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: Aug 25, 2008
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR, THEY KEEP RE-SETTING THE COMPUTER SO IT DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODES NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY WE NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THIS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED A NEW COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THEY HAVE CHANGED... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD ESCAPE XLT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH UP A STEEP HILL AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL HAD ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2008
THE TRANSMISSION TO MY 2001 HONDA ACCORD STARTED TO KICK BACK EVERYTIME IT SHIFTED UNTIL IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON ME AND I HAD TO PAY 2700 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION...THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND THE CAR WAS NOT AS DEPENDABLE AS THEY SAID IT WAS. *TR
Incident date: Dec 3, 2010
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN OUR 2005 FORD FREESTAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND WAS VERY TRAUMATIC FOR MY WIFE AS SEVERAL CARS ALMOST REAR ENDED HER. WE HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO TOLD US IT WAS GOING TO BE $2700 TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH WE SEE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2010
WE PURCHASED 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ALMOST FROM THE START WE NOTICE AN OCCASION SHE WOULD BANG INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN 30 - 40 MPH TRAFFIC AND STOPS. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALER THEIR ANSWER WAS THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE. THE LAST 2 TRIPS TO THE DEALER I EXPLAINED IF YOU DRIVE IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC MOVING ABOUT 30-40 MPH YOU WILL FEEL THE BANG LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I WAS TOLD THE CANNOT... Read more
Incident date: Nov 14, 2010
DODGE TRANSMISSION ON INTREPIDS, CARAVANS, AND NEONS HAVE A HISTORY OF FAILING AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55800 MILES ON IT ALL ORIGINAL. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS 15 YEARS OLD IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER BRAND NEW IN 1995. I BELIEVE THAT IF DODGE IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS THEN SOMEONE CAN SERIOUSLY GET INJURED FR... Read more
OLDSMOBILE
SILHOUETTE
(2002) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 6, 2010
Incident date: Mar 10, 2008
SLOWLY BUT SURELY, SOME OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN FAILING. IT FIRST STARTED WITH LIGHTS BURNING OUT REPEATEDLY, THEN WENT TO TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEN WENT TO POWER WINDOWS FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY, THEN THE TEMPERATURE/MPG/OIL DISPLAY STOPPED FUNCTIONING, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE PROBLEMS GOT EVEN WORSE. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE DRIFTING U... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2010
PLEASE PUT YOUR SELF IN OUR SHOE`S THIS HAS GOT TO BE DEALT WITH OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN A CRASH. PLEASE DON'T LET DODGE SKATE ON THIS ONE CAN WE NOT GET A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT GOING? I HOPE I DON`T CRASH AND KILL SOMEBODY`S CHILD OR LOVED ONE. 1. DANGEROUS! ENTIRE CAR SHAKES WHEN TRAVELING AT 40-80+ MPH. THE SHAKE SHOWS UP IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO HANDL... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2006) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 5, 2010
Incident date: Nov 8, 2010
I TOOK MY VW DIESEL WITH AN AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION FOR 90,000 MILE SERVICE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH BEING DIAGNOSE WITH A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED SINCE NEW BY AUTO BAHN VW OF FORTH WORTH. THE FIRST INDICATOR OF A PROBLEM WAS THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPING AROUND. *TR
Incident date: Dec 3, 2010
DRIVING ON BUSY FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE AT 75MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. SUDDENLY A LOUD REVVING SOUND AND DASH GAUGE SHOWED RPMS AT WELL ABOVE 5,000. TAPPED THE BRAKE TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, AND FELT CONFUSED BECAUSE PRESSING GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN NO ACCELERATION BUT RPMS WOULD GO THROUGH THE ROOF. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE FAST LANE, SO I PUT MY RIGHT BLINKER ON AND THANK GOD WAS ABLE TO ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 14, 2005
WHILE DRIVING TO A FLORIDA VACATION IN OCT., 2005 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED, I HAD TO DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP INCURRING A BILL OF $3,024 + THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR & A TRIP BACK TO FL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND TO GET THE HONDA. FORWARD TO FEB, 2009...ONCE AGAIN TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. INCURRED ANOTHER REPAIR FOR $... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2010
