FaultScore

FaultScore report

1994 Ford Aspire problems

Owners have filed 67 complaints about the 1994 Ford Aspire with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the airbags. Across this model's run it ranks 1 of 4 worst.

D

FaultScore 67/100

Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Ford Aspire.

How this is worked out

The numbers

67

Complaints

18

Crashes reported

2

Fires reported

14

Injuries reported

2 complaints report a death.

What kind of bad

The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.

Complaint volume 47 vs 50 Severity 100 vs 50 Early failure not reported
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 47
Against the median year of the Ford Aspire. 50 means typical for this model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 100
53.7% of these complaints involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of 9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.

How 1994 compares with every other Ford Aspire

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1994 Ford Aspire

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Airbags 17 25.4%

15 crashes, 0 fires

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 10.4%
Lights 6 9.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 9.0%
Steering 5 7.5%

2 crashes, 0 fires

Electrical System 5 7.5%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Engine & Cooling 5 7.5%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Other & Unspecified 2 3.0%

Median failure at 83,750 miles

Seat Belts 2 3.0%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Tires 2 3.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.0%
Suspension 2 3.0%
Brakes 2 3.0%
Equipment & Accessories 1 1.5%
Seats 1 1.5%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.5%
Body & Structure 1 1.5%

Exactly what failed

NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.

Frontal 16 44.4%
Headlights 6 16.7%
Windshield 4 11.1%
Steering Wheel/Handle BAR 3 8.3%
Cooling System 2 5.6%
Ignition 2 5.6%
Automatic Transmission 2 5.6%
Lubricant 1 2.8%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Feb 1995 peak 5 May 2003

NHTSA investigations into the 1994 Ford Aspire

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

PE97037 Opened 28 Jul 1997 Closed 28 Nov 1997 STEERING

STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN LOCKUP

Recalls on the 1994 Ford Aspire

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

United States — NHTSA

94V186000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

THE FUEL SUPPLY, RETURN AND VAPOR HOSES OR LINES CAN CONTACT OR HAVE INADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS DUE TO IMPROPER POSITIONING DURING ASSEMBLY.

Risk: WEAR OF THE HOSE OR LINE CAN OCCUR, RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAN RESULT IN FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

94V141000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

THE DATES OF MANUFACTURE WERE OMITTED ON THE CERTIFICATION LABEL. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH PART 567, "CERTIFICATION."

Risk: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: INCOMPLETE CERTIFICATION LABEL DOES NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE VEHICLE.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1995020 66 units in Canada

Other

THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REGULATION 6 - STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE. CARS WERE SHIPPED FROM THE PLANT WITHOUT THE DATES OF MANUFACTURE PRINTED ON THE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION LABELS. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SAFETY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION LABEL WITH A CORRECTED ONE.

Recall 1994178 3,173 units in Canada

Fuel System

THE FUEL SUPPLY, RETURN AND VAPOUR HOSES OR LINES MAY HAVE CONTACT OR INADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH SURROUNDING COMPONENTS. THIS COULD CAUSE WEAR OF THE HOSE OR LINE AND RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK, WHICH, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A FIRE. CORRECTION: FUEL LINES THAT LACK ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WILL BE REPOSITIONED AND STEEL FUEL LINES WILL HAVE THE CORROSION PROTECTION REPAIRED AS APPROPRIATE.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Cincinnati, OH Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING OUT IN 4TH AND 5TH GEARS, POSSIBLY ENGINE FAILURE OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT.#10-91-204 *SLC

NHTSA complaint #566199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bloomington, IL Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FRONT-END COLLISION AT 30MPH. WEARING SAFETY BELT, AIR-BAG DEPLOYED. FACE STILL HIT STEERING WHEEL BREAKING FRONT OF JAW AND KNOCKING OUT TEETH. CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #761041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pensacola, FL Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A FRONT END COLLISION WITH DEER AT @40MPH.

