Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / SUNBIRD / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004029819 Incident Date: Mar, 09 2004
Consumer's City: QUITMAN Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUNBIRD Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:column
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3G2JB1245VS Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer states that the steering wheel column was loose and the driver had no control with steering wheel. first broke last year, and the owner had it repaired on march 10, 2004. a month or two months later the steering wheel column broke again. currently, it broke f a third time. the first time the owner had to pay to have the repairs done. the second time was covered under warranty, and the third time the owner will have to pay for it again. the cost was around $200.00. no one has any idea on why the steering column broke. the dealer did the repairs. the owner has had issues with this problem for the past year. the owner wanted to make sure that the repairs last this time before she paid for them. there were no problems with the vehicle before this. the car is actually a 1997 pontiac sunfire. *ak