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These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
3 of 20 complaints match · Electrical system · clear filters
THIS IS A SECOND OCCURANCE OF A PROBLEM REPORTED UNDER COMPLAINT NO. 11094122. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (CEL, ABS, ESC AND ASC). DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A 'MALFUNCTIONNING RPM SENSOR'.
NHTSA ODI 11373656
WHILE IN MOTION AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS WHEN ABRUPTLY TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR REQUIRING COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFT TO PARK, RESTART. AFTER RESTART, ENGINE OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL ABRUPTLY TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR SLOWLY, ENGINE DOES NOT STALL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. VERY DANGEROUS ON A LEFT TURN OR IN TRAFFIC. I FOUND A SIMILAR COMPLAINT: ​NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10628368
NHTSA ODI 11003106
VEHICLE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE GOING 70MPH ON I95 IN JACKSONVILLE FL.LOST ALL POWER FOR STEERING, BRAKES AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. NO POWER FOR RADIO/A/C OR ANYTHING. MANAGED TO MANEUVER VEHICLE IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAFFIC OVER 5 LANES ONTO OFFING RAMP, AND STOP ON SIDE OF RAMP. THIS WAS A VERY HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE.THE VEHICLE GAVE NO WARNING LIGHTS, JUST A MILD "BEEP" TYPE SOUND AND THEN SHUT DOWN. AFTER PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD THERE WERE NO CODES THAT CAME UP ON DASH...COULD OF CAUSED FATALITY. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10628368
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