Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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WHEELS | |||
4 | 09/21/1996 | ||
Aluminum alloy wheels are oxidizing under the clear coast and flake which weakens the metal. | |||
WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
07/11/2002 | |||
Four studs on rear left tire came off, almost lost control of vehicle.*ak | |||
10/15/2001 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
3 lugs: studs on right rear wheel sheared off under normal driving conditions. *ak | |||
07/05/1999 | |||
Driving oh highway about 45mph and coming off a ramp, the wheel studs broke off, causing tire to come off.contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak | |||
10/01/1997 | |||
While driving the 5 lugs:nuts broke off all at the same time, causing the wheel to fall off. also, brake hub fell off. when the lugs:nuts broke, the truck rolled without any wheel for a couple of seconds which caused the wheel assembly to tear up. *ak | |||
07/04/1997 | |||
Consumer states that 4 out of 5 lugs: nuts broke off from the back wheel. the dealer has fixed the lugs: nuts, and they are coming off again. *ak | |||
WHEELS - SPACE SAVER WHEEL | |||
05/12/2003 | 8 | 05/21/1999 | |
Turn signals malfunctioned. the a/c stopped working due to a faulty evaporator. the stabilizer bar broke on right side which caused drift/pull. engine coolant/antifreeze leaked. the ball joint for the right-front tire gave out. the alternator had to be fixed and replaced the battery. speedometer seemed to be off by 5 mph. the windshield wipers would not work properly and stopped in the middle of a down-pour. the device to lower the spare tire had to be replaced. *tt |