Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / MONTANA / 2002

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005022904 Incident Date: Jun, 01 2005
Consumer's City: BRENTWOOD Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTANA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDX03E42D Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 02 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 20 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Stop lamp bulbs are shorting out at connector to sockets. this has happened three times so far. twice on the left side and once on the right side. the result is a melted base on oem bulbs with plastic bases and an inoerable brake light. frequent failures of stop lamps creates a safety hazard. so far i have replaced three bulbs, cleaned and filed the contacts, applied dielectric grease, and used bulbs with glass bases. one of the plastic base bulbs is available for inspection. there was no indication of contamination from moisture or other sources. vehicle has not been driven in cold climate or high humidity conditions.