KENWOOD DNX693S IN DASH RECEIVER THE SAFETY WARNING CREATES A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER; PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN... #1 START THE VEHICLE #2 PUT ON SEAT BELT AND PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY.(CANT WAIT FOR DNX TO BOOT BECAUSE IT TAKES TOO LONG) #3 BEGIN TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BACK UP SENSORS BECAUSE THEY ARE DISABLED BY THE SAFETY WARNING #4 OK PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGIN COMMUTE #5 ATTEMPT TO CHANGE MUSIC USING STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS BUT THE DON'T WORK YET BECAUSE THE SAFETY WARNING HAS NOT YET BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED #6 SO NOW WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION THE OPERATOR MUST TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO TAP THIS SMALL AREA OF THE SCREEN THAT GIVES INCONSISTENT INDICATION AS TO WHETHER THE TINY AREA WAS TAPPED CORRECTLY #7 TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD AGAIN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY WARNING IS GONE BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO CHANGE SCREENS. THIS DANGEROUS ATTEMPT AT ASS-COVERING HAS ALREADY CAUSE ME DAMAGE TO ONE $650 WHEEL BECAUSE I HAD TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STUBBORN AND POORLY RESPONSIVE SAFETY WARNING. THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED WITH A FIRMWARE UPDATE.
1996 GMC S Utility
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › mechanical. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment › Mechanical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Electrical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsNO BRAKES, CAR BARELY STOP, STOPS FAR BEYOND INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT CAR CHECKED OUT, BRAKES AND BRAKE LINE REPLACED. THE SERVICE STABILITY, SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE ABS, CAR DING, DING, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON. INFORMED THAT HYDROLIC SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
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.