TT
Incident date: Aug 2, 1995
AT 39K THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE UP. TT
Incident date: Aug 3, 1995
PURCHASE CAR 11/94 TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER WHEN OUT . TT
Incident date: Jul 31, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SEIZED. TT
Incident date: Jul 20, 1995
AUTO-TRANS: FAILURE OF OVERDRIVE SNAP RING CAUSING COMPLETE TRANS FAILURE. KT
Incident date: Jul 15, 1995
VEHICLE JUMPED INTO PARK WHILE GOING 50MPH AND SLAMED IN A DITCH. TT
Crash
1 injured
WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR LOCK INTO SECOND GEAR . TT
WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR LOCK INTO SECOND GEAR . TT
Incident date: Jul 31, 1995
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, DRIVER LEFT VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND TRANSMISSIOM JUMPED INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 24, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT; JUMPS GEAR, JERKS, TAKES A LURCH. TT
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WILL NOT DUPLICATE FOR DEALER. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 21K ORIGINAL MILES. TT
Incident date: Oct 26, 1993
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Jun 21, 1995
A/T: WHEN SHIFT INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 2 INCHES; HARD ACCELERATION TO BACK UP; JUMPED AS THOUGH EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TT
Incident date: Jun 21, 1995
A/T: WHEN SHIFT INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 2 INCHES; HARD ACCELERATION TO BACK UP; JUMPED AS THOUGH EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TT
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAS DELAYED EFFECT WHEN SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. TT
Incident date: Aug 26, 1994
TRANSMISSION ROLLS BACK ON HILL. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR. TT
VOLKSWAGEN
QUANTUM
(1984) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 28, 1995
AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COMING TO AN ABRUPT HALT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE THE TRUCK USED TRUCK IS ON IT THIRD TRANSMISSION . TT
Incident date: Jul 24, 1995
TRANSMISSION LOCK UP . TT
Incident date: Jul 25, 1995
VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR AND REVVD UP TO 8000 RPMS. *AK
Incident date: Jul 23, 1995
THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AFTER BEING PARKED, AND HIT A RETAINING WALL. TT
Crash
OLDSMOBILE
88
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 26, 1995
Incident date: Jul 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION LEAKED, CAUSING A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. TT
Fire
Incident date: Jul 22, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE; HEARD THUMP SOUND. REPORTED BY DRIVER'S MOTHER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Oct 4, 1993
THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND CAUSED THE TRUCK TO STOP MOVING 5 TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH FIVE CHILDREN . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Nov 10, 1994
THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SWITCH GEARS SOMETIMES AND GETS STUCK. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR AND THEN IT WILL WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jul 17, 1995
THE 2ND TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT IN THE TRUCK. IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 25, 1995
Incident date: Jul 25, 1995
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF TERM CALLED "GEAR WIND", W/MANUFACTURER NOT KNOWING HOW TO RESOLVE FAILURE. TT
THE TRANSMISSION SOME TIME IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR . TT
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 25, 1995
PURCHASE CAR NEW LEASE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THE FRONT END IS BAD THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT BROKEN WAS IN THREE TIME FOR THAT . TT
Incident date: Jul 10, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Incident date: Jun 22, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION JUST LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jul 15, 1995
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WAND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD ENDED IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 25, 1993
AUTO TRAN: WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM DRIVE TO 1ST OR 2ND, OR DIE COMPLETELY; NO WARNING; NEARLY CAUSED REAREND ACCIDENT. TT
Incident date: May 5, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION SLIPPING; AFTER RUNNING FOR FEW MINUTES WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR; AFTER GETTING CAR TO GO, LURCHES FORWARD. TT
CHRYSLER
FIFTH AVENUE
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 21, 1995
Incident date: Jul 13, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN DEAD IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: May 24, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
Incident date: Apr 12, 1995
TRANSMISSION PAN FAILED, CAUSING LEAK.
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1987) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 21, 1995
Incident date: May 15, 1995
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AW
Incident date: Jun 18, 1995
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE FUEL TANK LEAK , THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION PURCHASE TRUCK USED. TT
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SEIZED. TT
Incident date: Jul 18, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE NEW ONE DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT AND IT IS HARD TO STOP THE VAN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jul 7, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 9, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 76,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jul 5, 1995
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES MAKING CAR COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. TT