Complaints List

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner’s complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists. Complaint information is also analyzed to monitor existing recalls for proper scope and adequacy.




NHTSA ID Number: 11359808

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2019-05-02

Manufacturer’s Name: HondaeBay (American HondaeBay Motor Co.)

Vehicle/Equipment Make: ACURAeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: RDX

Model Year: 2015


Summary

LLOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE DIMMED OVER TIME (CAR WAS JUST OVER 4 YEARS OLD) TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO OPERATE VEHICLE AT NIGHT WITHOUT USING HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. REPLACING BULBS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DEALER AND DSM REP AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL ONLY REPAIR FOR OVER $1,000. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON DIFFERENT MODEL. MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS ISSUE.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359807

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2020-03-04

Manufacturer’s Name: SubarueBay of America, Inc.

Vehicle/Equipment Make: SUBARUeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: LEGACY

Model Year: 2019


Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARUeBay LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNDER A TREE, AN ACORN HAD FALLEN FROM THE TREE AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CRACK SPREAD FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SPREAD AND BEGAN TO ZIG ZAG THREE INCHES DOWN THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE DISCOVERED A CRACK ON HIS FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW THAT ALSO ZIG ZAGS FROM THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER DOWN TO THE MIDDLE BOTTOM PORTION WINDOW. THE CONTACT CALLED AUSTIN SUBARUeBay(8100 BURNET RD, AUSTIN, TX 78757) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED TO BRING IN THE VEHCILE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359806

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2020-09-18

Manufacturer’s Name: ChryslereBay (FCAeBay US, LLC)

Vehicle/Equipment Make: CHRYSLEReBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: 200

Model Year: 2016


Summary

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER. DASHBOARD SAYS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, WHICH IT IS ALREADY IN DRIVE BECAUSE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I'M IN A PARKING LOT OR ON A MAIN ROAD IN TRAFFIC. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED (A FEW WEEKS AGO) I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON A MAIN ROAD AND I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. TODAY IT HAPPENED AFTER I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND STARTED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359805

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2019-08-05

Manufacturer’s Name: General MotorseBay, LLC

Vehicle/Equipment Make: CADILLACeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: CTS

Model Year: 2014


Summary

THE CUE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN CRACKED/WEBBED WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY JOBS PARKING LOT. THIS CAUSED ALL FEATURES USING THE SCREEN INCLUDING HANDSFEE FOR CALLS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATES THIS IS A KNOWN RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2014 CUE SCREENS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE PRONE TO DELAMINATING AND CRACKING DUE TO A POOR MANUFACTURING GM DESIGN. THEY STATED THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SCREENS YET AND THE REPAIR WILL BE OUT OF POCKET.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359804

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2015-11-18

Manufacturer’s Name: NissaneBay North America, Inc.

Vehicle/Equipment Make: NISSANeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: TITAN

Model Year: 2005


Summary

GAS GUAGE SAYS 189 THEN DROPS TO 70 AND CHANGES EVERY 5 MINS AND ITS DIED WITH READING HALF FULL AND 197 MILES TILL EMPTY IT FLUCTUATES IN MOTION AT A STOP AT RANDOM TIMES

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359803

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2020-09-04

Manufacturer’s Name: HyundaieBay Motor America

Vehicle/Equipment Make: HYUNDAIeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: SONATA

Model Year: 2012


Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAIeBay SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING. VIN TOOL SHOWED NO RECALLS ON THE ISSUE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,573.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359802

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2020-09-04

Manufacturer’s Name: General MotorseBay, LLC

Vehicle/Equipment Make: BUICKeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: ENCLAVE

Model Year: 2015


Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICKeBay ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, THEY HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER LEE PETERSON BUICKeBay GMCeBay OF YAKIMA LOCATED AT 410 S 1ST ST, YAKIMA, WA 98901, (509) 731-3946, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY AND PUMP TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359801

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2019-10-15

Manufacturer’s Name: HondaeBay (American HondaeBay Motor Co.)

Vehicle/Equipment Make: HONDAeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: PILOT

Model Year: 2020


Summary

NEARLY CONSTANT CRACKLE/POPPING THROUGH SPEAKERS LARGELY RELATED TO BODY FLEXING. THE ROUGHER THE ROAD SURFACE, THE MORE EVIDENT THE NOISE BECOMES. CLEARLY A MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. A TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT MAY OCCUR AFTER APPLYING AN OPEN HAND SMACK TO THE DASH SURFACE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. POP/CRACKLE IS EVIDENT EVEN WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM POWERED OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPLETELY FAILS OCCASIONALLY AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON TO HAVE THE DISPLAY RETURNED. VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE! BASED ON MY LONG EXPERIENCE IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, THIS IS SOME SORT OF GROUNDING OR CONNECTOR ISSUE'OR POSSIBLY AN INTERMITTENT SHORT CIRCUIT (ALTHOUGH NO FUSES HAVE BLOWN). THE ISSUE STARTED SOON AFTER PURCHASE 10/2019 AND CONTINUES THROUGH TODAY, 9/18/2020.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359800

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2020-08-01

Manufacturer’s Name: FordeBay Motor Company

Vehicle/Equipment Make: LINCOLNeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: MKZ

Model Year: 2010


Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLNeBay MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, ON OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE SHIFTER NOB BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED CARSON DODGEeBay CHRYSLEReBay JEEPeBay RAMeBay (3059 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701; (775) 883-2020) AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VIN. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

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NHTSA ID Number: 11359799

Complaint Date: 2020-09-18

Fail Date: 2020-06-30

Manufacturer’s Name: HondaeBay (American HondaeBay Motor Co.)

Vehicle/Equipment Make: HONDAeBay

Vehicle/Equipment Model: ACCORD

Model Year: 2010


Summary

STALLING. FUEL CONSUMPTION. HEADLIGHTS REPAIRED. ELECTRICAL.

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