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 VEHICLE STALLS, OWNER WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AN IT WAS REPLACED, VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN WELL BUT OWNER NOTED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WRONG WITH VEHICLE, COSTING SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION.
HEADLIGHT SWITCH DEFECTIVE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BRAKES ARE PULSATING, HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS ONCE. *AK CONSUMER RESPONDED THAT THIS IS NOT HIS VEHICLE, HE THINKS HIS COMPLAINT WAS REGARDING AN OMNI IN 1990 REGARDING THE FAILURE OF A REAR AXLE. *SLC
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, HITTING A HOUSE. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT REAR ABS BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE USED, OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK DUE TO A VERY LOUD SQUEAKING AND HOWLING IN BRAKES, DEALER FILED DOWN PADS, HOWEVER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ALWAYS SQUEAL BECAUSE THEY WERE RUBBING METAL TO METAL, FEW WEEKS LATER ALL ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED, ROTORS COULD NOT EVEN BE TURNED. *SLC
SEAT PUT MY CHILD SEAT IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE THE BELT AND THE CABLE JUST CAME APART. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER GOVERNOR FAILED CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHEN ON INTERMITTEN MODE, THEN CAN NOT ENGAGE LOW SPEED OR HIGH SPEED MODE.*JB
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HE HAS DIFFICULTY IN STEERING, WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN THE STEERING LOCKS UP. OWNER ALSO NOTES HE REPLACED RACK&PINION AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. *AK
HORN ASSEMBLY FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN, WHEN TRYING BLOW THE HORN, THE HORN BUTTONS ARE TOO SMALL TO LOCATE, HARD TO FIND. *AK *JB
INNER CV BOOTS FAILED, CAUSING LUBRICANT TO SPILL ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/FIRE.
ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED.
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON, PE96-018. *AK
HEADLIGHT FAILURE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
STARTER REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING.
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. *AK
STRANDED CABLE ANCHORED TO THE SEAT BROKE DUE TO FATIGUE. *AK
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT CABLE KEEPS BREAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
LEFT FRONT MCPHERSON STRUT FRACTURED, ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/CALIPERS. *AK
ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNED, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNALS/RADIO/CRUISE CONTROL.
HEADLIGHTS FLASH AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT COMPLETELY.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION HEADLIGHT FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK
MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE.
WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE SLIPPWD OUT OF GEAR/NO 1ST, 2ND, DRIVE/REVERSE. *AK
HEADLIGHT FAILURE, WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, IMPACT 2:00 POSITION, SPEED 65 MPH AND VEHICLE ROLLED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF USE.
IGNITION SWITCH IS LOOSE, KEY DOES NOT GO INTO IGNITION, CHIME KEEPS RINGING, DRIVER COULD BECOME STRANDED/NOT ABLE TO START MOTOR, IF THIS OCCURS, DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK
THERE WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. *AK
A/C LINE BLEW OUT, CAUSING WHITE SMOKE TO ENTER INSIDE OF VEHICLE, ALSO REPLACED MUFFLER. *AK
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE STALLS, ALSO THE PROBLEM TAKES PLACE WHEN MAKING A TURN.*AK
STEERING GEAR BINDING INTERNALLY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE MANUVERING A CURVE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
THE HEADLAMPS HAVE BEEN FLASHING AND EVENTUALLY THEY FINALLY WENT COMPLETLY OFF.*AK
TIRE FAILURES.
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HESITATE AND STUTTER WHEN THE GEARS CHANGE.
HEADLIGHT FAILURE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHILE DRIVING LOST HEADLIGHTS, INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. *AK
COROSION OF HIGH PRESSURE FREON A/C HOSE AT THE COUPLING JUNCTION OF METAL TUBING AND RUBBER HOSE LOCATED IN FRONT RADIATOR CHANNEL SUPPORT FRAME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS GOE OFF AND BLINK ON AND OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF/WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING, DRIVER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURNED OFF LIGHTS/TURNED BACK ON, LIGHTS OK, HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 1/2 HOUR; 1 WEEK LATER, HAPPENED AGAIN, IMPAIRED DRIVER'S VISION, DRIVING HAZARD.*AK
HEADLIGHTS GO AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
FAILURE ON THE REAR TURN SIGNAL, THE REAR TURN SIGNAL BULBS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN.*AK
STARTED ENGINE, 5 MINUTES LATER, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, OPENED HOOD, FAN WAS ON FIRE, THREW SNOW ON FAN TO PUT OUT FIRE, NO WARNING.*AK
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT DOESN'T COME BACK UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEAD LIGHTS HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
BRAKES REPLACED.
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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