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
Incident date: Mar 14, 1994
ODOMETER STICKS/MAKING NOISE, ALSO TRIP ODOMETER LUBED. *SKD
Incident date: May 12, 1995
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *SKD
Incident date: Mar 28, 1995
SPEEDOMETER CONTINUOUSLY FAILS. *SKD
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1986) — POWER TRAIN
Jun 14, 1995
Incident date: Jun 13, 1995
SPEEDOMETER FAILED, CANNOT READ MILEAGE. *AK
AUTO-TRANSMISSION 4X4; WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE THEN AND PRIOR DUE TO U-JOINT, TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVESHAFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 0. *AK
VOLKSWAGEN
VANAGON
(1987) — POWER TRAIN
Jun 1, 1995
Incident date: Jan 26, 1992
ALTERED ODOMETER. *SKD
Incident date: Nov 25, 1994
WHILE DRIVING, SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T MOVE, IT STAYS ON ZERO, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS TO FIX, MFR EXTENDED WARRANTY AN ADDITIONAL 24 MONTHS. TT
Incident date: Dec 15, 1990
SPEEDOMETER KEEPS BREAKING; REPLACED SIX TIMES WITHIN 6 YEARS; DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS; UNSAFE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: May 4, 1995
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, REPLACED FOUR TIMES. TT
Incident date: May 1, 1995
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. VEHICLE SEIZE. TT
Incident date: Mar 22, 1995
WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE USED, THE SPEEDODMETER AND TACHOMETER CHANGE BREIFLY AND THEN RETURN TO CORRECT POSITION. TT
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1992) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 27, 1995
Incident date: Jan 1, 1993
ODOMETER FAILED. *SKD
FORD
F SERIES (LIGHT)
(1993) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 20, 1995
Incident date: Mar 13, 1995
TWO AXLE PIVOT BRACKET BOLTS CONNECTING RIGHT FRONT AXLE TO FRAME ARE MISSING, ONE BOLT MISSING NUT AND 4TH BOLT LOOSE. *SKD
Incident date: Jan 25, 1995
REPLACED SPEEDOMETER CABLE. *AK
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1987) — POWER TRAIN
Apr 19, 1995
Incident date: Aug 8, 1994
REPLACED ODOMETER. *AK
Incident date: Apr 1, 1995
VEHICLE HAD A SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM WHEN NEW, PROBLEM CONTINUED DUE TO AN INCORRECT ANALYSIS, WHICH LED TO THE SPEDDOMETER BREAKING. TT
Incident date: Oct 1, 1992
SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK IN COLD WEATHER. REGISTERS 20-30MPH FASTER THEN ACTUAL SPEED, WHEN WARM APPEARS TO REGISTER CORRECTLY. TT
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, MORE THAN 16% OFF AT 60 MPH. TT
FORD
F SERIES (LIGHT)
(1989) — POWER TRAIN
Mar 2, 1995
Incident date: Jan 5, 1995
SPEEDOMETER HEAD REPLACED.
Incident date: Jul 12, 1993
ODOMETER FAILED, GIVING WRONG VEHICLE MILEAGE.
OLDSMOBILE
88
(1994) — POWER TRAIN
Feb 16, 1995
Incident date: May 1, 1994
ODOMETER PERFORMS ERRATICALLY, GIVING INACCURATE READINGS. *AK
Incident date: Feb 9, 1995
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. TT
Incident date: Feb 2, 1995
ODOMETER NOT READING CORRECTLY. TT
Incident date: Jun 21, 1994
VEHICLE SPEED READ 48MPH, BUT CAR ACTUAL GOING 60MPH; ODOMETER READING 770 MILES FOR EVERY 1000 MILES TRAVELED. REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO NO AVAIL. TT
Incident date: Jun 21, 1994
VEHICLE SPEED READ 48MPH, BUT CAR ACTUAL GOING 60MPH, REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO NO AVAIL. TT
DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WILL EITHER FAIL OR FLUCTUATE IN MILEAGE 15,000 MORE. SPEED WAS OFF SAYING LESS THAN TRAVELING. TT
VOLKSWAGEN
WESTPHALIA
(1981) — POWER TRAIN
Jan 6, 1995
Incident date: Dec 30, 1994
PURCHASE VAN USED DEALER SAY ODOMETER READ 29,000 BUT ITS 100,000 MILES. TT
ERRATIC OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC GAS GAUGE. UPON STARTING A GALLON OF GAS POSSIBLY IS LOST. TT