Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition › switch. It has been recalled 2 times.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
2
0
0
0
Unknown or Other
1
0
0
0
Suspension › Front
1
0
0
0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
1
1
0
0
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
1
0
0
0
Electrical System › Ignition
1
0
0
0
Electrical System
1
0
0
0
Air Bags
1
0
0
0
2 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint99V069000
Filed May 10, 1999124,875 vehiclesAmerican Honda Motor Co.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.
Risk. THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Arm99V069001
Filed May 10, 1999104 vehiclesIsuzu Motors Limited
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.
Risk. THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Electrical System
Filed Dec 26, 2006125,392 milesGA
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE QUITS, EVEN IF AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, LOSS OF STEERING AS WELL. DASH LIGHTS REMAIN LIT AND ALL OTHER POWER STAYS ON, INCLUDING RADIO OR INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, ETC. PROBLEM IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. *JB
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Aug 2, 200497,000 milesMN
ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED WILL DRIVING DUE TO A DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02V120000, BUT THIS MAKE/ MODEL/YEAR, AND VIN NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 21, 2002VA
ENGINE CUTS OFF SUDDENLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. MR
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Oct 21, 2002NV
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR RECALL. UPON ARRIVAL, CONSUMERWAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THEN, CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS EXCUSES AS TO WHY THE RECALL COULDN'T BE PERFORMED.*TS *JB
Air Bags
Filed Aug 16, 2002CA
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 1, 2002TX
INTERMITENT FAILURE - INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. 03/31/2002 EXPERIENCED FAILURE WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY BRIDGE TRAVELING AT HIGH-RATE OF SPEED. ACCESSORY POWER ON, DASH LIGHTS&ENGINE OFF. HARD TO RESTART. LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST. FAMILY BADLY SHAKEN. NO FATALITIES. SUBMITTED REPORT TO INFORMAL WWW.VISUALIMPRESSIONS.CA/SWITCH TOO. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 13, 2000NY
FRONT SUSPENSION IS ROUGH RIDING. VEHICLE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. CONSUMER WILL GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)Crash
Filed Apr 20, 1998VA
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WITH THE IGNITION RUNNING, IT SLIPPED BACK INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE WENT DOWN A HILL AND ENDED UP IN A FIELD. VERY LITTLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE. *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 10, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.