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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reports
102,000 miles · Dec 16, 2004
Electrical SystemFire
ON DECEMBER 14TH I LEFT WORK AT 4:00 PM (TEMP WAS 20 DEGREES F), DROVE 1/2 MILE, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND MADE A QUICK PURCHASE. STARTED THE CAR, DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND THE CAR BEGAN MISSING. I DROVE ANOTHER BLOCK, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OFF, AND THE CAR MISSED AGAIN. I HEADED BACK TOWARDS MY WORKPLACE TO USE A TELEP…
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ON DECEMBER 14TH I LEFT WORK AT 4:00 PM (TEMP WAS 20 DEGREES F), DROVE 1/2 MILE, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND MADE A QUICK PURCHASE. STARTED THE CAR, DROVE ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND THE CAR BEGAN MISSING. I DROVE ANOTHER BLOCK, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OFF, AND THE CAR MISSED AGAIN. I HEADED BACK TOWARDS MY WORKPLACE TO USE A TELEPHONE TO CALL MY SPOUSE TO PICK ME UP, BUT THE CAR COMPLETELY QUIT AFTER DRIVING A BLOCK OR TWO. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO WALK, BUT NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN I HEARD A SPARKING, CRACKLING SOUND AND LOOKED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND SAW A SMALL FIRE BURNING. I APPROACHED A RESIDENCE, THE OCCUPANTS HAD ALREADY OBSERVED THE SMOKE FROM THE CAR AND HAD BEGUN THE 911 CALL. THE FLAMES QUICKLY GREW AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10103959
28,000 miles · Oct 20, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN EXHAUST PROBLEM. THE MUFFLER, EXHAUST PIPE AND MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER DID TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SEALED. THE SEALANT JUST MELTED THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10097233
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