RESIN MOLDED FRONT HANDLES FAIL AT THE DOOR LATCH ACTUATING ROD ATTACHMENT, FREEING THE ROD TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. SUBSEQUENT LOWERING OF THE ASSOCIATED WINDOW MAY FORCE THE ACTUATING ROD DOWNWARD AND RELEASE THE DOOR LATCH.
Safety risk
INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF THE DOOR LATCH CAUSES THE DOORTO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT FALLING OUT OF THEVEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Power train: automatic transmission
11
60,000 mi
Seat belts
7
—
Structure: body: door
4
—
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
3
—
Engine and engine cooling: engine
2
—
Exterior lighting: turn signal
2
—
Seat belts: front: retractor
2
—
Vehicle speed control
2
—
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
1
—
Electrical system: starter assembly
1
—
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
1
—
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
1
—
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
1
—
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable
1
—
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
1
—
Seat belts: front: webbing
1
—
Seat belts: rear/other
1
—
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads
1
—
Steering: rack and pinion: rack
1
—
Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut
1
—
Tires
1
—
Tires: tread/belt
1
—
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
1
—
The 1988 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 1990 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.
