Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission › cooling unit and lines. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
FINGERS BENT AND TWISTED. INDEX, MIDDLE AND THUMBS ARE BENT TO CONFORM TO THE STEERING WHEEL. INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ARE BENT TOWARDS THE BABY FINGERS. THUMBS ARE BENT AWAY FROM HAND FROM GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL TO APPLY THE NEEDED FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL. INFORMATION SUPPLIED ON MY BEHALF BY MY UNCLE MIKE TOMICH 989- 665-2311 PICTURES OF MY HANDS CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTP://PHOTOS.YAHOO.COM/MIKETOMICH DT
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 40,000 MILES. *MJS
FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE AIRCONDITIONER RECHARGED WITH FREON. OUR MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND THE LEAK AND BELIEVES IT TO BE IN THE EVAPORATER WHICH IS A VERY EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING JOB TO GET AT. I THINK IT SHOULD BE COATED WITH A CORROSIVE RESISTANT MATERIAL AT THE FACTORY. THE DEALER HERE IN OUR TOWN SAYS HE HAS A WHOLE BOXFULL OF DEFECTIVE EVAPORATORS, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR THE WARRANTY EXTENDED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO SUSTAIN BURNS AND OTHER INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOVED BACK ON THE TRACK WITHOUT RELEASING THE MECHANISM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A ONE-MONTH PERIOD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK
FAULTY FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT.
THE HIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING UNIT AND LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FRONT OF TRANSMISSION, THE QUICK DISC CONNECTING SEAL IS ALLOWING THE PRESSURE TO SHOOT OUT OF THE TRANMISSION ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE OWNER STATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 1994-1997 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. OWNER SAYS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE IDENTICAL AS FAR AS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CHASSIES GO. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION OIL HOSE LEAKED OIL ONTO THE HOT MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE WHILE THE VAN WAS BEING DRIVEN. *AK
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURST INTO FLAMES AND THAT IT STARTED FROM THE FRONT BELT HOUSING, CAUSE OF FIRE HAS BEEN UNDETERMIND.
9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.