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Showing 48,514 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: Dec 20, 1994
LOOSE TRANSMISSION CABLE, CAUSING CONSTANT ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT OF THE LOCKUP TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 23, 1995
Incident date: Jan 24, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT. *AK
Incident date: Apr 4, 1991
TRANSFER CASE FAILED, ALSO LEAKY TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (91V-118). *AK
Incident date: Aug 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO RATTLE AT LOW SPEEDS/WHEN SHIFTING GEAR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. *AK
Incident date: Oct 29, 1994
TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY DROPPED INTO "LIMP" MODE (2ND GEAR) AND TRANSMISSION LIGHTS COME ON WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. *AK
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1987) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 23, 1995
Incident date: Dec 27, 1994
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *AK
Incident date: Aug 1, 1990
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. *AK
Incident date: Dec 2, 1994
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARSHLY/JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE, ALSO HESISTATES WHEN GOING UPHILL. *AK
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
TRANSMISSION JERKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Incident date: Dec 11, 1994
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1990) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 23, 1995
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 3RD GEAR INTO 1ST GEAR UPON ACCELERATION/RAPID DECELLERATION. *AK
Incident date: Jan 12, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Incident date: Nov 18, 1993
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Incident date: Feb 19, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 50K MILES. TT
VOLKSWAGEN
PASSAT
(1992) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 23, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. TT
Incident date: Feb 22, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. TT
TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING ON BRAND NEW VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Aug 2, 1993
LEASE CAR BRAND NEW CAR IN THE SHOP REPLACE TRANSMISSION FOR TIME FIRST ONE THAT IN A YEAR SECOND ONLY A WEEK THREE THAT ABOUT TWO MONTHS. TT
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(1993) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 22, 1995
Incident date: Jan 12, 1994
SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. EXPLAIN FURHTER. TT
Incident date: Feb 9, 1995
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, TRANSMISSION IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO PULL THE VEHICLE WEIGHT. TT
Incident date: Dec 22, 1990
IMPROPER SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO RACE. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT. TT
Incident date: Oct 12, 1994
NOISY TRANSMISSION. *AK
Incident date: Feb 17, 1995
CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOPPED. ATTER WAS SATISFACTORILY TAKEN CARE OF, WANTS HOTLINE TO CANCEL COMPLAINT.
Incident date: Sep 10, 1993
WHILE DRIVING, GEAR DOWN SHIFTS TO SPEED OF TWENTY. TT
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
OVERDRIVE TURNS ON/OFF.
Incident date: Apr 20, 1992
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
FORD
F SERIES (LIGHT)
(1990) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 16, 1995
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. (F150) *SKD
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION SNAP RING BROKE, CAUSING INABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT, ALSO DIFFERENTIAL GEARS/CV JOINT FAILED AND REAR AXLE SEAL REPLACED 5 TIMES
Incident date: Dec 28, 1994
TRANSMISSION DRUM WELD BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *SKD
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
VEHICLE DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN PUT IN DRIVE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, ALSO LOSES SPEED ON FREEWAYS, DROPPING FROM 55 MPH TO 30 MPH. *SKD
Incident date: Jan 24, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 8, 1995
WHEN COLD STARTING VEHICLE RPM PICKS UP WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, ALSO RPM PICKS UP WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 17, 1993
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE/REVERSE, ALSO REPLACED LEAKING TRANSMISSION OIL PAN. *AK
Incident date: Feb 13, 1995
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 42,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
Incident date: Dec 12, 1994
REPLACED NOISY TRANSMISSION. TT
Incident date: Feb 10, 1995
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56K MILES. TT
Incident date: Feb 12, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN PART ALL THE TIME. TT
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE: CAUSE NOT DETERMINED; TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING; SMOKE ESCAPING FROM FRONT END; GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK; TOTALED. TT
Incident date: Feb 14, 1995
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ALSO HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE/REVERSE. *AK
Incident date: Feb 11, 1995
TRANSMISSION JUMPS FROM PARK TO GEAR WITH NO FOOT ON BRAKE. *AK
Incident date: Feb 12, 1995
TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE GEARS WERE NOT CHANGING. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
GEARS SHIFT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. TT
Incident date: Jan 13, 1994
TRANSMISSION LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1991
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE DUE TO DEFECTIVE DRIVE CHAIN AND FRONT/REAR PLANETARY SHELLS. *AK
Incident date: Dec 7, 1994
WELDS AT BASE OF SPINDLE SURROUNDING PLANETARY GEAR FAILED, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1994) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Feb 9, 1995
Incident date: Aug 22, 1994
TRANSMISSION LINKAGE DISCONNECTED AFTER CLIMBING A HILL. *AK
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER STARTING/DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL.
Incident date: Nov 14, 1994
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1993
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Sep 1, 1994
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, ALSO ENGINE REVVS BEFORE FIRST GEAR ENGAGES. *AK