Consumer Safety Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.

Incident date: Aug 15, 1997

SMELT AND SAW HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION, TURNED OFF CAR, CAR STARTED BY ITSELF, PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TO PREVENT ACCELERATION, FIRE UNDER STEERING WHEEL AND THE DASH BOARD, THEN CAR STARTED HONKING CONTINUOUSLY, DISCONNECT BATTERY, THIS STOPPED THE CAR FROM RUNNING AND HONKING, TOTAL FIRE.

Incident date: Oct 25, 1995

AS A RESULT OF REOCCURRING ELECTRICAL SHORT, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STAYS ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF.

Incident date: May 6, 1998

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH EMERGENCY LIGHTS WENT ON WITHOUT A WARNING, WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD. TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THEN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APLIED BRAKES AGAIN, VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. *AK

Incident date: May 5, 1998

CONSUMER BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TURNING OFF FOR NO KNOWN REASON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP SENT JANUARY 1998.PROLEM STILL EXISTS AND STILL KEEPS TURNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Incident date: Apr 12, 1998

WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR OVERDRIVE THE POWER STEERING ALMOST GOES COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICAL POWER/ WINDOWS/RADIO, ETC. THE VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK

Incident date: Apr 21, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPER COME ON ALL BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT TURN OFF, COMES ON A HIGH SPEED, SOMETIMES WASHER COMES ON ALSO, INCIDENTS OCCUR WHEN THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. PROCESS DEVELOPED WHERE THE TILT STEERING CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR MOVED EXCEPT WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A N ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED TO EVALUA... Read more

ELECTRIC FRONT WINDSHIELD ELEMENT THAT RUNS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REAR WINDOW DEFORGER, WOULD AN ELECTRONIC FRONT DEFORSTER BUILT INTO THE WINDSHIELD SOLVE OUR PROBLEM, TWO DODGE INTREPID OTHE VIN #1B3HD46T5SF683587.

Incident date: Oct 10, 1987

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE FAN/HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING TO GO OUT. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. .CERTAIN TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DRIVER DO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENS. *AK

ENGINE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

Fire

DESIGN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FLAWED, WHEN INSTALLING NEW BATTERY THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE, THE COMPUTER UNIT NEEDS TO BE RESET AFTER INSTALLATION, INSTRUCTION MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION RESETTING OF COMPUTER.

Incident date: Dec 5, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING FUSES TO SHORT OUT.

CAR WONT START INTERMITTENTLY.DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. DOES RECALL EXIST?

Incident date: Jul 20, 1995

VEHICLE SHUT OFF DURING TURN IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.

LIGHT WENT OUT THAN THE DASH LIGHTS STARTING TO FLICKER, REMOVED TO RELAYS TO STOP THEM FROM CLICKING, REPLACE SHORTED MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH , PULSE WIDTH DIMMER AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

Incident date: Mar 9, 1998

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Feb 1, 1998

ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

Incident date: Sep 12, 1997

LOOKED IN REAR MIRROR, NOTICED SMOKE , LOOKED UNDER VAN SAW FLAMES, NO MACHANICAL PROBLEMS, DAMAGE TO VAN INCLUEDES INTERIOR FRONT HALF OF VAN

Incident date: Jun 1, 1997

TH ELECRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT/POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL. ANYTHING ELECRICAL CAN ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH IN LEFT LANE, HAD JUST PASSED ANOTHER CAR, THERE WAS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL INTERRUPTION, CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL/RADIO AND BLOWER TO FAIL, AND VAN DECELERATED FOR ABOUT 4-5 MINUTES. SUDDENLY POWER CAME BACK ALONG WITH ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD DUE TO SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

P.C. ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOX.

Incident date: Nov 26, 1997

FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED BATTERY TO FAIL.

Incident date: Dec 5, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE (STEERING AND BRAKING) CAUSING THE CAR TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

Incident date: Nov 19, 1997

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, OWNER SMELLED SMOKE AND FOUND VEHICLE ENGULFED IN SMOKE AND FLAMES. THE FIRE DID NOT INVOLVE THE ENGINE AREA BUT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.

Incident date: Feb 27, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN DEC. OF 96. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Feb 26, 1996

ELECTRICAL FAILURES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LIGHTS, DASHBOARD AND RADIO TO FAIL.

Incident date: Jan 24, 1998

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Fire

ALL DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES.

WITH THE ENGINE COLD AND WHILE THE RPMS DECELERATE, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK. MEASUREMENTS SHOWS THAT VOLTAGE DROPS WHEN THE RPMS GO FROM LOW TO HIGH AND THEN BACK DOWN. WHEN VEHICLE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURES THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR TWO YEARS.

CONTINUOUS OVERHEATING OF THE CONTROLS FOR THE RADIO/AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER/CD PLAYER. *AK

Incident date: Mar 22, 1998

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING PANEL TO CONTAIN HOT SPOTS AS WELL AS THROUGH OUT VEHICLE WITH FAILURES OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ENGINE FAILURE.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1997

THE GAS GAUGE INDICATOR READING IS INCORRECT, THE GAUGE READS LESS FUEL IN THE TANK. THE SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSING THE GLASS FRAGMENTS TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING INSIDE/ACCESSORY LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO COME ON BY THEMSELVES. *AK

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND CONTROL PANEL GOES BLANK WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES. CHILD WAS STUCK IN BUILT-IN SAFETY SEAT BECAUSE BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE.

Incident date: Dec 6, 1997

VEHICLE STALLS AND CONTROL PANEL DIES WHILE DRIVING.

Incident date: Dec 23, 1996

TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

Crash 3 injured

Incident date: Feb 11, 1998

ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ON DRIVERS SIDE FENDER WELL OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT CATCH FIRE.

Fire

DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL AND BRAKING SYSTEM, REPLACE ABS BRAKES.

Incident date: Feb 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SWITCH THAT OPENS THE SIDE DOOR FAILED. OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDE CD EXCHANGER, COURTESY LIGHTS AND DRIVER'S DOOR SWITCH.

CRASH SENSOR FAILED, AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THEN VEHICLE BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN MOTION, NO CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF.

Incident date: Oct 21, 1997

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Fire

FOUR ELECTRICAL FAILURES.

Incident date: Jul 2, 1996

SEVERAL ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEMS AND FAILURES ON VEHICLE SINCE OWNERSHIP,