Model year record
2 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 176 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.
TWO ATTACHMENT SCREWS FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS COULD LOOSEN AND BACK OUT.
IF BOTH SCREWS COME OUT, SENSORS COULD DISENGAGE FROMTHE THROTTLE SHAFT, PREVENTING RETURN OF THE THROTTLE FROM MID POSITION.
REPLACE ATTACHMENT SCREWS WITH SCREWS WITH PRE APPLIED ADHESIVE THAT WILL BE TIGHTENED TO A HIGHER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 21 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 17 | — |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 13 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition | 12 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 7 | 5,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 6 | — |
| Seat belts | 6 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 5 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 5 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum | 5 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 3 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 3 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 3 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 3 | — |
| Tires | 3 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | — |
| Electrical system | 2 | 49,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 2 | — |
| Parking brake: conventional | 2 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front | 2 | 34,790 mi |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: starter assembly | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 1 | — |
| Engine | 1 | 49,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system | 1 | — |
| Interior lighting | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: constant velocity joint | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: universal joint | 1 | — |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: warning light/devices | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: webbing | 1 | — |
| Seats | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: power adjust | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, air: antilock: wheel speed sensor | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | — |
| Steering | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front | 1 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | — |
| Tires: valve | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: heater core | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor | 1 | — |
The 1987 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. The 1989 model has roughly the same number of 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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