Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. TLEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: WVWXV02.0223
Other Restraint System Info: Standard Airbags: Airbag - Dr/Pass, Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Series: GLS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
TIRES
SCREW SECURED FACTORY WHEEL WEIGHTS CREATE LEAKS IN COLD WEATHER WHEN TIRES COLD CAUSING RAQPID DEFLATIION AND SEPARATION FROM RIM. THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT UNTIL IT HAPPENED FOR THE THIRD TIME CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL (RIGHT REAR WHEEL) AND EXIT FROM HIGHWAY. TIRE DISINTEGRATES FROM HEAT WITHIN 10 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE ORIGINAL TIRES WITH THESE WEIGHTS.*AK
1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAUGE CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN NO SPEEDOMETER OR TACHOMETER. THIS RESULTS IN HAVING TO GUESS YOUR SPEED. THE ONLY CORRECTION IS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE GAUGE CLUSTER AND THE ODOMETER CANNOT BE RESET. THIS IS THE SECOND REPLACEMENT IN 12 MONTHS.*AK