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3,679 complaints filed by owners in the last 30 days. Newest first, as NHTSA publishes them.

2019 Acura MDX Engine & cooling

The contact owns a 2019 Acura MDX. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the engine failed to restart after the Auto START/STOP was engaged. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the engine failed to automatically restart after releasing the brake pedal. The contact shifted to park(P) and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. Additionally, while the contact's wife was driving, the vehicle stalled and had to be manually restarted. The...

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local dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Action Number: EA25004 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). The failure mileage was 90,000.

2015 Ford Escape Driver assistanceCrash

The contact's daughter owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V695000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the remedy to be available. While the owner was reversing, the back over prevention camera displayed a blue screen with the message "Rear-view Camera Unavailable". During the failure the vehicle crashed into a vehicle behind. The other vehicle was damaged.

2018 Chrysler Pacifica Transmission & drivetrain

The engine powertrain system failed, specifically a catastrophic failure of the cylinder head gaskets alongside a stretched engine timing chain. The replaced components were discarded by the repair facility following the completion of the service and are not available for inspection. The failure caused a sudden, severe engine malfunction accompanied by a rough idle and immediate loss of smooth powertrain operation. Sudden engine failures of this nature create a severe hazard when operating on backroads or public...

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highways, as they can cause unexpected stalling, a complete loss of motive power, or sudden deceleration in active traffic, significantly increasing the risk of a collision. The diagnosis of the blown head gasket and stretched timing chain was formally confirmed and documented by an independent service center (Rusty's Auto Service, Repair Order #118288). The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representatives. It was inspected and repaired strictly by the independent service center. The vehicle experienced a sudden, momentary rough idle and rapid coolant loss without any prior overheating indications or warning lights. These symptoms appeared immediately prior to bringing the vehicle in for a professional diagnostic inspection.

2026 Lucid GravityOther & unknown

Multiple times while driving on the highway while using the "hands free driving", the car didn't seem to recognize traffic slowing down ahead and then started flashing in red "break now!" I had to slam on the breaks to avoid rear ending the car in front of me. The car video recording system recorded the incidents.

2025 Ram Ram 1500 Quad Cab Brakes Driver assistance

The front sensor misfire a code. The fake code triggers all brake system lights. Causing a serious safety issue.

2024 Kia SorentoOther & unknown

I am submitting this complaint regarding the August 2026 recall of the Evenflo Revolve180 LiteMax NXT infant car seat and rotating base system. I purchased the Revolve180 LiteMax NXT travel system along with an additional rotating base for use in a second vehicle. I subsequently learned that my car seat and at least one of the rotating bases were included in the recall affecting products manufactured before April 1, 2025. According to Evenflo, certain affected products failed to meet federal safety performance...

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requirements due to a calibration issue with the level indicator. This raises concerns about the ability to properly position and install the car seat, potentially compromising child passenger safety. Although Evenflo has acknowledged the issue and provided temporary installation alternatives, a permanent repair kit has not yet been made available. I was advised that repair kits are expected to begin shipping in November 2026, but no confirmed date has been provided for when my affected products will be remedied. I have contacted Evenflo repeatedly over several weeks requesting clarification regarding the affected products, the repair timeline, and available alternatives. Despite multiple follow-ups and requests for management escalation, I have not received a satisfactory response addressing my concerns. The affected products remain available for inspection upon request. To my knowledge, they have not been physically inspected by the manufacturer or another agency. I am requesting that NHTSA review the availability and timeliness of the recall remedy, as well as the manufacturer's handling of consumer concerns regarding the affected products.

2018 Nissan Murano Driver assistance

While driving the emergency braking light comes on in the dash and my vehicle loses power

2020 Ford ExplorerOther & unknown

Sunroof panaramic shade failure . When driving opened the sunroof and shade cover sagged and came undone while driving and blocked complete rear window view. I was forced to immediately pull over for safety. Vehicle is brand new this should not be and issue so soon. Checked online and multiple customers are having the same issue. This is an unacceptable issue for such an expensive and new vehicle. Very dangerous design flaw.

2025 Ram Ram 1500 Quad Cab Driver assistance

2025 Ram Limited. Front ParkSense camera (the camera that automatically activates when Front ParkSense detects an object) shuts off after the vehicle is turned off and left overnight. Every morning the system must be manually re-enabled in Uconnect settings before the front camera will activate again during parking maneuvers. This occurs consistently after the truck sits overnight. The issue does not stay enabled across ignition cycles when the vehicle is left parked for several hours. I took the vehicle to the...

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dealer; they found no issue. I also contacted Ram customer service, who stated there is no known issue with this condition. No crash, injury, or property damage has occurred, but the daily loss of the front camera view reduces the effectiveness of the ParkSense system during low-speed parking and could contribute to a collision in tight spaces.

2023 Chrysler Pacifica Body, doors & structure

I was driving down the highway at 65 mph in heavy 5pm traffic with my boyfriend in the passenger seat, and suddenly, the driver-side sun visor fell off and hit me in the face. I almost lost control of the car. It was hanging there the rest of the drive. I couldn't pull over or anything because of the traffic and no safe place to stop. I had to drive with one hand and hold the visor out of the way with the other hand while trying to also shield my eyes from the extreme sun of that time of day. There is a Chrysler...

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technician bulletin for the Pacifica about the left-side sun visor appearing loose, yet they haven't bothered to issue a recall, and they won't even fix it for free. They want $544.54! I have extreme sun sensitivity, and they won't do anything about the visor. The repair shop at the dealership didn't even give me a price on replacing the visor for 3 days. Instead, they tried to get me to do a bunch of other repairs when I had already had a full diagnostic elsewhere a few weeks before and they did a recall repair without even asking my permission, and I had not signed anything. It took about two hours, but I was finally able to disconnect the visor myself so that it would not continue to dangle in my face when I drove the car. They refused to give me the part number I needed to repair the visor myself.

