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 →
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WHEN PULLING OUT FROM THE STOP SIGN, FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED, APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, COULD NOT REPAIR. *AK *JB
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. ALSO AIRBAGS WERE SHREDDED WHILE DEPLOYING, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.
VEHICLE VIBRATED DUE TO CUT IN TIRE, HORN FAILED.
SIDE WINDOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT CLEAR WINDOWS DUE TO POSITION OF VENTS.
WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC. HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER/PASSENGER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER NO IMPROVEMENT.
DURING COLLISION SEAT BACK COLLAPSED.
TIRES NOT STABLE DURING TURNS OR DURING RAIN.
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR JAMS AND BELT CANNOT BE PULLED OUT FAR ENOUGH TO BE BUCKLED.
CIGARETTE LIGHTER/RADIO FUSE IS BLOWN, DISABLING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY.
STEREO CONTROL KNOBS BROKEN.
NO SUMMARY
DIRVER'S SIDE AND BACK SEAT SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, LOCKED UP, CAUSING A COLLISION.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLOSION, DRIVING ABOUTH 25 MPH , WHEN SHE HIT THE REAR SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, BROADSIDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEPLOYMENT FROM THE AIR BAGS CAUSED DRIVER TO SUFFER BURNS ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE/DAMAGE TO JAW JOINT AND LOSS OF HEARING. *AK
VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT A TREE, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK. THE DRIVER WAS HURT BECAUSE OF THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER IN THE SEAT. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS , SPRAY MIST ENTERED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE INTAKE VALVE, CAUSING A TONIC SMELL IN VEHICLE AND CONSUMER CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
VIOLENT DWPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN ARM INJURY PRIOR TO RECALL (96V-107). *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COMPLETE CYCLE, LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH WINDSHIELD.
TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED; ALSO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SOLENOID SWITCH AND REAR AXLE REPLACED/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. *AK
IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN IN ENGAGED, VEHICLE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION INTERMITTENTLY AND RPMS WILL DROP WHEN CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF, WILL NOT REENGAGE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, GOT OFF WORK, VEHICLE STARTED JERKING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, SOMEONE NOTICED FIRE AND TOLD DRIVER TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES.*AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED. *DH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, WASN'T IN AND ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY, ALMOST CAUSED SERVERAL ACCIDENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
SPRING RETRACTOR LOCATED ON THE INSIDE WALL OF DRIVERS SEAT BELT BROKE. *AK
TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT BACK COLLAPSED UPON REAR END COLLISION. TT
REAR SPINDLE SNAPPED OFF, RESULTING IN A SLIDE AND 360 TURNS AT 55MPH. TT
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, LOST CONTROL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10-20 MPH. TT
LEFT REAR SHOCK FAILED. *DSH
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DSH
FRONT WINDSHIELD MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND NOW HAS A LARGE CRACK IN IT WHICH MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX WITH COST. TT
AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL KNOB FAILED.
THE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DEALER CHECKED IT GO A WAYS BUT COMES BACK ON . TT
GEAR SHIFT KNOB IS EXTRA SENSITIVE-YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PRESS KNOB TO SHIFT GEARS IT CHANGES IF YOU BRUSH AGAINST IT. TT
WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY/COMPLETELY, WHEEL TIGHTENS FOLLOWED BY SEVERE POPPING SOUND. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PLASTIC INSERT INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL IS POORLY SECURED CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS. TT
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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