Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Seats
4
1
0
0
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
1
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
0
0
0
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
1
0
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
1
0
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1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Equipment07E088000
Filed Oct 24, 2007121,680 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.
Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 12, 2012210 milesIL
THIS PROBLEM IS IN CANADA TOO, I JUST BOUGHT A 1995 GMC 2500 EXTENDED CAB FOR PULLING MY HORSES AND I WAS DRIVING IT HOME, I WENT TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE TO VISIT WHEN I WAS PULLING IN HIS DRIVEWAY I HIT THE BRAKES AN THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR I BARELY STOPPED BEFORE GOING THROUGH HIS GARAGE DOOR AND I QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND THE LINE RUPTURED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE RIGHT BESIDE THE FRAME RAIL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE BEFORE AND WAS KIND OF PUZZLED THEN FOUND THIS SITE ONLINE AND I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE SO MANY LIKE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Seats
Filed Apr 12, 2005125,000 milesKS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WASHERS AND BOLTS BROKE OFF. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT CORNER OF THE SEAT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. RECALL 96V055010 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE SEAT LEANED WHEN THE DRIVER SAT IN IT. *BF *NM
Seats
Filed Jun 24, 200395,486 milesCO
SEAT BRACKETS KEEP BREAKING. *JB
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 19, 2001NM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 98V-150, THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. NLM CONSUMER IS BEING DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
SeatsCrash
Filed Mar 15, 2001IA
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE AND SEAT WENT ALL WAY BACK. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 28, 2000OK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIRS: OIL PRESSURE SAFETY SWITCH, PUMP DRIVE MODULE AND INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE INJECTOR PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED *AK *ML
Seats
Filed Nov 17, 1997TX
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE BUCKET SEAT DOWN BROKE. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
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: Oct 24, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.