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 2001 record →
JUNE 16, 2001 WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT VEHICLE SHUTOFF AND DID NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER WROTE ON INVOICE WIRING STARTING RELAY TO PCM/AND FUSES WERE BAD. ON JULY 3 SAME DEFECT OCCURRED IN PARKING LOT, VEHICLE SHUT OFF. TOWED TO DEALER . *AK *SLC
FREON SPLASHED OUT THROUGH ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALY DIM. DEALER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT DEFECT WAS DUE TO GENERATOR THAT DROPPED POWER FROM CONTROL MODULE, BUT DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHEN APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT.*AK
FUEL TANK FILLER NECK SEPARATED FROM TANK, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE DESIGN OF THE FUELTANK AND FILLER TUBE HAD FLAW. *YH
DEFECTIVE THROAT W/ GASKET ON TOP OF GAS TANK, ALLOWING VAPORS AND POSSIBLY LIQUID LEAKAGE.*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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