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| 2012 FORD FOCUS | 104 | 2.8% | ODI 10426991WE BOUGHT OUR FOCUS EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IMMEDIATLEY NOTICED STUMBLING ON ACCELERATION AND ROUGH IDLING. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL WHEN IT TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR WHEN MAKING HARD ACCELERATIONS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT, BUT FORD TOLD US IT NEEDED TO BREAK IN AND THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES WHEN THEY RAN A DIAGNOSITC. THE PROBELM HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE CONFIRMED BY THE SHOP FOREMAN. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK THE CAR IN AS THE SHUDDERING WAS WORSE, ODI 10454481ON THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE DAY WE PURCHASED THIS CAR, WE WERE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THE ROAD HAD SOME UNEVEN SURFACES. TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS FROM THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHUTTERING AS WE CAME TO A STOP. I WAS CONCERNED BUT WE WERE LATE AND COULD NOT GO BACK TO THE DEALER. WELL THE CAR DID IT MANY TIMES AFTER THAT, SOMETIMES ON ACCELERATION AND OTHER TIMES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AS I ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY (IT HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE) AND IT WOULD SHUTTER ALL THE WAY UP. ODI 10460535TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, TCM AND ABS ON MAY 21, 2012. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGHLY WITH A JERKING MOTION FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARD WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAIL |
| 2014 FORD FOCUS | 98 | 3.8% | ODI 10669020JERKS AT START, HEAVY SHUDDERS 10 T0 20, RPM PEAKS SUDDENLY; BUT CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE (RPM DROPS DOWN QUICKLY AND CAR ACCELERATES) WHILE CRUISING AROUND 40 TO 45 CAR SHUDDERS AS IF CLUTCH IS SLIPPING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE LIGHTLY; BUT DURING THIS TIME THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE. TRIED MODIFYING DRIVING BY CHANGING EASING ACCELERATOR WHEN IT SEEMS TO SHIFT/ WHEN RPM DROPS FOR A SHIFT - DOESN'T HELP. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SEALS. DIDN'T HELP AND CAUSED THE PROBLEMS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ODI 10714006TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, LUNGED FORWARD, AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO CHANGE OVER INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED A SEAL WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE CLUTCH BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE CLUTCH A SECOND TIME AND A FUEL VACUUM LINE B ODI 10715714I HAVE TAKEN THE FOCUS BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING, SOMETIMES VERY VIOLENTLY, NO DOUBT A SAFETY HAZARD. IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ON ORDER, BUT NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM IN MONTHS. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED..... |
| 2000 FORD FOCUS | 82 | 2.2% | ODI 10000448I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS 2000, BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2000. SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED TWICE, THE REAR DOOR STOPPED LATCHING AND I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER WITH MY SON HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT, MY ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND STILL THE LIGHTS GET DIM WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER, THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER DOOR MOLDING STARTED COMING LOOSE AND FALLING OFF RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER STOPPED SQUEALING, AND NOW MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT WON'T COME OUT. EVERY TIME I TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALER, ODI 10006951GAS MILEAGE IS POOR ON THIS SIZE VEH--MOTOR KICKS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM/CANNOT DUPLICATE, 4 INCIDENTS, THIS IS VERY FREIGHTING. ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC & CANNOT GET OFF THE ROAD FAST. BRAKES WEAR BETWEEN 16000 AND 18000 MILES WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THE MOTOR BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 22000 MILES. THIS NEVER HAPPENED SO SOON WITH ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. REPAIRS AND SERVICES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, MANY SAFETY RECALLS AND PRODUCT WARNINGS THAT TAKE TIME TO REPAIR. THE DEALER ODI 10007620IGNITION FAILED, HAD TO BE REPLACED, TIRES WEAR INCREDIBLY FAST (4 SETS OF TIRES AT 45000 MILES), RADIO CUT OUT, HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, BRAKES FAILED AT LEAST THREE TIMES CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS, DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACED THEM, BUT LIED AND NEVER DID, WAS FORCED TO SPEND $500 HAVING THEM REPLACED, TRUNK DOESN'T CLOSE, BAD SUSPENSION, SPUN OUT ON AN EXIT RAMP |
