Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/24/2001 | 2 | ||
| Battery cover causes battery acid to leak around postive post. dealer notified. *ak consumer states acid from the battery has caused holes in the frame of the vehicle. also, steering wheel shakes/vibrates and washer failed, dealer replaced bolt and seal. *yd | |||
| 08/15/2000 | 0 | ||
| When traveling at 45 to 50 mph vehicle will zigzag, and its very hard to steer. took vehicle to mechanic, and he stated that there was no alignment problem. consumer feared vehicle may do this in the rain and slide off the road. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 10/24/2000 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle had to be realigned on three occasions by dealer due to the excessive wear on front tires. *ak battery replaced twice. the cable shift control replaced. bolt and seal washer replaced. consumer states the vehicle made a roaring noise and vibrated while driving. both front inner door handles failed and were replaced. *yh | |||
| 11/01/2001 | 1 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Interior overhead sagging above dome light, tried to have dealer fix (same condition after repair). traction control button failed, had to be replaced. ash tray light failed 3 times, dealer replaced. ventilation blower only works on high speed - all other speeds burned out over 2 weeks (could smell electrical burning). remote control works half of the time, no improvement after dealer replaced batteries, saying white film was a known cause of remotes not working. change oil light came on 1000miles after last oil change, coinciding with fan blower burning out. had to replace all 4 tires because of irregular wearing on rear and premature alignment drift on the front. brake dust is excessive - front rims always coated black from dust. some hesitation when automatic is shifting gears. oxygen sensor replaced after 4 trips to the dealer to determine cause of service engine soon light coming on while accelerating. adding 1liter engine coolant per month - no leaks noted under vehicle.*ak | |||
| 07/11/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states while coming to a stop, the front end vibrates and makes noises, consumer states problem is getting worse, dealer has replaced warped rotors, front tires were bald at 28759 miles, possible front suspension problem. air conditioner discharge hose was leaking, causing poor performance, dealer replaced the hose. headlights were out of alignment, dealer reaimed the headlamps. *slc | |||