Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield wiper/washer. It has been recalled 3 times.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
2
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
1
1
0
0
3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting06E049000
Filed May 24, 200627,176 vehiclesCk Motorsport, Inc.
Defect. CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy. CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
Exterior Lighting06E026000
Filed Mar 23, 200661,944 vehiclesPro-A Motors, Inc.
Defect. CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Risk. WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy. PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan93V008000
Filed Jan 14, 1993215,052 vehiclesGeneral Motors Corp.
Defect. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES BREAK AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE AND/OR VEHICLE INDUCED STRESS.
Risk. IF THE BLADE BREAKAGE OCCURS WHILE THE HOOD IS OPEN, APERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCKAND INJURED BY THE BLADE SEGMENT.
Remedy. INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED FAN ASSEMBLY.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 29, 2000NJ
ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREMATURLY CAUSING ABS MOTOR ENGAGEMENT. THIS LEADS TO BRAKE PEDAL PULSATIONS AND CONSEQUENTLY COMPLETE PEDAL EXCURSION. THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT REACTS AS IF IT WILL NOT STOP! THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATIONS WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURS NOR ARE THARE ANY HARD OR SOFT CODES SET STORED IN THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL STOPPING OPERATION UNTILL THIS BAZAR OCCURANCE HAPPENS AGAIN. IT IS HIGHLY INTERMITTANT AND SEEMS TO FOLLOW A TEMPERATURE RELATIONSHIP. THE LONGER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN,THE FREQUENCY OF EVENTS INCREASES.WHEN THIS HAPPENS,IT LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL "NOT STOP" BECAUSE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES DRAMATICALLY. THIS DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AN ABS RECALL THAT HAS BEEN PERFORMED EFFECTLY BY MY DEALER. THE PROBLEM EXISTED PRIOR TO THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL AND CONTINUES TO EXIST TODAY. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES AND WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. ALL BRAKE RELATED HARDWARE AND PERIPHERALS CHECK OUT FINE AS PER MY EXPERT TECHMICIANS. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT THE ABS HYDRALIC CONTROL IS FAULTY IN MY VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS. PLEASE HELP AS I WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE THIS TURN INTO A FIRESTONE/FORD DISASTER.
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Dec 3, 1997MI
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, COULD AFFECT VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR NIGHT DRIVING.
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 26, 1996TX
WHEN ACTIVATING THE BLINKERS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE AT THE SAME TIME. *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: May 24, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.