10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #1

Apr 212004

(reported on)

Dakota

  • miles
While making left or right turns consumer heard a popping noise. Consumer had the vehicle serviced by a technician, who determined that the front axle was defective, but failed to fix it until it would be recalled. A few months later, while driving 60 mph consumer heard a popping sound again. Vehicle slid sideways and crashed into a tree. Vehicle was totaled.

- Raeford, NC, USA