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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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What owners actually said

26 reports

38,288 miles · Sep 25, 2003

Latches/locks/linkages

TRUNK LATCH FAILED. TRUNK STAYS OPEN. DEALER REPLECED ACTUATOR.

NHTSA ODI #10039554

36,000 miles · Sep 25, 2003

Visibility

SUNROOF FAILED AND MOVING UP AND DOWN ON BUMPS. DEALER REPLACED SLIDING MECHANISM. STILL RATTLES AND DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. DEALER DECLINES TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. DOOR SEALS SQUEEK. DEALER LUBRICATED THEM. SILL SQUEEK AFTER A FEW DAYS. ALL CUP HOLDERS BROKEN. DEALER REPLACED THEM.

NHTSA ODI #10039553

33,224 miles · Sep 25, 2003

Parking Brake

BOTH SUN VISORS CRACKED ALONG WELD SEAM. REPLACED BY DEALER. TEMPERATURE CONTROL SWITCHE COVERS BROKEN. REPLACED BY DEALER. NOTICED THE DESIGN OF NEW COVERS IS DIFFERENT AND ELIMINATES RISK OF FAILURE. PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T HOLD. DEALER ADMITS BAD DESIN AND TRIED DIFFERENT SHOES WITHOUT SUCCESS IN PAST. DELER COULDN'T FIX, RES…

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NHTSA ODI #10039551

67,000 miles · Jan 14, 2003

Engine And Engine Cooling

RADIATOR NECK SHEARED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY. CAUSED IMMEDIATE LOSS OF COOLANT AND EMERGENCY STOP. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED.

NHTSA ODI #10002685

Mileage unknown · Nov 7, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

SECOND RADIATOR FAILURE AT 56,254 MILES IN 10/19/2001 CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DT

NHTSA ODI #769403

Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

RADIATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. STEAM OBSCURRED VISION. DT

NHTSA ODI #769061

54,385 miles · Jun 3, 2002

Engine And Engine Cooling

TECHNICIANS TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE MANUFACTURER SWITCH TO PLASTIC RADIATORS. THE UPPER HOSE FITTING BROKE OFF THE RADIATOR. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**762585

NHTSA ODI #10006971

Mileage unknown · Feb 29, 2000

Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE ENTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AND IS RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT LOW RMP ENGINE MALFUNCTION. YH

NHTSA ODI #551154

Mileage unknown · Jan 2, 2000

Structure

HANDLES (2 INCIDENTS) BROKE OFF IN THE NORMAL ACTION OF OPENING THE DOOR. NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT THE SITUATION. SEEMS A VERY CHEAP COMPONENT ON A VERY SAFETY CONSCIOUS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #716738

Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 1999

Steering

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ADJUSTMENT FAILS. MAKING ADJUSTMENT OF STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE. STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SEAT ADJUMENTS FAIL TO OPERATE FORCING OPERATOR TO DRIVE WITHOUT ABILITY TO ADJUST STEERING WHEEL OR SEAT. HAS FORCED ME TO ABANDON VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #712943

Official recalls

98V142000 · Power Train:driveline:differential Unit

Jun 22, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT WITHIN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASE ASSEMBLY WAS PRODUCED WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE SURFACE HARDENING. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE SHAFT EXPERIENCING PREMATURE WEAR.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE A NOISE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL AND, ULTIMATELY, FAILURE OF THE SHAFT AND LOSS OF DRIVE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY.

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NHTSA investigations

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