NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
501 reportsMileage unknown · Oct 13, 1999
SteeringSuspension
VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND HIGHER. VIBRATION MOST APPARENT AT 60MPH AND HIGHER. WHEN STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CAR FEELS UNSAFE/UNSTABLE. VIBRATION IS VERY APPARENT THROUGHOUT THE CAR. HANDS SHAKE AND CAN FEEL IN ARMS AND LEGS. VIBRATION CAUSES MY LOWER BACK TO HURT EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. NEVER HAD BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE. …
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VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH AND HIGHER. VIBRATION MOST APPARENT AT 60MPH AND HIGHER. WHEN STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, CAR FEELS UNSAFE/UNSTABLE. VIBRATION IS VERY APPARENT THROUGHOUT THE CAR. HANDS SHAKE AND CAN FEEL IN ARMS AND LEGS. VIBRATION CAUSES MY LOWER BACK TO HURT EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. NEVER HAD BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE. DEALER STATES THAT THEY REBLANCED THE WHEELS. CLAIMS THE VIBRATION IS THE ROAD. HOWEVER, NO OTHER CAR I'VE EVER DRIVEN HAS HAD SO MUCH VIBRATION. CAN EVEN SEE PASSENGER SEAT CONSTANTLY VIBRATING. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. SECOND TIME DEALER STATES THAT THEY RECHECKED THE WHEEL BALANCE AND PHASE MATCHED FRONT TIRE. LEFT CAR AT DEALER FOR THREE DAYS THEY DID NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR THE CAR. HELP! HELP! HELP!
NHTSA ODI #713265
Mileage unknown · Oct 8, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingFire
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BAN. ,AFTER PULLING OVER CONSUMER NOTICED THERE HAD BEEN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #850304
Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 1999
StructureSuspension
SUNVISOR WAS FLIPPED DOWN TO BE USED. IT FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE. WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, WOULD HIT DRIVER'S HEAD. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER 500 MILES. THE WHEELS WERE NOT BALANCED. AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR WH…
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SUNVISOR WAS FLIPPED DOWN TO BE USED. IT FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE. WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS, WOULD HIT DRIVER'S HEAD. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER 500 MILES. THE WHEELS WERE NOT BALANCED. AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR WHEELS. BOTH REAR WHEELS COULD NOT BE BALANCED.
NHTSA ODI #850271
Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 1999
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #850259
Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, GIVING NO RESPONSE. IT WAS LIKE PEDAL WAS NEVER BEING PUSHED. VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING AT FULL SPEED, AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
NHTSA ODI #850184
Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE (1ST FAILURE) ABS VALVE AND (2ND FAILURE) MASTER CYLINDER LEAKAGE. THE SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO ENGAGE IF ONE UNIT FAILS, THEN OTHER WILL ENGAGE, WHICH DID NOT HAPPEN. MJS
NHTSA ODI #548930
Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 1999
Steering
STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO VIBRATE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 68 MPH, AND USUALLY STOPS BEYOND THAT RANGE. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO JEOPARDISE THE SAFETY BUT IS WORRYSOME AND ANNOYING CONSIDERING A BRAND NEW CAR OF THIS MAKE.
NHTSA ODI #712647
Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 1999
Power Train
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED CAUSING CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. YH
NHTSA ODI #548843
Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ON INCLINE OR HILL ,WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ROLL BACKWARDS ABOUT 20 FEET, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
NHTSA ODI #849609
Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS DOWN A HILL AND WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AT ABOUT 10 MPH, BRAKES SEEMED TO GIVE WAY. CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS FOOT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. CAR STOPPED MIDWAY BEFORE INTERSECTION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #849440
NHTSA investigations
2PE02079 · Engine Compartment Fire
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 18, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
ODI'S DATA ANALYSIS FOUND THE FIRES RATES TO BE CONSISTENTLY LOW AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG SIX MODEL YEARS AND SIX DIFFERENT ENGINE CONFIGURATIONS.ODI EXAMINED A VARIETY OF ROOT CAUSES, THOSE BEING DETONATION (RESULTING IN OIL PAN PUNCTURE FROM CONNECTING ROD), STARTER FIRES, VARIOUS FUEL RELATED FIRES, LEAKING OIL FILTERS, WIRING ISSUES, IMPROPER REPAIRS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS.NONE OF THE ISSUES EXAMINED HAD REPORTS THAT INDICATED A TREND WHEN NORMALIZED FOR POPULATON AND EXPOSURE.SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR FULL DETAILS.
DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
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