Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| DL00198 | 03/06/1998 | 600684 | Replacement of the front axle hub nut. *yc | 05/29/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/04/1995 | |||
| Odometer fraud. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 8 | 04/01/1999 | ||
| Major problems with engine,cooling sysm. brakes,trans., struts,fuel sysm. nothing but break downs and over heating all the time, with no probable cause.found tampered major parts when bought. | |||
| 08/09/1999 | 1 | 07/31/1992 | |
| The limited slip feature in the differential case assembly of the transaxle was breaking apart releasing pieces of metal that got caught in the gearing, as a result the automatic transaxle locked up while driving causing the front wheels to stop instantaneously causing the car to bounce and skip to a stop. nlm | |||
| 06/21/1997 | |||
| When driving at any speed the vehicle stalls out and jerks.also, there is a knocking noise coming from the vehicle, and the vehicle is shifting very hard. *ak | |||
| 06/19/1999 | 1 | 03/12/1992 | |
| Transmission completely locked up while driving due to failure. mjs | |||
| 03/06/1999 | 3 | 07/01/1992 | |
| Transmission failed with no warning three times.the first time the car was being driven on the highway.it just stopped responding .it was fortunate that in each case there was room to pull off of the highway.this i beleive can be a serious safety issue on the nation's highways | |||
| 08/25/1995 | 02/01/1992 | ||
| Transmission failed, causing engine to stall. | |||
| The owner put in reverse to back up, when she tried to put it in drive the car would not move. called the dealer and he said it was the transmission. *ak | |||
| 06/17/1995 | 7 | ||
| Transmission locked up while driving at 25-30 mph, causing accident. *aw | |||
| Transmission jumps out of gear when driving in forward motion . tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 09/13/2005 | 100000 | 2 | 09/15/2001 |
| Dt: the contact changed the disc brakes shoe pads because his wife was complained that brakes failed, and there was extended stopping distance. afterwards , the contact parked in a parking stall at home. then the contact just pulled out of the way, and with hand still on the shift indicator there was sudden acceleration with the vehicle in reverse. the contact claimed he did not place the vehicle in reverse. this caused the vehicle to accelerate backwards into a brick wall. there was extensive damage to the car. the vehicle has not been to a dealership. neighbors helped to push the vehicle back into the parking space. no repairs or corrections have been made at this time. his was the first incident of this type other than the brake pads. when trying to stop the car the brakes would have to be pumped but never accelerating backwards. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 01/30/2004 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was injured in a single vehicle accident. when consumer started up the engine and placed into reverse while foot on the brake, vehicle accelerated rapidly hitting a parked vehicle. (nar) *la *cb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/09/1999 | 1 | 07/31/1992 | |
| Automatic transaxle locked up causing front wheels to stop turning. yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 05/08/1996 | 8 | ||
| Clutch replaced. *sd | |||
| Clutch when out at 10,000 miles and the second time at 15,000 miles. tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 1 | |||
| Transmission failure. *slc | |||
| 03/21/1997 | 1 | 08/31/1992 | |
| Transmission failed. | |||
| While driving under normal conditions transmission popped out of drive and went into reverse. *ak | |||