Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / SKYLARK / 1998

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0 Injured
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034233 Incident Date: Aug, 15 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SKYLARK Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4NJ52M6WC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: contact stated that on 7-11-05 had a new alternator put in. it failed on 8-13-05., and it was replaced on 8-14-05. it is not showing up on the tester as consistent. it was arching and draining the battery. the part number for the alternator was #8225-7. they will replace it in a certain amount of time; but that did not help the call now because car died the freeway. a mechanic told her they were putting bad regulators in these alternators. this included the following companies;: car quest, and bbb industries; 5640 commerce east, mobile, al 36619. palladium; box 2710 ronoake, va 24001. *ak