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Showing 48,514 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 13, 1995
Incident date: Dec 27, 1994
TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL - COULD NOT SHIF OUT OF NEUTRAL UNLESS ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF.
Incident date: Mar 14, 1995
EXCESSIVE EFFORT REQUIRED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE.
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Incident date: Jan 25, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPS/HESTIATES IN 1ST/2ND GEARS BEFORE AND AFTER REPAIRS. *SKD
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY BEFORE/AFTER REPAIR WORK. *SKD
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
FORD
F SERIES (LIGHT)
(1991) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 13, 1995
Incident date: Mar 6, 1995
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. (F150). *SKD
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE/FAIL. *SKD
Incident date: Oct 31, 1994
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SKD
Incident date: Mar 23, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, ANY SPEED, GEAR WILL DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN; LOCKS UP; ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN VEHICLE; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. TT
BUICK
PARK AVENUE
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 13, 1995
Incident date: Feb 2, 1995
WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION GOES IN TO NEUTRAL AND GOES FORWARD. TT
Incident date: Apr 9, 1994
ASK FOR STATION 52. SHAVINGS LEFT IN TRANSMISSION GEARS VEHICLE LOSSES POWER DUE TO POOR DESIGN. TT
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 13, 1995
Incident date: Apr 9, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 47K MILES. TT
Incident date: Apr 11, 1995
SLOWING DOWN APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE JERKS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TRANSMISSION CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 12, 1995
Incident date: Apr 12, 1993
WHEN IN OVERDRIVE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. TT
Incident date: Sep 28, 1994
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERNAL FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. *AK
Incident date: Apr 12, 1995
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HANGS IN GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE CONSTANT ACCELERATION EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
Incident date: Apr 12, 1995
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK
Incident date: Apr 12, 1995
PURCHASE AS A DEMO HAS 900 MILES ON AND THE TRANSMISSION BLOW. TT
ONCE REACHING AROUND 15 MPH, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES, THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Apr 10, 1995
THE CABLE LINE CAME LOOSE ON FRONT THE TRANSMISSION PURCHASE CAR 12/31/94. TT
Incident date: Mar 20, 1995
312-764-7899(H): AUTO-TRAN: TWO BANDS ON TRANSMISSION BROKE; VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. TT
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
VEHICLE WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Apr 3, 1995
WHILE ENGAGE IN PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND FLIPPED OVER, RESULTING IN DAMAGE. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION WON'T CHANGE GEARS/LOCKS INTO LOW GEAR. *AK
Incident date: Sep 14, 1994
THE TRANSMISSION THE SECOND ,REVERSE WENT OUT. TT
Incident date: Oct 31, 1994
GEAR SHIFWHILE BEING PARKED ON AN INCLINE, TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND SMASHED REAR END. *AK
Incident date: Feb 5, 1995
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 13,351 MILES., CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. TT
Crash
Incident date: Dec 4, 1994
CONSUMER PUT VAN IN REVERSE AND IT WENT FORWARD; PUT IN FORWARD AND VAN WENT BACKWARD, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Aug 18, 1994
TRANSMISSION JERKS. *AK
Incident date: Apr 7, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WOULD NOT SHIFT IN GEAR. TT
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1990) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 6, 1995
Incident date: May 1, 1993
TRANSMISSION FAILED - DOWNSHIFTS BY ITSELF. *AW
Incident date: Feb 15, 1995
TRANSMISSION MAKES CLUNKING NOISE/JUMPS FORWARD UPON STOPPING/ACCELERATING. *AW
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 6, 1995
Incident date: Apr 6, 1995
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT
Incident date: Apr 6, 1994
TRANSMISSION LINKAGE GROMMET BROKE BEHIND CABLE ARM CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED AND CAUGHT VEHICLE ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. TT
Fire
Incident date: Apr 5, 1995
VEHICLES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTS/SLIPS OUT OF GEARS ALWAYS ONE GEAR DOWN THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE. TT
PONTIAC
TRANS SPORT
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 5, 1995
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. TT
Incident date: Mar 3, 1993
WHEN YOU PULL AWAY FROM A STOP VEHICLE HESITATES YOU HEAR BANG JERK FORWARD AND RESUME RUNNING. TT
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
TRANSMISSION; 4 CYLINDER WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE IT TAKE IT TIME TO GO BACKWARD DEALER SAY THEY KNOW IT A PROBLEM BUT TRYING TO WORK ON IT PURCHASE IT 1/27/95.
OLDSMOBILE
SILHOUETTE
(1991) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 4, 1995
Incident date: Oct 27, 1993
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO PASSING GEAR WHEN STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Apr 4, 1995
Incident date: Mar 20, 1995
AUTO-TRANSMISSION PERFORMS ERRATICALALLY, CHANGING GEARS ROUGHLY; GEARS MAY ALSO DROP INTO NEUTRAL THEN INTO REVERSE WITHOUT KNOWN CAUSE. TT
VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY PERFORMING W/ROUGH RUNNING @ HWY., SPEED SPUTTERING, OVERDRIVE JUMPING BACK AND FORTH. CAUSE UNDERTERMINED BY DEALERS. DESCRIBE DETAIL.
VEHICLE HAD UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION DUE TO PROBLEM TRANSMISSION POSSSIBLE SLIPPING.HAD ACCIDENT.MFR WANTS SIGN DISCLAIMER TO NOT SUE. TT
Incident date: Apr 4, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION LURCHS AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Apr 4, 1995
EVERY TIME CAR SWITCHED GEARS THE ENGINE REVES UP AND A NOISY CLUNK. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Incident date: Oct 24, 1994
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO 5TH GEAR IT VIBRATES AND THEN STALLS OUT. TT
Incident date: Apr 3, 1995
ROD IN TRANSMISSION FAILED, EQUIPPED WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION. TT
Incident date: Feb 5, 1995
WHILE DRIVING CAR AT 30MPH GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Mar 3, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION (A500) IS SLIPPING, AND THIS IS A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. TT