Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| 536401 | 03/01/1995 | 4010500 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| 536401 | 03/01/1995 | 39814 | Dim headlamps, slow windshield wipers, etc resulting from low/no generator output. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 244000 | ||
| As i drive down the road, it doesn't matter at what speed, my engine will suddenly die. there is no warning lights, no lurching nor sputtering, it just drops dead. when this happens i know there is power to my car because the lights and radio seem unaffected. however, my engine, power steering and power brakes all drop out. i have to stop the car from rolling, put it into park and restart it to continue. there is no particular length of time between these stalls. it has happened one right after the other or hours apart i have had the coil, plugs and wires all changed. all connections are good and battery is fine.. i am very frightened that is this happens in heavy traffic it may cause an accident. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 50 | 09/01/2000 | ||
| Alternator has been replaced 3 times, it will stall and then just die, the fuses are a ongoing thing they just keep blowing like there is a short in the box , it is always the # 11 fuse, this car only has 38000 miles on it. but i know there is a short in the wiring and i think that is what is causing the alternator to keep going out. it also misses between 40 and 50 miles an hr. i have replaced plugs and plug wires and nothing helps it. i got this car from a man that was 78 yrs old and he bought the car new, he replaced the alternator twice and i have replaced it 1 time since sept. when i got the car. from all the reports i think this needs to be investigated, before 1 burns and hurts somebody. *ak | |||
| 6 | |||
| Alternator failed. nlm | |||
| 06/29/1998 | 1 | ||
| Alternator failed causing noise in engine.mjs | |||
| 1 | |||
| Alternator failed resulitng in the car abruptly loosing power and within minutes the car quit completely. | |||
| 07/24/1997 | 1 | ||
| Alternator failed causing loss of steering ability. | |||
| Alternator failed. | |||
| 03/23/1997 | 1 | 07/02/1993 | |
| While driving the transmission oil lines separated, causing the vehicle to lose transmission fluid. also, alternator failed. *ak | |||
| 4 | 01/15/1993 | ||
| Alternator failed. | |||
| 05/06/1995 | |||
| Electrical: vehicle was purchased in 1993, since then it is constantly burning alternators. had four alternators and each one burned out in four to six months. dealers don't seem to know what is causing the alternator to burn so quickly. *ak | |||
| 1 | 05/26/1993 | ||
| Alternator failed. | |||
| 07/20/1996 | 1 | ||
| Generator/alternator failed, causing vehicle to stall. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 09/15/1997 | 1 | ||
| Battery failed.mjs | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||
| 10/10/1997 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| Heavy cables attached to the battery connector caused terminal to break loose from battery. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 50 | 09/01/2000 | ||
| Alternator has been replaced 3 times, it will stall and then just die, the fuses are a ongoing thing they just keep blowing like there is a short in the box , it is always the # 11 fuse, this car only has 38000 miles on it. but i know there is a short in the wiring and i think that is what is causing the alternator to keep going out. it also misses between 40 and 50 miles an hr. i have replaced plugs and plug wires and nothing helps it. i got this car from a man that was 78 yrs old and he bought the car new, he replaced the alternator twice and i have replaced it 1 time since sept. when i got the car. from all the reports i think this needs to be investigated, before 1 burns and hurts somebody. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 2 | 07/20/1997 | ||
| Vehicle will stall when turning a corner or pulling into traffic. then, a few seconds vehicle will take off again. *ak this happens twice a month. *yh | |||
| 04/06/1998 | 1 | 07/27/1993 | |
| Spark plugs failed. | |||
| 01/12/1996 | 1 | 07/27/1993 | |
| Ignition lock cylinder failed. | |||
| 07/24/1995 | 4 | ||
| Intermittent stalling when when tank was below one half or below a quartwer full. *ak | |||
| 02/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| Engine stalled while making a wide-radius turn to right at 40 mph. *ak | |||
| 06/10/1993 | 7 | ||
| Auto-tran: engine stalls; loss of brakes and power steering; no problem restarting in neutral; cause unknown; never know when problem will occur. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 1 | |||
| New electrical computer system due to shorted pmv. mjs mjs | |||
| 06/26/1996 | 1 | 07/26/1996 | |
| While driving, will idle very fast at 40-60 mph, does not slow down, not using cruise control, locks on to high speed, have stop car & then restart to erase high idle, also replaced throttle position sensor/electronic control module. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 03/22/1995 | 1 | ||
| While driving lost complete power, defect with ignition switch, electrical short. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 11/04/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle caught on fire. consumer pulled over, and called the fire department to extinguish the fire. driver sustained injuries, and went to the hospital. vehicle was towed and totaled. *ak | |||
| 11/23/1993 | 1 | ||
| Electrical coil replaced. mjs | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 10/12/1997 | 1 | ||
| While driving without warning the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. cause unknown. *ak consumer states she had made a turn and backed up when she saw flames, consumer had driven the vehicle about 10 minutes when fire occurred. *slc | |||
| 01/25/1996 | 1 | ||
| While driving smoke started coming out at 20mph from the hood of the car. tt | |||
| 12/17/1995 | |||
| While driving vehicle, engine compartment fire, electrical short. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| While driving the car flames were entering the car through air vent the car was cut off and then it blew up. tt | |||