Consumer Safety Complaints
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Showing 48,514 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: May 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INTERMITTENLY STICK IN FIRST/SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. *SKD
Incident date: Dec 29, 1994
TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED FIVE TIMES DUE TO BEING HARD TO SHIFT.
Incident date: Sep 12, 1993
BROKEN SHIFT CABLE REPLACED.
Incident date: Apr 26, 1995
WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE GEAR, TRANSMISSION DELAYS 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING DRIVE GEAR, PREVENTING FORWARD MOVEMENT. *AW
Incident date: Apr 24, 1995
PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW
Incident date: Mar 20, 1995
DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION GEARS, ALSO BANGS INTO REVERSE GEAR.
DODGE
DODGE TRUCK
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Apr 21, 1995
TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING/WOULD NOT BACK UP. *SKD
OLDSMOBILE
ACHIEVA
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Apr 13, 1995
TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK/REVERSE GEARS INTO DRIVE.
Incident date: Apr 20, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AW
Incident date: Feb 3, 1995
TRANSMISSION SURGES/DOES NOT READILY SHIFT GEARS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD
Incident date: Nov 9, 1994
TRANSMISSION FAILED/REPLACED. *AW
Incident date: Mar 22, 1994
TRANSMISSION SHIFT ROD REPLACED DUE TO TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK.
TRANSMISSION CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING . TT
Incident date: May 13, 1995
SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK, OPENED DOOR AND STEPPED OUT; GEAR JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE; ROLLED BACKWARD INTO DITCH. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 10, 1995
OWNER PARKED TRUCK ON SLIGHT INCLINE W/ENGINE OFF. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL THROUGH TREES HITTING FENCE. PLEASE INITIATE FURTHER DETAILS. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
THE TRANSMISSION GET HOT THE FLUID BOIL UP COVERING ON THE VALVE MAKE CAR SHUT OFF THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . TT
Incident date: May 10, 1995
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD FROM THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jun 22, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. TT
Incident date: Jun 18, 1995
THE TRUCK GETS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Incident date: Jun 14, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 10,000 MILES. AT 25,000. TT
Incident date: Apr 5, 1995
VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUT INTO PARK OR REVERSE GEARS.
TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO CONTINUOUS FLUID LEAK, ALSO SHUDDERED IN OVERDRIVE.
Incident date: Apr 3, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Apr 12, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD
Incident date: Feb 11, 1992
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE GEAR.
Incident date: Apr 19, 1995
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1991) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Mar 23, 1995
TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY PLATE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING VALVE BALL TO STICK/DRIVE GEAR FAILURE. SKD
Incident date: Mar 23, 1989
TRANSMISSION LEAK.
Incident date: Mar 18, 1992
TRANSMISSION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SMOKE/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Feb 16, 1995
DELAYED REACTION WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR. *AW
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Feb 9, 1995
TRANSMISSION REVERSE SERVO FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM MOVING BACKWARDS, VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO GO FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION. *AW
Incident date: Feb 9, 1995
TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONIZER FAILED, CAUSING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS.
Incident date: Feb 24, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Mar 3, 1995
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TW
Incident date: Mar 20, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *TW
MAZDA
B-SERIES TRUCK
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Nov 25, 1994
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH, ALSO SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN.
Incident date: Mar 20, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPS UPON ACCELERATION, ALSO LOCKS IN SECOND GEAR.
Incident date: Mar 20, 1995
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS.
Incident date: Mar 23, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TW
Incident date: Oct 10, 1994
TRANSMISSION NOISY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. *TW
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1991) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 22, 1995
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *SKD
Incident date: Jun 17, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT. IT HAS A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Jun 20, 1995
THE CAR GETS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, ONLY WAY TO RECTIFY IS TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND START AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
Incident date: Jun 14, 1995
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, HEARD SINGLE POP SOUND; VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE HALT WITHOUT WARNING DUE T0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
PURCHASE CAR NEW CONSUMER IS ON IT SIX TRANSMISSION AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WHEN OUT ONCE . TT
Incident date: Jun 20, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CAR IS BAD AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HAS GONE IN FOR SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
PURCHASE CAR BRAND NEW THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION PUT IN CAR TEN DAY . TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK
Incident date: May 12, 1995
THE VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Crash
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING. TT