Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Transmission: upper plate gasket went, causing gear slippage at high speeds which gradually became worse in the lower gears. transmission replaced under warrenty. transmission was replaced with a rebuilt unit which is now exhibiting much of the same slippage at high speeds (only minorly at the moment) @ 156,000km. engine: first engine had the egr/exhaust design defect that causes the intake manifold to melt and coolant to poor into the engine. report from the shop was that entire bottom end was destroyed by the coolant, and a full new engine had to be ordered (complete with accessories, etc.). the new engine's idler for the serpentine had the bearing cease, knocking the belt off. since the waterpump was belt driven, the engine overheated. the car was left to idle in the parking lot for a total time of ~ 5-15min. (the temperature out was somewhere around -40c / -40f.). brakes: perhaps cronically undersized for this vehicle, rotors have warped like clockwork every 30,000km. they are currently warped approaching 160,000km and will need to be replaced --- again --- shortly. this is not a car that see's much heavy use. groceries on weekends, ~ 15-20km max. total daily trip during workdays. it has yet to accomplish an extended road trip (i.e., north bay -> ottawa or north bay -> toronto, 4 hours (~400km) and 3 hours (~300km) respectively) without the 'check engine' light being lit. additional recollection: front fog lights constantly filling with condensation as well, have been replaced 4-5 times while under warrenty. no solution was found and now they're just not used. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 09/17/2001 | 1 | 09/15/1995 | |
| Vehicle stalls intermittently when applying brakes, dealer has serviced vehicle and replaced valves in the exhaust, however problem reoccurred.*ak *slc | |||
| Abs brake light illluminates while traveling. dealer has replaced hub on each wheeel. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 11/01/2000 | 2 | 10/01/1998 | |
| The abs and traction control off indicator lights started to come on and stay on some time in november 2000. i called the service dept. at the dealership and was told that there could possibly be ice buildup which causes the speed sensors to go off. the cost to replace any one speed sensor was approx $450-$500 per wheel hub. in july 2001 i took my car in to have the abs and tractioncontrol issues fixed. the abs and traction control issues were fixed by replacing the brain box for the speed sensors. two weeks after the fix, the abs/tractioncontrol off lights came on again. i took my car back and they then found the break pressure modulator valve had a dead spot in the armature. to replace the bpmv will cost approx $1600. these issues all seem to be electronic. do you know of any issues with the abs or traction control in this car? thank you.*ak | |||
| 06/15/1999 | 3 | ||
| Abs braking system malfunctioned, causing extended stopping distance which may cause a crash. dealer cannot determine cause of the problem. *ak *ml | |||
| 06/23/1999 | 2 | 05/01/1998 | |
| On two separate occasions (8/5/98 -milage2600) (6/23/99) vehicle brakes failed and vehicle accelerated. *ak | |||
| 12/05/1998 | |||
| Was entering into his garage, going about 5mph and brakes wouldn't stop. the consumer stated that the car did damages. *ak | |||
| 10/24/1998 | 1 | ||
| While going downhill at 30mp, the brakes failed. lost control & had no power. did not hit anything. took to mechanic & nothing found after on diagnostic machine. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 1 | |||
| While decending a steep grade the transmission (in low gear) and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle resulting in an accident. nlm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 11/04/2004 | 1 | 06/09/1998 | |
| While the vehicle was parked, the consumer noticed that a liquid was leaking from underneath the vehicle. also, while applying the brakes the pedal did not go to the floor. the braking power was less than normal. consumer took vehicle to dealer for inspection, and the mechanic determined that the oil pan gasket and front brake pads needed to be replaced. *ak *er *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| 1 | |||
| The front rotors have rusted at only 15000 miles, the consumer feels the materials are inferior, the brake cylinders are leaking. nlm | |||
| 07/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| Front brake rotors needed to be replaced at 15,000 miles due to excessive wear. dealer notified.*ak consumer states the original calipers were defective, dealer stated brake problems were occurring due to vehicle not being driven enough, rear brake cylinders were leaking fluid. *slc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 08/04/2004 | 1 | 03/16/2004 | |
| Brake failure, replacement of all lines. brake line had corroded. *bf *tc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 1 | |||
| The front rotors have rusted at only 15000 miles, the consumer feels the materials are inferior, the brake cylinders are leaking. nlm | |||
| 07/15/2001 | 1 | ||
| Front brake rotors needed to be replaced at 15,000 miles due to excessive wear. dealer notified.*ak consumer states the original calipers were defective, dealer stated brake problems were occurring due to vehicle not being driven enough, rear brake cylinders were leaking fluid. *slc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||
| 01/07/1998 | 1 | 01/07/1998 | |
| Brake pedal too close to the lower dash area causing foot to hit dash due to design. | |||