32 of the 408 complaints filed about the Plymouth Sundance are about the electrical system — 8% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1992.
32
Complaints
8%
Share of all complaints
0
Crashes
12
Fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND WILL NOT RESTART WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP HAS UNPLUGGED AND REPLUGGED THE COMPUTER CHIP, RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND CHECKED THE SENSORS, EVERY THING WAS OKAY. A MONTH LATER AND ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE FAILURE RECURRED.
NHTSA complaint #10099674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REAR WINDOW LIGHT BULB MELTS CONSTANTLY AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #10054151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS, BATTERY FAILED, IGNITION WIRES WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START, AND SPARK PLUGS FAILED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #559923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS, BATTERY FAILED, IGNITION WIRES WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START, AND SPARK PLUGS FAILED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #559923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN CONSUMER PUT KEY INTO IGNITION THE KEY DIDN'T TURN AT ALL. THEN, IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH.
NHTSA complaint #864335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVING WHEN IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS NO POWER, WENT FROM 35 TO 20 MPH THEN STARTED SMOKING AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT. WENT TO GET HELP BUT NO ONE WAS AT WORK, MEN NEXT DOOR NOTICED SMOKE AND RAN OVER WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE HOOD LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE. POLICE DEPT RESPONDED AND TIRED TO EXTINGUISHED BUT COULD NOT GET INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE SHORTED ALL WIRING. CAR WIRING WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND CAR WAS TOTALED. SECOND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. LAST FAILURE WAS ON APRIL 1991.
NHTSA complaint #718389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
A FIRE BROKE OUT INSIDE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOUSE, AND ALL WINDOW CLOSED. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.
NHTSA complaint #854706 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. NLM
NHTSA complaint #605680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PROBLEM: CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD;ACTS LIKE THE IGNITION IS SUDDENLY INTERRUPTED. WILL START BACK UP IN A MINUTE OR LESS. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW CAUSE OR WHAT TO LOOK FOR. HELP!
NHTSA complaint #714873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THERE IS REOCCURRING SMOKE AND FIRES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE SPEAKERS. THE FIRES HAS HAPPENED TWICE DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #846959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRVING ABOUT 50 MPH THE REAR PANEL THAT GOES FROM THE WINDOW TO THE BACK SEAT, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUGHT ON FIRE CLOSE TO THE ROOF. IN AUGUST 1997 THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED.
NHTSA complaint #837676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STARTED BURNING, POURING SMOKE INTO THE CAR FROM EVERY VENT AND OPENING POSSIBLE, BACK LEFT WINDOW PANEL ACTUALLY MELTED FROM THE INSIDE, POSSIBLE DUE TO ASHES GETTING BETWEEN THE WINDOW PANELS.
NHTSA complaint #511195 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE PARKED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #823108 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSES CONTINUALLY BLOW OUT.
NHTSA complaint #520002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING CAUSED THE DASH TO CATCH ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #808254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA DUE TO ALTERNATOR NEEDING A SHIM.
NHTSA complaint #506929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
STARTED VEHICLE AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH BY THE STEERING COLUMN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #803092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLES ROOF CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #800517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLES ROOF CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT WHILE DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #800517 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #975464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.