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.
Van was parked running in the driveway, passenger exited the vehicle while in park. Car sat in park for 1-2 minutes and started to roll. There is a recall on the model of vehicle make and year, but this vehicle was not included in the recall.
-vehicle was in park for about 1-2 minutes and the vehicle popped out of gear and rolled down the street. Driver started running behind vehicle and was pinned between the vehicle and light, and suffered some damage to her left side. There is a recall listed on the transmission 96V-086000. Dealer says that this is what the recall states will happen, but they say that this vehicle is not listed on recall for the park pawl roll pin popping out of gear. Dealer has vehicle now in shop for the problem, but owner is responsible for the fee.
Consumer says the transmission will not go into reverse when stopping, it shifts down with a loud thump, also when putting vehicle in gear there's a loud thump. When driving vehicle transmission slips, engine continues racing and the vehicle's not moving.
Transmission growls and sounds lke it is going to drop/hit the ground; also brake pedal gets mushy/soft, vehicle loses control. There is also loss of steering power.
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- Colchester, IL, USA