Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Air Bags. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

12 crash reports7 fire reports10 injury reports

What owners actually said

73 reports

Mileage unknown · Sep 15, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. OWNER HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #816363

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 1997

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFire

DRIVING VEHICLE, COMING TO TOLL BOOTH 300 FT AWAY; GRAYISH SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. OTHER PEOPLE NOTICED HEAVY BLACK SMOKE. TOLL OFFICIAL CALLED FIRE DEPT; VEHICLE IN FLAMES BEFORE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED; WAS TOWED TO YARD. INS. CO. WILL LOOK AT VEHICLE IF MOVED TO DEALER. *AK POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #814177

Mileage unknown · Jul 8, 1997

Engine And Engine Cooling

DRIVING CTY RD & VEHICLE STALLED; HAD PROBLEM RESTARTING; WORKED FINE NEXT DAY; HAPPENED AGAIN & ALMOST WAS REARENDED; HAD TOWED TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND; TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC & COMPUTER SAID ENGINE PROBLEM. INTERMITTEN PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #813937

Mileage unknown · May 27, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR UNDER 5MPH BEGINS TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE ABS CATCHES AND KICKS THE BRAKE PEDAL BACK OUT, JOLTING THE VEHICLE. IF IT'S WET AND BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE WORKS FINE. ABS LIGHT GOES OFF VEHICLE, THERE ARE PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #812517

Mileage unknown · Apr 11, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON AND REMAINS ON CONTINOUSLY. ACCORDING TO DEALER, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY GONE. OWNER HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #810914

Mileage unknown · Apr 4, 1997

Air BagsCrashInjury

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THREE CAR COLLISION. VEHICLE REARENDED WHILE AT STANDSTILL BY TRUCK MOVING 45 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT STANDSTILL, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #808628

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1997

VisibilityFire

FLAME CAME OUT IN THE LOCATION OF THE REAR DEFROST PLUG IN AREA, RESULTING IN REAR WINDOW SHATTERING.

NHTSA ODI #525806

Mileage unknown · Jan 14, 1997

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

REAR WHEEL CYLINDER LEAK/SPRINGS BROKE, CAUSING REDUCTION IN BRAKING CAPABILITY.

NHTSA ODI #513942

Mileage unknown · Dec 11, 1996

Electrical System

AT ANY SPEED WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT SOMETIMES STALLS (CUTOFF) . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ODI #806186

Mileage unknown · Nov 25, 1996

Electrical SystemPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS/FRONT WHEL BEARINGS/BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND MOLDING ON TOP OF WINDSHIELD CAME LOOSE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #511677

Official recalls

96V015000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines

Jan 23, 1996

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