Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-05-12 | 95V089000 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 78,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-10 | TIRES | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING AIR TO THE LEFT REAR TIRE THE CONTACT NOTICED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL, AT THAT … |
| 2004-12-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE WHILE TURNING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINT… |
| 2001-09-13 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | VEHICLE KEEPS OVERHEATING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR OVER HEATING WHEN ON HIGH. CONSUMER IS HA… |
| 2001-03-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | GEAR SHIFT BROKE OFF. GEAR SHIFT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE REP… |
| 2001-01-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL BROKE THROUGH SPOT-WELDS HOLDING STAMPED SHEET-METAL PART OF WHEEL TO MACHINE NUT, WHICH IS BOLTED TO ST… |
| 2000-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON FOR LAST 8 MONTHS. BRKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, AND PEDAL FELT HARD. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER… |
| 2000-07-25 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | 2 CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC |
| 2000-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED, NOT RUNNING, THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFT… |
| 1998-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V199000). CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. WAITED AWHILE UNTIL MECHANIC REFU… |
| 1998-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT BRAKE LINES BROKE. OWNER HAS HAD BRAKE LINES RECONNECTED . THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTI… |
| 1997-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SUPPORT BRACKET FOR CLUTCH AND BRAKE COLLAPSED CAUSING LOSS OF CLUTCHING CAPABILITY, LOSS OF BRAKE AND LOSS OF ABIL… |
| 1997-04-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK |
| 1996-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | REAR ABS BRAKES FAILED. *AK |
| 1996-12-20 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | THE STEERING ROD ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. RECALL NOTICE WAS MAILED, BUT VEHIC… |
| 1996-12-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | WHEN GOING DOWN A SNOW COVERED ROAD WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED , SPEED WAS (40) MPH AND ALL (4) WHEELS LOCK UP. THE VEH… |
| 1996-06-20 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX, ALLOWING TIRES TO TURN WITHOUT MOVING STEERING WHEEL. |
| 1996-05-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE DEALERSHIP HASN'T HAD THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS (93E034001). PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-28 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN FAILED. *DSH |
| 1996-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. *SD |
| 1996-04-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FILLED UP TANK, PARKED VEHICLE, SMELLED GAS, RETURNED TO VEHICLE, NOTICED GAS LEAKED ON GROUND CAUSED BY CRACK ALONG TO… |
| 1996-02-09 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE STEERING WHEEL ON VEHICLE EVEN IF ITS EXHIBITING CRACKS, RECALL 95V089000 CLEARLY STATES THAT… |
| 1996-01-12 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE RACK AND PINION HAS BLOWN OUT AND MELTED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND CAUSED A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE.… |
| 1996-01-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES DUE TO A BROKEN WELD. *AK |
| 1996-01-03 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | SUSAN SHIEN DODGE MFR 641. OWNER HAS CONVERSED WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND ADVISED PARTS ARE STILL NO… |
| 1995-12-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | RECALL RELATED, 95V089000, STEERING WHEEL HAS BROKE TWICE, RECEIVED NOTICE BUT DEALER SAID PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED. TT |
| 1995-10-28 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GEAR SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF. *DSH |
| 1995-10-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CAN BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITH KEY REMOVED. *DSH |
| 1995-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN THE ROAD WAS WET AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE… |
| 1995-08-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FADE AND THE LIGHTS COME ON. *AK |
| 1995-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | BRAKE PADS REPLACED. |
| 1995-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CONTINUOUS BRAKE FAILURES/HARD PEDAL DURING COLD WEATHER, ALSO BRAKE LIGHT/ANIT-LOCK LIGHTS COME ON. *SKD |
| 1994-08-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIRS FOR DIESEL FUEL PUMP FAILED 4 TIMES DUE TO USE OF REBUILT PUMPS. *SKD |
| 1994-08-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DIESEL FUEL PUMP FAILED 4 TIMES AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (93E034001) *TW |
| 1994-04-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE FIRESTONE TIRES; THESE TIRES WERE DISCONTINUED. *AK |
| 1994-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | PLASTIC COVER WHICH SECURES CABLE IN EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE CAME LOOSE. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. RENDER… |
| 1993-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO PROBLEMS SUCH AS GRINDING, WORN CLUTCHES, BAD FLYWHEELS AND THROWING O… |
| 1992-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL WIRE MELTING TOGETHER, RESULTING IN BLACK SMOKE COMING IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, REPLACE FUSABLE LINK/WI… |
| 1991-09-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | Yes | 0 | WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON WIND COMES THROUGH THE DOOR. |
| 1991-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS DO NOT FIT SECURELY. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIGNITION WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATS, RESULTING IN THE PLASTIC COVER AROUND THE SWITCH MELTING. C… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS ARE PUSHED OUT THROUGH THE HOSES AND SEALS WHICH CAUSES A … |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING COUPLER PREMATURELY WEARS OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SEVERLY PULL TO RIGHT OR LEFT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DE… |
| — | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SUMMIT TRAIL CLIMBER, MANUFACTURED BY KELLY-SPRINGFIELD COMPANY, 4 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, THE R… |
| — | WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER | No | 0 | LUG PATTERN ON THE HUB IS DRILLED OUT OF ROUND WHICH RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE STEERING/ SHIMMIES ONCE REACHING SPEED 55 MPH… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 20MPH, SUDDENLY HEARD LOUD NOISE, THEN VEHICLE FRONT END DROPPED TO RIGHT SIDE, DUE TO BROKEN… |
| — | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | STEERING BOX HAS FAILED ALLOWING TRUCK TO WANDER SEVERELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS AROUND THE BRACKET THAT SUSPENDS IT FROM THE VEHICLE, AND IS LEAKING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT … |
| — | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE METAL WELDS THAT CONNECT THE BED TO THE FRAME ARE STARTING TO CRACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | No | 0 | BRAKE DRUMS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND LOCKING. TT |