This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Windshield wipers come on intermittently, vehicle has not been examined by dealer. The lights on the dash went out. Consumer found soot everywhere. Consumers husband checked to see if a fuse had blown. They noticed that in the power distribution box the fuses used were higher than what the manual stated. These had 50 amp fuses. The manual calls for 30 amps. Consumer feels this overage in power could have resulted in fire to the vehicle and that this may be the underlying problem with the windshield wipers.
Dashlights are not working. Consumer sees soot on the dash sometimes and smells something burning. Dealer determined amps on factory installed fuses are too high. Cannot remedy the problem. Consumer states that the fuses should have been a 30 amp.
Whenever consumer hits a bump the windshield wipers come on. Also every time he puts the vehicle into reverse fuse, which is connected to the overdrive switch and reverse lights, blows out. Dealer and manufacturer has been notified.
- Violet, LA, USA
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