This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While driving transmission began to slip and engine check light came on vehicle slowed down in highway traffic had to coast to nearest service station and had vehicle towed to dealership was told that transmission needed to be replaced. Also, fuel pump had failed simultaneously since incident fuel pump has been replaced 3 times and counting.
Consumer slowed down at a light, and when trying to go vehicle started to jolt/ and made a loud noise. Contacted dealer, and dealer wanted to replace transmission.
Suddendly and without warning driver heard a loud "bang, after driving a few hundred more feet the vehicle would not shift into second gear or into reverse, vehicle towed to dealership for transmission failure.
- Saint Jame, NY, USA
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The ABS system would kick in for no reason and didn't matter what the road surface was. The vehicle would pull excesively to the crown of the road, if you took your hands off the sterring wheel, you would end up in a ditch in less than two seconds. The cruise control would work when it wanted to, same as the horn. The brakes would pulsate. It went through one of the front pads every ten thousand miles; the other three padshad over 50% left. The transmission would shift way to early from first to second; causing the vehicle to alomost quit accelerating because of the lack of power.
When putting vehicle into neutral the vehicle will be in drive, and when putting it in reverse it will be in neutral. When putting the vehicle in park, the vehicle will be in drive.the RPM meter works, and the consumer can see when shifting while driving.
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- Water Mill, NY, USA