Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 112,682 complaints — component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PONTIAC
TRANS SPORT
(1991) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 18, 1997
DASHBOARD EQUIPMENT IS TOO REFLECTIVE. *AK
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1993) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 18, 1997
OIL INDICATOR UNIT WENT OUT 2 TIMES, HAVE REPLACED, LIGHT CONTROL UNIT GETS TOO HOT TO TOUCH / THE TRUNK POPS OPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME, ANY NUMBER OF TIMES. *AK
TOYOTA
TOYOTA TRUCK
(1988) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 12, 1997
Incident date: Jan 1, 1997
UNSPECIFIED.
Crash
REQUESTING ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO VEHICLE.
WAS DRIVING AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, CALED DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE ENGINE GASKET . *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT REGISTER , ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENLEY COME ON, VEHICLE WILL ALSO STALL, CAUSING POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1997
DRIVING VEHICLE AND STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE STALLS, CHECK ENGINE SENSOR CAME OFF AND ON, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION , LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON WET ROAD SURFACE, WENT INTO A DITCH AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. *AK
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Oct 23, 1996
DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY REPLACED.
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1991) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 22, 1997
Incident date: Dec 1, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Dec 1, 1995
TWILIGHT SENTINEL SYSTEM ALLOWS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO DIM/ GO OUT/ COME BACK EVEN BRIGHTER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING.
Incident date: Nov 1, 1996
ENGINE OIL LIGHT, INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STATRED, NO LOSS OF OIL, IN FOR REPAIR 2, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1994) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 9, 1997
Incident date: May 4, 1994
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALSO, THE COVER OVER THE DASHBOARD DETACHED FROM THE DASHBOARD, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO SUSTAIN CHEST INJURIES. *AK
Crash
1 injured
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1994) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 8, 1997
Incident date: Dec 19, 1996
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED VEHICLE SOUNDED FUNNY, TOOK VEHICLE INTO JIFFY LUBE & WAS INFORMED VEHICLE OUT OF OIL, BUT OIL GAUGE WAS REGISTERING 3/4 FULL. *AK
CUP HOLDER IS LOCATED ABOVE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER, WHILE HOLDING DRINKS SPILLAGE OCCURS, CAUSING FLUID TO SPILL INTO SHIFTER, RESULTING IN SHIFTER LOCKING UP AND STICKING INTO POSITION. *AK
Incident date: Oct 17, 1996
DRIVER BACK SEAT POPPING.
Incident date: Feb 6, 1996
DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY DUE TO FAULTY SWITCHES. *DH
Incident date: Oct 13, 1995
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
OLDSMOBILE
98
(1984) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dec 31, 1996
Incident date: Oct 15, 1996
NOISE FROM DASH WHEN DRIVING.
Incident date: Oct 10, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE.
Incident date: Oct 25, 1996
LIGHTER INOPERATIVE.
Incident date: Nov 4, 1996
INSTRUMENT PANEL PROBLEM.
Incident date: Mar 25, 1996
DASHBOARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1996) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dec 31, 1996
Incident date: Jun 6, 1996
TOW BAR NOT SENDING FULL ELECTRICAL CURRENT THROUGH DUE TO MISSING PRONG.
Incident date: Oct 26, 1996
TRAILER HITCH BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT.(OHIO POLICE REPORT)
Incident date: Oct 12, 1996
TRAILER DISCONNECTED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
Incident date: Nov 21, 1996
INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED.
Incident date: Nov 10, 1996
DASHBOARD IS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN SUNLIGHT.
Incident date: Oct 15, 1996
KICK PANEL UNDER DASH DROPPED INTERFERING WITH USE OF BRAKE PEDAL.
Incident date: Dec 21, 1996
ON A 4-LANE HWY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , CAME OFF THE HWY ONTO A RAMP, APPLIED ABS BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK BECAUSE EGR VALVES FAILED , BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1996) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dec 23, 1996
Incident date: Nov 1, 1996
ENGINE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED AND ENTERING AN INCLINE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, IN FOR REAPIRS 5 TIMES, DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Incident date: Dec 2, 1996
OILPRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE. *AK