Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 130,940 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE IS COLD AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD UP TO THREE INCHES UNTIL THE PARKING PAWL ENGAGES.
Incident date: Jan 11, 1996
POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WOULD RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. ON LAST INSTANCE, WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE WENT TO 3000 RPMS AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE.
RECALL #96S51, DEALER HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THE PART.
THE SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS AND GRADUATIONS FOR MPH DO NOT MATCH CORRECTLY. (MISALIGNED).
Incident date: Feb 1, 1998
ODOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING AND JUMPED BACK AND FORTH WITH A 15 MILE DIFFERENCE.
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN DRIVE AND POP OUT OF GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.
Incident date: Feb 9, 1998
ALUMINUM TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON RETURN SPRINGS SHATTERED AND DEPOSITED METAL THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING NOISE, SLIPPING, JERKING AND EVENTUAL FAILURE.
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 21, 1998
Incident date: Feb 21, 1998
ABS, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TRIPMETER FAILURE AND VEHILCE FAILS TO START.
Incident date: Jan 20, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 52000 MILES.
Incident date: Mar 1, 1996
MANUFACTURER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS COLD ENGINE HESITATION AND INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH A CONTROLLER REFLASH. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HESITATED AND CAUSED A CRASH.
2 injured
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
(1992) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 17, 1998
TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. VEHICLE BUMPS WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1997) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 17, 1998
Incident date: Feb 1, 1997
ENGINE SPEED CONTINUES AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED, GIVING THE SENSATION THE CRUISE IS ENGAGED. ACCELERATION CONTINUES UNLESS YOU SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY THE BRAKES.
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
(1992) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 17, 1998
TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. VEHICLE BUMPS WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP.
Incident date: Feb 14, 1998
AUTOMATIC SHIFT BUTTON FAILED.
Incident date: Feb 9, 1998
TRANSMISSION WOULD REQUIRE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WAS WORSE WHEN HOT. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION.
Incident date: Jan 6, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE IN COLD WEATHER.
Incident date: Dec 20, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 19, 1998
TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE.
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(1993) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 8, 1998
Incident date: Dec 1, 1997
TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT.
Incident date: Sep 1, 1997
SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FAILED 3 TIMES. ALSO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IMPROPERLY DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. INADDITION, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED. *AK
THE SPEEDOMETER/ THE INTERIOR LAMP, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE VEHICLE. *AK
Incident date: Oct 1, 1997
SPEEDOMETER PERFORMS ERRATICALLY.
Incident date: Jun 12, 1996
TRANSMISSION UNDER DRIVE SNAP RING FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 29, 1998
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 36969 MILES.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1998
TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON FAILURE.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1992) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 28, 1998
OWNER IS SEEKING INFORMATION ON TRANMISSION FAILURES FOR HIS VEHICLE.
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1993) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 26, 1998
Incident date: Feb 23, 1997
DEPUTY PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE. TEN MINUTES LATER THE DEPUTY HEARD A CRASH AND OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR.
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1993) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 26, 1998
Incident date: Feb 23, 1997
DEPUTY PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE. TEN MINUTES LATER THE DEPUTY HEARD A CRASH AND OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR.
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1993) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 26, 1998
Incident date: Feb 23, 1997
DEPUTY PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE. TEN MINUTES LATER THE DEPUTY HEARD A CRASH AND OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR.
Incident date: Dec 15, 1997
TRANSMISSION PLANATERY GEAR BEARINGS FAILED.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1997
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED OR REPAIRED FOUR TIMES.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1997
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED OR REPAIRED FOUR TIMES.
Incident date: Nov 1, 1997
TRANMISSION IS DOWN SHIFTING ROUGHLY.
Incident date: Dec 9, 1997
BLOWN ENGINE GASKET AND SPEEDOMETER OFF BY FIVE MILES (RECALLED).