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Showing 130,940 complaints — component: POWER TRAIN
Incident date: Aug 13, 1996
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE.
Incident date: Oct 25, 1996
SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE.
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1992) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 14, 1996
Incident date: Jan 1, 1993
THE ORGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AT 7,000 MILES, THE SECOND ONE WAS REPLACED AT 5,000 MILES AND THE THIRD ONE AT 8,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK THE NEEDLE WILL NOT PROGRAM PAST 38 MPH ALSO HEATER NOT WORKING PROPERLY LOW HEAT AND ALSO A/C LOW..*JB
Incident date: Nov 2, 1996
FRONT SEALS ON POWER TRAIN FAILED, CAUSING FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO ENGINE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE. PLEASE DEFINE IN DETAIL POWER TRAIN. *AK
Fire
Incident date: Sep 3, 1996
ODOMETER INOPERATIVE.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 29, 1996
Incident date: Sep 3, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 35 MPH, FOLLOWED BY 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT COMING ON/SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AND GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS COMING ON.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLSTC
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 29, 1996
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER INOPERATIVE.
Incident date: Jul 10, 1996
FAILURE ON THE SPEEDOMETER, WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS INCORRECT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
Incident date: Jul 15, 1996
AUTO TRANSMISSION: WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, LOSES 3RD GEAR, ENGINE SURGES, TACKOMETER/ODOMETER GOES UP, PASSES 7,000 RPM'S, NO WARNING, HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.*AK
Incident date: Nov 22, 1993
SPEEDOMETER READS INCORRECTLY IN COLD WEATHER.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLSTC
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 4, 1996
THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE, NOT WORKING RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
DODGE
DODGE TRUCK
(1991) — POWER TRAIN
Sep 30, 1996
Incident date: Jun 28, 1994
VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
SPEEDOMETER CABLE LOOSE, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO FAIL.
Incident date: Jul 1, 1992
SPEEDOMETER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER.
Incident date: Nov 11, 1995
ODOMETER INOPERATIVE.
Incident date: Jul 25, 1996
THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR/BROKEN WINDOW/BATTERY/SPEEDOMETERAND ODOMETER. *AK
Incident date: Sep 4, 1996
FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER, THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN, CAUSING INCORRECT READING.*AK
NISSAN
NISSAN TRUCK
(1990) — POWER TRAIN
Sep 9, 1996
SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE HAS MELTED BECAUSE OF HEAT AND YOU DO NOT GET AN ACCURATE READING OF THE SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THE NEEDLE SHOULD BE METAL AND NOT PLASTIC. *SLC
Incident date: Aug 15, 1996
DASH CLUSTER, WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER/ ODOMETER/GAS TANK, OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR, ETC ARE LOCATED, HAS GONE OUT.*AK
POWER TRAIN HAS HARMONIC VIBRATION BETWEEN SPEED 45 MPH - 60 MPH WHICH RESULTS IN NOISE AND REARVIEW MIRRORS VISION IS DISTORTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHS SERIES
(9999) — POWER TRAIN
Aug 28, 1996
Incident date: Feb 2, 1996
HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHR 1996 MODEL. THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE IS INOPERATIVE. IT STOPS THE FUEL SUPPLY, DURING OPERATION. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE PROPER SPEED.*AK
Incident date: Aug 17, 1996
PURCHASED CAR USED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(1994) — POWER TRAIN
Aug 13, 1996
Incident date: Aug 2, 1996
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST DIES, LOSES ALL POWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE.AK
Incident date: Aug 4, 1996
WHILE DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED THE VAN SHIFTS INTO SECOND OR NEUTRAL GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
Incident date: Aug 4, 1996
WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED THE VAN SHIFTS INTO SECOND OR NEUTRAL GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER NO TOOLS WERE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ON THE SECOND AND THIRD TRIP PARTS WERE NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK RECALL 96S39. *SLC
WITH KEY IN IGNITION W/ENGINE RUNNING, TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO SCHOOL YARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
WHEN IN PARK THE GEAR JUMPED OUT, SOMONE SAW THIS HAPPEN TRIED TO STOP TRUCK BUT GOT HURT. DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. *SLC
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 30, 1996
DRIVESHAFT STRAP DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 0F 40MPH, CAUSING LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER READS 100% OF THE TIME. *AK
Incident date: Jun 21, 1996
FAILURE ON THE SPEEDOMETER WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS INCORRECT, READING 90 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
MERCEDES BENZ
280
(1995) — POWER TRAIN
Jul 22, 1996
Incident date: Jul 31, 1994
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. *DH
Incident date: Sep 16, 1995
SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
Incident date: May 25, 1989
SPEEDOMETER FAILED 4 TIMES. *SD
Incident date: Jun 16, 1996
SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 9, 1991
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, SPEEDOMETER READS ABOUT 8% FAST. *AK
Incident date: Jun 3, 1996
LOOSE WIRE ON DASH PANEL, CAUSES SPEEDOMETER TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY.