Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 48,526 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Incident date: Dec 2, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAIL. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Dec 7, 2010
I HAVE HONDA V6 2000 ACCORD AND I AM GETTING P0740 AND P0730 ERROR CODES. I DID CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION OIL RECENTLY WITH HONDA ATF. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD IT NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. CAR ACTS VERY UNSAFE AND IT JERKS A LOT. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DOES NOT ACT IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Incident date: Dec 8, 2010
NO CRASH, NO INJURIES. 2001 DODGE DAKOTA CREW CAB, COLUMN SHIFTER SHIFTS OUT OF PARK WITH OUT PRESSING BRAKE WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
ROUTAN
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 8, 2010
Incident date: Oct 26, 2010
THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKES AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF IN ORDER TO HAVE CAR SLOW DOWN AND THAN EVENTUALLY STOP. ALSO FAILED TO BACK UP WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL AT FIRST AND THAN JUMPED INTO GEAR WHEN FOOT WAS RELEASED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND IT WAS TAKEN TO BE FIXED. THE CODES THAT CAME UP WERE PO731 AND PO935. WAITING ON PARTS TO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2010
2011 FORD FIESTA, HAVE HAD FOR 28 DAYS (PURCHASED ON 11/10/10) HAS BEEN IN TO SHOP TWICE. FIRST TIME THE ENGINE WAS VERY SLOW TO TURN ON--LIKE A DEAD BATTERY WITH CLICKING NOISES. THIS TIME, THE CAR WAS SLOW TO TURN ON AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, WOULD TRY TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND IT WOULD REV LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY GOT IT TO FUNCTION, BUT WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING IT. TOOK TO DEA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2008
TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW GEARS. SHIFTING IS VIOLENT. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY OR PREDICTABLY, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. TOOK IT TO VOLVO DEALER, THEY RECOMMENDED REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION (REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS NOT AVAILABLE). TOOK IT TO AAMCO AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR 7 MONTH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FREESTAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. TH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 6, 2010
O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKS ON DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD. WAS ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION REBUILD WAS NECESSARY. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION LUNGES, JERKS, WILL ONLY DRIVE IN 3RD GEAR, NO WARNING, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. OVER $2500 THEY SAY TO REPAIR IT. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD INVESTIGATE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2010
JUDDER IN TRANSMISSION, GOING UP INCLINE AT ABOUT 32MPH, 1500RPM, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. VEHICLE AT 65,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Nov 28, 2010
2006 FORD FUSION FAILING TO SHIFT DURING ACCELERATION, SHIFTING SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY, FAILING TO DOWNSHIFT AND RUNNING EXTREMELY HIGH RPM CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN PASSING, MERGING AND SLOWING. DEALER FAILED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE DURING 3 SEPARATE REPAIR VISITS 2008 TO 2009. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPROGRAM TCM & PCM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PCM REPLACED IN 2009 BUT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSU... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2010
MY 2006 NISSAN XTERRA STARTED SHAKING WHEN DRIVING AT AROUND 60MPH. IT WOULD DO THIS FOR 3-5 SECONDS AS I SPED UP OR SLOWED DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A LEAK BETWEEN MY RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS AT 91,000 MILES AND EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2010
MY HONDA ACCORD TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THIS WILL BE THE CARS 2ND TRANSMISSION AND CAR ONLY HAS 95,000 MILES. *TR
Incident date: Dec 6, 2010
TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD WHINNY NOISE. A FEW DAYS LATER TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. (ENGINE WOULD REV UP PRIOR TO UPSHIFT, LAG IN SHIFTING). HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED IN AN EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. FOUR DAYS LATER PUT THE CAR IN GEAR DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR BUT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. COULD NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 22, 2010
WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT IMPROPERLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP DURING SHIFTING PROCESS WHICH COULD OF CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR... AFTER LOOKING THIS ISSUE UP IT APPEARS THAT HONDA HAS A EXTREME DEFECT WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES FROM 98-03 AND ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE HONDA TO SHIFT WRONG THE ENG... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2010
MY 2004 HONDA PILOT EX-L IS HAVING A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE (VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING). I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET, BUT I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AT DIFFERENT INTERNET SITES. *TR
Incident date: Dec 4, 2010
GEAR SHIFT NOT CHANGING SMOOTHLY, GEAR DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF "PARK" FROM TIME TO TIME. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FINALLY BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE SHIFT CABLE BRACKET AND THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO MOVE AT ALL (NOT EVEN ABLE TO PUSH VEHICLE WHILE GEAR IN NEUTRAL). NEEDING TO REPLACE SHIFT CABLE AND GEAR LEVER. *TR
Incident date: Dec 6, 2010
MY 2005 FORD FREESTYLE WITH 48000 MILES ON SUDDENLY NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER GAVE AN OPTION OF SPENDING A $1000 DOLLARS TO "POSSIBLY" FIX IT BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE ELSE WE HAVE TO SPEND $5500 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH FORD IF AFTER 5 YEARS I HAVE TO SPEND OVER $5K ON A NEW TRANNY AND NOTHING IS COVERED. BASICALLY I PAY IT OR HAVE NO CAR THAT WILL DRIVE. THI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN OUTLOOK. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. LATER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THE THIRD GEAR STOPPED WORKING. SHE STATED THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD G... Read more
