| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004028012 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SPRINGVILLE | Consumer's State: UT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: METRO | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: 2C1MR5225Y6 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 07 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 14 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The window defrost blower motor fails to work after starting the car. also the rear window electric defrost fails. this could lead to impaired visibility during winter or rain conditions when the windshield fogs or ices up. there is an apparent short in the ignition switch causing this. after engaging the starter, the ignition switch fails to return to the proper position for the above accessories to work. the driver must jiggle the key and ignition switch backwards to almost the off position to restore power to the blower motor and rear defrost. sometimes, while going down the road the defrost blower motor stops when hitting bumps in the road. in addition to this, my wife once smelled and saw smoke coming from the steering column after trying to start the car. after reading about the nhtsa recall of chev. cavaliers for faulty ignition switches (campaign id #04v036000), i wondered if this is a related safety problem. |
