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 →
ALL EXTRIOR LIGHTS HEADLAMPS/TAIL LAMPS/SIDE MARKER LAMPS GO ON IN DAYTIME WITH NO WAY TO TURN OFF. IN ADDITION, ENGINE SURGES, SPEED INCREASES AND BACK FIRES/TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF CONTROL AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES, AND VEHICLE SQUEAKS, NOCEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS OR ROLLIN GOVER SPEED BUMPS.
5 SPEED GEARS JAM WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE OF THE GEARS.
BRAKE ROTORS: WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP DEALER SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. *AK
CONSUMER HAVE HAD THREE ALTERNATORS REPLACED ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP FROM 7-8-97 UNTIL CURRENT TIME. WHENEVER IGNITION IS SHUT OFF THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. TERRY CULLINS OF CHEVROLET-77--968-4444 AND ANDY LEWIS-770-964-1313 CHEVROLET DID THE REPAIRS OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTION. WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON AT TIMES.
DRIVER'S SEA TROCKS IN A FORWARD/BACKWARD DIRCTION. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. PASSENGER'S SEATS ROCKS FORWARD AND BACK. MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SATISFACTION. *AK
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSED ROUGH ENGINE PERFORMANCE.
ELECTRICAL: TAKING THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF IGNITION/ DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF/INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT TIMES/ BATTERY DRAINS ITSELF CONTINUALLY. IN ADDITION, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS MANY TIMES, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK
TURN SIGNAL TRIP LEVER CATCHES ON TURN SIGNAL LEVER INSIDE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO WOBBLE.
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR TWICE.
ENGINE FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND ACCELERATES; THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REMEDIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ODOR AND FUNGUS DEVELOPES IN VENTILATION SYSTEM DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STAGNANT AIR. MFR/DLR CANNOT REMENDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR; ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED BURNS AND INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS, ALSO THE CLUTCH FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHILCE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED ACCIDENTALLY DUE TO LOCATION OF EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ROLLOVER.
DIFFICULTY SHIFTING 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION.
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED, LUNGED FORWARD, WHEELS SPUN, ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING MEDIUM STRIP WITH FRONT LEFT TIRE AT APPROX. 30MPH. *AK
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DEALER SAID IT IS THE ROAD. *AK
ENGINE DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK
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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