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 →
THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW AND WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. YOU HEAR A SQEAKING NOISE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS ALSO RAN A STOP SIGN AND HAS GONE THROUGH (3) SETS OF BRAKE PADS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS.*AK
VEHICLE HAS REAR BRAKE LOCKUP, THIS OCCURS IN HARD STOPPING CONDITIONS ONLY.*AK
IN DRY AND WET WEATHER THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL/ LOCK UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
THE BRAKE DRUM HAS RUSTED, CAUSING THE ABS TO LOCK UP ON THE REAR WHEELS.*AK
EXPERIENCING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WHEEL LOCK UP. THE BRAKES LOCK AND GRAB. REPAIRED ONCE AND BRAKES STILL ARE GRABBING AND LOCKING.*AK
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, INITIALLY FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP AND CHATTER.*AK
IN DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE REAR END PULLS TO THE RIGHT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
VEHICLE'S REAR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR RAIL ROAD TRACKS AND WILL NOT STOP.*AK
FAILURE ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN MAKING A STOP THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, PE96-016.*AK FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTION AFTER DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER TWO TO THREE FEET HIGH, WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WORK NORMALLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *SLC
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT SEEMS TO GO ON AND OFF, PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
IN DRY AND WET WEATHER THE THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GRAB HARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
IN DRY WEATHER WHEN SLOWING DOWN HIT A BUMP AND THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, #PE96-016. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WILL EITHER LOCK UP OR THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL ACT LIKE IT IS TRYING TO PUSH ITSELF BACK UP WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS. *SLC
PE96-016, WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, INSTEAD OF GRIPPING THE ROAD ,THE BRAKES FREEZE OR LOCK AND VEHICLE SKIDS FORWARD.*AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARNING LOCKED UP AND PINCHED OFF THE HUB FROM THE AXLE. *AK
DRIVERS INSIDE SEAT TRACK BRACKET BROKE, ALLOWING BOLT TO LOOSEN.
REAR ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES ONLY 16, 000 MILES AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT.*AK
NUMEROUS EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURES AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.
AFTER STOPPING AT STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN , THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP, IT BEGAN TO TURN VERY FREE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES RELEASE WHENEVER DRIVER HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE.
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, ALSO CLUTCH ASEMBLY FAILURE/GAS INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE (ABS) ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS APPLIED, THE WHEELS LOCK UP WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BE REAPPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN THIRD GEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, DOWN HILL EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, UPON APPLYING BRAKE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKE UP, CAUSING TO SKID, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DUE ROTOR DISTORTION EXP. EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS.*AK
WHEN PRESSING ON THE PEDAL TO BRAKE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A NOISE , AND PEDAL PRESSURE GOES SOFT. ALSO A DELAY IN BRAKING.*AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED. *SD
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY, ALSO MAKES NOISE WHEN CROSSING BUMPS.
FAILURE ON THE REAR WHEELS, WHEELS LOCK UP WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, PE96-016.
TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
THROTTLE RETURN SPRING STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *SD
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL ON WET ROADS.
ABS WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS ON/OFF.
POWER LUMBAR SEATS AIR PRESSURE BAG FAILED TO INFLATE.
ABS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS OR AFTER RAINING THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP. *AK
WHEN APPLYING ANTILOCK BRAKES ON WET ROADS, WHEELS LOCK UP.
VEHICLE VEERS TO ONE SIDE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, ALSO BRAKES CYCLE UNNECESSARILY.
FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE/VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED ON SLICK ROADS. *AW
UPON BRAKING OMN DRY SURFACE, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCK UP, CAUSING TIRES TO SQUEAL. *AK
DURING WET CONDITIONS REAR ABS BRAKES LOCK UP. *AK
# PE96-016 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES LOCK UP SOMEIMES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ABS: WHEELS LOCK UP DURING HARD BRAKING, DRY/WET SURFACE, NO WARNING. *AK
THE WHEELS LOCK UP OCCASIONALLY DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN, AT TIMES, FEEL OF LOCKING UP; INCREASED STOPPING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK UP. *AK
WHEELS LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKES WAS APPLIED SUDDENLY. *AK
REAR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING ON GRAVEL ROAD. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO THE ABS BRAKES.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKES LOCKING UP, NO INJURIES. *AKS
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IT HAS WHEEL LOCKUP. PE96-016
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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