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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While driving serpentine belt came off in the rain. Vehicle started to lose power. Felt like a truck & hard to steer. Took to a dealership & indicated belt did not fit in groove properly. Shield installed on belt to prevent problem from reoccurring.
When driving on wet road conditions the serpentine belt comes off the pulley, causing power steering & electrical parts to fail. Vehicle has been serviced 4 times since the first of the year for this problem.
Vehicle's serpentine belt fell off due to snow buildup/and poor design, thiere is no belt cover available, when this occurred the car was very difficult to turn and maneuver. Consumer was driving home and lost conrol of vehicle due to the loss of power steering, the belt that drives the power steeringpump came off due to accumulation of snow, consumer took vehicle to dealership and was advised there is no remedy for problem, after several phone calls consumer did eventually found out there is a remedy for the problem, which was a belt cover.
- Olathe, KS, USA
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- Walnut Creek, CA, USA