10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 92,462 miles
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Randomly the factory alarm goes off throughout the day with the horn blaring. After a while, the alarm drains the battery, even if it resets. Fuses have been changed, relays, and a reset by disconnecting the battery- to no avail.
- Milwaukee, WI, USA
The horn stays on. Had to unplug it. It is part of the air bag in the steering wheel.
- Elmont, NY, USA
The horn randomly sounds off during the night. I've discovered its a temperature thing. When its cold or the interior cools down the horns starts to blow, but when warm everything is fine. So mostly at night this occurs. This should be a recall! as the connection ring inside the airbag is clearly faulty. The only fix is to replace the air bag or pull the fuse to the horn. How is this safe? I just bought this car and found the horn didn't work. There was no fuse! so I replaced it and that's when the problems occurred. Clearly the fuse was missing for this very reason.
- Anthem, AZ, USA
1) event leading to the failure is unknown. 2) the alarm system goes off for no reason at all times of day or night. Frequency is from minutes to several hours. The horn honks and lights flash until the alarm is reset or until the battery dies. 3) fuses removed but alarm still operates. Horns disconnected but lights still flash. The safety issue is that there is no way to turn off the alarm or disable the alarm without also turning off the horn. Reportedly, inorder to fix the problem a switch behind the air bag must be replaced which also requires replacing the airbag. Replacing the airbag is potentially dangerous and over $1000. There is no way to turn off the alarm in a safe manner. Consumers should be able to totally disarm or turn off the alarm system simply and safely.
- Butte, MT, USA
While driving 50 mph a deer ran in front of the vehicle and was hit. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Driver lost control of vehicle, it skidded into a guard rail, and flipped over before rolling down a hill. No injuries were reported. Vehicle was totaled by the insurance company.
- Bulverde, TX, USA
Roll over accident in 2001 Montero ltd. At 65 mph the truck was rolled over 2.5 times and ended up resting on the passenger side. Of the four airbags available, not one deployed. The driverS side rear passenger exterior door skin, passenger side front interior and exterior door skins were completely removed. The roof was resting on the steering wheel. Passenger side windshield pillar separated at body. DriverS side headrest bent at 90-degree angle towards hood. Pictures available upon request.
- Albany, NY, USA
- Addison, TX, USA