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 →
THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS, AND WHEN BRAKING THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. ALSO, THE FLOORBOARD LIFTS UP AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED; THE FLOORBOARD FALLS BACK DOWN, AND THERE IS A STRONG ODOR PRESENT WHEN TOWING SOMETHING. *AK
DRIVING ALONG AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, LIGHT CHANGED AND VEHICLE PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 5MPH. VEHICLE AHEAD STOPPED, TRIED TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STANDING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN ENGINE IS OFF.
DOOR LATCH FAILED CAUSING DOOR TO SWING OPEN.
VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN SPEED IS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SOMETIMES, UPON APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES AT THAT TIME. *AK
NEW ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE STEERING SYSTEM HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM, IT DEMONSTRATES LACK OF ROAD FEEL AT MOST SPEEDS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY A LACK OF NORMAL STEERING RETURN TO CENTER AFTER A TURN. *AK
SIDE DOOR IS NOT LOCKING/CLOSING. *AK
DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE WHICH WILL CAUSE BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRRORS TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
THE OWNERS WANTS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DISCONNECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED DAUGHTER.
REAR BRAKES DRUM FAILED, CAUSING SEVERE SHAKE IN DASH AND STEERING WHEEL.
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED , STEERING FAILED, VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY STABLE ON THE THE HWY, CONTINUES TO PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT, IN FOR REPAIR, NO PROBLEM FOUND, VARIABLE STEERING SYSTEM. *AK
'VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING' DOES NOT TIGHTEN UP THE FASTER YOU DRIVE, ALSO STEERING IS TOO SENSITIVE.
GAS TANK LEAK.
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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