Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 25, 2004
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS REDUCES THE CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE HEADLIGHTS LEVER HAS TO BE HELD IN THE ON POSITION FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10079972
- Incident
- Jun 25, 2003
- Mileage
- 10,000 mi
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Oct 17, 2001
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES, REPLACED ACCUMULATER PUMP, WIRING HARNESS, AND MULTI- FUNCTION SWITCH. BUT, DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM.ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTEDDUE TO VIN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 897871
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1999
EngineInterior & seatsExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Feb 12, 2001
HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE PREMATURELY BLOWING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK RADIO AND DOME LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THE ENGINE HAD FAILED WITHIN JUST TWO YEARS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONS. RADIATOR FAN WAS MALFUNCTIONING. EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 880368
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 7, 2001
LIGHT FROM HEADLIGHTS HAS GRADUALLY DIMMED OVER THE YEARS ALTHOUGH BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE LACK OF AGING- AND/OR UV-RESISTANCE ON THE PART OF THE HEADLAMP LENSE (SEPARATE BULB/LENSE DESIGN), WHICH I BELIEVE IS MADE OF POLYCARBONATE (POSSIBLY ACRYLIC OR OTHER MATERIAL), WHICH HAS SUBSTANTIALLY YELLOWED WITH AGING AND/OR EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT. WHEN NEW, THE LENSES WERE COMPLETELY CLEAR, BUT ARE NOW QUITE YELLOWED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE SAFETY-RELATED PARTS. I BELIEVE THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS LIKELY BELOW FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AT THIS TIME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 740567
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1997
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 12, 2000
CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT DUE TO FAULTY HEADLIGHTS. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 554536
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 14, 2000
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY IS VERY POOR. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE THE WHOLE UNIT. WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. HEADLIGHT STILL IS A PROBLEM & NO ASSISTANCE IS COMING FROM THE DEALER.*AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 865434
- Incident
- Jul 13, 2000
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 23, 1996
BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE YELLOWED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.
- NHTSA ID
- 509023
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1994
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 3, 1995
HEALDIGHTS FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 500069
- Incident
- Jan 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.