Model year record
5 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 97 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.
TIRE PLACARD MAY CONTAIN INCORRECT GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS AND TIRE INFORMATION.
LIMOUSINES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 110 AND CONSUMERMIGHT UNKNOWINGLY OVERLOAD THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF PLACARD MISINFORMATION.
INSTALL REVISED TIRE PLACARDS.
GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATINGS AND TIRE INFORMATION MAY BE INCORRECT ON LABELS.
VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH 49 CFR PART 567.
INSTALL REVISED CERTIFICATION LABELS.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIMOUSINES BUILT BY EMPIRE COACH. VEHICLE ALTERERS LABEL MAY BE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE.
VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH PART 567.
ADD COMPLIANCE LABEL.
SAFETY BELTS (TYPE 1 LAP BELTS) FOR REAR FACING SEATS WERE NOT INSTALLED.
LACK OF RESTRAINTS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO OTHERWISE PREVENTABLE INJURY AND WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 209 AND 210.
INSTALL SAFETY BELTS FOR REAR FACING SEATS.
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 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 12 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition | 11 | — |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 4 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 4 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 4 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 4 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 4 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 2 | 76,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 2 | — |
| Seat belts | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2 | — |
| Suspension: multiple axle | 2 | — |
| Electrical system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 500,800 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | 96,951 mi |
| Steering | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | — |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | 102,000 mi |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | — |
The 1988 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1990 model has about a third 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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