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 1995 record →
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT OF GEAR AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUT IN NEUTRAL WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT ONE TIME.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT OF GEAR AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUT IN NEUTRAL WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT ONE TIME.
AT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
WIRING MELTED TOGETHER UNDER THE DASHBOARD,ALSO THE SWITCH MELTED.
CATLAYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE.
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH STRONG SULPHUROUS SMELLS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY AFTER SHORT TRIPS AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE SMELLS INDICATE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK
CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE.
THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN MELTED INTERNALLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE.
VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER AND STALLS.
FUEL LINE CLAMP FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER THE STREET AND UNDER THE VEHICLE.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
CV RETAINING BRACKET BROKE. CAUSE: CV BOUNCES UP/DOWN AND VEHICLE VIBRATES AND OIL LEAKAGE DEVELOPED. END RESULT: POTENTIAL FIRE. ALSO, RENDERED ENGINE INOPERATIVE.
STEERING FAILED 3 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION. *AK
COOLANT SENSOR FAILED.
DURING WET WEATHER POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHILE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. IN ADDITION, REPLACED WARPED FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
BLOCK HEATER CLIPS FAILED.
DESIGN OF THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINE INTERFERES WITH RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT, RESULTING IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE BEING CUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.
POWER STEERING LOCKS/FAILS WHEN TURNING A CORNER AFTER DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. A REPAIR KIT WAS INSTALLED BY DEALER, YET, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMER LOOSES POWER, THE WATER GETS ON THE ENGINE BELTS, CAUSING BELTS TO SLIP, CAUSING COMPLETE POWER LOSS.
WHENEVER STARTING UP VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD RACE AT VERY LOW SPEED & THEN SUDDENLY WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HAD TAKEN TO A GARAGE TO CHECK OUT, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH WHEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN . CONSUMER STOPPED PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND THE WINDSHEILD HAD SHATTERED. THE HOOD IS BENT, THE FRONT TOP OF ROOF HAS CAVED IN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROAD ANY SPEED ABOVE 5MPH AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES WILL CAUSE BRAKES TO COLLAPSE, CONSUMER CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER AND IT IS FULL. THERE IS NO LEAK IN BRAKE LINE. *AK *JB
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE HOOD FLEW UP, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A MISSING LATCH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE'S ENGINE GETS EXTREMLY HOT AT TIMES. OWNER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOE REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER NEVER GAVE OWNER EXACT CAUSE OR A REASON WHY VEHICLE CUTS OFF. *AK
WHEN GOING OVER A PUDDLE IN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING BELT GETS WET, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK
THE BOOT AROUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS.
WHEN GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. A KIT WAS CREATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER THAT KIT WILL RESOLVE ONLY 80% OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND VEHICLE HAS REPSONDED FAIRLY WELL, CONSUMER AVOIDS PUDDLES AND DRIVE VERY LITTLE DURING RAIN. *SLC
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MOISTURE GETS INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND HAS NO CONTROL. *AK *SLC
VEHICLE STALLED IN RAIN REPEATEDLY AND THE LATEST INCIDENT CAUSED A CRASH.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE RAINY, WET, OR COLD. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO BENT SUSPENSION BAR.
CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THE WINDSHILD JUST CRACKED FOR NO OBIVIOUS REASONS SUCH AS A ROCK OR SOME ONE HITTING IT. *AK
AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT ARM/RIGHT HAND, AND ALSO ON LEFT SIDE OF STOMACH WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL CYST. DUP OF 516955, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
DRIVING ON HWY RPMS STOPPED RUNNING; VEHICLE STALL OUT; VEHICLE STARTED COASTING. PULLED TO SIDE; TURNED IT OFF; RESTARTED IT 15 MINUTES LATER. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED ELECTRICAL CABLE WIRING (BATTERY/ALTERNATOR) HAD MELTED & CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF FROM COLUMN, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING CHEMICALS TO DISPERSE INTO FACE, LEFT ARM, SMALL AREA OF RIGHT HAND.
ENGINE OVERHEATS INTERMITTENTLY.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER CAN MOVE IT AROUND WITH HER HAND. ON COLD DAYS DRIVER FELT THE COLD AIR ALL AROUND EDGE OPENING OF AIR BAG FROM OUTSIDE OF CAR. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE, GOING ABOUT 70-75 MPH; OIL LIGHT WAS ON; PULLED OVER & HAD NO POWER; HAD NOTICED BRACKET HOLDING CV JOINT ARM HAD BROKEN IN TWO, RUINED THE ENGINE. *AK
DRIVER HIT CURB AND CAR TURNED OVER AT 30 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON ICY OR WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL IS HARD TO APPLY AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS NEEDED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
DEALER DID NOT DO RECALL REPAIR ON THE GAS TANK AS PROMISED.
STEEL TREAD CAME OUT OF TIRE.
VEHICLE "BUCKED AND CHUGGED" AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM FIXED AFTER THIRD ATTEMPT BUT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.
COMPLETE CLUTCH ASSEMBLE FAILURE.
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY LOW SPEED COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, ALL DAMAGE WAS FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *AK
BRAKE PROBLEMS--HAS HAD THE CAR SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
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