10.0

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

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problem #5

Feb 152000

Safari

  • miles
I had the air conditioner replaced in Dec. And in Feb. I had just driven in from ga to ca and it was 7:30am in the middle of traffic and the front of the air condit. Unit fell off. I heard what I thought was rocks hitting under the front end and later found out it was bearings, but just as I heard the sound I lost my power steering and brakes. I had no brakes at all.. I hit my emergency brake slowly and power steered my van to the side of the road. It took everything I had to turn the wheel. If I had been going 60 on the freeway instead of 10 miles an hr. I probley would have been in the biggest trouble of my life. I could have killed someone not having any brakes or steering, somehow the two are connected. I have never heard of this happening to anyone and when I spoke to different auto repairmen. They have not heard of it either.. I had replace the ac in the van in Dec, and paid $500. I have had on going problems with the ac from the time I first got the van. I hope no one ever has this problem or hurts someone because there air conditioner falls apart. The running of the auto and the connection to the A/C should never be hooked together. Ac's go out alot in auto's and this is a sure way to kill someone.

- Mira Loma, CA, USA

problem #4

Jan 031996

Safari 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Occasionally vehicle pulls to the right on braking.

- Howell, MI, USA

problem #3

Aug 201998

Safari

  • miles
Brakes failed causing noise. Mjs

- Unk, UN, USA

problem #2

Apr 101997

Safari

  • miles
Brake noise.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #1

Aug 231996

Safari

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Brakes failed, causing a popping noise from left front wheel area.

- Durham, NC, USA