Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Nov 2, 1995

THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE PREMATURELY. TT CONSUMER STATES ABS ENGAGES AT WILL FOR NO REASON, CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO ABS, BUT DUE TO A BAD MASTER CYLINDER. RADIATOR FAILED AT 38000 MILES. *SLC

Incident date: Nov 2, 1995

THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE PREMATURELY. TT CONSUMER STATES ABS ENGAGES AT WILL FOR NO REASON, CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO ABS, BUT DUE TO A BAD MASTER CYLINDER. RADIATOR FAILED AT 38000 MILES. *SLC

Incident date: Nov 3, 1995

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. TT

Crash

#PE94-046 WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS . TT

Incident date: Jul 15, 1995

ABS: WHEN MAKING STOP QUIT, BRAKES MADE LOUD MOOING SOUND; PEDAL WENT DOWN TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

Incident date: Sep 12, 1995

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE DECRIBE. TT

Incident date: Sep 15, 1995

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE #PE94-046. TT

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Mar 20, 1994

EA95-026- BRAKED SURGE FORWARD CONSUMER WAS THROWN FORWARD TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THEY FOUND AIR LOCK ON BRAKES THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. TT

Incident date: Aug 12, 1994

THE TRUCK ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Incident date: Sep 13, 1995

THREE WELDS ON THE TRAILER HITCH CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSED IT TO DROP THE TRAILER IT WAS TOWING.TT *JB

Incident date: Nov 1, 1995

ABS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT WHEELS ACTUALLY SEEM TO LOCK UP AND ON SLICK STREETS VEHICLE BEGINS TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS, BY RELEASING BRAKE CONTROL RESUMMED, BUT UNABLE TO STOP IN ANY REASONABLE DISTANCE.*JB

Incident date: Oct 2, 1995

THE DOOR LOCKS IN THE REAR DOORS BROKE, UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE. TT BOLTS SNAP OFF FROM THE MOTOR THE ONES HOLDING THE POWER STEERING BOX. THE BELT COMES OFF BECAUSE THE BRACKET BREAKES. *YH

Incident date: Oct 2, 1995

THE DOOR LOCKS IN THE REAR DOORS BROKE, UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE. TT BOLTS SNAP OFF FROM THE MOTOR THE ONES HOLDING THE POWER STEERING BOX. THE BELT COMES OFF BECAUSE THE BRACKET BREAKES. *YH

Incident date: Nov 1, 1995

EA95-026 ACTIVE, WENT GOING DOWN INCLINE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. TT CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER BAR IS INOPERABLE IT DOES NOT MOVE, ALSO UNABLE TO TURN THE HEAT ON IF THE SYSTEM IS OFF FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE, AFTER THE VEHICLE RUNS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL TURN ON.*JB

Incident date: Nov 1, 1995

EA95-026 ACTIVE, WENT GOING DOWN INCLINE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. TT CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER BAR IS INOPERABLE IT DOES NOT MOVE, ALSO UNABLE TO TURN THE HEAT ON IF THE SYSTEM IS OFF FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE, AFTER THE VEHICLE RUNS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL TURN ON.*JB

Incident date: Jun 1, 1993

THE REAR SEAT BELT WON'T LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT THE CONSUMER CARRIED SMALL CHILDREN WITH CAR SEATS AND AFTER A LONG TRIP IT GETS LOCK UP AND DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *YH

Incident date: Mar 6, 1995

NON-SKID FABRIC DESIGNED TO HELP PASSENGERS STAY IN SEAT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, PREVENTS SEAT BELT FROM RETRACTING WHEN DRIVER EXITS VEHICLE. *AK

Incident date: Jul 25, 1995

PASSENGER EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR DESIGNED WITH CLARITY MESSAGE OBSTRUCT DRIVER'S VIEW WHEN PULLING TRAILER. (0THER VEHICLE ON 484312) *SKD

Incident date: Apr 12, 1995

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED OUT OF FILLER TUBE ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS, CAUSING FIRE (RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VIN (93V016) *SKD

Fire

Incident date: Apr 15, 1993

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE OVER UNDER NORMAL BRAKING; VERY NOISY; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

EA95-026 ON EMERGENCY AND REGULAR BRAKING SOMETIMES THERE NO BRAKES HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT ON HARD BRAKING, OCCASIONAL GRINDING AND TOTAL BRAKE SLIPPAGE.*JB

