Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / FIREBIRD / 1998

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000066164 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2000
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: FIREBIRD Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G2FS22K6W2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 25 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Uneven wear in the brake rotors. gm has redesigned the rotor because of this problem and the car has been in for servicing twice regarding this problem. because car is now out of warranty, gm refuses to fix it even though they acknowledge it was incorrectly repaired previously and is a known problem. the uneven wear causes a shimmy in the car at freeway speeds. according to gm service bulletins, it generally happens after about 7000 miles from last brake servicing (as is the case with my car. *ak