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.
Consumer stated that vehicle was disengaged with key removed from ignition. The automatic transmission gear shift lever was moved by a child causing the van to roll backwards with three children inside.
When the vehicle was parked on a slight incline, it rolled backward causing a significant amount of stress on the transmission gear cable which broke when the vehicle was put into gear.
Passenger's side sliding door is unable to be opened on either side of vehicle, and the inside handle came off. Door handle mechanism replaced 3 times by dealer. Also had to have driving gear replaced.
- Brooklyn Park, MN, USA
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While driving automatic transmission won't shift into any forward gear from a standstill. After stopping at a light and when light turned green, would take foot off brake and deptress the accelerator. In stead of moving forward engine raced in neutral. This was caused by two cracked external pins.
While waiting at stop sign, vehicle jumped out of gear & rolled down a hill. When driving vehicle on hwy, seems like its in neutral & stops. Had pulled to side of road & forcibly shifted gear. Took to transmission shop & told transmission pressure was causing it to jumpout of gear.
Had parked vehicle & left running in garage & shut door; returned & vehicle would not shift. Put foot on brakes & did not release; finally shift lever broke; took to dealer & informed safety transmission switch jammed. Had it replaced.
Total ABS failure, the pedal when applied has gone to the floor on two occasions. Consumer states brakes never operated correctly the entire time consumer owned vehicle, consumer traded vehicle back in. Seat clicks and skips when moving back and forth, dealer replaced the seat track. Wiper blades replaced. Gear selector lever replaced. Brake shoes, pads, H and rotors have been replaced several times, drums were machined many times.
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- Kensington, OH, USA