NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH MAY BECOME PERMANENTLY CLOSED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO BE STARTED IN ANY GEAR.
Consequence: LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD RESULT.
Remedy: INSTALL DECAL WARNING DRIVER TO ENGAGE PARK BRAKE AND TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL PRIOR TO STARTING ENGINE. ALSO, INSTALL A WATERPROOF SAFETY SWITCH TO REPLACE NEUTRAL SWITCH.
Reported: 1991-02-19 (February 19, 1991) · Model years: 1990, 1991
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTION MECHANISM DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT THE BELT AFTER IT IS EXTENDED, EITHER BY MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER TORSO OR AFTER REMOVAL BY OCCUPANT.
Consequence: SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATEPROTECTION TO OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: REPLACE THE WASHER BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BOLT AND UPPER MOUNTING BRACKET WITH SMALLER WASHER; THIS WILL ALLOW RETRACTOR TO OPERATE.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
3 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
33.3%Usable mileage1 / 3 records
100.0%Valid incident date3 / 3 records
100.0%Valid filing date3 / 3 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates3 / 3 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
Unknown Or Other
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
1100.0%ODI 10047378
I AM A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF MANY SOLDIERS, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MANY OF THE MILITARY HUMVEE VEHICLES THAT WE DRIVE ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE ROADS ARE NOT EQUIPPED FOR SUCH USE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THE DOT KNEW THIS AND IF THERE WAS ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THIS. *LA
MINNESOTA WILL NOT GRANT A TITLE, THEY TELL ME THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR ON HIGHWAY USE. HOWEVER, THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RUN THEM ON THE ROADS EVERYDAY. MANY OTHER STATES ALLOW THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFELY RAN ON THEIR ROADS.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
1100.0%ODI 10107841
CAR STALLED ON LEFT TURN. CAR BACKED UP AND DARTED OUT INTO TRAFFIC RUNNING INTO MY FRIEND AND I ON THE BACK OF HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE ACCIDENT KILLED TWO AND SEVERELY INJURED ME. THE 1984 CHEVROLET CITATION HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FLOATER INTAKE VALVE CAUSING IT TO STALL ON A LEFT. INVESTIGATORS MISSED THIS DETAIL. I AM IN CONSTANT PAIN AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE USING THIS WEB SITE. I HAVE SUFFERED BRAIN DAMAGE BESIDES THE BROKEN AND CRUSHED BONES THAT THE ACCIDENT LEFT ME WITH. *NM
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Unknown Or Other
Too few reports for a range
4,000 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 11089809 · 4,000 mi
MINNESOTA WILL NOT GRANT A TITLE, THEY TELL ME THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR ON HIGHWAY USE. HOWEVER, THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RUN THEM ON THE ROADS EVERYDAY. MANY OTHER STATES ALLOW THIS VEHICLE TO BE SAFELY RAN ON THEIR ROADS.
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
1990: 0 complaints · 1991: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
1990
0
0
0
1991
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
1990
0
0
0
1991
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Unknown Or Other
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Unknown Or Other
—
0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Stalling or loss of power
1 mentions · 33.3% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
ODI 10107841
CAR STALLED ON LEFT TURN. CAR BACKED UP AND DARTED OUT INTO TRAFFIC RUNNING INTO MY FRIEND AND I ON THE BACK OF HIS MOTORCYCLE. THE ACCIDENT KILLED TWO AND SEVERELY INJURED ME. THE 1984 CHEVROLET CITATION HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FLOATER INTAKE VALVE CAUSING IT TO STALL ON A LEFT. INVESTIGATORS MISSED THIS DETAIL. I AM IN CONSTANT PAIN AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE USING THIS WEB SITE. I HAVE SUFFERED BRAIN DAMAGE BESIDES THE BROKEN AND CRUSHED BONES THAT THE ACCIDENT LEFT ME WITH. *NM