10.0

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

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problem #11

Aug 012002

626

  • miles
Vehicle had multiple parts failures within a 30 day period most problems premature for car at that mileage.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #10

May 012002

626

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle cuts off at any speed or slowing to stop. Vehicle hesistates as a warning before stalling. Overdrive light and engine check light illuminated on dashboard. Twice, vehicle was diagnosed with a negative response. Dealer was aware. Intermittent problem is progressing.

- Arnold, MD, USA

problem #9

Feb 212001

626

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle would stall and gears lurchs when changing due to transmission failure. Dealer contacted.

- Freehold, NJ, USA

problem #8

May 142001

626

  • miles
Complete loss of power on road. Steering and brakes locked. Dealership could not diagnose problem.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

problem #7

May 032000

(reported on)

626

  • miles
While driving a fire started within the engine compartment behind the battery, cause unknown.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #6

Mar 042000

626

  • miles
Car broke down after oil light came on and will not start--there was an oil leakage near filter--replaced oil and engine still would not start

- Gainesville, FL, USA

problem #5

Sep 301999

626

  • miles
Head gasket leaking oil into spark plugsand both O2 sensors bad

- Pope Afb, NC, USA

problem #4

Jun 251999

626

  • miles
Vehicle stopped for 20 minutes following 3 hour highway trip, battery exploded upon attempted to restart vehicle.

- Middleburg, FL, USA

problem #3

Dec 221998

626

  • miles
While driving at any speed vehicle lost power. Also, vehicle is very hard to pull. The overdrive light keeps coming off and on and the clutch is burning out. The vehicle needs overhauling.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #2

Sep 301998

626

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer was driving about 30 mph when the vehicle didn't give any prior warnnig and everything in the vehicle shut down. The consumer had to wait five to ten minutes before the vehicle would start up. Dealer put a computer chip on the vehicle and still couldn't found the problem.

- New Britain, CT, USA

problem #1

Jul 061998

626

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving engine stops running. Dealers replaced arch plug wire which did not correct problem. Please provide futher details. Consumer complains that weather stripping comes apart on driver's door, rattle noise from muffler, headlights adjusted to far in, engine miss and check engine light on, O/D light comes on.

- Agusta, GA, USA