Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/30/2003 | |||
| A fire started under the hood while driving at 60mph. vehicle was towed to repair shop. cause was not determined at this time. manufacturer and dealer were notified. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 12/30/1996 | 0 | ||
| Got into vehicle, started it up (ignition), heard loud popping sound, vehicle started smoking from the dashboard area, towed truck, driver took out fuse & it stopped smoking. *ak | |||
| 10/28/1995 | 1 | 11/01/1993 | |
| Engine compartment fire caused by electrical system alternator malfunction. tt *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Short in horn causing fuses to blow and none of the interior lights to work and the radio to mess up the rear defrost wiring is corroded all the wat through the plastic coating as far as you can peel it back and see which is very likely to contribute to an accident although it hasnt yet | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 08/09/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving stepped on brake pedal, but vehicle would not stop on time. *ak right exhaust manifold , exhaust pipe and oxygen sensor failed. there was a clunk intermittently from back on turns due to broken torsion bar mounts. 4wd often hard to engage due to vac switch in transfer case failure. replace rear main seal, oil pan and gasket because of rust and oil leak. serpentine belt failed. distributor cap and rotor failed. axle seals and bearings are leaking. *yh | |||
| 10/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Driving down highway smelled something burning, vehicle became very smoky and fumes were very strong, pulled over, got out of vehicle. had to have vehicle towed, unable to drive . *ak consumer states ignition switch shorted out internally.*jb | |||
| Purchase truck used when driving truck stalled. tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 08/19/1993 | 9 | ||
| Ignition switch failed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/19/1993 | 9 | ||
| Starter failed twice. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 12/03/2004 | 110000 | 1 | |
| A fire started while the consumer was driving at 26 mph. the defrosting coil in the rear window started the fire, per the fire department. the entire vehicle's rear was destroyed. no injuries reported. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 03/01/2002 | |||
| A fire started in engine compartment while driving 20-25 mph. manufacturer was notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 03/21/2000 | 2 | 01/01/1991 | |
| Second incident of driving and engine quitting, upon stopping smoke coming from under hood, when hood is opened the alternator is burning. last time was 4 years ago and the incident was the same. *ak | |||
| 11/03/1998 | |||
| When driving at 55 mph without prior warning the volts light came on, and the consumer pulled over. went to lift the hood and noticed smoke and the fire. the wires were on fire, and the alterator was burned out. that's what started the fire. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 10/07/1996 | |||
| Electrical short in the instrument cluster, causing the vehicle to catch on fire in the dashboard. *ak | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| While driving the vehicle saw smoke coming from digital dashboard due to electrical short, vehical caight on fire. *ak | |||
| The abs system went out and the abs system does not work and will not stop the truck. the intrument panel went out without warning.*ak | |||
| 01/03/1995 | 3 | ||
| Dirty instrument cluster contacts, causing fuse to blow. *skd | |||