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 2001 record →
WHILE STOPPED AND WITH FOOT ON BRAKE STEERING BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE. WHILE LEAVING INTERSTATE AND SLOWING ON RAMPS, STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND INCREASINGLY HARDER TO HANDLE. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR APPROXIMATLEY 3-4 DAYS. HOWEVER PROBLEM IS INCREASING AS BEFORE PUMP WAS REPLACED.*AK
WEBBING ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS UNRAVELING. DEALER IS REPLACING IT. *AK
WHILE SITTING IN CAR CAN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STIFFENS AND IT'S HARD TO TURN. CONSUMER STATES IF ON A HIGHWAY IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.*AK
THERE IS TERRIBLE VIBRATION IN ALL 4 TIRES, AND DEALER HAS ALSO FIXED A LEAK IN FIREWALL/ AIR VENT SYSTEM, AND AND REAR WINDOW. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT FROM HOUSING MECHANISM. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT ALL WAY DOWN TO FLOOR . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CARGO BOX NEEDS REALIGNMENT OR REPLACEMENT. *AK
SECOND INCIDENT: 10/18/2000 GOING 15 MPH WITH MILEAGE OF 986.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE OVER SMALL BUMPS. ALSO ONLY ONE SIDE ENGAGES MAKING TRUCK VERE TOWARDS THE SIDE THATS NOT ENGAGED.
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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