Consumer Safety Complaints

VEHICLE VIBRATES.

Incident date: Oct 28, 1996

BUSHING PLATE ON STRUTS RUSTED OUT, CAUSING COIL SPRING TO COME THROUGH THE PLATE.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR SHAKES AND THERE IS SOME POPPING NOISE .*AK *JB

IGNITION RECALL SERVICE DENIED WITH NO REASON GIVEN, WAS TOLD BY MCGARITY, CARTER FORD LINCOLN MERCURY TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE CLOSEST LOCATION. 96V071000. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT.*JB

EXHAUST SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED; ALSO, FRONT DRIVER'S SEATBACK SEPARATED FROM BOTTOM/WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM CRACKED/ LOCK MECHANISM INTERIOR SPRING BROKE/STRUTS LEAK PREMATURELY AND HOOD RUSTED AROUND LATCH. *AK

Incident date: Mar 13, 1996

AUTO-TRAN: VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING UPHILL OR WHILE PASSING, LURCHES FORWARD WHEN STARTED IN PARK, TRIES TO LURCH BACKWARD WHILE IN REVERSE, JUMPS FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED IN DRIVE POSITION, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK ALSO WHEN WENT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED IT WAS FOUND THAT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK.*JB

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AND SHIMMY IN FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF IDLER/ARM PITMAN AND REAR AXEL, UPON BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO EXTREME RIGHT, ALSO JERKS TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *AK

Incident date: Sep 16, 1995

VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER IN ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR STABILITY.

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Aug 5, 1996

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND THE EXHAUST , AFTER DRIVING FOR TEN MIN THERE IS A BURNING SMELL , PUTTING INTO REVERSE THERE IS A NOISE . *AK

Incident date: Oct 29, 1996

AT A LOW SPEED (10MPH)THE VEHICLE WOULD VIRBRATE AND AT A HIGHER SPEED(40MPH) THE VIBRATION WOULD STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK *JB

Incident date: Apr 11, 1996

RADIUS ARM BUSHINGS DRIED OUT DUE TO HEAT.

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

Incident date: Aug 24, 1996

SUSPENSION FRONT I BEAM BENT, CAUSING WHEELS TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND POOR STEERING. *AK

Incident date: Oct 1, 1996

METAL RADIUS ARM FRAME HANGER IS CRACKED AND METAL CRYSTALLIZED. *AK CONSUMER STTES THIS PART HOLDS THE AXLE IN PLACE.*JB

Incident date: Sep 1, 1996

FRONT STRUTS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE FROM PLACE TO PLACE. *AK

Incident date: Apr 15, 1995

RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKING.

OWNER CONCERNED ABOUT WARNING REGARDIN VEHICLE ABILITY TO FLIP OVER WHILE TRAVELING A LOW RATE OF SPEED.

THE CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP, WITHIN 13800 MILES THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1991

WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THEY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP A LOT WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION IS SLOW, TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE. LEFT REAR DRAGS ON GRAVEL AND RIGHT FRONT PULLS TO THE RIGHT.

Incident date: Aug 27, 1996

FRONT AXLE SEALS LEAK.

OWNER CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE POSSIBLE ROLLOVER PROBLEMS.

INCIDENTS OF ALMOST HAVING ROLLOVERS OCCURRED WITH SPEEDS 10, 45 AND 60 MPH., PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

Crash

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

SUSPENSION, I-BEAM ON REAR AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD OF NOISE. *AK

Incident date: Aug 23, 1995

FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT/WEAR OUT FRONT TIRES.

Incident date: Aug 10, 1996

RADIUS ARM BUSHING FAILED.

Incident date: Feb 1, 1996

ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE WITH PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/HEATER CORE/EXHAUST SYSTEM/STRUTS/FRONT MOTOR MOUNT/CV JOINT. *AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1994

REPLACED LEAKING OIL GASKET SEAL, ALSO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED ANS STRUT RODS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 1992

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, ALSO REPLACED LEAKING ENGINE GASKET AND STRUT ROD. *AK

Incident date: Sep 11, 1992

FRONT AXLE BROKE. *DH

Incident date: Aug 20, 1996

REQUESTS NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE RECENTLY RELEASED TEST DATA FROM CONSUMER REPORTS REGARDING RLLOVER TENDENCY OF ISUZU TRUCK TROOPER. *AK

Incident date: Aug 19, 1996

WHEN DRIVING CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT , WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING AND ACCIDENT, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, ALSO THE CHILD LOCK DOESN'T WORK .*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT,ALSO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DISCOVERED TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN IN IDLE.*JB

Crash

Incident date: Aug 1, 1996

THE VEHICLE IS OVERWEIGHT, CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OFTEN.*AK

STRUTS BOLTS FAILED, RESULTING IN MISALIGNMENT. *AK

Incident date: Jan 27, 1995

WITH OWNING A LITTLE OVER A YEAR TRUCK HAS USED 4 TO 5 SETS OF BRAKE PADS WHICH WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. GREEN VALLEY FORD WANTS HIM TO TAKE TRUCK BACK AS IS. *AK ROTORS, BRAKE SHOES, BRAKE LINING, AND CALIPERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED WITH NO RESOLUTION. OIL PAN GASET REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED COOLANT LEAK DUE TO UNSECURED HOSE. VEHICLE FELT UNSAFE WHEN CHANGI... Read more

Incident date: Jul 27, 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1993

RADIUS ARM, BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED NOISE WHEN TURNIING THE WHEEL. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1993

RADIUS ARM IS LOOSE AND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO STEER HARD.*AK

Incident date: Apr 1, 1996

STEERING BINDS DUE TO STRUT FAILURE. *DH

Incident date: May 16, 1996

STRUTS FAILED.

Incident date: May 24, 1994

SUSPENSION PROBLEMS CAUSE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, ALSO REAR OF VEHICLE HAS SQUEEK. *DH

Incident date: Jul 11, 1996

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED. *DH

Incident date: May 7, 1996

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *DH

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Jul 4, 1996

BRACKET ON THE REAR WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING STRUT TO BECOME UNATTACHED WHILE DRIVING AND REAR WHEEL HAS A LOT OF PLAY. *AK

Incident date: Aug 11, 1995

AXLE BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DH

Incident date: Jan 18, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE AXLE FAILED. *DH

Incident date: Jun 25, 1996

LEFT STRUT MOUNT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CREAK/GROAN/GRIND. *AK

Incident date: Mar 25, 1996

FRONT/REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS RUSTED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. *DH

Incident date: Mar 26, 1996

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS CAUSED BY BRAKES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DH

1 injured

Incident date: May 12, 1994

VEHICLE ROLLED OVER KILLING TWO PEOPLE WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND, DUE TO POOR SUSPENSION. *DH

2 deaths