Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
| 12/31/2011 | 7000 | ||
| When new, vehicle exhibited harsh shifts from 1-2. gradually worsened and came to include a soft 2-3 shift and a metallic friction noise in lower gears by 1000mi. starting around 7000mi, vehicle started to shift erractially in traffic between 1-2 and 2-1, with a sudden and moderately violent lurch forwards during shifting. vehicle was difficult to control in low-speed (primarily acceleration following any period of coasting) scenarios and required additional following distance to account for this. vehicle became must harsher on the 1-2 shift in cold weather. by 8000-9000mi, vehicle developed slipping. this was particularly evident at lower speeds from 2-3, such as at a rolling yield below 10mph. vehicle would momentarily lose almost all power during certain 2-3 shifts, requiring acceleration planning for intersections, to prevent sluggishness at an inopportune time. tsb 12-3-7 was applied and resulted in additional slippage in higher gears, such that climbing an onramp following a 3-4 shift was challenging, and climbing a hill at low speeds during a 2-3 shift resulted in a loss of all forward momentum. | |||