2019 Toyota Highlander Transmission & drivetrain

My transmission failed while driving. The gears began to stick and then I lost all driving capability while on a state highway.

2018 Chrysler Pacifica Steering

Makes a clicking popping noise when turning the wheel. The sound is highly noticeable when stationary or moving very slowly, and occurs specifically when the steering wheel is forced almost all the way to the bump stop either way. Dealership quoted over $4000 for electric rack and pinion. I had just paid $17000 for it without an extended warranty.

2018 Ford Escape Transmission & drivetrain

The car was driving completely fine, then when starting to go at a stoplight it had trouble shifting out of the first gear. At the next stop, it would not go uphill and began slowly rolling backwards as I am trying to move forward. This was in downtown [[redacted]] traffic with nowhere for me to pull over. It was very close to hitting the car behind me. I had to turn the car off to rest it for a few minutes and was finally able to slowly get up the hill to pull into a parking lot. I ended up getting it towed to a Ford dealership and they said it needed a whole new transmission put in. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2015 Volvo S60 Engine & cooling

Low Engine Failure with a and had it repaired back in September '25 that costs me over 7k. Now it's worse and doing the same thing with 145k miles

2018 Toyota Corolla Electrical system Engine & cooling Driver assistance

I was driving the car and expressway. The car was making a sound. The car did not have an engine light on it. Also, the car just switched gears. I pulled over and II was driving the car and expressway. The car was making a sound. The car did not have a engine light on it. Also, the car just switched gears. I pulled over and I tried to park the car, but it wouldn't allow me to park the car. Which it is left in drive with the emergency brake still in place .and if you let the break down the car will roll . . I got it looked at and now they are saying it's the transmission, but it never had a light on to identify what was wrong with the car. There was no codes on the car.

2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness Body, doors & structure

At only 800 miles of ownership, the moonroof had a leak that allowed water penetration into the cabin.

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Electrical system

Second failure of the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) on this 2025 IONIQ 5. The ICCU stopped charging the 12-volt battery, leaving the vehicle unable to start. This is the second time the ICCU has failed and required replacement in approximately one year. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. ICCU failure can cause a loss of drive power while driving; this failure was discovered while parked. Earlier model years (2022-2024 IONIQ 5) are covered by recall 24V-868 for this same defect; this 2025 vehicle is outside that recall population and has now failed twice.

2021 Tesla Model Y 5-Seat Visibility & wipers Driver assistance

My 2021 Tesla Model Y (Autopilot Hardware 3) had a malfunction of its camera system and automatic windshield wipers after an over-the-air software update. The update was version 2026.38.5.1, which included FSD (Supervised) v14.3 Lite, and it installed on Oct 17. The vehicle had no problems with these systems before the update. After the update, the rearview camera did not display when shifting into reverse, the passenger side rear camera feeds stopped working, the automatic wipers did not activate in rain. Tesla's...

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automatic wipers depend on the vehicle's cameras rather than a separate rain sensor, so both failures point to the camera or Autopilot computer system. Safety risk: Without a working rearview camera, I could not reliably see pedestrians, children, or objects behind the vehicle when reversing. Without working automatic wipers, visibility in rain depended entirely on manual control. Camera-dependent safety features such as automatic emergency braking and lane departure warning may also have been affected. The problem first appeared immediately after the 2026.38.5.1 update. I went to the Tesla service center and they are charging an exorbitant to even diagnose the issue ($265 per issue). Current status: On Oct 26, Tesla installed a newer update, 2026.38.5.11. However, the problem persists. The passenger side rear camera briefly worked before going dark again.

2020 Honda Civic Transmission & drivetrain

I own a 2020 Civic Si. At about 29,000 the clutch started slipping in higher heats and going up hills. Once I noticed this the clutch degraded very quickly to the point it was unsafe to drive. By very quickly I mean in about 100 miles worth of travel. I notified Honda Corporate and opened a case with them. There is a TSB 22-017 out about the faulty clutches stating the friction material was faulty in some 19-20 models and to replace the clutch and included all parts associated to be replaced. However my car was...

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just one year outside of the warranty even tho it was within the mileage. Since they were going to replace with the same parts that failed, I decided to do the replacement myself with an OEM clutch made for the Type R which is more appropriately matched to the torque of the vehicle and a different flywheel as the factory one increases the wear due to being dual mass. I took pictures of the process for documentation. When the transmission was opened up the friction material had basically disintegrated into chuncks. The pressure plate also seemed to be putting unnecessary amount of pressure on the bearing. Almost like the clamping force was far too much for the hydrolic system to counter and thus caused excessive slippage. Honda was going to charge $2000 to diagnose the clutch and the clutch replacement would have cost $6,000. That is an absurd amount to charge for a known faulty part. Tho the new clutch also required an upgraded CMC, I was about to install a far superior OEM part for 1/3 of the price. I wanted to submit a report in hopes that with enough complaints Honda will do a proper recall before someone in the future loses function of their clutch and potentially has an accident.

2025 Volkswagen ID.4 Electrical system

The Volkswagen ID.4 has an active recall regarding the high voltage battery. There is no remedy, instead they recommend not to charge above 80%. Essentially limiting how far I can go between charging. My particular car limited my charging to 70%, so now instead of charging on weekends, I have to charge daily or every other day, making the money I wanted to save by having an electrical vehicle non existent. I reached out to Volkswagen & they said they couldn't buy back the vehicle even after informing them, I have small children that I drive in my car & I live on a military base. I do not feel safe having a car that could potentially catch fire with no known reason or remedy.