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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

42 crash reports9 fire reports15 injury reports

What owners actually said

216 reports

Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 1998

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, STEPPED ON BRAKES, DELAY IN BRAKING AND BRAKES LOCKING, ABOUT 5 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE IT STOPPED. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS, TURNED ROTORS. 2 DAYS LATER, FELT AS THOUGH HALF BRAKES WERE WORKING, OTHERS WERE NOT. HAD TO APPLY HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE. DEALER THEN REPLACED MASTE…

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NHTSA ODI #819404

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 1998

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

EA94038; CONSUMER HEARS GROANING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. HAS NO BRAKES FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS, AIR IN BRAKE LINE. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER BLED BRAKES 3-4 TIMES. CANNOT FIND PROBLEM,THIS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #819006

Mileage unknown · Jan 2, 1998

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON OCCASION AND EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

NHTSA ODI #527321

Mileage unknown · Dec 30, 1997

Vehicle Speed Control

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.

NHTSA ODI #527138

Mileage unknown · Dec 29, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THAT SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND. HE HAS TO KEEP APPLYING HIS FOOT TO THE PEDAL. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820153

Mileage unknown · Dec 23, 1997

Vehicle Speed Control

DRIVER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL AND HE ONLY MASHED ON IT, AND THE TRUCK TOOK OFF WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820083

Mileage unknown · Dec 23, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE OR DURING ICE/SNOW, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES. THE DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #819635

Mileage unknown · Dec 23, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP. WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS SOFT. THE 2-WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT HOLD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #819403

Mileage unknown · Dec 19, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

EA94038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TOUCH THE FLOOR AND FRONT WHEELS TO SMOKE/ SKID, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #818484

Mileage unknown · Dec 15, 1997

Electrical SystemFire

WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF A MECHANCIAL FAILURE IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #819967

Official recalls

99V193000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

Jul 19, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.

94V093000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

May 16, 1994

SIGNIFICANT WEAR CAN DEVELOP ON THE LOW AND REVERSE CLUTCH PREVENTING THE PARK PAWL FROM ENGAGING. THIS CAN PREVENT A "NO PARK" CONDITION TO OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, CAUSING UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION. (THE "NO PARK" CONDITION WILL NOT OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS OFF.)

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR CONTAMINATION WHICH WILL INDICATE IF THE LOW OR REVERSE CLUTCH IS WORN. IF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SHOWS CONTAMINATION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED.

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NHTSA investigations

EA94038 · Abs Braking System

Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.

EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires

Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.

PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails

Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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