Hyundai and Kia 8-Speed Transmission Recall: What You Need to Know
A Hyundai and Kia 8-speed transmission recall has been issued after more than 250 incidents of loss of motor power were attributed to the dual-clutch transmissions. More than 123,000 of these Hyundai and Kia vehicles are included the 8-speed transmission recall: 2021–2022 Kia Sorento 2021–2023 Kia K5 2021–2022 Hyundai Santa Fe 2021–2022 Hyundai Sonata 2021–2022 […]
Honda Idle Stop Engine Defect Lawsuit: What You Should Know
Honda’s Idle Stop system, a feature intended to lower fuel consumption, is instead causing vehicle stalling issues in many Honda and Acura vehicles with 9-speed transmissions and Idle Stop features. The auto Idle Stop feature causes vehicle stalling by shutting off the engine while idling and failing to restart the engine when the driver releases […]
Ford Mustang 10-Speed Transmission Problems: What You Should Know
Some Ford Mustang owners are noticing that their 10-speed transmissions make their cars stall, jerk, jump, lurch, hesitate, shift roughly and experience transmission failure. The complaints of these Ford Mustang car owners mirror those made in a class action lawsuit filed against Ford. Though 2018—2022 Ford Mustang cars are not included in the lawsuit, consumer […]
Ford Appoints New Quality Director to Address Vehicle Defects
Josh Halliburton joined Ford in January as the new executive director of quality to improve Ford’s increasingly shaky quality record. To say that Ford’s quality needs an improvement is an understatement. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ford set aside more than $4 billion for warranty costs in 2021, a 76% increase from the previous […]
Ford Ranger 10-Speed Transmission Problems: What You Should Know
Ford’s 10-speed transmissions are the subject of a new class action lawsuit that alleges defects such as gear slipping, harsh shifting and acceleration problems. Though 2019—2022 Ford Ranger pickups are not included in the lawsuit, consumer complaints reveal that the pickup trucks experience similar issues. According to complaints submitted to federal regulators, Ford Ranger transmission […]
Honda Passport 9-Speed Transmission Problems: What You Should Know
Model year 2019—2022 Honda Passport SUVs are equipped with 9-speed automatic transmissions that a class action lawsuit alleges to be defective in certain Honda vehicles. While not all Honda vehicles with these transmissions are included in the lawsuit, we suspect that the reported defects may occur in Honda and Acura models with these 9-speed transmissions. […]
Ford Focus and Fiesta Transmission Lawsuit: What You Should Know
A Ford class action lawsuit alleges that 2017–2019 Ford Fiesta and 2017–2018 Ford Focus cars are equipped with defective DPS6 PowerShift dual-clutch transmissions. These 2017–2019 Ford Fiesta and 2017–2018 Ford Focus cars with PowerShift transmissions allegedly experience jerking, slipping, bucking, sudden and/or delayed acceleration, delays in downshifts and, ultimately, transmission failures. The Fiesta and Focus […]
Quejas Sobre la Transmisión en Nissan Titan y Frontier: Lo Que Debe Saber
Los propietarios de vehículos Nissan Titan y Nissan Frontier del 2020-2021 han informado de problemas de cambio deficiente, vacilación, tirones y sacudidas debido a un presunto defecto en la transmisión automática de 9 velocidades de Nissan. Según una demanda colectiva, Nissan presuntamente sabía de los defectos en la transmisión de 9 velocidades, pero no solucionó […]
Honda Idle Stop Acceleration Defect: What You Need to Know
Honda’s Idle Stop system, a feature intended to lower fuel consumption, is instead causing vehicle stalling issues in many Honda and Acura vehicles with 9-speed transmissions and Idle Stop features. The auto Idle Stop feature causes vehicle stalling by shutting off the engine while idling and failing to restart the engine when the driver releases […]
Nissan 9-Speed Transmission Stalling Problems: What You Need to Know
Nissan’s 9-speed automatic transmissions installed in 2020–2021 Nissan Titan and Nissan Frontier vehicles allegedly cause hesitation, vehicle jerking, lurching and shifting problems. As a result, the acceleration problems put these Nissan drivers at an increased risk of crashing into another vehicle or getting rear-ended. The lawsuit reports the following problems in 2020–2021 Nissan Titan and […]