| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006101770 | Incident Date: Jun, 29 2006 |
| Consumer's City: GREENSBORO | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: GRAND AM | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal:flasher unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 10 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2004 pontiac grand am. incessant ticking, such as the turn signal that seemed to come from the emergency flasher area on the dashboard. however, quite a few people i had talked to had the same problem that has been fixed with a replacement part in the steering column. the amounts spent varied from a few dollars for a junk yard part, which was still the same manufacturer ,to upwards of $400 for a dealer fix. i am not replacing a bad part with another potentially bad part from the same maker, nor am i paying a dealership hundreds of dollars to fix a problem they should be held accountable for. this was apparently a widespread problem that occurred for many years with these vehicles, yet very few of them were actually recalled. as a noted, the ticking began after. while driving)i suddenly saw a small wisp of smoke coming from the steering column. the smoke had an electrical smell. when i called the dealership about this, i was told this was a normal occurrence sometimes when the temperature was hot. there was nothing to worry about. also, when i called regarding the ticking noises no one seemed to have any idea what i could be referring to... that' was when i began my internet search and discovered lots of nasty stories relating to gm dealerships and the same problem.*ak |
