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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

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Mileage unknown · Nov 19, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT NOT AT THE MOMENT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING FOR A FEW MORE FEET. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION NEAR HOME AND THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER WAS CRACKED AND WHEN …

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NHTSA ODI #819283

Mileage unknown · Nov 17, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP.

NHTSA ODI #524831

Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

EA94-038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #818809

Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. DEALER CANT FIX PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SLIGHT PULL ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SOMETIMES THERE IS A HARD PEDAL, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES, DEALER HAS ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, ANOTHER DEALER STATED BRAIN BOX WAS GIVING FALSE READIN…

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NHTSA ODI #818641

Mileage unknown · Nov 7, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE LOSES BRAKE POWER UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS.OWNER NOTES DELAER RAN ABS DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT ENTIRE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #818556

Mileage unknown · Nov 6, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIES BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. BEGINS TO PUMP BRAKES,VEHICLE CANNOT STOP. HAS TO DOWNSHIFT GEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER PUT IN WHOLE ABS SYSTEM. DEFECT STILL REOCCURS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #818510

Mileage unknown · Nov 3, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD IN SOME CASES. THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SENSOR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #818152

Mileage unknown · Nov 3, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

AT 10,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE RUINED. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME. 10,000 MILES LATER THE PADS WERE WIPED OUT AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE GOT 27000 MILES OUT OF LAST BRAKE PADS, DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS DUE TO THEM BEING WARPED. *…

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NHTSA ODI #818119

Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOES NOT BRAKE. THIS HAPPENS ON WET ROAD CONDTIONS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. WHEN CONTACTING DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT A PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817654

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

EA94-038; WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL IS ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD, ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817573

Official recalls

99V193000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

Jul 19, 1999

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.

96V142000 · Seat Belts:rear/other

Jul 31, 1996

THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH A REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON CAN STICK IN THE UNLATCHED (DOWN) POSITION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS BECAUSE THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAN MOVE INSIDE THE SEAT BELT COVER. IF THE COVER MOVES FAR ENOUGH, IT CAN CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION WITH THE LATCH RELEASE BUTTON. WHEN IT DOES, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CANNOT BE LATCHED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE REAR BELTS MAY NOT HOLD AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT INCREASING THE RISK OF PESONAL INJURY.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THREE REAR-SEAT BELT BUCKLES (ONE ASSEMBLY) WITH A NEW, REVISED DESIGN.

91V108000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage

Jun 21, 1991

VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SHIPPED WITH THE FUEL TANK SENDER SEAL OUT OF POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, AN OUT OF POSTIONSEAL COULD ALLOW FUEL SPILLAGE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED BY FMVSS 301.SPILLED FUEL COULD IGNITE NEAR AN IGNITION SOURCE.

Remedy: REPLACE SENDER SEALS.

90V107000 · Visibility:windshield

Jun 4, 1990

USE OF IMPROPER PRIMER ON METAL SURFACES OF WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW OPENINGS COULD CAUSE LOW ADHESION TO THE METAL SURFACE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE RETENTION REQUIRED BY FMVSS 212.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW GLASS WOULD NOT PREVENT THEEJECTION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DURING A VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH CAUSES SERIOUSINJURIES AND FATALITIES.

Remedy: REMOVE AND REINSTALL GLASS USING PROPER PRIMER.

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NHTSA investigations

EA95031 · Rear Seat Belt Failure

Opened Oct 31, 1995 · Closed Jul 31, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:rear/other

COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT THE REAR SEATBELT BUCKLES DO NOT WORK, WHICH PREVENTS USAGE OF THE BELTS.

EA94038 · Abs Braking System

Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.

EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires

Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.

PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails

Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

There is no summary currently available

EA92015 · High Idle Flare

Opened May 22, 1992 · Closed May 28, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available

PE92001 · High Idle Flare

Opened Jan 7, 1992 · Closed May 22, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available