I WAS DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. I WENT TO TURN THE CORNER WHEN MY MINIVAN WOULDN'T GO FORWARD AT ALL. WE BARELY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED BY THE OTHER CAR TURNING BEHIND US. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO COAST INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND PULL OVER. *TR
Incident date: May 18, 2010
THIS 2009 FORD ESCAPE WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 1, 2009. I CAN'T SAY HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS VEHICLE. BEGINNING MAY 19TH, 2010 WITH A RECALL, THE ABOVE-MENTIONED VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING, STALLING AND JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. ON AUGUST 16TH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENE STEFFY FORD IN COLUMBUS FOR REPAIR. AGAIN, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, THE CHECK ENGINE LI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 22, 2010
2003 FORD EXPLORER 5R55-W TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEREIN THE INTERNAL LINKAGES, SERVO VALVE AND BEARINGS FAILED AT STARTUP, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNMOVABLE UNDER IT'S OWN POWER AND STRANDING THE DRIVER. *TR
Incident date: Oct 10, 2010
PURCHASED A NEW 2010 FORD FUSION SE, 4 CYL WITH 6 SPEED AUTO TRANS. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES. 10/12/10 AT DEALER-THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 2ND TIME 10/25/10 DROPPED CAR OFF AT DEALER. SAME PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR-SAFETY ISSUE WITH PULLING OUT ON BUSY STREETS. DEA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 18, 2010
I OWN A 2004 SATURN VUE WITH 137,000 MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT ON IT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $3,800 AND $4,200 AND THEY STILL COULD NOT GUARANTEE TO FIX IT. I NOTICE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SATURN VUE AND DECIDED TO VOICE MINE ALSO. MAINLY, BECAUSE I NOTICE THAT THE 2004 SATURN VUE IS STILL BEING SOLD BY DEALERS WHEN THEY KNOW OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2010
I HAVE A FORD ESCAPE 08, AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT IT STARTED LEAKING AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH AT THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER. BUT THEN SEARCHING ON THE WEB I REALIZED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE VEHICLE OIL COOLER TRANSMISSION AND NOW IT JUST DOESN'T STOP LEAKING ALOT. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
MY 2005 HONDA PILOT BEGAN SHUDDERING ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TORCH CONVERTER. THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY PILOT HAS 122,000 MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND I SEE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005 HONDA PILOTS. MY MECHANIC IS REBUILDING MY TRANSMISSION FOR $2900. ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 26, 2010
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, PURCHASED FROM STONE MOUNTAIN NISSAN IN STONE MOUNTAIN, GA ON 2-16-08, IS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS (2-3RD GEAR). THE TRANSMISSION DROPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AS WELL AS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. EVERY TIME I TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY SAY "THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" ON THANKSGIVING 2010, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD WITH THE BABIES WHEN THE CAR S... Read more
Incident date: Nov 13, 2009
WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THE SPRING OF 2009. AFTER TAKING OFF SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN DES MOINES, IOWA AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, ETC AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WELL IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND THE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2009
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN. LEFT ON IN THE ROAD WITH ENGINE RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
I HAVE AN 04 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION, IT IS SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THEN BOGS AND SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS BEFORE SHIFTING HARD AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAVING TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION REACTION. NOT VERY SAFE WITH KIDS IN THE CAR, BY THE WAY. LOOKING FOR INFORMATIO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2010
1. NORMAL DRIVING MY 2006 ACURA MDX (ORIGINAL OWNER 55000 MILES) 2. ACURA TOLD ME THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS BAD 3. THEY WILL PAY FOR THIS 2600.00 REPAIR, BUT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO COME BACK. *TR
Incident date: Jul 11, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD THROW ITSELF INTO GEAR WITH A HARD BANG AS IF IT WERE HIT FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RESET THE COMPUTER; THE BANGING STOPPED FOR A WHILE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 2, 2010
