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Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 185,008 complaints — component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident date: Apr 28, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DEFECTIVE.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1993
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING BACK TAILGATE LOCK/POWER ANTENNA/KEYLESS ENTRY PAD TO FAIL.
Incident date: Dec 13, 1996
DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK.
GMC
ENVOY DENALI
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 27, 1997
Incident date: Aug 25, 2015
WIRING TO FUEL PUMP BURNT...2007 GMC ENVOY DENALI WHEN DEAD ON HIGHWAY. ..UPDATED 01/07/16 *BF WHITE BEAR LAKE SUPERSTORE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A NEW ALTERNATOR, IGNITION SWITCH, AND REPLACING THE BATTERY. *TR
Incident date: Oct 7, 1995
ELECTRICAL: TAKING THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF IGNITION/ DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF/INTERIOR LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF AT TIMES/ BATTERY DRAINS ITSELF CONTINUALLY. IN ADDITION, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. HAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS MANY TIMES, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 1997
ELECTRICAL: DRIVING APPROXIAMTELY 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME INTO THE LANE, WENT ONTO SHOULDER TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS A SHEET OF ICE ON THE GROUND AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WRAPPED AROUND TELEPHONE POLE AND DESTROYED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH LOCKED UP EVERYTHING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. HAD TO KNOCK WINDOW OUT AND THROW KEYS TO SOMEONE IN ORDER ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 12, 1997
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, PULLED OVER, THEN MORE SMOKE AT THE ENGINE PART OF THE VEHICLE, FIRE STARTED FIRE DEPT. CAUSED WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED WHILE ON AN INCLINEN VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING ACCELERATION, WHEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AND TRANSMISSION PARK DID N OT HOLD ON SLIGHT INCLINE, CONSUMER JUMPED OUT OF VE... Read more
Fire
OLDSMOBILE
ACHIEVA
(1994) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 16, 1997
Incident date: May 28, 1997
DUE TO A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE EXPRIENCED THE LOCKS BEHAVING ERRATICALLY (ON AND OFF), AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BLEW OUT. A FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PRIOR TO THIS FIRE, REPLACED THE BATTERY 2 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *AK
Fire
Incident date: Apr 7, 1997
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, IN THE TRUNK AREA BEHIND THE REAR SEAT WHERE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ARE HOUSED, CAUSED A FIRE AND BURNED THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUFFERED SMKOE INHALATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 12, 1997
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Fire
Incident date: Sep 6, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER/FIRE.
Fire
Incident date: Mar 7, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS MESSING UP, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK HALF OF THE TIME, HALF OF THE TIIME THE ELECTRICL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. *AK
CHRYSLER
FIFTH AVENUE
(1993) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 6, 1997
Incident date: Jan 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE THE FAN MOTOR WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. ALSO STALLING PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK
AT ANY SPEED INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER IS NOT SURE. *AK
Incident date: Feb 1, 1997
OWNER STATED THE VEHICLE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN INOPERABLE, IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMBEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS, SUCH AS FUSE BLOWN OUT, HEATER PROBLEMS AND ELECTRIAL PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: Apr 21, 1997
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. REAR END OF VEHICLE WAS INCINERATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS HAVE DETERMINED THE ORIGION OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRIC TRUNK RELEASE OR TRANK LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *YH
Fire
Incident date: Feb 5, 1996
VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45MPH INTO NEUTRAL OR LOW GEAR. ALSO, INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Feb 21, 1997
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Dec 1, 1996
FRONT/REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Oct 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL FAILED.
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Dec 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Incident date: Dec 26, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT.
Incident date: Jun 21, 1995
ELECTRICAL DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE DASHBOARD AREA, CAUSING FIRE. (INSURANCE AGENT FOR CLIENT)
Fire
Incident date: Jan 5, 1997
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Fire
Incident date: Dec 29, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Fire
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
Incident date: Nov 30, 1996
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, CAUSING TURN SIGNAL TO BLINK SLOWLY/CLOCK ILLUMINATION REDUCED.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 25, 1997
Incident date: Jan 1, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT WARMED UP SUFFICIENTLY, CAUSING LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL/POWER WINDOWS/RADIO/ AIR CONDITIONER TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Incident date: May 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WELL GROUNDED, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH DASH READ OUT OF COMPUTER.
Incident date: Aug 23, 1996
#8 PLUG WIRE FAILED.
Incident date: Aug 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL FAILURE TWICE, CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW.
Incident date: Nov 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Incident date: Feb 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SHORT. (2ND VEHICLE ON 514868)
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1988) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 25, 1997
Incident date: Feb 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.
Incident date: Feb 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES POWER ANTENNA TO RETRACT UP/DOWN.
Incident date: Jan 10, 1997
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS, IN FOR REPAIRS, CHANGED ALL PARTS, VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
Incident date: Feb 16, 1997
THE (ONLY) GROUND WIRE FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK TO THE VEHICLE BODE CORRODED.
Fire
Incident date: Oct 30, 1996
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL, POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS, BREAKS, IGNITION, AND GEAR LEVER LOCKS UP. AFTER MANIPULATING THE KEY IN IGNITION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES IT WILL RELEASE AND VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED TO PARK AND ALL OTHER COMPONENTS UNLOCK. IF COLLISION HAD RESULTED IN A FIRE THE OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE.
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jun 1, 1996
COMPUTER'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE HORN TO BLOW INADVERTENTLY AND DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK AND TRUNK LID TO OPEN BY THEMSELVES. ENGINE CAN BE EITHER STARTED OR OFF.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN VEHICLE COMPLETELY.ALL POWER WAS LOST. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH OR LESS, VEHICLE WILL STALL AND LOSE POWER. HAS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART AND THEN IT RIDES FINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.