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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Air Bags. 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.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
30,707 miles · Mar 22, 2004
Air BagsCrashInjury
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. IT LOST CONTROL AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON. VEHICLE FLIPPED ON ITS HOOD AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TAKE…
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WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. IT LOST CONTROL AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON. VEHICLE FLIPPED ON ITS HOOD AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10063571
Official recalls
0
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NHTSA investigations
1
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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