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 1992 record →
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN NEAR TURN SIGNAL. TOOK TO DEALER, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. AFTER LEAVING VEHICLE AT DEALER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER CHANGED TURN SIGNAL, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, HAPPENS WHEN STARTING OR TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, THE BOOSTER IS THE SAME ONE USED ON THE FORD TRUCK PICKUPS. *AK
ABS BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCK UP AFTER DRIVING FOR EVEN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND HITTING BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THEM; ALSO, REPLACED ROTORS/PADS. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION.
ABS BOOSTER FAILURE.
PARKED CAR IN APARKING LOT AND SOME 15 MINUTES, THEREAFTER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
BRAKES FAILED UPON FIRST APPLICATION, ENGINE TURNED OF AND RESTARTED, BRAKES WORKED.
VEHICLE SITTING STILL, NEIGHBORS SAW SMOKE COMING FROM GARAGE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE; THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE TIRES BLEW OUT/WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT AND DASH MELTED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
THIRD PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT NOT BOLTED TO FLOOR.
WHEN CAR IS OFF THERE IS NOISE IN THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION AND CAR WOULD BE OFF . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 50-65 MPH WITH NO WARNING.
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE HEAD LIGHTS TO FAIL AND YOU CAN TURN THE VEHICLE ON WITHOUT A KEY.*AK
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SOURCE UNKNOWN BUT BELIEVED TO BE OIL RELATED.*AK
ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILED. *SD
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (2ND VEHICLE ON 601553)*SD
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
1) WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCHES FAIL AND REPLACED REPEATEDLY 2) HOOTER VALVE FAILS INTERRUPTING IDLING. *AK
BURNT PLASTIC SMELL-HAS NOT SEEN SMOKE YET . *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, THIS WAS AN INTERIOR COMPARTMENT FIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD, *AK
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. *AK
DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS AFFECTED SHIFTING OF GEARS; BRAKES METAL TO METAL SOUND; WHEN HOT, CAUSED CALIPER/BRAKES TO STICK; VEHICLE JERKED; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER EXCESSIVELY NOISY, HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE; IF BREAKS, WHILE DRIVING, COULD LOSS ALL VEHICLE POWER. TT
WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES CAR ACCELERATES AND SOMETIMES WITHOUT PUTTING PEDAL TO THE FLOOR . TT
AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT, DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKE, FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT
VEHICLE STAYS IN HIGH IDLE POSITION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 55MPH, HAVE TO KICK ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. TT
BRAKE PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, REDUCES DRIVER VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. TT
ABS BRAKES; UPON DESCENDING FROM MOUNTAIN ROAD OR LONG SLOPE, BRAKE PEDAL FAILS TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE W/POOR STOPPING ABILITY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE WANDERS MORE TO THE RIGHT AND AFTER STRAIGHTENING IT OUT IT WANDERS TO THE LEFT, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS LOCK UP CAN'T GET IT UNLOCKED. TT
DRIVING 3 YEARS AGO HOOD POPPED OPEN SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 9/25/95. TT
TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE WHEN SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. *AW
VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC DUE TO DEFECTIVE MODULE. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK KEEPS BREAKING WHILE OCCUPIED; 3 TIMES WITHIN 5,000 MILES; NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, SHAKES/GOES BACKWARDS/FORWARDS. ABS FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SPEED ON DASHBOARD FADES OUT AND CUSTOMER DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE IS GOING-MFG SAYS CANNOT REPAIR IT. TT
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, FRONT DISC ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE, REPLACED SEVEN (7) DIFFERENT ROTORS. TT
THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIR ON A BRIDGE HOSES FROM THE GAS LINE DETACHED AND CAUSED A FIRE. TT
HIT FROM BEHIND AND DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE , FELL BACKWARDS AND CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR. TT
CONTINUIOUS PROBLEM WITH BRAKES SHUDDERING UPON APPLICATION. *AW
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND DELAYED DEACCELERATION WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *SKD
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS SOUND METALAGAINST METAL, ODOR FILLED VEHICLE ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE. *AK
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKING. *TW
VEHICLE HAD ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCK-UP,CAUSING SPIN OUT, LANDING INTO A DITCH AND CATCHING ON FIRE. TT
AIRBAG PREMATURELY DEPLOYED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND FRONTEND COLLISION AT LEAST THAN 50MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BELT TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO CLICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE. *SKD
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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