Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. It has been recalled 4 times.
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Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
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Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
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4 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Equipment07E088000
Filed Oct 24, 2007121,680 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.
Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch01V336000
Filed Oct 31, 20012,839 vehiclesAm General Corporation
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PLASTIC CANCELLATION PIN CAN WEAR PREMATURELY CAUSING THE SIGNALS TO FAIL TO CANCEL AFTER COMPLETING A TURN.
Risk. THIS COULD SEND AN INCORRECT LAMP SIGNAL TO OTHER VEHICLES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WITH A NEW SWITCH HAVING A METAL CANCELLATION PIN. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 16, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AM GENERAL AT 1-800-638-8303.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings00V005000
Filed Jan 11, 2000980 vehiclesAm General Corporation
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: A POTENTIAL CHAFING CONDITION OCCURS BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES WHICH CONNECT THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULATOR. THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO ONE OR BOTH OF THE BRAKE LINES DEVELOPING A BRAKE FLUID LEAK.
Risk. A BRAKE FLUID LEAK CAB CAUSE A REDUCTION IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND RESULTING IN LONGER-THAN-NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCES.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULATOR LINES.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist99V059000
Filed Mar 23, 1999186 vehiclesAm General Corporation
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE NUTS USED TO ATTACH THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE HYDROBOOST BOLTS WERE OF THE METRIC TYPE RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED ENGLISH TYPE.
Risk. A LOOSE MASTER CYLINDER CONDITION CAN OCCUR, CAUSING LONGER THAN NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL DURING BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATIONS.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER-TO-HYDROBOOST MOUNTING BOLTS AND NUTS.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Jan 25, 2005CO
THE U.S. ARMY HAS RECENTLY MADE IT MANDATORY FOR ALL SOLDIERS DRIVING IN HUMMV'S (AND OTHER TACTICAL VEHICLES) TO WEAR THE KEVLAR HELMETS, EVEN ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE NO HEADREST. REQUIRING SOLDIERS TO ADD THE WEIGHT OF THE HELMET (3.1 TO 4.2 POUNDS) TO THEIR CRANIUM WILL SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF NECK INJURIES IN ANY VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *NM
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 10, 2004VA
CYLINDER WALL NUMBER 8 CRACKED LEAVING THE ENGINE USELESS. *PH CONSUMER MADE AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS (GM) KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. UP TO THIS DATE GM REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. DEALER SAID THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER GAVE ANY NOTICE OF A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Oct 24, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.