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 →
BRAKES FAILED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BRAKE PAEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER ONCE, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
FAILURE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CONSUMER WAS DRIVNG AT 30 MPH AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 55MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AS THE SPEED INCREASES, THE VIBRATION GETS WORSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
EQUIPPED W/ABS BRAKES; LEFT BRAKE ROTOR AND FRONT PADS WEAR UNEVENLY, WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THE NEW RIGHT PAD HAD WORN OUT AND IN OCTOBER. MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED DUE TO AIR HEARD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK HEADLIGHT COVER HAD WATER IN HEADLIGHT. VEHICLE ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *SLC
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN A REAREND COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY, ALSO PASSENGER SEAT RELEASED AND SLID TO ITS FORWARD POSITION. *AK
APPROACHING A RED LIGHT APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES 6 OR 7 CARS BACK, THE BRAKES DID NOT TAKE AND CAUSING A CRASH IN GOOD WHEATHER CONDITION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A POLE HEAD-ON, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING , PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
HEADLIGHTS TOO SMALL, CAUSING INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE SHOE FELL OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION--RECALL, BUT DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. AIR CONDITIONER--COMPRESSOR SUCTION HOSE ASSEMBLY LEAKING. EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE REROUTED--IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, CAUSED SQUEAKING NOISE. DASH PANEL TIGHTENED--LEAKING COLD AIR INTO DRIVER'S LAP. REAR BUMPER STRIP HAD TO BE REINSTALLED. AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.
ENGINE COOLING FAN BOLT CAME LOOSE AND BELT CAME OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 20MPH, APPLIED ABS BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, LOST CONTROL, VECHILE FLIPPED OVER. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT INTO DITCH. *AK
ABS MAKES RUMBLING NOISE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, ALSO BRAKES DON'T PERFORM PROPERLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
PREMATURE WEAR OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS. *AK
HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK
KNOCKS LOUDLY WHEN ACCELERATING. BURNS ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES.
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRUCK'S BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK AND HE WAS ALMOST REARENDED BY A SEMI TRACKER TRAILER.*AK
FAULTY STARTER RESULTED IN VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE UNDER HOOD, REPLACED STARTER AND THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN,POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM.
INADEQUATE HIGH BEAMS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
WHILE DRIVING FIVE LUG NUTS COMPLETELY SNAPPED IN HALF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
ABS BRAKES, MASTER CYNIDER RUPTURED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK
CONSUMER WAS COMING TO A LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND BRAKES CAME BACK . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
ON FOUR OCCASIONS TRUCK WILL START HUMMING NOISE FOLLOWED BY INSTRUMENT PANEL FALLING TO ZERO, ELECTRICAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATNG W/DOOR CHIME RINGING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. *AK
BACK SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE/ABS TURNED ON PREMATURELY. *AK
REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM PROBLEMS CAUSE HATCH TO FLY OPEN RANDOMLY. *DH
REAR WINDOWS. VEHICLE VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN ROLLING ONE WINDOW DOWN. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN CAR TEMPERATURE IS WARM/HOT. *SD
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING. NO RESPONSE FROM ABS. *AK
THE WELD BROKE ON THE FRONT SWAY BAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING 50-55MPH THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, THE BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE 2 LUG AND A PART OF THE BOLT FOUND INSIDE THE WHEEL. *AK
THE REAR WINDOWS ARE TOO DARK, REDUCING VISION OF DRIVER TO INDENTIFY ANY FOLLOWING VEHICLES. *AK
ABS BRAKES, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VERY HARD TO RIGHT, CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL, INTERMITTERLY LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
DURING FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
ABS BRAKES; ALL COMPONENTS OF ABS BRAKES REPLACED; BRAKES LOCKED UP TURNING TRUCK SIDEWAYS HOPPING UNTIL COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
REAR END PULLS ON ONE SIDE, ALSO FRONT END MAKES NOISE. *SD
FLAMES COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. CAUSED BY SHORT IN POWER SEAT MOTOR. *AK
VIBRATION NOISE FROM DRIVE SHAFT/REAR HOUSING. *DSH
LUGGAGE RACK FLEW OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *DH
DESIGN: MIS-POSITION OF ENGINE VALVE SEALS CAUSES EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION; ALSO, LEAKAGE AT VALVE SEALS COULD CAUSE FIRE. TT
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; HIT FRONT/SIDE BY ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE 25 TO 30 MPH. TT
NON ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT IS NOT DESIGNED WITH SUFFICENT HEIGHT TO ACCOMMODATE TALLER PEOPLE. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND GOES TO THE RIGHT. TT
REAR HATCHBACK LATCH FAILS TO KEEP WINDOW SHUT, CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE. *DSH
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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