Consumer Safety Complaints
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: Jun 29, 1993
ERRATIC TRANSMISSION OPERATION, PRIOR TO RECALL. (94M84) *TW
Incident date: Feb 21, 1995
GRINDING NOISE WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR.
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
Incident date: Feb 10, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *AW
IN LESS THAN 55000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TT
ITASCA
SUNCRUISER
(1988) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 5, 1995
Incident date: Jun 8, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE MOTOR HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION BROKE . TT
Incident date: Mar 22, 1995
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO LOW WHILE GOING 0VER 50 MPH. *AK
Incident date: Jul 4, 1995
THE TRUCK SKIPS AND JERKS AND HAS ABS BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 5, 1995
Incident date: Jul 5, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC SHIFTING OF GEARS. TT
Incident date: Jul 1, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SIEZED WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Incident date: Nov 3, 1992
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND HESITATES. THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jul 3, 1995
Incident date: Jun 28, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GEARS ARE NOT ENGAGING. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION TRANSAXLE NEED TO BE REPLACED,THE TIMING CHAIN NEED TO REPLACE .
Incident date: Jul 3, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING, NEEDS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Incident date: Jun 30, 1995
ATV 21,000 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; BURNED PART WHEN HOT; THGEY DON'T WANT TO SHIVFT WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. *AK
Incident date: Jun 30, 1995
AT 21,000 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; BURNED PART WHEN HOT; THGEY DON'T WANT TO SHIVFT WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
HAS HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT TWICE. *AK
OLDSMOBILE
98
(1990) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 30, 1995
Incident date: Jun 30, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1986) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 30, 1995
Incident date: Jun 12, 1995
THE REVERSE WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN AUTO WAS PLACE IN PARKED IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED INTO THE FREEWAY. TT
Incident date: Jun 24, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TT
Fire
THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACE OR REBUILT. TT
THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACE OR REBUILT. TT
DEALER PUT FUEL INJECTION THAT STOP THE CAR FROM CUTTING OFF AFTER THE DEALER FIX IT, CAR HESITATE DEALER SAY IT THE TRANSMISSION . *AK
Incident date: Jun 1, 1993
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. *AK
Incident date: Jun 28, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC ENGAGING OF THE GEARS. *AK
Incident date: Jun 27, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND WILL MAKE A BANGING NOISE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
Incident date: Mar 2, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. *AK
Incident date: May 30, 1995
VEHICLE IS VIBRATING, REPLACED TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BUT IT DID NOT REPLACE. *AK
MERCEDES BENZ
300
(1995) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 28, 1995
Incident date: Jun 3, 1995
TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. *AK
Incident date: Nov 24, 1994
EVERY TIME VEHICLE DECELERATES, ENGINE COMES BACK TO IDLE AND TRANSMISSION GOES FREE WHEELING. *AK
REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. 8AK
Incident date: Jun 16, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACE CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL THE MANUFACTURER SAY THAT IT HAS EXPIRE AND MANUFACTURER SEND LETTER TO OLD OWNER CAN'T FIND RECALL
Incident date: Jun 27, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. TT
W/AUTO-TRANS; VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. VEHICLE IN DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES W/CAUSE NOT CORRECTED. TT
Incident date: Jun 19, 1995
CAR WAS PARK IN THE DRIVE WAY ON A HILL TWO KID WAS IN CAR WAS OFF AND GEAR WAS IN PARK CAR ROLL DOWN HILL AND HIT A BRICK HOUSE KID HIT HEADS. TT
Crash
2 injured
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 26, 1995
Incident date: Jun 20, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jun 22, 1995
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR COMPLETELY QUIT DUE TO POOR LUBRICATION. *AK
Incident date: Jun 26, 1995
ENGINE LEAKS CONSTANTLY OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 26, 1995
Incident date: Jun 23, 1995
TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING, HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. TT
Incident date: Jun 26, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND JUMPS GEAR. TT
Incident date: Jun 23, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO LOWER GERA, THEN LUNGES FORWARD; DRIVER HAS HAD CLOSE CALLS IN REAR ENDING OTHER VEHICLES, DEALER COULDN'T DETECT CAUSE. *AK
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO ALL FORWARD GEARS. *AK
Incident date: Jun 19, 1995
WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON, TRANSMISSION SLIPS. TT
Incident date: Jun 4, 1992
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STALLS OUT, REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 5 TIMES. TT
Incident date: Jun 23, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ADAPTIVE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION WILL REACT ERRATICALLY. TT
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
VEHICLE WOULD N0T SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR, ALSO VEHICLE COULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. *SKD
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR SLIPS/JERKS, CAUSING DELAYED REACTION WHEN PUT INTO GEAR.