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 1991 record →
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, WHEELS LOCKED UP WHEN 40 MPH IN WET SURFACE, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. TT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. *YH
860-529-4022: UNDERDASH FIRE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT; IGNITION TURNED OFF; VEHICLE TOTALED; REPORTED BY WITNESS, NOT VEHICLE OWNER. TT FIRE HAPPENED AT USED CAR DEALERSHIP, OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. *SLC
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. TT *SLC
THE FRONT BRAKE KEEPS BURNING UP TOOK TO DEALER REPLACED THEM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM . TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN DRIVING ON WEST SURFACES. TT
FRONT END VIBRATES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *DSH
VEHICLE FIRE. TT
WHEN TRUCK IS TURNED OFF THE FUEL PUMP KEEPS ON RUNNING (MAKING NOISE) . TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *TW
CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED WENT TO STOP THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CAR SHE HIT OVERPASS SUPPORT TRUCK WAS TOTALED.
FRONT CALIPERS BROKE, HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE AND DEFECTIVE RABS VALVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *TW
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *DSH
CLUTCH FAILURE. *AW
THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR THE FRONT ROTOR WAS TURNED REAR BRAKES AREN'T WORKING CAME TO A SLOW STOP . TT
CONSUMER HAD THE #PE95-001 MASTER BOOSTER CYLINDER, TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THE ABS MODULE REPLACED. TT
THE FRONT BRAKES ARE LEAKING AND THE BRAKES WILL GO OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE BEING STOPPED, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO FLOOR, REPLACED POWER BOOSTER. *AK
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE 3RD AND 4TH HEADS ARE CRACKED ON THE ENGINE AND CRACKED AT 55,000 MILES. PLEASE EDESCRIBE. TT
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE UNOCCUPIED. TT
#PE95-001 MASTER CYLINDER BOOSTER SEPARATION . TT
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER /BOOSTER SEPARATED WAS REPLACED. TT
BRAKE FAILED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN 31,511 MILES. BRAKES GRIND. TT
ANYTIME YOU RADIDLY STEP DOWN ON BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP. TT
VEHICLE SHAKES/VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING. *AK
PROBLEMS W/BRAKES WHERE BRAKE PEDAL GIVES WAY-CANNOT STOP AUTO. TT
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND WOULD NOT RETURN POSSIBLY DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE FLOOR MAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, DUE TO LOST OF BRAKE FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
UPON DRIVING DOWN MOUNTAIN ROAD, BRAKE PEDAL SOFT AND BEGAN TO DESCEND UPON APPLICATION. BRAKES OVERHEATED W/DRIVER PULLING OFF ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED A YEAR AGO AND NOW THEY NEED REPLACING AGAIN AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO LEAK. *SKD
FUEL SPILLS FROM FUEL TANK AFTER HALF FILLED WITH FUEL; LEAKAGE INSIDE CASING THAT CONTAINS FUEL TANK; COULD CAUSE MAJOR EXPLOSION. TT
FUEL LINE LEAK, SMALL RUBBER HOSE ALUMINUM CONNECT THAT KEPT TIGHT, ALUMINUM CLAMP CORRODED AND CAUSE THE HOSE THE LEAK, THAT GOES TO THE LINE. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN INCLINE WHEN IN PARK GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE SET, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
CAR WAS PARK AND OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT BLOW UP AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION, ROLLED IMPACT 12:00 POSITION HITTING A TREE. TT
EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AFTER IMPACT. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FREEZES WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OVER ONE HOUR, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL/NOT ENGAGE UNLESS ENGINE IS RUNNING. *SKD
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SKD
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING GOT ON THE HIGHWAY TRIED TO SHIFT IT DID WHEN LETTING THE CLUTCH OUT, THERE WAS NO THE SECOND GEAR *AK
STEERING BOX FAILURE, DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE. *AK
HUBS ON 4 WHEEL DRIVE OVERHEAT AND LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING; NO WARNING. *AK
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES WILL LOCK UP IN REAR OR RESULT IN VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING TO BRAKE APPLICATION PROCEEDING THROUGH INTERSECTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
REPLACED CALIPERS/PADS/RIGHT SIDE ROTOR. *AK
DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER APPLIED BRAKES AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. TT
THE MASTER CYLINDER BOOSTER HAVE SEPARATED AND THE TRUCK MAKES A HISSING NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR BY ITSELF AND VEHICLE MOVE FORWARD 3 TIMES, TWICE RESULTING IN ACCIDEMTS. *AK
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR WHILE DRIVING MAKING CAR HARD TO DRIVE. PLEASE DEESCRIBE. TT
THE ENGINE COMPLETELY QUITE RUNNING AND LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. 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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