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 1994 record →
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES THE LEFT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE IS NOT RECEIVING ANY GAS AT ALL. ALSO, THE COMPUTER CHIP SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. CONTACT THE DEALER, AND THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *AK
FIVE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FAILED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COLLASPE.
PGR VALVE CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKING AND STEERING.
ENTIRE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO UNKNOWN PART WHICH MADE THE DRIVER'S DOOR INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS AND DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
MAIN COMPUTER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING IGNITION TO FAIL. THIS, IN TURN, FOILED THE PLUGS/BURNED OUT PLUG WIRES/CARBONED UP THE THROTTLE AND INJECTORS. *AK
DUE TO THE USE OF LIGHT WEIGHT METAL, ROTORS WARPED.
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LEFT SIDE REAR WINDOW OPENED, THE WINDOW FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
FRONT BRAKE HOSES RUPTURED, RESULTING IN FLUID LEAK. *AK
SLIDING DOOR ELECTRICAL, PUSH BUTTON CLOSED, WANTED TO STOP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING, HIT THE BUTTON AGAIN TO STOP FROM CLOSING, THE DOOR WOULD NOT STOP, ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR, AFTER TRYING TO OPEN DOOR THE MOTOR FAILED, HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING ACCELERATION.
CHILD SAFETY BUILT-IN SEAT PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. *AK
POWER SLIDING DOOR MALFUNCTIONS WHEN DASH PANEL LIGHT INDICATES DOOR AJAR WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY SHUT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PULLING ON BATTERY, RESULTING IN BATTERY DRAINAGE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TANK TO LEAK INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR, CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE LEAKING GAS . *AK
AUTO-TRAN: ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE RECEIVED NO GAS, HAVE TO MOVE OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.*AK
TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY, CAUSING FIRE.
SLIDING SIDE DOOR COMES OPEN WHILE DRIVING.
(5) OUT OF (7) SHOULDER BELTS ARE BACKWARDS. YOU HAVE TO TWIST BELT TO BUCKLE CORECTLY. *AK DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED AND WORKS FINE, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO EXAMINE THE OTHER FOUR TWISTING BELTS, THIS DEALER FOUND THE SEAT BELTS WERE THREAD THROUGH BACKWARDS AND REPAIRED THEM. *SLC
ELECTRCIAL FIRE BECAUSE OF THE WIRING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BATTERY FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH, NOTICED VIBRATION IN FRONT SUSPENSION, THEN FRONT RIGHT LUG BOLT SHEARED, RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL GOING THROUGH FENDER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICL SUDDENLY LURCHED, THEN NOTICED BURNING TRANS. FLUID SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM GRILL, OPENED HOOD FOUND ENGINE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT HE CANNOT OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE *AK
UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, TRANSMISSION LINE BURST, WHILE DRIVING. TT
INTEGRATED CSS SITS TOO ERECT ALLOWING CHILD TO FALL FORWARD WITH EASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RECOIL IN OR OUT BECAUSE IT BINDS UP IN GUIDE SYSTEM. TT CONSUMER STATES AT THIS POINT, SHOULDER BELT THROUGH THE GUIDE AS IT IS ALWAYS TWISTED AND STUCK. *SLC
UPON IMPACT FROM THE REAR, BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEAT BACKS BROKE AND COLLAPSED, ALSO DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. TT *SLC
SIDE DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF WHEN ON AN INCLINE. TT
THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT THE WINDOW WON'T GO UP RIGHT . TT
POWER SLIDING DOOR WON'T STAY OPEN IF PARKED DOWNWARD ON A HILL.
STEERING COLUMN GIVING PROBLEMS. TT
CONSUMER STS REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY-HE THINKS REAR WINDOW IS TOO LARGE. TT
AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOOR CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. TT
ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND A FIRE STARTED AND VEHICLE IS NOW TOTALED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERHOOD; PULLED OVER; ENGINE ENGULFED WITH FLAMES; ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE; VEHICLE TOTALED. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HIT A ROCK THE REAR HATCH LATCH GLASS CRACK IN PIECE. TT
READ THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION ON LEAKING TRANSMISSION AND HAVE THAT PROBLEM. TT
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. TT
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, LOSS CONTROL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION GOING INTO GARGARE SPEED 35 MPH. TT
SHOULDER BELT TWISTS WHEN TRYING TO FASTEN, CAUSING BELT TO BECOME LOOSE/UNSECURE. *SKD
CLAMPS NOT IN PLACE WHEN MANUFACTURED. RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE OTHER DEFECTS. TT
POSITION OF THE THIRD SEAT COULD CREATE AN INABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. TT
SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TT
TRANSMISSION LEAK DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOSE. TT
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT TWISTS AT POINT NEXT TO/BEHIND DRIVERS LEFT SHOULDER AND DOES NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY. TT
DIFFICULTY SETTING PARKING BRAKE. *AW
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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