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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. 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.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 2000
Electrical System
VEHICLE STALLS WITH A LOSS OF TOTAL POWER. VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES TRYING TO GET IT HOME. IT WILL NOT START UNTIL IT HAS COOLED DOWN, THE REASON FOR THE STALLING IS BECAUSE THE IGNITION MODULE IS MOUNTED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES ABOVE 257 DEGRESS, THE MODULE IS LIKELY TO CUT OUT AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL, …
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VEHICLE STALLS WITH A LOSS OF TOTAL POWER. VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES TRYING TO GET IT HOME. IT WILL NOT START UNTIL IT HAS COOLED DOWN, THE REASON FOR THE STALLING IS BECAUSE THE IGNITION MODULE IS MOUNTED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES ABOVE 257 DEGRESS, THE MODULE IS LIKELY TO CUT OUT AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL, SOME VEHICLES WERE RECALLED. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ODI #873497
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