| 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE | 77 | 2.9% | ODI 10565974I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 17TH SINCE I HAVE HAD IT.. IT JERKS VERY HARD WHILE DRIVER LIKE IT IS SWITCH GEARS WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP CHERRYHILL TRIPLEX PUT ON MACHINE NOTHING WRONG BUT THE JEEP IS STILL DOING IT. TOOK BACK AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 17TH THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE JEEP IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR ODI 10576729I WAS SITTING STILL WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAULED MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER.THE DEALER CALLED TUES 4/2/14 AND SAID THAT IT WAS FIXED I PICKED IT UP AND ABOUT 3 MI FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MI PER HOUR COMING UP ON A STOP SIGN I AGAIN CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAULED IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED IN THE AFTERNOON AND SAID IT IS FIXED .I HOPE IT IS. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING A HIGHWAY SPEED THIS COULD HA ODI 10583957TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN REPLACED THE CAM PHASER, VALVE BODY CASTING, SENSOR CASTING AND THE |
| 2013 FORD FOCUS | 76 | 3.6% | ODI 10505614VEHICLE HAS LEAKED ENGINE OIL SINCE NEW, WHICH WAS FIRST DISCOVERED AT 500MI. ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATED CLUTCH DISCS IN AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION, WHICH RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL, TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES, ETC. WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. ATTEMPTED REPAIR TOOK PLACE AT APPROX. 7500 MI. AT 7800 MI, ENGINE OIL IS STILL LEAKING OIL, COVERING THE BOTTOM ON THE ENGINE AND POOLING ON THE UNDER-ENGINE COVER. SUSPECT NEW CLUTCH DISCS ALSO CONTAMINATED, WHICH IS CAUSING JERKY TRANSMISSION ACTION IN DRIVE. *TR ODI 10519381AFTER AN ACCIDENT, TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND THE CAR KEPT STALLING OUT WHILE TRYING TO GIVE IT GAS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE BODY WORK AND SAID THAT THE SWITCH FOR THE GAS TO SHUT OFF HAD TO BE RESET. PICKED UP FROM DEALER AND THE CAR KEPT STALLING OUT AND SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF OR ACCELERATE THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER KEPT FOR A WEEK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. FORD IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCHES IN T ODI 10535899WAS TOLD BY DEALER TRANSMISSION WAS NORMAL IF IT JERKS HARD AND GRINDS AND KNOCKS,DEALER WAS CHECKING TRANSMISSION THE WHOLE TIME. TRANSMISSION HAD A SEAL LEAK( DEALER STATED YOU CAN RUN THOSE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT FLUID), DEALER FIXED SO THEY SAY, DEALER LEFT RATCHET THE SIZE OF MY FOREARM ON TRANSMISSION WHEN I PULLED AWAY FROM DEALER I THOUGHT TRANSMISSION HAD FELL OUT. DEALER COULD HAVE BEEN BOUGHT FOR A DOLLAR. DEALER PLACED DYE IN TRANSMISSION OFFERED FREE OIL CHANGES NO THANK YOU I REPLIED. THREE DAYS LATER BACK IN SHOP TRANSMISSION STILL |
| 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA | 72 | 2.1% | ODI 10341750TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A CLAIM WAS FILE AND CLOSED IMMEDIATELY SINCE THE FAILURE WAS A NON ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,700. ODI 103537902011 HYUNDAI SONATA SE 1728 MILES SOMETHING IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BECOME LOOSE. IT DEVELOPED A VERY NOTICEABLE RATTLE WHICH I STARTED TO NOTICE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE ISSUE STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. HYUNDAI ENGINEERING IS NOW RECOMMENDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY STEERING FAILURE. I NOTICED AN AP NEWS CLIP THAT YOU ARE LOOKING INTO A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS. *TR ODI 10357777WE RENTED A NEW 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA IN JUNE THROUGH BUDGET IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. WE DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES, PULLED INTO OUR HOTEL TO REGISTER, AND WHEN WE WENT TO MOVE INTO THE PARKING LOT SOMETHING POPPED AND THE STEERING COLUMN COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE CONTROL ARM (I THINK), THE STEERING WHEEL SIMPLY SPUN UNDER OUR HANDS. BUDGET REPLACED THE CAR FOR US BUT THE HYUNDAI CLAIM THAT ALL CARS MADE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BEFORE PROBLEMS GOT SERIOUS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. *TR |
