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NHTSA ID Number: 11670934
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-06-26
Manufacturer’s Name: Chrysler (FCA
US, LLC)
Vehicle Make: RAM
Vehicle Model: 3500
Model Year: 2018
Summary
I have not been involved in an accident yet. You can’t drive the truck because the warning goes every 2 minutes. The brake hydraulic control unit has failed and they will not fix the truck. I can’t pull my camper. I have at least 6 hours on the phone with Ram
and they say there is nothing they can do. The dealer ship says they have the part that is on the truck now, but Ram
will not allow them to install it. It’s not the new part. Mean while my truck is useless until they fix it. They have been aware of this issue since 2017 and they still do not have a replacement part. The right thing for them to do is put the they have on hand on it so I can a least drive the truck. The truck has 90k miles on it. The vin # [XXX] . My contact info is [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA ID Number: 11670932
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2023-03-23
Manufacturer’s Name: Kia America, Inc.
Vehicle Make: KIA
Vehicle Model: SPORTAGE
Model Year: 2023
Summary
The contact owned a 2023 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle hydroplaned all 3 lanes on the highway. The vehicle hit a retaining wall, the vehicle bounced back, spun around and faced oncoming traffic head on. An oversized trailer crashed into the contact's vehicle head on and pushed the vehicle into the middle lane where it came to a stop. The driver’s and passenger’s side air bags did not deploy. Unknown if any warning lights were illuminated. However, the vehicle's system contacted 911. A police report was filed. The contact was taken to the hospital via ambulance due to sustaining severe injuries to the left shoulder, collapsed lung, chest abrasions, nerve damage to the abdominal area, nerve damage to the lower back and a brain injury. The contact recently had surgery on her left shoulder. The vehicle was towed to a local towing yard. The insurance company was contacted and deemed the vehicle a total loss. The contact hired an attorney who hired an engineer to check the black box inside the vehicle and found that nothing was recorded. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.?
NHTSA ID Number: 11670930
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-07-01
Manufacturer’s Name: Hyundai Motor America
Vehicle Make: HYUNDAI
Vehicle Model: PALISADE
Model Year: 2024
Summary
Hi, my name is [XXX] and I leased a 2024 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy last summer. I have been having issues with my car skidding on rough or uneven pavement and I brought the car in for service to check the issue. I was told by the dealership that my issue is "normal" and it's how the ABS
system works. This is obviously ridiculous because no car is supposed to skid on regular roads with no snow or ice. The car skids and the wheel shakes and my brakes do not work for a few seconds. I have to basically slam on the brakes and pray the car stops. I told the dealership it is definitely not normal. They said they would check the car and call me. I got a call a couple hours later telling me the ABS
system is working fine. When I googled the issue, I saw many, many complaints about this issue and a class action lawsuit that has been filed. I picked up my car and asked the representative to speak to a manager. He said they all leave at 4:00. It was 4:30. I asked him how Hyundai
is ok with sending people like me back out on the road knowing the ABS
system is faulty and causes loss of brakes? He replied "Until Hyundai
issues a recall, there is nothing we can do." I have owned Hyundai
cars in the past and have always admired them as a company. They offer great safety and great warranties. But now I ask why they are ignoring this obvious safety issue? What will happen when a person driving a Palisade loses brakes and God forbid hits a car or a person? Please make this right and fix these cars so that we can feel safe on the road. My children drive my car, though I won't be allowing that anymore.Please advise on next steps. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA ID Number: 11670929
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-06-30
Manufacturer’s Name: Ford Motor Company
Vehicle Make: FORD
Vehicle Model: F-150
Model Year: 2018
Summary
Long delay between shifts where the vehicle loses substantial speed
Read More...NHTSA ID Number: 11670928
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-06-10
Manufacturer’s Name: Chrysler (FCA
US, LLC)
Vehicle Make: DODGE
Vehicle Model: CALIBER
Model Year: 2011
Summary
