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Power Train
08/15/2003
MITCHELL REPAIR INFORMATION LISTS CAMPAIGN NO: 94V199000 FOR UPPER TRANS AXLE OIL COOLER HOSE PULLING OUT OF THE CRIMPED COUPLING AT TRANS AXLE END OF THE LINE ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. MY CAR IS LEAKING IN THAT AREA NOW, SO I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. ON NHTSA WEB SITE, THE CAMPAIGN IS NO LONGER LISTED. HOW DO I GET MY UNSAFE CAR REPAIRED.*AK
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Electrical System
05/13/2002
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL INFORMATION. WHEN THE CAR WAS FINALLY STOPPED, THE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED BECAUSE THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE AND THERE ARE NO DOOR LOCK KNOBS AVAILABLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. ALSO, NO WINDOWS COULD BE OPERATED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER AVAILABLE TO OPERATE THEM. THE END RESULT WAS THAT PASSENGERS WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR WITH NO WAY TO GET OUT OTHER THAN BREAKING THE GLASS OF ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND UNLOCKING THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE ARE NO OVERRIDE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM. A PERSON WHO IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL THE CAR ONCE THE POWER STEERING IS LOST (E.G. A SMALL WOMAN, AN ELDERLY PERSON) COULD VERY EASILY HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AND IF THE CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN A FIRE, THERE IS NO WAY FOR...
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Engine And Engine Cooling
03/30/2003
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE INCIDENT MAY BE THE RESULT OF RECALL #94V199000. SCC
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Equipment
11/20/1996
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. THE PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED ON SIX OCCASIONS. SCC
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Engine And Engine Cooling
07/05/2002
WATER PUMP FAILURES SINCE PURCHASE--WATER PUMP REPLACED SIX TIMES
