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Showing 185,008 complaints — component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Incident date: Jun 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHEN TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHTS DONT COME ON. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER TRAVELING A COUPLE OF MILES GAS GUAGE SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS.*JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

Incident date: Feb 23, 1992

LIGHT CAME ON, HIGH PITCH WHINEY, AND A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OWNER HAD INTERFERENCE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HEAD LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN OTHER ELECTRIC ACCESSORIES WERE USED/ALTERNATOR CHARGED CORRECTLY AND BELTS TIGHTENED W/NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. TWO MECHANICS STATED EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE.*

Incident date: Oct 20, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED AND EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

Incident date: Aug 2, 1996

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Aug 29, 1996

ELECTRICAL FIRE.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

Fire

Incident date: Sep 19, 1996

WHEN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS, VEHICLE LOCKS IN PARK POSITION.

Incident date: Jan 20, 1995

WIRING GETS WET WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER PUDDLES, CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Sep 11, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT; THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT WHILE DRIVING . PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK

Incident date: Mar 21, 1995

LAP/SHOULDER SEATBELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT, WHEN OPENING THE DOOR WILL NOT PROPERLY STAY SHUT. *AK POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS AND DOMELIGHTS DIM, RADIO AND SPEAKERS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, DEALER REPLACED A GROUND WIRE TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE DOME LIGHT, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START, NO PR... Read more

Incident date: Jun 28, 1994

VEHICLE HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Jun 28, 1994

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Jun 1, 1993

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Aug 19, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE HEAD LIGHTS/ BRAKE LIGHTS, WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT; ALSO, MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK

DASHBOARD DISPLAY DIMS WHEN HEADLIGHTS/FOG LIGHTS ON DUE TO SHORT IN SYSTEM, ALSO BATTERY DRAINED WHEN DOOR LEFT OPEN FOR AN HOUR.

Incident date: Aug 1, 1995

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

Incident date: Apr 23, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED FIVE TIMES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

Incident date: Jun 22, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORT CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Aug 18, 1995

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN DOOR, CAUSING FIRE.

Fire

Incident date: Sep 17, 1996

CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH BY THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE PARKED . *AK CONSUMER STATES HE FIRST NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA AROUND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND LOWER STEERING COLUMN, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE WIRING AND DASHBOARD. *SLC

Fire

Incident date: Jun 8, 1996

AN ELECTRICAL AND FUEL LEAKAGE FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Fire

Incident date: Sep 16, 1996

TRUCK WAS PARKED, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED OUT, CONSUMER SAID THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH , DEALER SAID NOT IN THE RECALL, PURCHASED TRUCK USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYS. MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING, FUSES BLEW OUT ALL COMPONENTS ON DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTS.*AK

Incident date: Aug 10, 1996

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHILE OWNER WALKED TOWARDS VEHICLE PUSHED REMOTE LOCK RELEASE, OPENED DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, DOOR WAS ON FIRE, TOXIC FUMES COMING FROM DOOR, OWNER PUT OUT FLAMES W/EXTINGUISHER. *AK *SLC

Fire

Incident date: Aug 5, 1996

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING LIGHTS TO COME ON.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOME LIGHTS, 'DOOR AJAR' LIGHT,DOOR LOCKS, AND TURN SIGNALS ON DASH.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ELECTRO LOCK, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES TRUNK TO POP OPEN/DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK/HORN TO BLOW UNTIL FUSE IS REMOVED.

Incident date: Aug 28, 1996

DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR FIXING RECALL. TAKEN TO (2) DEALERSHIPS.* *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRO LOCK, ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD AND THE VEHICLE COULD GO FORWARD AT A STOP SIGN. *SLC

Incident date: Aug 1, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BECOMES INOPERATIVE INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT THE DLR CANNOT LOCATE.THIS OCCURS WITH PRIOR WARNING.*AK

Incident date: Aug 17, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK *SLC

Fire

Incident date: Aug 20, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCKUP ON WET SURFACES INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

MUST BANG ON STEERING COLUMN TO GET FLASHERS/RADIO/HEATER FAN TO OPERATE. *AW

Incident date: Jul 30, 1996

AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN THE MOTOR OF THE POWER, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Fire

Incident date: Aug 8, 1996

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.*AK*JB

Fire

DOOR AJAR, LIGHTS ALONG WITH OTHER LIGHTS COME ON WITH CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

Incident date: Aug 1, 1996

VEHICLES ROOF CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Fire

Incident date: Jul 25, 1996

PARKED VEHICLE AN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN DASH BOARD AREA DUE TO A POSSIBLE ELECTRIAL SHORT.*AK

Fire

Incident date: Aug 12, 1995

THE CHIMING MODULE CONTINUES TO GO OUT AND FAILURE OF THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS AND ALL POWER EQUIPTMENT.

Incident date: Apr 1, 1996

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FADE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER INDICATED IT WAS THE ELETRICAL WIRE FROM THE IGNITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Incident date: Jun 26, 1996

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

THE CAR BATTERY CABLE CAUGHT ON FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL. *AK

Fire

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF AND CUAGHT ON FIRE, PLEASE DESCRIBE. **AK

Incident date: Jul 28, 1996

WHEN ENTERING MALL VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. DELAWARE COUNTY FIRE DEPT SAYS FIRE WASN'T RELATED TO FUEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

Fire

Incident date: May 7, 1996

ELECTRICAL/IGNITION PROBLEMS.

Incident date: Apr 18, 1996

REAR HATCH OPENS WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Incident date: Jun 26, 1996

STARTING PROBLEMS. *SD

Incident date: Jul 20, 1996

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE STEERING CONTROL UNIT HANDLE SWITCHES HAD A SHORT AND ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE.VEHICLE HAD NOT BE DRIVIN FOR 3 WEEKS.

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