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 →
BRAKE ROTORS: FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED AT 11798 MILES, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, HAD 28686 ROTORS CRACKED AGAIN. FEELS THAT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES DRAGGING AND NOT RELEASING WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM PEDAL.
TRANSMISSION NOISE 4 TIMES.
CHILD SEAT CANNOT NOT BE PROPERLY INSTALLED IN REAR SEAT OF EXTENDED CAB.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, IN COLD OR WET WEATHER THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND GRAB, AND VEHICLE COME TO COMPLETE STOP/JERKS VERY HARD. *AK
VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND THE STEERING BOX BROKE. THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER SINCE THE STEERING BOX BROKE. *AK
CALIPERS LOCKED UP WHILE RUNNING IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
ENGINE MISFIRES UNDER ACCELERATION, ALSO STALLS OCCASIONALLY; ALSO POOR CONTROL OF STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. *AK
BRAKES LOCK-UP IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE ROAD, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO CORRECT FAILURE, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC
DEFROSTER SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TOO LOW, AND WILL NOT DEFROST THE WIPERS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO WINDOWS, CAUSING VISUAL PROBLEMS , THEY CONTINUE TO ICE UP. *AK
DOME LIGHT STAYS ON.
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES (ABS), EXITING ON RAMP, PAVEMENT WET, VEHICLE SKIDDED & SPUN & HIT GUARD RAIL, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALERS ADJUSTED ABS SENSORS. *AK
MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHE RFLUID MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING WINDSHIELD MOTOR FROM SQUIRTING FLUID TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD OF DEBRIS/DIRT, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY.
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES COME ON, MANUFACTURER IS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE WITHOUT WARNING, RPM OF 4000. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL THEN TAKE OFF AT GREAT SPEED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INADVERTENTLY COME ON AND SPRAY FLUID ON WINDSHIELD, DISTRACTING DRIVER.
ABS: AFTER DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLE OF WATER HAD LITTLE OR NO BRAKES, ONLY FRONT BRAKES WORKED, ACCORDING TO LOCAL MECHANIC, DRUM FILLED WITH WATER, ALSO, FOUND RUST INSIDE DRUM CASING, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK
TURN SIGNAL ARM HAS FAILED, INTERFERING WITH HEAD LIGHT SETTING LOW/HIGH BEAM. OWNER HAS ALSO NOTICED SIGNAL ARM BEING WARM AND SMELLS SOMETHING BURNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE'S REAR ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND LOST CONTROL*AK
STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS--UNABLE TO STEER.
IN A COLLISION, SON WAS BUCKLED IN JUMPED IN SEAT AND SEAT BELT RIPPED IN HALF. *AK
COURTESY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS IN THE OFF POSITION DUE TO SHORT IN WIRE.
MAN-TRAN:PARKED TRUCK, LEFT IN 1ST GEAR, PARKING BRAKE NOT ON, GOT OUT, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD, HIT TREE/FENCE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AND START SPRYING FLUID ALL OVER WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BUTTON FOR IT. *AK
TURN SIGNALS DESIGNED NOT TO WORK IF STEERING WHEEL IS IN CERTAIN POSITION.
TURN SIGNAL PREMATURE TURN IT SELF OFF, CONTINUE TO TURN BACK ON
WHILE DRIVING, ON WET PAVEMENT DURING PANIC STOP EXPERIENCE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO SKID, AND NEAR ACCIDENT.*AK
WHEN TURNING, THERE IS SOME NOISE IN THE SUSPENSION . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, REPLACED ROTORS AND REPLACED CALIPERS AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE FAILURE. 8AK
VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT,AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD,RESULTING IN A FATAL LOSS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE THEN FLAMES UNDER DASH. *AK
WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED INTERNALLY LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOOR CHIIMES. *AK
ELECTRICAL WIRING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSED FAILURE OF ALARM/POWER DOOR LOCKS. *SD
ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET ROADS, EXPERIENCESD BRAKE LOCKUP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NORMAL STOPPING AND GOING REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, ALSO IN STARTING ONE REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP, THEN BREAKS AWAY, NO PRIOR WARNING, ABS BRAKES. *AK
ABS, BRAKES FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTINUE TO LOCK UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BRAKES WILL RELEASE WHEN APPLIED 1/2HR LATER. *AK
(ABS) WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CHANGE GEARS THE VEHICLE GOES FORWARD. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT. *SD
BOTH FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND REAR DRUMS TURNED AT 6000 MILES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL. TT
MISALIGNMENT CAUSES VEHICLE TO DRIFT LEFT OR RIGHT. TT
WHILE TRUCK WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH ENGINE ON TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THROW OUT BEARING FAILURE. *AW
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, DUE TO FAULTY IMPACT SENSOR. *DSH
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TWICE DUE TO SWITCH FAILURE. *TT
WATER PUMP FAILED. *SKD
THE TRUCK SPED UP BY ITSELF.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED 6 TIMES. *SD
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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