BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Oct 22, 2015
REPEATED PULLEY AND THEN BELT FAILURE CAUSING STEERING AND BREAKING TROUBLE. REPAIRS DO NOT LAST. LOCAL DEALERS DON'T HAVE LASER ALIGNMENT TOOL TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH BELTS FLYING OFF BECAUSE OF RAIN OR SLUSH IN THIS VEHICLE, MY PULLEYS JUST DISINTEGRATE WITH OUT THE WATER. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS BUT THEY SEEM HIT OR MISS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY GRAND MOTHER WITH THE GRAND CHILDREN ABOARD FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR A $150.00 TOW BILL. ITS LUCKY SO FARE ITS BEEN ON CITY STREETS AND AT LOW ENOUGH SPEEDS THAT A PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER CAN BE FOUND. THE PULLEYS THAT SEEM TO FAIL ARE THE IDLER AND THE TENSIONER PULLEYS. THIS 3.3 ENGINE IS WELL MAINTAINED WITH 145,000 MILES. THOUGH IT SEEMS THAT MILLAGE DOES NOT MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO PULLEY ISSUES.
- NHTSA ID
- 10785360
- Incident
- Oct 10, 2015
- Mileage
- 145,000 mi
Steering
Filed Nov 8, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COUPLING BOLT FRACTURED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. A NHTSA RECALL, #92V015000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING STEERING: WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL.
- NHTSA ID
- 10172965
- Incident
- Nov 4, 2006
- Mileage
- 190,000 mi
EngineSteeringTransmission
Filed Jan 8, 2003
ENGINE HESTIATES. ENGINE MOUNTS, LIFTER, TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN COVER REPLACED. VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT. DEALER FOUND LARGE HOLE IN ENGINE WHERE PISTON ROD WENT THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK. TRANSMISSION MAKING CLUNK TYPE NOISE AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. RACK AND PINION ON STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10001576
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2002
- Mileage
- 84,000 mi
Steering
Filed Aug 18, 2000
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE TO LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN FAR ENOUGH, IT COULDN'T PULL IN. STEERING BOX MECHANISM WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 868156
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1998
Steering
Filed Jul 5, 2000
WHILE MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE COLUMN.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 864767
- Incident
- Jun 29, 2000
Steering
Filed Jun 3, 1998
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 822846
- Incident
- Apr 23, 1998
Body & structureSteeringTransmission
Filed Jan 16, 1998
DOOR BENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TRANSMISSION FAILED. STEERING FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 528403
Steering
Filed Oct 3, 1997
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 11/96 . HE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD TELEPHONE HIM WHEN THEY ARRIVED . OWNER HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER ABOUT THE PART THAT IS ON BACK ORDER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 816857
- Incident
- Oct 3, 1997
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Jul 8, 1997
DURING TURNING MANEUVER HEARD SOMETHING DROP. PROGNOSIS: BOLT TENSIONER SHEARED OFF STEERING WHILE DRIVING; ALSO CAUSING COOLING SYSTEM AND POWER STEERING TO SHUT DOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS HAVE REDUCED BRAKING PRESSURE, BRAKE PEDAL COMES UP WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND BRAKING, DEALER STATES BRAKES ARE FINE. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 813915
- Incident
- Jul 7, 1997
Steering
Filed Feb 25, 1997
THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BECOME LOOSE BEFORE REPAIRS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809332
- Incident
- Jul 25, 1996
Steering
Filed Jan 30, 1997
HAS TRIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING AND LIFTGATE; MAJOR CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH WILL NOT HONOR IT, DRIVER HAS TRIED SEVERAL OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 808348
Steering
Filed Jan 14, 1997
DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO DO RECALL WORK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807614
- Incident
- Jan 14, 1997
Steering
Filed Dec 4, 1996
POWER STEERING TENSIONER BELT FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 512197
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Nov 14, 1996
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 805014
SteeringVisibility
Filed Aug 23, 1996
ON (2) SEPERATE OCCASIONS, RIGHT SIDE GLASS OF SLIDING DOOR AND REAR LIFTGATE WINDOW IMPLODED WITH CAUSE UNDETERMINED. BOTH OCCASIONS HAPPENED WHILE VAN WAS SITTING STILL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 801228
Steering
Filed Jul 29, 1996
POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE POWER ASSIST PUMP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 981211
- Incident
- Mar 24, 1996
Steering
Filed Jul 2, 1996
RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD END DETACHED FROM RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN STEERING FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 505879
- Incident
- Jun 28, 1996
Steering
Filed Jun 21, 1996
THE BELT TENSIONER BROKE AND THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986005
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1994
Steering
Filed Apr 16, 1996
WHILE DRIVING THE AUTO THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE AUTO. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, NO INJURIES . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982896
Steering
Filed Apr 9, 1996
FAILURE ON THE STEERING BELT TENSIONER, REPLACED THE STEERING BELT ON THREE OCCASIONS PE95-012. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 982482
- Incident
- Apr 2, 1996
Steering
Filed Mar 7, 1996
BELT TENSIONER WHICH HOLDS SERPENTINE BELT FAILED, CAUSED STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 980400
- Incident
- Mar 2, 1996
Steering
Filed Feb 20, 1996
FAILURE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKS UP. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 979409
- Incident
- Feb 12, 1996
Steering
Filed Feb 19, 1996
BELT TENSIONER BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 501787
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1994
Steering
Filed Feb 15, 1996
STEERING BELT TENSIONER BROKE/FELL OFF; TOWED TO GARAGE; REPLACED BELT TENSIONER/BELT; SPEED 25 MPH; NO WARNING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 979262
- Incident
- Aug 21, 1995
Steering
Filed Jan 30, 1996
THE STEERING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 978405
- Incident
- Oct 13, 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.