| 2010 FORD FUSION | 65 | 1.3% | ODI 10334467TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND LOSE ALL POWER. THE DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FOUND THE AIR FILTER WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE COULD BE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FAILURE WAS ABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AP ODI 10345179TRANSMISSION ON 2010 FORD FUSION SKIPS OUT OF GEAR AND CLUNKS INTO GEAR AT TIMES. FAILED TO GO INTO GEAR WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE CAR FROM BEHIND.NEAR ACCIDENT. FORD EARLIER ISSUED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND RE- CALIBRATED THE POWERTRAIN MODULE. THIS OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THE ENSUING ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS WAS IN JUNE OF 2010. BY JULY, IT WAS WORSE AND I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY ODI 10353716TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR, MAKING THE VEHICLE COAST AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL THEN IT WOULD LOCK INTO THIRD GEAR MAKING THE RPM'S INCREASE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO CODES AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER DET |
| 2013 FORD ESCAPE | 60 | 2.2% | ODI 10508773THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS A WAVE IN THE GLASS THAT MAKES VIEWING VERY DIFFICULT. I'VE HAD IT REPLACED TWICE, SO IT MUST BE AN INTENTIONAL PART OF THE MIRROR, BUT IS NAUSEATING DURING DRIVING... *TR ODI 10519346TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND THE FRONT END WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL CREEPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE REAR END LINKS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE ODI 10521284HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGE ON 4/15/13 AND ABOUT A WEEK AFTER. WHILE COMING TO A STOPPED THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO COME TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT--NL. WENT TO DEALER WHO DID OIL CHANGE AND SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS CAR DOING IT . IF HAPPENED AGAIN CALL ROADSIDE. 05/29/13 AT 545PM CAR STALLED AGAIN NO WARNING. CALLED CROWN FORD SET UP APPT FOR MON. 06/10. 6/7/13 558AM CAR AGAIN STALLED AT ABOUT 35 MPH NO WARNING HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL APPLY BRAKE TO RESTART SINCE |
| 2002 FORD EXPLORER | 50 | 1.5% | ODI 10001743AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTROL MODULE REPLACED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXIST. VEHICLE IN SERVICE 5 OR 6 TIMES. *TT *NLM ODI 10003391SINCE THE VEHICLE PURCHASE, THE TRANSMISSION HAS PERFORMED ERRATICALLY, AND HAS DEGRADED OVER TIME. THERE ARE THREE MAIN ISSUES, FIRST THE VEHICLE TENDS TO FUNCTION LIKE IT DROPS INTO NEUTRAL DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION. SECONDLY, AND MORE OF A CONCERN, THE VEHICLE CREEPS MANY FEET WHEN PLACED INTO 'PARK', WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, WHEN PARKED ON A GRADE. FINALLY, IT TAKES UPWARDS OF 30 SECONDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 'PARK' TO ANY GEAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. WHEN IT DOES FINALLY ENGAGE, IT GIVES THE FEELING OF ODI 10018364DEFECTIVE 2002 FORD EXPLORER FRONT STABILIZER BAR - SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, FIRST ON 4/15/02, AND AGAIN ON 5/6/03. I HAVE NOTICED THAT NHTSA HAS ASKED FORD TO RECALL EARLIER MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS SAME DEFECT, AND I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, ALTHOUGH THE SERVICING DEALER HAS NOT INDICATED IT COULD BE. *JB |