NHTSA complaint #723302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Toledo, OH Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 15MPH SWERVED TO AVOID A BYCICLIST AND HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD-ON. DURING INFLATION OF THE AIR BAGS THEY BLEW OUT ON BOTH SIDE WINDOWS, SHATTERING THE WINDOWS INTO LITTLE PIECES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #838957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Suitland, MD Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR AND CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #826774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Oklahoma C, OK Crash 1 injured 1 killed

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MARINA GARICA 5 FEET TALL, 250 POUNDS WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN LOW SPEED IN WHICH SHE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN CHEST TRAUMA AND A FATALITY WITH ALMOST NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #810225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Frederick, MD

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ASPIRE IS RUNNING VERY BAD LIKE MISSING, SEEMS LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS. NEW THING IS NOW IT WILL NOT START UNLESS YOU BASICALLY FLOOD THE CAR BY PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL AND THAT INCLUDES WHILE ITS RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR ACCORDING TO FREDERICK MOTOR COMPANY.

NHTSA complaint #10018378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 83,750 miles Rexburg, ID

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE. THE NEEDLE SHOT UP TO A SPEED FAR HIGHER THAN THE SPEED OF THE CAR. THE NEEDLED VIBRATED, THEN BROKE OFF. WE WERE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WAS ALMOST AN EXACT DUPLICATE OF THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE ON OUR OTHER FORD ASPIRE (SEE CLAIM # 10018380). WE NOW HAVE TWO ASPIRES WITH NO SPEEDOMETERS.

NHTSA complaint #10018382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Keene, KY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

MY NAME IS [XXX], THE MOTHER OF [XXX]. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. THE FAN FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I OWNED IT AND THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT. [XXX] HAS OWNED THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW, AND THE FAN WENT OUT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE RELAY TO THE FAN MELTED. IN CHECKING WITH THE HAYNES BOOK ON THIS CAR, IT STATES TO WATCH FOR BURN HOLES IN THE CARPET AND SMOKING WIRING UNDER THE DASH BECAUSE OF THIS. OUR FEAR IS AFTER GETTING IT FIXED IT WILL DO IT AGAIN AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO HELP US IN ANY WAY, AS THE WARRANTY IS UP AND THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIX IT PERMANENTLY ANYWAY. IT WOULD BE A LOST CAUSE. WE CAN FIX IT THROUGH FORD AND IF IT EVER IS RECALLED WE COULD BE REIMBURSED, BUT OUR FEAR IS THAT IT COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IN THE FUTURE, JUST AS IT DID NOW AND MOST PROBABLY WHEN IT WAS FIXED THE FIRST TIME. MY HUSBAND IS CHECKING WITH FORD TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A RECORD OF THE FIRST TIME THE FAN WAS REPLACED AND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT THEN, ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE THE SAME THEN AS NOW. IT SEEMS THE OLDER THE CAR IS THE BETTER CHANCE THERE IS OF THIS THING CATCHING FIRE. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT FOR US AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #766841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cincinnati, OH Fire

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE ENTERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION STARTED GIVING OUT IN 4TH AND 5TH GEARS, POSSIBLY ENGINE FAILURE OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT.#10-91-204 *SLC

NHTSA complaint #566199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Corcoran, CA

TIRES

DEALER PUT COOPER COBRA TIRES (NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION MENTIONED) ON VEHICLE THAT WERE DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE TO SHAKE, DEALER PUT DEFECTIVE TIRES ON REAR AXLE, BUT CONDITION STILL EXISTED, FINALLY CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER DEALER REPLACE COOPER COBRA TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND NOW CONDITION IS RESOLVED.

