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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 423 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 171 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Exterior Lighting. Review the 119 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 37 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports7 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
423 reports
Mileage unknown · Jan 6, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
RIGHT ENGINE HEAD GASKET ORIGINALLY FAILED 11/95 WHEN THE CAR WAS EXPERIENCING UNEXPLAINED BUCKING SENSATION UNDER LOAD IN COLD WEATHER. AFTER NUMUROUS VISITS AND ALTERNATIVE REPAIRS, DEALER FINALLY FIGURED OUT PROBLEM AND REPLACED RIGHT HEAD GASKET IN 3/97. BOTH GASKETS ALONG WITH WATER PUMP FAILED THIS TIME. DEALER CONTENDS…
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RIGHT ENGINE HEAD GASKET ORIGINALLY FAILED 11/95 WHEN THE CAR WAS EXPERIENCING UNEXPLAINED BUCKING SENSATION UNDER LOAD IN COLD WEATHER. AFTER NUMUROUS VISITS AND ALTERNATIVE REPAIRS, DEALER FINALLY FIGURED OUT PROBLEM AND REPLACED RIGHT HEAD GASKET IN 3/97. BOTH GASKETS ALONG WITH WATER PUMP FAILED THIS TIME. DEALER CONTENDS ORIGINAL REPAIR DONE RIGHT, AND STATED THE NEW HEAD GASKETS CAN BE EXPECTED TO FAIL WITHIN SEVERAL YEARS AGAIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #716983
Mileage unknown · Jan 5, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
ALUMINUM ENGINE HEADS CRACKED, WITH LEAKAGE. SERVICE CENTER SUGGESTED WE REPORT THIS, SINCE HE HAS REPAIRED ABOUT 20 OTHER AUTOMOBILES IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME MILEAGE. SAYS HEADS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH METAL AT THE HEAD BOLTS AND REPAIRS WILL BE NECESSARY AGAIN AFTER 50-70000 MILES. SERVICE CENTER W…
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ALUMINUM ENGINE HEADS CRACKED, WITH LEAKAGE. SERVICE CENTER SUGGESTED WE REPORT THIS, SINCE HE HAS REPAIRED ABOUT 20 OTHER AUTOMOBILES IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME MILEAGE. SAYS HEADS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH METAL AT THE HEAD BOLTS AND REPAIRS WILL BE NECESSARY AGAIN AFTER 50-70000 MILES. SERVICE CENTER WILL BACK UP THIS STATEMENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ANY FLAW OR DEFECT IN THIS ENGINE. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. THANK YOU...MRS. T. CARROLL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #716935
Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2000
Seats
REPORTING BOTH FRONT FOLDED SEAT WILL NOT STAY LATCH, SEAT BACK CAN BE MOVE BY PUSHING BACK ON SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIRS UNLESS COST GO TO CONSUMER.
NHTSA ODI #854715
Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2000
Exterior Lighting
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-275) CAUSING LIGHTS TO FLICKER. PRIOR TO NOTICE DEALER REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH WHICH DID NOT RECTIFY THE FLICKERING PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE WRONG PART THAT WAS CHANGED. NLM
NHTSA ODI #550246
Mileage unknown · Dec 29, 1999
Exterior Lighting
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V275000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT RECALL APPLIED ONLY TO NEW DESIGN OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH. INFORMATION IN LETTER DID NOT STATE HEADLIGHT DESIGN. OWNER HAD SWITCH REPLACED TWICE BEFORE RECEIVING NOTICE. MANUFACTURER WAS BACKING DEALERSHIP. OWNER WANT…
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RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V275000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT RECALL APPLIED ONLY TO NEW DESIGN OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH. INFORMATION IN LETTER DID NOT STATE HEADLIGHT DESIGN. OWNER HAD SWITCH REPLACED TWICE BEFORE RECEIVING NOTICE. MANUFACTURER WAS BACKING DEALERSHIP. OWNER WANTED AREFUND BASED ON WHAT WAS IN LETTER. OWNER UPSET. *AK
NHTSA ODI #854524
Mileage unknown · Dec 20, 1999
Seat Belts
DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOESN'T WORK DUE TO THE RETRACTOR NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #844287
Mileage unknown · Dec 20, 1999
Exterior Lighting
CONSUMER UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL 99V-275 REPAIRED FOR THE HEADLIGHT FLICKERING DUE TO DEALER PROBLEM. *NLM
NHTSA ODI #550022
Mileage unknown · Dec 14, 1999
Exterior Lighting
HEADLAMPS EXHIBITED FLICKERING CONDITION PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-275. *NLM
NHTSA ODI #549951
Mileage unknown · Dec 7, 1999
Exterior Lighting
THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO FLICKER AND GO OUT. IN ONORDER TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON, CONSUMERHAS TO TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS FIRST. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SWITCH. *AK
NHTSA ODI #853756
Mileage unknown · Dec 7, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline
THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GASOLINE LEAK; THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL. I JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE FACILITY. THEY CHARGED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. TONIGHT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND FOUDN NHTSA CAMPAING ID NUMBER 99V15900…
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THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GASOLINE LEAK; THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DEVELOPED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL. I JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE FACILITY. THEY CHARGED ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. TONIGHT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND FOUDN NHTSA CAMPAING ID NUMBER 99V159000 WITH WHAT SOUNDS LIKE MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY CAR IS REGISTERED IN VIRGINIA (NONE OF THE LISTED STATES), I NEVER WAS GIVEN NOTICE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I WOULD OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT/WHETHER THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS, AND I AM NOT SURE THAT MY SERVICE FACILITY (NON-DEALER) KNOWS HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM (I.E., STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER CABIN PERSISTS, THOUGH LEAK WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOG LIGHTS, IN WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS MAY GO OUT FOR VARIOUS INTERVALS AND WHICH MAY BE PRECEDED BY FLICKERING OR BLINKING AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DRIVER'S COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH INCORPORATES A CIRCUIT BREAKER OF REVISED DESIGN, AND INSTALL A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, IF NEEDED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WEST VIRGINIA. MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL LINES CAUSES THE NYLON FUEL LINE JUMPER TO CHAFE AGAINST THE FLOOR PAN. THIS WEAR CAN CAUSE A PIN HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS FUEL LEAKAGE RESULTS IN DAMPNESS AND FUEL ODOR, AND IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WAS PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PLASTIC CONVOLUTE COVERING AROUND THE FUEL LINES. IF THE LINES SHOW A LEAK, THE LINES WILL BE REPLACED FIRST.
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