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 1995 record →
EGR VALVE STUCK FROM CONTAMINATION CAUSING VACCUM LOSS IN BRAKES RESULTING IN FAILURE OF BRAKES AND NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
BRAKE PADS FAILED, ROTOR CRACKED.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DIATANCE. ALSO, CARBON IS GETTING INTO THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSES HOSES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN LOOKING VEHICLE OVER OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE LOCATION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS WEARING ON THE REAR AXLE SPRING AND THE FUEL TANK STRAP, WEARING THE FUEL TANK STRAP AND THE BRAKE CABLE IN HALF. THE DEALER IS NOT AWEAR OF THE PROBLEM. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. AFTER JIGGLING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH THEY CAME BACK ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THEY QUIT AGAIN AND DID NOT COME BACK ON UNTIL OWNER REACHED OUT OF WINDOW AND MANUALLY MOVED WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150000 GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE MAKE AND MODEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP FOR NO REASON. HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS GOING 40 MPH, LEFT SKID MARKS. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *YH
THE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO HAVE NO BRAKING POWER.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY MODULE FAILED.
REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT FAILED. (QC-AW)
EA97022.PE97028; THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH OR MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. TURNED THE SWITCH ON AND THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ABS FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. DRIVER TAPPED BRAKES LIGHTLY TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL (HAD BEGUN TO RAIN HEAVILY); VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SKIDDING AND A SECOND ATTEMPT TO BRAKE FAILED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO QUIT WORKING JUST BEFORE CRASH (AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR PAST YEAR.)
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH RIGHTSIDE BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN VEHICLE ROLLS OVER A BUMP WIPERS STOP WORKING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER. *AK
RADIATOR COOLING FAN FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
AT SLOW SPEED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ABS BRAKES GROWLED AND FAILED TO HOLD WITH PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY QUIT WORKING. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DUE TO A LEAK ON THE RESISTOR BOARD.
REAR HATCH SWITCH BROKE CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND ALSO RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL WILL NOT RELEASE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHEN LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH THE THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AND UNWANTED ACCELERATION RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, VEHICLE AWAITING SERVICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WIPER MOTOR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
BRAKE PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY, REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES WIPERS WOULD WORK, ANOTHER TIME THEY WILL NOT WORK. IT AFFECTS DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT COST TO CONSUMER. *AK
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND APPROACHINGAN INTERSECTION, ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES; GOT HALF-WAY THROUGH LANE, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. HAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK
I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, ON TWO OF THE OCCASSIONS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, ON THE THIRD VISIT THEY SAID THEY RECREATED TO CONDITION BUT THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO LIST THIS ON THE TICKET. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE INCIDENTS IN QUESTION AND THEY SAID IF THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RECREATE IT THEN THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. DURING ALL OF THIS I HAVE SEEN ON T.V. (DATELINE) AND READ OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME TROBLE WITH THEIR BRAKES. THE BRAKES USUALLY FAIL AT UNDER 35MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND ALL MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
DRIVER SEAT BACK FAILURE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, COULD AFFECT VISIBILITY.
THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING AND THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. THE GAS LINE HAS BEEN CUT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AFTER 5 MINUTES OR MORE THE WIPERS WOULD STOP RUNNING FOR UNKNOWN REASON. ALSO, WHEN THEY STOPPED RUNNING CAN HEAR A BUZZING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN. AFTER TURNING THE WIPERS OFF AND WAITING A FEW MINUTES OR MORE, THE WIPERS WOULD RESUME RUNNING AGAIN. BUT CONDITION STILL REMAINED THE SAME AS FAR AS UNIT STILL TURNING ITSELF OFF. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A SEVERE "SPARK KNOCK".
BRAKES FAILED.
WHEN WIPERS ARE SET TO LOW INTERMITTENT SPEEDS, THEY STOP. A HIGHER SPEED HAS TO BE SELECTED TO RESTART THEM.
THREE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED IN A THREE YEAR PERIOD.
WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTACT WIRE FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 3 CRASHES. DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS WHEEL WILL HIT TORSION BAR, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BLOW OUT AND WEAKEN. ALSO, REAR WINDOW HATCHBACK OPENS ON IT OWN. BOTH ARE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES DURING RAINY WEATHER. ALSO, ABS FAILURE.
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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