WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE I TRIED TO ADJUST PASS. SIDE MIRROR,MIRROR WOULD NOT MOVE SO SINCE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN I FIGURED MIRROR MIGHT BE FROZEN.A FEW MOMENTS LATER I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND SMELLED SMOKE AS I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT WAS BURNING I NOTICED SMOKE IN MY VEHICLE COMING FROM THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL.I MANAGED TO REMOVE THE …
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WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE I TRIED TO ADJUST PASS. SIDE MIRROR,MIRROR WOULD NOT MOVE SO SINCE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN I FIGURED MIRROR MIGHT BE FROZEN.A FEW MOMENTS LATER I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND SMELLED SMOKE AS I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT WAS BURNING I NOTICED SMOKE IN MY VEHICLE COMING FROM THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL.I MANAGED TO REMOVE THE COVER FROM THE SWITCH AND EXTINQUISHED THE FLAMES.HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BURNED.I BELIEVE THEIR MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCHES USED IN THESE VEHICLES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #743923
Mileage unknown · Jun 29, 2000
Electrical SystemFire
BATTERY LEAKAGE CAUSED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TOPROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #864501
Mileage unknown · Jun 12, 2000
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. YH
NHTSA ODI #552617
Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 1999
Electrical System
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP IGNITION DIDN'T SPRING BACK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO KEEP RUNNING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T STOP ENGINE FROM RUNNING UNTIL DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. TRUCK CONTINUED TO RUN DURING REPLACEMENT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #852187
Mileage unknown · Nov 4, 1997
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingParking Brake
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
NHTSA ODI #524241
Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 1997
Electrical System
IGNITION SPARK CONTROL COMPUTER IS CAUSING BACKFIRE UPON ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHILE USING AIR CONDITIONING.
WHEN RAINING THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. TT CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE TRUCK SITS IN RAIN OVERNIGHT OR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE ABS WILL LOCK, PROBLEM OCCURS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE APPLIED AND CLEARS UP AFTER FIRST COUPLE MILES OF THE TRIP, DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HOWEVE…
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WHEN RAINING THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. TT CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE TRUCK SITS IN RAIN OVERNIGHT OR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE ABS WILL LOCK, PROBLEM OCCURS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE APPLIED AND CLEARS UP AFTER FIRST COUPLE MILES OF THE TRIP, DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE THROW OUT BEARING. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #972952
Mileage unknown · Jul 19, 1995
Electrical SystemExterior LightingPower Train
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP 5 TIMES, ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
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NHTSA investigations
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PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails
Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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