Model year record
1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 199 owner complaints on file.
THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 35 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 11 | — |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 10 | 120,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 8 | — |
| Seat belts | 8 | 100,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 7 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 7 | 150,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 5 | 89,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 5 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 5 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 4 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 4 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 4 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 4 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 4 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 4 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 3 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: switch | 3 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 3 | — |
| Seat belts: front: webbing | 3 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 3 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 3 | — |
| Electrical system | 2 | 25 mi |
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 2 | — |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal: switch | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 2 | — |
| Suspension | 2 | — |
| Unknown or other | 2 | — |
| Wheels | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 1 | — |
| Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL) | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: constant velocity joint | 1 | — |
| Seats | 1 | — |
| Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | — |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hood: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 1 | — |
The 1988 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 1990 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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