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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A FLUTTERING SOUND IS HEARD UPON ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATES, THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN MOTION AND AT A STOP. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND STALL ON OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *NLM

SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN IDLING, DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR BECOMES IDLE THEN SHUDDERS/VIBRATES (REPEATS) WHEN STOPPING. CAR NOW STALLING OCCASIONALLY WHEN STOPPED AND HAS STALLED WHILE DOING 35 MPH. PROBLEMS STARTED LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. CAR IN THE SHOP ON 6-7 OCCASIONS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS - CAR STILL NOT FIXED. SINCE THE CAR HAS STALLED DURING MOTION, CONSUMER FEELS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAYS. THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I AM UNSATISFIED WITH NOT ONLY THE CAR QUALITY, BUT THE MECHANICAL AND CUSTOMER SERVICE.*AK. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL COMPONETS WERE REPLACED THAT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND THEN THE PROBLEM RESURFACED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND WOULD THEN STALL, THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE LOOSE THAT WAS CAUSING THE VIBRATIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED ALONG WITH THE STALLING.*JB

A GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA OF THE VEHICLE, THEN WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED AGAIN, AND DRIVER LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

MOTOR DIED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT DEALER HAS REPLACED 4 ALTERNATORS/ ONE STARTER, AND A BATTERY. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHCLE IN FEAR THAT IT MAY STALL AGAIN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 5 TIMES, AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES/ STARTER, AND BATTERY ONCE. CANNOT REMEDY. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE.*AK

CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN @ A BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE IN MOTION. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED ENGINE VIBRATED WHILE HEATING AND AC SYSTEM ON. BROUGH TO DEALER 4-5 TIMES STATE NORMAL. FINALLY ENGINE REMOVED PLACED ON MOUNT AND AS A RESULT ENGINE KNOCKS AT START UP. BROUGHT TWICE TO DEALER, CLAIM IT IS NORMAL CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

AFTER MY 3RD APMT FOR ENGINE CLUNKING NOISE IT IS STILL CLUNKING!*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS GAS PEDAL TO FLOORBOARD TO GAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT AIR WAS GETTING IN ENGINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO LOSE POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE STALLS CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING, DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *ET

DEALER AGREES TO REPLACE ENGINE. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR NOT ONE THAT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AT 12000 MILES

OCCASIONAL LOSS OF POWER, THEN SURGES FORWARD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS. SOMETIMES IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS AT IDLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE COMPLETELYSHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN AC IS ON AT STEADY HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCES SURGING INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS. MJS

VIBRATION OCCURRED AT IDLE WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTOR STOP SIGN WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE GEAR. VIBRATION IS FELT IN DRIVER'S SEAT/STEERING WHEEL AND FLOORBOARD. VIBRATION APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY ENGINE IDLE BEING TOO SLOW AND VIBRATING THROUGH DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. ENGINE WA SCLOSE TO STALLING ONA COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. *AK

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHENEVER VEHICLE CAME DOWN TO A SLOW SPEED OR AT A STOP AND PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE INTERMITTENTLY, AND WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS IT SHIFTS LOUD AND HARD. EEC TEST FOUND TR SENSOR OUT OF RANGE AND CONNECTION FULL OF WATER. REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE VIBRATION BEFORE IT COMPLETELY CUTS OFF, DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. *YC

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH CAR SUDDENLY CUTOFF/STALLED WHEN TRYING TO START BACK UP.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING UP HILLS, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF CAUSING FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS TO GET ON LEVELED PAVEMENT IN ORDER TO BACK UP. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK *ML

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING. VEHICLE WOULD STALL NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED MAY BE WHILE MOVING OR AT A STOP. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED ON SIX OCCASIONS BY DEALER, AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED. SEEKING HELP OR PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *YC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING WINDSHIELD WIPERSHEAD LIGHTS, AND BRAKES TO GO OUT DURING A THUNDERSTORM. DEALER SAID ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HESITATING/STALLING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED / REPAIRED ON SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. DEALER SINCE FOUND PROBLEM WITH THE REVELATOR BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK

SINCE THE CAR WAS FIRST BOUGHT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY LOUD AS WELL AS SHAKING OCCASIONALLY WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I SPOKE WITH MY SALESPERSON, WHO WAS FRIENDLY AND TOOK IT ON A TEST DRIVE AGAIN, AND HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER, BUT TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AS A PRECAUTION. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT SEE ME THEN SO I ASKED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A BETTER TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT NO APPOINTMENTS COULD BE MADE AND THEY ACCEPTED CARS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. SINCE NEITHER DEALER IS LOCATED CLOSE TO ME, I DECIDED TO WAIT A WHILE TO SEE IF IT WAS JUST THE WEATHER. IN FEBRUARY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO...

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SEPT OF 98 AND HAS STALLED 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK