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 1992 record →
ABS BRAKES; WARNING ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF MILES. ONE OCCURANCE ABS DISENGAGED ALL FOUR WHEEL ACTIVATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
WENT INTO COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURETT CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON BRAKE THEN WENT HARD, AND THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO BRAKES.*JB
STEERING GEAR BOX CRACKS, REPLACED GEAR BOX. TT
STEERING TENSIONER BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF STEERING. TT
BELT TENSIONER BROKE, RESULTING IN HARD STEERING, REPLACED BELT TENSIONER AND BELT. TT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT PROBLEM WAS SUE TO A FAULTY BOLT.*JB
#PE95-012 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED . TT *SLC
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS EA94-028 - STEERING BELT TENSIONER FAILS PE95-012. TT *JB
WHILE PUTTING ON BRAKES THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE WALL AND BUMPED THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER. TT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TENSIONER BROKE. TT CONSUMER STATES ENGINE WILL NOT RUN WITHOUT IT.*JB
#PE95-012 THE BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT THE BELT HAD 5TH BELT IN IT AND WAS FULLY REPLACED ONCE AND ALIGNED. IT FAILED AGAIN AFTER A YEAR DURING THE HEAT OF SUMMER. PULLY REPLACED ONCE. *YH
THE BELT TENSIONER HAS FRACTURED.TT THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE AT ITS MOUTING SHAFT RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE DRIVE BELT AND ALL OF ITS ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS.*JB
ABS BRAKES FAILED-WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT APPROX 50 MPH-BRAKES FELT VERY WEIRD. TT
STEERING TENSIONER CRACKED, HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. TT
ABS BRAKES; ON (3) OCCASIONS WITHIN A MONTH ABS/PARKING LIGHT LIT UP OTHER TIMES W/BRAKES FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE SLIDING DOOR FELL OUT THE TRACKS COMPLETELY WHILE YOUNG CHILD WAS OPENING DOOR. TT VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON LEVELGROUND, CONSUMER'S SON OPENED SLIDING DOOR WHICH FELL OFF BOTH UPPER AND LOWER TRACKS EXCEPT FOR A SMALL BOLT ATTACHED TO THE LOWER KEFT CORNER, THE DOOR FELL OFF ONTO THE GROUND AND CHILD MANAGED TO JUMP BACK TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY, DEALER RESPONDED THAT DOOR FELL OFF LOWERE TRACK ONLY DUE TO DEBRIS WHICH HAD FALLEN INTO LOWER TRACK AND BROKE APART.*JB
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES STOP WORKING. TT
ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNABLE TO ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR. TT
WHILE DRIVING DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO WARNING OR REASON FOR ITS DEPLOYMENT. TT
DOORS CAN ALL BE OPENED AFTER THEY'VE BEEN LOCKED. *DSH
BELT TENSIONER BROKE OFF WHILE IDLING IN STOPPED TRAFFIC. *AK
CONTACTED CHRYSLER (MINIVAN HOTLINE) FOUND OUT PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR HER VEHICLE UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. TT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT USING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF FEAR OF REAR LATCH OPENING. *YH
ABS: WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT; ABS LIGHT CAME ON; NO PEDAL STOPPING ACTION; NO WARNING; 55 TO 60 MPH; BRAKES REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 4 YEARS. TT
TRANSMISSION GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT. TT
DRIVER'S HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD EVEN THOUGH DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. TT
PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HINGE APPEARS UNDER SIZED FOR SIZE/WEIGHT OF DOOR, CAUSING HINGES TO SEPARATE FROM DOOR FRAME. *SD
ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLYING BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. REASON UNKNOWN BY MFG/DEALERS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS HYDRAULIC PUMP AND OTHER REPLACED NO CHANGE IN CONDITION.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. TT
EXPERIENCING HARD BRAKE PEDAL AND MUSHY BRAKES. TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED. TT
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DEPLOYED HALF WAY, HUB DID NOT OPEN PROPERLY. TT
SERPENTINE BELT IN VEHICLE HAS FAILED, POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE. TT SEAT BELT CONSTANTLY COMES UNFASTENED, CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY. *SLC
THE ABS SYSTEM IS FAILING. THE VAN WOULD NOT STOP. THERE IS NO PEDAL OR A HARD PEDAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BOLT BROKE THAT HOLDS THE BELT ON THE TENSIONER PULLEY WHILE DRIVING LOSS OF STEERING POWER, PE95-012 ACTIVE. TT
ENGINE RACED, ROD BOLT BROKE ,BUSTED A PISTON AND THREW IT THRU BLOCK. TT
ABS BRAKES; ABS BRAKES CONTROLLER HAS FAILED RESULTING IN RELAY AND BRAKES FAILING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE TRUCK USED THE ROTOR ON PASSENGER SIDE SPLIT IN HALF. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR HAD TO DRIVE SLOWLY UNTIL DEALER COULD BE REACHED. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS, BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING LOCKUP AND LOST BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, EA94-028 ACTIVE, IN FOR REPAIR. TT
BELT TENSIONER HAS FAILED (3) TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER HAS FRACTURED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
POWER STEERING WENT OUT, POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE. *AK
#PE95-12 THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE . *AK
ABS BRAKES; AFTER OWNING FOR A YEAR, OWNER IDENTIFIES SEVERE HUMMING AND OR METAL TO METAL KNOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE IN HALF, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING. TT
ABS, EA94-028,ACTIVE , PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, ANTI-LOCK LIGHTS STAYS ON, ALSO MAKES A NOISE . TT
BUCKET SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW THE CLIP ON THE END OF THE SEAT STRAP CAME OUT YOU CAN'T PUT IT BACK ON HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW SEAT BELT . TT
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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