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 →
FAILURE OF DISC BRAKE ROTORS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEED OF 70MPH, VIBRATION IN THE FRONT WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES FOR ROTORS. *AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
TIMING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED (6) TIMES OF OWNERSHIP, LEAVING OWNER IN MIDDLE OF ROAD W/NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
REAR DEFOGGER FAILURE.
OVERDRIVE UNIT FAILED. *DSH
FRONT AXLES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AW
BRAKE PADS RUSTING INTO ROTORS. TT
PASSENGER LAP BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. TT
VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVER COASTED TO SIDE/PARKING LOT. WENT TO MAKE CALL CAME BACK AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PASSIVE RESTRAINT WILL TIGHTEN WHEN DRIVEN EVEN ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THROTTLE CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND WAS LODGES AROUND THROTTLE/THROTTLE COULD NOT CLOSE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
TIMING BELT FAILED TWICE. *SKD
BRAKE FAILURE WARPING OF DISC ROTORS WHICH CAUSED VIBRATION IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. 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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