Owners filed 14 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
2
1
0
0
Tires
1
0
0
0
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
1
1
0
0
Seat Belts › Front
1
0
0
0
Power Train › Axle Assembly
1
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline
1
0
0
0
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
1
0
0
0
Exterior Lighting
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
1
0
1
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
1
0
1
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Suspension › Front › Control Arm96E017000
Filed Jun 24, 199694 vehiclesMoog Automotive
Defect. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AFTERMARKET BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM MANUFACTURED BY MOOG INDUSTRIES. DUE TO MISPACKAGING, CERTAIN BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WERE INCORRECTLY PLACED IN THE WRONG BOXES.
Risk. THESE BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WILL NOT FIT INTO THE FRAME RECESS WITHOUT BEING ALTERED. ALSO THE STUD IS UNDERSIZED AND WILL NOT FIT THE SPINDLE PROPERLY POSSIBLY CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy. MOOG WILL REPLACE THE INCORRECTLY PACKAGED ASSEMBLIES WITH CORRECT BALL JOINT/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Tires
Filed Jan 13, 2016250,000 milesNY
DELTA AKURET GRIP PLUS STUDDED SNOW TIRES 74S 145/75/12 . THE STUDS IN THESE SNOW TIRES WORE THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE AWAY AND CAUSED A SWIFT LEAK, AS DOCUMENTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. TIRE WENT FLAT REPEATEDLY, AND WAS INFLATED TO PROPER PSI SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAK WAS OCCURRING BETWEEN TWO SEPARATE TIRE STUDS. THEY WERE BOTH LEAKING AIR WHERE THEY HAD WORN THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE AWAY. THIS RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF TWO TIRE STUDS, AND PATCHES BEING REINSERTED INTO RESULTING HOLES. NO GUARANTEE IS POSSIBLE AS TO HOW LONG THIS REPAIR IS GOOD FOR. TIRES WERE OTHERWISE ROADWORTHY, SHOWING NO SIGNS OF UNEVEN WEAR OR ROUGH USE, AND HAD GOOD TREAD DEPTH REMAINING, AS DOCUMENTED BY REPAIR FACILITY. COST OF THE REPAIR EXCEEDED WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FULL REPLACEMENT COST OF A NEW TIRE. DELTA/AKURET WAS CONTACTED-THEY REFUSE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower ArmCrash
Filed May 18, 2007157,000 milesTX
FAILURE OF LOW CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD END ,AND CV AXLES. *AK
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash
Filed Apr 30, 2001MA
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR BY A TOW TRUCK, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO TWIST AND BREAK. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS NOT SAFE, FOR SEAT TO GO BACK AND BREAK.*AK *SLC
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jul 9, 1998MO
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *AK
Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 4, 1998CA
CONSUMER COULD NOT REPLACE PARKING LIGHT DUE TO INFERIOR DESIGN (NOT ENOUGH ROOM AND SPACE).
Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Jul 25, 1997WV
REAR AXLE MOUNT BROKE DUE TO MISSING BOLTS, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail PipeFire
Filed Jun 12, 1996OK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE BACK END BECAUSE OF EXHAUST MUFFLER. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 11, 1996CA
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE DIES OUT/STALLS/HESITATES. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 9, 1996WI
OWNER HEARD WEIRD CRACK AND VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING OVER HEATING. IGNITION SWITCH NOW SEEMS TO AFFECT COOLANT FAN AND OTHER COMPONENTS ON SAME LINE. *AK
Seat Belts › Front
Filed May 9, 1996IN
MANUAL LAP BELT SUDDENLY COMES UNHOOKED/RETRACT. *SD
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed May 6, 1996ND
ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Aug 16, 1995VA
VEHICLES DRIVER SEAT BACK SNAPPED AND IS NOW INOPERATIVE.THIS OCCURED WHILE IN NORMAL USE. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 25, 1995CA
THERE IS A GAS SMELL PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Mar 13, 1995OH
HEADLIGHT RELAY REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO HEADLIGHT FAILURES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD
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.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Jun 24, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.