DT: ON AUGUST 25 2005 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE OWNER PULLED OVER TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN, TURNED RIGHT, AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE FELL OFF. THE OWNER WAS GOING ABOUT 8 MPH WHEN THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE OWNER GOT OUT AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE ROLLED 300 YARDS DOWN THE STREET. THE OWNER RETRIEVED THE TIRE. THE STUDS THAT HELD THE LUGS:NUTS BROKE. THE LUGS:NUTS WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE STUDS. THE POLICE CAME AND MADE A REPORT WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WERE THESE STUDS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE OWNER HAS NOT CALLED CHRYSLER YET, BUT WILL DO SO SOON. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ADVISED THE OWNER THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. THE OWNER DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE,BUT A PROBLEM IS WITH THE LUG:NUTS AND STUDS. THE OWNER HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE WHEELS.*AK
2001 Chrysler 300m complaints
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 →
THERE IS AN APPROXIMATELY 7" LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN HIT OR ABUSED IN ANYWAY TO CAUSE THIS DAMAGE. *JB
TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN FIRST GEAR AND HAS STARTED SLIPPING IN REVERSE. IN REVERSE CAR FAILS TO MOVE WHEN ON AN INCLINE OF 35 DEGREES OR GREATER. *NM
PAAENGER SIDE DAHBOARD SPLITTING OPEN ALONG UNDERLYING AIR BAG TEAR LINE. SPLIT GETTING LONGER.
POWER STEERING LOCKED UP GOING AROUND A CORNER DUE TO FAULTY POWER STEERING RACK AT 58,000 MILES
AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING. SAME PLACE AS EVERYONE ELSE, OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS CRACK HAS GROWN IN SIZE TO OVER 12 INCHES. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE TRIM ON THE CAR DOOR WAYS. ALL DOORS THIS HAS STARTED TO PEEL OFF. SOME KIND OF PLASTIC MATERILA
CHRYSLER 300 M 2001. TOURQE CONVERTER, FLOW METER AND SELINOID. ALL FAILED ONLY 2500 OUT OF WARRANTY. (70000 MILE) IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
CRACKED DASHBOARD PAD ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SEEMS LIKE SAFETY ISSUE IF IT CAN AFFECT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.*AK
THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE CONSUMER'S 2001 CHRYSLER 300 M. *BF *SC *JB
I HAVE BEEN HAVING DIFFICUILTIES WITH MY CAR EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM MY BROTHER IN LAW. I HAVE REPLACED THREE BATTERIES WITHIN A YEARS TIME.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING MOVEMENT. *AK
THERE WAS NO INITIAL WARNING PREVIOUS TO MALFUNCTION. TRAVELING DOWN I-64 IN NORFOLK, VA TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED $3,800 IN DAMAGE. FAILURE COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT.*AK
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE POPPED WHEN DISENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS 2 INCHES FOLLOWED BY THE WHEEL LOCKING UP AND THE STOP MOVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT BEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WAS REPLACING THE PARTS THAT FAILED. *AK
CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAM ON. TRANSMISSION LOCK IN A LOW GEAR. TOOK TO FIVE STAR DEALERSHIP WULLENWEBER FOR SERVICE. REPLACED A TRANSMISSION MODULE FOR $600. TWO WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN LOCK IN A LOWER GEAR WHILE ON I75. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WULLENWEBER WERE IT WAS TWO WEEKS EARLIER. TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS GOOD BUT THE ENGINE BEARING WAS BLOWN AND THE A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WOULD COST BETWEEN $4,000 AND $6,000 . THIS IS A 2001 300M WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP AS THE DEALERSHIP IS COMPLETELY REFUSING TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RESULTING SEVER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *JB
YESTERDAY I NOTICED THAT A SMALL CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD APPEARED. I COULDN'T IMAGINE WHY BEING THAT MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND I KEEP MY CAR CLEAN AND THE DASHBOARD MOISTURIZED. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE CRACK BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AND, I CANNOT REPAIR THE CRACK BECAUSE IT MIGHT COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT! I HAVE READ THAT SERVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *LA
MY TIMING BELT WENT ON MY CHRYSLER 300M 2001, CAUSING A COMPLETE VALVE JOB. IN LOOKING ON THE WEB IT SEEMS AS IF MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR YEARS. WE NEED TO HOLD OUR CAR DEALERS TO THE SAME STANDARD AS THEY HOLD US FOR PAYMENT. *AK
RACK AND PINION STEERING ON 2001 CHRYSLER 300M HAS SUDDENLY WORK LOOSE INTERNALLY. COMPANY WILL NOT EXPLAIN WHY STEERING HAS BECOME LOOSE. THERE IS 50,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. WE DO NOT KNOW IF VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM IS BREAKING DOWN AND ARE REPLACING RACK AND PINION BEFORE ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. THERE IS NOW A QUARTER TURN OF SLACK IN STEERING, CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE ISSUE. IT APPEARS AS IF THE WORM GEAR IN THE SYSTEM IS BREAKING LOOSE FROM THE SHAFT.
WHILE DRIVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *NM AS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK AND SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE PROCEED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE CLUTCH ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRICAL SURGES CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *SC *JB
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO CORROSION OF THE WHEEL.*AK POOR FINISH MATERIALS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE CAUSED THE BEAD AT THE TIME TO UN-SEAT CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION AT 60 MPH. *MR
DASHBOARD CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK. DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG WERE REPLACED. *AK
I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER 300M WITH A CRACK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 300 MILES AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE 1999 MODEL. CHRYLSER HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT REPAIRING IT UNLESS YOUR CAR IS UNDER WARRENTY. REPAIR SHOPS WILL NOT FIX IT DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE AIRBAG AND THE ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH WHICH WILL COST $1200. NOT ONLY IS THIS A POOR QUALITY ISSUE, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS COULD AFFECT THE WAY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS -- IF IT WILL DEPLOY AT ALL. CHRYLSER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. MINE IS 3 MONTHS PAST WARRENTY AND THEY REFUSE TO EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY ALSO DENY KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 1999. *AK
I HAVE A 2001 300M WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT, AND LAST WEEK I HEARD A POP-AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR?????*AK
2001 300M - ALL DOOR TRIMING SEPARATING, LEAVING A 1 INCH GAP IN ALL CORNERS. ALL OF MY VEHICLE DOOR TRIMING HAS SHRUNK? THIS IS LEAVING A GAP IN THE CORNERS ALLOWING OUTSIDE SOUND TO COME IN, AS IF YOUR VEHICLE WINDOWS ARE OPEN OR CRACKED. I KEEP MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND I HAVE NO CHILDREN. HOW DOES THE DOOR TRIM SHRINK? I PAID $95.00 TO HAVE THEM RE-POSITIONED, NOT REPLACED. TO RE-PLACE ALL DOOR TRIMING IS $200.00 EACH DOOR. THE DOOR TRIMING IS POOR MATERIAL AND IS A DEFECT THAT YOU INSTALLED, WHY MUST NEW 300M OWNERS PAY FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RE-CALL FOR ALL DOOR TRIM TO BE RE-PLACED AT YOUR COST. I GUARANTEE, THAT I WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I ONLY PAID TO HAVE THEM RE-POSITIONED. THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBLITY OF THE POOR MATERIAL THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THAT MAKES DOOR TRIMING SHRINK. I AM JUST OVER MY 36,000 MILES BUT I BOUGHT THE AFTER MARKET EXTENED WARRANTY THINKING THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED? MY DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED AND THEY ALSO STATE THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 300M'S. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO NEW COSTLY VEHICLE OWNERS WHO TAKE GREAT CARE OF THEIR CAR TO HAVE ALL DOOR TRIM FALL APART FROM SHRINKAGE. PLEASE CONSIDER A RE-CALL TO RE-PLACE THE POORLY INSTALLED MATERIAL FOR THE DOOR TRIMING THAT SHRINKS. I FIND THIS TO BE A HAZARD WITH TRIMING HANGING DOWN FROM SHRINKING FOR THOSE LIKE ME THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE HIGH COST FOR REPLACING IT AND A HUGE REGRET OF A VEHICLE PURCHASE FROM CHR
2001 CHRYSLER 300M 3.5L HO ENGINE FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES. CAR WAS MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 6000 (MANUAL SCHEDULE A SAYS EVERY 7500) AND ENGINE HAS FAILED WITH MAJOR DAMAGE AND ESTMIATED PARTS BILL OF OVER $5000. I HAVE CONTATCED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TAKEN TYHE CAR TO DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS SPOKEN WITH CHRYSKLER DISTRICT MANAGER AND NEITHER RESOURCE CARES ABOUT MY PROBLEM. DETROIT SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS THAT SINCE THERE WAS NEVER ANY OTHER COMPLAINT BY ME REGARDING THE ENGINE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN TO ME, THEY CAN'T JUSTIFY HELPING ME. THEY DO NOT CARE THAT ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED WITHIN THEIR STANDARDS. I AM WILLING TO DO WHATVEER I HAVE TO AT THIS POINT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED FOR THAT MUCH MONEY AND STILL HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT ON THE LEASE. I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTION WITHIN MY LEGAL RIGHTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM EVEN CONSIDERING PUTTING THE CAR ON A TRAILER AND PARKING IT IN FRONT OF A DIFFERENT DELEAR EVERY DAY UNTIL THEY HELP ME. I AM UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW, SO YES, I DO HAVE THE TIME TO DO THIS AND AM WILLING TO DO IT. CHRYSLER IS SERIOUSLY RIPPING PEOPLE OFF HERE AND THEY NEED TO BE STOPPED. CLASS ACTION ANYONE? *LA
