Consumer Safety Complaints

WHEN REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE USED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER NOTED PROBLEM WASA FUSE FOR REAR WIPERS WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL POWER STEERING/BRAKES WENT OUT WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER THIS INCIDENT. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CIGRETTE LIGHTER AND RADIO, WHICH SHE HAD FIXED A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HANDLE. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. *AK

Incident date: Nov 26, 1996

TRANSMISSION SIFTS ROUGHLY/ FAILED/LEAKED. IN ADDITION, VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS/ WATER PUMP AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES, DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Incident date: Jul 24, 1998

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC, WHILE WAITING IN TRAFFIC , THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN FOR FOR NO KNOWN REASON. AFTER 6 MINUTES OR MORE THE VEHICLE CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO OHIO DEALER. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY THE PROBLEM. *AK

ELECTRICAL CRUISE RESUME INOPERATIVE, NEEDS SERVO.

Incident date: Jul 8, 1998

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL ELECTRIC WINDOWS UP OR DOWN AND AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. AFTER TAKING IT TO DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN WHEN IT WAS TURNED BACK ON, AND VEHICLE WAS FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. THE BATTERY WAS JERKED OUT AND THE FIRE WENT OUT, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM BURNING UP. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Mar 1, 1996

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE RADIO FAILED FIRST THEN BECAME PROGESSIVELY WORSE INCLUDING THE DOME LIGHT, EXTERIOR DOME LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS COMING ON WITHOUT PROMPT OR NOTICE, DOOR CHIME STAYING ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED AND ABS LOCKS UP, ETC.

Incident date: Jun 20, 1997

ELECTRICAL FAILURES. BATTERY FAILED THEN 6 MONTHS LATER THE ALTENATOR FAILED.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1997

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. PROBLEM IS NOTICED WHEN MAKING A STOP OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 14, 1998

WHILE DRIVING COMING OFF AN EXIT AT 15 MPH VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jul 23, 1998

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER AND FRIEND HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE TRUCK STALLED OUT. CONSUMER THINKS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM . TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP 8 TIMES. *AK

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: May 27, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD AND AUTO WAS DESTROYED. VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE THE POINT OF FAILURE.

Fire

Incident date: Dec 19, 1997

VEHICLE HAS CONTINUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DASHBOARD LIGHTING GOES OUT WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DISENGAGE WHEN USING THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, AND THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES RANDOMLY. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY ROUGH WHEN CHANGE GEARS, VEHICLE VIBRATES FIERCELY AROUND 55-60 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AFTER OWNING VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN NI... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 1998

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 45-50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE DOOR LOCKS AND FREEZES. THE OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE ARE NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK RADIO CUTS OUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR TURN SIGNALS ARE APPLIED, BATTERY WAS LOSING ITS CHARGE AND HAD TO BE JUMPED EVERY MORNING, LIGHTER FUSE BLOWS CONSTANTLY. RADIO ANTENNA INOPERATIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. B... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 1997

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED WITH THE AIR CONDTIONER ON VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH FENDER SKIRTS FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCESWIRING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE INTERIOR SYSTEMS CONSOLE.

Fire

WEATHERPROOF COVERING OVER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THAT CONTROLS ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL CIRCUITS GETS WET CAUSING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE.

Incident date: Jul 8, 1998

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM CONCERNING VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DEALER PUT MORE MILES ON VEHICLE THEN THE CONSUMER FOR TEST DRIVING. BUT YET THE CONDITION CANNOT BE CORRECTED. ALL COSTS STILL GO TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

Incident date: Nov 1, 1993

DEFECTIVE ECM TEMPERATURE SENSOR, CAUSING PROBLEM OF ERRATIC TEMPERATURE READINGS ON THE LISTED CAR. FAN CUT OFF AND KICK ON TEMPERATURES, REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND OTHER THOROUGH PERIODIC MAINTAINANCE.

Incident date: Jan 15, 1998

APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE THEFT ALARM WAS HEARD AND VEHICLE WAS FOUND IN FLAMES.

Fire

ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY SWITCH TO FAIL/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO FAIL WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.

Incident date: Aug 22, 1995

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY.

Incident date: May 30, 1998

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING STATIC ELECTRIC SHOCK. TOOK OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER;. DEALER NOTIFIED AND HE REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. CONDITION STILL OCCURS. ALSO MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

Incident date: Jun 12, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNTION CAUSING FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Sep 10, 1996

THE A/C BLOWER FAN SWITCH GETS EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THE A/C AND FAN ARE IN USE, THE IGNITION HAS BURNED OUT FOUR TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, EACH TIME TAKING WITH IT THE A/C FAN AND POWER WINDOWS, ON THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS IT AS ALSO BURNT OUT FUSABLE LINKS IN THE WIRING HARNESS LOCATED BEHIND THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE EXTREME HEAT FROM THE FAN SWITCH MODULE BACKS UP THR... Read more

Incident date: Feb 12, 1998

WHEN CONSUMER IS AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN ACCELERATES, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL LIKE THERE IS NO GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK VEHICLE IDLED LOW, WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE AM VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND STUMBLED UNTIL IT WARMED UP, DEALER STATED THE IAC WOULD NOT OPEN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE TPS SENSOR BE... Read more

Incident date: Dec 22, 1997

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Apr 17, 1998

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED FIRE.

Fire 1 injured

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES.

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSING LIGHTS TO DIM CONSIDERABLY WITH WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK FAILURE.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1994

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DRIVER IS SHOCKED EACH TIME HE EXITS THE VEHICLE.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1994

FUEL FUMES ARE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IF MORE THAN EIGHT GALLONS OF FUEL ARE IN THE TANK.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1994

SPEEDOMETER CABLES MAKES NOISE AS IT TURNS AND THE NEEDLE SHAKES.

COMBONATION SWITCH BROKE, REPLACE WHOLE UNIT.

Incident date: Mar 20, 1998

ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE.

Incident date: Dec 13, 1997

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO, ABS BRAKES WERE REPLACED.

Incident date: Sep 12, 1997

VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, INSTRUMENTS (LIGHT, POWER, ETC.) ALL QUIT, WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES, VEHICLE RESTARTED.

Incident date: Oct 15, 1997

WHILE DRIVING GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. ALSO, THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE FUEL RAIL AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HOWVER, ROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. OWNER HAS DIFFICULTY GETTING PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED EIGHT TIMES FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

ELECTRICALLY SYSTEM OVER CHARGE, CAUSING THE AIR FLOW SENSOR AND ECU TO BURN OUT.

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS GRAY WHITE TOXIC TYPE SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENTS OF VEHICLE. PROBLEM RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING ENGULFED IN FLAMES. POSSIBLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AS NOTED BY GM INVESTIGATORS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jan 1, 1992

ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED.

Incident date: Apr 7, 1998

PARKED VEHICLE, NOTICE SMOKE AND FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. HOOD WOULD NOT UNLATCH, FIREMAN PUT HOLE IN TOP OF HOOD TO OUTEN THE FIRE. ADJUSTOR SAYS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE. JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND REPLACE THE FILTER.

Fire

Incident date: Nov 1, 1997

DEALER STATES MAY 19, 1998 AFTER HARVING CAR FOR 1 WEEK THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE, HOWEVER IT HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON AND STEREO BECOME VERY HOT.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.