Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 576405 | 09/01/1995 | 45803 | No start, battery fully discharged (replace primary cooling fan relay install new prom) *sd | 04/25/1996 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 06/27/1999 | |||
| While driving at 35 mph smoke started coming out of the steering column where the hazard button is located, and entir e electrical system stopped working. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 07/27/2000 | 2 | 01/01/1997 | |
| Alternator failed at 35000 miles and the replacement failed at 78000 miles. second failure is at owners expense $404.00.failure noted by slowdown of turn signal blinking rate. measured voltage output and confirmed failure before taking to dealer. this is unacceptable failure rate, either bad design of component or bad location (excessive heat). *ak | |||
| 11/01/1998 | |||
| Alternator burned out, causing the vehicle to stall unexpectedly which almost caused a crash. also, at 29,000 tranmission system malfunctioned due to the clutch in 4th gear breaking. dealer could not determine the cause. but replaced the alternator and transmission system. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 11/20/1995 | 1 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Replaced alternator. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 05/17/1998 | 1 | ||
| Checking under hood & noticed terminal fell off delco battery. this had caused the vehicle to be inoperative. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 10/01/1997 | 6 | 06/20/1995 | |
| Cassette player failed to work. error 13 reported on display. no way to reset, and will no longer play tapes. also, fuse cover falls off when opening the passenger's side door. in adddition, transmission would not shift out of second gear/ abs brake failure and cruise control cable fell off its housing, resulting in cruise control failure. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| Upon starting vehicle ignition does not catch right away, it often takes a couple of times before it catches. also key becomes very hot. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 04/01/1999 | |||
| No summary given . *mjs | |||
| 1 | 11/15/1994 | ||
| Ignition switch fails intermittently. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 1 | |||
| While turning ignition switch on consumer noticed a noise. soon after, air bag had deployed. *ak air bag deployed in consumers face, causing injury, consumer also states air bag hit the left side of the car very hard. *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 10/07/1997 | 1 | 11/15/1994 | |
| Feed wire at main fuse box under hood is loose. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| The vehicle caught fire under dash while being driven. dealer has not seen vehicle. *ak | |||
| 12/12/1996 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| While driving an electrical short in the wiring, caused the vehicle to catch fire in the steering column and under the dash area. *ak | |||