Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 11/28/2000 | 1214 | 10 | |
| When the consumer applied the brakes, the brake pedal became hard, and consequently the consumer hit another vehicle. *jb the vehicle pulled to the left which happened when the brakes were applied, the engine had run rough, the driver window has become inoperative, the windshield wipers left too many streaks, the left rear window had become inoperative, the rear brakes would grind when applied at 50 mph, the steering felt loose at 30 mph and the consumer had to constantly adjust, the brakes would not work at times(2 accidents occurred as a result), and the air bag did not deploy upon impact. *scc | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 12/24/2005 | 59500 | 1 | 01/25/2002 |
| Completed a turn using the signal light(unknown if related) and smoke emitted from the steering column. a odor of burning wiring insulation was detected at the same time. dealer was unable to duplicate and no corrective action was taken. *jb | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | |||
| 05/07/2001 | 1 | ||
| While starting vehicle dashboard indication lights/ air conditioner/ radio, and power windows worked intermittently due to an electrical short. after turning vehicle off and restarting, all function returned to normal. dealer has been contacted. *ak there was no lights at dashboard and no auto lamp. the power window and a/c failed. am radio was inoperative. the power steering was very hard to turn. *yh | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 2 | 09/11/2001 | ||
| Consumer took vehicle in for repair of the steering wheel and the rear view mirror, after repair the rear view mirror was not operation properly again. *mjs | |||