Owners filed 12 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. It has been recalled 2 times.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
2
0
0
0
Seats
2
0
0
0
Unknown or Other
1
0
0
0
Suspension
1
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
1
1
0
0
Service Brakes, Air
1
1
0
0
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
1
0
0
0
Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
1
0
0
0
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
1
0
0
0
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
1
0
1
0
2 safety recalls
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.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission93V016000
Filed Feb 1, 19931,702,880 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.
Defect. UNANTICIPATED HEAT IN THE TRANSMISSION CAN FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF THE VENT TUBE.
Risk. THE VENTED TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN CATCH FIRE IF EXPOSEDTO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy. INSTALL A LONGER TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE ROUTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Sep 19, 2002MI
CABLE BROKE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE TO VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE OWNER WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK WIRING FROM TRAILER TO TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Seats
Filed Apr 23, 2001FL
HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF A PROBLEM. MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHECKED SEAT OUT. COULD NOT GET SEAT TO RELATCH/LOCK. PART WAS BROKEN. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 12, 2001TN
SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. YOU CAN NOT BUCKLE UP IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT.*AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 25, 2000VA
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION OR WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC MODULE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V15000 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME DEFECT.*AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jan 22, 2000GA
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING TO WORK PROPERLY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN . *AK
Seats
Filed May 27, 1999ME
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 96E010. DEALER REPLACED PARTS ON 3/22/96. HOWEVER, PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE AGAIN IN THE RECLINING POSITION. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE PARTS. *AK
Suspension
Filed May 17, 1999WA
FRONT AXLE SEAL FIRST LEAKED AT 30,000 MILES. AGAIN BEGAN TO LEAK WITHIN 10,000 MILES. REPLACED SECOND TIME AT 50,000 MILES. AGAIN REPLACED AT 67,000 MILES. AGAIN REPLACED @ 122,000 MILES. EACH TIME SEAL WAS REPLACED, LEAK RE-OCCURRED WITHIN 1-2 MILES OF OPERATION. DIFFERENTIAL VENTS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AS FREE AND OPEN SO THERE IS NO CASE PRESSURE. HAVE DISCOVERED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS FROM GM #364302
Service Brakes, AirCrash
Filed Jun 26, 1997MO
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER AT ABOUT 35MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical
Filed Jun 17, 1997MD
EMERGENCY BRAKES:DASHBOARD HANDL BECOME UNATTACHED FROM EMERGENCY BRAKE RACHET, CAUSING NO RELEASE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE. EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM BOLSTER ATTACHING MECHANISM TO LEFT FIREWALL LOOSENS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *AK
Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 27, 1996OK
THE OIL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TOOK TO DEALER, PARTS ARE ON BACK LOG . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Jan 31, 1996OK
EA94-029 ACTIVE, ELECTRICAL SHORT,ALTERNATOR SHORTED WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 23, 1995CA
DURING NORMAL BRAKING CONDITION, THE BRAKE RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, THEN ABS LIGHT COMES ON, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
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.