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 →
THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OUT AFTER ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND MILES, AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER TEN THOUSAND MILES AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET THE PARTS UNLESS ALL SENSOR PARTS ARE CHANGED.
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PART ON TWO OCCASION DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE.
FRONT END DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE COMPONENTS TO BE GREASED RESULTING IN FAILURES /EXCESSIVE WEAR OF VARIOUS SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO BURN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS FACE AND ARMS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING DURING ANY WEATHER CONDITION THE ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP EVERY SIX MONTHS. *AK FRONT DOOR LOCKS FREEZE IN THE WINTER LEAVING THEM INOPERABLE. CONSUMER STATES SOME WIRES BURNED CAUSING BLACK SMOKE TO FILL UP VEHICLE. BRAKES VERY ROUGH WHEN APPLIED. OIL LEAK. *SLC
STARTED ENGINE, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM TRUNK AREA, SHUT OFF ENGINE, REMOVED MAT OUT OF TRUNK, WIRING HARNESS BURNT, NO FLAMES.*AK
WHEN PULLING KEY OUT OF IGNITION SYSTEM OR WHILE DRIVING KEY GETS HOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO PLASTIC BUSHING DETERIORATING. *SD
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG UPON IMPACT, ALSO AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. *DH
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT, PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, LOSS OF CONTROL, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR STUCK, HAD AN ACCIDENT, BRAKES DID NOT WORK. *AK
DEPRESSED PEDAL, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO RUB AGAINST BRAKE ROTORS. NOT RESPONDING TO RELEASE. *AK
ROTORS ON BRAKES ARE WARPED. REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE CAR USED THE AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON . TT
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT FAILED TO INFLATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM HOOD, ALTENATOR PLUG FAILED RESULTING IN ALTERNATOR CATCHING FIRE. KT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS INDICATOR LIGHTS, POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION. TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN TRUNK DUE TO A WIRE UNDERNEATH THE JACK. JACK SOME HOW RESULTED IN WIRE SHORTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE FRONT ROTOR WAS TURN AND NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN NOW. TT
DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT, ALSO CHEMICALS RELEASED FROM AIR BAG DURING DEPLOYMENT INTO DRIVER'S FACE, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD
INTAKE GASKET LEAKAGE, WATER CONTAMINATED THE OIL AFTER 51K MILES. TT
TURNING SIGNALS FAIL TO OPERATE. TT
POWER SEATS FAILURE, SEAT MOVE BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT PUSHING BUTTONS DUE TO FACTORY INSTALLATION. TT
IN SNOW WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN, NO CONTROL, SOMETIME CAN'T STOP CAR, HAVE DISC BRAKE. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT
OTHER: DRIVER'S AIR BAG REPAIRED 4 TIMES. *SKD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, POWER WINDOWS AND DOORS NOT FUNCTIONING. TT
TINT ON TOP OF WINSHIELD BLURS VISION. 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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