Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 19, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL HEADLIGHT ADJUSTERS FRACTURED ON 07/04/06. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 07/05/06 WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE TENSION SPRING THAT ASSISTS IN THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTERS WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AS WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 8/1/2006 - *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10162864
- Incident
- Jul 4, 2006
- Mileage
- 171,900 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 10, 2003
THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THEN WENT OUT, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10015607
- Incident
- Apr 4, 2003
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 18, 2003
FIRST STARTED OUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I FIGURED IT WAS NOTHING. NOW THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER EVERY 30-60 SECONDS, CAN NOT DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, HAVE ALREADY BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE BECAUSE OF IT. I EXPLAINED TO THE OFFICER THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10010714
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2003
- Mileage
- 142,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 13, 2002
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHT SWITCH (F49Z-11654-A), WITH AUTOLAMP OPTION, FAILED AND HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING OFF AND ON THEN GOING OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES, 9/98 AT 93,000 MILES (SWITCH REPLACED), 8/01 AT 145,000 MILES (NEW SWITCH AND BLOCK INSTALLED W/OLD WIRING) AND 10/02 AT 160,000 MILES (NEW SWITCH AND BLOCK W/NEW WIRING INSTALLED). VEHICLE NORMALLY DRIVEN WITH HEADLIGHTS ON FOR SAFETY SO USEAGE TIME ON SWITCH IS EXTENSIVE. EACH TIME LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CONTACTS, TERMINALS AND WIRE TERMINAL CONNECTORS HAD OVERHEATED AND DISCOLORED. THE OVERHEATING MELTED AND DISTORTED THE PLASTIC SWITCH CASE AND TERMINAL BLOCK (D3TZ-11A648-A), ALLOWING OR FORCING TERMINALS TO DISTORT OR MOVE. BOTH OF THE BATTERY POWER TO MAIN LIGHT SWITCH TERMINALS, A & B AND THE MAIN LIGHT SWITCH TO DIMMER SWITCH TERMINAL, WERE THE ONLY ONES OVERHEATED. DT
- NHTSA ID
- 769664
- Incident
- Sep 29, 1998
AirbagsInterior & seatsExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Jul 26, 2000
INDICATOR DISPLAY IN DASH LOOKS MELTED. AIRBAG INDICATOR FLASHING AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ARE DIFICULT TO SEE. ODOMETER JUMPED FROM 80K TO OVER 130K; THERE IS NO METRIC/ENGLISH SWITCH.
- NHTSA ID
- 726060
- Incident
- Jul 21, 2000
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 14, 1999
REPACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH TWICE BECAUSE OF LIGHTS GOING OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. ORIGINAL SWITCH APPEARED AS IF IT HAD GOTTEN HOT. AFTER JUMPER ON THE WIRING HARNESS WAS INSTALLED AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY 1999, LIGHTS HAVE BEEN DOING GREAT UNTIL THIS EVENING, WENT OUT LIKE PREVIOUS TIMES. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON DASH WAS CLICKING ON AND OFF.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 716024
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 29, 1999
LIGHTS FAILED AFTER REPLACEMENT OF MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH/LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN-DEALER RESPONSE
- NHTSA ID
- 715395
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1999
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 23, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK DEFECTIVE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSING OF FAILURE WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 826310
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 24, 1999
3 TIMES IN SIX YEARS HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. VAN HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN AT NIGHT FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED TWICE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 841086
- Incident
- Nov 11, 1997
BrakesExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Apr 26, 1999
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE TURNING SIGNAL IT DOESN'T WORK AND THE BACK UP LAMP ISN'T WORKING EITHER. ALSO, HEATER MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT AND THE YELLOW ANTI- BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER HAD JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM REPAIR SHOP FOR A RECALL SERVICE, AND THE CONSUMER IS HAVING ALL OF TYPES OF PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 837064
- Incident
- Apr 23, 1999
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 18, 1998
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828046
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 31, 1998
LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 538636
- Incident
- May 1, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 24, 1998
INTERMITTENTLY THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 825841
- Incident
- Jan 13, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 30, 1998
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. OWNER NOTES HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS POSSIBLE CAUSE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 824233
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+5 more
Filed Apr 3, 1998
DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILED/ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON/MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED/TIE RODS REPLACED/TAIL LIGHTS REPEATED LY REPLACED/IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING A FIRE/REPEATED ENGINE OIL LEAKS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 533725
- Incident
- Mar 31, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 20, 1998
WHILE DRIVING THE VAN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO OFF AND STAY OFF. AFTER THE DRIVER JIGGLES SWITCH,THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON AGAIN. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HARNESS WAS REPLACED BY DEALER ON JAN 23, 1998. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820844
- Incident
- Dec 23, 1997
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Aug 13, 1996
BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. HAVE BEEN REPLACED 6X.
- NHTSA ID
- 800812
- Incident
- Feb 15, 1996
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 7, 1995
HEAD LIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL/POOR VISIBILITY. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 485264
- Incident
- Mar 15, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.