I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD FREESTAR ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN SOUTH JERSEY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN I REALIZED I COULD NOT GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS. THE HIGHWAY HAS SMALL HILLS AND TURNS, AND I HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE, DRIVING MY SON AND HIS FRIENDS TO SCHOOL. AFTER PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VAN DID NOT RESPOND AND I BEGAN TO COAST. I PULL... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2010
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED EVERY THREE MONTHS AND NOW AT ONLY 69,000 MILIEUS MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A ?WHINING? NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE MECHANIC COULD FIND NO ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A TR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2008
MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD EX DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST UNTIL IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE (VERY HARD SHIFT). THE D LIGHT THEN BEGINS TO BLINK AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IF I AM ON A HILL THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE AND MY CAR ISN'T A STANDARD. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IF A CAR IS BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND ALL I HAVE FOUND WAS IT MAY BE A SOLENOID OR JUST A FAULTY TRANSMISSION.... Read more
Incident date: Dec 3, 2010
I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I JUST BROKE MY NECK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO SO IT WAS HARD FOR ME ALONE TO PUSH THE CARD TO SAFE AREA. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS WOULD NOT GO FURTHER LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE AND THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP LIKE IT WAS IN PARK. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS... Read more
Incident date: Dec 2, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND KICKING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN; IT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED N... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2010
WE OWN A 2004 FORD FREESTAR WITH A 4.2L MOTOR. THANK GOD WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER 2004. AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO RODMAN FORD IN FOXBORO MA WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. THE W... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(2010) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 3, 2010
Incident date: Nov 26, 2009
WHEN 2010 VW JETTA WITH DSG TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ENGINE CONTINUES TO HAVE HIGHER RPM'S CREATING A JERKING EFFECT WHEN DECELERATING. WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE ENGINE DIES. ONLY WAY TO START VEHICLE IS TO TURN IGNITION OFF AND REMOVE KEY AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE. WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT VEHICLE ENGINE DIED UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR. ONLY WAY TO ... Read more
VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE
(2003) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 3, 2010
Incident date: Aug 28, 2010
FAULTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ACTIVITY. LOW MILEAGE TRANSMISSION FAILURES CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING. DOWNSHIFTING CAUSES JOLTING GEAR CHANGES, ACCELERATING CAUSES SLIP INTO NEUTRAL NEARLY CAUSING REAR-END COLLISIONS. COMPUTER CODES FAIL TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE FAILURE, CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING HAZARD. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
2003 HONDA ACCORD EX. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60MPH ON I-40 IN NASHVILLE, TN CAR BUCKED AND CAME TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. CAR WAS FINE, TRANSMISSION WENT, HARD TIME GETTING CAR OFF THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Incident date: May 4, 2010
UPON ACCELERATING THE CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND THE CAR DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE CLOSE BEHIND AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE TRANNY HAD BEEN NOTICEABLY LESS SMOOTH THEN NORMAL BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALER (WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED) DEALER SAID NEW TRANNY NEEDED. MILEAGE 89,502. DEALERS... Read more
Incident date: Nov 23, 2010
MY WIFE TOOK OUR YOUNG CHILDREN TO TOWN AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2010
I HAVE A 2003 HONDA ACCORD, MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS CAR SERVICED IN THE USA. BEYOND MY TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH HONDA CA OR HONDA USA. MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MAY 2010 WHEN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED GREATLY, LOCKING IT INTO 2ND GEAR. THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO OUR HONDA DEALERSHIP TO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2010
SINCE PURCHASE AS A CPO IN EARLY 2009, MY 2008 AUDI A3 AND ITS DSG TRANSMISSION HAVE EXHIBITED IRREGULAR AND DANGEROUS SHIFTING BEHAVIOR. THE TRANSMISSION SURGES UNPREDICTABLY AT LOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IN 1ST OR REVERSE WITH BRAKES OFF AND LITTLE/NO GAS. THIS LOW SPEED SURGING BEHAVIOR IS DANGEROUS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AS THE CAR OFTEN UNPREDICTABLY JUMPS TOWARDS OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO ON SEV... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
