5.7

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,000 miles

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problem #1

Nov 232006

Freestyle

  • Automatic transmission
  • 15,000 miles
When slightly raining, the light sensor seems to only work intermittently thereby not always turning on the lights in auto mode. This seems to be a problem only in rain during the day when the sensor has a hard time distinguishing when to turn on and when to turn off.

- Charlotte, NC, USA