Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 97122800197 | 12/28/1997 | 54134 | Vehicles may experience a thump noise from the heater core that may be accompanied by excessive temperature gauge fluctuation. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| 008/97T | 05/19/1997 | 52500 | Temperature guage fluctuates or indicates high temperature. *tw | 08/14/1997 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 01799 | 05/28/1999 | 606027 | Motor oil - sae viscosity grade recommendation. *tt | 08/05/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 01298 | 11/04/1998 | F00296 | 602676 | Experiencing a buzzing or rattling noise may be heard coming from the exhaust system during normal driving conditions or at idle. *yc | 01/06/1999 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/15/1998 | 06/01/1997 | ||
| While driving transmission would not shift into gear and would pop out. in addition, vehicle bounces or drifts to the right and emergency parking brake works intermittently/makes a popping noise when pushed in, and thermostat overheated while driving. dealer notified of all problems, some replacements were made, major problem still exists. *ak *ml | |||
| 02/27/1995 | 1 | 03/15/1994 | |
| Radiator drain ring failed, causing leak. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 02/06/2001 | 1 | 11/01/1996 | |
| Pulley was defective and redesigned. owners should be notified that pulley can disentegrate causing belt to break resulting in loss of power steering, overheating, and battery charging. the company redesinged the pulley so they know they had a problem, but the consumer is at risk. it also cost $165.00 parts and labor to fix. if it was a design problem, i think i should be reimbursed for the failure. fortunately, i was stopped at the time the belt separated. i would hate to have lost my steering at 70 mph.*ak | |||
| 12/08/1994 | 1 | 03/15/1994 | |
| Drive belt failed, causing noise. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 02/06/2001 | |||
| Serpentine belt idler pulley is defective. when bearings went, it would cause belt to overheat and then snap. would lose power steering control. steering would go into a hard manual steering instead. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Drive belt makes noise. | |||