Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Nov 15, 1993

IN 7:00 POSITION HIT REAR HATCH GATE OPENED AND EJECTED CHILD THROUGH THE REAR. TT

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Mar 18, 1995

FRONT HOOD FLEW UP ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AT 65MPH AND DAMAGING WINDSHIELD AND TOP OF VEHICLE. TT

Incident date: Feb 3, 1994

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. TT

Incident date: Mar 19, 1995

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON FLAT SURFACE, JUMP OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION HITTING A FENCE AND TELEPHONE. TT

Crash

Incident date: Oct 1, 1993

ENGINE; BURN TOO MUCH OIL CONSUMER HAD ENGINE REBUILT FROM A MECHANIC VAN IS OK. TT

Incident date: Jan 1, 1995

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT

Incident date: May 8, 1994

REAR TAILGATE FLEW OPEN, UPON A SIDE IMPACT ON PASSENGER REAR SIDE, ITEM FLEW OUT OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TT

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Mar 15, 1995

WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE BATTERY EXPLODED, ELECTRICAL SHORT ( BATTERY 28 MONTHS OLDS). TT

Incident date: Mar 17, 1995

ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION. TT

Incident date: Mar 16, 1995

VEHICLE VIBRATION AT 45MPH, HARD TO STEER. TT

Incident date: Jan 28, 1995

HEADLIGHT FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, DEALER GAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FLICKING SAYING DO NOT ATTEMPT REPAIRS. TT

Incident date: Jan 20, 1995

VEHICLE PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT, REPLACE FT ROTOR 1ST TIME/2ND TIME FT/R ROTOR/CALIPER/AXLE, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. TT

WHILE DRIVING, WHEN HIT BUMP, TAILGATE DISENGAGES AND SOMETIMES FLY UP, DEALER'S REPLACED BOLTS WHICH TEND TO LOOSEN AND HAS CAUSED ELECTRIC SHORT IN WIPER SYS.

Incident date: Mar 16, 1995

DIFFICULTY LATCHING THE REAR LIFTGATE. TT

Incident date: Mar 7, 1995

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON ( YELLOW) AND BRAKE LIGHT (RED) LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, REPAIRED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. TT

Incident date: Mar 6, 1995

ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING SIGNAL CAME ON . TT

Incident date: Mar 16, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT

Incident date: Oct 9, 1994

AFTER DODGING A DEAR ON ROAD, CAR NOSE DIVED INTO A DITCH THEN FLIPPED OVER AND REAR HATCH LATCH FAILED, CAUSING THE GATE TO POP OPEN. TT

Crash

Incident date: Mar 10, 1995

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT START VEHICLE ON OCCASSION. TT

Incident date: Mar 15, 1995

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. RESULTING IN ENTRAPMENT. TT

Incident date: Mar 14, 1995

EA94-005 ACTIVE, REAR HATCH LIFTGATE LATCH OPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TT

Incident date: Jan 30, 1995

REAR LIFTGATE LATCH OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, SPEED 40 TO 60 MPH. TT

Incident date: Mar 10, 1995

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. TT

Crash

Incident date: Feb 21, 1995

TIMING BELT BROKE ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASION. TT

Incident date: Mar 2, 1995

THE ACCESSORY LIGHT BURNED ITS PLASTIC COVER AND PLASTIC TRAY FOR DRINKS.DRIVER NOTICE DUE TO SMELL OF SMOKE. TT

Incident date: Mar 1, 1994

WHILE DRIVING REAR HATCH HAS COME OPEN ALLOWING PROPERTY TO FALL OUT. TT

Incident date: Jun 1, 1990

REAR LATCH BOLT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING BACK LATCH TO OPEN. TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT LIFTGATE LATCH FAILURE, WHEN SUDDENLY LATCH DISENGAGES, ONCE THIS HAPPENS IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCK. TT

Incident date: Jan 1, 1995

REAR HATCHBACK CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CONTENTS WERE ALL OVER THE ROAD. TT

OWNER IDENTIFIES PROBLEM WITH REPEATED SHUTTING OR DIFFICULTY WHEN USING KEY TO UNLOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Incident date: Oct 1, 1994

UPON CLOSING REAR LIFTGATE, BOLT SEVERED DISCONNECTING FROM HYDRAULIC STRUT. TT

Incident date: Jul 15, 1994

INTERNAL MECHANISM CAUSES THE TAILGATE LATCH NO TO OPEN PROPERLY. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1995

REAR HATCHBACK LIFTGATE LATCH VERY HARD TO LATCH INTERMITTENTLY PROBLEM WITH LATCH. TT

Incident date: Feb 1, 1995

REAR WINDOW BROKE WHILE DRIVING . TT

Incident date: Mar 3, 1995

ABS HAS GONE OUT. LIGHT COMES ON. TT

Incident date: Nov 1, 1994

SMALL METAL CHIPS WERE IN TRANSMISSION LINE, HAD TO HAVE REPLACED. TT

Incident date: Mar 2, 1995

HEATER CORE LEAKS. TT

Incident date: Mar 13, 1995

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 TO 45 MILE TRUCK SHIMMIES. TT

ABS BRAKES; ON WET WEATHER, BRAKES WILL LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VACUUM ACCUMULATER OVER 12 HOURS OR MORE WILL BLEED DRY. ONCE STARTED AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS HITTING PARKED VEHICLE. TT

Crash

Incident date: Feb 1, 1995

MANUF ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING NOT TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR HEAD LIGHT FOR BLANKING, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, CAUSING VISUAL PROBLEM. TT

REAR DOOR HAS TO SHUT BUT DOESN'T ENGAGE UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE. TT

Incident date: Mar 11, 1995

IT TAKE ABOUT TEN TIME TO SHUT THE REAR HATCH LATCH AND SOMETIME THE LIGHT COME ON NO ONE HURT. TT

Incident date: Feb 1, 1994

REAR LATCH FAILED, REAR HATCH DOOR WOULD POP OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TT

Incident date: Mar 12, 1995

REAR HATCH FAILS TO LATCH, CAUSING HATCH TO POPP UP. *AK

Incident date: Mar 14, 1995

REAR HATCH OPENS BY ITSELF. TT

Incident date: Dec 29, 1994

THE FUSE KEEP BLOWING OUT THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT THAT NOT SAFE. TT

Incident date: Jan 20, 1995

MAIN WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Mar 13, 1995

DRIVESHAFT VIBRATION, DIFFICULTY STEERING. TT