2000 Cadillac Escalade

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

• 12/27/2001· WHEELS

  THE REAR WHEEL FAILED, CAUSING COMPLETE WHEEL SEPARATION FROM VEHICLE, THREE BOLTS WHERE FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY SHEARED AT HUB. *YD

• 12/27/2001· WHEELS

  WHEELS - 3 BOLTS SHEARED COMPLETELY OFF DURING DRIVING CAUSING WHEEL TO SEPARATE COMPLETELY FROM VEHICLE. BATTERY: BATTERY HAS FAILED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS REQUIRING A JUMP START. LIGHTING: PARK LIGHTS - INTERIOR OF LIGHT HAS CONDENSATION AND MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND/OR SEAL IS BAD. *AK

• 12/22/2004· SEATSFire

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER IGNITED AND BURNED THROUGH SEATING MATERIAL. *JB

• 12/21/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO STALLING AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SINCE VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  THIS CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO BE REPURCHASED BY GMC UNDER THE LEMON LAW I HAVE THOSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

• 12/18/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED TO REPORT THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF AND RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (RECALL # 00V114000). THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OF TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT HAS OCCURRED OVER 10 TIMES.

• 11/13/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL TANK BEGINS LEAKING WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE

• 11/02/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

• 10/27/2000· POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  CONSUME R WAS INSIDE OF PARKING LOT AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT FIVE MILES, HE WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND LEFT REAR TIRE WHEEL NUTS FELL OFF. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH HIS REAR END MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE.

• 10/20/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN OVERDRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE POWER STEERING AND/OR BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE EMC FUSE WAS ALSO BLOWN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE COST OF OVER $900. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

• 10/09/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND CONNECTOR CORRODE, ABS LIGHT ON AND ABS BRAKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. REPLACED SENSOR AND CONNECTOR. GM HAS A RECALL FOR PICK UPS FOR THIS SAME THING. NEEDS TO INCLUDE ESCALADE. *JB

• 10/04/2005· SEAT BELTS

  THIS TO REPORT A NON-CRASH INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE, DTS. THE BACK SEAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS BEEN USED WITH A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS ONLY. OTHER THAN THAT, IT HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AT ALL. THIS SUMMER THE RETRACTOR QUIT WORKING AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SLIDING DEVICE BROKE IN HALF. I REPORTED THIS TO THE CADILLAC DEALER. HE REFUSED TO SERVICE THE RESTRAINT BELT SYSTEM AS A WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT HAD ONLY BEEN USED FOR 2 YEARS AND APX. 12,000 MILES. I WAS SHOCKED AND TOLD HIM I WOULD REPORT THIS. HE SAID GO AHEAD. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENTS I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW TO DO THAT.

• 09/26/2001· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING A MECHANISM WITHIN STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONED WHICH PREVENTED VEHICLE FROM ACTUALLY TURNING IN DIRECTION OF STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/26/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED A UNDETERMINED LEAK. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT STOP LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/26/2001· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/26/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT IT COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. VEHICLE WOULD BACKFIRE AND NOT RESTART. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/25/2006· TIRES

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S TIRES SPLIT ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON ALL FOUR OCCASIONS, THE TIRE THAT SPLIT WAS THE SAME SIZE AND MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR TIRE SPLITS SINCE 33000 AND 68000 MILES AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE WAS COOPER LIFELINER TOURING SLE (H-RATED), SIZE: 225/60R16.*AK UPDATED 10/17/2006 - WHEN IONE OF THE TIRE SEPARATED IT DAMAGED THE VEHICLE'S WWHEEL WELL LINING, TORE APART TWO WIRING HARNESSES, AND DAMAGED TEH BUMPER. *NM

• 09/23/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER THEY HAD TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE GASKET. THE VEHICLE JUST HAD THE 30,000 MILE CHECK UP TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT BEFORE THIS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.*AK *JB

• 09/21/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE; MY VEHICLE SLOWED A FEW MILES PER HOUR AND THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO BRAKE AGAIN, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED! ONLY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WAS I ABLE TO STOP! I HAVE READ A FEW OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS IN WHICH THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND AM NOW AFRAID OF GETTING INTO A "TOYOTA"-TYPE ACCIDENT EVEN IF I DO NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHAT AM I TO DO??? PLEASE ADVISE... *TR

