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
Incident date: Sep 8, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Nov 2, 1996
YELLOW-WHITE POWDER ESCAPING FROM INSIDE DASHBOARD, CAUSING IRRITATION.
Incident date: Aug 1, 1996
ELECTRONIC SWITCH FOR HATCH WARNING LIGHT FAILED.
Incident date: Oct 19, 1996
REMOTE CONTROL DEFECTIVE.
Incident date: Aug 5, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Oct 18, 1996
DASHBOARD WARPED/SCREWS FALLING OUT.
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1992) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Dec 10, 1996
Incident date: Oct 23, 1996
DASHBOARD DIFFICULT TO READ IN FULL DAYLIGHT.
Incident date: Oct 10, 1996
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. *AK
Incident date: Sep 1, 1996
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE OIL GAUGE IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TOOK TO DEALER, PARTS ARE ON BACK LOG . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Incident date: Sep 1, 1996
PLASTIC BRACKETS ON DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAVE BEGAN TO DETACH, ALLOWING DASHBOARD TO PULL AWAY FROM INTERIOR. *AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT OR CONSIDER THIS AS SAFETY ISSUE.*JB
OLDSMOBILE
88
(1990) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 14, 1996
Incident date: Jul 10, 1996
THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE ELECTRONIC DASH IS AN UNREADABLE AMBER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN.
Incident date: Jun 17, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Apr 8, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Mar 25, 1996
ARM RESTS POSITIONED TOO HIGHT, INTERFERING W/FREE MOVEMENT OF DRIVER'S ARM.
Incident date: Jul 2, 1996
INSTRUMENT PANEL READINGS OBSCURED BY LIGHT INTENSITY.
Incident date: Sep 26, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1993) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 14, 1996
Incident date: Oct 1, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
WINNEBAGO
SUN CRUISER
(1995) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 14, 1996
Incident date: Dec 20, 1995
PROBLEM WITH AWNING.
Incident date: Oct 23, 1996
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. *AK
FLEETWOOD
PACE ARROW
(1991) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 6, 1996
Incident date: Oct 31, 1994
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Mar 3, 1996
THE REMOTE CONTROL MECHANISM IS VERY SENSITIVE AND OPENED THE TRUCK INADVERTENTLY. *AK *JB
Incident date: Apr 10, 1996
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES; ALSO, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY/PREMAURE WEAR OF TIRES/PREMATURE WEA ROF ABS BRAKES/ NOISY DIFFERENTIAL AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1996) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 29, 1996
Incident date: Feb 15, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1996) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 29, 1996
Incident date: Jul 2, 1996
DASHBOARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.
Incident date: Sep 24, 1996
CANNOT READ CLOCK AND TEMPERATURE DISPLAY DUE TO SUNSHINE/POTENTIAL HAZARD IF DRIVER IF CONCENTRATING ON TRYING TO READ DISPLAY RATHER THAN THE ROAD.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1996) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 29, 1996
Incident date: Sep 3, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 MPH TO 35 MPH, FOLLOWED BY 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT COMING ON/SPEEDOMETER FAILURE AND GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS COMING ON.
KENWORTH
CONVENTIONAL
(1995) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 29, 1996
Incident date: Jul 15, 1996
TRAILER BOWED AND SPLIT OPEN, SPILLING ITS LOAD ONTO THE ROADWAY.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1995) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 21, 1996
Incident date: Oct 18, 1996
FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, ALSO PIECES FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MATERIAL /PADDING CAME OFF THE DASH. *AK
Crash
INSTRUMENT PANEL SQUEAKING BADLY WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Incident date: Sep 15, 1996
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED 60MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. THEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES COMPLETELY. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAPPENED. *AK *SLC
EVERYTIME IT RAINS, PUDDLES OF WATER DEVELOP ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE WATER COMES FROM WITHIN THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AFTER REPAIRS.
Incident date: Nov 21, 1995
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Jun 25, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Aug 12, 1996
HITCH BROKE OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT.(OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash
Incident date: May 1, 1996
POINT OF ATTACHMENT FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE COWL SIDE BREAKS, CAUSING RIGHT SIDE OF PANEL TO BECOME UNATTACHED FROM STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE.
Incident date: Sep 23, 1996
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, ALSO BRAKE CALIPER FAILED, VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM LANE TO LANE. *AK
Incident date: Jul 28, 1996
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION WAS OFF, DOORS LOCKED, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND MESSED UP DASHBROAD AND WINDSHIELD WAS BUSTED.*AK
Incident date: Jul 1, 1996
ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON . *AK
Incident date: Mar 23, 1996
UPON ATTEMPTING TO FILL VEHICLE W/GASOLINE, SPRING LOADED LICENSE PLATE FLEW UP W/SUCH FORCE THAT THE GAS NOZZLE DISLODGED, SPRAYING DRIVER'S EYES W/GASOLINE.
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 20, 1996
REAR CARGO DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE WITH REMOTE KEYLESS.
Incident date: Apr 26, 1996
MOTORBELT FAILURE CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.
Incident date: Apr 27, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Oct 18, 1995
REMOTE DOOR LOCK FAILS FOR RIGHT FRONT DOOR.
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Apr 15, 1996
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
OIL GAUGE SHORTED OUT AND STARTED SMOKING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK
THE ELECTRICAL ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
Incident date: Jan 8, 1996
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *DH