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 →
CABLE THAT COMES OUT OF THE WINCH ON THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER RUBS ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE WHEEL WHERE THE CABLE GOES, CUTTING THE CABLE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
FUEL TANK RUSTED THROUGH POLLING FUEL IN THE PROTECTIVE SHEILD.
DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WITHOUT A REASON AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
EA97-022; WHEN TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER TURNED OFF ENGINE, PUSHD ON THE FAN AND THE FAN ON FELL OFF. OWNER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TRUCK HOME. PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
WHEN APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHICH WAS CAUSESD BY FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EA97022; WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE; SOMETIMES WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WIPERS SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NOT ABLE TO CORRECT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WILL NOT REPEAT WHILE AT DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHEN COMING OFF DRY PAVMENT INTO A DIRT PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. VEHICLE (TRUCK) WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AT AN APPROXIMATE 45 DEGREE ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET RIGHT OF CENTER OF THE TRUCK ON THE FRONT BUMPER. THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE TRUCK WAS SKIDDING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE TRUCK WAS REVERSED - THE TRUCK BOUNCED BACK APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET - AS EVIDENCED BY THE SKID MARKS AND RESTING POSITION OF THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER- SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. SHOULD THE AIRBAG HAVE DEPLOYED?
I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/30/98 BECAUSE OF ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL OF THE SEAT BELTS, BUT THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE TOLD ME HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS CONDITION, EVEN THOUGH I HEARD ABOUT IT ON NATIONAL NEWS AND YOUR WEB SITE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING MANUFACTURES DEFECT.
LEFT HAND REAR BRAKE HOSE AND PARKING BRAKE CABLE ARE BEING CHAFED BY THE FRAME OF CAR AT THE FOWARD SPRING SHACKLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF HOSE AND LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. *AK *SLC
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND FAILS TO STOP AND HOLD VEHICLE.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON. BUT SOMETIMES CUT OFF WITHOUT A REASON. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED EACH TIME WIPERS WERE USED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND APPLYING FOOT TO BRAKE PEDAL, IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD, LOSES BRAKING POWER AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD.*AK
ABS FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. HARD BRAKE APPLIED AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DROVE STRAIGHT AHEAD AND REARENDED VEHICLE AHEAD. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT.
BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT MORE THAN ONCE. VEHICLE HAS LITTLE MILEAGE, AND TRAVELING SPEED IS APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN USED. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 40 MPH THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE BEFORE REAR ENDING THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES ONE OF THE WHEELS ON THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP. DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE.
WAS IN A 20 MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE DRIVER NOT TO SEE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK
IN NOVEMBER OF 96 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DURING ICY CONDITIONS. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL, WENT INTO A SPIN AND SLID OFF ROAD INTO A REVINE. PRIOR TO LOSING CONTROL, CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BUT DID NOT LOCK. ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND BEGAN TO BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WENT PAST NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL ON BUMPY ROADS AND IN RAINY WEATHER.
FRONT SEAT BACKS FOLD FORWARD WHEN SOMEBODY LEANS ON THE BACK OF THEM, THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT HAPPENS TO THE DRIVERS SEAT.
SAFETY BELT WEBBING CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION AS PER RECALL 97V096.000.
GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK IN FLOORED POSITION. HOSE WAS BLOWN OFF OF BREAK HOUSING CAUSING ENGINE TO RACT AT 7000 RPM WITH NO WAY OF KICKING IT BACK DOWN. DURING BOTH OF THESE TIME THERE WAS NO BRAKE FUNCTION.
FUEL PEDAL STICKS IN FLOORED POSITION.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE BEFORE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKE ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE OCCURS. *AK
EA 97-022; CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN STOP SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILIITY, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED ALMOST, RESULTING IN COLLISION.
EA97022, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SOMETIMES WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. OTHER TIMES WHEN TURNING OFF WIPERS, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES SLIP, AND THE PEDAL GOES THE THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPNIG DISTANCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT. *AK
DURING LAST OF SEVERAL BRAKE FAILURES, UNDER WET DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE WITHOUT VISIBILITY. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL SPORADICALLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, AFFECTING VISIBILITY DURING RAINY WEATHER, ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHT. *AK
WHENEVER DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME. IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO SUDDENLY LOSE VISIBILITY. DEALER CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. (EA97-022.000). *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
WINDSHIELD WIPER: WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WIPERS SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY, CAME BACK ON AND SHUT OFF AGAIN, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER CLEANED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WILL AT INTERVALS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE RAIN. OWNER NOTES PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND DEALERS HAVE NOT LOOKED INTO PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE PROBLEMS
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