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- 2018 Ford Focus: recall engine oil pump causing turbo damage (2 complaints) I am disappointed with the unreliability of my Ford Focus. My faith has been misplaced, and my trust has been taken. I want relief from the Ford Focus, I want a refund; if not, I will express dissatisfaction on all social media. I will make sure everyone knows they are incurring risk by buying a Ford. I want to believe Ford is Built to Last, durable, innovative, and responsible for customers and the environment. I want to believe that Ford focuses on creating superior relationships with customers. On April 3, ... read more »
- 2020 Toyota Highlander: whining noise (2 complaints) Car starts whining noise when the gears wind down (from higher to lower gear, accelerator not stepped on). Noise stops when gear is put on neutral while car is running. Dealer took it in under warranty (5 years expiring in August 2025), however, Toyota Canada has the transmission backlogged and NO ETA!!!! We thought Toyota was the way to go for long term reliability - this one, we are mistaken. TSB for 2019 and 2021s but none for ... read more »
- 2009 Toyota Tacoma: clutch pedal assemble broke (1 complaints) I REALLY LOVE MY TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER I TAKE IT VERY WELL BUT IN MARCH 27 2025 MY CLUTCH PEDAL BROKE A LITTLE ROUND FIBER BALL FELL RIGHT BETWEEN MY LEG, AND I COULD NOT SHIFT ANY MORE, I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET ME HOME, I REPLACE AND THE SAME THING IS BEGINNING AGAIN.THIS IS DANGEROUS THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SAFTY ... read more »
- 2007 Toyota Tacoma: excessive oil usage (2 complaints) I bought this 2007 Toyota Tacoma as a work truck. I drove it about 5000 miles and then it started burning oil in about two months of driving. I added about one and a half quarts of oil overall a great truck but just keep an eye on the oil. read more »
- 2022 GMC Sierra 1500: shift to park illuminates after shutting engine off (2 complaints) Got truck out of shop at end of November 2024, after getting the 2nd engine put in in a months period. A few days after getting it back it started saying shift to park after truck was already off. It would take a good 5/10 minutes for the truck to fully shut off after I turned it off everything would stay lit up. So last week out of town went to get in truck wouldn’t start, drained battery. Battery was 6 months old. Said it was drained bc it’s not been shutting off compliantly. They need to fix their ... read more »
- 2003 Honda Civic: transmission failure (32 complaints) One day on the way from work it started revving allot and not going anywhere so i knew it was going soon because my transmission fluid was fine. Sure enough a day later it failed on the ride home and wouldn't even drive in gear. Bought a JDM transmission for around $800 with 57K miles and replaced ... read more »
- 2018 Toyota Camry: door lock actuator (2 complaints) I paid too much for this car because I have always been a Toyota person, they used to be great cars, came with factory 100,000 mile warranty, now the warranty is no better than any other car, my door locks stopped working not long after I got the car, they will lock but immediately unlock on their own, the entire system is a joke, technology is way behind other cars made that same year, The takeoff is very sluggish, my water pump just went out at 73,000 miles, This is the only time I ever regretted buying a ... read more »
- 2020 Ford Explorer: lots of clanking (1 complaints) Absolutely frustrated with this vehicle. Just spent $6,500 replacing the transmission less than 6 months ago. Now I am being quoted $13,000 to replace the motor because the bearings have gone bad causing metal to be in all of the filters and oil pan. Bought this vehicle during the pandemic when used cars were the only option and now we are so far underwater on it and can not justify paying anything more on this kind of ... read more »
- 2015 Honda Pilot: check engine light on (11 complaints) Picked up at the Honda dealer, drove less than a mile and the check engine light began flashing. Immediately returned to the Honda dealer. No repair order was written or provided which violates Ohio repair shop regulations. read more »
- 2015 Honda Pilot: check engine light on (11 complaints) Dealer replaced #2 ignition coil, again in violation of Ohio standards no repair order was provided. Engine began to misfire, check engine light came on and returned to Honda dealership. read more »
