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.
Sudden acceleration, one time only, resulting in severe front end damage. I was at entrance to car wash speaking to the attendant when the car took off at high speed. My car was stopped by hitting the rear end of a Jeep at the end of the car wash. The reason was inexplicable.
Problems with consumer getting locked in vehicle as well as brake problems. The problem had been present since the vehicle was purchased. The steering wheel would not turn, neither would the key turn the ignition. The brake problem remained unresolved. On another occasion the consumer tried to slow down to make a turn and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The only way the vehicle wold stop, was to turn the key and the shut the motor off. The vehicle lost power when backing out of a parking space, the ignition problem was intermittent and the brake problem was intermittent.
I pulled in driveway with foot on brake proceeded to try to put vehicle in park. When I hit the button, my foot went to the floor and the car dashed forward, causing damage to the car and the garage door, frame and wall. My dealer said it couldn't happen and would not look at the vehicle.
- Maple Grove, MN, USA
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- Marblehead , MA, USA