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 →
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION 25 MPH, BRAKE FAILURE ABS LOCKUP ON WET SURFACE AIRBAG ON DRIVERS SIDE PARTICALLY DEPLOYED, ALSO LAP/SHOULDER BELT FAIL.
KNOCKING NOISE IN VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TT
ABS, FRONT BRAKES MAKE VIBRATION, TURN ROTORS IN FOR REPAIR 6 TIMES. TT
VAN WAS IN A FRONT END CRASH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND WHITE STUFF CAME OUT OF THE BAG. TT
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT WORK. TT
WHILE DRIVING ON EXPWY VAN STALLED DUE TO WORN CAMSHAFT GEAR THAT MANUFACTURER ISSUED BULLETIN 9/1/93. TT
SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAN BE EASILY BE OPEN BY TWO YEAR OLD. TT
ABS SYSTEM WILL FAIL IF WATER GETS IN THE TAIL LIGHTS. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 50MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
THE RECLINER MECHANISM BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO STAY IN THE RECLINE POSITION, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, WET CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BRAKE EXTREMELY SENSATIVE. TT
AT 55 TO 65 MPH RPM ACCELERATION. TT
VEHICLE ROLLED DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN DEATH, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *AW
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS REPEATEDLY. PUMPS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO LEAKS. TT
ABS: ALL BRAKE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS, INCLUDING MASTER CYLINDER; PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; EXTENDED STOPPING; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER WILL EITHER FAIL OR FLUCTUATE IN MILEAGE 15,000 MORE. SPEED WAS OFF SAYING LESS THAN TRAVELING. TT
WAS DRIVING THE VAN AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. 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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