Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / L200 / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078762 Incident Date: Sep, 08 2006
Consumer's City: FLANDERS Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: L200 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage and cable
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8JT54F63Y Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 13 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I left my house (released my parking brake) and went for a short drive 3-4 miles. my brakes failed and the rear brake overheated and smoke began billowing out from the wheel. my mechanic and i checked the car and the emergency brake cable showed a complete corrosion breakdown of the cable sheathing. the car is relatively new 2003, i have owned the entire time, no accidents or any service which has not been done by the dealer. there is no corrosion on anything else on the undercarriage. the cable seemed to be installed with a loop which pooled moisture at a low point in the sheathing case of the cable. the sheathing completely corroded at that point. the saturn dealership was not interested in investigating my problem and i went to a private service station. the cables needed to be replaced and possibly down the road the car will need a new drum due to the overheating. *nm