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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

19 crash reports5 fire reports15 injury reports

Exterior Lighting complaints

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Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 2003

Exterior Lighting

HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH ENGAGES THE HIGH/LOW BEAM FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10042660

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 2001

Exterior Lighting

AT COLD TEMPS,WHEN SHIFT HI/LO BEAMS 2ND X LEVER BROKE OFF COLUMN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #739781

Mileage unknown · Jan 12, 2000

Exterior Lighting

THERE IS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHICH CAUSES THE LOW BEAMS NOT TO WORK, DRIVER HAS TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #854903

Mileage unknown · Jul 7, 1998

Exterior Lighting

WHEN HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH WAS EMPLOYED THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. SWITCH BECAME HARDER TO OPERATE THEN IT FINALLY FELL OFF.

NHTSA ODI #537829

Mileage unknown · Jan 20, 1998

Exterior Lighting

WHEN THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL IS IN A CERTAIN POSITON, THE DIMMER SWITCH CANNOT BE USED.

NHTSA ODI #529517

Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 1997

Exterior Lighting

SMOKE CAME FROM TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD SWITCH. REMOVED FUSES TO GET TO DEALER AND HAVE FIXED.

NHTSA ODI #526399

Mileage unknown · Dec 3, 1997

Exterior Lighting

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. CANNOT TURN THE HIGH BEAMS OFF. WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DIM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820519

Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 1997

Exterior Lighting

OWNER STATES THAT LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNAL WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE HIGH/LOW HEADLIGHT BEAMS AND OTHER LIGHTS FAILED. WHEN LEVER IS PULLED HEADLIGHTS MAY GO OUT COMPLETELY, CAUSING LOSS OF LIGHTING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808203

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 1996

Exterior Lighting

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, AN ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARMENT DUE TO SMOKE WHICH CAME FROM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH/REPLACED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ODI #507774

Mileage unknown · Nov 6, 1995

Exterior Lighting

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/4 TURN TO THE RIGHT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR DIMMER SWITCH TO WORK PROPERLY. *SD

NHTSA ODI #487684

Official recalls

91V083000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

Jun 10, 1991

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

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

DP96014 · Defective Air Bag Crash Sensor

Opened Nov 14, 1996 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE 1991-92 CHEVROLET CORSICA/BERETTA, 1990-92 FORD TAURUS, AND 1994-96 CHRYSLER MINIVANS ARE DEFECTIVE.CFAS ALLEGE THAT INFORMATION ON LOW SPEED CRASHES HERE OCCUPANTS HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES SUGGESTS [THAT THE ABOVE VEHICLES] HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.