ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed May 6, 2006
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. INSTRUMENTS CANNOT BE SEEN AT NIGHT INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAGE. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES ARE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL OR EXCEEDING THE SAFE SPEED LIMITS BECAUSE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT VISIBLE. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST WITH TIME. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND DEALERS BLAME THE PROBLEM ON LIGHT BULB PROBLEMS. SOMETIME RAPPING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUSE THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON INDICATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTION AND NOT THE BULBS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE BULB CONNECTIONS AS THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING AND THE DEALERS ARE NOT TRULY FIXING THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10156906
- Incident
- Apr 26, 2006
Body & structureElectricalEngine+5 more
Filed May 2, 2004
LAUNDRY LIST OF FAILURES. JACK HAS ALMOST KILLED ME WHILE CHANGING TIRE. VEHICLE FELL, ALMOST HITTING ME BUT CATCHING SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE LANDING ON ME! HOOD LATCH HAS FAILED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, CAUSING HOOD TO OPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AIR MASS METER FAILED. HAS REQUIRED 5 (FIVE!) ALIGNMENTS IN TWO YEARS. WHEN BROUGHT TO DEALER'S ATTENTION, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. A MONTH LATER REQUIRES ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS CAUSES WEAR ON TIRES, WHICH HAS CAUSED HYDROPLANING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE SWERVES UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN HITS ANYTHING OTHER THAN FLAT ROAD. TRANSFER CASE MOTOR FIXED BY DEALER WITHOUT CONSULTING. AFTER REPAIR, TRANSFER CASE MOTOR FAILED. DEALER STATES OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS. HAS HAD REPAIR OF HARMONIC BALANCER ON FRONT OF ENGINE DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP LEADING TO OIL LEAK AND FAILURE OF BELT TENSIONER. WINDOW SWITCHES HAVE FAILED TWICE AND FIXED AT EXPENSE OF OWNER. SIX DIFFERENT KEYS HAVE FAILED @ THE COST OF $220/KEY. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER CAUSES LOSS OF STEREO RECEPTION. REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR HAS FAILED. FRONT END MAKES NOISE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10068171
- Incident
- May 1, 2004
- Mileage
- 97,615 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 28, 2003
DRIVERSIDE BACKSEAT FRAME WELDED SUPPORT BOLT FELL APART. (WELDED TO BACK FRAME) THIS MAKES BACK OF SEAT UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE TO SIT IN. CAR IS DRIVEN MOSTLY TO WORK AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. DEALER SAID NO ONE TO SIT THERE, IT IS UNSAFE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10036800
- Incident
- Aug 27, 2003
- Mileage
- 99,865 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 21, 2002
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED 19 TIMES PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
- NHTSA ID
- 8021263
- Incident
- Sep 15, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 28, 2000
SEAT BELT LATCHING MECHANISM FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE # 99V328 RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO CONSUMER DURING ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) *ET
- NHTSA ID
- 552844
Fuel systemInterior & seatsOther / unspecified
Filed Sep 8, 1999
WHEEL LUG NUTS RUST; REAR SEAT CONTROL LEVER BREAKS; GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 609505
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999
REAR HATCHBACK LATCH REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 608978
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999
REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 608022
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1998
Fuel systemInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Feb 1, 1999
GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 607090
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Feb 1, 1999
BRAKES SQUEAKING. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 606328
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.