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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

22 crash reports4 fire reports15 injury reports

What owners actually said

169 reports

Mileage unknown · Jul 9, 1998

Air BagsInjury

LEASED VEHICLE: CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. CONSUMER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *TT

NHTSA ODI #825217

Mileage unknown · Jun 30, 1998

Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE/PISTON IS SCUFFING. ENGINE CYLINDER WALL WEARS OUT FASTER, AND THE VEHICLE USES MORE OIL. THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IS TRYING TO CONTACT THE FIELD SERVICE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #824136

Mileage unknown · Jun 19, 1998

Power Train

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH CONSUMER TRANSMISSION PAWL WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO PAWL COULDN'T BE MOVED TO REVERSE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #824501

Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 1998

Service Brakes, Air

BRAKES VERY SPONGY. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #537122

Mileage unknown · Jun 1, 1998

Vehicle Speed Control

CRUISE CONTROL FAILS CONTINUALLY.

NHTSA ODI #536030

Mileage unknown · May 15, 1998

Exterior LightingStructureVehicle Speed Control

TAIL LAMPS/AIR SPOILERS AND ACELERATOR CABLE FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #535647

Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1998

Electrical SystemExterior LightingLatches/locks/linkages

REPLACED TURN SIGNAL FLASHER.

NHTSA ODI #533095

Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 1998

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT ON ONE OCCASION.

NHTSA ODI #532281

Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 1998

Structure

METAL MECHANISM THAT ALLOWS DOOR TO REMAIN OPEN.

NHTSA ODI #531893

Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 1998

Structure

DOOR HINGES DO NOT HOLD THE DOORS OPEN.

NHTSA ODI #531857

Official recalls

98V306000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Dec 1, 1998

THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CAN FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT SYSTEM.

97V065000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Apr 18, 1997

THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CAN FRACTURE AND INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT CAN OCCUR.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT SYSTEM.

97V017000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:switch/wiring

Feb 11, 1997

SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.

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

EA99026 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment

Opened Aug 31, 1999 · Closed Dec 28, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags

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