I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER 300M. I BOUGHT THE CAR SEPTEMBER 2000 WITH 10 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, AT 40,000 MILES MY 4 DISC CD CHANGER/TAPE PLAYER/AM-FM STEREO WITH 12 SPEAKERS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. IT USED TO DING (LIKE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THAT ANNOYING "DING") CONSTANTLY. I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP. THE I WAS TOLD BY THE 5-STAR SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT IT WAS AN "INTERNAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM" BUT THEY COULD REPLACE THE STEREO WITH ANOTHER ONE AT THE TUNE OF $450 PLUS $50 FOR LABOR. AT 50,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND I CALLED THREE DIFFERENT 5-STAR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS I WAS TOLD "NO PROBLEM, THAT LIGHT REALLY DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, BUT YOU SHOULD GET THE CAR IN SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT, WE CAN'T GET YOU IN FOR A WEEK, IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S OKAY TO DRIVE." THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TOLD ME THE EXACT SAME THING. I ALSO TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULDN'T MAKE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS "SLIPPING," LIKE IT WOULDN'T STAY IN GEAR. FINALLY, A DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AWAY TOOK ME IN, THE CAR ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT THERE. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WINDING SOUND, AND IT WOULDN'T STAY IN GEAR AT ALL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION - AT BARELY 50,000 MILES. I WAS THEN TOLD IT WOULD COST ME AT LEAST $3500, MAYBE MORE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINED. CHRYSLER SAID THAT IF I PAID THE FIRST $950, THEY WOULD
WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *NLM
PER DEALER "STEERING RACK HAS INTERNALLY FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED". THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 32,000 MILES AND CONDITION EXISTED THEN ALTHOUGH I DID NOT RECOGNIZE IT AT THE TIME. CAR NOW HAS 44,000 MILES. THE STEERING FELT A LITTLE LOOSE AND FRONT TIRE WEAR WERE MY ONLY CLUES AND I ATTRIBUTED THOSE TO CAR POSSIBLY BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TOOK CAR IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND TOLD COST TO FIX RACK WILL BE $1,100 OR AS MUCH AS $1,500 IF TIE RODS NEED REPLACED. NOT A PLEASE EXPERIENCE WITH MY FIRST CHRYLSER PRODUCT AND ON THEIR "PREMIUM" CAR NO LESS. *AK
I HAVE A 2001 300M CHRYSLER WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR ALREADY HAS TO HAVE A NEW STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERS, WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE WHEEL AND MAKES A LARGE GRINDING SOUND WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, SPORADICALLY THE GAUGES WILL ALL DROP TO ZERO FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND THEN RESET WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.*AK
2001 CHRYSLER 300M-NOTICED VEHICLE IDLING ROUGHLY, THEN ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER THE PERFORMANCE AT TAKE OFF WAS VERY POOR, THEN AT DRIVING SPEED WITH CONSTANT RPM THE VEHICLE WOULD MIS-OUT, SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND EXPERINCE EXTREME LACK OF POWER, PERFORMANCE AND RESPONSE, VIRTUALLY UNDRIVABLE AT LOW RPM AND CITY DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 47,748 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITION IS WEAK EXHAUST VALVE SPRINGS. THERE CLAIM IS THAT I AM NOT A CLIENT OF THEIRS BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, ORIGINAL PURCHASER WAS A FLEET OPERATOR, AND THAT THEY PROBABLY DID NOT PERFORM PROPER PM FOR THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THOUGH THERE ARE NO CONTIBUTORY SIGHS OF LACK OF SCHEDULE PM, WORN RINGS (SMOKING) ,VALVE TAPPING, PINGING OR PERFORMANCE ISSUE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WAS KNOCKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK
I HAVE A CHRYSLER 300M, WHICH HAS THE GEN3 SEATBELTS. RECENTLY MY DAUGHTER HIT HER SEATBELT WITH HER ELBOW WHEN SHE WAS JUST MOVING AROUND AND THE SEAT BELT OPENED UP. THAT SCARED ME SO I LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BELTS BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE.*AK
POOR STEERING, ACCOMPANIED BY KNOCKING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. CAR WANDERS AS THE ROAD SURFACE CHANGE. NO VISUAL SIGN OF PROBLEMS. TOLD THE RACK AND PINION MAY BE BAD.*AK
THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THEIR OWN EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS NOT ON AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER IS AWARE AND THEY ARE REPLACING SOME TYPE OF BOX. *NLM
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO COME IN ON THE 28TH. UPON ARRIVING AND WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO CALL BACK IN TWO WEEKS TO CHECK ON PARTS. THE RECALL WAS FIXED ON 5/15/03 *JB *NLM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LIGHT WILL SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE COST OF DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT 7-8 THOUSAND DOLLARS. CONTACTED DEALER. *MR THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF HIM WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION WITH A GREEN LIGHT. THE CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH. NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG INFLATED, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED IN THE FRONT. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *SCC
BRAKE PEDAL HAD FLUTTERING FEELING LIKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT COULD BE THE ROTORS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. BOTH FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REQUIRED REFACING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE (15K). DISC PADS ARE ALMOST LIKE NEW. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES W/DISC BRAKES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE OR EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY ROTORS. NLM
FUEL TANK WILL OVERFLOW FROM FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING , WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FULL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS NOT STABLE, DURING SLIGHT ACCELERATION THE SEAT LURCHES BACKWARD SLIGHTLY, DEALER STATED ALL THE SEATS DO THIS. *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
HAD DIMISHED STRUT PERFORMANCE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL LEFT, INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS FLOATING. *AK
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