** From Dealer - diagnosis says - Primary Line B: D1 C/S Multiple warning lights came on in dash (like a X-mas tree) and vehicle will not want to drive after that. C/S has to turn off and turn back on to get to move. C/A TIPM – Total integrated power module – verified customer concern found vehicle with loss of comm dts with tipm no vin mis match dtc present and more than one module aginst tipm recommend replacement of tipm and retesting at this time. The TIPM module controls most if not all of the body functions of the car or truck. Everything from wipers and headlights, starting system and so on. It accepts signals from many diff switches and modules in the car and translates them to the connected systems. $2128.00 is total cost of repair at Dodge Lithia – this should be a recall. There are only about 63,000 miles on her vehicle. ** Safety of driver (my mother in law who is [XXX] or niece) put at risk because car just slows down and stops WHILE driving. She pulls over, stops car, then when she starts car again it's okay for a while until it does this again. ** Safety of those on the road, if her car dies while she's driving it and she has to pull off, if car won't drive, she is stopped on the road or highway with other cars behind hopefully stopping to let her pull off the road. ** Yes it was inspected and reproduced by dealer. Dealer (Dodge
Lithia in Kennewick, WA) gave us this information above primary line B, etc lights all come on dash looking like a Christmas tree.... ** No warning lights for this specific issues, only that ALL dash lights come on like a Christmas tree, we paid $300 for one mechanic who couldn't diagnose. Now Dodge
has said it's a $2000+ fix - and hopefully this will fix the issue??? ** The only symptom is dashboard lights up, car slows down (de-celerates) and then won't go. Car is turned off, then turned back on and it drives again, then it happens again. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA ID Number: 11670927
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-07-02
Manufacturer’s Name: Hyundai Motor America
Vehicle Make: HYUNDAI
Vehicle Model: PALISADE
Model Year: 2024
Summary
The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Palisade. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed over an uneven surface and attempting to slow down, the steering wheel started vibrating, and the vehicle skidded before coming to a complete stop. The contact stated that the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the ABS
was functioning as intended. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 9,000. The VIN was invalid.
NHTSA ID Number: 11670926
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-05-01
Manufacturer’s Name: Hyundai Motor America
Vehicle Make: HYUNDAI
Vehicle Model: PALISADE
Model Year: 2025
Summary
My 25 Pallisade front end/front wheels shake violently when braking and hitting a bump at the same time. It shakes so hard my steering wheel shakes also. It can happen when braking hard, soft, small bump, big bump, it doesn’t seem to matter. It is brand new and I took it into the dealership when there was about 1500 miles on it. They didn’t find anything wrong.
Read More...NHTSA ID Number: 11670925
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-06-02
Manufacturer’s Name: Ford Motor Company
Vehicle Make: FORD
Vehicle Model: FOCUS
Model Year: 2012
Summary
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated while at a stop light, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to move forward. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while driving on a major highway. The contact stated that after the vehicle sat for approximately ten minutes, the vehicle was restarted, and the vehicle independently reset. The vehicle was driven to the residence. In addition, the contact stated that several days prior to the failure, the vehicle was started; however, the gear shifter failed to shift into drive(D). The contact stated the gear shifter only shifted into reverse(R), and the transmission fault warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.
NHTSA ID Number: 11670924
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-05-08
Manufacturer’s Name: General Motors, LLC
Vehicle Make: CADILLAC
Vehicle Model: ESCALADE ESV
Model Year: 2021
Summary
At [XXX] my car started shaking on the highway I was my kids I happened and thanks God was less traffic after this problem I goes to BAYWAY CADILLAC SOUTHWEST Houston Texas 77074 From May 8 to till now my car is there and asking me 5000$ because they put new engine even this is not my fault Im uber driver and that is only my source of income in loss a lot because my car is in there hand INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA ID Number: 11670923
Complaint Date: 2025-07-02
Fail Date: 2025-06-12
Manufacturer’s Name: Ford Motor Company
Vehicle Make: FORD
Vehicle Model: ESCAPE
Model Year: 2017
Summary
Powertrain suddenly failed with no prior issues displaying red Powertrain failure light- car will not move or shift, has high RPMS and has loud revving/screeching sound
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