Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO HOT, AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T RUNNING HOT. THERE WAS A COOLING LEAKAGE, AND THE PRESSURE GAUGE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Oct 6, 1998

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO WARN DRIVER THAT VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM,CAUSING THE VEHCILE TO SHUTDOWN WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES, AND ALMOST THE ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND GET NEW ROTORS AFTER 30,000 MILES. BRAKES ARE VERY LOOSE, TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO GET THEM TO STOP. DEALER SAID MY BRAKES WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED JUST 15K MILES AFTER THE FIRST SERVICE. ANTI-LOCK FEATURE KICKS IN WHEN I DRIVE OVER POTHOLES OR ICE, AND DID NOT USE THE BRAKES. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTEN... Read more

Incident date: Oct 2, 1998

WHILE DRVING CONSUMER NOTICED TEMPERATURE GUAGE WAS GOING FROM HOT TO COLD. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT BOTH REAR HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN ON THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Oct 19, 1998

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON WHIILE DRIVING. ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT, THE ARROW ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONTINUES TO RISE AND FALL TREMENDOUSLY. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE SENSORS. *AK *ML

Incident date: May 12, 1996

WHEN DRIVING NO COLD AIR COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE WILL GO UP. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *AK

Incident date: Mar 11, 1999

BOTH HEAD GASKETS BLOWN; HOWEVER, COMPLAINTS RE; FAULTY TEMPERATURE GUAGE SUBMITTED TO DEALER SINCE 10/15/1993. REPAIR COST: $1390.92 (INCL. TAX).

Incident date: Jul 1, 1998

THERMOSTAT FOR A/C AND HEATER SYSTEM FAILED.

FUEL/TEMP GAUGE FAILED TWO TIMES.

Incident date: Mar 5, 1999

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED. YH

Incident date: Feb 1, 1996

EITHER THE TEMPERTUR SENSOR OR THE GUAGE COULD BE A DEFECT ON A LOT THE SAME CARS

Incident date: Sep 3, 1998

TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

THIS VEHICLE IS GARBAGE - BOTH FRONT WINDOW MOTORS-REPLACED. TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND IS NOW ACTING UP AGAIN. REAR-END REPLACED, ACTING UP, ENGINE SQUEALS, DEALER CAN'T HEAR IT, BURNING ANTI-FREEZE SMELL UPON WARMUP, TEMP GAUGE GOES CRAZY, IN 4WD VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO TURN, ONLY WANTS TO GO STRAIGHT, MAKINGS HARD "CLUNKING" NOISE IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TURN. THE YUGO WAS A BETTER VEHICLE! *AK

Incident date: Mar 4, 1997

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1998

THE ENGINE QUITS AT ALL SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION AND WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY, CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM IS MOST APPARENT AFTER AUTOMATIC ENGAGEMENT OF THE COOLING FAN.

TEMPERATURE NEEDLE RUNS HIGH ON THE CAR, AND BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING OUT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC SAID THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. *AK

Incident date: Feb 7, 1998

I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR REGULARLY, BUT I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. FIRST OF ALL, I'VE ALWAYS HAD BRAKE TROUBLE, SECOND: MY TURN SIGNALS WILL SOMETIMES COME ON WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES (OR SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL), MY DEFROST KEEPS BREAKING (ONLY VENT AND BI-LEVEL WILL WORK); MY HORN DIED FOR NO REASON A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND TODAY MY CAR WON'T START (I DROVE TO CHURCH, AND IT WORKED FINE, ... Read more

Incident date: Feb 1, 1997

VEHICLE HAS A BUBBLING UNDERNEATH HOOD, HAS NO INDICATION AS TO PROBLEM. I.E. WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, OR OIL PUMP. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Dec 15, 1998

VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT REGISTERING IT ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE INSIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE COMPRESSION/ ANTI-FREEZE/OIL AND STALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Apr 12, 1996

THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER DON'T WORK AND THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS SEEING OUT THE WINDOW. DEALER HAS WORKED ON THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND STILL CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Incident date: Oct 14, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELTS BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN VERY HOT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO 270 DEGREES. OWNER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Incident date: Dec 30, 1998

TEMPERATURE GUAGE IS READING EXTREMELY HOT, BUT ALL THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED INDICATED THE CAR IS NOT OVERHEATING. PROBLEM IS NOT REFLECTING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR, TSB 081593. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Incident date: Dec 31, 1997

ENGINE OVERHEATS INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO EXTERNAL LEAKS OF COOLANT.

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND DAMAGE TO ENGINE , GAUGES AND DASHBOARD.

Incident date: Nov 15, 1998

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND STALLS,VEHICLE DIES OUT, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE LIGHT GOES OFF. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE RADIATOR, AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Dec 20, 1995

TEMPERATURE ASCENDING UNIT FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 28, 1998

VEHICLE NEVER HEATS UP. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEVER REGISTERS HOT ON THE CAR. ALSO, ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT WITHOUTY PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING. INCIDENT OCCURRED THREE TIMES. DEALER NOTIFIED AND AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. CAR WITH DEALER AND NO INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSIS. RIGHT FRONT GRINDING NOISE AND STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. FREEZE PLUG LOST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO INDICATE ENGINE OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. (CONSUMER IS ATTORNEY).

Incident date: Jan 20, 1998

CONSUMER REPORTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS/INSPECTION WAS MADE CONTINUALLY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER RESOLVED. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND CAN SMELL SOMETHING LIKE WIRES BURNING, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RADIO, FAN BLOWER, AND DASH LIGHTS ... Read more

Incident date: Nov 28, 1998

ERRATIC TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATION FOR APPROX. 2-3 WKS. RESULTED IN OVERHEATING OF ENGINE WITH WATER CONTAMINATION OF COMBUSTION SECTION.

Incident date: Dec 26, 1997

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHEN TURNING THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS ON, THE MOTOR MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: ENGINE COOLANT TANK AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ARE LEAKING, BRAKES AND FUEL PUMP ARE NOISY, AND PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER DOES NOT FLOW ENOUGH AIR. *AK *ML

Incident date: Sep 1, 1997

ENGINE STALLS CONTINUALLY.

Incident date: Feb 15, 1996

VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Fire

COOLANT RUNNING OUT OF THE ENGINE SYSTEM.

VEHICLE OVERHEATS AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES CONTINUALLY.

MOTORCYCLE CONTINUES TO LEAK OIL EXCESSIVELY.

Incident date: Aug 18, 1997

ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON, REPAIRS MADE TO ENGINE AND OTHER COMPONENTS HOWEVER HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY PROBLEM.

TEMP. GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS CONTINUALLY.

Incident date: Sep 15, 1998

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER, BUT THE REAR DEFROSTER IS INOPERABLE WHICH CAUSES VISUAL PROBLEMS IN THE REAR, MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A KNOCK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND DRIVING AT 60 MPH, ALSO ENGINE IS CONSUMING 4 QUARTS OF OIL, ALSO VEHICLE OVERHEATED.*JB

ENGINE OVERHEATS.

Incident date: Aug 4, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO 205, AND THEN THE ENGINE CUT OFF. OWNER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER IT COOLED DOWN. *AK

Incident date: Jul 1, 1998

TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING.

ENGINE FIRE.

Incident date: Jul 12, 1998

THE REAR OIL COOLING JET ON THE ENGINE ECCENTRIC SHAFT CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE OIL PAN. THIS CAUSED OIL PRESSURE TO DROP.

Incident date: Jul 21, 1998

REFUSES ALL WARRANTY COVERAGE DESPITE COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE HEAD.

Incident date: Jun 1, 1998

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW/ENGINE HEAD CRACKED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR.

Incident date: Apr 17, 1996

TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 18, 1998

ENGINE BURNED CAUSING FAILURE.

Incident date: Aug 30, 1997

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS.