Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 210699 | 04/02/1999 | 605014 | Conditions with intermittent loss of speed control. *tt | 05/24/1999 | |
| 081695REVA | 10/01/1995 | 08-16-95 | 46371 | Bulletin supersedes technical service bulletin 08-16-95, dated apr. 14, 1995. if the vehicle operator **repeatedly** presses and releases the set button with their foot off of the accelerator (a 'lift foot set' to begin speed control oper | 04/25/1996 |
| CH081695 | 04/01/1995 | 41049 | Cruise control overshoot/undershoot during initial set speed selection. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 04/23/2001 | 2 | 07/10/2000 | |
| Intermittently when applying brakes or while at a stop vehicle will stall out and die without warning. *ak consumer states vehicle jerks while driving, which causes doors to lock and cruise control goes off, engine revs higher than normal while at a complete stop and while driving forcing consumer to keep her foot on the brake to keep from going to fast. *jb | |||
| 04/04/2001 | 12/01/1997 | ||
| Car cuts off when i slow down to turn, yeild, stop, backup. *ak | |||
| 07/10/1996 | 1 | 06/01/1995 | |
| I had more to report, but i ran out of space, catalytic converter, engine starter, and egr valave has also been replace. this car has been a nightmare. almost forgot, the air conditioning had to be replace again at 51,000 milles/ | |||
| 10/21/1997 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle initially would not move upon acceleration, then without warning, engine would suddenly accelerate. | |||
| 11/11/1995 | |||
| The cruise control did not disengage when driver applied the brake pedal. the speed increased from 60-90 mph. driver had to hit the off button on the steering column to disengage system. the problem has been corrected. *ak | |||
| 1 | 09/01/1995 | ||
| Cruise control failed. | |||
| 04/16/1996 | |||
| After parking the vehicle, turned the iginition and vehicle accelerated in reverse, resulting in accident. *ak | |||
| 05/15/1995 | 5 | ||
| With cruise control engaged/4-5 people in vehicle/travelling uphill, transmission drops gears, causing sudden acceleration. *dsh | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| Accelerator pedal stuck. put vehicle in neutral which did not stop vehicle. vehicle had to be put in park in order to gain control. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| A loss of speed car backfires no reponse when pressing the accelerator. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1995 | ||
| Blown head gasket......occurrence was shortly after service dept. at brian bemis left a small piece of hose in the throttle and stuck the throttle open, the oil leak started shortly after. brian bemis' service said the oil leak was caused by a blown head gasket, w/ a quote of 750.00 to repair. the quote was given to us in jan. of 2000. car leaks approx. 2-4 quarts/day. head gasket not fixed due to cost, husband is full time student, mother at home w/ kids, can't afford repair. please help. | |||