Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Apr 2, 2002
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS/MISFIRES ON ACCELERATION, AND LONGER TIME TO CRANK HOT OR COLD. AT TIMES SLIGHT TOUCH OF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD.*AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED, LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS PER RECALL 95I005, WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IT WAS WORSE. CONSUMER INSTALLED A VACUUM PUMP WHICH WAS NEEDED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD A LIFT PUMP WAS NEEDED AND THEY GUARANTEED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. IT WASN'T. NOW THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 8006855
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 17, 2000
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CLICK ON AND APPLYING THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED. VERY SCARY, HAPPEND TWICE AND I TOOK TO DEALER WHERE THEY CHANGED A "STRIPPED NUT" ON BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 720260
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2000
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Oct 27, 1999
WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATES UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WHILE BRAKING THE ENGINE IRACES HIGH. THE RPMS ARE HIGH, AND THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SQUEALING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. OCCUPANT NEEDS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE RPMS RETURN TO NORMAL. PREVIOUSLY, HAD A TON OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 851911
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 15, 1999
VEHICLE EXPERINECED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION WHILE MAKING A HARD STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 548538
Driver assistanceVisibility
Filed Sep 2, 1999
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH MAY RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844514
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1999
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 23, 1998
SINCE OWNER PURCHASED TRUCK THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD IN THE RAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN. THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIES THE BRAKES. THE ABS KICKS IN WHEN THE TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR POOR PERFORMANCE EA95- 025. THIS PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED DUE TO HIGH IDLE SPEED, 1,000 RPM, OF 427 CUBIC INCH ENGINE. IDLE SPEED CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 823258
- Incident
- May 9, 1994
Driver assistance
Filed May 5, 1998
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
- NHTSA ID
- 535143
- Incident
- Apr 23, 1998
BrakesDriver assistanceFuel system+1 more
Filed Nov 21, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 525307
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 13, 1997
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 815324
- Incident
- Dec 2, 1993
BrakesDriver assistanceVisibility
Filed Apr 14, 1995
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO POOR CONTACT ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF WINDSHIELD.
- NHTSA ID
- 482896
- Incident
- Mar 8, 1995
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Mar 30, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT THAT TIME. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 962824
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1994
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 1995
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE ACCELERATING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 959332
- Incident
- Jun 30, 1994
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.