Other Engine Info: Engine Info: 24V, Sales Code: EGJ
Other Restraint System Info: CGW-LH
Plant City: Bramalea
Plant Company Name: Bramalea Assembly
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LH
Series2: P Series
Trim: ES/SXT
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1996
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
IN COLD WEATHER (UNDER 40 F) AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS THE STEERING MAKES LOUD BANGING NOISES WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED FOR THE FIRST 10 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP. CAUSE: RACK & PINION BUSHINGS DRY OUT. ULTIMATE RISK: STEERING WILL LOOSEN OVER TIME. CURE: ON 1996 MODEL ONLY, BUSHINGS ARE NOT REPLACEABLE. ENTIRE RACK MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. POOR DESIGN MEANS 1) POTENTIAL FOR STEERING FAILURE 2) WARM-WEATHER DRIVERS WON'T HAVE ANY WARNING 3) PRICE DISCOURAGES REPAIR. THIS COULD TURN INTO A PROBLEM AS THESE CARS AGE. *AK
2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED. RPMS GOT VERY HIGH, AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKES FAILED 7 TIMES. UPDATED 02/06/06. *JB