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Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1991-02-15 91V029000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5,644 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2000-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THEY REPLACED WATER PUMP. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER IS NOW HAVING A PROBLEM…
2000-05-08 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 ON SUNNY DAY CONSUMER SPILLED COLD WATER ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THE GLASS CRACKED. *AK
1997-07-31 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON. DEALER WAS AWARE, BUT HAD TO RESCHDULE TO ANOTHER APPOINTMENT DURING…
1997-03-25 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 POWER ADJUSTABLE SEATS SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, TURNED OFF VEHICLE TO PUT OUT FIRE. *AK
1996-05-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 THE THROTTLE STICKS AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-01-21 STEERING No 0 DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND STEERING WENT OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1995-12-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURIES PRIOR TO RECALL (…
1995-06-10 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT No 0 DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO JUMP FROM PARK TO REVERSE GEAR. *AW
1995-06-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 2 SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *SKD
1992-08-10 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 OTHER: DRIVER'S AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *SKD
AIR BAGS No 0 RECALL 96V-1100000; MS. RUSSO WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL. MS. RUSSO HAD THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED BEFORE HEARI…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WHILE DRIVING EVERYTHING ON THE DASH WENT OUT. AFTER AN HOUR EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON. THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. DEALER HAS N…
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 SEAT WIRING FAILED RESULTING IN MELTING OF THE PLASTIC CASING.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD, SOON AFTER CONSUMER NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL WIRE SMELL AND SMOKE STAR…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 REPLACED LEAKING ENGINE GASKET. *AK