10.0

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

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problem #2

Jan 072003

SC1

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer called complaining about her air bags not deploying. Also stated that she was involved on a frontal collision. Manufacture was not contacted.

- Floral Park, NY, USA

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problem #1

Sep 042002

SC1

  • miles
While in motion, consumer placed the vehicle in cruise control, maintaining a speed of 66 mph. Consumer had to apply the brakes to avoid an accident. Consumer felt the brakes catch, then there was a letting go feeling. The rear of the vehicle began to fishtail from side to side. The vehicle was unresponsive to the braking efforts. Consumer tried to exit the road. The vehicle hit the rising of the median and flipped onto its roof. Consumer suffered various bodily injuries. Consumer requests the defects endured be investigated, consumer looked at the bottom of the vehicle and observed that the right rear wheel had de-beaded and had no air, this is what caused the vehicle to fishtail, tire is a Firestone lemans hr tublps 195/60R15, in the accident, the airbag failed to deploy.

- Richmond , VA, USA

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