Consumer Safety Complaints

ELECTRICAL SHOCKS OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS TOUCHED.

INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM SUBSTANTIALLY WHEN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON.

Incident date: Mar 16, 1995

GLOW PLUG TIMER /CONTROLLER /WIRING HARNESS FAILED

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES ON MANY OCCASIONS.

Incident date: Sep 12, 1995

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE ON MANY OCCASIONS,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND LOOSE POWER.

Incident date: Oct 30, 1995

GLOW PLUGS FAILED.

Incident date: Dec 14, 1993

GLOW PLUG FAILED, GLOW TIMER FAILED ALSO.

Incident date: Dec 10, 1995

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO AND DOOR LOCKS TO ACTIVATE THEMSELVES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR IS ALSO HAVING TROUBLE STARTING BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES.

Incident date: Jun 30, 1997

GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, SHOWING AN INACCURATE READING OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN GAS TANK. ALSO, ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANY DEFECT. *AK

Incident date: Sep 15, 1997

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON RANDOMLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPPERABLE, OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM WHICH WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH CAUSED ALL ELECXTRICAL POWER TO BE... Read more

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN EAR LAMP/HEADLIGHT/RADIO/CLOCK FAILURE.

OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS.VEHICLE HAS FAULTY TACHOMETER SENSOR WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DOWN HIFT WITHOUT WARNING TO DRIVER. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. ALSO, OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *AK

Incident date: Aug 12, 1997

IF THE CRASH SENSOR LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE UNDER THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT CUP HOLDER BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT SEATS GETS WET IT WILL DISABLE THE AIR BAGS, AND THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTS THE OWNER TO PAY 1158 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT HE IS HAVING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT NOT TO WORK IF EITHER FUNCTION GETS WET. *AK VEHICLE ALSO EXP... Read more

Incident date: Sep 2, 1997

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF/ RADIO IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND ALL WINDOWS WON'T COME DOWN DUE TO A SHORT WITHIN VEHICLE. *AK

DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORTS, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS FAILED.

Incident date: Jul 4, 1996

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

FAULTY SHOCK ABSORBERS, CAUSING FRONT END NOISE. ALSO, EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

TRANSMISSION FAILURE; VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SHIFTING PROBLEMS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, SPEEDOMETER, HEAD LIGHTS, OR TACHOMETER FUNCTION.

Incident date: Aug 15, 1997

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKING AND BURNING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL . *AK

Incident date: Jun 12, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL COME ON BY ITSELF. THE OTHER TIMES DRIVER WILL HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO GET IT BACK ON. *AK

Incident date: Nov 16, 1996

SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. RADIO WOULD TURN ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK OR LOCK. THE LAST TIME IT STARTED TO SMOKE THE UNDERSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN MELTED.

Incident date: Jul 27, 1997

THE RIGHT DOOR PANEL IN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. AN INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. CHRYSLER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

Incident date: Jul 12, 1997

VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES WHEN COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE, TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, THEY WOUDN'T WORK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST SHUT DOWN. *AK

Incident date: Jun 2, 1997

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WHEN EVERYTHING, CLOCK/RADIO/LOCKS/WINDOWS/ AIR CONDITIONING & INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK *SLC

Incident date: Jun 28, 1997

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOST. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

Fire

Incident date: Jul 28, 1997

THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT SHUT. THE MIRROR SWITCH WAS REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES, TRANSMITTER FOR REMOTE KEY AT 26,000 MILES, BOTH MOTOR SWITCHES ON BACK WINDOWS AT 30,00, AT 35,000 SLIDING DOOR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. STILL EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK CONSUMER PROVIDED INVOICES WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE FAILURE OF SLIDING DOOR LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 4, 1996

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

ELECTRICAL LINES FAILED.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED FAILURE OF WIPERS, CRUISE CONTROL, CLOCK, AND RADIO.

Incident date: Nov 19, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.

Incident date: Mar 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE RAINY, WET, OR COLD. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO BENT SUSPENSION BAR.

Incident date: Jul 22, 1997

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE CAR IS FAULTY. THE SYSTEM HEATS UP AND CAUSES SHORTAGES IN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE TRUNK. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT VHEICLE IS A TOTAL LEMON.OWNER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS MUTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED FIRE.OWNER NOTES OF FUEL PROBLEMS ,VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERS MANY TIMES.OWNER IS VERY COCNCERNED ABOUT VEHICLE

Incident date: Jul 6, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH OR COULD BE ABOUT 10 MPH, TURNING THE WHEEL, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, CUTTING EVERY ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT ON THE PANEL. *AK

Incident date: Sep 11, 1991

ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTED IN TAPE CASSETTE, REMOTE CONTROL ENTRY, AND HOOD FAILURE.

Incident date: Nov 14, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER.

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Sep 25, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, RESULTING IN CLOCK, RADIO, AND POWER WINDOW FAILURE.

Incident date: Apr 27, 1997

ENGINE STALLS.

Incident date: Nov 7, 1996

HEATER MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

THE ENGINE ELECTRONICS WENT OUT; AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW QUITE WORKING. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN REAR OF VEHICLE TO BLOW FUSES DURING NORMAL OPERATION. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.

Incident date: Jun 29, 1997

THE JEEP IS HAVING SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND THIS COULD BE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *AK

Incident date: Jun 24, 1997

ELETRICAL: WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, CAUSE OF SHUTDOWN UNKNOWN.

Incident date: Jan 5, 1996

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Mar 1, 1997

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING TAIL LIGHTS TO BURN OUT..

Incident date: Jan 20, 1997

ELECTRICAL FIRE.

Fire