Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 07/25/2005 | 135696 | 1 | 07/27/2000 |
| At the end of short 20 mile trip as i was pulling into the driveway, i noticed smoke & flames coming out of hood / engine. the action of driving, parking and fire was simultaneous. i can not say for certain the order in which the three events happened. the engine was on fire. i left the car in park at the end of driveway went inside the home and had my son called the police and fire ( 911 ). by this time there was thick smoke and flames coming out of car. initially the smoke was white which later turned to black. the smoke was accompanied with regular flames and occasional flare ups. the hood was locked up as well and the police and fire fighters were unable to open the hood. the entire engine compartment, including all plastic parts, majority metal components, engine head, electrical systems, cooling system, and other major components are burned up. the front instrument panel, parts of the roof cover, engine hood, front bumper, side fenders, grill etc. is also burned up. under carriage in the engine compartment is burned up as well. the car is total loss and beyond repairs. *jb | |||
| 04/07/1998 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Parked vehicle, notice smoke and flame coming from under the hood area. hood would not unlatch, fireman put hole in top of hood to outen the fire. adjustor says electrical system fire. just had the oil changed and replace the filter. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 09/07/1999 | |||
| Upon acceleration whiletraveling down an incline engine check light/oil light and battery light illuminated when the vehicle cut off without any prior warning. consumer has yet to contact the dealer. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Battery failed. | |||
| 01/07/1995 | 1 | ||
| Sears battery causes vehicle to loose gas mileage. even when the computers been reset. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| Computer chip went out and driver lost all control of auto-no steering and no brakes. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 9 | ||
| Ignition switch fails on occasion. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/03/1997 | 2 | ||
| Starter motor replaced, failed after replacement due to short in system. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 0 | |||
| The vehicle caught on fire on the left side under the hood while parked for less than a minute after a 10 minute drive. *ak | |||
| 12/22/1994 | |||
| Vehicle caught on fire in engine compartment while driving. tt | |||