Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer › motor. It has been recalled 4 times.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
2
0
0
0
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
1
0
0
0
Tires
1
0
0
0
Structure › Frame and Members
1
0
0
0
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
1
0
0
0
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
1
0
0
0
Parking Brake › Conventional
1
0
0
0
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
1
0
0
0
4 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting09E012000
Filed Apr 7, 200916,270 vehiclesSabersport
Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Seats99V130000
Filed May 20, 199959,381 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED-CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-BACK BUCKET SEATS. THE SEAT RECLINER TO FRAME ATTACHING BOLTS CAN LOOSEN, FATIGUE, AND FRACTURE ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE.
Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE ALL FOAM AND/OR FABRIC SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE RECLINER ASSEMBLY AND THE SEAT FRAME, INSTALL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SEAT RECLINER AND THE SEAT FRAME AT EACH ATTACHMENT POINT, AND INSTALL NEW ATTACHING BOLTS TORQUED TO A HIGHER SPECIFICATION.
Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly94V044001
Defect. VEHICLES ALTERED BY PAS, INC. HAVE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS THAT CAN DEVELOP STRESS CORROSION, WHICH CRACK THE E-GLASS WRAPPING. THIS STRESS CORROSION CRACKING CAN LEAD TO TANK RUPTURES.
Risk. IF THE TANK RUPTURES, PERSONAL INJURY TO INDIVIDUALS IN OR NEAR THE VEHICLE MAY OCCUR.
Remedy. GM IS OFFERING TO EXCHANGE THESE VEHICLES WITH A COMPARABLY EQUIPPED 1994 GASOLINE 1/2 OR 3/4 TON GM PICKUP. IF THE OWNER CHOOSES NOT TO EXCHANGE THE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE, GM WILL REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission93V016000
Filed Feb 1, 19931,702,880 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.
Defect. UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
Risk. THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy. INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 1, 2001FL
WINSHIELD WIPERS WON'T OPERATE OR STOP DURING OPERATION. *AK
Tires
Filed Sep 8, 2000MI
PE00 0.20 ; CON SUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE RETAILER BECAUSE ALL FOUR TIRES HAD STRESS CRACKS ALL AROUND VEHICLE. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 6, 2000MI
VEHICLE WAS TOWING A CAR DOLLEY (NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING MAKE/MODEL OF THE CAR DOLLEY), THE WELDS WHICH HELD THE LEFT FENDER ON WERE RUSTED AND CRACKED, FENDER FELL OFF WHILE BEING TOWED STRIKING OTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Jul 20, 1999TX
DRIVESHAFT MALFUNCTIONED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND SOLUTION. *AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Apr 7, 1999AL
WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED, RECALL ON 1994-96 VEHICLES, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN. (98V-150)
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 28, 1995MI
PURCHASE TRUCK USED THE AIR CONDITIONER WHEN OUT . TT
Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jun 27, 1995CA
THE PARKING RELEASED ON ITS OWN AND THE TRUCK ROLLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Jan 26, 1995AR
FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT FUNCTION. TT
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Jan 17, 1995KY
PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR POPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING. TT
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Apr 7, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.