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 →
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, HAD THE BRAKES FIXED 5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 28 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
VEHICLES DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS REWELDED THE HINGES MORE THAN 100 TIMES ALREADY. *AK
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND YOU APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WANDERS ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND THEY REVERSED ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HAS TAKEN BACK SINCE BUT THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLEHAS ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. FRONT BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. OWNER NOTES OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE.
BRAKES FAILED.
BATTERY FAILED.
THROW OUT BEARING NOISE.
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN, RENDERING INOPERATIVE POWER ASSIST/BRAKES AND STEERING. ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DEALER CONTACTED TECH. ASST. NETWORK, WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR DOES NOT VIEW VEHICLES TO THE SIDE AND THERE'S A BLIND SPOT.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVLING 35 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE HIT A WALL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD IN THE COLLISION. ALSO, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED 3 TIMES.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY JUST SIMPLY SLOW VEHICLE DOWN BUT NOT STOP IT. THIS OCCURS WHEN IT'S WET. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ON ANY KIND OF ROAD CONDITIONS AND HITTING A BUMP OF ANY SIZE OR ANY KIND OF RIPPLE IN THE ROAD AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE VIRBRATES. BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 20,000. BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY ARE VERY SOFT AND SPONGY; ALSO, MAKE A POPPING SOUND, REPLACED MASTER CYNIDER/CALIPERS/PADS, AND AXLE BEARING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON SLICK ROADS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER BROKE.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN ICY WEATHER, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP, CAUSING A CRASH. *AK
UPON RELEASING FORCE TO THE ACCELARATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL AT THE SAME SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE RACES BETWEEN 1200 AND 2000 RPMS DUE TO ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE GOES INTO HIGH IDLE, RMPS REACH UP TO HIGHER THAN 2200, TURN ENGINE OFF STOP THE HIGH IDLE. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE.
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.
TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.
VEHICLE DOES NO DECELERATE WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASED NEW.
DEFECTIVE ENGINE VALVE.
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
THE TROTTLE STAYS AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPMS ON UP OR DOWN SHIFTS WITH FIVE SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES THE PEDAL FALLS TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL. THIS HAPPENS ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER (3) TIMES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
ENGINE RACES BETWEEN 1200 AND 2000 RMPS INTERMITTENTLY, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE STOPPED OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITH NO PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS AND WEAR INTENSIVE ON THE BRAKES.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A COLLISION.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
LIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF.
APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING . *AK
THE DRIVESHAFT IS LETTING THE REAR MOVE, CANNOT PUT ANY WEIGHT IN THE TRUCK. *AK
TRAVELING 15-20MPH, OTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT FASTER SPEED, HIT PATCH OF ICE, OTHER VEHICLE HIT S10 HEAD-ON, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ABS, WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, ABS BRAKES KICK IN, CAUSING LOCKUP AND EXTENEDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE ON SLIPPERY OR WET ROAD, COMING TO STOP LIGHT, APPLIED ABS BRAKES, FEELS SYSTEM WORKING BUT WILL NOT CATCH OR COME TO COMPLETE STOP, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
IN WET AND DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS A NOISE, 2 WHEEL-DRIVE . *AK
PARKING BRAKES DO NOT WORK EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS FULLY ENGAGED IN PARK. VEHICLE PARKED IN PARKING LOT AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
SPARE TIRE MOUNTED TOO HIGH, INTERFERING WITH VIEW WHEN BACKING UP.
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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