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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
03/10/2004
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ABS BRAKE FAILED. *AK
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Power Train
10/06/2002
THE EARLY MODEL YEAR LT230 TRANSFER CASE INPUT GEAR DID NOT PROVIDE FOR LUBRICATION TO THE MAINSHAFT. THIS CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE MAINSHAFT SPLINES, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO FAILURE OF THE MAINSHAFT. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE EXCESSIVE LASH, AND CLONKING WHEN SHIFTING. ONCE THE MAINSHAFT FAILS, THERE IS NO POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN. THIS DEFECT WAS CORRECTED AT THE FACTORY WITH A CROSS-DRILLED GEAR IN 1997, BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET.
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Engine And Engine Cooling
12/01/2001
DURING MANUFACTURE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLEXIBLE GASKET SEALANT MATERIAL WAS USED TO SEAL THE OIL PAN TO THE ENGINE. THE EXCESS MATERIAL ENDED UP IN THE OIL PAN, AND WAS PICKED UP BY THE OIL PUMP. THIS MATERIAL BLOCKED THE OIL PUMP PICKUP SCREEN, STARVING THE ENGINE OF OIL UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY OVERHEATED, SEIZED, AND FAILED.
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Latches/locks/linkages
08/13/2001
THE TAIL DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVEN PASSENGER SEATS. TWO OF THESE SEATS MUST ENTER AND EXIT VIA THE TAIL (REAR) DOOR. THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES FAILED IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FOR EITHER SIDE. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE REAR PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY IN EXITING THE VEHICLE. SIMILARLY, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WOULD HAVE HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY IN EXTRACTING ANYONE FROM THE REAR SEATS.
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Steering
MY STEERING ROD FELL OFF AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR! THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND RARE AND I THINK IT WARRANTS AN INQUIRY AND RESPONSE. THIS CAR IS SOLD AND ADVERTISED AS THE ULTIMATE RUGGED OFF ROAD VEHICLE. I DO NOT DRIVE UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS BUT RATHER ORDINARY CONDITIONS. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY FATAL PROBLEM IF I WERE DRIVING UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. *AK
