MY DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT ( OR APPEARED TO) I BOUGHT A H11 BULB FROM THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND WENT TO REPLACE IT AND FOUND MY BULB WASN'T BURNT OUT AT ALL JUST HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE SOCKET. SO I TWISTED IT BACK INTO THE SOCKET, PUT THE COVER BACK ON AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN MY PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. NOW ON MY WAY HOME FORM THE STORE BOTH WENT OUT ( THIS WAS AT NIGHT AND CAUSED A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ME GETTING HOME.) I ULTIMATELY HAD TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS JUST TO GET HOME SAFELY. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE BULB ISN'T ACTUALLY BURNING OUT IT JUST KEEPS FALLING OUT OF THE SOCKET. *TR
2008
POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN A STOPPED POSITION, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS STUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO PULL OVER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC, BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I PUT IT INTO PARK, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES, AND I FINALLY GOT IT TO CREEP ENOUGH IN LOW GEAR TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF I WERE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP PRIOR DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THIS WAS NOT COVERED AND COST ME $3000. I AM STILL NOT SURE THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR A FRONT LEAK AT THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE SUNROOF, WHICH STILL LEAKS WITH HEAVY RAIN. ALSO, THE CONSTANT SQUEALING WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WHICH NO MECHANIC WILL ACKNOWLEDGE. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS. I ASSUME IT IS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE GOOD ACCELERATION POWER COMPARED TO ANY OTHER SUV MODEL. IT DRAGS WITH NO PICK UP.