Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||||
| 97090154011 | 09/01/1997 | 54300 | Multi-purpose fuse capacity is incorrectly specified in the affected service manual pages. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 3 | 12/01/1996 | ||
| While driving, all lights dim randomly for 1-3 seconds. also, the dome light switch fails to turn the dome light on when set to on and sometimes does not turn the light on when set to door with the door open. the driver and passenger power rearview mirrors no longer move these defects have occurred since the car was new, to the best of my knowledge. *****dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*****769329. *ak *jb | |||
| 01/04/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated the vehicle was parked in the parking lot at work, when the radio caught on fir due to an electrical short. | |||
| 10/30/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| While driving on hwy with family at 65mph car lost electrical power. came to a halt in real busy traffic. no lights including emergency flashers would turn on. car would not start and stalled. forced to vear off highway not to cause accident. total cost of towing 155 dollars and total cost of repairs 900 dollars. lucky we are still alive and no one else got hurt.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 10/20/2001 | 12/01/2097 | ||
| Had to pull fuse to get the alarm to quit.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 06/17/2003 | 50000 | 3 | |
| While driving at 20 mph consumer saw smoke coming from under the dashboard and under the hood. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop, and mechanic informed consumer that all of the electrical wires melted. on another occasion while driving at about 15 mph vehicle completely shut down. vehicle was taken to the mechanic, who discovered that the flywheel and associated pulleys had to be replaced. also, radiator hose split. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 08/08/1997 | 2 | ||
| Under dash wiring harness failed resulting in burning and thick smoke to come from the left of the dashboard, vent and steering column. | |||