Other Restraint System Info: 2nd row outboard and 3-pt manual belts, 2nd row center 3-point manual belts
Plant Company Name: Tochigi Plant
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IN THE M37'S HAVE A MAJOR FLAW. IT IS A 7 SPEED AND HAS A DIFFICULT TIME FIGURING WHAT GEAR TO GO INTO. WHEN YOU ARE ACCELERATING ONTO AN OFF RAMP THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY AND THE TRANSMISSION CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT GEAR TO GO INTO. YOU COULD BE KILLED TRYING TO GET ON AN INTERSTATE BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T GO. WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN THE TRANSMISSION WILL GEAR DOWN SPORADICALLY. WHEN YOU ARE CLIMBING A HILL AT 30 MILES AN HOUR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE IN 6TH OR 7TH GEAR. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS DONE TO THIS TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND HELPED A LITTLE BUT IS STILL UNSAFE. BY RESEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINT FROM CONSUMERS THAT OWN A 2011 2012 M37. THANK YOU. *TR