NHTSA Complaint #766006 — 2002 DODGE DAKOTA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	766006
Vehicle	2002 DODGE DAKOTA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Date of Incident	June 17, 2002
Date Filed	August 23, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	GA

Consumer Description

THE DAY THE TRUCK WAS PICKED UP, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT FUSE WAS BLOWN. AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE, LIGHTS WERE FINE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. FUSE BLEW AGAIN, RETURNED TRUCK TO DEALER. THEY LOOKED OVER THE SYSTEM AND SAID IT WAS A LOSE WIRE TO THE FUSE BOX. TWO DAYS LATER, FUSE BLEW AGAIN. THEY THEN ORDERED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IN THE MEANTIME, I CONTINUE TO REPLACE FUSES AS THEY BLOW. NOW IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE FUSE, AS THEY BLOW IMMEDIATELY. DEALER NOW HAS TRUCK AND REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STILL BLOWS THE FUSE. TRUCK IS NOW AT DEALER WHILE THEY TROUBLESHOOT. TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS.

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