• 09/10/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

• 09/08/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. VEHICLE LOSSES CONTROL AT LOW RATES OF SPEED WHEN BRAKING ON WET/SLICK SURFACES. RECENTLY HAS SPUN 360 DEGREES ON A LEFT HAND TURN IN WET WEATHER, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED .CONTINUAL PROBLEMS IN COLD WEATHER, BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN SLOWING FOR STOP SIGNS/RED LIGHTS ,NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT SLIDES UNTIL IN LOSES MOMENTUM OR BRAKES KICK BACK IN. AGAIN HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE AND OTHER VEHICLES STEER CLEAR. *NM

• 09/07/2000· TIRES

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 72 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TIRE TREAD BLEW OUT. *AK

• 08/31/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

• 08/30/2005· PARKING BRAKE

  PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE. OCCURS ABOUT 95% OF THE TIME AND IT IS NECESSARY TO RELEASE MANUALLY. WHEN USING THE MANUAL RELEASE, THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL COMES UP FAST AND INJURES HAND. HAD THE BRAKE RATCHET ASSEMBLY REPLACED ONCE BY DEALER. SIX MONTH LATER, THE PROBLEM IS BACK. *JB

• 08/30/2005· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING I LEANED BACK ON THE SEAT AND THE LOWER LEFT FRONT OF SEAT PULLED UP ABRUPTLY, IT CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I CHECKED OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED , THE SEAT TRACK THAT ATTACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT TO THE GLIDE RAILS PULLED THROUGH THE BOLT AND SNAPPED OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT REPLACEMENT , THEY SAID THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME . THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *JB

• 08/30/2001· TIRES

  THE VEHICLE VIBRATED REPEATDLY WHEN THE SPEED APPROACHED 70 MPH CONSUMER BELIEVES THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER P265/70R16 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE CAUSE. *YH

• 08/29/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKES HAVE A LATE RESPONSE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHICH COULD RESULT REAR END ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, PROBLEM STILL EXISS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 08/27/2005· EQUIPMENT

  JACKING UP A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE AND THE VERY FLIMSY JACK FAILED AND THE CAR COME DOWN WITH MY ARM BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE TIRE AS I REPLACED THE FLAT TIRE. DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF JACK SIMPLY TO SAVE MONEY ON A PART RARELY USED. *JB

• 08/27/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND NO WARNING HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

• 08/10/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE AND FUEL LINES CRITICALLY RUSTED. THIS IS NOT A SALT ONLY ISSUES. THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT THAT CADILLAC SHOULD BE FORCE TO RECALL THIS IS A POTENTIAL LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. *TR

• 08/03/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: 2000 CADILLAC ESCALATE. THE ABS WILL ACTIVE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING IN JUNE 2004. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, AT 10 MPH AND UNDER. THE BRAKES WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO DRAG FURTTHER THAN NECESSARY BEFORE STOPPING. THE CONSUME TTOK N IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES. HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE, AND BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES. TSB 02-05-25-006A WA SISSUE DFOR THE ANTI LOCK ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WASX A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.*AK

• 07/21/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OCCASIONALLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SLIDE. THIS STARTED A FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR -- IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER -- THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN-- EXAMPLES: BRAKING SUDDENLY ON ROUGH ROAD ("THE WASHBOARD EFFECT"), BRAKING ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A MALL PARKING LOT - BRAKING AFTER LEAVING A CAR WASH -- BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN, BRAKING SUDDENLY ANYTIME -- NATURALLY THIS IS VERY SCARY -- I DO NOT WANT ANYONE (HUSBAND, CHILDREN) TO DRIVE THE CAR EXCEPT MYSELF AS I HAVE BECOME ATTUNED TO THE PROBLEM AND AM CONSTANTLY AWARE THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN -- I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (I HAVE THE FORMS) MY HUSBAND ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH THE OWNER, JOHN SKINNER -- THEY ADJUST THE BRAKES AND THEN TELL ME THAT I WILL JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM - -I AM AWARE OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM -- I WAS WONDERING IF A RECALL MIGHT BE A POSSIBLITY -- WE HAVE KEPT ALL THE RECORDS WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK REPEATEDLY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM-- THE LAST TIME I WENT, THEY ACTUALLY CHARGED ME TO ADJUST THE BRAKES (ALTHOUGH THIS REALLY DOESN'T HELP -- WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT HAD HAPPENED AGAIN) --I WAS TOLD THAT CADILLAC WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAD BEEN FIXED ON THE NEWER MODELS OF ESCALADES- NOW MY ORIGINAL DEALER HAS SOLD THE CADILLAC PART OF HIS DEALERSHIP AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH A NEW OWNER -- I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR FEEDBACK YOU COULD GIVE ME ON THIS MATTER. I LIVE OUT ON A LAKE AND HAVE TO DRIVE MY CHILD INTO SCHOOL AND ACTIVITIES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND PURCHASED THE CAR TO BE A SAFE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR US. THANK YOU.*AK

