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 1999 record →
WHEN VEHICLE IS IN OR OUT OF GEAR ENGINE IDLES, RPM WILL FLUCUATE BETWEEN 1600-3000 INTERMITTENTLY.DEALER EHAS REPLACED IDLE MOTOR, THROTTLE POSITIONER, NEW COMPUTER , AND NEW SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTER.AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT DEFECT, DEALER IS CLAIMING IT IS NORMAL. *AK
THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WON'T RETRO & PART OF THE SHOULDER BELT HANG'S OUTSIDE THE DOOR. *YC
WHILE PARKED IN REVERSE POSITION WITH THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT IT STATED I THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO USE THE EMERGANCY PARKING BRAKING ONLY WHEN IN PARKED/ REVERSE POSITIONS, BUT NEVER STATED THE CONSENQUENCES OF ROLLING BACK. ALSO, VEHICLE MAY ROLL WHILE PARKED IN ANY GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
ABS LOCKS UP ON WET SURFACES OR FOGGY WEATHER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINE D LOWER BACK INJURY. IS CURRENTLY IN PHYSICAL THERAPY. *AK
WHENEVER TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED, DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OUT. AFTER TURN SIGNAL GOES OFF, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS COME BACK ON. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ET
NO SUMMARY.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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