Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/01/2001 | |||
| Transmission is slipping, seals are leaking and there a delay in stopping. consumer feels this may cause a serious accident.*ak | |||
| While idling in park without any indication vehiccle jumped into drive while consumer was out of vehicle. passenger depressed brakes to stop vehicle. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Transmission fluid leaks. | |||
| 12/24/1997 | 04/16/1996 | ||
| While vehicle was in parking gear, still running, it shifted from park into reverse on its own, hitting a tree and then shifted to drive. the body damage has been repaired. no problems found with the transmission. *ak | |||
| 09/16/1996 | 3 | 05/31/1996 | |
| Transmission failed on three separate occasions. | |||
| 08/01/1996 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Transmission failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 6 | |||
| Vehicle steers to the left/excessive noise when braking/rear wiper only operates intermittently/button on gea rchange lever jams andexcessiv eleft front tire wear. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle was parked, as consumer walked about 10 feet away, all of a sudden heard engine racing and vehicle began to move, consumer tried to stop vehicle but was knocked down and bruised consumers leg, vehicle hit two parked cars.*jb | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1996 | ||
| Vehicle was in park, with the engine still running and the emergency brake was not on, the vehicle jumped reverse and hit a parked car causing damage to both vehicles, the dealer was able to drive the vehicle while still in park, they found metal shaving in the oil pan and stated the transmission was defected.*jb | |||
| 1 | 07/29/1999 | ||
| The vehicle was parked with the engine running but went in reverse on its own and crashed. *yh | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle was parked, as consumer walked about 10 feet away, all of a sudden heard engine racing and vehicle began to move, consumer tried to stop vehicle but was knocked down and bruised consumers leg, vehicle hit two parked cars.*jb | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1996 | ||
| Vehicle was in park, with the engine still running and the emergency brake was not on, the vehicle jumped reverse and hit a parked car causing damage to both vehicles, the dealer was able to drive the vehicle while still in park, they found metal shaving in the oil pan and stated the transmission was defected.*jb | |||
| 02/02/2001 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Consumer put vehicle into park and exited vehicle, vehicle began to move, so consumer jumped in to try to stop it, however consumer hit accelerator instead of the brake causing faster acceleration and a crash, consumer was injured in accident due to being pinned between two vehicles and being dragged by the vehicle. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 12/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Transmission converter failed. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| 12/01/2001 | |||
| Transmission is slipping, seals are leaking and there a delay in stopping. consumer feels this may cause a serious accident.*ak | |||
| 11/24/1995 | 1 | 10/16/1995 | |
| Transmission fluid seal leak. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 05/12/2003 | 4 | ||
| The vehicle had 4 transmission installed, only to discover the problem was the rear end. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 11/14/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| Drive shaft failed. | |||