Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005009034 Incident Date: Feb, 14 2005
Consumer's City: MILWAUKEE Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND PRIX Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:door:hinge and attachments
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2WK52J13F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 26 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 16 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2003 grand prix se and on 2/15/05, i went to open the back passenger door and the hinge and spring fell to the ground. it's the rivet end of the detent that snapped off. i contacted pontiac via emails and they told me to contact my dealer. i did and they told me the part costs $48.20 plus tax which equaled $50.91. my question here concerns the safety of this car if pieces fall off that should last the lifetime of a car. as long as i have owned this car since 4/17/04, there has been no accidents or anything to make this piece break off. are there recalls for this? i have looked and no is that answer. i don't feel that i had to pay for this part as we feel this is some kind of recall that should be put in place. i appreciate you looking into this as who knows, maybe next time the door will just open up in traffic or something. thank you. *jb