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 1996 record →
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AT 10 MPH AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK
POWER STEERING BELT REPLACED DUE TO STEERING LOCKING UP ON RIGHT TURNS HEAVY RAIN STORMS.
POWER STEERING FAILED 3 TIMES.
WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITION THE POWER STEERING BELT GETS WET, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A REAREND ACCIDENT, RESULTIN GIN AN INJURY TO CONSUMER, ALSO SEATBACK COLLAPSED. .
DASH LIGHTS FOR RADIO ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ON BRIGHT DAYS DUE TO SIZE/COLOR OF THE LETTERS.
WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A MUDHOLE THE WATER SPLASHED AND THE ENGINE PULLEY GOT WET AND CAUSED IT TO BE VERY HARD TO TURN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PUT ON ABS BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *AK
WHEN HITTING A 2-3 " DEEP WATER PUDDLE AT 10 MPH, POWER STEERING LOCKS UP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. *AK
VEHICLE BACKFIRES WHEN STARTED. *AW
POWER STEERING UNIT FAILS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *DH
UPON ACCELERATION, VEHICLE VIBRATES W/POOR ACCELERATION AND POSSIBLE STALLING. MFG., AND DEALER IDENTIFY PROBLEM AS A COMPUTER CHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED AND THE VEHICLE COUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
HOLE TORN IN GAS TANK WHEN DRIVER HIT SOMETHING IN ROADWAY. *DSH
HORN BUTTON IN AIR BAG COVER MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE HORN. *DSH
HOOD LATCH FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE, EQUIPPED WITH AN AIRBAG. TT
MICHELIN TIRES FAILED. *SD
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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