ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Problems — Vehicle Safety Complaint Database
About ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Complaints
The electrical system powers everything from the starter to the lights and computer systems. Common electrical complaints include battery drain, alternator failure, wiring issues, and electronic control module problems. Electrical failures can cause multiple systems to malfunction simultaneously.
NHTSA has received 182,578 complaints related to electrical system issues across all vehicle makes and models. Of these, 4,057 involved crashes and 10,149 involved fires.
Vehicles with Most ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Complaints
2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
1,216 complaints
9 crashes 8 fires 5 injuries
2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
958 complaints
6 crashes 18 fires 8 injuries
2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
879 complaints
15 crashes 5 fires 16 injuries
2013 FORD EDGE
846 complaints
1 crashes 1 fires 2 injuries
2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
807 complaints
7 crashes 6 fires 3 injuries
2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
802 complaints
5 crashes 83 fires 3 injuries
2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
760 complaints
8 crashes 46 fires 9 injuries
2015 CHRYSLER 200
744 complaints
27 crashes 11 fires 13 injuries
2009 DODGE JOURNEY
742 complaints
11 crashes 16 fires 11 injuries
2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
725 complaints
13 crashes 3 fires 9 injuries
2011 FORD EDGE
683 complaints
1 crashes 4 fires 1 injuries
2006 JEEP COMMANDER
659 complaints
21 crashes 8 fires 10 injuries
2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
644 complaints
12 crashes 5 fires 4 injuries
2010 DODGE JOURNEY
573 complaints
4 crashes 5 fires
2016 HONDA PILOT
562 complaints
3 crashes 4 fires
2010 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN
536 complaints
2 crashes 11 fires 3 injuries
2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
519 complaints
2 crashes 6 fires 1 injuries
2011 DODGE DURANGO
492 complaints
6 crashes 44 fires 2 injuries
2008 CHRYSLER 300
490 complaints
9 crashes 8 fires 6 injuries
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
461 complaints
2 crashes 2 fires 2 injuries
2012 FORD EDGE
457 complaints
2 fires
2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
455 complaints
9 crashes 4 fires 1 injuries
2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
452 complaints
9 crashes 23 fires 6 injuries
2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
448 complaints
1 crashes 9 fires
2018 RAM 2500
443 complaints
4 crashes
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
432 complaints
4 crashes 10 fires 3 injuries
2014 JEEP CHEROKEE
431 complaints
6 crashes 9 fires 6 injuries
2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA
407 complaints
7 crashes 7 fires 4 injuries
2011 HYUNDAI SONATA
402 complaints
12 crashes 28 fires 11 injuries
2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
390 complaints
3 crashes 12 fires 7 injuries
2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
388 complaints
3 crashes 7 fires 6 injuries
2013 HONDA ACCORD
385 complaints
9 crashes 5 fires 7 injuries
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
380 complaints
3 crashes 11 fires 6 injuries
2008 DODGE CHARGER
380 complaints
8 crashes 12 fires 6 injuries
2017 HONDA CR-V
380 complaints
6 crashes 7 injuries
2017 SUBARU OUTBACK
379 complaints
5 crashes 1 fires 4 injuries
2023 FISKER OCEAN
376 complaints
2 crashes 2 fires 2 injuries
2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
366 complaints
1 crashes 20 fires 3 injuries
2006 CHEVROLET COBALT
365 complaints
32 crashes 3 fires 121 injuries
2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
364 complaints
2 crashes 3 fires 4 injuries
2014 HONDA ACCORD
364 complaints
5 crashes 4 fires 8 injuries
2007 JEEP COMMANDER
364 complaints
11 crashes 4 fires 3 injuries
2011 DODGE CHARGER
361 complaints
5 crashes 38 fires 4 injuries
2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU
358 complaints
5 crashes 4 fires 2 injuries
2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU
358 complaints
6 crashes 5 fires 5 injuries
2018 JEEP COMPASS
354 complaints
3 crashes 3 fires 1 injuries
2019 SUBARU OUTBACK
350 complaints
1 crashes
2012 FORD FOCUS
343 complaints
9 crashes 3 fires 4 injuries
2012 DODGE DURANGO
337 complaints
3 crashes 28 fires 4 injuries
2019 RAM 1500
334 complaints
6 crashes 2 fires 3 injuries