Consumer Complaint Detail

GEO / STORM / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998036275 Incident Date: Sep, 19 1998
Consumer's City: ANNAPOLIS Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: STORM Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: J81RF2362L7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problem with the ecu is a gmc manufacturing defect. dealer will not replace ecu. ecu has problem with board laminate expanding and contracting with temperature change which causes damage to the circuit board and chip connections. should be recalled and replaced by gm free of charge for all geo storms. exhaust header is made of iron and rusts immediately after installation. a few years afterwards, exhaust header will crack and must be replaced at owner's cost. this part should be replaced by dealer with same part, free of charge, every time it breaks, or replaced with a component that will not rust and crack. *ak