Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNICATIONS - HORN ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/01/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2096 | |
| Horn switch is integrated into drivers side air bag. horn activated by itself and had to be disconnected. missouri law requires the horn to work to pass state inspection. the entire air bag unit must be purchased to repair defect at a cost of almost 700.00. dt | |||
| 04/01/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states vehicle horn is inoperative, dealer was notified. nlm | |||
| 03/01/2002 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle's horn blows all the time without pressing. plastic over airbags shrinks and falls down onto horn. consumer felt it is a manufacturer's defect. *ak *tt | |||
| 12/12/2001 | |||
| Horn would blowout automatically by itself. took to dealer, and dealer indicated airbag housing was shrinking, and that was causing horn to blowout. this happened intermittently.*ak | |||
| 05/23/2001 | |||
| Vehicle while sitting over a length of time outside in heat and horn will suddenly sound off. also, when driving without operator depressing horn it will suddenly sound off. problem does not occur in the morning. consumer has contacted dealer. dealer stated that in order to correct the problem would have to deactivate air bag. please provide any further details.*ak | |||
| 06/15/2001 | 6 | 05/01/1997 | |
| Contacte dealer to confirm horn defect-contacted bucik customer care-they agreed to pay only half the bill. i feel this defect is not my fault, extended warranty was purchased at time of sale. warranty has run out.however, this default is not my fault. it was not caused by an accident, but rather than a defect in horn assembly.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2001 | |||
| Horn comes on intermittenttly on its own, dealer said airbag needs to be replaced.*ak | |||
| 02/10/1999 | 100 | 01/01/1999 | |
| Horn had to be disconected to stop sounding. inspection cannot take place and it cost 800.00 to fix. it is somehow connected to the airbag probelm. the trunk leaks and over 4of water collected in spare tire area during tropical storm while parked. *ak | |||
| 08/23/2000 | 1 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 45 mph, and airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. manufacturer has been notified. *ak the horns are inoperable since the accident. *yh | |||
| 04/11/2000 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| Horn blew constantly...had to be disconnected...dealer wants over $800 to correct. *ak | |||