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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

92 reports

Mileage unknown · May 7, 1997

Seat Belts

AFTER CLOSING DOOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE BELT TO STAY IN OPEN POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #812075

Mileage unknown · May 7, 1997

Seat BeltsCrashInjury

DURING IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #812047

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 1997

Seat Belts

BROKEN MOTORIZED SEATBELT MOTOR AND CABLE.

NHTSA ODI #516730

Mileage unknown · Apr 7, 1997

Seat Belts

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT WILL BECOME UNBUCKLED FOR NO REASON. ALSO THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION ON THE RETRACTOR. SEAT BELTS HAVE NOT BE FIXED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #810117

Mileage unknown · Mar 18, 1997

Latches/locks/linkages

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH RELEASED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #807968

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 · Dec 18, 1996

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, KEPT FEELING GREAT DEAL OF MOTION IN STEERING WHEEL; HAD ALIGNMENT, MECHANIC DISCOVERED LEFT FRONT ROTOR RUSTED/CRACKED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #803571

Mileage unknown · Nov 6, 1996

Seat Belts

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE BELT TO BE LOCKED IN THE RETRACTING POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #804614

Mileage unknown · Oct 22, 1996

Seat Belts

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA ODI #510408

Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 1996

Seat Belts

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ALLEGEDLY MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #802214

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.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Wheels