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Showing 130,940 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN
Incident date: Jan 1, 1996
TRANSMISSION NOISY IN THIRD GEAR, SUSPENSION POPS ON ROUGH ROADS, AND SPEEDOMETER MAKES CLICKING NOISE.
Incident date: Jul 1, 1997
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER POORLY DESIGNED; AT DUSK/DAWN FACE IS NOT READABLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. IN ADDITION, NOISY REAR BRAKES DUE TO RECENT BRAKE ADJUSTMENTS/STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK/ GAS GAUGE FAILURE/ ODOMETER FAILURE/PASSENGER'S SIDE SUNVISOR DISCONNECTS FROM CLIP WHEN ENCOUNTERING HARSH RIDE OR WHEN VISOR IS PULLED DOWN AND ENGINE OFTEN HARD TO START. *AK
LIGHTING OF SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER AT NIGHT IS BARELY DISCERNIBLE. *AK
SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER CHANGE COLORS WHEN BACKLIT. AT DAWN AND DUSK WHEN AMBIENT LIGHT IS EQUAL TO THE BACK LIGHT, THE NUMBER CHANGE FROM BLACK TO A FLOURESCENT GREEN. *AK
THE FACES OF THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT DAWN AND DUSK. *AK
DESIGN OF THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER ARE SUCH THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THEM AT DUSK OR DAWN. IN BRIGHT LIGHT THEY ARE FINE. *AK
Incident date: Sep 26, 1996
ODOMETER FAILURE; ODOMETER INDICATED WRONG MILEAGE. MILEAGE WENT UP IN ONE DAY FROM 75480 TO 121712. *AK
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 6, 1997
Incident date: Sep 10, 1996
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: Nov 11, 1996
SPEEDOMETER CABLE NEVER FAILED TO WORK, HOWEVER NOISE WAS REPORTED, AND THE DEALER DECIDED TO REPLACE THE UNIT.
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT WILL SOMETIMES ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1997
SPEEDOMETERFAILED, UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PRECISE SPEED IS.
Incident date: Sep 19, 1997
THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLOPS DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE METER WHEN VEHICLE HITS ANY SLIGHT BUMP. THEN THE NEEDLE DANCES AROUND A LITTLE BEFORE GOING BACK UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF SITUATION, AND STATED THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE. *AK
Incident date: Jul 12, 1997
UPON SHIFTING TODRIVE GEAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.
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CHEVROLET
CHEVROLET TRUCK
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 9, 1997
DRIVE TRAIN MAKES CLUNKING NOISE REAL BADLY WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
Incident date: Mar 1, 1996
SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWO TIMES .
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, ALSO ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IN ADDITION, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
CHRYSLER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
(1989) — POWER TRAIN
Sep 30, 1997
Incident date: Sep 10, 1993
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER GOES UP AND DOWN. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIX THE VEHICLE. *AK
AFTER FIRST RECALL ON THE EMMISSIONS SYSTEM, THE CAR CAME BACK FROM REPAIR IDLING FAST. THE CAR HAD TO GO BACK IN FOR REPAIR ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO CORRECT THE FAST IDLING.
Incident date: Dec 12, 1996
ODOMETER INOPERATIVE.
THE ODOMETER WAS TURNED BACK (FRAUD) - VEHICLE REPRESENTED BY DEALER TO OWNER AS A DEMONSTRATER.
MECHANICALLY DRIVEN SPEEDOMETER SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Sep 12, 1997
Incident date: Aug 1, 1997
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH CAR KICKED INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. THE TACHOMETER MAXED OUT AND CAR STOPPED. DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY VALVE IN THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Sep 12, 1997
Incident date: Nov 1, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Incident date: May 1, 1997
SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO SHOW CORRECT SPEED. DRIVER WAS GOING 85 MPH IN 75 MPH ZONE. DRIVER WAS TICKETED BY NEBRASKA STATE POLICE FOR SPEEDING. *AK
Incident date: Jul 12, 1995
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TIRES IN FRONT WERE BALD; SO DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH NEW TIRES. THIS WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT 8000 MILES. NOTICED THAT AT 15000 MILES THE NEW REPLACEMENT TIRES HAD START WEARING OUT, AND THE DEALERR SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THEM THIS TIME. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HIS TIRES ARE WEARING OUT SO FAST AT LOW MILEAGE. *AKTHE ALIGNMENT HA... Read more
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS.VEHICLE HAS FAULTY TACHOMETER SENSOR WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DOWN HIFT WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVER. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. ALSO, OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *AK
Incident date: Sep 3, 1997
THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES WILDLY BETWEEN 0 AND 35. DEALER ADJUSTED THE HEAD OF THE SPEEDOMETER. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
ELECTRA GLIDE
(1997) — POWER TRAIN
Sep 3, 1997
THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 74MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD TO BE DEACTIVATED TO STOP. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND THIS PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING. GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK *SLC
Incident date: Jan 16, 1996
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Aug 31, 1997
Incident date: Dec 1, 1996
VEHICLE JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. DRIVER HAS TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION.
Incident date: Sep 1, 1996
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, AND THEN SUDDENLY STARTED AGAIN. ALSO REPLACED OUL PRESSURE SENSOR. *AK
Incident date: Aug 28, 1997
SPEEDOMETER BROKE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO, REMAINED THERE, POTENTIAL FOR CRASH. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1997
GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40MPH, AND WHEN A BUMP IS HIT ON THE ROAD THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 60MPH WHEN ONLY GOING 40MPH. NOW THE CLUSTER ON THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK