Owners filed 37 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › door. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
3
0
0
0
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
3
0
1
0
Structure › Body › Door
2
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
2
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
2
0
0
0
Wheels
1
0
0
0
Visibility › Windshield
1
0
0
0
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
1
0
0
0
Tires
1
0
0
0
Suspension
1
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Suspension10E002000
Filed Feb 11, 201012,657 vehiclesRide Control, Llc
Defect. RIDE CONTROL IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONT STRUT MOUNTS BRANDED AS GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL OR ARVINMERITOR, P/NOS. 142435, 142193, 142305, 142303, SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FRONT STRUT MOUNTS DID NOT CONTAIN A WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE BEARING HOUSING AND THE RATE PLATE.
Risk. THE ABSENCE OF THE WELD CAN ALLOW THE STRUT TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION UNDER CERTAIN EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING VEHICLE COMPONENTS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy. RIDE CONTROL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RIDE CONTROL AT 1-248-458-1396.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 2, 2006125,500 milesNV
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE SEAT BELT IS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED; THE SEAT BELT COULD NO LONGER BE REPLACED DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS. THERE ARE NO AFTER MARKET PARTS AVAILABLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER DID FIND A PART, NO ONE WAS WILLING TO INSTALL THE LAP BELT FOR FEAR OF LIABILITY. UPDATED 05/30/06. *JB
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 10, 2002NJ
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Tires
Filed Apr 26, 1999FL
GENERAL TIRES UPC 20111G165-80R18, SIZE 165-80-13. CONSUMER PURCHASED TIRES ON 02/29/96. WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, TIRES FELL APART. WIRES/ RUBBER CAME OUT. DAMAGE DONE TO FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AT OWN EXPENSE. AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Oct 25, 1998WI
NONE
Seat Belts › Front
Filed Sep 22, 1998KS
SEAT BELTS COME APART.
Suspension
Filed Aug 23, 1998FL
DOOR HANDLES MALFUNCTIONED. GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE. REAR STRUTS WE WORN IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER REFUSED TO STAND BY WARRANTY.
Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity Joint
Filed Aug 11, 1998TX
CV JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 8, 1998NY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LURCHED INTO A STOP. THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed May 26, 1998NY
FRAME MISALIGNED CAUSING DAMAGE TO TIRES.
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 14, 1998CO
ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN.
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Dec 28, 1997MI
VEHICLE COMES TO AN ABRUPT STOP, LIKE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE SECOND INSTANCE, THE VEHICLE WILL STARTS BUT WILL NOT MOVE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 7, 1997AL
ENGINE FAILED.
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Jan 2, 1997IL
ALTERNATOR FAILED THREE TIMES. *AK
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut1 injured
Filed Oct 21, 1996PA
REAR HATCH HYDRAULIC UNITS FAILED TO SUPPORT HATCH WHEN LIFTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Aug 8, 1996CT
PLASTIC COVER FEMALE PORTION WHICH HOLDS BUCKLE IN PLACE HAS DETACHED FROM SEAT BELT, RENDERING PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE.*AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock
Filed Aug 5, 1996TX
FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.*AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Jul 31, 1996MD
REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER TWICE. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Jul 8, 1996CA
WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 29, 1996CA
SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC LATCH PLATE BROKE. *DH
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Apr 29, 1996OH
REAR WINDOW BRAKE LIGHT, CONTINUES TO FAIL, AFTER REPLACEMENT OF 6 TIMES. *AK
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: Feb 11, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.