Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / LUMINA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307146 Incident Date: Nov, 02 2004
Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LUMINA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WL52M7W9 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 06 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Both rear brake lights have failed and only the center high mounted lights are working. i replaced the bulbs but taht did not help so i did a little troubleshooting and found that the bulbs worked as they lit up when i used the signal lights, hazard lights, and head lights. i next tried replacing the turn signal/harzard flasher but this did not resolve the problem. i checked on the internet and found that several people have had this problem and the failure was caused by a faulty turn signal lever and that if this part was wiggled the lights would work again. i checked this on the car and flipped the high beams on and off a couple of times via the turn signal stalk and the brake lights started to work again. i find this extremely dangerous that a critical piece of safety equipment relies on something as trivial as a turn signal stalk. i have also heard that general motors has issuad a recall concerning this problem but that it was very narrowly confined and did not include this vehicle despite the fact that many people seem to have had this problem.*ak