PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKED UP AND HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT. NOW HAVE TO ORDER NEW AND/OR USED SEATBELT. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON DRY AND FLAT ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT HOOD FLEW OPEN, WHICH PUSHED THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE CAB. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND ANOTHER DRIVER ASSISTED THE CONTACT IN PUSHING THE HOOD BACK DOWN, SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND OFFERED NO RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAD RECALL WORK PERFORMED THAT INVOLVED OILING THE HOOD SPRING MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ON 08/28/06, THE CONTACT NOTICED ONLINE THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HOOD LATCH. ON 09/28/06, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO COVER ONLY THE PARTS AND LABOR STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ASKED THE MANUFACTURER WHY A RECALL LETTER WAS NOT RECEIVED, AND THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSED THAT RECALL NOTICES ARE NOT SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL.
WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, HE/SHE WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. *JB
Crash
BERNARD HARRIS ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEE STATES THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SWERVE AND ALMOST CRASH.(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT SIZE, 235 70R16, DOT NUMBER VN081PU335 *JG
BERNARD HARRIS ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEE STATES THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SWERVE AND ALMOST CRASH. *JG
TIRE EXPLODED AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. WITH 25,000 MILES ON TIRE. BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T LT285/75R16
WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD FELT BUMP IN TIRES, SLOWED DOWN, LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW TIRE TREAD GOING AROUND ON TIRE. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE AND CHANGED TIRE. IT WAS A B.F. GOODRICH SIZE 16 " TIRE. *AK
THE BRAKE PAD ON THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER ASSEMBLY FROZE CAUSING THE ROTOR TO FAIL. YH
THE BRAKE PAD ON THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER ASSEMBLY FROZE CAUSING THE ROTOR TO FAIL. YH
THE BRAKE PAD ON THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER ASSEMBLY FROZE CAUSING THE ROTOR TO FAIL. YH
THE BRAKE PAD ON THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER ASSEMBLY FROZE CAUSING THE ROTOR TO FAIL. YH
FUEL GAUGE ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN PUTTING FUEL INTO GAS TANK, THE TANK IS ONLY 1/2 FULL. MOS TOF THE TIME, CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL IS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
STEERING COLUMN HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT AND MAKES THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL,WHEN A BUMP IS HIT THE VEHICLE PULLS TOO MUCH TO EITHER SIDE AND IS HARD TO MANAGE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
LOCKING DEVICE/MECHANISM THAT HOLDS THE LEFT REAR AXLE IN PLACE WITHIN THE AXLE HOUSING FAILED AND THE AXLE CAME OUT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN STREET. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND COULD HAVE COUSED GREAT DAMAGE TO OTHER AS WELL AS OWNER OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP BEFORE THE AXLE COULD COMPLETELY DEPART VEHICLE THUS MINIMIZING DAMAGE.
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL.
AIR FILTER HOUSING FAILED.
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, THE GAUGE DOES NOT READ RIGHT, INCIDENT OCCURS OFTEN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED, AND IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION.
HEARD NOISE, REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM REPEATEDLY, REPLACED PADS AND ONE ROTOR AT 32,097 MILES, CALIPERS AT 36,097 MILES, AND PADS AT 48,120 MILES. *AK
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AND HOOD OPENED AND FLEW INTO WINDSHIELD WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH.
THE COMPRESSION CLAMP HOLDING THE FUEL RETURN LINE ONTO THE INJECTION PUMP FAILED, CAUSING DIESEL FUEL TO SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE AND INSULATION MATERIAL ON THE FIRE WALL.
BRAKE SHOES CONTAMINATED WITH GEAR OIL
BRAKE LINE LOOSE/LEAKING.
THE ENGINE STALLS, TICKS, AND RUNS ROUGH.
THE SHIFT INDICATOR FIVES A FALSE GEAR SELECTION.
THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR FULLY, HE HAS TO KEEP GETTING THEM SERVICED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAS HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. HAD STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING BOX REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
THE RADIATOR LEAKS, ENGINE STALLS, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS ONE GEAR.
THE RADIATOR LEAKS, ENGINE STALLS, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS ONE GEAR.
THE RADIATOR LEAKS, ENGINE STALLS, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS ONE GEAR.