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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003208398 | Incident Date: Apr, 04 2003 |
| Consumer's City: TINTON FALLS | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SW | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZH8289VZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 12 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I called saturn of eatontown, nj reporting an electrical problem with the ignition and door bell alarm-it rang constantly. i was told by the service manger not to worry, use a little cw spread; 3 days later, the steering column and ignition caught on fire. saturn is refusing to honor safety recall tsb # 97-c-02, dated apr 97, titled, "recall-ignition cylinder malfunction." i understand that under federal law a manufacturer-initiated safety recall is equal to a nhtsa safety recall and must be remedied at no cost to the consumer. i thank you for your assistance in this matter. anthony a. sessa p. s. i am not sure when my deceased father purchased this vehicle. *nlm |
