1994 Chrysler Concorde complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

RECALL 98V184000; THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CAR, IT WAS SO STRONG ONE COULD HARDLY DRIVE WITHOUT ROLLING WINDOWS DOWN. CONSUMER FELT RECALL RELATEED TO THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT IS NOT SECURE ON SEAT TRACKS. IT CAUSES SEAT TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.*AK

1. ENGINE STAYED IN "LIMP MODE". THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BEFORE PROBLEM SOLVED. 2. FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER BELOW HALF-FULL. NEEDS "FUEL SENDING UNIT". 3. ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND SYSTEM FAILURE - REPLACED ABS MODULE, PART #4759326 4. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED. 5. LEFT SWAY BAR LINK REPLACED 6. WATER PUMP REPLACED

TRANSMISSION WILL JUST STOP WORKING, WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE SITTING AT A STOP.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE STARTED TO TREMBLE. ALSO, WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO REVERSE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.*AK WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP BELTS, HOSES AND TIMING BELT FAILED. A/C AND FUEL INJECTION FAILED AS WELL. *YH

BOLT CAP AT ROD CONNECTED TO THE RACK AND PINION BECAME UNSCREWED AND FELL OUT. THIS CAUSED TIE ROD TO BECOME LOOSE, AND DRIVER LOST STEERING CONTROL WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS. IT SLID ALONG AND INTO GRAVEL. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS REPAIRED.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR IN A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED MANNER. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REACH A "RED LINE" CONDITION WITHIN A FRACTION OF A SECOND, AND CAUSES THE CAR TO REDUCE SPEED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE THE BREAK LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED, THIS SITUATION POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZZARD, AS THE CAR BEHIND MAY BE UNABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION FROM THE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND UN-SIGNALED BREAKING ACTION. THIS CONDITION HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES WITHIN ABOUT A ONE HOUR PERIOD, WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. THE NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED NORMALLY, WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED AT NIGHT TIME SINCE THIS INCIDENT, AND HAS NOT HAD THE DOWNSHIFTING PROBLEM WHEN RUN DURING THE DAY TIME. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE, SUCH AS DIM LIGHTS OR A DEAD BATTERY. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAY THAT HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER EXPLAINATION AS TO WHY THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK

THE CAR WHEN PUT IN REVERSE WHILE IT WAS PARKED, SPUN OUT REALLY FAST, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SCREACH AND THE AC AND SERPENTINE BELTS TO COME OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AT ALL. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN 119 SEVICE BULLETINS ON THIS VEHICLE-12 0N TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS -NEVER RECALLED YET PROBLEMS LIKE MINE ARE VERY FAMILIAR TO DEALER AND CHRYSLER-BOTH SAY SORRY, OUT OF WARRENTY-IT IS UNREASONABLE TO PAY $25,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE,MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY WITH NO ABUSE,AND HAVE THE DRIVE TRAIN LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES??*AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED, AND IN HOT OR COLD WEATHER. VEHICLE WILL RESTART, BUT IT WILL IMMEDIATELY FAIL AGAIN UNLESS CONSUMER KEEPS APPLYING GAS PEDAL. CONSUMER WILL CONTACTED DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE FUEL IS SQUIRTING OUT OF FUEL INJECTOR. MANUFACTURER FOUND A RECALL FOR 1993 VEHICLES.*AK

I BELIEVE THE FAILURE EXISTED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SIERRA MOTORS IN APRIL OF 2000 BUT I WAS UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE I HAD NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HAD THE CAR IN ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT DUE TO FUEL LINE FAILURE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE UNDERCARRIAGE WHILE THEY WERE AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE LONGER I HAD THE CAR, THE WORSE IT GOT UNTIL I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK AND TOLD THEM IT SEEMS TO WALK WHEN I DRIVE IT AND SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE CAR. THIS TIME THEY DID FIND IT BUT THEY SAID IT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. MY DAUGHTER FOUND A RECALL ON THE 1994 CONCORD FOR THIS PROBLEM AND I WANT TO FIND OUT WHY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED AND WHAT I CAN DO TO GET IT INCLUDED. THANK YOU. JEANETTE YARBROUGH. *AK

WHEN OPENING HOOD IT WILL STAY OPEN FOR WHILE. THEN, WILL CLOSE SLOWLY/ WILL SHUT FAST WITHOUT A WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH HOOD SHOCKS THAT WERE NOT HOLDING. *AK

RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER OF POWER STEERING IS MOVING AROUND TOO MUCH WHEN LOOKING UNDER HOOD WHILE SOMEONE ELSE TURNS. THIS CREATES A PROBLEM WITH MAIN CYLINDER THAT CAUSES RIGHT WHEEL TO FLAP ALL OVER THE PLACE. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS HAVE WORN PREMATURLY AND CONSISTANTLY WITH THIS CAR. IS THERE A REASON FOR THIS. WE MAINTAIN TIRES, ALIGNMENTS, ETC. THE FRONT TIROD BUSHINGS SEEM TO BE CONSISTANTLY BEING REPLACEED. THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED ABOUT 12,000 MILES AGO. THE CAR LOST TRACTION IN SNOW AND SPUN OUT. WHEN THE INSURANCE AND DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR, THEY REPLACED A BLOWN TRANSMISSION LINE, AND INDICATED THE FRONT BUSHINGS WERE DRY ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF LUBE/OIL CHANGES FOR THIS CAR. CAN YOU GIVE GUIDEANCE ON THIS PROBLEM WITH WHICH TO ADDRESS THE DEALER.*AK

AFTER THE CAR SPUN OUT IN A SNOW STORM, A TRANSMISSION LINE CONNECTION FAILED. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN UNTIL IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I AM ASSUMING THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS DEPLETED. THE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF JERKING, ETC. AND HAVING TO REV THE ENGINE QUITE A LOT TO GET THE CAR MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GRAB AND SLIP, ETC. THE DEALER NOW STATES THAT OTHER THAN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LINE FITTING AND TRANSMISSION LFUIDS, THERE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FURTHER DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP AND GRAB AT LOW SPEED FROM A STOP AND SLIPS WHEN USING PASSING GEAR. WHAT DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN INCURRED BY RUNNING THE TRANSMISSION DRY OVER A TEN MILE DRIVE. I AM FOLLOWING UP ON THI FOR MY MOTHER IN LAW WHO IS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED. THANK YOU.

RECALL 94 V 024 000/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FAR TOO MANY TO LIST, WE HAVE TAKEN IT UPON OURSELVES TO REPAIR MOST OF THEM ...TO THE POINT OF FINANCIAL DIFICULTY . THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH UNACCEPTABLE DEFECTS AND HAS BEEN ALLREADY RECALLED ONCE IN THE SHORT TIME THAT WE HAVE OWNED IT. (837 FEB 00 SAFETY RECALL NO. 837-LOWER CONTROL ARM REINFORCEMENT ) ALSO COULD YOU TELL US WHAT 611 "SAFETY RECALL" WAS WE HAVE NO INFORMATION JUST THE #. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF HIM, AND CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS. WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES. THEN, IT WILL THROW ITSELF INTO PARK. CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE VEHICLE WON'T GO PAST 30 MPH. *AK AIR CONDITIONER WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. *SLC