Incident date: Dec 5, 2010
I HAVE A 2010 FOR FUSION THAT WAS PART OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALL ,WHICH HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SLOW DELAYS OF ACCELERATION AFTER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. TWICE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHERE MY CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE LAST TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE RPM WAS STUCK AT 4 WITH A SPEED OF 60. THE CAR FINALLY SWITCHED GEARS, BUT THE CAR THEN RACED FORWARD. LUCKILY NO ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2010
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT HAS 105K MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND NOW THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVES IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2004-2005 MAXIMAS. THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS FAULTY BUT NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NEED A NE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 9, 2010
I BOUGHT A SATURN VUE 2003 WITH A VTI TRANSMISSION ON APRIL 1ST 2009, WITH A 41000 MILES. ON NOVEMBER 09, 2010 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO DIFFERENT PLACES AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO DO THE WORK. THE CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 69000 MILES AND IT SHOULD BE STILL UNDER THE NEW GM WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW CAR. PLEASE HELP... Read more
Incident date: Dec 7, 2010
MY DAUGHTER HAS AN 2000 BMW 323I, SHE GOT INTO IT TO GO TO CLASS AND IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NEW, JUST THAT THE NHTSA AND BMW ARE ACTING AS THOUGH IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS SHOCKING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. *TR
Incident date: Jan 5, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPING GEARS ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXHIBITING AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND LOUD ROARING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHETHER SITTING IDLE, IN PARK OR IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 5, 2010
I OWN A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY THAT APPARENTLY HAS A TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE WITH IT. ON THE 5TH OF DECEMBER ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE BASE THAT WE ARE STATIONED AT OVERSEAS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER IN THE VEHICLE. THE RPM'S SHOT UP BUT NEVER ACCELERATED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE RD SAFELY. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT PUT IT INTO GEAR AND N... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2008
SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH VEHICLE FROM 6/08-CURRENT - CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND CURRENTLY AWAITING PARTS FOR A NEW PROBLEM. CAR 24 MONTHS OLD, PURCHASE NEW AND HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES AND HAS BEEN TOWED 4 TIMES FOR BREAKDOWNS. HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN UNDER 5YRS AND TERRIFIED TO DRIVE WITH ISSUES. HAVE COPIES OF ALL DEALERSHIP PAPERWORK, REPAIRS. REPAI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2010
2001 ACURA 3.2 TL, 47000+ MILES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BOUGHT CAR NEW: ONLY DRIVER CALLED CLIENT SERVICES AND MY DEALER FOR REPAIR COMPENSATION THEY CLAIM VEHICLE IS OUT OF TIME PERIOD FOR RECALL (I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM) ACURA WILL PAY HALF: COST TO ME $2400+ BECAUSE OF LOW MILEAGE AND THE PROBLEMS ACURA HAS HAD WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL, THEY SHOULD ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
I OWN A 2002 HONDA ACCORD LX V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFT VERY ROUGH AND SLIP WHEN UP SHIFT. I FOLLOWED ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTAIN SCHUDULE. THE DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSIMISSION AND HONDA USA IS NOT COVERING THE COST. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT FEEL LIKE IT MAY STALL ON THE ROAD. *TR
Incident date: Nov 14, 2010
MY 2010 GMC ACADIA ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE. I HAVE DRIVEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES FOR YEARS AND IN MY EXPERIENCE THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN DRIVE. IF ANYONE IS BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS THEY COULD VERY EASILY BE CRUSHED. THE DEALERSHIP ACTS AS IF THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR BUT IT IS NOT AND THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX T... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 7, 2010
Incident date: Dec 7, 2010
DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY FOR 09G ENGINE THAT VW CORPORATE HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND FIXED IN LATER MODELS. *TR
Incident date: Dec 6, 2010
I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA #10357629 -9/25/10. THE SITUATION WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT MENTIONED THE TIMING CHAIN. THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN ; STOPPED ; FAILED ; CEASED TO FUNCTION FRI. NOV /12 /10 @ 5;00 PM DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE CENTER OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAY IN MY AREA LEAVING ME THANKFUL TO GOD AND THE RIVERSIDE CTY. FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL WITH WHICH I FILLED OUT A SU... Read more
SUZUKI
BOULEVARD M109R
(2007) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 7, 2010
Incident date: Nov 17, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI BOULEVARD M109 R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT ABNORMALLY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND WITH A SIMILAR FEELING TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE C... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2010
IN JUNE 2010 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 90 WEST TOWARD DENVER CO. THE TERRAIN WAS STEEP AND WINDING AND DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC THE PACE WAS FAST. THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME BEGAN SLOWING AND I BEGAN TO SLOW BY STEADY LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY BRAKES HEATED UP FAST AND I FOUND MYSELF WITHOUT BREAKS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO THE ROTORS FEELING AS THOUGH THEY WERE WARPED AND THE F... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2010
THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND NOW IT SLIPS EVERY TIME YOU USE THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU WERE IN ON COMING TRAFFIC AND YOU HAD TO MOVE YOU CANT MOVE QUICK. *TR
Incident date: Dec 6, 2010
DAUGHTER DRIVING 2002 HONDA CIVIC WHEN SUDDENLY CAR LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, LEAVING HER ALONE AND STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WHERE ASSUMPTION IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE (PENDING). DEALER TOLD ME I COULD (AT MY EXPENSE) HAVE CAR TOWED TO HONDA AND PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT UNLIKELY ANY RESPONSIBILITY ASSUMED BY HONDA SINCE CAR WAS NOT SERVICED THERE S... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2010
MY COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT HAS OCCURRED 3-DECEMBER 2010. PURCHASED NEW, SINGLE OWNER/DRIVER. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THE 2ND GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WOULD OVER HEAT AND POSSIBLY EXPLODE DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE "FIX" HONDA IMPLEMENTED FOR THIS RECALL DONE SHORTLY AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE HAD THE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 25, 2010
ON THANKSGIVING OUR 2004 NISSAN MURANO STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE. IT CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER AND WITHIN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZED. THE CAR SMELLED OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS COVERED UNDER A 120,000 MILE WARRANTY, WHICH IS WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS WITHOUT ANYONE LOOKING AT IT YET. WE HAD IT TOWED TO APPLE NISS... Read more
Incident date: Dec 7, 2010
MY CURRENT PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SOUNDS THE SAME AS THE RECALL FOR THE 2009 PONTIAC G6. TODAY (12-8-10) I HAD TO BRING IN MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER AFTER PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK, WHICH THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL. THE WIRING SYSTEM DID NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE PARK OR DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I LATER TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL. 4 MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 7, 2010
I OWN A 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING SEDAN. SOMETIMES WHEN BREAKING OR ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR LIGHT WILL ENGAGE, AND THE CAR MAY FAIL TO BREAK OR ACCELERATE, OR EVEN COMPLETELY TURN OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY, AS WELL AS CITY STREETS. THIS HAS BECOME A MORE FREQUENT ISSUE OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SOMETIMES JERKS OR TRANSMISSI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 6, 2010
MY VOLVO XC70 2002 HAS CHRONIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHICH STARTED AT 70K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOSES POWER, OR SOMETIMES DOES THIS AT A STOP LIGHT AND LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. IT HESITATES AND JERKS. I AM READING THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CARS. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HONDA ODYSSEY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN HE FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND... Read more
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(2008) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 6, 2010
Incident date: Oct 22, 2010
2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. CONSUMER STATES RAPID DECELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THIRD GEAR. THE BRAKING EFFECT OF THE LOWER GEAR CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE ENGINE SPEED TO AROUND THE RED LINE AREA. THE RAPID ACCELERATION LASTED ABOUT FIVE SECONDS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2009
I OWN A 03 AUDIA4 1.8T CABRIOLET. FOR THE PASS TWO YEARS I HAVE TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION TWICE- THE CAR COULD NOT MOVE, THE GEARS WEREN'T SWITCHING. AUDI USA ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STILL THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THAT. SECOND AND BIGGER ISSUE IS THE REAR WINDOW WHICH IS SEPARATING FROM THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. IT IS DANGEROUS AS THE WINDOW CAN FLY AWAY WHILE I DRIVE THE CAR WITH A HIGHER SPEED... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT LAST DEC AND NOW AM EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, MY SIGNAL LIGHTS/HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND WAS TOLD THE WIRES AND HARNESS NEED TO BE REPLACED. HINGES THAT HOLD REAR WINDOW IN HAVE SNAPPED OFF, WINDOW HELD IN PLACE BY LOCK. *TR
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 6, 2010
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES AFTER THE CAR HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Incident date: Oct 2, 2010
2008 FORD ESCAPE, BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. DID GET IT MOVED OUT OF WAY OF TRAFFIC. BUT IT WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. AND, AFTER 7 WEEKS AND FINDING OUT THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A RECALL AND FORD STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES, BUT JUST IF IT HAPPENS TO REPLACE IT. NOT EVERYONE COULD BE SO LUCKY AS ME TO GET OUT OF IMMINENT DANGER! WHEN T... Read more
Incident date: Aug 4, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA RAV4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING AN ABNORMAL CLANKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,900. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 06/20/11
Incident date: Nov 30, 2010
MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003 AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF 3RD GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL MODE. WILL CONTINUE ON TO 4TH GEAR ONLY IF YOU BACK OFF THE THROTTLE, WHICH SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THIS PUTS THE OCCUPANTS AND VEHICLES BEHIND YOU AT RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION. PROBLEM IS THE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2010
MY '05 FREESTAR DIED ON SEPT. 25 WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO KENTUCKY TO MY SONS GRADUATION FROM ARMY BASIC TRAINING. I WAS COMING OVER A BRIDGE THAT I COULDN'T PULL OVER ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING FAST ENOUGH IT HAPPENED AND COMING DOWN A HILL TO PULL OVER WHEN IT DIED. I HAD IT SERVICED LAST YEAR IN SEPT. HAD A TUNE-UP IN FEBRUARY AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND PULL ABNORMALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ECM TERMINALS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.