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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

19 crash reports5 fire reports15 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

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Mileage unknown · Oct 28, 1999

Service Brakes, HydraulicVisibility

THE 2.2L TBI ENGINE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SINCE 1993 WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED, THIS IS NOT A NORMAL PROBLEM FOR A MAINTAINED VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #714020

Mileage unknown · Oct 11, 1999

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

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LIGHT RAIN; CAR HAD BEEN AT AUTO STATION REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR A REAR BRAKE JOB. FRONT BRAKES WERE NEW. ORGINAL COMPLAINT: PASSENGER REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND CAR SKIDDED. 9-4-99, TRUCK SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, WE SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WE SKIDDED OVER ONE BLOCK INTO TRUCK. MOM (ME) BROKE 3 RIBS, SON HURT NECK, DAUGHTER CUT LIP. AFTER BODY SHOP HAD CAR FOR ALMOST 4 WEEKS, RETURNED CAR TO AUTO STATION. THEY FIXED MASTER CYLINDER--GUARENTEED TO FIX. TEST DRIVE- CAR SKIDDED ACCOSS SHOP'S PARKING LOT. REPLACED DRUMS. REAR BRAKES APPEAR TO BE WORKING WITH A LOUD RATTLE-LIKE THUMPING NOISE. AFTER MUCH MONEY SPENT AND NOW 5 TRIPS TO AUTO STATION, I DRIVE CAR TO WORK AND PRAY TO GOD THAT THE BRAKES HOLD THIS TIME. MECHANICS SAID ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED FROM OVERSIZED DRUMS. I TOOK DRUMS TO 2 OTHER CAR SHOPS--BOTH STATED DRUMS WERE FINE AND COULD BE TURNED ONE MORE TIME, BUT NO MORE. RIBS, NECK, AND MOUTH ARE ALL HEALING FINE. MOM (ME) IS BLOND WITH A VISA. SOM

NHTSA ODI #713167

Mileage unknown · Sep 25, 1995

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

NHTSA ODI #972427

Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 1995

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED (6) TIMES W/REAR BRAKES SHOWING NO SIGN OF USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #970644

Mileage unknown · Mar 29, 1995

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE OF BRAKES. TT

NHTSA ODI #962763

Mileage unknown · Mar 24, 1995

Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicSteeringCrashInjury

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, APPROX. 35-40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA ODI #962532

Official recalls

91V083000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

Jun 10, 1991

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

DP96014 · Defective Air Bag Crash Sensor

Opened Nov 14, 1996 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE 1991-92 CHEVROLET CORSICA/BERETTA, 1990-92 FORD TAURUS, AND 1994-96 CHRYSLER MINIVANS ARE DEFECTIVE.CFAS ALLEGE THAT INFORMATION ON LOW SPEED CRASHES HERE OCCUPANTS HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES SUGGESTS [THAT THE ABOVE VEHICLES] HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.