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 1998 record →
Air Bags
Filed Sep 29, 1998MD
THIS VEHICLE HAS ITS GAUGES DROP OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IN SOME CASES, ALL GUAGES DROP, IN OTHERS JUST THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER. SHELLEY WARSAW CP JE, CLARKSVILLE, MD HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE ON 3 OCCASIONS. INITIALLY THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SPENT 1.5 DAYS IN THIS FACILITY IN JUNE. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A HARNASS CONNECTOR PROBLEM. THE SITUATION APPEARED TO BE REMEDIATED, BUT HAS ONCE AGAIN OCCURRED. IT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE A VEHICEL THAT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG (CHECK AIRBAG SIGNAL) ON A DAILY BASIS.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 9, 1998TX
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. QCAW
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Aug 25, 1998TX
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE BUCKLED SIDE OF FRONT SEATS ARE CONNECTED TO THE SEAT INSTEAD. *AK
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 23, 1998FL
SEAL ON WINDSHIELD OR COWL LEAKS WATER. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT CONTINUES TO LEAK.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 29, 1998NC
ENGINE EAR MAIN SEAL MALFUNCTION.
Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Jul 1, 1998GA
VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AND FROM THIRD TO FOURTH. THE NOISE IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN FIRST SHIFTED AND DISAPPEARS AS THE SPEED INCREASES. IT SOUNDS LIKE VIBRATING TIN. ANOTHER NOISE OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, A WHIRLING SOUND LIKE A WHISTLE. THE NOISES ARE NOT RANDOM. THEY HAPPEN EVERY TIME.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 22, 1998MA
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY INTO GEAR. ALSO, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE, THE GEARS MESH TOGETHER IMPROPERLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jun 17, 1998PA
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERSLEAVE A BLACK RESIDUE ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE DEALER/ MANUFACTURER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum
Filed Apr 20, 1998CA
DRUM WILL NOT KEEP ITS SHAPE. DEALER NOFITIED. *AK
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 11, 1998NY
VEHICLE IS LEANING BECAUSE THE FRAME IN BENT AND DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATONS.
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly
Filed Feb 23, 1998IL
WHEN SIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION EITHER GRINDS THE GEARS OR IS DIFFICULT TO GET INTO GEAR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, AND CANNOT BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS.
Structure › Frame and Members1 injured
Filed Feb 18, 1998OH
ROLL BAR DOES NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE PAD, RESULTING IN INJURY WHEN HEAD HIT ROLL BAR.
Structure › Frame and MembersFire
Filed Feb 9, 1998TX
THE WELDING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED WATER TO LEAK UNDER THE DASH, WHICH DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ALSO. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. REPLCEMENT PART, PLASTIC WATER DESLECTOR MELTED, CAUSING A FIRE. *AK
Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Feb 9, 1998IL
WHILE DRIVING IN THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWINGED TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND ROLL OVER.
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 19, 1998IL
TRANSMISSION GRINDS GEARS WHEN ENGAGING SECOND GEAR ON ACCELERATION.
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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.