Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / INTRIGUE / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028040 Incident Date: Jul, 06 2005
Consumer's City: BILLERICA Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: INTRIGUE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3WH52H1XF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The car would not start. after several attempts the security light came on indicating a problem with the passlock system. i kept trying and the car finally started. i brought the car to a mechanic who told me the ignition switch needed to be replaced. i was told this was a very common problem with gms and gm knows about it. the switch was $185.00 and with labor the bill came to $350.00. the oldsmobile dealer said this was such a common problem with these cars that they keep many switches in stock.