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 →
WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE BEARS TO THE RIGHT, THE PROBLEM GETS WORST IN WET WEATHER AT HIGH SPEED(40-50MPH) AND WHEN THE ABS IS IN USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING OVER 30MPH OR MORE THERE'S AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE IN THREE BACK CUSTOM WINDOWS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER REA ENDED A CAR IN FRONT, BOTH AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
SLIDING DOOR HAS A TENDENCY TO STAY SHUT, NOT OPENING FROM THE INSIDE. AFTER DEALER MAKES REPAIRS, THE PROBLEM REOCCURS RANGING FROM A WEEK TO SEVERAL WEEKS. ALSO, OFTEN HARD TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. *AK
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE 45 MINUTES OR MORE, REARENDED/ FISHTAILED, MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, VIBRATED, DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL, TOLD BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN, IF PROBLEM OCCURS DURING WET WEATHER, CAUSED ACCIDENT DUE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.*AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION ON AN INCLINE OR HILL, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO DOWNSHIFT FROM (D) TO (3RD), CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY.*AK
OWNER HAD DIFFICULTY SHUTTING THE DOOR ONCE IN OPEN POSITION. AFTER SHUTTING AND THEN PULLING AWAY, SLIDING DOOR OPENED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS STRONGLY TO RIGHT WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601552) *DH
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 50MPH, 9:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 50MPH, SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAIL TO RETRACT ENOUGH, ALLOWING DRIVER/CHILD PASS. IN CSS TO IMPACT WITH INTERIOR. *AK
STEEL ROD THAT SUPPORTS FRONT EDGE OF SLIDING DOOR STICKS OUT INTO THE FRONT PASSENGERS HEAD ROOM AREA, WHERE TALL PEOPLE WOULD HIT IT IN AN ACCIDENT. *DSH
COMPUTER DATA PLUG IS LOCATED WHERE PARKING BRAKE IS NORMALLY LOCATED, DRIVER UNCONSCIOUSLY PRESSES THAT AREA LOOKING FOR PARKING BRAKE AND DAMAGES DATA PLUG.
DRIVE BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. 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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