Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BACK UP LIGHTS | |||
| 04/26/2000 | 12 | 04/10/2000 | |
| Upon accelerating, vehicle completely shuts down without warning. dealer has indicated that problem occurs due to battery which has been replaced, but the problem continues. *ak. consumer states that engine makes a noise, check engine light comes on, and vehicle stallsand not able to restart, vibration from steering wheel, wiring harness re-poisoned, battery replaced, and brake squeaks and light comes on. *yd | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 10/25/2004 | 46000 | 1 | |
| Consumer was driving on the highway and vehicle parked facing the oncoming traffic. vehicle turned on its headlights, causing the driver to swerve. the vehicle turned over and ejected the driver. upon impact airbags failed to deploy. currently, the vehicle is being recalled by the manufacturer for defective airbags.*ak campaign id number : 02v131001. *tc | |||
| 30000 | 2 | 02/01/2003 | |
| Headlight plugs melted, causing the headlights not to operate. consumer replaced the plugs, and a service bulletin recommended that consumer can change the type of phillips bulbs used because it could be causing the problem. *ak dealer won't repair damage, replace bulbs or take responsibility for the failure of the plugs. *la | |||
| 01/15/2004 | 44000 | 5 | 05/06/2001 |
| Ref complaints 80068888 897127 10002881 on headlamps. both connectors have deteriorated assume from heat of headlamps. can jiggle the wires and get connection, with intermediate results on either headlamp. | |||
| 01/17/2003 | 25000 | 6 | 04/12/2000 |
| Both connectors that connect to the headlights have deteriorated, apparently due to heat from the headlights, so badly that the connection disengages while driving and the headlights go out. i have to stop and jiggle the connection to regain headlights. the wire harness connection is defective and makes for a very hazzardous situation when traveling in washington dc traffic and suddenly the headlights go out. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 07/15/2001 | 4 | 07/15/2000 | |
| While driving on a country road headlights went out. consumer had to hold headlight switch for headlights to come back on and to stay on. contacted dealer, dealer replaced switch 4 times. problem kept reoccurring.*ak *yh | |||