Electrical
Filed Jul 2, 2014
1) CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION 2) CAR REFUSES TO START / DOES NOT RECOGNIZE KEY & SIGNALS "ANTI-THEFT" I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. TRAFFIC SLOWED AHEAD FOR A RED LIGHT. APPROACHING THE STOPPED CARS AHEAD I SLOWED MY CAR DOWN TO APPX. 15MPH. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I HIT THE GAS TO CONTINUE AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED I REALIZED THAT MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING WAS STIFF AND I HAD JUST ENOUGH SPEED LEFT TO MOVE ACROSS TWO LANES IN TO A STORE PARKING LOT. THE CAR SHUTOFF MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THAT, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR. THE MECHANIC THINKS THAT MY CAR IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY & THAT I NEED A NEW KEY BECAUSE THEIR TESTS ARE SIGNALING THAT THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK DUE TO AN "ANTI-THEFT" ISSUE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT HAS BEEN THE ISSUE THE ENTIRE TIME. THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE WRECKED MY CAR THAT DAY. OVERALL, I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES, SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND HAD MY CAR TOWED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10607872
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2013
- Mileage
- 76,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 3, 2006
SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON DASH. DID NOT GO OUT. WAS TOLD IF I DIDN'T GET IT REPAIRED THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO START IT WITH THE KEYS I PRESENTLY POSSESSED. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10164415
- Incident
- May 29, 2006
- Mileage
- 89,659 mi
Electrical
Filed Jun 21, 2002
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE DIES OUT, AND THIS IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. MAIN COMPUTER MODULE LINK TO IGNITION CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY DEALER. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES EVERY OTHER TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8012428
- Incident
- May 1, 2002
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Jun 13, 2001
RECEIVED RECALL #00V171000 AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS FOR AIR BAG. DEFECT WAS REPAIRED. ONCE COMPLETED, AND OWNER RETRIEVED VEHCLE, NOTICED HORN FAILED TO WORK WHEN IT DID PREVIOUSLY. MECHANIC INDICATED HORN NOT WORKING AT TIME OF REPAIRS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 890320
- Incident
- Jun 5, 2001
Electrical
Filed Apr 25, 2000
VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION FOR SOME HOURS AND HORN SOUNDED OFF. HORN IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER NOTED IF HORN WAS NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY, IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 860878
Electrical
Filed Aug 5, 1999
ON SEVERAL OCCASION THE ALTERNATOR / BATTERY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER CAN NOT FIX IT, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 547816
- Incident
- Feb 14, 1999
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Aug 22, 1996
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES CASSETTE WILL NOT ACCEPT TAPE IT EJECTS,TRUNK LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN TRUNK IS OPEN, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGN IT IS NORMAL, ALSO POPPING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WINDOW AT BASE WHEN GOING UP.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 801205
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
ElectricalSteering
Filed Sep 29, 1995
ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CAUSING ENGINE STALLING, LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 972725
- Incident
- Sep 13, 1995
Electrical
Filed Sep 18, 1995
INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW
- NHTSA ID
- 488156
- Incident
- Sep 18, 1995
Electrical
Filed Aug 13, 1995
ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AW
- NHTSA ID
- 600409
- Incident
- Mar 1, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.