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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
20–25K
325–50K
750–75K
875–100K
14100–150K
3150K+
37 reports with mileage · 110 unknown
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 50 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Power Train. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports16 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
147 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 31, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Other
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER BETWEEN 4-6 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. FINALLY DEALR REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND DEFECT DID STOP, BUT ONLY FOR 2 YEARS. CURRENTLY, DEFECT HAS REAPPEARED.*AK FUEL PRESS…
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VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE IN MOTION UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER BETWEEN 4-6 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. FINALLY DEALR REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND DEFECT DID STOP, BUT ONLY FOR 2 YEARS. CURRENTLY, DEFECT HAS REAPPEARED.*AK FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE IN THREE YEARS. *YH
NHTSA ODI #869216
Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THREE OCCASSIONS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35-50MPH. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A PERIOD TIME. ONCE IMMEDIATELY AND THE OTHER TWO TIMES AFTER 15-30 MIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETEC…
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VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON THREE OCCASSIONS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35-50MPH. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A PERIOD TIME. ONCE IMMEDIATELY AND THE OTHER TWO TIMES AFTER 15-30 MIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETECTED OR REPEATED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PROBLEM AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.
NHTSA ODI #729234
Mileage unknown · Aug 15, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
TAKES 2 TO 3 CRANKS TO START WARM ENGINE
NHTSA ODI #728026
Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 2000
Fuel System, Other
FUEL GAUGE CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING GAUGE TO READ FULL AT ALL TIMES
NHTSA ODI #727317
Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 2000
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline
WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DIE ,AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER 10-15 MINUTES LATER . DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCURRED, DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE WITHOUT DUPLICATING DEFECT. *AK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER IDENFIFIED THE PROBLEM TO BE…
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WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DIE ,AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER 10-15 MINUTES LATER . DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCURRED, DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE WITHOUT DUPLICATING DEFECT. *AK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER IDENFIFIED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAILED FUEL PUMP AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBERSMENT FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE. *YH
NHTSA ODI #866328
Mileage unknown · Jul 3, 2000
Electrical System
BATTERIES LEAK ACID.ET.
NHTSA ODI #552882
Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKES, NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, THEY COULD DETERIORATE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #864406
Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 2000
Power Train
PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE PREVALENT WITH THIS YR., MAKE, MODEL, DEALER WILL NOT WARRANTY PART. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #724374
Mileage unknown · Jun 15, 2000
Steering
BOLTS THAT HOLD POWER STEERING GEAR BOX BROKE, CAUSING GEAR BOX TO FALL INTO THE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, VEHICLE LOST BRAKES, STEERING, AND OTHER POWER UNITS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER WARANTY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #863617
Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 2000
Steering
CAR HAS HAD HESITATION WHEN IN A SLIGHT STRAIN AT 45 TO 55 MPH FOR ABOUT 2 MO. IT WOULD DO IT SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. FINALLY IT STARED DOING IT AND THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT A LOCAL FACTORY PERSON TO LOOK AT IT AND CALL ME TODAY. HE SAID THE MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY O O O. *AK
THE SEAT COVER TRIM MATERIAL DOES NOT MEET THE FLAMMABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 302, "FLAMMABILITY OF INTERIOR MATERIALS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A VEHICLE INTERIOR FIRE CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COVERS ON THE FRONT SEAT BACKS, REAR SEAT CUSHION AND REAR SEAT BACK ASSEMBLIES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2
EA02030 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 9, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
PE02050 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jun 13, 2002 · Closed Oct 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
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