PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND DO NOT WORK AFTER BRAKE PAD WEAR.
Safety risk
PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT COMPLETELY HOLD A PARKED VEHICLEWHEN PARKED ON A SLOPE, CAUSING UNINTENDED VEHICLE ROLLAWAY WHICH COULD RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
DISLOCATION OF A SPRING COVER WILL NOT ALLOW THE SHOULDER BELT TO RETRACT AFTER BEING EXTENDED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ALTHOUGH INERTIAL FEATURE THAT LOCKS THE LAP BELT AND SHOULDER BELT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ARE NOT AFFECTED, IF SLACK IS MORE THAN RECOMMENDED IN OWNERS MANUAL, INJURIES TO UPPER BODY AND HEAD WOULD BE INCREASED IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
INSTALL RETAINING SPRINGS ON SPRING COVER OF FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR AND, WHEN REQUIRED, RETRACTORS WILL BE REPLACED.
THE INNER AND OUTER PANELS OF THE FIBERGLASS HOOD COULD SEPARATE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT THE HOOD AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A NEW ONE AT NO CHARGE.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Seat belts: front: retractor
6
—
Parking brake: conventional
2
—
Structure: body: hood
2
—
Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments
2
195,000 mi
Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash
1
150,000 mi
Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system
1
—
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
1
—
Power train: automatic transmission
1
—
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
1
—
Seat belts: front: webbing
1
—
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor
1
—
Structure: body: door
1
—
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut
1
—
Structure: body: trunk lid
1
—
Structure: frame and members
1
—
Suspension: front
1
—
Unknown or other
1
—
The 1982 model has 5 times as many complaints as this one. The 1984 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.