NHTSA complaint #564244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Bloomington, IL Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

FRONT-END COLLISION AT 30MPH. WEARING SAFETY BELT, AIR-BAG DEPLOYED. FACE STILL HIT STEERING WHEEL BREAKING FRONT OF JAW AND KNOCKING OUT TEETH. CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #761041 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Corcoran, CA

TIRES

THE DEALER PUT COOPER COBRA TIRES (NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION MENTIONED) ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE TO SHAKE, THE DEALER PUT DEFECTIVE TIRES ON THE REAR AXLE, BUT THE CONDITION STILL EXISTED, FINALLY, THE CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER DEALER REPLACE THE COOPER COBRA TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND THE CONDITION WAS RESOLVED. *TT ALSO THE THERMOSTAT WAS INSTALLED, BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO THERMOSTAT. *JB THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. REFER TO RECALL #'S 9V141000 AND 9V186000. *SCC JB

NHTSA complaint #564244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Corcoran, CA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

THE DEALER PUT COOPER COBRA TIRES (NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION MENTIONED) ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE TO SHAKE, THE DEALER PUT DEFECTIVE TIRES ON THE REAR AXLE, BUT THE CONDITION STILL EXISTED, FINALLY, THE CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER DEALER REPLACE THE COOPER COBRA TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND AND THE CONDITION WAS RESOLVED. *TT ALSO THE THERMOSTAT WAS INSTALLED, BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO THERMOSTAT. *JB THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. REFER TO RECALL #'S 9V141000 AND 9V186000. *SCC JB

NHTSA complaint #564244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lawrence, KS

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

THREADS ON THE JACK SCREW BOLTS ARE STRIPPED. JACK WON'T GO UP OR DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #891435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cary, IL

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

THE ABOVE DESCRIBED GLASS IS NOT SAFETY, BUT IS ONLY TEMPERED GLASS. IN AN ACCIDENT, THE LARGE VOLUME OF SLIVERS OF GLASS COULD HAVE DISASTROUS RESULTS. THIS WAS A STAIONARY EVENT AND, FORTUNATELY DID NOT.

NHTSA complaint #738524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Columbus, OH

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

I WAS ENTERING THE OUTERBELT AT CLEVELAND AVENUE & I-270W, AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR GOT UP TO ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO SLOW. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN, WHITNEY AGE 8 AND BRITTANY AGE 15 IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT, BUT I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I SPENT ABOUT $1,600.00 ON A USED TRANSMISSION AND THE OWNER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT DEALERS MAKE THE TRANSMISSION TO ONLY LAST ABOUT 3 YEARS, SO THEY CAN EITHER CHARGE YOU TO REPLACE IT OR TAKE YOUR CAR FROM YOU IF IT IS FINANCED, BECAUSE FOR THE MOST PART IT IS DIFFICULT TO COME UP WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY ON SHORT NOTICE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THE CAR WAS PAID OFF THE NEXT MONTH. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE FORD DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE TRANSMISSIONS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSTAR IS NOT THE ONLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT ALL THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE FORD CARS.

NHTSA complaint #737118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pittsburgh, PA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL ON THIS CAR- THE THIRD IN A FORD VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WHO DRIVES A NEW ASPIRE AND HERS FAILED TOO. I TOOK IT TO GARAGES WHO REFUSED TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSIONS IN ASPIRES ARE APPARENTLY NOTORIOUSLY BAD. MY CAR STOPPED DEAD- ONCE ON A HIGHWAY, ONCE ON A BUSY METROPOLITAN STREET, BUT CLEARLY IT COULD HAVE STOPPED ANYWHERE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HELP. AND AT THIS STAGE IN THE GOODYEAR LITIGATION! PLEASE CONTACT ME AS I FEEL MY CAR IS DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE!

