Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THIS INDICATES A BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND KEEPS ON ROLLING, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF DRIVER STEPS HARD ON THE BRAKES, AS IF THEY WERE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THEY RESPOND PERFECTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SWITH HORN GOING OFF NO MATTER IF VEHICLE IS OFF OR ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HORN PAD ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACING. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 25MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. STRUCK VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT AS QUICKLY AS NEEDED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT HEAD AND LEFT HAND ON WINDSHIELD, SUSTAINING INJURIES. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER. *AK
MAJOR PAINT PROBLEMS
WHILE DRIVING CAR ENGINE STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. IMAGINE DRVING ON I95AND THE ENGINE STOPS AND NOWHERE TO GO. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKED UP AND CONNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
SIDE BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT BACK INTO MECHANISM. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 45 MPH, AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD, AND BRAKES AREN'T STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN. THEN WILL APPLY BRAKES IN LOW SPEED, AND VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE IS IN SHOP. *AK
NO SUMMARY
DOOR LOCKS FAILED CAUSING THEM TO REMAIN IN LOCKED POSITION.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HORN GOING OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASON; VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH INSTALL ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE DOT FORM. YH
WHENEVER IT RAINS THE TURN SIGNALS BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER IS REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL INDICTOR. *AK
MOTOR KIT WITHIN ABS HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES.THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
TEN TIMES OR MORE THROUGHOUT HISTORY OF CAR TURN SIGNALS DO NOT OPERATE FOR NO REASON. AFTER SITTING FOR A DAY THEY OPERATE. SUSPECT MOISTURE, SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER RAIN STORMS.
BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE UP CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO PADS AND ROTORS.
UNSPECIFIED.
THE AIRBAG CONNECTED TO THE HORN SETS OF THE HORN SPORADICALLY. ONE SIDE OF THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER WANTS TO PUT IN A NEW MODULE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY.
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT HAD BROKEN LEFT SIDE UNDER SEAT DUE TO PORTION METAL OF SEAT BREAKING AWAY FROM LIFTING MECHANISM.
LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED.
BATTERY FAILED.
TO GET WIPERS TO WORE THE TURN SIGNAL MUS BE ON AND TO GET THE SIGNAL TO WORK THE WIPER MUST BE ON, REPLACE THE SWITCH FOR THE WIPERS.
THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN BRAKES (ABS) ARE APPLIED.
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN DRIVE AND POP OUT OF GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.
RECALL 97V017000; THE WINDSHIELD/WIPER/WASHER SWITCH WAS NOT REPLACED, BUT THE JOHNSON CHEVROLET BUICK CADILLAC REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW OF THE RECALL.*AK
COMPUTER CHIP ON ABS FAILED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. HAS CAUSED $2600 FO DAMAGE TO FRONT END IN ONE ACCIDENT, AND SECOND ACCIDENT SCRAPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER SAID NEW COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. *AK
RECALL STATES THAT DEALER WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE WASHER WIPER SWITCH WITH A NEW SWITCH, DEALER ONLY INSPECTED THE OLD SWITCH. TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO PUT IN A NEW SWITCH. THEREFORE, LEFT WITH OLD SWITCH STILL INSTALLED. MONTHS LATER, SWITCH BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK
VENTILATION IS POOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE, STRONG MOLD ODOR.
DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 4 TIMES. *AK
BRAKES SOUND LIKE TIN CANS BANGING TOGETHER WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY.
AIR CONDITIONER NEEDS TO BE SERVICED EVERY.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40MPH, PASSENGER'D SIDE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR EXPLODED & PIECES OF MIRROR FLEW IN WINDOW & CUT DRIVER'S LIP. *AK
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAD BEEN TO DEALER CONCERNING RECALL NOTICE (#97V017000). EACH AND EVERY TIME THE DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THEM. HOW MUCH LONGER DOES ONE HAVE TO WAIT TO HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT REPAIRED?
OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SAFETY FROM THE IMPACT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, CAUSING A LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES; ALSO ALTERNATOR/TURN SIGNAL/WINDSHIELD WIPER/FUSE BOX MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED OPEN/ROTORS RUSTED AND WARPED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILURE CAUSED SHORT CIRCUIT, REDUCING VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *DH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVER BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH
GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *SD
OWNER PURCHESED THE VEHICLE AND GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. *DSH
WHILE SHIFTING GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE REPLACEMENT OF HOSES, SENSORS REPLACED TWICE AND WIRING FOR ABS SYSTEMS REPLACED IN FOR REPAIR. TT ALSO ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON, AND ALSO WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, BUT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY DEALER.*JB
WHEN CONSUMER PLACE AUTO IN REVERSE IT SURGED BACKWARDS WHILE FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKES. TT
THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE ACCELERATING WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATER PEDAL. TT
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. TT
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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