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Showing 42,142 complaints — component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

LIGHTS DIM WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN SLOWER THAN 40 MPH.

Incident date: Apr 30, 1997

SLOW TO START.

Incident date: Jun 2, 1997

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PARKING LIGHTS OVERHEATED/MELTED INSIDE LENS, BURNT HAND OF TEENAGER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

1 injured

DESIGN OF OVERDRIVE LIGHT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE DRIVING THROUGH WATER.

Incident date: Mar 16, 1997

HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH OVERHEATED TWICE.

Incident date: Feb 4, 1997

USED CLEARANCE LIGHTS INSTALLED ON NEW VEHICLE.

Incident date: May 1, 1996

REAR READING LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE INOPERATIVE.

Incident date: Feb 8, 1997

PARKING LIGHTS FAILED.

Incident date: Mar 10, 1997

CLEARANCE LIGHTS SHORTED.

DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED.

BOTH FRONT PARKING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF HOLDER.

Incident date: Sep 30, 1996

RIGHT REAR LIGHT BULB INOPERATIVE.

Incident date: Dec 20, 1996

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.

Incident date: Aug 31, 1996

WARNING CHIMES ENGAGED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS RELAY SWITCH FAILED.

MARKER LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPENED..

Incident date: Nov 16, 1996

LIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF.

Incident date: Aug 5, 1996

REVERSE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

Incident date: Mar 6, 1996

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DEFECTIVE.

Incident date: Feb 6, 1997

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DISTRACT OTHER DRIVER'S.

Incident date: Jan 7, 1997

ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE IN DRIVING MODULE CAUSED FIRE IN WIRING LOOM.

Fire

Incident date: Oct 12, 1996

LIGHT THAT INDICATES OVERFLOW OF COOLANT TANK FAILED TO GO OFF. SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP AND A SERVICE BULLETIN #10159 WAS PERFORMED. THIS DIDN'T CHANGE THE LIGHTING FAILURE. *AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. *AK

ELECTRICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SHORTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Incident date: Nov 14, 1996

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DISTORT THE VISION OF OTHER DRIVERS.

Incident date: Jul 31, 1996

LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.

Incident date: Jan 11, 1996

LIGHTS FAILED.

TURN SIGNAL FAILED; ALSO, HEADLIGHTS/PARKING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, AS WELL AS POWER DOOR LOCKS/REAR BRAKES AND TWO FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK

Incident date: Dec 1, 1996

ALL LIGHTS FAILED BECAUSE 0F A BURNED OUT POWER CONTACT INSIDE BULKHEAD DUE TO WATER. *AK

Incident date: Dec 22, 1995

LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON.

Incident date: Mar 28, 1996

VEHICLE HAS NO LIGHT NEAR ASHTRAY, CAUSING A DANGER AT NIGHT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR HEAD TO FIND THE ASHTRAY.

Incident date: Oct 29, 1996

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED, HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON BUT NOT OTHER LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLASH ON AND OFF. *AK COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, HOWEVER ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. REAR SPEAKER COVER BROKE AND WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. HORN FAILED. BATTERY FAILED.... Read more

Incident date: Aug 20, 1996

HEADLIGHT BULB SHIELD BROKE, CAUSING HEADLIGHT RAYS TO GO IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

Incident date: Jan 5, 1996

GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT SWITCH MELTED.

Incident date: Jun 5, 1996

ALL LIGHTS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE.

Incident date: Sep 25, 1995

WHENEVER LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, DASHBOARD OVERHEATS.

Incident date: Jan 8, 1990

LIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Incident date: Mar 8, 1996

PLASTIC ENGINE COMPARTMENT LAMP/SOCKET/BULB OVERHEATED AND IGNITED SURROUNDING PLASTIC MATERIALS.

Fire

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES CASSETTE WILL NOT ACCEPT TAPE IT EJECTS,TRUNK LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN TRUNK IS OPEN, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGN IT IS NORMAL, ALSO POPPING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT WINDOW AT BASE WHEN GOING UP.*JB

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

Incident date: Jul 1, 1996

WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND THE DRIVER HITS A BUMP THE LIGHTS GO OUT. CONSUMER STATES THE CONTROL SWITCH WILL NOT STAY IN THE ON OR OFF POSITION AT TIMES. *JB

Incident date: Jul 5, 1996

THE U JOINT STEERING SPHERE BROKE IN HALF AND LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL INOPERATIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND RADIO CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING, ALSO 2 ND GEAR START NOT WORKING, WHICH CONTAIN A GEAR SHORT, ALSO HEAD LAMP BEZELS ARE WARPED AT BOTTOM, HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED .*JB

Incident date: Jun 29, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WENTOUT. HEADLIGHTS,PARKING LIGHTSS, AND MARKER LIGHTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Incident date: Jul 29, 1995

RIGHT BACK LIGHT FAILED.

WATER GETS INTO THE HEADLIGHT AND SHORTS OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Incident date: Jun 1, 1995

PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. *SD

Incident date: Aug 4, 1991

INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING TO THE REAR OF TRUCK CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT/FATALITY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DSH

1 deaths

Incident date: Jan 4, 1996

SIDE MARKER LIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE BULB BURNT OUT.

Incident date: Mar 2, 1996

LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *SD

Incident date: May 7, 1996

FRONT MARKER LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DUE TO LIGHT BULB FAILURE.

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