Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 0800600REV | 12/29/2000 | 080600 | 618049 | Subject regarding wire splice repairs. *sb | 04/03/2001 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 180694A | 12/01/1994 | 18-06-94 | 39008 | Cold start hesitation. *tw | 02/28/1995 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 080600 | 02/25/2000 | 609995 | This bulletin provides a revised wire splice procedure and related parts. *tt | 04/12/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 2 | |||
| 01mar99: had parked & left vehicle idling. returned heard noise. arrived home & noticed heavy smoke. vehicle caught fire under hood. fire dept arrived & extinguisehd the flames. informed consumer that it was an electrical problem under hood. had happeneded again on may 11,y99. same problem & fire. also, sometimes hard to start vehicle. replaced battery & starter before fires. each time had worked for a while & then failed. *ak | |||
| 09/20/1996 | 1 | ||
| During vehicle operation smell of burning rubber and smoke was noticed coming from under the hood because the alternator was on fire.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 01/01/1995 | 5 | ||
| Within two years the engine controller has failed, resulting in all power, including brakes and steering becoming nonfunctional. on second occurrence, owner almost struck a child in parking lot due to power loss. *ak body controller also continues to go out. *yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 2 | |||
| 01mar99: had parked & left vehicle idling. returned heard noise. arrived home & noticed heavy smoke. vehicle caught fire under hood. fire dept arrived & extinguisehd the flames. informed consumer that it was an electrical problem under hood. had happeneded again on may 11,y99. same problem & fire. also, sometimes hard to start vehicle. replaced battery & starter before fires. each time had worked for a while & then failed. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 02/10/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 15mph on highway and noticed a smell coming from underneath vehicle. he was able to pull over and lifted hood, and battery was on fire. dealership was aware of problem.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 2 | |||
| 01mar99: had parked & left vehicle idling. returned heard noise. arrived home & noticed heavy smoke. vehicle caught fire under hood. fire dept arrived & extinguisehd the flames. informed consumer that it was an electrical problem under hood. had happeneded again on may 11,y99. same problem & fire. also, sometimes hard to start vehicle. replaced battery & starter before fires. each time had worked for a while & then failed. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 07/02/1999 | 12 | 08/01/1996 | |
| Smoke from dashboard/ drivers side, #14 fuse is open. replaced pink/black wire from fuse panel to headlight switch.. #14 switch continues to open intermittantly. replaced all parking/tail lamps. fuse continues to open intermittantly. checked license plate lamps, found (l) lamp socket shorted. lamp socket broken down into a sticky gooey substance that disintegrated onto my fingers, only base of socket remained intact. disconnected base of socket from circuit. #14 fuse stopped opening.*ak | |||