Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 1 time.
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1 of the 1 complaints (100%) are about the suspension.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. THE VENTURI TUBE LOCATED IN THE THROTTLE VALVE HOUSING CAN BECOME LOOSE AND FALL AGAINST THE THROTTLE PLATE.
Risk. THE VENTURI TUBE CAN PARTIALLY BLOCK THE THROTTLE PLATEAND PREVENT IT FROM RETURNING TO ITS FULL IDLE POSITION, RESULTING IN UNWANTEDENGINE SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR.
Remedy. REPLACE THE PRESS-FIT VENTURI TUBE WITH A THREAD TYPE TUBE.
All 1 campaign on file, newest first.
VEHICLE VIBRATES AND ACTS IF IT'S OUT OF GAS.
All 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 179 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Do not drive |
| 2017 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2012 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2006 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 — this page | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Sep 15, 1992. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.