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LOST TRANSMISSION IN NORMAL DRIVE ON A FLAT ROAD , WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR , HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE FILTER AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION INSTANTLY

FRONT CRASH AT 35-40 MPH, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAD WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION. $ 16000 DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE.*AK

SEVERE SHAKING IN FRONT WILL OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWY SPEEDS AND OVER A SMALL BUMP IN PAVEMENT OR HOLE. SHAKING WILL STOP WHEN CONSUMER REDUCES SPEED TO 30 MPH, BUT EVENUTALLY IT WILL REOCCUR.*AK CONSUMER STATES FRONT LEFT WHEEL WOULD LOCK DOWN ON SECOND OCCASION WHEEL BEARINGS OUT ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT. *SLC

FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, AND WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT AND HE HIT RIGHT FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. AIR BAG FAILURE TO DEPLOY HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER OPERATES ERRATICALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT OPERATE DURING COLD WEATHER. *AK THE WIPER ALSO MALFUNCTION IN COLD WEATHER. THE MILEAGE PER GALLON OF GAS FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS VERY LOW. *YH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE WAS CAUSED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND STARTED WITH THE BATTERY, CLAIM 36-A171-271. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND IT STARTED WITH THE BATTERY, THERE WAS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE ADJUSTER ALSO STATED THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE BATTERY, CLAIM 36-A171-271. *SLC

THE VAN WOULD JERK BADLY WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND WHEN SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT WOULD BEGIN TO LURCH FORWARD REQUIRING ME TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES.AFTER 8 DAYS IN THE DEALERSHIP AND NUMEROUS CALLS FROM THE SERVICE REP.SAYING THAT THEY KEEP FINDING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION.AFTER I GOT IT HOME I NOTICED THAT THE INVOICE SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR AND THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.THIS VAN HAD ONLY 3762 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED.HOW SAFE WILL IT BE FOR ME TO DRIVE MY SMALL GRANDCHILDREN AROUND IN A NEW VEHICLE WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WHEN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 3700 MILES ON IT.THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. ADVISED ME THAT THE SHE WOULD CONTACT THE REGIONAL REP. TO MEET WITH ME .IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS AND NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME YET. NO ONERHRGRNUFACTURED ACEDINBN. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE, ESTIMATED SPEED OF IMPACT WAS NOT DTERMINED. UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES *JB