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 1991 record →
PE94-063# WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER HE FEELS THAT THE DEALER TOOK HIM. TT AFTER INSPECTING VEHICLE, DEALER FOUND LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO REAR WHEEL CALIPERS NOT CLOSING, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED AND NOW CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING CALIPER PROBLEMS. *SLC
REAR PASSENGER SIDE DISC BRAKES WHICH CAN CAUSE REDUCTION IN BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE ACCIDENT EA94-041. TT
HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED 5 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR REAR DISC BRAKES PE94-063. TT
ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF TEMPERATURE LIGHT/REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. *AK
REAR CALIPERS RUSTED, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
OIL LEAKS FROM MANIFOLD. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING BACK . TT
REAR BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF FROZEN CALIPERS. TT THE REAR DISC BRAKES WERE CORRODED. THE REAR CALIPER WAS REPLACED AND ROTORS WERE RESURFACED, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. *YH
DURING NORMAL AND EMERGENCY STOPPING, PEDAL GETS HARD, AND BRAKE DOES NOT RESPOND, REPLACE BRAKE PAD. TT
VACUUM LEAK THAT CAUSED AUTO TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHILE ON FREEWAY HAD TO CUT ENGINE OFF TO STOP AUTO. TT
VEHICLE STALLED OUT, RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKING PROBLEM, DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER. TT
PLASTIC LINER SHATTERED IN FUEL TANK, FROZE FUEL GAUGE, HAD TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. *AK
REAR BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING DUE, WEAR THE FRONT BRAKES OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
REAR BRAKES HAVE PREMATURE WEAR DUE TO FRONT BRAKES ABSORBING STOPPING PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REAR CALIPERS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND REAR BRAKES JUST QUIT. TT
THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE AT LESS 20,000 MILES AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKE FAILURE CORROSION OF REAR DISC BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR TWICE, REPLACE CALIPERS SLIDE BOTH SEALS. TT
CORRODED REAR BRAKES, REPLACED ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND THE ENTIRE BRAKES IN THE REAR. TT
FRONT PADS FELL OFF, BRAKE JOB DONE, DUE TO REAR BRAKE CALIPER FREEZING UP, REPLACE CALIPER AND PADS. TT
UNDERHOOD FIRE ON THE CAR WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP ON FRONT BRAKES. *AK
REAR ROTORS BADLY WARPED AND SCORED, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING. *SD
WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ACROSS STREET; WENT INTO A SPIN; HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLE WHILE SPINNING; CAUSED FATALITY. TT
THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE BRAKE PIN FREEZES UP. TT
POOR DESIGN OF WHEEL COVERS HAS CAUSED THEM TO COME OFF ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK
REAR CALIPER ASSEMBLEY CONTINUES TO FAIL, LEAVING CUSTOMER WITH NO BRAKES. *AK
HOOD RELEASE HANDLE BROKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HOOD. *AK
THE REAR BRAKES HAVE JUST BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE TOTALLY CORRODED, CAUSING EXTRA WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES. TT
SENSOR WIRE FOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE BROKE, RESULTING IN ENGINE BURNING UP WHILE DRIVING @ 65 MPH. TT
HIT BRAKES AND THE REAR PAD CAME OFF. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES. THE ROTORS FREEZE UP AND BURN THE BRAKE SHOES AND DESTROYS THE BRAKES. TT
CORRODED REAR BRAKES, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT
WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND PULSATE; EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO STOP BRAKES; EXTENDED STOPPING. DISTANCE. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR 2 TIMES WEAR OF DISC CALIPERS IN REAR AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. TT
REPLACE REAR BRAKES, DUE TO CORROSION. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN REVERSE. TT
DRIVERS SEAT BELT HANGS IMPROPERLY DUE TO RETRACTOR FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT HAS JAMMED IN RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY. TT
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. TT
REAR CALIPER PINS ARE CORRODED. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, DOES NOT LOCK IN OVERDRIVE. *AK
TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE RIM OF TIRE CRACKED AND BROKE THREE FOURTHS OF THE WAY LOOSE. TT
REAR DISC BRAKES RUST/CORRODED; FREEZE UP; LOSS OF REAR BRAKES; FRONT BRAKES ONLY. TT
REAR BRAKE CORROSION. TT
BRAKE CALIPERS RUSTED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *AW
WHEN GETTING IN THE CAR TO START IT WOULDN'T START THIS IS ALL THE TIME DEALER CHECK IT NOT THE STARTER. TT
CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, MULTIPLE BRAKE REPLACEMENTS. TT
VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED, FLIPPED OVER, BOTH FRONT SEATS BROKE. TT
BRAKES FAILED AFTER MANY REPAIRS. *SKD
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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