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Showing 185,008 complaints — component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OWNER STATES THAT SHE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES IT TO STALL, DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: May 1, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED 4 TIMES.
Incident date: Sep 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRED.
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(1990) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 28, 1997
OWNER STATES THAT FOR NO REASON HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT .FIRE DEPARTMENT STATES THAT IT MAY HAVE STARTED FROM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK
Fire
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURED BUMPER TO BUMPER. FIRE DEPT. TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS AN ELETRICAL FIRE. *AK
Fire
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1994) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 22, 1997
Incident date: Jul 22, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Fire
Incident date: Dec 13, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 21, 1997
BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO DEALER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED,OWNER WAS TOLD THAT IT STARTED FROM A WIRE LEADING FROM THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST
Fire
WHEN USING HEATER AND DEFROSTER ALONG WITH OTHER COMPONENTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, RESULTING IN SHUT DOWN OF VEHICLE POWER. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS PROBLEMS, DASHBOARD LIGHT GOES OUT AND THAT DEALER REPLACED ASSEMBLY BUT HE IS STILL HAVING A PROBLEMS. *AK
Incident date: Jan 7, 1997
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN, WAS INFORMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL OR FUEL PUMP. *AK
Incident date: Oct 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING FAILURE OF POWER WINDOWS/RADIO AND ANTENNA.
Incident date: Jan 8, 1996
ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE.
Incident date: Oct 20, 1994
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.
Incident date: Feb 1, 1994
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.
Incident date: Sep 6, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER/ACCIDENT/INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 22, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Fire
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1996) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 31, 1996
Incident date: Mar 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL 6 TIMES.
Incident date: Nov 20, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER/ ONE ACCIDENT.
Incident date: Jan 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL FAILURE.
Incident date: Oct 3, 1991
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.
Incident date: Jun 25, 1995
DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW CONSTANT LUBRICATION.
Incident date: Nov 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1990) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 31, 1996
Incident date: Nov 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Incident date: Nov 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL PRESSING THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. *AK
MERCEDES BENZ
300
(1991) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 10, 1996
Incident date: Nov 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1990) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 10, 1996
Incident date: Aug 10, 1992
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
Incident date: Oct 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES PROBLEMS W/ RADIO/ANTENNA/VOLUME CONTROL.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1995) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 6, 1996
Incident date: Nov 1, 1995
COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO BEING PARKED IN RAIN WITH FRONT ELEVATED WHICH CAUSED A LEAK IN DASHBOARD. *AK
MITSUBISHI
ECLIPSE
(1992) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 5, 1996
Incident date: Apr 5, 1996
OWNER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING . SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE (ISC) CONTROL UNIT THEY REPLACED IT AND THE VEHICLE STILL STALLS. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ISC UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND VEHICLE STILL STALLS, CONSUMER WILL HEAR A CLICK AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL STALL, IMMEDIATELY THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING. *SLC
Incident date: Nov 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE CONSOLE LIGHTS GO OFF AND VEHICLE STALLS, LIGHTS WILL FLASH. *AK DEALER FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY WHICH WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS, DEALER DID NOT CHARGE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. *SLC
TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Incident date: Oct 31, 1996
DRIVING FROM WORK, STARTED & WARMED UP ENGINE, SMELLED SOMETHING, TURNED ON INTERIOR LITE, NOTICED SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD, AMBER GLOWED AT FEET AREA, PULLED OVER, FLAMES ENGULFED TRUCK; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
Fire
Incident date: Nov 2, 1996
A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF THE TAIL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND MARKER LIGHTS, WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED. *AK
Incident date: Nov 1, 1995
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUISNG THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON/ LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS/ HEADLIGHTS/ DASHLIGHTS TO FAIL. *AK
VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTONED WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS, THEY LOCK UP BY THEMSELVES, TAKES 5-6 TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO GET OUT. *AK
Incident date: Jun 29, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Incident date: Mar 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
Incident date: Apr 10, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Fire
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING RADIO/POWER WINDOWS/AIR CONDITIONER AND POWER LOCKS TO FAIL.
Incident date: Aug 4, 1996
VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED IN FLAMES AND BURNED UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHOLE DASHBOARD WAS ON FIRE, THE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE RIPPED OUT TO GET THE FIRE OUT. *SLC
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1989) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 6, 1996
Incident date: Dec 20, 1994
SUN ROOF WON'T CLOSE FULLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jul 14, 1995
ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND THE SECOND TIME WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Fire
Incident date: May 8, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.
Incident date: Mar 16, 1995
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Fire
Incident date: Sep 23, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS.