Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 10/11/2005 | 38000 | 1 | 06/06/1995 |
| Failure of both brake lights and turn signals. emergency flashers operate so bulbs and wiring are ok. fuses checked. not repaired yet but was told it probably is a switch/component in the steering column. *jb | |||
| 12/28/2004 | 163000 | 1 | |
| When trying to start the vehicle, there was an explosion and the vehicle caught fire. the fire was put out by the consumer, however, it was nearly destroyed. *jb | |||
| 02/23/2003 | 90000 | 1 | |
| The vehicle caught on fire while parked, the fire department stated the fire was caused by an electrical short.*jb | |||
| 04/21/1997 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle caught on fire. rear end of vehicle was incinerated. cause unknown. *ak the automotive specialists have determined the origion of the fire was electrical or electric trunk release or trank light assembly failure. *yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| Car all recalled 6/96. complained to dealer and gm. they said shorted ignition wires are normal. | |||
| 08/30/1998 | 2 | ||
| Alternator went dead, just burnt out, and made the battery go dead and not charged. dealer contacted and stated the problem is normal. also, not under warranty. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 02/05/2005 | 29050 | 3 | 09/19/2001 |
| After turning the ignition to start the vehicle there was an explosion, the engine was on fire. the fire department was called, and the fire was extinguished. this vehicle was not included in the intake manifold nhtsa recall 96v116000. *ak the egr valve was inoperative and on another occasion the vehicle had to be jump started. *sc *jb | |||
| 12/03/2002 | 15000 | 3 | 05/17/1996 |
| While driving at any speed, the vehicle would intermittently stall. just before the vehicle stalled, the check engine and battery light had come on. the vehicle had been to the dealer three times for this problem, but the dealer was unable to resolve the problem. *ak the stalling would also occur when making left turns. *sc | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| Car all recalled 6/96. complained to dealer and gm. they said shorted ignition wires are normal. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 10/01/2000 | ||
| Brake lights failed to work when head lights are on. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 30000 | 1 | ||
| While driving on the highway vehicle lost power and the lights went out. then, vehicle will continued to drive without being restarted. dealer attempted to repair the problem ,but the problem recurred. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1998 | 2 | ||
| Spark plug wires failed. yh | |||
| 1 | 10/20/1996 | ||
| When ignition was turned on the consumer noticed a burning smell. | |||
| 1 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| Ignition failure. | |||
| 08/13/1996 | 4 | ||
| While making right turns the vehicle expeiences a loss of power. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| Consumer state after sticking key in the ignition switch without out any indication vehicle air bag deploys. dealer has been contacted. please further information. ts | |||
| 1 | 03/19/1996 | ||
| It is not easy to put the ignition key in the ignition switch, because the ignition switch is hidden by part of the wheel. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 09/09/2004 | 106468 | 1 | 09/04/2004 |
| Vehicle stalled intermittently while driving 30-40 mph, and the wiring connected to the horn overheated and become inoperative. dealer was not contacted.*ak | |||
| 09/14/1998 | |||
| Driver's power seat burned, including bottom and back due to a fire. dealer contacted, and stated the wiring harness was at fault. no repairs have been made, warranty still effective. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 10/24/2000 | 1 | 02/29/2000 | |
| Burning smell, and smoke comes from under the hood of the car when ever the heat is being used. or i have traveled over 50 miles. a rattling sound comes from the steering wheel or steering column when ever i make a turn. the sun roof just hums when ever the switch is pushed to open or close it, it doesn't work at all. (cannot open sun roof). *ak | |||
| 01/24/2003 | |||
| When at a stop and without warning vehicle caught fire under the hood.*ak | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| Car all recalled 6/96. complained to dealer and gm. they said shorted ignition wires are normal. | |||
| 02/29/1996 | 1 | 12/13/1996 | |
| Harness assembly replaced. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 1 | 02/12/1996 | ||
| Chip in the on board computer failed. | |||