Consumer Complaint Detail

PLYMOUTH / VOYAGER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049921 Incident Date: Dec, 12 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: VOYAGER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2P4FP25B3WR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 14 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When attempting to turn on the headlights, the headlights will flicker on for only a split second then go off. the driver must turn the headlight switch only to a certain point so that the lights will stay on. if the lights flicker, the driver has to turn the lights off, then try again. twice, while driving at night, the headlights went out, requiring the driver to pull off the road (without lights), then fiddle with the headlight switch to get the headlights to come on again. it is extremely touchy to get them to come on and stay on. this appears to be a safety recall in canada, but not in the us. according to the automobile protection association (in canada) for 1996-2000 models, "headlight switch or relay malfunction in the lower dash panel or steering column can cause the lights to fail to come on, or the electrical system to overheat with smoke and a risk of fire (three cases of smoke and two of fire at time of writing)." see http://www.apa.ca/template.asp?docid=23#top for the information i just referenced. *jb