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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Steering. 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 · Sep 17, 2001
Steering
WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING A CORNER, STEERING LOSES ALL RESISTANCE, CONSUMER STATES THAT ITS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE IF CONSUMER TRIES TO STAY ON THE ROAD TO AVOID A DEEP CLIFF SLIGHTEST TURN OF STEERING WHEEL MAY CAUSE VEHICLE TO GO OVER CLIFF. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STEERI…
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WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING A CORNER, STEERING LOSES ALL RESISTANCE, CONSUMER STATES THAT ITS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE IF CONSUMER TRIES TO STAY ON THE ROAD TO AVOID A DEEP CLIFF SLIGHTEST TURN OF STEERING WHEEL MAY CAUSE VEHICLE TO GO OVER CLIFF. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING IS CONTINUALLY FAILING, NOW THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #896376
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