• 07/19/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK WILL LEAK AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE. AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IT WILL CONTINUOUSLY LEAK FUEL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 07/18/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER, AND AIRBAGS THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES. PH *CB *JB

• 07/15/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *MR *CB *NLM

• 07/11/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR CONTINENTAL SPORTIVA (SIZE P265/70R16) TIRES BLEW OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DRIVE OVER ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE LED TO SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.

• 07/10/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE IS A BAD SMELLING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, HOOD DOESN'T COMPLETELY CLOSE HOOD HAS BEEN ADJUSTED. SMELLS SEEP IN FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, DEALER CANNOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

• 06/29/2000· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER'S MIRROR WAS SMASHED ,AND SOME KIND OF GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING DOWN THE SIDE OF VEHICLE. WHEN CLEANING OFF THE FLUID, IT REMOVED THE PAINT. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CHEMICAL BEING USED IN THE MIRROR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

• 06/27/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 26,000 MILES, DEALER MADE REPAIRS. *AK THE BRAKES ON THE FRONT HAVE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE PADS. THE INDICATOR WHICH LETS YOU KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE WORN OUT PADS ARE ON THE OUTSIDE PADS. THE INSIDE PADS WERE BOTH WORN OUT. CONSUMER FEELS IF THEY WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE INDICATOR TO ANNOUCE IT WAS TIME FOR A BRAKE CHANGE, THE INSIDE PADS WOULD HAVE RUINED THE ROTORS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE INDICATORS. *JG

• 06/21/2004· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH TREAD SEPARATED ON THE TIRE, CAUSING A BLOW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE TIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. GOODYEAR, 265/75R16 . *AK

• 06/12/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER PUT FOOT ON BRAKE TO PUT IN GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE ACELLERATED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE. HER FOOT WAS ON BRAKES DURING THIS THIS INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 06/07/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE FLASHER DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FLASHER LIGHT COMPONENT IS TIED IN TOGETHER, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FAILURE. THERE IS A UNIT THAT COULD BE TIED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE HE WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL. NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

• 06/06/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC , APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEELS LOCKED UP AND RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/06/2001· SUSPENSION

  WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND IN THE REAR DUE TO THE REAR AXLE BREAKING AND DISCONNECTING FROM VEHICLE, AXLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, CONSUMER FELT THAT IF THIS DEFECT HAD HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, SERIOUS INJURIES COULD HAVE RESULTED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT GIVEN THE CONSUMER A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK DEALER NOT WILLING TO GIVE ANY SUPPORT IN THIS MATTER. *TT

• 05/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE BLOCK CRANKCASE ANTI FREEZE LEAK HAVE TO KEEP ADDING COOLANT. WANT TO KNOW IF ANY REACALLS. MECHANICS ESTIMATE IS 3,000.00 TO REAPIR HAVE ONLY HAD CAR 6 MONTHS. FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL

• 05/27/2004· POWER TRAIN

  BOTH WHEELS HITS THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WASS ACTIVATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 05/23/2003· STEERING

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH THE STEERING WENT OUT AND LIGHTS WERE FLICKING ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE. *NLM

• 05/04/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONTACT STATED: CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL HAVE PROBLEMS AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED. SECOND COMPLAINT. *AK

• 04/27/2006· STEERING,TIRES

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND TURNING SHARPLY LEFT OR RIGHT THE FRONT TIRES RUBBED THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUTTER, THIS HAPPENED EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. UPON INSPECTION THE FRONT TIRE ROD ENDS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE CORRECT SIZE. HOWEVER , REPLACING THE TIRE ROD ENDS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/05/2006. *AK *TS