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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006055088 | Incident Date: Jan, 06 2006 |
| Consumer's City: NEW BERLIN | Consumer's State: WI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: GRAND AM | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1999 pontiac grand am with 80,000 miles, that i bought new. about a month ago (jan. 2006), the gas gauge failed. the needle dropped to empty (when the car tank was full). now i don't know how much gas is in my tank, or when it will run out leaving me stranded. i called the dealership and they said it would cost $400 to repair. i called pontiac division about them fixing it, and they said it was not on their recall list! i said i've owned cars for over 45 years and have never had a gas gauge fail! they said i should pay to have it repaired and if they ever decide to recall it, they would give me my money back. well, i'm a retired disabled veteran and can't afford $400 for a stupid gas gauge...so now i get it filled up every day! *jb |
