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Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
4 reports
156,000 miles · Jan 23, 2014
Engine
PULLING A LOADED TRAILER UP A STEEP GRADE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SPEED WAS APPROX. 40MPH. DRIVER HEAR A "CLUNK" NOISE THEN THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE TEMP STARTED TO RISE. PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN CUT FROM …
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PULLING A LOADED TRAILER UP A STEEP GRADE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SPEED WAS APPROX. 40MPH. DRIVER HEAR A "CLUNK" NOISE THEN THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE ENGINE TEMP STARTED TO RISE. PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN CUT FROM THE FAN THAT EXPLODED AND THE FAN ALSO TORE THE FAN SHROUD OPEN TOO. SUMMARY- FAN EXPLODED, WHICH RUINED THE FAN SHROUD AND THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10561187
Mileage unknown · Jan 24, 2012
SeatsVisibility
ONE SIDE OF SEAT BACK IS UNHINGED AND THE DRIVER'S BACK GETS SUDDENLY SHIFTED AROUND WITHOUT WARNING. 2) DEFROSTER AND HEATING VENTS DO NOT WORK 3) MIRRORS ARE BADLY CORRODED AND UNADJUSTABLE, IT IS OWNED BY PEAPOD BY STOP AND SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT FIXING THIS, VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THE PARENT CORPORATION O…
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ONE SIDE OF SEAT BACK IS UNHINGED AND THE DRIVER'S BACK GETS SUDDENLY SHIFTED AROUND WITHOUT WARNING. 2) DEFROSTER AND HEATING VENTS DO NOT WORK 3) MIRRORS ARE BADLY CORRODED AND UNADJUSTABLE, IT IS OWNED BY PEAPOD BY STOP AND SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT FIXING THIS, VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE THE PARENT CORPORATION OF PEAPOD AND STOP AND SHOP GIANT HAS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CASH LAYING AROUND I MIGHT ADD; THIS HORROR SHOW OF A TRUCK IS LOCATED AT [XXX]; THE NUMBER ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IS 72 "SEVENTY TWO". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
NHTSA ODI #10444998
1,140 miles · Nov 8, 2006
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON CLEAR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, TRAFFIC STOPPED ABRUPTLY, WHICH REQUIRED EMERGENCY BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTUR…
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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON CLEAR DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, TRAFFIC STOPPED ABRUPTLY, WHICH REQUIRED EMERGENCY BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
NHTSA ODI #10172904
2,200 miles · Nov 1, 2006
Power Train
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING NO PARTICULAR, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE DEALERSHIP SENT A TECHNICIAN TO THE VEHICLE TO DEPROGRAMMED THE CODES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AN INTERNAL WIRE HARNESS, PINS CONNECTORS, AND SOLENOID WERE REPLACED, BUT THE P…
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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING NO PARTICULAR, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE DEALERSHIP SENT A TECHNICIAN TO THE VEHICLE TO DEPROGRAMMED THE CODES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AN INTERNAL WIRE HARNESS, PINS CONNECTORS, AND SOLENOID WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
NHTSA ODI #10172410
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1
PE10049 · Engine Cooling Fan Fracture
Opened Dec 7, 2010 · Closed Feb 17, 2012
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System:fan
Past recalls and complaint experience indicate that the disintegration of vehicular components (not necessarily limited to fan blade assemblies) rotating at or near engine speeds can pose a hazard to individuals in proximity to the affected vehicle.This risk has frequently prompted responsive corrective field actions.This investigation (PE10-049) has not identified any (a) fatalities; (b) injuries; and/or (c) ?close-call incidents which, if reported, might provide an indication of the nature and severity of injuries which may occur if a fan blade installed in subject GMT vehicles were to fracture.Although ODI remains concerned about the potential for injury, ODI is closing this investigation because (1) the absence of an identified root cause or causal factors; and (2) the modest and declining level of complaint activity associated with fan blade breakage which indicates that the potential risk of injury is also small and diminishing.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety related defect exists.The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by circumstances.Further details are provided in the attached Executive Summary and ODI Technical Report Summary for PE10-049.
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