10.0

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

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problem #6

Feb 011998

Mountaineer

  • miles
Brakes wore out in about 3to 6 months since purchasing vehicle. Consumer has had to replace brakes about 4 times. First time consumer did take vehicle to dealership, but problem was not remedied.

- Pontiac, MI, USA

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problem #5

Jun 241997

Mountaineer

  • miles
Brakes failed.

- Lindenhurs, NY, USA

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problem #4

Nov 021998

Mountaineer

  • miles
When driving the vehicle and applying the brakes, the brakes went straight to the floorboard, and the conumer still had his foot on the brakes. Vehicle kept going consumer said this was the second time that this problem has happened.

- North Platte, NE, USA

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problem #3

Aug 201998

Mountaineer

  • miles
Brakes have failed two times due to overheating.

- Cape Coral, FL, USA

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problem #2

Sep 021997

Mountaineer

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Brakes continuously fail, one incident resulted in a collision.

- Lindenhurs, NY, USA

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problem #1

Mar 111997

(reported on)

Mountaineer

  • miles
The brakes failed, causing accident.

- Danbury, CT, USA

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