Consumer Safety Complaints

STEERING FAILED.

Incident date: Jul 15, 1997

RECALL # 97V058000, WHEN CONTACTING DEALER TO SET UP APPOINTMENT, DEALER COULD NOT GIVE CONSUMER APPOINTMENT AND HAD NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

Incident date: Jul 2, 1997

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 35MPH WHEN SHE WAS REARENDED. AT THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK BROKE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE AND A TREE. CONSUMER WAS INJURED DUE TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jul 11, 1997

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HIS VEHICLE. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REMEDIED BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 3, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE STREET AT 25 MPH STEERING SYSTEM BROKE, UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED. THEN COMSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY WERE WILLING TO FIX VEHICLE BUT COMSUMER DID NOT WANT TO BECAUSE HE FEELS IT IS UNSAFE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE STEERING AND THE WINDSHIELD WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED. *YH

THE TWO MAIN BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING IN PLACE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING.

Incident date: Jul 9, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD & WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FIXED BY DEALER, BUT COMSUMER SAID THE PROBLEM STILL THE SAME. *AK

Incident date: Jul 2, 1997

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATE, AND THE PEDAL GOES DOWN ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE TOP BEFORE THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK AND THE STEERING RETURNS. VEHICLE IS BEING CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRD. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH PUDDLE OF WATER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE. OWNER CANNOT STEER LEFT OR RIGHT.VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERS. *AK

Incident date: May 8, 1997

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. OWNER MUST STOP RESTART AND JERK THE VEHICLE TO RESTORE RESUME POSITION. *AK

Incident date: Feb 13, 1997

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH HAVE NO STEERING POWER. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER THREE TIMES. ALSO, FRON TBRAKE ROTORS/STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IN RAIN OWNER LOSES CONTROL OF STEERING. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED VEHICLE WILL NOT STEER. STEERING WHEEL MUST BE CONSTANTLY ROTATED FOR WHEELS TO TURN. *AK

STEERING LOCKS UP, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING AND THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

STEERING STIFFENS.

STEERING LOCKS UP ON WET PAVEMENT.

Incident date: Nov 28, 1994

STEERING NOISE.

STEERING PROBLEMS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

Incident date: May 10, 1994

STEERING NOISE.

Incident date: Apr 19, 1997

THE STEERING IS BINDING. WHEN MAKING TURNS THERE IS NO FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE WHEEL DOES NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT WHEN LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THIS CAUSES OVER STEERING TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE WHEELS. *AK

Incident date: May 3, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS A LOT OF VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOUR TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEMON. *YH

THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS. DEALER HAVE NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Jun 15, 1996

WHEN VEHICLE RUNS ACROSS A SMALL PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING WOULD SOON AFTER LOCK UP, MAKING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *AK

Incident date: Apr 12, 1997

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. ALSO ONCE THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT THERE WAS SEVERE PULLING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL RIGHT OUT OF HAND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Aug 28, 1995

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM SEAT BECAUSE THE LAP BELT DID NOT HOLD. FURTHERMORE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN GOING OVER 55 MPH. *AK

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: May 1, 1997

STEERING HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY/CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR BRAKING. *AK

THE STEERING PROVIDED ON THIS VEHICLE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

THE STEERING PROVIDED ON THIS VEHICLE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1997

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. DEALER IS UNABLE TO STATE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES OVERSENSITIVE STEERING. CAN MOVE WHEEL ABOUT 1/4 INCH AND THE VEHICLE MOVES OVER 2 LANES TOO QUICK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. **AK

VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN SPEED IS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. *AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER ENGAGED. THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK IS ALSO CAUSING SOME STEERING PROBLEMS. *AK

Incident date: May 20, 1997

EA97-009 ACTIVE, STEERING FAILURE, WHEN MAKING A LFT HAND TURN , HAS NO STEERING CONTROL, WHEEL WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT. *AK

Incident date: Jun 2, 1997

SITTING AT A STOP SIGN ,PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED . APPLYING PRESSURE GOT THE VEHICLE TO RETURN TO STEERING. INTERVALS OF STIFFNESS 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALERS SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

Incident date: May 28, 1997

DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 65MPH, VEHICLE STEERED VERY HARD TO LEFT AND THEN TO RIGHT, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION , HAD NO CONTROL , IMPACT AGAIN. *AK

Crash

Incident date: May 7, 1996

TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, PARTICULARLY DURING VERY HEAVY RAIN FALL, FREQUENTLY DURING COLD PERIODS, AND USUALLY AFTER GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH. ON -2-13/97 WHILE DRIVING ON Q 3-LANE HIGHWAY, LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO TIRE BLEW OUT. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Feb 26, 1997

STEERING: WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING A TURN TO THE RIGHT THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, AND IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL RUBBING METAL. HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON MARCH 6, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS IN THE STEERING AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THEM MANY TIMES AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

HAS DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALERS HAVE TRIED ALIGNMENT, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. *AK

Incident date: May 23, 1997

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD LOOKED AHEAD AT TRAFFIC, HAD STOPPED, APPLIED BRAKES BUT VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, BUT DID NOT STOP. IT NEVER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED AND CONSUMER HIT AUTO IN FRONT OF HER, CAUSING 3 PERSONS AND HERSELF TO BE INJURED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. *AK

Crash 4 injured

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Dec 18, 1996

STEERING PROBLEM.

Incident date: Mar 18, 1996

STEERING NOISE.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1997

STEERING WILL NOT TURN PAST A CERTAIN POINT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON CURVED ROADS.

Incident date: May 22, 1997

LOW SPEED ROLLOVER: TURNED WHEELS TO RIGHT WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE ON INCLINE, WHEELS SPONTANEOUSLY MOVED TO RIGHT ON THEIR OWN, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON LEFT SIDE, THEN ON TOP, WITH AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *AK

2 injured

WHILE STEERING IN EITHER DIRECTION WHEEL STICKS. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

Incident date: May 19, 1997

TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH THERE WAS TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING, RESULTING IN STEERING LOCK UP DIAGNOSIS, THE RETAINING CLIP OMITTED DURING ASSEMBLY. *AK

Incident date: May 10, 1997

WHILE DRIVING MADE A SLIGHT TURN AND LOST STEERING POWER. STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO HANDLE AS IF THE FLUID WAS GONE. *AK

Incident date: Apr 27, 1997

STEERING DURING CROSS WINDS CAUSES VEHICLE TO WANDER, DOES NOT STAY IN LANE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Incident date: May 4, 1997

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING POPS OUT AS IF IT IS GOING TO BREAK. *AK