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 1996 record →
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 15 TO 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED FROM VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO NOTES TIMING BELT POPPED OUTWHILE DRIVING. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 45 MINUTES IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER, OVER 100 DEGREES, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VAN JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 70 MPH. 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VAN AT DEALER 8 TIMES SINCE JANUARY, 1997, 5 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 25, 1997. *AK
GAS TANK FAILED.
WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK IT LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK, AND THERE IS ALSO A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES COMING INTO THE VAN. THE TANK IS BEING REPAIRED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK
CHILD SAFETY SEAT HARNESS TIGHTENED UP AROUND CHILD'S NECK AND WOULDN'T LOOSEN. HAD TO PUSH/PULL TO GET HIM OUT. *AK
DECEMBER 96, CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE AT HANK MARTINS WARSAW MO. (816-438-5132) WHERE IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 7-8 TIMES, CHANGING GAS TANKS AND ROLLOVER VALVES EACH TIME. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 2-3 MILES FUMES BEGIN TO FLOW. WHEN IT IS COOLER WEATHER FUMES ARE WORSE; FLOW INSIDE THROUGH VENTS, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE WINDOW. FUMES ARE HEAVY WHEN PARKING VEHICLE, FILLING THE GARAGE WITH GAS SMELL. SOMETIMES FUMES ENTER INTO CONSUMER'S HOME . EA-97002, IS THE OPENING INVESTIGATION NUMBER. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUMES THRU-OUT THE VEHICLE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WERE THEY PROFORMED A DRB COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND FUEL PUMP TEST. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *AK
FUEL GAUGE FAILED.
REAR BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED.
FUEL TANK FAILED, DUE TO "ROLLOVER VALVE" FAILING,CAUSING THE TANK TO COLLAPSE/LEAK.
VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE POWER STEERING DURING SHARP LEFT TURNS.
WHILE TRYING TO GET CHILD OUT OF CHILD SEAT, THEY UNBUCLKED THE STRAP AND TRIED TO PULL STRAP OVER CHILD'S HEAD, BUT THE STRAP JUST GOT TIGHTER, HAD TO CUT STRAP TO GET CHILD OUT OF THE SEAT. *AK *SLC
CHILD RESTRAINT SEATBELT RETRACTED AND TRAPPED A CHILD AND NEARLY CHOKED HIM.
FUEL TANK FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH THE CRANKSHAFT PULLY BELT CAME OFF DUE TO THE METAL BREAKING OFF/DUE TO INFERIOR METAL. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT FAILED DUE TO INCORRCT PULLEY DESIGN, CAUSING EQUIPMENT SHUTDOWN, INCLUDING WATER PUMP/ALTERNATOR/POWER STEERING, ETC. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
DUE TO THE MOTOR MOUNTS BEING MOUNTED SIDEWAYS, THE BELT AND PULLY BEHIND THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. WHEN BELT GETS WET UNEXPECTANTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE WHIPPED OUT OF DRIVER'S HANDS UNCONTROLABLLY , SLIPPING LASTS FOR 1 MINUTE OR MORE AT A TIME. CONSUMER FELLS THIS IS COMMON IN ALL OF THE MINI VAN FAMILIES, WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. NEEDS A SPLASH GAURD BEHIND WHEEL TO PREVENT WATER SPLASHING. *AK
THE CONVERTER IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN UP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTERER ALSO INSTALLED A PISTON INCORRECTLY. *AK
THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NO LONGER OPERATES, SO DRIVER CANNOT WARN OTHER DRIVERS THAT SHE IS TURNING. *AK
STEERING COLUMN FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
SERPENTINE BELT SHREDDED DUE TO A MIS-ALIGNED PULLEY.
INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE.
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING.
THE RETRACTOR ON THE BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT WOULD NOT RELEASE.
THE BENCH SEAT RELEASE LEVERS FAILED.
LEVER TO ADJUST SEAT CUT CONSUMER'S FINGER.
INTERGRATED CSS PLASTIC BAR FAILED WHEN TIGHTENED AND WOULDN'T RELEASE 9-MONTH OLD CHILD, BELT HARNESS PRESSED AGAINST CHILD'S CHEST TO THE POINT OF CHOKING THE CHILD, PARENT LITERALLY HAD TO CUT CHILD FROM CSS TO PROVIDE CHILD RELIEF. *AK
9-MONTH OLD CHILD IN SEAT; SEAT BELT RECOILED & PULLED AGAINST CHILD'S CHEST; WOULD NOT RELEASE; LEANED SEAT BACK & BELT GOT TIGHTER; T-BAR SLID AGAINST THROAT; CUT STRAPS & RELEASED T-BAR PRESSURE & GOT CHILD OUT. STRAPS STILL LOCKED. TOOK TO DEALER TO RELEASE STRAPS. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
CAMSHAFT BROKE.
TRANSMISSION IS INOPERATIVE WHEN ENGAGING THE VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED BROKEN WELD ON A GEAR. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD CONDTIONS THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON 1/5/96, 15,132 MILES AND ON 11/15/96, MILES 24, 512. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK
FRAME MOUNTS FAILED.
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
SLIDING DOOR ROLLER FAILED.
DOOR LOCKS STICK.
THE INTERGRATED CHILD SEAT HARNESS STRAPS WILL NOT RELEASE AND RETRACT IN TIGHTER POSITION, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE THE CHILD. *AK
INTEGRATED CHILD CAR SEAT STRAPS DID NOT RELEASE, TRAPPING/CHOKING CHILD.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE FUEL TANK CAME LOOSE AND FELL OUT. WHEN OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS SHE WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD FUEL TANK IN PLACE HAD LOCKING WASHERS. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING THE DOOR HAS COME OPEN EA96-025, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REMOTE CONTROL ASSEMBLY. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE CRACKED, TWO HOLES, UPPER AND LOWER OF THE CASE, CAUSING A LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FRONT END TO BECAME UNUSABLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND SLIDING DOOR CAME OPEN .
COMPUTER CHIP IN RIGHT REAR AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED, DOOR WOULD LOCK BUT WOULDN'T UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE, DRIVER HAD TO EXIT VEHICLE ON OPPOSITE SIDE, GO AROUND TO OTHER SIDE AND UNLOCK DOOR FROM OUTSIDE.
THE GAS TANK IMPLODED, CAUSING THE TANK TO HOLD 13 GALLONS INSTEAD OF 20.
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES DROP TO ZERO, LOOK LIKE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES & DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM ON COMPUTER. *AK
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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