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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.
2 of 7 complaints match · Engine · clear filters
COOLANT TANK CRACKING AT SEAM. CAUSING POTENTIAL FIRE, AND OR ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND FOUND BY TECHNICIAN. COOLANT TANKS FOR THIS MODEL AND PREVIOUS YEARS HAVE BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM.
NHTSA ODI 11084285
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES FOR THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. THE SMELL SEEMS TO BE ORIGINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. OTHER AGENCIES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND SOUND LIKE IT MAY BE A TRANSMISSION VENTING ISSUE AND THE OIL GETTING TOO HOT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE UNIT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CHANGED THE OIL IN THE UNIT AND TO BRING IT BACK IF THE SMELL CONTINUES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNIT. WE ARE STILL GETTING THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING GENERALLY IT IDLE OR SLOW SPEEDS. OTHER AGENCIES HAVE ALSO REPORTED OFFICERS GETTING SICK FROM THE ODOR AND SMELL POSSIBLY BE CARBON MONOXIDE. WE CAN NOT RISK OFFICER GETTING SICK OR NOT BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES DUE TO THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA ODI 10968320
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