| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019808 | Incident Date: Mar, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ALLEGAN | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CATERA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 19 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My vehicle's sport shifting indicator light came on about a week before the transmission failure. my car would refuse to shift out of first gear until i drove it for a few miles and/or turned the car off and restarted it. i was in a local town when the front end started to shudder and make noise. i took it to a auto transmission shop who stated the sending unit for the fluid failed and it had burned out the first gear. he stated that this was most likely a manufacture defect. i contacted gm headquarters and was refused any help in fixing the issue or resolving the issue. they stated that the problem was because it had not had a sufficient history with gm dealerships getting maintenance, and that i was the third owner. keep in mind, this transmission went out after my owning the vehicle for only 9 mos, paid 14,000.00 for the car and only has 73,000 miles on it. i now am unable to drive my car until it is fixed, which i am quoted 1500.00 for a rebuild and a year warranty that i cannot afford at this time and having to drive a very unreliable and very unsafe vehicle in the meantime. i just want my car back. |
