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 1997 record →
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND DIES, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE IGNITION PUMP , HOWEVER , DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DLR 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
RIVETS TO THE UPPER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING RIGHT WHEEL TO BLOW OUT.
RIVETS HOLDING THE BALL JOINT TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED.
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE TRUCK. HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED TWICE. *AK
FRONT STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GAS TANK TO THE VEHICLE BROKE, ONLY REAR STRAP WAS HOLDING TANK TO THE VEHICLE.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR VEHICLE . TAKEN TO DEALER AND WORK WAS REFUSED. RECALL MAN #C97008-5. *AK
EXPERIENCED FIRE IN DASH AND UNDER HOOD, TOTAL LOSS. *AK
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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