Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / ALERO / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014185 | Incident Date: Apr, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: AUSTIN | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: ALERO | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:hazard flashing warning lights:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The gm recall for a defective hazard/turn-signal switch on its malibu, alero, & gramam lines is too narrow!. this concerns [nhtsa recall no. 03v327/gm and recall no. 03043]. *ak a large number of cars manufactured slightly before the range contained in the recall also have the exact same problem. a quick search of any message board concerning these gm cars will back up the claims in this complaint. even worse, local dealers refuse to honor the problem. even worse, for cars included in the recall, some dealers charge for labor, despite the terms of the recall.. in short, gm is knowingly and purposely not extending the recall to all vehicles actually affected. the consequences of this defective part can be quite fatal -- inoperative turn signals can lead to accidents, death, and destruction. i have recently been in many "near-miss" incidents due to this faulty part. (note, while the deaths and # injured are slightly exaggerated -- the number of failures is not!). due to the intermittent nature of this problem, i was unable to get it repaired during the warranty period. now that the warranty has expired, it is less intermittent, and more often in a failed state. |