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 →
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALSO, HAVING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE STALL OUT WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED DUE TO BROKEN BUCKLE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE; THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAIN ARM. THE WIPER HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
REAR WINDSHIELD MOTOR FAILED/ BURNED OUT, WIPER STUCK IN UPPER POSITION, NOT CHECKED/REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK
ABS WARNING INDICATOR COMES ON AND THE SYSTEMS SHUTS DOWN, LASTING APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AT A TIME.
THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FROM THE FLOOR WHEN BELT IS IN USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR ON THE FLOOR AND SIDE COLUMN FOR THE SECOND ROW/MIDDLE SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE POPS LOOSE WHEN IN USE. *AK
EA97-005, THE REAR/MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SLIPS OFF WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK *JB
VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY DURING THE SUMMER , AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR AT ANY SPEED. *AK
FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
THE LIFTGATE RODS RIPPED OUT FROM VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE LIFTGATE. HOWEVER ,THE DEALER INFORMED OWNER THAT THE ROD WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL GET STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR, AND SOMETIMES THE BELT WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO THE MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS INSIDE ARE DEEPLY PITTED WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BECOME WEAK. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR MOVES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALER. *AK
HATCHBACK SUPPORT ROD BROKE.
SEAT BELT WILL SUDDENLY DISCONNECT FROM THE FLOOR ANCHOR IN THE MIDDLE ROW .
SEAT BELT: CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. *AK
UPON ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE HATCHBACK AFTER LOADING ITEMS INTO REAR OF VAN, THE HATCHBACK CAME CRASHING DOWN DUE TO STRUT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SNAPPING OFF. COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURIES TO PASSENGERS HAD THEY BEEN STANDING BENEATH THE HATCHBACK. *A
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE, THE MIDDLE SEAT ON THE RIGHT HOOK CLIP IS BROKEN, AND WILL NOT HOLD THE ANCHORAGE BASE. *AK
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN. HAVE FOUND ARTICLE INDICATING THAT OTHER ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE.
HAD VEHICLE PARKED; WENT TO REAR & LIFTED LIFTGATE; LIFTGATE HATCH COLLAPSED DUE TO BOLTS SNAPPING; (UNDER RECALL #97V079000). WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.
CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SAFETY BELT CLIP RELEASES FROM THE FLOOR BRACKET FREQUENTLY WHEN THE BELT IS IN USE. ALSO HYDRAULIC ARM THAT HOLDS THE BACK DOOR UP , BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE ARM TO THE BODY OF THE VAN SHEARED IN HALF,CAUSING THE BACK DOOR TO COLLAPSE. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH OWNER HIT A TREE AT DIRECT CENTER AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. OWNER NOTES THAT DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH. *AK
OWNER RECEVIED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ABS BRAKES, RECALL NO.96V09900; AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET PROBLEM CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
JACK FAILED WHILE DRIVER WAS CHANGING TIRE.
DURING TURNING MANEUVER HEARD SOMETHING DROP. PROGNOSIS: BOLT TENSIONER SHEARED OFF STEERING WHILE DRIVING; ALSO CAUSING COOLING SYSTEM AND POWER STEERING TO SHUT DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS HAVE REDUCED BRAKING PRESSURE, BRAKE PEDAL COMES UP WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND BRAKING, DEALER STATES BRAKES ARE FINE. *SLC
THE CENTER BENCH RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT RETANING SPRING IS BROKEN AND WILL NOT STAY HOOKED TO THE FLOOR ANCHOR. *AK
SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE REAR BECOMES UNATTACHED DUE TO A FAULTY SPRING CLIP. DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
PASSENGERS GETTING INTO MIDDLE REAR SEATS NOTICED THAT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT UNLATCH OR UNHOOK FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE; PASSENGERS COULD NOT GET OUT OR INTO SEAT BELTS. *AK
TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO LIP SEALS HARDENING AND BURNT CLUTCHES, PREVENTING GEARS FROM SHIFTING OUT OF SECOND.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LONGER RETRACT AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK
FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED.
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKEN AT FLOOR ANCHOR.
SEATBELT TO MIDDLE SEAT CONTINUOUSLY BECOMES UNHOOKED FROM ITS MOORING.
ELECTRICAL RELAY SHORTED, CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS, HORN, DOOR LOCKS, SPEEDOMETER, AND CRUISE CONTROL.
LOSS OF ALL WATER FROM RADIATOR.
THE SEAT BELT DISCONNECTS FROM THE FLOOR ANCHOR.
SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR.
RECALL # 96V09900. THE ABS PUMP MOTOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND WILL NOT RELEASE VEHICLE UNTIL THE BILL IS PAID FOR THE REPAIRS DONE ON VEHICLE. *AK
THE SEAT ADJUSTER IS CRACKED, ALLOWING THE SEAT BACK TO LAY OVER.
EA97-005, THE VEHICLE REAR MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGS COMES LOOSE WHEN USING THE SEAT BELT, WILL NOT PROTECT AN OCCUPANT IF IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK
EA97005, SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE FAILURE. THE SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES FREQUENTLY WHEN BELT IS IN USE. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 96. THE SPRING CLIP IS NOT BROKEN. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING 50 MPH AND WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE FORWARD, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. PASSENGER WAS USING A SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN WALKING OVER BELT ANCHORAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE CENTER SEAT/RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT SPRING CLIP BROKE, CAUSING THE BELT ANCHORAGE TO RELEASE WHEN BELT IS IN USE. *AK
EA97-005, THE VEHICLE REAR MIDDLE RIGHT HAND SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE COMES LOOSE AND PREVENTS PROTECTION IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. TOOK TO DLR TWICE. *AK
THE CENTER SEAT/ RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE RELEASES WHEN WALKING OVER SEAT BELT. *AK
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE, THE MIDDLE SEAT ON THE HAND SIDE WHEN LATCHED OR UNLATCHED WILL COME UNATTACHED FROM THE FLOOR ANCHORAGE.*AK
SEAT BELT RIGHT SIDE/MIDDLE CLIP BROKE OFF (EA 97-005). *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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