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.
Whiel driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. This caused the driver to drift to the side of the road. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership. The mechanic informed the owner that the intake manifold had failed.
A/C emits foul odors (mold/mildew). Brakes pulsate, warning & ABS lights come on. Check engine lights come on, stalled once, uncontrolled acceleration from start up twice. Steering: Intermediate shaft replaced at 42,618 miles; rack & pinion leaking at 65,307 popping & muffled explosion sound in cold weather start ups, paint peeled off front & bumper of car. Weather stripping adhesive liquifies on door posts in hot weather. Airbag warning light comes
Coolant leaking from intake manifold gasket. Dealer indicates that they all did that. Were suprised mine lasted as long as it did. GM said they wouldn't help with the cost.
Had to replace thermost and gasket, melted pvc, 6 spark plugs upper intake manifold assembly and gaskets and serp belt because of a broken plastic piece where erg valve sets in manifold assembly, engine coolent leaking into cylinders creating hydro lock.
After car has been driven and the engine is hot and you attempt to restart it, it just shuts back off. There is no significant sound when it does this, it just shuts down as if the ignition was turned off. It now takes about 3-6 attempts before the car will start. It has even progressed to shutting off while driving, again no signs of the car being off until I noticed the wheel was locked up. I have been back and forth between the dealer and the manufacturer to get the problem addressed. The fact that it now shuts off while driving poses a serious danger to me and other drivers.
Check engine light keeps indicating egr valve problem. Has been replaced 4 times. Worse in the cold weather than in summer. Also, check coolant light came on long trips, then went off. Had to spend $800 to replace cover.
My vehicle has been serviced at fairway on several occasions, which included a similar problem over a year ago that was still under warranty. This was for a cracked coolant container after I noticed the low coolant light came on my message center. This same problem is what brought me in for my recent visit. I wanted to find out why this light was coming on again. This time, the answer was $1012.70. Coincidentally, this is 3 months after my warranty expired.
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- Lancaster, OH, USA