This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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NHTSA campaign id number:98V2420000 involves problems with the steering box and according to the dealer my VIN number of [xxx] not one of the ones involved in it.even though I keep getting a knocking noise occurring right in front of me and the steering shaft has been replaced for some reason.can you check into this"also I have had the brake work done but it seems sometimes I'll be pressing on the brakes to stop and its like they give away and I have to press the petal down further to get them to stop.can you also check this out" updated 07/30/2012 information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Steering column pops out of shaft which makes vehicle wobbly when driving due to malfunction of intermediate steering column shaft, and gear box coming out of vehicle. Dealer contacted.
Consumer exprienced a loud rattlling from steering column. Intermediate shaft had to be replaced. It was the second time to be replaced & no reason why it had occurred. Dealer said they have replaced 12 in the last year & they have started to keep some in stock.
Vehicle drifts to the right when driving at highway speeds. Dealer has replaced intermediate shaft, and done 2 alignment jobs at 9,000 miles and 16,000 miles. However defect still occurs.
Onsumer is not satisfied with this vehicle. Dealership had vehicle for thirty days over two month period. Consumer heard a grinding noise underneath the hood. Front four wheel drive differential was replaced. Also, steering wheel had a lot of play, and was replaced with upper and lower shaft/ transmission wouldn't shift into second and third gears. Dealership reprogramed PCM, and the transmission still doesn't operate at all. The back window flew open from the third door.
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- Columbus, OH, USA