| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000100031 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: ADKINS | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: VIBE | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5Y2SL62863Z | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Automatic headlight sensor is mounted on left side dash. shadows caused by left side roof pillar and/or texas inspection and registration stickers cast shadows over sensor at certain times of the day and orientation of the sun causing headlights to turn on with resultant dimming of dash lights and instruments to an un-readable level. the effect is quite shocking and leads the driver to initially believe that the car has lost all electrical power. dealer has indicated no known fix has been identified. a similar sensor on my buick rendevous is located in the center of the dash where shadows don't present such a problem.*ak |
