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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports1 fire reports8 injury reports

What owners actually said

99 reports

Mileage unknown · Nov 12, 1997

Visibility

POWER WINDOW FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #604271

Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 1997

Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE GOES DEAD. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, IN THE PARKING GEAR, THE VEHICLE STARTS UP AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED ON 9/9/ 97, AND THE BATTERY A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT BY DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE CUTTING OFF. *AK

NHTSA ODI #816750

Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 1997

Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, AND AFTER (1) MINUTE THE VEHICLE STARTS UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #816481

Mileage unknown · Aug 21, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKES GRAB/JERK SEVERELY WHEN APPLIED. PEDAL SEEMED NORMAL, COULD CAUSE CRASH. ACCORDING TO DEALER, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMALLY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #815561

Mileage unknown · Aug 19, 1997

Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WOULDN'T RELEASE WHEN PRESSED THE BUTTON TO RETURN THE CAR BACK TO THE REGULAR SPEED. *AK THE BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALL FOUR BRAKES AND PADS WERE BURED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY STOPPED. *YH

NHTSA ODI #815503

Mileage unknown · Aug 13, 1997

Power Train

PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER CHANGED GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND THEN A PING NOISE CAME FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR STICK IS LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #815309

Mileage unknown · May 28, 1997

Air BagsCrashInjury

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS OF NECK AND FACE, FRACTURE OF LEFT WRIST, SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST, THREE BROKEN RIBS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, COUGHING, AND EYE IRRITATION TO THE DRIVER.

NHTSA ODI #517493

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 1997

Electrical SystemFire

CONSUMER IS WITH THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASSIONS BATTERY WHICH EXPLODED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TERMINAL WHICH IS FACING FORWARD, RESULTING IN A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #811702

Mileage unknown · Mar 24, 1997

Air Bags

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S, REQUESTS A SWITCH TO SHUT AIRBAG OFF.

NHTSA ODI #515971

Mileage unknown · Feb 24, 1997

Suspension

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ODI #514471

Official recalls

95V173000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Sep 15, 1995

THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN A COLLISON, STRESS CAN CAUSE THE ATTACHMENT METAL TO TEAR AND ALLOW THE ANCHORAGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY BELT MAY NOT PROTECT AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH A NEW SHOULDER BOLT AND THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE. ADDITIONALLY, NOISE CONTROL PATCHES WILL BE APPLIED AT EACH ANCHORAGE.

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

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.