Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / ION / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307481 Incident Date: Nov, 06 2004
Consumer's City: RIVER FALLS Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ION Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 08 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 29 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Front right turn signal bulb 'bright' / 'high' elment burned out. bulb was oem wagner 5702ka. bulb base was blacked, had signs of overheating. both left and front headlight assembly outer lenses have changed from clear to translucent imediately above turn signal bulbs, perhaps due to overheateing. dealer said a problem was discovered and fixed in the later 2003 ions. dealer offered to diagnose and install a 'resistor and harness' kit at my expence. this is obviously a design error and should be fixed at saturn's expence. may be a potential fire hazard.*ak