Incident date: Nov 1, 1994

EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, DURING PANIC STOP, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT *JB

Crash

Incident date: May 1, 1995

EA95-026 ACTIVE, ABS, BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED WHEN TOUCH PEDAL GRABS, AND CAUSING A JERKING FORWARD. TT

Incident date: Mar 10, 1992

WHILE BACKING OUT BRAKES DO NOT STOP, CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE. TT

Incident date: Jun 1, 1995

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY ON ONE OCCASION BRAKES LOCKED.TT CONSUMER STATES ON FOUR OCCASIONS HE WOULD HIT THE BRAKES HARDS AND THE RIGHT FROT TIRE LOCKED UP, ON DRY PAVEMENT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING GOING FORN 1ST GEAR TO 2ND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMING UP.*JB

Incident date: Jun 1, 1995

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY ON ONE OCCASION BRAKES LOCKED.TT CONSUMER STATES ON FOUR OCCASIONS HE WOULD HIT THE BRAKES HARDS AND THE RIGHT FROT TIRE LOCKED UP, ON DRY PAVEMENT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING GOING FORN 1ST GEAR TO 2ND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMING UP.*JB

Incident date: Sep 26, 1995

THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT AND CAUSE NO BRAKING AT ALL .PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Incident date: Jul 28, 1995

DID A PANIC STOP PRESSED ON BRAKE HARD, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Crash

Incident date: Nov 7, 1994

THE TRUCK HAS ABS. THE BRAKES RELEASE ON A BUMPY ROAD AND DO NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Crash

Incident date: Apr 15, 1993

ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARDER THAN NORMAL, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT; PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY GOES TO FLOOR. TT *JB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE TRUCK DIDN'T STOP IT SLOWS THE TRUCK . TT THE BRAKES WORK, BUT NOT THE ABS FEATURE, THE ROAD WAS WET AND IF THE ABS HAD BEE OPERATIVE THE ACCIDENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.*JB

Crash

Incident date: Sep 1, 1993

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE, ABS DOES NOT WORK. TT ABS LOCKS UP, CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED THE ABS.*JB

Incident date: Oct 1, 1995

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE AT A LOW SPEED, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. TT

Crash

Incident date: Aug 18, 1995

THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.TT CONSUMER HAD FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED IN JAN 1995, IN MAY OF 1995 MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT, THERE WAS NO BRAKE CONTROL, IN JULY THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING CONTROL, AND THEN REAR ADJUSTER SPRINGS WERE REPLACED.*JB

Incident date: Aug 18, 1995

THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.TT CONSUMER HAD FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED IN JAN 1995, IN MAY OF 1995 MASTER CYLINDER WENT OUT, THERE WAS NO BRAKE CONTROL, IN JULY THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING CONTROL, AND THEN REAR ADJUSTER SPRINGS WERE REPLACED.*JB

Incident date: Aug 18, 1995

THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Incident date: Sep 27, 1995

BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHT EXPERIENCING A SHORT, RESULTING IN FUSE BLOW OUT AND EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE, REPLACE RELAY SWITCH/FLASHER/COMMON CIRCUIT. TT

Incident date: Sep 27, 1995

BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHT EXPERIENCING A SHORT, RESULTING IN FUSE BLOW OUT AND EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE, REPLACE RELAY SWITCH/FLASHER/COMMON CIRCUIT. TT

Incident date: Oct 21, 1995

ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. TT

Incident date: Jul 3, 1994

CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE FIXED, SHE IS STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. SEAT FAILED. TT

Incident date: Jul 17, 1995

ABS FAILURE, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ADJUST BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. TT *SLC

REAR PASSENGER CENTER SEAT BELT BUCKLE, MALE WON'T GO INTO FEMALE PORTION. TT

Incident date: Jul 15, 1995

ABS: WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH, MADE PANIC STOPS; VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, LURCHED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKES; EVENTUALLY BRAKES LOCKED UP. TT

DURING PANIC STOP, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD AT APPROX. 35MPH, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

DURING PANIC STOP, BRAKE FAILED. TT

Incident date: Oct 26, 1995

ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THEY LOCKED AND THEN TURNED MUSHY. TT

Incident date: May 1, 1995

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. TT

Incident date: May 1, 1995

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. TT

VEHICLE'S ABS DISENGAGES ON BUMPY ROADS OR IN SNOWY WEATHER.TRUCK HAS LONG AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE(EA94-038). TT *SLC