Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/17/2003 | 53000 | 2 | |
| While driving 45 mph consumer heard a loud banging noise coming from the front of the vehicle. a dark gray plume of smoke was coming from under the hood, along with some fluids. consumer was able to get over to the shoulder and call a tow truck. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who informed the consumer that another transmission was needed. the vehicle already had a transmission replacement at 13,000 miles. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2002 | 7 | 09/01/2001 | |
| When driving, vehicle will tend to try to move over to the side without consumer turning vehicle. contacted dealer.*ak consumer states vehicle gets poor gas mileage. transmission does not shift correctly. brakes grab, pull, and lock up. consumer states while driving at speeds above 55 mph and hitting a bump, it will throw the vehicle to the side. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 11/15/2000 | 5 | 12/11/1999 | |
| Vehicle experiencing problem with brake making loud bumping noise, and grabbing from rear wheels when brakes were applied. vehicle has been in dealer's shop on five occasions, and problem still reoccurring. *ak transmission fluid has high aluminum according to sample analysis, the transmission had been replaced prior to this. rear axle also has a high level of iron and chrome in fluid according to the sample analysis. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 7000 | 2 | ||
| The consumer stated that the torque converter slipped while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealership to have the part replaced twice. please provide more detailed information. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 1 | 04/21/2000 | |
| Oil leaked out of the rear axle onto the brakes which was due to a defective rear axle seal. the oil saturated the brakes which caused them to lock up when applied.*jb *ts | |||