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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.

2,192,899 Total Complaints

137,559 Reported Crashes

55,854 Reported Fires

8,555 Reported Deaths

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Showing 42,142 complaints — component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Incident date: Aug 1, 1994

LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *SD

Incident date: Feb 1, 1996

HALOGEN BULBS BLEW OUT. *SD

Incident date: May 10, 1996

UNDER HOOD FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS NO COLLSION, NO WARNING, LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WERE ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS NO SUDDEN ACCELERATION.DECELERATION NOTICED, NO NOISES, CONSUMER WAS AT STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED BLACK SMOK FROM THE ENGINE AND HE PROMPTLY TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RELEASED THE HOOD, CONSUMER OBSERVED THE FIRE IN ITS ENTIRETY, STARTING FROM THE ENGINE MOVING TO ... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Jul 1, 1995

WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED INTERNALLY LIGHT STAYS ON AND DOOR CHIIMES. *AK

Incident date: Feb 28, 1994

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS BLINK LIKE A STROBE LIGHT. *SD

Incident date: Jul 20, 1991

SHORT IN UNDER HOOD LIGHT. *SD

Incident date: Dec 2, 1995

LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BY ITSELF DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SD

Incident date: Mar 13, 1996

LIGHT BETWEEN ASHTRAY AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE. *SD

Incident date: Mar 25, 1996

ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS WENT OUT EXCEPT HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Incident date: Jan 10, 1996

LEFT FRONT PARKING LIGHT NOT ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY, UPPER SCREW NOT IN PROPER HOLE/LOWER SCREW MISSING.

Incident date: Oct 19, 1995

EXTERIOR LIGHTS SO DIM AT NIGHT THAT VEHICLE CAN'T BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT.

Incident date: Jul 1, 1995

INSIDE LIGHTING FAILED. *TT

AUTO LIGHTS GOE OUT WHILE DRIVING-NO ACCIDENTS YET-AUTO HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE. *AK

Incident date: Dec 26, 1995

REAR LIGHT LENSES CRACKED. *AK

Incident date: Dec 26, 1995

REAR LIGHT LENSES CRACKED. *AK

Incident date: Jun 1, 1995

ALL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, BACK LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS DON'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Incident date: Jun 1, 1995

ALL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, BACK LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS AND THE HEAD LIGHTS DON'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Incident date: Apr 15, 1994

HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF FAILURE. TT CONSUMERALSO STATES TRUNK RELEASE WAS NOT WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER.*JB

Incident date: Dec 18, 1995

PARKING LIGHT BULB FAILURE. *AK

Incident date: Jul 15, 1995

THE CAR SET ON FIRE FROM A SHORT IN LIGHT REAR BULB. TT *JB

Fire

Incident date: Dec 30, 1995

WHEN TURNING RIGHT SIGNAL ON THE ENTIRE LIGHT SYSTEMS GO OUTS INCLUDING HEAD LIGHTS. TT

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE SENTINEL LIGHT DOESN'T WORK . TT

Incident date: Nov 17, 1989

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT CRACKED/LEAKED.

EXPERIENCING ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES AND DOORS WOULD JAM UP. TT

Incident date: Aug 15, 1991

DRIVER AND PASSGENER SEAT BELT AND REAR BACK SEAT DO NOT RETRACT. TT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED, LEFT DOOR LOCK SWITCH OVERHEATS. DEFECTIVE RADIO, CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE, REAR SPEAKERS HAVE POOR CLARITY. ALARM INOPERABLE. DIMMER SWITCH MISALIGNED, TAIL LENS MISALIGNED, HIGH BEAM LAMP INOPERABLE, TURN SIGNAL LAMP BROKEN, CENTER BRAKE LIGHT INOPERABLE, TURN SIGNAL TRANSMITTERS INOPERABLE, TURN ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 24, 1995

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED.

Incident date: Mar 10, 1995

SHORT IN LIGHTING SYSTEM, CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON.

Incident date: Jun 26, 1995

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT DESIGN COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL HARM TO BATTERY. *SKD

Incident date: Jun 12, 1995

REPLACED BURNED OUT RIGHT FRONT MARKER BULB.

Incident date: Aug 9, 1995

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, THE PARKING LIGHTS STAY ON, AND TEMPORARY LOSS BRAKES. TT

Incident date: Jul 13, 1995

REPLACED BURNED OUT GRILL LIGHTS TWICE. *AK

Incident date: Feb 16, 1995

DASH GAUGES/SPEEDOMETER FAILED UPON TURNING ON LIGHTS.

Incident date: Jan 1, 1995

THE DAY LIGHT RUNNING SYSTEM IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. TT

THE MOTORHOME IS OVER 1/2 TO 1 TON OVERWEIGHT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE ILLEGAL TO BE ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE HAS NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS, NO SIDE MARKER LIGHTS.

Incident date: Apr 28, 1995

HEAD, TAIL, DASH, AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, THEY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. TT

Incident date: Feb 10, 1995

LIGHTS COME ON WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. TT

Incident date: Feb 16, 1995

RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED DUE TO FUSES BLOWING REPETEADLY. FORD DEALERS MODIFIED COMPONENT WITH SAME FAILURE. TT

Incident date: Jan 27, 1995

PARKING LIGH FAILURE. *AK

Incident date: Jan 30, 1993

PARKING LIGHT BULBS BLOW OUT ON A REGULAR BASICS; 5 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR; CAUSES DECREASED ILLUMINATION ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. TT

Incident date: Jan 9, 1995

LIGHTS FAILED.

Incident date: Jan 3, 1995

DRIVERS LIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF WHEN USED. TT

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