| 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY | 46 | 1.6% | ODI 101711842007 CAMRY XLE HAD PERFORMANCE ISSUES, SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING. *TS SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND DECELERATION A TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A SCANNER AND TEST DRIVEN. THE RESULTS WERE GIVEN TO TOYOTA ENGINEERS WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SO HE TRADED IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM ODI 10175114AFTER 4985 MILES, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ACTIVATED. THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRES. DEALER/SERVICE ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE "VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR," BUT LATER RE-DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED 11/30/06. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT REACTIVATED. I RETURNED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. ON 12/01/06, THE DEALER/SERVICE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND SAID A "VACUUM TUBE" DISCONNECTED. I PICKED UP CAR ON 12/01/06. AFTER A COUPLE ODI 10189081CAR HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO A HIGHER GEAR, IT DOES IT AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR. SOMETIMES IT SHIFTS VERY HARD LUNGING YOU FORWARD. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT GOES INTO REVERSE VERY HARD. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAL, HARDWARE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HESITATION HAS OCCURRED OVER 250 TIMES. I AM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS DRIVING IT I AM AFRAID SOMEONE THAT MIGHT BE TAILGATING MIGHT HIT ME IN THE REAR. *JB |
| 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE | 45 | 2.5% | ODI 10644580I RECENTLY LEASED A NEW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH SAFETY PACKAGE AND FCW SYSTEM. WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE HOME I REALIZED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT ENGAGING IE: NO AUDIBLE AND NO VISUAL ALERTS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR RE-CALIBRATION BUT THEY CANT GET THE SYSTEM TO WORK AS DESIGNED OR ADVERTISED. I AM WAITING FOR THE SERVICE TECH TO GET BACK TO ME WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE AND OVERHEAD SUPPORT ROM JEEP. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECH ODI 10692221TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION A SECOND TIME AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUF ODI 10702061I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 18, MY SPEED WAS AROUND 25-30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE AND ALL THE AIR BAGS ON THE SEATS AND ROOF HAD DEPLOYED (8 AIR BAGS). I AND THE PERSON WITH ME RECEIVED BRUISES A, HURT SHOULDER AND WRIST. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SO THEY COULD FIX THE ISSUE AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I'M SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS CAR (CHRYSLER CORP.) AND HOPING THAT SOMEONE MAY HELP ME. THANK FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR |
| 2001 FORD FOCUS | 44 | 2.5% | ODI 10000523THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WITH MY CAR WAS THE STALLING OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50-55 MPH. AT 12036 MILES, I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME CAR NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. IT ALSO NEED THE ROTORS TURNED AND THE TIRES ROTATED BECAUSE AT 12000 MILES THEY WERE STARTING TO WEAR. THEY GAVE ME A BILL FOR $101 THEY STATED THESE ITEMS WERE "WEAR" ITEMS AND W ODI 10008009MALFUNCTION OF FUEL FILTER. WAS REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. MALFUNCTION OF STEERING ASSEMBLY. WAS REPLACED TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. MALFUNCTION OF BRAKING SYSTEM. WAS REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. ALL WITHIN A 16 MONTH PERIOD AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTOMOBILE IN MAY OF 2001. IT IS A 2001 FORD FOCUS ZX3. ODI 10008486FRONT BREAKS SQUEAKED. BROUGHT TO DEALER. PUT IN FRONT BRAKES AND PADS. STILL SQUEAKED. BACK TO DEALER. TOLD ME NOW I NEEDED REAR BRAKE SHOES AND THE DRUM NEEDS TO BE SANDED. CAR IS DRIVEN NORMALLY AND ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT. *JB |
| 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | 44 | 2.7% | ODI 10002411WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT,STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIED, AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS HAD LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CALIPERS,ROTOR,PADS ETC,. PROBLEM RECURRED. *NLM ODI 10021266BRAKES STILL SQUEAK AFTER BEING REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. AIR CONDITIONER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS ALSO A FOUL ODOR COMING OUT OF IT. HAD TO FILL WITH FREON ONCE A MONTH. NO AIR CONDITIONER NOW. *TT ODI 10021472I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN MAY 1999. AFTER 11,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE BEGAN SHUDDERING WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. AT 27,000 MILES (NOV. 2002) THE PROBLEM RETURNED . THIS TIME THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE PARTS AT NO CHARGE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THIS WOULD BE THE LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE BRAKE/SHUDDER PROBLEM. YESTE |
| 2009 DODGE JOURNEY | 43 | 3.0% | ODI 10264051I PURCHASED A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY ON FEBRUARY 28, 2009. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH MY JOURNEY UNTIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009, WHEN I OPENED THE REAR HATCH TO FIND MY CAR HAD BEEN LEAKING WATER. I PROMPTLY TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM WAS MADE WORSE ON THE NEXT DAY I HAD WATER STAINING IN COMPARTMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR. AS OF TODAY, APRIL 3, 2009 THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS AND MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. I ASKED A FRIEND WHO PURCHASED THE SAME MODEL AND SHE SAID SHE HAD NOT NOTIC ODI 10340639TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR TRACTION ASSIST LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WOULD DRIFT THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WOULD WAIT APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AND IT WOULD RESTART, AND OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THERE WOULD BE NO CODES SHOWING AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND SHE WAS TOLD WHENEVER T ODI 10341922I OWN A 2009 DODGE JOURNEY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 15,700! *TR |
| 2017 FORD ESCAPE | 40 | 1.5% | ODI 11010120I LEASED A NEW 2017 FORD ESCAPE WITH 379 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT MADE A CREAKING NOISE BY MY RIGHT EAR WHEN I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS AFTER THE NOISE WAS MADE. THE DEALERSHIP AND A FORD ENGINEER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE NOISE WITH NO RESULTS. THE NOISE REMAINED. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FORD SENT THE SAME ENGINEER BACK TO WORK ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD ENGINEER FOUND THAT THERE ODI 11065816TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REBUILT BY ROUTE 23 AUTOMALL. ONCE GETTING IT BACK THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR OFTEN TIMES AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION OR TRAFFIC LIGHT OR DURING CITY DRIVING. NO ERROR CODES WHEN BRING IT BACK TO DEALER. CAR IS UNSAFE AS I ALMOST GOT HIT WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. ESCALATED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT AND NO CODES SHOWN ON THE COMPUTER. ODI 11082358FORDS 1.5L ENGINE HAS A FUEL IN OIL. EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGE AFTER CAR DRIVEN JUST 30 MILES HIGHWAY MILES OIL HAD ALMOST A QUART OF FUEL IN IT. TURBO IS BURNING COOLANT. EVERY TWO WEEKS HAVE TO ADD COOLANT TO RESERVOIR BECAUSE TURBO IS BURNING IT. TRANSMISSION WHINES VERY LOUD ON TAKE OFFS AND UP SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFT FOR NO REASON WHEN RUNNING AT SAME HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CARS HAS VERY POOR POWER, BUT EATS FUEL LIKE A V-8. FUEL MILEAGE IS 17 TO 19 MPG HIGHWAY 16-17 CITY. NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE 30 MPG THEY CLAIM IT GETS. BOUGHT CAR NEW IN JUNE 20 |
| 2004 FORD F-150 | 39 | 1.9% | ODI 10063212WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND ALIGNED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. *AK ODI 10067481WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LINE BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE LINE. A MONTH LATER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK DEALER ALSO REPLACED FUSE FOR THE BACK-UP SENSOR. ALSO, VEHICLE'S TAIL LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK. *AK ODI 10080042CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OFF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BECAME BLURRY. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAD CONCERN WITH VIBRATION UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND THAT THE VIBRATION IS COMING FROM THE DRIVERSHAFT, WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *LA |
| 2015 CHRYSLER 200 | 38 | 1.9% | ODI 10721381WHILE DRIVING CAR HOME ON MY FIRST DAY FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE STALLED AT 40 MPH I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR, START DRIVING AGAIN THINKING NOTHING OF IT IT STALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME. NEXT MORNING BRINGING BACK TO DEALER IT STALLED 3 TIMES ON REVERSE GETTING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ONLY 100 MILES ON NEW CAR AND IT'S AT THE DEALER FOR MAJOR ISSUE, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR SPECIAL WITH MY 5 YEAR DAUGHTER IN IT. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DURING TRAFFIC HOURS..... AT THE MOMENT I'M WAITING TO ODI 10721726WHILE DRIVING CAR HOME ON MY FIRST DAY FROM THE DEALER THE ENGINE STALLED AT 40 MPH I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR, START DRIVING AGAIN THINKING NOTHING OF IT IT STALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME. NEXT MORNING BRINGING BACK TO DEALER IT STALLED 3 TIMES ON REVERSE GETTING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. ONLY 100 MILES ON NEW CAR AND IT'S AT THE DEALER FOR MAJOR ISSUE, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR SPECIAL WITH MY 5 YEAR DAUGHTER IN IT. THIS COULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DURING TRAFFIC HOURS..... AT THE MOMENT I'M WAITING TO ODI 107329495/19 THE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING OF NJ PARKWAY, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, DEALER SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. GOT THE CAR BACK ON 5/21. ON 5/23 IT HAPPEN AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE. WAS TOLD SOME PINS WERE LOOSE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. GOT THE CAR BACK ON 6/6. ON 7/6 IT HAPPEN A THIRD TIME, ON 7/8 THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAR STILL AT THE DEALER SERVICE AREA LICCARDI MOTORS. WHEN I CALLED TO TALK TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD TO CLAIM LEMON LAW YOU |
| 2003 HONDA ACCORD | 38 | 1.9% | ODI 10033416REPEATED FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT. DEALER OF COURSE CANNOT DUPLICATE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE EFFORT TO CORRECT.*AK ODI 10036667MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE HONDA DEALER WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES(WARPED ROTORS) , AFTER HAVING THE FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED TWICE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE HANGING UP.MY CAR JUST TURNED 17K MILES AND IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES SINCE IN HAD 8K MILES, AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I WAS "RIDING" MY BRAKES AND THEY WOULD ONLY TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR ME AT NO COST JUST THIS "ONE TIME". I FEEL HONDA IS KNOWS THAT 03 ACCORDS HAVE BRAKE PROBLES AND HONDA PUTS THE BLAME ON E ODI 10036828I PURCHASED MY 2003 HONDA ACCORD EX V6 ON DEC. 31, 2002. I SPENT 6 MONTHS RESEARCHING MANY MAKES AND MODELS IN ORDER TO FIND THE PERFECT CAR FOR MY WIFE AND UNBORN CHILD. I SELECTED THE ACCORD BECAUSE I FELT IT OFFERED THE MOST SAFETY FEATURES AND HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE CARS ON THE ROAD FOR YEARS. MY ONLY CONCERN WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A FIRST YEAR REDESIGNED MODEL, BUT WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER HE SAID THAT THE ONLY THING CHANGED BETWEEN 2002 AND 2003 WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD HIGH COMPRESSION HEADS AND THAT'S WHERE THE EXTR |
| 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | 38 | 2.6% | ODI 10001899JEEP IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKE PAD ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 8000 MILES ACCUMULATION. TS THERE WAS A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT ON REPAIR. SCC ODI 10025358MY 200 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAD BRAKES REPLACED TWICE UNDER 30,000 MILES. RIGHT NOW I AM AT 37,000 AND LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE VISIT THE DEALER AGAIN TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED, AGAIN. WHEN ASKED ABOUT FRRE REPLACEMENT THE DEALER ANSWERED THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SRVICE BULLETIN (TSB) OUT THERE REGARDING THE ISSUE, BUT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT - NO EXCEPTIONS. HERE IS INFORMATION ON TWO TSBS' (!) REGARDING THE ISSUE. 05-005-01A SEP 01 BRAKES - ROUGHNESS OR PEDAL PULSATION 05-003-02B DEC 02 BRAKES - PULSA ODI 10031402WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY PULSATED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER WOULDN'T LET HER 15 YR. OLD DAUGHTER DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN FEAR OF THE BRAKES FAILING, NOR WOULD SHE SELL IT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE MECHANIC MANY TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS HARD TO LOCK, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB |
| 2004 FORD EXPLORER | 37 | 2.8% | ODI 10074870THE GEAR ON MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2004 FORD EXPLORER BROKE OFF. I BELEIVE THIS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. WHEN I TOOKTHE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE IT THEMSELVES. I AM AFRAID TO WONDER WHAT ELSE IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK ODI 10091172ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION IN "REVERSE" IT HESITATES, SLIPS THEN SURGES. LOUD BANGING/CLUNKING NOISES HEARD, SOUNDS LIKE UNIVERSAL JOINT. DEALER STATES PARTS ON ORDER. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO FORD, DEALER BLAMES IT ON A DEFECTIVE SERVO, SYNCHRO OR SOLINOID. AWAITING NATIONWIDE BACK ORDERED PARTS FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURE, WHAT MAKES ME THINK THAT THIS SAME PART WON'T AGAIN FAIL. WHAT IS FORD'S RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH STILL IS ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I AWAIT THE REPAIR PARTS? ODI 10098579WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, HESITATION UP 5 SECONDS THEN BANGS INTO REVERSE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF COMPUTER LAG. STILL DOING IT AND TAKING IT BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. |
| 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT | 36 | 2.2% | ODI 10138901DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AND COULD FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ALL OF THE TIME AND WOULD OCCUR WITH NO WARNING. THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE FLASHING THAT HELD THE TUMBLER AND THE S HAD COLLAPSED. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE DEALER NOT TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT BUT THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY ORDERED THE PART. *AK (12/01/05) AFTER THE COLUMN WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BAC ODI 10142932I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 6/05. MY CAR'S PARKING LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND DASH LAMPS WERE NOT WORKING. I BROUGHT IT IN TWICE BEFORE IT WAS FIXED, ABOUT 7/05. THEN EVERYTHING WORKED PROPERLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH. WHENEVER I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON MANUALLY, THE DASH PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE. HOWEVER, ONE DAY IT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONLY ILLUMINATES WHEN THE AUTO LIGHT SENSOR DEEMS IT DARK ENOUGH TO WARRANT ILLUMINATION. I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE RAIN AND TODAY IN A SNOW STORM AND WHEN I MANUALLY TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY INSTRUME ODI 10160755WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2005. SINCE THIS TIME, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS. MAINLY THE STEERING. GOING OVER BUMPS, IT RATTLES VERY LOUDLY. THE STEERING COLUMN, STRUTS, MOUNTS, AND ALMOST EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE!! STILL RATTLES LOUDLY. GM TELLS US THAT IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS A FIX IN PROGRESS BUT MAY TAKE 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR! I PAY A LOT OF MONEY A MONTH FOR A RATTLE TRAP! OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THE CAR IS THE RADIO, THE BLOWER MOTOR, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT, ALL |
| 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | 36 | 2.2% | ODI 10395827TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS TO 3,000. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN PARK, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR A MOMENT BEFORE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTT ODI 10399576PURCHASED 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO NEW FROM DEALER MICK'S NORTH HILLS CHRYSLER. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR OR REPROGRAMMING OF PASSIVE ENTRY AND PUSHBUTTON START MULTIPLE TIMES. THE PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING THE DAY AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. REPAIR TOOK QUITE A WHILE AND ALSO HAD DOWNTIME WHERE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST TWICE. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS AND CALLS TO DEALER. THE PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING AGAIN OVER PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH "KEY NOT FOUND". ONE WEEK AGO SATURDAY (4/30) T ODI 10436186TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE DRASTICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MA |
