| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003256397 | Incident Date: Jan, 25 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SATURN | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:horn |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8AL52F33Z | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 26 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 04 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2003 saturn ion. the horn is very hard to operate. when it is activated it makes a very acceptable loud noise. but it is not easy to find the location on the wheel where it will function nor is it easy to activate. i am afraid that when it is needed in an emergency, i will not be able to activate it. when i asked my dealer to adjust it, he said , the horn was in a completely sealed unit with no adjustments. when i told him this was unsafe. his response was, there is nothing i can do at this level. i called saturns corporate office and spoke to both a representative and her supervisor. i was told the horn was functioning as designed and they would do nothing further at this time, when i asked how many other people were experiencing this problem, i was told, we do not have those statistics available. before i bought the saturn ion, i was driving a mercury topaz. i had no difficulty with the horn. i occasionally drive my husbands toyota corolla. again no problem. earlier we owned a variety of chevrolet products and i have never experienced difficulty in getting a horn to sound when i needed one. again, i think an emergency signal which is difficult to generate is an accident waiting to happen. *jb |
