Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / BRAVADA / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093118 Incident Date: Jan, 18 2007
Consumer's City: ALBANY Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BRAVADA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDT13SX32 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact stated that she could smell something burning while driving the 2003 oldsmobile bravado. once she parked the vehicle she saw billowing smoke coming from the front passenger seat. the contact immediately took the vehicle to a garage ,and the mechanic poured water on the seat and unplugged the wire under the seat. the contact took the vehicle to a gm dealer, and they diagnosed the problem as a faulty coil. the coil was replaced, but they refused to replace the seat cushion which was scorched. the contact stated the driver and passenger seat warmers got extremely hot. the contact has the repair order.*ak