| 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA | 36 | 1.6% | ODI 10491468I TOOK POSSESSION OF MY NEW 2013 ALTIMA SV 2.5L 4 CYLINDER ON 11/17/2012. A SHORT TIME LATER I STARTED HEARING A RUMBLING, "LUGGING", SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FEELING A VIBRATION ON THE GAS PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL, ON LIGHT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AT AROUND 1500 RPM. ON 12/13/2012 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO MY DEALER AND DROVE AROUND WITH MY SALESMAN AND A SENIOR TECHNICIAN, WHO BOTH STATED THEY HEARD THE RUMBLING NOISE. MY SALESMAN AND I WENT ON A DRIVE ON ANOTHER NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 L SIMILAR TO MY CAR AND NEITHER OF US ODI 10496008THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON MEANING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT ACTIVATING NO MATTER WHO IS SITTING ON THE SEAT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONE WEEK AFTER WE PURCHASED IT AND THEY "SUPPOSEDLY" RESET THE SENSOR. WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED IMMEDIATELY. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND A NISSAN ENGINEER WAS THERE THAT DAY AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. A PERSON'S LIFE COULD BE LOST BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NISSAN ODI 10496365AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 65MPH VEHICLE WANDERS. WANDERING CREATES THE NEED FOR CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING ACTION. STEERING IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. ANY WIND OR PASSING VEHICLE EXACERBATES PROBLEM. VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAD ME TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. I DID SO TODAY(FREEDOM NISSAN IN BURLINGTON, VT). VEHICLE HAS 5225 MILES TO DATE. SERVICE DIRECTOR [XXX] CONFIRMED THAT HE FELT THE SAME PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED OK. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE |
| 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT | 34 | 2.2% | ODI 10209929TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TIRE BLEW OUT IN DRY CONDITIONS. DURING THE SECOND FAILURE, THE TIRE FLATTENED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE HOW THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE ALIGNMENT WAS CORRECT AND THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TA ODI 10235817TL-CONTACT STATED SHE WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH AND HER BRAKES LOCKED ON HER. THIS HAS HAPPEN OVER EIGHT TIMES. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY STATED SHE HAD LOW TIRES AND MAKING HER ABS BRAKES GO CRAZY AND LOCKING UP THE TIRES. THEY WENT AHEAD AND PLUGGED A HOLE IN HER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE ONCE SHE LEFT THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED AGAIN. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE ANGAIN TO THE DEALER. ODI 10250745TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO UPSHIFT. THE GEAR WOULD REMAIN IN THE DOWNSHIFT POSITION. WHEN A TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, THE GEARS WOULD NOT UPSHIFT AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRAILER NEARLY REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY BELIEVE A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS NEEDED. THE MODULE HA |
| 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU | 34 | 3.5% | ODI 10021020DEFECTS IN 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 TRYING TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM (INCLUDING REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS FOR WHAT GM CALL AN "UPDATED WIRING HARNESS," REPLACING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL BARONS, AND REPLACING THE ABS RELAY). THE BRAKES CONSISTENTLY HAVE TROUBLE AND PULSE WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING CONSIDERABLE TROUBLE WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT AND AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON, CREATING CODES IN THE COMPUTER, WITH NO VISIBLE REASONS FOR THE CODES. THE GAS PEDA ODI 1003304098 MALIBU LS DEVELOPED COOLANT LEAK AT 19,000 MILES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 98. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING AS WELL AS WATER PUMP BAD. $880.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP COVER COST EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SIUT AGAINST GM OVER THIS ISSUE!?!?*AK ODI 10041485WATER IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. WATER PUMP STARTED SEEPING AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT BRAKES WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITH FINALLY THE ONES MENTIONED ON THE BULLETIN. FIRST THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL BEARING/ SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY CHANGED THEN A COUPLE OF THOUSAND OF MILES LATER THE RIGHT SIDE. AIR CONDITION WAS GOING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *LA |