Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 09/19/2003 | 4 | 07/27/1996 | |
| Engine stalls while driving at highway speeds. dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem. *ak later the consumer was told the battery was bad, the transmission was blown out due to flat bearing also, the check light engine kept flashing. the consumer made several attempts to find an adequate dealership to fix problems. *cb the vehicle wobbled back and forth, the consumer later discovered the wheels were flawed. the gas tank level was not operational. *jb | |||
| 10/17/1997 | 5 | 07/27/1996 | |
| 5 times within the last 5 year vehicle will sputter and will die, check engine light will also come on at the same time and 4 times vehicle was towed to dealer who keeps telling consumer battery needs to be replaced. the 5th time dealer claims throttle housing needed to be cleaned but 2 months later defect has reoccured.*ak consumer states tireshave been rebalanced on numerouse occassions, during installation of the last set of tires, mechanic found that all four wheels/rims were bent, consumer was informed by dealership that numerous wheels had been replaced due to a manufacturer's defect, consumer also experienced transmission problems, also the id plate that is suppose to be located on the door jam has been missing since the date of purchase.*jb | |||
| 05/20/1997 | 1 | ||
| Tire came off vehicle striking another vehicle. (ohio state police report) | |||
| WHEELS - CENTER SECTION | |||
| 10/05/1997 | 3 | ||
| Front hub bolted to wheel- 7 bolts attaching brakes, stripped out. 2nd time it happened had brakes & bolts replaced. brakes would lock up calipers on disc brakes. *ak | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 6 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| Door hinges seized and caused the hinges to be replaced on the first failure. the second failure resulted in having to replace the entire drivers door and hinges. while attempting to rotate tires, all 6 wheel studs broke on the drivers side left rear wheel. i completed the wheel stud replacement my self.*ak | |||
| Driving at approximately 65 mph 6 lugs: nuts on wheel on rear driver's side snapped in half, causing loss of control of vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/14/1996 | |||
| While driving notice some vibration when turning wheel continues to get worse discover that 3 lug nuts were missing and one stud was broken two were very loose. | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 04/19/1999 | |||
| Consumer was driving approximately 55-60 mph when all of a sudden rear end of truck started to bounce up and down and shaking for a block. the universal joint broke, and sounded like going up and down. consumer had to coast through traffic, nearly causing numerous accidents. consumer wastold by dealer that driveshaft failed, and dealership replaced the whole driveshaft assembly. consumer continued to drive after replacement of driveshaft, and vehicle continued to vibrate. after chrysler in ga. stated that one of the hubs on the left rear axle was not straight, consumer took vehicle to tire dealer, and they said there was a badly bent rim. put vehicle on the balance machine and there was a walp. went back to dealer where evehicle was purchased and they refused to fix it because the 36,000 mile factory warranty expired. also, they did not acknowledge the defects. *ak | |||