GAS STRUTS SUPPORT THE HOOD WHEN RAISED ON THIS VEHICLE, IN LIEU OF THE MORE TRADITIONAL SPRINGS OR PROP. APPARENTLY, WHEN THE CAR MOVES FROM A MODERATE TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT TO A COLD ENVIRONMENT AFTER A FEW YEARS OF SERVICE, THESE GAS STRUTS WILL NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE HOOD, WHICH THEN FALLS ON THE DRIVER'S HEAD AS HE CHECKS THE OIL, CAUSING LACERATIONS AND POTENTIALLY A CONCUSSION OR OTHER SERIOUS INJURY. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH AGE, IN VERY COLD WEATHER, CAN REFUSE TO SHIFT INTO A FORWARD GEAR AFTER BACKING THE CAR OUT ONTO A ROADWAY, CAUSING A MAJOR POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROPENSITY SHOULD TRIGGER A RECALL BY CHRYSLER TO FORECLOSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN MY CAR LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR. STILL WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. HAD DEALER CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND IT IS SEAL/CLUTCH FAILURE WITH LIMP IN ...THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KNOWN DEFECT OF THIS TRANSMISSION 42LE. THERE ARE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS AND ALOT OF THE EXACT SAME FAILURES. BEEN RESEARCHING ON THE NET..CLASS ACTION SUIT MAY ALSO BE PENDING REGARDING THIS DEFECT AND CHRYLER REFUSING TO RECALL...SET UP FILE WITH CHRYLSER THIS AM #8117947. THEY REFUSED GOODWILL REPAIR SO FAR WITH STANDARD EXCUSE, VEHICLE IS OUT OF 3YR/36000 MILE WARRANY...DESPITE TSB"S. THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS AND ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANNY AND CHRYSLER KNOWS. THEY TRY TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING CARS WITH THIS DEFECT BUT USUALLY END HAVING TO PAY SOME IN SMALL CLAIMS CT ETC. I WAS TOLD WE HAVE TO REALLY FIGHT SINCE THIS IS A KNOW DEFECT. $1400.00 TO REPAIR IT. RESEARCHING ON THE NET I FIND CHRYSLER KNOWS ABT THE DEFECT AND HAD KNOW FOR A VERY LONG TIME..EVEN DEVELOPING A NEW TYPE OFSEAL SET FOR THESE TRANNY'S..EXCEPT THEY WON'T RECALL THE THOUSAND OF VEHICLES AND INSTALL THE NEW REDESIGNED KIT UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TOO.IT IS A DESIGN FLAW ..LOTS OF INFO ON THIS ON THE NET...LOTS OF TSB'S ON THIS TRANNY TOO..WISH YOU WOULD FORCE A RECALL! THANKS MARION. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM REPAIRED PER RECALL NOTICE 99V-215 BECAUSE OF LACK OF PARTS. NLM

CONSUMER HAS 2 CONCORDES, ONE IS A 1994 AND THE OTHER IS A 1997, BOTH OF THE CARS' SWAY BAR'S FAILED. *SLC

SEAT BEGAN TO FAIL IN SPRING 2000, FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE SEAT ASSEMBLY IN AUG 2000. ONE SIDE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN,THE OTHER BROKEN NEARLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. DANGEROUS AS IT COULD HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DID NOT CONTACT DEALER BECAUSE NO RECALL HAD BEEN RECEIVED, BUT LATER HEARD THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL OR OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED.*AK

BOTH FRONT TIE RODS WERE REPORTED LOST FROM DEALER. SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRS WERE DONE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THE SEAT ROCKED TO THE SIDE AND BACKWARD, A BOLT HAD BROKEN AND THE SEAT NEEDED REPLACED, POSSIBLY RECALL RELATED. *MJS

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HR AND WOULD NOT UP SHIFT.MANAGED TO PULL TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND ONTO AXCESS ROAD.STOPPED CAR TRIED TO PUT IN GEAR AND HAD NONE EXCEPT REVERSE .SHUT OFF MOTOR RESTARTED AND PUT IN LOW GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO EASE CAR OFF ROAD AT ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR.HAD CAR TOWED TO TRANSISSION SHOP AND WAS DETERMINED BY THERE PUTING ON COMPUTER THAT OVERDRIVE WAS OUT.I CONTACTED CAR DEALER AS I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 26 DAYS BEFORE.HE SAID I WAS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROBLEM I SEE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND AND HOPE YOU CAN HELP. THANKS. *AK

THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOGGED WINDOWS, HEATER CORE REPLACED HOWEVER THE FOGGING CONTINUED. *MJS

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN DUE TO A FRONT STRUT FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HOOD WON'T STAY UP BECAUSE PROP ROD SEALS ARE LEAKING. NLM

CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT BOTH TIE ROD ENDS ARE WORE AND VERY SLOPPY. CHRYSLER GARAGE SAID THAT THESE ARE NOT RECALL ITEMS AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS.

