Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Nov 17, 1996

RECALL RELATED, 96V094000, STEERING GEAR ATTACHEMENT, IN FOR REPAIR IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 1996 AND JANUARY, 1997, PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND OTHER DEALERSHIPS. *AK

Incident date: Jan 16, 1997

STEERING FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE, COULD NOT MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, IN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES, WILL PROVIDE REPAIR BILL, *AK

WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE AND MAKING A TURN THERE IS A NOISE IN THE STEERING . *AK

Incident date: Jan 14, 1997

WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND THE STEERING TURNS LEFT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO INTO A DITCH. *AK

STEERING SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING WITH CRUISE SET AT 60 MPH, FIVE DAYS AFTER BEING PURCHASED NEW.

POWER STEERING FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE RACK AND PINION. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EXCESSIVE EFFORT NEEDED TO STEER, HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. ALSO, INSIDE OF TIRES KEEP WEARING THIN. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE MEETS ALL SPECS AND REQUIRMENTS. *AK

Incident date: May 28, 1994

STEERING FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT/INJURY. *DH

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jul 30, 1996

STEERING FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

Crash

Incident date: Oct 8, 1996

GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT END ON FULL TURNS.

Incident date: Jan 19, 1996

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING INTO LANE, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES STILL FADE. *SLC

Crash

Incident date: Dec 26, 1996

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING SEEMS TO HAVE NO POWER UNTIL IT GETS WARM. IT SEEMS LIKE DRIVING A TRACTOR. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE A BOLT IN THE FRONT END BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING POWER. REPLACED BOLTS AND WASHER IN FRONT END AND STEERING SHAFT.

Incident date: Nov 19, 1996

DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AFTER IT HAD RAINED AND WHEN MAKING A TURN AROUND ON A CURB, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING AND FRONT END SHAKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Incident date: May 1, 1996

FRONT STEERING PULLE DTO THE LEFT, ALSO MADE SQUEALING NOISE. *AK

Incident date: Dec 3, 1996

CAR HIT TREE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Crash Fire 2 injured

Incident date: Nov 1, 1996

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE STEERING VIBRATES, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Incident date: Aug 2, 1996

WHEN DRIVING ALONG VEHICLE STARTS TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. IT BECOMES HARD TO STEER AND EVENTUALLY LOSES CONTROL. *AK

Incident date: Nov 4, 1996

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE STEERING IS LOOSE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. *AK

Incident date: Nov 23, 1996

WHEN MAKING A STOP THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHCILE CONTINUES TO GO. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Oct 23, 1996

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE SPEED CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL/ACCIDENT, VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. *AK

Crash

ON HARD RIGHT TURNS THE VEHICLE MAKES SINGLE LOUD BUMPING SOUNDS. *AK

Incident date: Nov 24, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Incident date: Sep 15, 1996

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION ON WET PAVEMENT ONLY, THE STEERING LOCKS UP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE A TURN. THE PROBLEM HAS TAKEN PLACE 3X. *AK

Incident date: Nov 14, 1996

STEERING FAILURE, WHEN MAKING A TURN TO LEFT OR RIGNT VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE. *AK

Incident date: Nov 14, 1996

DEALER STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED WELDER AND IT WOULD TAKE (6) MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD GET A WELDER TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. *AK

Incident date: Aug 30, 1996

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH WHEN STEERING FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Aug 25, 1996

STEERING FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Sep 6, 1996

STEERING CABLE VIBRATING AGAINST AIR CONDITIONING PIPE, CAUSING A HOLE/FREON LEAK.

Incident date: Sep 23, 1996

STEERING PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Apr 22, 1995

DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN LANE POSITION DUE TO STEERING PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1996

STEERING FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)

Crash

Incident date: Oct 10, 1995

WHILE GOING ABOUT (45) OR (50) MPH DRIVER LOST THE STEERING, BRAKES AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, /HAPPENED ON 10/26/95. ON 10/10/95, WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF, HAPPENED AGAIN ON 10/14/96. *AK

Incident date: May 2, 1996

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK STEERING WHEEL REPLACED, IT WAS VIBRATING DUE TO BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, RACK AND PINION AND STEERING RACK WERE ALSO REPLACED. EXCESSIVE SHAKING WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED TIRES, AND BALANCED AND ROTATED TIRES, HOWEVER SHAKE STILL PRESENT, DEALER STATED VEHICLE HAD TORQUE PULL AND COULD NOT BE A... Read more

STEERING MAKES FUNNY NOISE WHEN CORNERING. *AK

Incident date: Oct 17, 1996

STEERING FAILURE, DRIVING AT SPEED OF 20MPH, MAKING A LEFT TURN, STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

STEERING MECHANISM FAILURE, ALSO KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE POORLY DESIGNED, AND REAR WINDOW IS FREQUENTLY INADVERTENTLY UNLOCKED WHEN USING FRONT DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON. *AK

FRONT SEAT BRACKET WORE THROUGH LEATHER MATERIAL, ALSO SEAT ROCKS DUE TO LOOSE BOLT; REPLACED BRAKES/ FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED/ DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER/ STEERING BECOMING VAUGE AT CENTER AND FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. *AK

THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE, THE STEERING HAS A SHORT AND YOU AND CAN DRIVE WITH THE HAND BRAKE ON . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING OVERREACTS, HARD TO STEER . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Incident date: Sep 13, 1996

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THAT THE STEERING WENT OUT.*AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES .*AK *JB

CONSUMER HAS A 1995 MODE, MANUFACTURER GAVE CONSUMER A 1996, THE PROBLEM IS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS NO STEERING CONTROL ON BOTH TRUCKS, STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM .*AK *SLC

PURCHASED CAR USED, WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING THE STEERING VIBRATES . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Incident date: Jul 15, 1996

THERE'S A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHCIH CAUSES THE CAR TO HOP AT ANY SPEED. PLEAE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING TIME THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN IN TO PARKING OR OUT OF A STREET AND BEHIND AND BETWEEN CARS, CONSUMER STATES GREAT EFFORT IS NEEDED IN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *SLC

Incident date: Aug 15, 1996

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONLY, THE STEERING STICKS, AND ADDITIONAL FORCE IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE TURN. *AK CONSUMER STATES ALSO TO RETURN STEERING TO RIGHT FROM A LEFT HAND TURN, ADDITIONAL FORCE IS NEEDED. *SLC

THE STEERING IS MISALIGNED, CAUSING THE REAR END TO PULL TO THE SIDE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Incident date: Aug 8, 1996

WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN WAS SHAKING AND (3) BOLTS BECAME LOOSE.*AK