Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Feb 15, 1998

WHILE DRIVING, A SHORT CURCUIT CAUSED POWER SEATS AND LOCKS TO FAIL. TWO DAYS LATER, AT NIGHT, THE CENTER AND 1/3 OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE - COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE INTERIOR.

Fire

Incident date: Nov 1, 1996

VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE OF AN UNSOLVABLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, AND INTERIOR LAMP TO COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

Incident date: Feb 10, 1998

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, EITHER IN THE FUSE BREAKER BLOCK, WIRING HARNESS OR BATTERY, STARTED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TOTALLY BURNED THE VEHICLE.

Fire

VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING FRONT HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM. ALSO OWNER HAS IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *AK

Incident date: Aug 1, 1997

AIR BAG FUSE BLOWS WHEN REAR WIPER IS USED.

PANEL LIGHTS SURGE AND COME ON AFTER THE KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED AND NO ONE IS IN CAR, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD.

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED LOSS OF SIGNALS, HEATER, A/C,/LIGHTING AND CAUSED DOORS TO LOCK/UNLOCK UNCONTROLLABLY.

Incident date: Nov 28, 1997

STALLING.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 70 MPH WHEN ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DIED OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES/STEERING, NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO RESTART VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL, AND PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY COMPUTER. *AK

Incident date: Aug 1, 1997

CORROSION ON ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL TURNED OFF. BRAKING WOULD NOT SLOW THE ENGINE OR THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL UPON DECELERATION.

Incident date: Dec 16, 1997

A SHORT IN EITHER THE POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE NEAR THE ENGINE OR THE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT WHICH IS POWERED THROUGH THE POWER DISTRUBUTION MODULE CAUGHT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT TIME OF FIRE.

Fire

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN.

Incident date: Nov 5, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 10MPH, MAKING A TURN, ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TURNED OFF, LOST ALL BRAKING POWER/ STEERING AND LIGHTS. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN UP ON CURB UNTIL ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, DISCOVERED THAT A POSITIVE CABBLE FROM THE BATTERY LEADING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSE BOX WAS LOOSE. THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DASH PANEL WILL GO OUT. HEADLIGHTS WILL STAY ON , BUT TAIL LIGHTS WILL NOT. DEALER HAS TRIED 4 TIMES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK PROPERLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, BUT THEN DEFECT WILL REOCCUR. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE ARE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, RESULTING IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BECOMING INOPERATIVE, ALSO HEATER. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED A FUME ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY OTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Oct 17, 1994

CLUTCH KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN GEAR ,IT WILL FREEZE ,WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT,CANNOT MOVE. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. FIRST FOUR TIMES DEALER DID NOTHING ,FIFTH TIME, DEALER REPLACED WHOLE CLUTCH SYSTEM. OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO IT NOT ENGAGING, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT HELP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IN REVERSE AND SECOND GEAR, TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR, DEAL... Read more

Incident date: Sep 10, 1996

VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON FREEWAY, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE RELAY ASSEMBLY CIRCUIT.THE RELAY ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.

Incident date: Nov 28, 1997

WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOCAL FIRE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR IS LOCATED, THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER CONTINUED TO GET CHECK AIR SUSPENSION WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR PANEL, CONSUMER FE... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Nov 23, 1997

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING BURNING OF PLASTIC AROUND FENDER, BURNT CARPET INSIDE THE CARE, BEHIND CENTER CONSOLE AND WIRING BEHIND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BURNING WIRES RESULTED IN FIRE. REASON UNKNOWN.

Fire

Incident date: Nov 6, 1997

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CAUGHT ON FIRE. AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

Fire

Incident date: Jan 1, 1997

SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING COMPUTER/GAS GAUGE/WARNING BUZZER/RADIO TO FAIL. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Fire

SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM FUNCTION FAILED.

WHEN DRIVNG IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS OR DRIVING OVER WATER ON THE PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY AND THE ELETRCIAL SYSTEM WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Incident date: Jan 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS HAS NUMEROUS FAILURES SINCE OWNER PURCHASED VEHICLE.

BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD CHARGE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART, DRAINING BATTERY.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE: HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS. THE DOME LIGHTS WILL FLICKER CONSTANTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS.

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND DISENGAGEMENT OF THE SPEED CONTROL WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN OWNER PUTS ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. DUE TO THIS, OWNER IS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN . *AK POSSIBLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OF SOME KIND. *SLC

Incident date: Oct 1, 1995

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. DEALER HAS FIXED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK FIRST OCCASION, DEALER STATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND WHEN CONSUMER CAME TO PICK UP VEHICLE, FOUND A DASHBOARD LIGHT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS WAS NOT LIT, ON THE 3RD DAY OF REPAIR, DEALER STATED A WIRE HAD BROKEN IN THE CONNECTOR TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, THIS HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS PRIOR, OTHER ELEC... Read more

VEHICLE HAS HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. ALSO, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.OWNER ALSO HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PARTS REPLACED WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. *AK WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELF AND HEATER BURNED OUT. *YD

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Oct 16, 1997

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF, CAUSING OWNER TO LOSE CONTROL OF COMPONENTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Incident date: Oct 20, 1997

GOING 30MPH WHEN LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN (POWER WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONER, POWER STEERING & ABS) . LATER RESTARTED & EVERYTHING WAS WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER & PROBLEM WAS NOT LOCATED OR DUPLICATED. *AK *SLC

DURING WET WEATHER POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHILE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. IN ADDITION, REPLACED WARPED FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Incident date: Oct 10, 1995

RELAY SWITICH CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSE STEAM TO COME FROM THE ENGINE AND MAKING IT UNABLE TO DRIVE. WINDSHILED WIPERS COME OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING.

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

ELECTRICAL FAILURES CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC MANY TIMES.

OIL LEAK; ALSO, MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE, AS WELL AS SHIFT LEVER FALLING OFF WHILE OPERATING MOTORCYCLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, STALLING VEHICLE.

Incident date: Jul 22, 1997

SEATBACK CAUGHT FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Jan 18, 1997

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.

Fire

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

THE OWNER HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH CD PLAYER AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, EACH TIME THE FUSE IS PULLED OUT AND INSPECTED (NO DAMAGE) AND INSERTED BACK INTO FUSE RECEPTACLE, THE UNITS WORK AGAIN. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE COMPUTER MICROPROCESSOR.

Incident date: Sep 30, 1997

AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR APPROX 45 MINUTES AND PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT AN FIRE AND BURNED UP. NO INJURIES, EVERYONE WAS IN THE HOUSE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Sep 30, 1997

DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WOULD DIE OUT & WOULD LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER READING. HAD COMPUTER CHANGED 3 TIMES. NO ELECTRICAL POWER. TALKED TO DEALER OVER PHONE & HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM, BUT HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

Incident date: Sep 25, 1997

ELECTRICAL: VEHICLE PARKED UNDER CAR PORT, HEARD A NOISE LIKE A GAS EXPLOSION, WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES.SEEM LIKE FIRE STARTED AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BED.

Fire

ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSED STALLING/SURGING/BATTERY SHORT/COMPUTER CRASHES.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.