Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 070397 | 05/09/1997 | 07-05-93 | 6088786 | Concerns with engine coolant usage. *nlm | 01/07/2000 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 0700202 | 02/04/2002 | 070200 | 629133 | Subject regarding low or no cabin head, engine cooling system system fill procedure. *tt | 03/27/2002 |
| 070200 | 06/16/2000 | 614154 | Some vehicles may exhibit engine overheating and / or coolant bottle failures after service has been performed on the engine cooling system. *tt | 09/29/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 0900801 | 11/02/2001 | 632197 | Subject regarding camshaft / bearing service. *tt | 07/11/2002 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 090193 | 05/01/1993 | 39540 | Oil smoke in exhaust. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/01/2098 | |||
| Car is overheating, and dealer has not been able to fix it. already taken it back 4 times for samething.*ak | |||
| 4 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| Antifreeze is low for radiator , does not known where i going have to fill reservoir about every 500 miles with antifreeze. *ak | |||
| 04/12/1995 | 1 | ||
| Water pump locked up, breaking timing belt. | |||
| 09/14/1995 | 4 | ||
| Water pump failure. | |||
| 02/09/1995 | |||
| Rattling noise water pump pulley dismounted could result in vehicle accident. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||
| 12/19/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer had seen steam coming from engine, and coolant leaking. had taken vehicle to dealer, and they had replaced cooling hoses due to holes and breakages. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 4 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| Antifreeze is low for radiator , does not known where i going have to fill reservoir about every 500 miles with antifreeze. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1998 | |||
| Due the defective fuel lines/radiator, transmission lines, all of them cracked, causing an oil leak/anti-freeze leak and transmission leak, all of which may cause a fire. also the engine check light comes on. please provide further information. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/25/2002 | 5 | 11/01/2098 | |
| I bought this car in 1998 and have had to fix it myself many times. i cannot afford to pay someone to fix it. but if there has ever been a lemon it is this car. i have to say the motor is a good one. but every thing surrounding it is junk. at this time it is in my moms garage and i'm still making payments on it and can't even drive it. right now it needs: 1.) timing belt 2.) wiring problem under dash-dome lights on all the time, a/c controls won't work properly. 3.) inner tie rods need replaced again-(4th time) 4.) spark plug wires go bad in about 12 months.(the good ones). 5.) tires are going bad every 6 months because of tierods. 6,) parking brake cable broke. 7.) catalytic converter. 8.) fuel rail o-rings need replaced. when it was running it was constantly dying on me while driving and while idling, and finally the other day (after replaceing the coil pack and an ignition relay) it died and wouln't restart at all.........................what can or will you do about this lemon that i have had to constantly fix for the whole 4 years that i have owned the car//???????????????? | |||
| 12/19/2001 | |||
| Engine losing power at time of acceleration. had taken vehicle to dealer for repairs, and timing belt had to be replaced due to engine being off time and deteriorated. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 1 | 04/01/1993 | ||
| Motor mounts failed. | |||
| The timing chain broke, lost steering/brakes and caused the engine to dangerously overheat. *ak | |||
| 02/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Camshaft/crank sensor failed, causing vehicle to stall. *ak | |||
| 01/26/1996 | |||
| While driving the timing belt came off while going 45mph. please describe. tt | |||
| 07/27/1995 | 7 | ||
| Timing belt failure. *aw | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 02/07/2002 | 0 | ||
| Consumer had taken vehicle to mechanic, and found that engine was leaking oil into spark plugs. could not determine what had caused the leakage. dealer and manufacturer were contacted. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 06/01/1998 | 3 | 12/01/1992 | |
| Manufacturer would not properly fix safety item during warranty and want to charge now. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| 05/01/2000 | 4 | ||
| Vehicle was bought used, and ever since then there has been constant problems with the engine. vehicle has been taken for repairs on 4 different occasions. also, electricalproblems caused horn to sporadically release noise/locks to lock and unlock automatically, and trunk to open by itself. *ak | |||
| Recall 99v215 000/engine stalling. parts were not available. *ak | |||
| 05/12/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| The car is fairly new and we take very good care of the vehicle, since we have owned the car we have put 6,098 dollars into it, it would seem to me that when you buy a car for 12,000 dollars it should run very well for at least 5 years. thank you ed russell. no safety defect mentione din summary. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 2 | 01/13/1994 | |
| Vehicle experiences intermittent stalling. *ak | |||
| 02/02/1996 | 2 | ||
| Intermittent stalling. *sd | |||
| 02/15/1993 | 5 | ||
| Engine oil leak. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 02/15/1993 | 5 | ||
| Muffler makes banging noise when first starting vehicle. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 08/25/2002 | 5 | 11/01/2098 | |
| I bought this car in 1998 and have had to fix it myself many times. i cannot afford to pay someone to fix it. but if there has ever been a lemon it is this car. i have to say the motor is a good one. but every thing surrounding it is junk. at this time it is in my moms garage and i'm still making payments on it and can't even drive it. right now it needs: 1.) timing belt 2.) wiring problem under dash-dome lights on all the time, a/c controls won't work properly. 3.) inner tie rods need replaced again-(4th time) 4.) spark plug wires go bad in about 12 months.(the good ones). 5.) tires are going bad every 6 months because of tierods. 6,) parking brake cable broke. 7.) catalytic converter. 8.) fuel rail o-rings need replaced. when it was running it was constantly dying on me while driving and while idling, and finally the other day (after replaceing the coil pack and an ignition relay) it died and wouln't restart at all.........................what can or will you do about this lemon that i have had to constantly fix for the whole 4 years that i have owned the car//???????????????? | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 10/07/1996 | |||
| Gas rail connection leaks on the manifold of the engine o ring, and hardens, the gas just leaks out. consumer has contacted the dealer. *ak | |||