10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #5

Apr 192000

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  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While vehicle is in reverse and then switches to drive, vehicle will jump without a warning. One time resulted in crash into a cement wall, driver was injured.

- Trenton, NJ, USA

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problem #4

Mar 111999

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  • miles
Transmission slipping.

- Adger, AL, USA

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problem #3

Dec 281998

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  • miles
No summary

- Adger, AL, USA

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problem #2

Aug 161997

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  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Transmission would not shift into gear, causing accident.

- Glen Cove, NY, USA

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problem #1

Aug 171997

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  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
When driving on highway, the overdrive light started to flash and tachometer went to 5000 rpms, vehicle did not accelerate and did not change gear. The second time, driver lost control and hit a curb while driving on slippery road.

- Glen Cove, NY, USA

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