Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 01124 | 06/25/2001 | 622665 | On some vehicles, engine oil may continue to leak from the engine oil pan gasket area after an engine oil pan gasket repair has been performed. *tt | 10/22/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 99183 | 09/06/1999 | 6090051 | Service tip information on revised oil pan gasket replacement procedure. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 9864 | 03/30/1998 | 601312 | Information on a buzzing or rattle noise from the exhaust system. *tt | 07/21/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | 01/01/1996 | |
| Engine stalls/water goes everywhere whenever air conditioner or heater is on and vehicle is stopped. | |||
| 05/24/1996 | 1 | ||
| While driving vehicle gets overheated and also stalls.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/13/1996 | 3 | ||
| Radiator failed, causing vehicle to overheat. *dsh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/22/1995 | 2 | ||
| Water leak in engine/overheating, due to faulty head bolts. *sd | |||
| 12/04/1995 | |||
| Water leaked on top of the engine from the head bolt. tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 06/01/1997 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle stalls at any speed and at any time. to dealer twice, cannot remedy problem. *ak | |||
| 09/28/1999 | |||
| While driving van caught on fire and burned to the ground. driver noticed smoke coming from the front of the van before it caught on fire and burned. fire was put out by the fire department. the whole van was burnt, nothing was left but the frameof the vehicle and the two rear tires. *ak | |||
| 06/21/1998 | 2 | ||
| While driving between 20 mph and 40 mph transmission went out twice, and consumer had to have tranmission replaced. currently, while driving at 20 mph tranmission slips into neutral,and the consumer can't move vehicle or start the vehicle up for a while. also, vehicle is stalling and the consumer is losing power. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1992 | |||
| While driving engine shuts down, causing the vehicle to stall. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire. | |||
| 01/06/1998 | |||
| Driving 25-30mph and saw steam coming from engine. pulled over and walked away to call aaa, looked back and the vehicle was in flames. fire started in engine compartment and burned completely. cause of fire has not been determined. ak | |||
| 05/05/1996 | |||
| When putting vehicle into reverse or pulling away from a stop the vehicle stalls. the tfi module was replaced last on 9/5/97.*ak | |||
| 03/22/1997 | |||
| While driving at speeds of 60mph, vehicle started losing power, then vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment area, cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 06/30/1996 | 0 | ||
| Vehicle fire. *sd | |||
| 05/08/1996 | 8 | ||
| Vehicle fire. *dh | |||
| About 5am the auto spontanously caught on fire and burned completely up- fireman said it started in the engine. *ak | |||
| 05/16/1996 | 6 | ||
| Engine compartment fire. *sd | |||
| 12/14/1995 | |||
| The vehicle was parked and it caught on fire and source unknown. please describe. *ak | |||
| 12/13/1995 | |||
| The engine caught fire. tt | |||
| There is a loud knock in the engine . tt | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 06/29/1994 | 1 | ||
| Replaced belts. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 08/31/1998 | 2 | ||
| Accelerator makes squeaking sound & would stick . also, had to have seat belts replaced due to a malfunction. in addition, the emission light keeps coming on/the computer chip shorted out. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 07/16/1995 | |||
| Under body of vehicle muffler blowup caused a fire inside of vehicle, melting the sending unit in the fuel tank and causing leak in fuel tank. tt | |||