Fuel system
Filed Jul 14, 2005
THROTTLE STICKS WHEN DRIVING ON CRUSE CONTROL AND UPON START UP AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT. MY GM DELAER BLAMES UPON THE CHEEP BLEND OF FUEL. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT GM REPLACED AND REPAIRED MAY OF THE THROTTLE BODIES WITH THIS CONDITION. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. I COULD CLEAR THIS CONDITION BY TAPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. MY LAST TRIP HAD THE ACELLERATOR STICK AND I WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE CONDITION.
- NHTSA ID
- 10128705
- Incident
- Jul 2, 2005
- Mileage
- 5,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 15, 2005
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. *NM *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10107305
- Incident
- Dec 6, 2004
- Mileage
- 29,300 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 23, 2005
THE GASOLINE LINE HAD RUSTED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10112921
- Incident
- Dec 29, 2004
- Mileage
- 62,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 17, 2005
THE DRIVER NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE. A BROWN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING ERRATICALLY AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE GASOLINE WAS CORRODED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10111713
- Incident
- Feb 17, 2005
BrakesEngineFuel system+1 more
Filed Jan 13, 2005
SAFARI ENGINE UNPEDICTABLY STOPPED WHNE COVERING SHORT DISTANCE. ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *BF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION OF A DYING ENGINE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD GO UP, BUT WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ CORRECTLY. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10109528
- Incident
- Nov 19, 2001
Fuel system
Filed May 7, 2003
THE BRAKE LINE RUBBED AGAINST THE A/C HOSE AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 10019394
- Incident
- May 7, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Nov 30, 2001
FUEL INJECTION SYSYTEM IS CLOGGING INJECTORS. VEHICLE ACTS SLUGGISH AND RUNS ROUGHER. IN JUNE 2001 IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE CLEANED. DEALER STATED IT CAME FROM CALIFORNIA GAS, AND HOW IT FED THE SYSTEM. *AK CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL FILTER CHANGED, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CHANGE THE PERFORMANCE. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 899711
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2001
Body & structureFuel systemExterior lighting+2 more
Filed Oct 6, 2000
REAR AXLE WELDED WRONG 1/2 OFF, DRAG LINKAGE INSTALLED BACKWARDS, HEADLIGHTS WAY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING LIMITED 30-50 VISIBILITY, PROPANE HOSE BLOCKING FILL VALVE AND NEEDS TO BE PRIED OUT OF THE WAY TO FILL TANK WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRACK OR LEAK, NHTSA RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED AT DEALER EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THE REPLACEMENT FOR 20 DAYS PRIOR TO DELIVERY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 733594
- Incident
- Sep 29, 2000
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.