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Power Train complaints

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Mileage unknown · Apr 23, 2002

Power Train

INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES AND REPAIRED IT TWICE, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8008313

Mileage unknown · Aug 1, 2001

Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train

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ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND WHERE MY CAR HAD A RECALL IN 1998 FOR THE POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THIS RECALL. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING OIL LEAKS. I HAD A HEAD GASKET REPLACED IN LATE 1999. I HAD AN OIL LEAK AGAIN THIS YEAR, IN MARCH 2001. THEY HAD TO REPAIR THE OIL DRAIN PLUG. THEN IN MAY 2001, I HAD TO GET THE MAIN SEAL VALVE FIXED. LATE JULY 2001, THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. NOW APPARENTLY THE OIL IS BURNING INSIDE THE ENGINE. IF THIS RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON MY CAR, COULD THIS HAVE BEEN PREVENTED? CAN I GET MY MONEY BACK FOR THE MONEY THAT I HAVE SPENT, IF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AS PART OF THE RECALL? I'M NOW AT THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO HAVE OIL CHANGES EVERY TWO MONTHS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CAR UNTIL I CAN AFFORD A NEW ONE. ANY ASSISTANCE, WILL BE GREAT.

NHTSA ODI #749609

Mileage unknown · Apr 15, 1999

Power Train

WAS GETTING VEHICLE UP TO SPEED WHEN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE ON WHEN THEY WERE NOT. COULD NOT GO BACKWARDS OR FORWARD. HAD HEARD A NOISE AS IF SOMETHING SNAPPED, AFTER FORCING VEHICLE FORWARD. AT A REPAIR SHOP, WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE HAD BROKEN & THE VISCUS CLUTCH WAS BROKE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #836769

Mileage unknown · Jan 15, 1999

Power Train

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE & STARTING TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE STICK SHIFT. WHENEVER BUTTON IS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #833648

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 1998

Electrical SystemPower Train

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. DEALER REPLACED DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR. ALSO REBUILT TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ODI #538332

Mileage unknown · Dec 30, 1997

Power Train

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE, BOTH FAILURES WERE ATTRIBUTED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ODI #527607

Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 1997

Power Train

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPS, OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFTEY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #807789

Mileage unknown · May 28, 1996

Power Train

PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR JUMPS GEARS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984876

Mileage unknown · May 6, 1996

Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL HIGH IDLE POSITION, OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO STOP VEHICLE PUT INTO NUETRAL OR APPLY THE BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE THE ENGINE WAS RACING THE TRANSMISSION GRABBED JERKING THE VEHICLE FOWARD SQUEALING THE REAR TIRES, CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS NOT THE FI…

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NHTSA ODI #984144

Official recalls

98V168003 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Oct 5, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ALL WHEEL DRIVE PASSENGER VEHICLES. LOCKUP OF THE TRANSFER CASE CAN OCCUR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR ADEQUACY OF THE TRANSFER CASE OIL VOLUME, TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AND OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION OF THE TRANSFER CASE MECHANISM. IF OIL VOLUME IS INSUFFICIENT, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF OIL WILL BE ADDED. IF THERE IS TRANSFER CASE OIL LEAKAGE, AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED. IF THE TRANSFER CASE SHOWS OPERATIONAL DEGRADATION, THE TRANSFER CASE WILL BE REPLACED.

97V063002 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

May 12, 1997

EXCESS LUBRICATION CAN CAUSE THE RUBBER DOOR LATCH SWITCH COVER TO DEFORM, AND THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH TO MALFUNCTION, SO THAT THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE WOULD REMAIN AT THE A-PILLAR WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH SWITCH WITH A SWITCH THAT UTILIZES REDUCED LUBRICATING GREASE, IMPROVED CONTACT SURFACE, AND A DIFFERENT RUBBER ISOLATION BOOT.

97V073002 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

May 12, 1997

THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTAINS A COVERED CABLE AND ALSO AN ANGLED BELT GUIDE AT THE TOP END OF THE WEBBING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS CAN LEAD, OVER TIME, TO THE CABLE'S MOVEMENT EXERTING ABRADING FORCE TO THE LOWER EDGES OF THE CABLE'S CHAMBER, SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE THE CABLE TO DROP OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHOULDER BELT ANCHORAGE BECOMING STUCK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REPLACEMENT GUIDE RAIL THAT INCORPORATES A DOUBLE LIP DUST SEAL AND AN ANODIC OXIDE COATING.

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NHTSA investigations

EA98002 · Transfer Case Lockup

Opened Jan 30, 1998 · Closed Apr 30, 1998

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Wheels

No summary supplied.

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