- 2015 Honda Pilot: check engine light on (11 complaints) Picked the car up from the Honda dealer, again no repair order given, and drove 5 miles home. After the car sat for 6 hours attempted to drive the car to run errands. Drove 500 feet and the engine began to jerk and check engine light began flashing .Had AAA tow back to the Honda Dealership. After two weeks, on April 22nd the service writer texted us stating they needed to do further diagnosis and may have to do a cylinder leakage test and an over night fluid leakage test and stated that any further diagnosis will ... read more »
- 2016 Nissan Altima: transmission failure (37 complaints) While exiting the high after about an hour drive my cars RPM would rev up, but my car would not move. Update from Apr 24, 2025 RPMs would go up, but car would not move. Solenoids in transmission went out. I have in the past 3 years put in over 10k in repair to this car and that is not including Maintenance. It is a money pit and a huge POS. I have done ALL recommended Maintenance per Nissan guideline, use all premium fluids and etc. That's has done nothing for the reliability on this car. Apparently, this is a ... read more »
- 2016 Nissan Altima: manifold cracked (1 complaints) Car lost power and engine got louder. Took car in for repair and had to replace heat shield which was covered under extended warranty and the exhaust had so how come out of the mounting brakes. Everything but the manifold had to come out of pocket. Update from Apr 24, 2025 Lost power when accelerating and engine got louder. I have in the past 3 years put in over 10k in repair to this car and that is not including Maintenance. It is a money pit and a huge POS. I have done ALL recommended Maintenance per Nissan ... read more »
- 2016 Nissan Altima: ecm (1 complaints) Car lost all power while driving. The car completely shut down. Welcome screen told me GOOD BYE. I had no lights, gear shift locked up, everything gone. I am just grateful I had not hit the highway yet. I have in the past 3 years put in over 10k in repair to this car and that is not including Maintenace. It is a money pit and a huge POS. I have done ALL recommended Maintenace per Nissan guideline, use all premium fluids and etc. Thats has done nothing for the reliability on this car. Now I am sitting here with no ... read more »
- 2020 Jeep Cherokee: ptu power transfer unit - known problem (1 complaints) I bought a 2020 Jeep Cherokee Limited in June of 2021 from Husker Auto in Lincoln Nebraska. I have had no problems with my Jeep until now. My PTU unit is BAD and disabled my Jeep and I now only have Front wheel drive. This is a KNOWN ISSUE recall for Jeeps 2017-2019 and My Jeep is having the same issue but not in the recall. I called Jeep recall department to verify, and they told me to Contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and file a complaint, so I did. Waiting to hear back. In the ... read more »
- 2014 Ford F-350: oil dipstick tube rusted in half (1 complaints) Oil dipstick tube rusted out completely with even low miles, so beware and check rust formation on this part. The tube is bolted right to the manifold and it gets hot and paint melts off leaving it exposed to rust. To change the $40 tube out, the manifold has to come off the engine and of course you go to be putting manifold gasket and possibly a new manifold also (which i did replace ... read more »
- 2010 Nissan Rogue: caliper seized (2 complaints) This is ridiculous I've changed the brakes the rotor and the caliper four times in 2 months I've had the master sealer checked I've had the CVC break thing changed I mean if you don't have no damn recall on it you f****** need to cuz this is b*******I will never ever in my life recommend Nissan Rogue to anyone not even my worst ... read more »
- 2015 Honda Pilot: high oil consumption (3 complaints) The engine began to misfire, then the check engine light began flashing and the engine stalled while driving, creating a dangerous situation. read more »
- 2015 Honda Pilot: check engine light on (11 complaints) While driving the vehicle the engine began to misfire, the check engine light started flashing and the engine stalled and would not restart while on the road. Called AAA to tow to the dealer that had done the previous ring replacement read more »
- 2015 Honda Pilot: check engine light on (11 complaints) Same Honda dealer performed a "deep flush", changed the engine oil and replaced a spark plug. No repair order was provided. read more »