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Exterior Lighting complaints

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Mileage unknown · May 11, 1999

Exterior Lighting

THE TURN SIGNAL/BLINKER OFTEN GOT STUCK BETWEEN BRIGHT AND DIM. WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE OFF. WHEN THE SWITCH GOT STUCK THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON WOULD BE TO PULL THE BRIGHT SWITCH AGAIN. TWICE WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE (I HAD IT REPLACED ONCE), LEAVING ME STUCK ON THE ROAD WIT…

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NHTSA ODI #706427

Mileage unknown · Oct 8, 1998

Exterior Lighting

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN; TURN SIGNAL WILL AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL, BUT FLASHER IS STILL CLICKING UNDER DASH. HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH ALSO VERY INTERMITTENT, AND HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR DIM THEM.

NHTSA ODI #780999

Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1998

Exterior LightingSteering

STEERING COLUMN, WHERE THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE, WHITE SMOKE COMES UP WHILE DRIVING. CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SPEED DOESN'T MATTER WHEN INCIDENT OCCURS. ALSO, THE MORE TURN SIGNAL IS USED THE MORE BURNING, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #827647

Mileage unknown · Nov 27, 1996

Exterior Lighting

WHEN TURNING ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THEM BACK ON, AFFECTS VISIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #511813

Mileage unknown · Apr 14, 1995

Electrical SystemExterior Lighting

VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SMOKES ESPECIALLY FROM HAZARD LIGHT AREA. TT

NHTSA ODI #963808

Mileage unknown · Mar 22, 1995

Exterior Lighting

TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SWITCH FAILED TWICE. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #482511

Mileage unknown · Mar 21, 1995

Electrical SystemExterior LightingVehicle Speed Control

STEERING COLUMN SMOKE APPEARS WHILE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. TT

NHTSA ODI #962423

Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 1995

Electrical SystemExterior Lighting

FOR ABOUT A YEAR THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SMELLS LIKE BURNING WIRES. TT

NHTSA ODI #961783

Mileage unknown · Mar 10, 1995

Electrical SystemExterior LightingFire

SMOKE EMITTED FROM STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AS A RESULT OF A FIRE. TT

NHTSA ODI #961735

Mileage unknown · Mar 8, 1995

Exterior Lighting

WHILE DRIVING, STEERING COLUMN EMITS SMOKE DUE TO SCREWS BEING SCREWED INTO WIRING, CAUSING REAR FLASHER'S TO SHORT OUT SINCE WIRES AND SCREW WERE TOUCHING. TT

NHTSA ODI #961498

Official recalls

91V083000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar

Jun 10, 1991

NUT ATTACHING STEERING WHEEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD ALLOW STEERING WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM STEERINGCOLUMN; LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: TIGHTEN THE NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE AS NECESSARY.

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NHTSA investigations

DP96014 · Defective Air Bag Crash Sensor

Opened Nov 14, 1996 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

CFAS SENT A FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON DECEMBER 12, 1996, TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF THE PETITION TO AIRBAG AGGRESSIVITY AND DEPLOYMENT VARIABILITY.NHTSA RECEIVED THE LETTER ON 12/12/96; ACCORDINGLY, THE PETITION DUE DAY WAS CHANGED TO APRIL 12, 1997.CFAS PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE 1991-92 CHEVROLET CORSICA/BERETTA, 1990-92 FORD TAURUS, AND 1994-96 CHRYSLER MINIVANS ARE DEFECTIVE.CFAS ALLEGE THAT INFORMATION ON LOW SPEED CRASHES HERE OCCUPANTS HAVE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES SUGGESTS [THAT THE ABOVE VEHICLES] HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR AND/OR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS.