Consumer Safety Complaints

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION (A/C, SUN ROOF, RADIO, POWER WINDOWS).

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, TROUBLE OPENING DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, AND FUEL PUMP FAILED.

Incident date: Oct 13, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.

Incident date: Jul 15, 1998

THE CONVERSION VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH CAUSES THE FRONT POWER SEAT AND DOOR LOCK TO BE INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE REAR POWER SEAT STARTED SMOKING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

Fire

Incident date: Sep 9, 1997

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING INSTRUMENT AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO FAIL. FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING SERVICE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.

1 injured

Incident date: Aug 20, 2009

1998 TOYOTA COROLLA. ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. ON AUGUST 20, 1999, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A RUBBING SOUND IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED EARLY IN THE MORNINGS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE DOOR PANELS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE GLUE COMING THROUGH THE FABRIC. THE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE MAY BE AN ... Read more

Incident date: May 23, 1998

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED TWO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES.

Incident date: Dec 12, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN MANY COMPONENT FAILURES.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.

Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL, CAUSING BURNING AND SMOKING AT THE HARNESS AREA RESULTING IN DAMAGING OTHER COMPONENTS.

Incident date: Apr 5, 1998

VEHICLE FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Nov 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES CAUSING MANY COMPONENTS TO FAIL, DEFROSTER, SIGNALS, ETC.

Incident date: Nov 1, 1996

HORN IS CONTINUALLY SHORTING OUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH IS ALSO CAUSING POWER WINDOW AND DOOR LATCH FAILURE.

RADIO WAS SHORTING OUT TURN SIGNALS,FOUR WAYS AND HEAD LIGHTS.

Incident date: Aug 26, 1998

RECIEVED RECALL FOR MOTORHOME BUT DEALER DENIED SERVICES BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY THEREFORE OWNERS EXPERIENCED FAILURE MENTIONED IN RECALL NOTICE(FL 186 A).

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING BLINKERS, HORN AND HEAD LIGHTS NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

Incident date: Oct 11, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THE SWITCH WAS OFF. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET LIGHTS TO GO OFF AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS. CONSUMER BEGAN TO SEE AND SMELL SMOKE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE WITHIN THE SYSTEM, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REAMAINS ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK AND OTHER MALFUNCTIONS OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRICAL POWER BOX/ STORAGE UNIT FAILED.

Incident date: Sep 11, 1998

WHEN STARTED VEHICLE WAS DEAD. DEALER REPAIRED IT. THEN WHILE DRIVING EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL WENT OUT, AND THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED AND KEPT THE VEHICLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT ARE IS OF THE DEFECT. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND STATED THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.*AK

Incident date: Oct 4, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. MECHANIC STATED THAT CAR HAS HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT MASTER CYLINDER LOCKED UP TWICE, AS WELL AS STEERING COLUMN AND ENTIRE DASHBOARD WENT OUT. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THEN THE ENGINE WIRES SHORTED OUT. CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO POUR DOWN TO EXHAUST SYSTEM ONTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD, RESULTING... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jun 7, 1997

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSED THE WIPERS TO STOP & OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE ETS LIGHT STAYS ON/CD PLAYER SHORTS OUT/DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS DO NOT RELEASE. BEEN TO DEALER 7 DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK

Incident date: Sep 13, 1998

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY HEARD CRACKLING & POPPING. CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED VEHICLE IN FLAMES. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

Fire

SEATBELT (ALL) MOTOR DOESN'T RUN AND BACKSEAT STICK, POWER LOCKS ONLY WORK WHEN IT WARM, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. CAMSHAFT PULLEY WAS RECALLED AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, JUST AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT IT BROKE AGAIN. BRAKES GO OUT EVER SIX MONTH, REPLACED WATERPUMP TWICE, IDLE PULLEY, FAN MOTOR AND THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY TWICE, ENTIRE MUFFLER SYSTEM 3 TIM... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 1997

MAIN WIRING HARNESS AT TILT WHEEL: TILTING THE STEERING WHEEL HAS SEVERED LARGE GUAGE ELECTRICAL WIRES LEADING TO THE MAIN ELECTRICAL BUS ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INSTANCE, THE WIRE PROVIDING POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS WAS BROKEN AND ALL LIGHTS WERE LOSS, AND THE SECOND INSTANCE THE WIRE PROVIDING IGNITION BROKE AND KILLED POWER TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN.

Incident date: Sep 19, 1998

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INLUDE DOORS UNLOCKING SPONTANEOUSLY, WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTONS, GAS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN GAS TANK WAS JUST FILLED, OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN OIL IS FULL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON.

Fire

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. ERRATIC OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING RADIO TO BE RESET 2-3 TIMES A WEEK.

Incident date: Jun 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONSTANTLY SHORTS OUT.

DIRECTION SWITCH FAILURE. HEAVY SMOKE COMES FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL.

Incident date: Mar 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING CHECK ENGINE/TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHTS TO FAIL. QCAW

NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1996

STEERING AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

Fire

Incident date: Jul 19, 1998

VAN JUST DIED OUT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND FIRE AND BURSTED INTO FLAMES. FIRE BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. VAN HAD OVER $5,000.00 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE VAN HAS BEEN TOTALLED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *TT

Fire

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL FAILURES; POWER SEATS, POWER LOCKS, MASTER CONTROL MODULE. NO PROBLEMS LOCATED IN THE CHARGING SYSTEM, YET THE BATTERY GOES DEAD.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

DUE TO NUMEROUS ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, TIRES REPLACED. DRIVING AT NIGHT LIGHTS GET BRIGHTER OR DIMMER. BATTERY WAS REPLACED. HIT BRAKES CAR RADIO WENT OFF, IT LOST POWER, ALSO, POWER ANTENNA WENT DOWN.

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED DURING COLD OR HUMID WEATHER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. ALSO ELETRICAL SYSTEM AND POWER WINDOWS FAILED.

Incident date: Jun 16, 1998

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH HIS CONVERTED VAN WHEN HE TRIED TO GET IN OR GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE RAMP DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, SOME OTHERS BOTTOMS DID NOT WORK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK

Incident date: Dec 3, 1997

FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Feb 3, 1998

ELECTRICAL FIRE, BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER.

Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF LIGHTING, GAUGES, AND POWER STEERING.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

ALL LIGHTS INCLUDING ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED.

CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, RELAY SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE

Incident date: Jul 17, 1998

FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS BLAMED FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATION. VEHICLE'S OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 15 DAYS LATER, THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DRIVER GOT OUT AFTER REALIZING THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE TRUCK RESTARTED ON ITS OWN AND PROCEEDED ACROSS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY.

Fire

Incident date: Aug 14, 1998

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED SMOKE. PULLED UP HOOD AND VEHICLE WAS BURNING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ELECTRICAL FIRE/SMOKE CAME OUT AT THE STEERING COLUMN IN THE HAZARDOUS WARNING LIGHT AREA. *SLC

Fire

Incident date: Aug 9, 1998

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Aug 11, 1998

THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS DRIVER HAS NO INDICATION OF THE FEUL LEVEL AND HAS NO TURN SIGNALS . THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK

Incident date: May 22, 1998

VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED WHEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN. DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND GEAR. *AK *ML

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT, CAUSING SEAT BELTS/RADIO/ POWER DOOR LOCKS/HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK