Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / ACHIEVA / 1992

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004279914	Incident Date: Jan, 17 2004
Consumer's City: BRANT	Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type:	Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ACHIEVA	Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights:high/low beam dimmer switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#:	Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 11 2004	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Nov, 09 2002
Was Original Owner: No	Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: While my wife was driving home from work she saw smoke from under the dash. she drove home in a snow storm for 1.5 hours and after getting home turned the headlight switch, and car off. i notice the lights were still on. it smelled like a fire was going to start. i drove it into my shed and checked it out and it was a short in the switch. i replaced the switch and it cost me over $100 to replace it. it probrably would of cost me over $200 dollars if i were to have a dealer or garage do it. this to me is a very high safety concern and don't think it should be taken lightly. thank you