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 1993 record →
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS IN THE FORWARD POSITION, AND WILL NOT TRAVEL BACK ACROSS SHOULDER WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT GETS STUCK WHEN IT COMES THROUGH THE GUIDE IN THE FLOOR, CAUSING IT TO SHRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES MORE THAN HALF OF THE BELT IS DAMAGED AND WILL NOT FREELY PASS THROUGH THE GUIDE. *YH
FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED.
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT GOES FORWARD WHEN CAR GOES OVER BUMP.
1 TIME IN SEPT DEALER HAD NO PARTS. 2ND ATTEMPT PART NOT IN VEHICLE. THIRD TIME SAME PROBLEM. 4TH TIME PART STILL ON BACK ORDER. DEALER HAS KEPT ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE. *AK
SAFETY RECALL ON DRIVER/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS.
RADIATOR FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE PULLED OUT.
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE POWER STEERING PULLEY SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE COMPLETE POWER STEERING ABILITY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
POWER TRANSITOR FOUND IN THE DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT DISTRIBUTOR FAILED.
THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER STRAP COIL BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM . MANUFACTURER GIVES OWNER THE RUN AROUND ANOUT THE REPAIR. *AK
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CABLE CAME OUT OF GUIDE, DOES NOT HOLD SHOULDER BELT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURE, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS CABLE JUMPED OFF TRACK, CABLE NOW HANGS STUCK ON TRACK, WON'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *AK
FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER IS UNWILLING TO FIX WITHOUT CHARGING. *AK
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CABLE BROKE SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE WALL OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK IN FOR REPAIR AND DID NOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE OF THE COST. *AK
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS REMAIN IN AN OPEN POSITION WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, WILL NOT CLOSE UNLESS DOORS ARE OPENED AND CLOSED.
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK
DRIVER'S MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS INOPERATIVE, WON'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD ON TRACK RAIL, NOT FIXED. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CABLE CAME LOOSE. *AK
EA96-014 ACTIVE, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, GET STUCK IN THE GUIDE LOOP IN THE DOWN POSITION, SO THE SHOULDER HARNESS CANNOT BE USED. *AK
ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION .*AK CONSUMER STATES THE KEY REMAINS IN THE IGNITION AFTER THE SHIFT LOCK IN ENGAGED AND IS IN THE PARK POSITION, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO AVOID HAVING VEHICLE STOLEN. *SLC
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP, THE SEAT BELTS WILL RETRACT TO THE STARTING POSITION.*AK
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT JAMMED.
INTERMITTENT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, AFTER TURNING ON IGNITION, SHOULDER SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILS TO LOCK INTO PLACE AS DESIGNED.*AK
THE COIL CAME OUT OF THE TRACK ON THE DRIVERS MOTORBELT, CAUSING IT TO FAIL.
EA 96-014 ACTIVE, SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, WILL NOT STAY RETRACTED. *AK *SLC
THE DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING AND CABLE CAME OUT .PLEASE DESCRIBE . # EA96-014 .*AK
. DRIVER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK *SLC
MOTOR ON THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKES NOISE. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. THE CABLE BROKE.*AK
FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, PE96-007.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR SLID THREE-QUARTER'S WAY INTO POSITION AND STOPPED FOLLOWED BY A CABLE POPPING OUT AND RUBBING LUBRICATING GREASE ON DRIVER'S SUIT.
CABLE CAME OUT DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CAUSING TRACK TO DISASSEMBLE. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ALLEGEDLY MALFUCTIONED OR FAILED, BELT ARE IN THE RETRACT POSITION PE96-007A. *AK
EXPERIENCED AUTO SHOULDER HARNESS FAILURE, WHEN STOPS MIDWAY ON TRACK DRIVER/PASS, AND WHEN BUCKLE MECHANISM LATCH GOES IN IT TWISTS, CAUSING LOOSE FIT. *AK
PE96-007 ACTIVE, DRIVERS SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
#PE96-007; DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT HOUSING IS NOT OPERATING. *AK
THE DRIVERS AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NO LONGER OPERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON DRIVERS SIDE, PE96-007 ACTIVE. *AK
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT LOCKED IN POSITION, RENDERING SHOULDER HARNESS INOPERATIVE. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT MODERATE SPEEDS TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND VEHICLE STALLS. *AK
DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS INOPERATIVE, TRACK CABLES SNAPPED AND ARE STUCK IN REARWARD POSITION. *AK
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SOMETIMES WON'T WORK WHEN IN THE SEAT HAVE TO RELEASE MANUALLY. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS ARE BROKEN, UNABLE TO LATCH SHOULDER BELT. TT *SLC
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN OPEN THE DOOR IT DOESN'T WORK YOU HAVE TO START THE CAR FOR IT TO WORK . TT
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY ON FRONT SEAT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATING POSITIONS. TT CONSUMER STATES THEY COME DISENGAGED EVERY TIME A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT. *SLC
FILM ON WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. TT
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CABLE CAME OUT, INOPERATIVE. TT
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR FELL APART . 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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