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 DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK, IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP, IT CONTINUES TO TRAVEL AND THEN STOPS. IT ONLY DOES THIS WHEN IT RAINS. *AK THE INSURANCE REPORT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A HIGH RATE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *YH
FRONT WHEEL BEARING SEAL FAILED.
SQUEAKY BRAKE PADS.
DIFFERENTIAL RING/PINION FAILED.
OWNERS FEEL THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED.
DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES CAUSED BY OVERHEATING CREATE A PROPANE ODOR.
VEHICLE FIRE.
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ABS BRAKES WON'T GRASP. THIS IS 2ND REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS TO BE IN NEUTRAL BEFORE STEPPING ON BRAKES. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
COIL WIRE SHORTED OUT DUE TO INSUFFICIENT INSULATION BETWEEN THE WIRE PART AND THE METAL FRAMEWORK OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
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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