Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the transmission. No safety recall has been issued.
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1 of the 2 complaints (50%) are about the transmission.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control · throttle and acceleration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft · transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
CONSUMER STATES WHEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING INJURIES. TS
All 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1999 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 169 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 233 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1995 | 261 | 1 | 11 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1994 | 300 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1993 | 423 | 4 | 7 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1992 | 184 | 4 | 11 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1991 | 112 | 4 | 13 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 140 | 4 | 19 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.