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 →
NOTICED BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, DEALER FOUND FRONT WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED, CHRYSLER HAS NO REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS AVAILABLE AND NO IDEA WHEN ONE MIGHT BE FOUND, #4625688. *AK IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *SLC
TRAILING ARM WELD BROKE WHICH CAUSES NOISE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH/MOTOR FAILED.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
SUSPENSION FAILURE, THE REAR TRAILING ARM CRACKED. *AK *JB
FAILED EGR VALVE/OXYGEN SENSOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING.
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TWICE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK
ENGINE BELT MAKES NOISE.
WHILE TRYING TO START, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVING AT SPEED OF 25 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, NO IMPACT INVOLVED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 5MPH, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
VEHICLE HYDROPLAINS WHENEVER ROADS ARE WET. *DSH
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING CARDIAC CONTUSION TO DRIVER. *SD
WINDOWS FREEZE SHUT IN COLD WEATHER. CANNOT OPEN UNTIL CAR IS COMPLETELY WARMED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILED FIVE TIMES. *DSH
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *SD
WHEN STARTED THE CAR PUT INTO DRIVE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CONSUMER HIT A TRUCK . TT
FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DSH
THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVERS SEAT BACK LATCH BROKE, CAUSING BACK OF SEAT TO RECLINE SUDDENLY. *DSH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINE BACKWARDS. TT
THE REAR TRAILING ARM HAS A CRACK IN THE WELD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ALIGNMENT FAILURE, WHEN STEERING HAVE NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES. *AK
THE CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND IT WILL ATTEMPT TO STALL . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHCILE SWAYS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND FAILS TO STOP. *SKD
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING NORMAL SPEED TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *AK
HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER HOOD. TT
PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS.
INTERMITTENTLY OWNER HAS PROBLEMS STARTING, VEHICLE HAS DIGITAL DISPLAY WITH EVERYTHING NEEDING TO BE RESET. TT
BRAKE SWITCH FELL OUT OF STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *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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