Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 02/01/2000 | 100 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Locks continuously when a drivers side door handle (in or out) is touched. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1998 | |||
| Locks will automatically lock and unlock on their own. also will sometimes lock while trying to exit vehicle after unlocking them several times. very dangerous if needed to flee vehicle quickly. | |||
| 11/05/1996 | |||
| Owner has problems with getting out of vehicle, he states that all doors remain locked when trying to exit the vehicle, he notes that when using the manual lock release button there is a resistance of electrical force keeping doors locked. *ak | |||
| 1 | 11/19/1993 | ||
| Sliding door/rear hatch door when closed shake a sif latch assembly is not closing fully. *ak | |||
| 09/08/1995 | 4 | 12/12/1992 | |
| There has been smoke present from the front blower assembly. tt vehicle experienced transmission leak on several occasions, dealer finally replaced the front axle, shaft, and boots and seal, transmission also slipping and jerking, lubricated front cv joint due to noises coming from front. vehicle idles too fast/rough, dealer set idle speeds, poor fuel economy, dealer repired vacuum lines, fuel shield attaching part broke, exhaust leak, dealer replaced muffler and resonator. water leak at back glass, trim missing. noise in ac and heater, dealer removed material from blower housing, dealer finally replaced blower motor. right door lock inoperable. trim loose on inner fender. missing panel under glove box. brake noise in rear, front brake pads and front rotors have been replaced. *slc | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 1 | 11/19/1993 | ||
| Sliding door/rear hatch door when closed shake a sif latch assembly is not closing fully. *ak | |||
| 12/04/1992 | 5 | ||
| Light came on, rear end gate keeps coming open, dealer tightened and replaced screw, fine for a week, then start coming open again. tt | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HOOD - LATCH | |||
| 12/21/1996 | |||
| Hood latch assembly failed while driving at speed of 65mph, the hood came open, destroying the hood and breaking the windshield. *ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 08/17/1998 | 3 | ||
| While driving and hit a bump door opened and light came on. it did not come open, but it was loose enough to giggle. consumer has been to dealer 3 times for same problem, dealer kept saying they have adjusted. consumer's side slide door won't open, and this was the second time. consumer has had this problem with door not opening. *ak | |||