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Showing 185,008 complaints — component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident date: Aug 18, 1995
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Jul 3, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS TO FAIL IN WET WEATHER, IDLE SPEED CONTROL TO FAIL, SHIFTER LIGHTS TO FAIL, AND CASSETTE PLAYER TO FAIL. *DH
Incident date: May 1, 1992
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS OCCASIONALLY. *DH
Incident date: Jul 16, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Mar 14, 1996
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM VENT, SUDDENLY DASH CAUGHT FIRE, DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING SHORT IN DASH. *AK VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS, BATTERY FAILED, BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DEALER FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT STOP AT LAMP SWITCH, WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE BLEW MANY TIMES EVEN AFTER DEAL... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 1, 1992
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *AK
Incident date: Jul 12, 1996
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, SOURCE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES IT APPEARED THE ELECTRICIAL POWER CABLE FROM THE BATTERY TO THE STARTER MOTOR CAUSED THE FIRE. *JB
Fire
Incident date: Aug 15, 1995
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SD
TOYOTA
TOYOTA TRUCK
(1992) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 11, 1996
Incident date: Apr 20, 1996
ELECTRICAL CABLE BURNED. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Jun 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SD
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1989) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 11, 1996
Incident date: Jun 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. *SD
Incident date: May 26, 1996
VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SD
Incident date: Jun 27, 1996
INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES LOSS OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, CLOCK.
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1992) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 8, 1996
Incident date: Jul 6, 1996
EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRAL SHORT WHERE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME, WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POP, CONSUMER THOUGHT SOMEHTING HAD HIT WINDSHIELD, BUT NOTHING HAD, CONSUMER STATED IT WAS VERY HOT THAT DAY AND SHE TRIED TO WORK THE POWER WINDOWS AND ADJUST THE SEAT BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, ON ARRIVING CONSUMER USED THE MANUAL LOCKS TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, CONSUME... Read more
Incident date: Mar 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *SD
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1994) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 28, 1996
Incident date: May 28, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *DH
Incident date: May 20, 1994
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN ALARM/LIGHTS/DOOR LOCK AND VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN, STRUCK CAR/DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIT BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash
1 injured
WHILE DRIVING, IN WET WEATHER,EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, WHEN DOOR LOCKS WON'T FUNCTION, DASH LIGHTS GO OUT/COURTESY LIGHTS COME ON/ALARM GOES OFF. *AK
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(9999) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 24, 1996
Incident date: Mar 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO WIRING HARNESS SHORTING OUT.*SD
Fire
Incident date: May 22, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Jan 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE. (RICE LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT) *SD
Fire
Incident date: May 12, 1996
VEHICLE STALLS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSES CAR TO SHUT DOWN. *AK
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1989) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 4, 1996
Incident date: Jun 1, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF ALTERNATORS/BATTERIES/STARTER. *AK
Incident date: Jun 1, 1996
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON,THE HEADLIGHTS/NTERIOR LIGHTS/BRAKES LIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS ALL GO OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Incident date: May 17, 1995
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED ELECTRIC WINDOWS, HEADLIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER, RADIO, CLOCK, ETC TO FAIL. *AK
MERCEDES BENZ
300
(1986) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 1, 1996
Incident date: Jan 8, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *SD
Incident date: Feb 20, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Feb 26, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT. *SD
Incident date: Feb 24, 1996
ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SHORTED, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH
Fire
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHORT OUT/STALL OCCASIONALLY IN WET WEATHER. *DSH
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1985) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 1, 1996
Incident date: Oct 16, 1995
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Feb 4, 1994
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH
Fire
Incident date: Apr 25, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Jan 31, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Apr 24, 1996
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: May 16, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SD
Incident date: May 23, 1996
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF UNKNOWN PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Fire
Incident date: May 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING RADIO/WINDSHIELD WIPERS/TAIL LIGHT FUSES TO BLOW OUT; GINE AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON, FAILURE TO START. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
ELECTRICAL SURGES OCCUR FREQUENTLY, CAUSING HIGH PITCHED NOISE INSIDE CAR.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(9999) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 9, 1996
Incident date: Sep 21, 1995
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCASIONALLY PREVENT VEHICLE FROM STARTING, ALSO ELECTRICAL LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK. *SD
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND FUSES TO FAIL. *DSH
Incident date: Nov 7, 1995
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *DSH
Incident date: Feb 16, 1996
NO CURRENT FOR BACK LIGHTS. *SD
Incident date: Aug 17, 1995
ELECTRICAL FAILURE.
Incident date: Jul 17, 1995
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
Fire
Incident date: Mar 6, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*SD
Incident date: Mar 12, 1996
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*SD