Consumer Safety Complaints

HEADLAMP LENSES HAVE BECOME WHITE AND SMOKEY LOOKING CAUSING LIGHTING TO BE POOR ON LOW OR HIGH BEAM RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.

Incident date: Feb 10, 1999

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS HAS DETERIORATED/BECAME OBSCURED TO THE POINT OF PREVENTING LIGHT FROM PASSING THROUGH TO LIGHT ROADWAY.

Incident date: Jan 5, 1999

WHILE DRIVING HATCHBACK LIGHT COMES ON, BUT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE HATCHBACK. HOWEVER, LIGHT IS STILL ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 1998

CORROSION WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET DUE TO POOR SEAL IN REFLECTOR HOUSING CAUSED BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL.

TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT COME ONE WHEN DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON DUE TO DESIGN.

Incident date: Dec 23, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS GO OUT EXCEPT FOR FRONT HEADLIGHT AND FOG LIGHTS. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED BEFORE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *AK

Incident date: Jan 23, 1999

DOOR WARNING LIGHT OR ANY INFORMATION IS NO WHERE IN THE VEHICLE. NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE DOOR IS OPENED. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Incident date: Jan 12, 1997

FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. AFTER TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED ALL VEHICLE LIGHTING CEASED, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC. SPEEDOMETER READ 75-80 MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY GOING 20-25 MPH.

Incident date: Nov 13, 1998

CONSUMER HAS EXPRIENCED 6 TIMES FAILURE OF ALL LIGHTING. THERE IS NO PATTERN FOR THIS,IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND HAD SENSORS REPLACED/HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 30, 1996

REAR TAIL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS ON AND IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH WHICH WORKED FOR TWO MONTHS WHEN THE SAMETING HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BOTH TIME BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD.

Incident date: Nov 30, 1998

WOULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM. BROKEN PLASTIC LATCH ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. TRANSMISSION SLIPS DURING OPERATION, STARTER FAULTY, FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE TIRES. GLOVE BOX LATCH FELL OFF IN CONSUMERS HAND. PARKING LIGHTS FAILED. *AK

Incident date: Nov 28, 1998

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTING SYSTEMS. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

HARNESS THAT HOLDS LIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS AND MELTS, CAUSING LOSS OF TAIL LIGHTS, RUNNING,AND DASHBOARD LIGHT. *AK

Incident date: Jul 12, 1997

FRONT SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND HAVING TO PUT THE SEAT BELT AROUND DRIVER'S BODY. THE CONSUMER IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE REVERSE LIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS. THEY COME ON AND OFF WHENEVER THEY WANT TO, AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ALSO CAUSED PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

Incident date: Aug 26, 1998

TWO SCREWS BETWEEN HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL STRIPPED.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

LIGHT BULBS BLOW INTERMITTANTLY.

Incident date: Feb 27, 1998

INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ILLUMINATION CONTROL RHEOSTAT.

Incident date: Feb 27, 1998

ASHTRAY LIGHT FAILED THREE TIMES.

Incident date: Jan 14, 1997

TWILIGHT MODULE FAILED.

WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS THE PANEL LIGHTS DIM DUE TO DESIGN, THIS RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY IN SEEING DASH COMPONENTS DURING DAYTIME.

LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Incident date: Sep 9, 1997

BRAKE, TURN SIGNAL AND PARKING LIGHTS REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BURNED OUT.

WHEN USING HAND BRAKE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OFF, FLASHING OF THE LIGHTS CAUSES UNINTENTIONAL SIGNAL TO THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC.

Incident date: Aug 4, 1997

LEFT FRONT BLUB FAILED.

ASC LIGHT CONTINUALLY ACTIVATES.

DESIGN FLAW, NO LIGHT UNDER HOOD.

DESIGN FLAW, NO LIGHTED SWITCHES.

ELECTRICAL SWITCH FAILED.

VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE DRIVING LIGHTS WHICH ON ONCOMING TRAFFIC ARE A DISTRACTION. *AK

THE HEAD LAMP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM CAUSING CONFUSION DUE TO INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATING WHEN PARKING LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO ASSUME THAT THE HEADLIGHT WERE ENGAGED, HOWEVER THET WERE NOT.

Incident date: Apr 5, 1998

TWO ALTERNATER DASH LIGHT REPLACEMENT

Incident date: Jul 4, 1997

WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH,THE VEHICLE WILL START TO LOSE ALL POWER. THE CONSUMER'S CLEARANCE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON, AND IF THE CONSUMER SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN UNDER 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE LIKE THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. BUT IF DRIVEN OVER 65 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE POWER. CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER BELIEVES DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE USELESS.

Incident date: Sep 12, 1981

HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS CUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

Incident date: Jan 16, 1998

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD KEEP ON GOING. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY PARK LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, AND ALL BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ THE WRONG SPEEDS . THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE SENSOR AND PARKING LIGHTS. *AK

Incident date: May 1, 1998

LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1994

LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES, REPLACED BLOWN FUSE/HEAD LAMP SWITCH/LEFT REAR PARKING LAMP, TO NO AVAIL.

Incident date: Sep 1, 1997

MASTER SWITCH FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.

Incident date: May 15, 1998

STOP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Incident date: Apr 7, 1997

DOME LIGHT RIGHT BUTTON WAS INOPERATIVE, NEED REPLACING.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CHANGING HIGH BEAMS TO LOW BEAMS, THE SWITCH BROKE. ALSO THE DOOR LATCHES BROKE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Incident date: Sep 22, 1997

VEHICLE LOST ALL LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF SIGHT.

Incident date: Jun 17, 1997

BRAKE LIGHTSS, DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, REPLACE FUSE, R & R WIRE CONDEDRT TO REAR CBL HARNESS AND NEED TO REPLACE FUSE AND CLEAN CODES FOR ABS.

Incident date: Jun 26, 1995

WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED THE CRUISE CONTROL CAN NOT BE DISENGAGED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STOP LAMP SWITCH.

Incident date: Mar 6, 1998

SECURITY SWITCH FAILED.

Incident date: Mar 13, 1998

BACK UP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Incident date: Feb 11, 1997

ALL REAR LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.