10.0

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

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problem #1

Aug 012003

(reported on)

Sephia 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
The consumer stated the clutch became stuck and had to be replaced twice, due to failure. In every instance of sticking or failure, the consumer narrowly avoided colliding with another vehicle. The clutch failed once on 09/2002. The dealer diagnosed styrofoam at the tip of clutch cable as the cause of the 2nd failure.

- Lakeland, FL, USA