WHILE DRIVING THE AT 30 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. FOLLOWING THIS THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE, JERKING FORWARD, THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN ENGINE SPECIALIST, WHO INDICATED THAT A ROD HAD BEEN THROWN AND THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THIS MAY OF BEEN CAUSED BY A MISFIRING OF A SENSOR. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 65000 MILES. *LA
1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STARTED HAVING A TICKING SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED THE RODS AND BEARINGS. THIS REPAIR LASTED ONE YEAR. NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 81,000 MILES. *AK