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Showing 130,940 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN
Incident date: Apr 1, 1997
TRANSMISSION WOULD TAKE FIVE SECONDS OR MORE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PUT INTO "DRIVE". DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM.
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1994) — POWER TRAIN
Jun 3, 1998
Incident date: Mar 10, 1998
TRANSMISSION SENSOR SWITCH FAILURE (TSB# 18-13-98 REV. A)
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1994) — POWER TRAIN
Jun 2, 1998
Incident date: Mar 10, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Apr 12, 1998
SPEEDOMETER INACURATE BY APPROX 9 MPH. HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.
RECALL NOTICE #722, FOR TRANSMISSION COOLER QUICK CONNECT, DEALER SAID THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1995) — POWER TRAIN
May 17, 1998
Incident date: Oct 4, 1995
IT CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN THAT THE CAR THAT I AM LEASING IS A GENUINE LEMON. IT HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING HAVING THIS CAR THAT I FEEL IS UNSAFE AND HAS CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS THAT A UNRESOLVED SINCE ONLY 600 MILES. (I HAVE ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT NOW) FROM THIS WEB SITE IT IS APPARENT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS DEALING WITH THE NEGLIGENCE AND UTMOST POOR QUALITY THAT MITSUBISHI CALLS A CAR. FUEL GA... Read more
I RESEARCHED PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ON SPEEDOMETERS READING INCORRECT OR ERRADICLY. THIS SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS QUITE COSTLY (APPROX $350-400). THERE WERE 8 OTHER COMPALAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM! THAT IS QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING IN TO THIS AND E-MAILING ME WITH A RESPONSE WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE. I APOLOGIZE FO... Read more
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1995) — POWER TRAIN
May 1, 1998
Incident date: Apr 1, 1998
98V069000; THE TRANSFER CASE WAS RECALLED, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE FOR LEAKS, AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY, AND THAT THE ACTUAL COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE THAT HAVE A POSSIBLE LEAK ARE THE YOKE AND SLEEVE. NO RECALLS ARE CURRENTLY LISTED ON THESE ITEMS. *AK
Incident date: Feb 1, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
Incident date: Sep 25, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 26, 1998
AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATING. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
Incident date: Apr 15, 1998
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPS AROUND WHEN SPEEDS OVER 50-55 MPH ARE REACHED. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AN COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Incident date: Jan 2, 1997
CLUTCH LOCKS UP WHEN PARTIALLY PUSHED DOWN.
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 20, 1998
Incident date: Nov 2, 1996
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1992) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 20, 1998
Incident date: Mar 1, 1997
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ALMOST, CAUSING A COLLISION.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1996
ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE NEEDLE JUMPED BACK AND FORTH. THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER THAT WAS REPLACED.
WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER WORKS VERY ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE WILL NOT GIVE KNOWLEDGE OF SPEED IT'S TRAVELING WHEN MOVING. *AK
ODOMETER FAILURE. FALSE ODOMETER READINGS OF GAS IN FUEL TANK. SIMILARLY, THE ODOMETER READS IN KILOMETERS INSTEAD OF MILES WITHOUT KILOMETER APPEARING ON THE DASHBOARD.
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(9999) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 7, 1998
Incident date: Dec 1, 1993
VAN STUCK AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED.
Incident date: Mar 16, 1998
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM CORNERS/STOPS. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING AT SPEEDS OF 55-65 MPH.
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1997) — POWER TRAIN
Mar 31, 1998
SPEEDOMETER IS DIFFICULT TO SEED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.
CHRYSLER
LANDAU SALON
(1989) — POWER TRAIN
Mar 31, 1998
Incident date: Jan 1, 1996
TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AND JERKS WHILE SHIFTING
SPEEDOMETER OPERATES ERRATICALLY, CAUSING INACCURATE SPEED READING.
Incident date: Jan 13, 1998
VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER & ODOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OF COMPUTER CHIP. WOULD REGISTER A DIFFERENT SPEED OR MILEAGE. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER REPLACED ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER, BUT NOT COMPUTER CHIP COMPONENT. *AK
Incident date: Jan 14, 1998
BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION BROKE.
Incident date: Feb 1, 1998
ODOMETER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DOES NOT ACCURATELY GIVE THE MILEAGE.
THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER ARROW BECAUSE OF POOR LIGHTING AND COLOR OF THE ARROW. WHEN LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD ,THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS AT EYE LEVEL. *AK
POOR STEERING FUNCTION AND UNABLE TO MONITOR SPEED, MILAGE OR USE CRUISE CONTROL.
Incident date: Mar 10, 1998
WHEN ACCELERATING UP TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE AND RUNS AT VERY HIGH RPMS.