5.6

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,900 miles

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problem #1

Sep 062007

Rio 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 15,900 miles
Driving on interstate 75 at 70 mph the automatic transmission suddenly downshifted from overdrive into 3rd gear. The sudden surge almost sent me into the median. This has happened 5 times in the last month. The dealer has replaced the speed sensor unit twice and problem continues. Dealer kept old parts.

- Middletown, OH, USA

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