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 →
WHILE DRIVING THE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF.THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER , AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE CONSUMER GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T DEPLOY. THE DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WAS REPLACED. *AK *TT
THE BRAKE ROTORS BECOME WARPED AT EVERY 20,000 MILES OR LESS, WHICH MAY CAUSE REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY AND AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
HATCHBACK ASSEMBLY STRUTS MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE HATCHBACK TO FALL UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING INJURIES. RECALL # 93V05800, MANUFACTURER STATED THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *AK
TRAVELING 20MPH & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO CHEMICALS IN AIR BAG. DRIVER NOT INJURED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND THE DRIVE'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
PARKING BRAKE PIVOT PIN SIEZED, WHICH CAUSED REAR BRAKE PADS TO REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH BRAKE ROTOR, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY OVERHEATED. *ET
BOTH CALIPER FAILED AT SEPARATE TIMES
CONSUMER CONTACTED A SERVICE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED. WHEN THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. *AK THE SPRING AND BEARING PLATE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC
TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES. QCAW
WHEN USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT MAY NOT RELEASE. THE REAR BRAKE WILL START SMOKING AFTER A FEW MILES. THE DRIVER WILL REPAIR THE EXISTING CALIPER BY SPRAYING OIL ON THE PART OF THE CALIPER WHERE THE EMERGENCY CABLE ATTACHES TO THE PIVOT AND SPRING, THEN WORKING THE HAND LEVER UNTIL IT BECOMES FREE.
WHILE DRIVING 60 TO 65 MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT A FEE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. CONSUMER FEELS THAT DEALER SHOULD NOT CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. *AK *TT
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSOR ON WHEEL, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 70 MPH FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR POWER STEERING WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND POSSIBLY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE DEFECT. *AK
BRAKE CALIPER FAILED TO RELEASE FULLY AFTER PARKING BRAKE WAS DISENGAGED.
INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT ABOUT 20 TO 30MPH WHEN HE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED , CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK
AIR BAG MONITOR FAILED. 534255 DUP OF 535689; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
FAULTY PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM.
LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER INTERMITTENTLY RUBS WITH FRICTION, SOMETIMES CAUSING A BURNING METAL SMELL.
LEFT REAR CALIPER INTERMTTENTLY RUBS WITH FRICTION.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
DRIVER'S AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY.
IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
MUFFLER FAILED.
EXTREME ENGINE NOISE DURING WARM UP.
HYDRAULIC LIFTS WHICH HOLD THE REAR DOOR OPEN FAILED.
BRAKE CALIPERS FREEZE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL.
SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG OPERATION HAS GONE OUT, AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN USED.
VALVE COVER GASKETS FAILURES.
PROBLEM WITH NOISY THROW-OUT BEARINGS, BEARING REPLACED ONCE.
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FROZE INTO LOCKE DPOSITION, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO OVERHEAT.
LEFT REAR CALIPER FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
REAR BRAKE LOCKED IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
REAR BRAKE LOCKED IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
THE SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD DUE TO A A FAILURE IN THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM, CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED TWICE.
AIR BAG MODULATOR FAILED DUE TO MULTIPLE SHORTS IN WIRING HARNESS.
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR CALIPER SEIZED, CAUSING EXTREME HEAT AND WARPING OF THE ROTOR. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO REPLACED LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE KEPT MOVING AT ABOUT TWO CAR LENGTHS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY BEGAN TO STOP,THIS IS AN INTERMIITTENT PROBLEM. MECHANIC REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. WAS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO MECHANIC TO REPLACE ALL NEW BRAKE PADS ,STILL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING AND CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
REAR CALIPERS GET STUCK UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
DISTRIBUTOR/IGNITOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
REAR LEFT BRAKE SEIZED WHEN USING PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK
REAR CALIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO REPLACED PARKING BRAKE PIVOT PIN. *AK
REAR CALIPERS WERE LOCKED AND THE REAR PADS WERE WORN OUT CAUSIN A SCRAPING SOUND FROM REAR BRAKES.
OTHER: AIR BAG IS NON-OPERATIONAL DUE TO A DIAGNOSTIC MODULE PROBLEM. *AK
REAR BRAKE CALIPER FREEZES UPON USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.
EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT RELEASE CAUSING THE REAR CALIPERS TO OVERHEAT.
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR CALIPER FROZE RESULTING IN THE REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP.
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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