TIE ROD ON THE LEFT FRONT END CAME APART RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, IT TURNED OUT THAT A LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS WAS MISSING. NLM

APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER REGARDING A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT. I INSPECTED THE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THAT NO PROBLEM EXISTED AT THIS TIME . THE INSTRUCTIONS INDICATE FOR ME TO KEEP THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE EVENT THE COMPONENT FAILS AT A LATER DATE. WHILE INSPECTING THE RAILS THAT THE SEATS SLIDE ON, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC WEAR PADS THAT THE UPPER RAIL SLIDE ON THEN MOVING THE SEAT FOREWARD OR REARWARD WERE BROKEN. I CHECKED THE PASSENGER SIDE ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE SAME PIECES WERE BROKEN. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING THESE BROKEN PIECES AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD AND INQUIRED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER REPLACING THESE BROKEN ITEMS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE. THEY REFUSED TO CONSIDER REPLACING THESE ITEMS EVEN THOUGH BOTH SEATS ROCK SIDE TO SIDE AND FORWARD IF PUSHED FROM BEHIND. I CHECKED WITH THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TO ORDER REPLACEMENT WEAR PADS TO INSTALL IN THE RAILS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO BUY THE ENTIRE POWER SEAT MECHANISMS FOR BOTH SEATS. THE COST FOR THIS IS WELL OVER ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE, AND BELIEVE IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT ANY RANDOM SAMPLE OF LIKE VEHICLES, YOU WILL FIND NEARLY EVERY ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE BROKEN COMPONENTS COULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO TILT WHIL

NUT HOLDING TIE ROD FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT NUT LEFT LOOSE ON ASSEMBLY LINE

THE TENSIONER PULLEY THAT RUNS THE TIMING BELT IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PULLEY MELTED CAUSING THE TIMING BELT TO SEIZE AND THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL. MY MECHANIC CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN MY AREA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CONCORDE. THE REPLACEMENT PULLEY IS MADE OF METAL. IF THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT CAUSES SUCH EXTENSIVE/EXPENSIVE DAMAGE, WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? THE REPAIR COST ME $879.00.

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE CUT OFF COMPLETELY/ LOST ALL POWER. IT QUICKLY STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AFTER CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN 2 DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO CONSUMER'S WIFE. *AK

TRUNK LID AND ATTACHMENTS COLLAPSED AND A FELL ONTO OWNER'S HEAD, RESULTING IN INJURY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WHEN PRECEEDING FROM A STOP LIGHT INTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE HESITATES AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CUSTOMER HAD A MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR DONE REGARDING THE HESITATION PROBLEM, WHICH IS DUE TO FLOWS IN DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, THROTTLE WENT WIDE OPEN, AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 90 MPH. APPLYING THE BRAKES BARELY SLOWED VEHICLE DOWN. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS OF HITTING BRAKES, HITTING THE SHOULDER, THROWING VEHICLE INTO NEUTUAL,. DRIVER TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEALER STILL HOLDING VEHICLE FOR REPAIR SINCE 6/23/00 DEALER SAYS THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR PARTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE IN SUMMARY. *AK

BREAKDOWN OF THIS NATURE IS UNCOMMON FOR A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. THE RECOMMENDED TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE IS 60,000 MILES. BREAKDOWN OCCURRED BEFORE 60,0000 MILES.*AK

THE ENGINE BLOCKED HAD A PIN SIZE HOLE AT THE REAR WHICH ALLOW COLLANT TO ESCAPE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING. NLM

TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING INTO LOW GEAR, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER,ALMOST DIES. DEALER HAS REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.*AK

TIE ROD END FAILED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE STEERING BECOMES VERY SLOPPY. BAD COMPONENT NOT ABLE TO LUBRICATE. ONLY LASTS 29-30,000 MILES TO FAILURE. PREMATURE WEAR.*AK

CONSUMER BELIEVES DESIGN AND/OR POOR MATERIALS CAUSED STEERING TIE ROD FAILURE AND GEAR ISOLATOR FAILURE,WHICH ALLOWED STEERING GEAR TO MOVE EXCESSIVELY. *ET

ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT MECHANIC SAID THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *AK