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 1991 record →
LUG NUTS CONTINUE TO BREAK REGULARLY. TT DURING TIRE ROTATION AND BRAKE SERVICING 24 LUG NUTS AND WHEELS STUDS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE STRIPPED EVEEN THOUGH LUG NUTS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENEDTO MANUFACTURER SPEC. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT LUG NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE.*JB
THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER LATCHES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
TRANSMISSION HARNESS WIRES SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES DUE TO BRAKES PULSATING. *SKD
DEALER SAID THE STUD AND LUG NUT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TIRE IS HARD TO REMOVE COMING FROM MANUFACTOR. *AK
TRANSMISSION LOCKUP UNDER LOADING CONDITION. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
ALL 4 DOORS STICK AT TIMES DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOST SPRING DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR IS SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. TT
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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