MY '02 ACCORD'S TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. IT STALLS, IT JERKS REALLY HARD AND I ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK DUE TO THE STALLING. EVERYTIME IT SWITCHES GEARS THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THEN WE'RE EVENTUALLY JOLTED INTO THE GEAR. RECENTLY I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR WRECK MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. I PRESSED THE GAS TO TURN LEFT AND OF COURSE IT STALLS AND THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE ONCOM... Read more
GMC
SIERRA 1500
(2011) — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Dec 2, 2010
Incident date: Nov 18, 2010
ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010, RETURNING FROM VACATION, DRIVING A NEW 2011 GMC SIERRA SLE PICK UP WITH LESS THAN 2,000 MILES USE, PULLING A 24' TRAVEL TRAILER. THE TRUCK WAS IN "TOW" MODE DESCENDING A 15% GRADE HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN THE TRUCK DOWN SHIFTED ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY FROM 5TH TO 3RD GEAR AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 4000 RPM. I APPLIED BRAKES AND TRUCK SHIFT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 22, 2008
I BOUGHT MY 2007 TUNDRA 6/30/2007 RAN GREAT UNTIL AROUND 18,500 MI. AT THAT TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE WHICH IT FELT LIKE THE 05 4 RUNNER. THE 4 RUNNER STILL DOES IT BUT IT RUNS AND DRIVES FINE. THE TUNDRA IS GETTING REALLY BAD AS IT IS GRINDING AND BANGING. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA FROM MY AREA AND THEY KEEP SAYING I HAVE TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
TRANSMISSION RECALLED IN 05 FOR DEFECT, WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME WITH LOCAL DEALER. JULY 29, 2008 TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING FAR FROM HOME AND WAS REPLACED AT MY COST OF $5,000 AS I WENT 6 MONTHS PAST WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST BECAUSE I PUT 4,000 MILES OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA FOR HELP AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST... Read more
Incident date: Dec 2, 2010
2010 TACOMA CREW CAB WITH 18,000 MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD OR WARM IT SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR GOING AROUND CORNERS OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME BUT AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. ALSO AFTER I HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO ROUND A CORNER OR CROSS AN INTERSECTION THE TRUCK FEELS AS IF IT SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL GEAR AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS... Read more
Incident date: Dec 2, 2010
THE ACCELERATION IS VERY DELAYED FROM PRESSING ON THE GAS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TO GET IT TO RESPOND. IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS AND WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THE DRIVE. IT IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WE HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIME ALREADY. THE FIRST TWO THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, THE THIRD TH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2010
LETTER FROM SENATOR BOOZMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING PROBLEMS HIS 2004 LEXUS LX470 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND/OR VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VENT ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALLOWING WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. *JB UPDATED 01/12/11. *JB
Incident date: Nov 30, 2010
TRANSMISSION JUST DIED LIKE THIS WEBSITE STATES. *TR HTTP://BIT.LY/VIL7
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
MY TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SLIP AND JERK AND GET STUCK NOW MY CAR HAS 94000 MILES ON IT THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER READS SHIFT MALFUNCTION AND FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD AND READ THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL MY AUNT HAS THE SAME CAR AND HERS HAS STARTED DOING IT TO. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT OR ANYTHING THE CONSUMER COULD PREVENT I THINK NISSAN RECALL THIS BECAUSE IT IS VER... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2010
CAR IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 M/H. I HAD THE TIMING BELT CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THIS NOISE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON TO ACURA MDXS BETWEEN 02S TO 06S. I HAVE JUSTIFIED THE COST OF ACURAS BECAUSE OF THEIR LONGEVITY AND AM VERY UPSET OVER THE REPAIR COST OF $4000. WHY HASN'T ACURA BEEN FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THIS DEFECT WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE SO COMMON WHEN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 26, 2010
TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPPED - FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION - ACURA MDX 2005 *TR
Incident date: Nov 24, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD FREESTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PUMPING FUEL, THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY CAM POSITION SENSOR AND A TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH SENSO... Read more