NHTSA complaint #734971 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kresgeville, PA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE DISCOLORED, AND DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING,CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

NHTSA complaint #866918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beverly, MA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

WENT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE LENS COVERING. COLOR OF THE LENS DOESN'T ALLOW VISIBLE LIGHTING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA complaint #864841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EAU Claire, WI

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

I AM SENDING THIS WITH GREAT CONCERN OVER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT I FEEL IS VERY DANGEROUS.THE SPOT WELDS ON THE HARNESS THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE AND CLUTCH PEDALS BROKE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HANG UP ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP SAFELY AND NEARLY PUT THE CAR INTO A DITCH. I WAS APPALLED WHEN I REALIZED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE WHOLE HARNESS HAS STRESS FRACTURES AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE HAS BROKEN ON AT LEAST TWO OF THE SPOT WELDS. HOW COULD A PART THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE SO MUCH WEAR AND TEAR AS THE BRAKE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY ONLY BE SPOT WELDED TOGETHER? LET ALONE BE MANUFACTURED OUT OF SUCH THIN METAL? IT WAS POORLY MANUFACTURED AND I BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE INSPECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. HAD THIS NOT BEEN A FIVE SPEED I WOULD HAVE HAD NO WAY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID OF THE CAR AND I HOPE FORD WILL ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THIS IN NO WAY IS USER ERROR. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT/ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW THAT NO CONSUMER SHOUD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. IT WAS A POOR CHOICE OF COST CUTTING TO ONLY SPOT WELD THIS PART TOGETHER . IT PLAINLY IS A DANGEROUS SAFELY ISSUE FOR ANYONE OPERATING ONE OF THESE CARS. I HOPE NO ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE ANY MORE OF THESE WELDS BREAK AND CAUSE SOMEONE TO BE UNABLE TO STOP SAFELY. AS OF RIGHT NOW BOTH THE CLUTCH CABLE AND PEDAL DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY HITS THE STEERING COLUMN PREVENTING IT FROM BEING ABLE TO DEPRESS FAR ENOUGH TO FULLY STOP THE CAR. I PRAY I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I FEEL THIS NEEDS PROMPT ATTENTION AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED BY ONE OF THESE CARS DUE TO THIS MECHANICAL ERROR. THIS ASSEMBLY NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN "GLUED" TOGETHER WITH AN OBVIOUSLY WEAK SPOT WELD.

NHTSA complaint #724499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Pensacola, FL Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A FRONT END COLLISION WITH DEER AT @40MPH.

NHTSA complaint #723302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Houston, TX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

DURING HOT WEATHER AND WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING A LONG TIME, ENGINE WILL NOT START AFTER IT'S BEEN SHUT OFF. HAVE TO KEEP TRYING BEFORE IT FINALLY ENGAGES. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. IT'S NOT A DEAD BATTERY, THE ENGINE WILL NOT ENGAGE UNTIL SEVERAL TRIES ARE MADE.

NHTSA complaint #722481 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rodeo, CA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FADED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *MJS

NHTSA complaint #551947 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rodeo, CA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

THE PLASTIC COVERINGS OVER THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE FADED TO THE POINT WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS SHINE VERY DIM AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED APPROX 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY RECALLS FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE THESE LAMPS ARE OUTRAGEOUS.

NHTSA complaint #720946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Beverly Hills, CA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NOTICED A LEAKAGE AT GASKET WHEN FILLING UP THE WATER RESERVOIR AND CHECKING ENGINE OIL DIP STICK. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR GOING UP A HILL AROUND A CURVE, THE DRIVER SIDE HAS A STRANGE RATTLING NOISE ON THE FRONT TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #855348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Toledo, OH Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 15MPH SWERVED TO AVOID A BYCICLIST AND HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD-ON. DURING INFLATION OF THE AIR BAGS THEY BLEW OUT ON BOTH SIDE WINDOWS, SHATTERING THE WINDOWS INTO LITTLE PIECES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA complaint #838957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Glenndale, NY

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

THERE IS VERY LOUD RAMBLING NOISE WHICH GETS HIGHER AS THE VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED. ALSO, CRASH BARRIERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #840549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Glenndale, NY

SUSPENSION

THERE IS VERY LOUD RAMBLING NOISE WHICH GETS HIGHER AS THE VEHICLE PICKS UP SPEED. ALSO, CRASH BARRIERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #840549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Suitland, MD Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR AND CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #826774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hummelstow, PA

POWER TRAIN

INPUT SHAFTS AND REVERSE GEARS FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #542188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.