Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / DEVILLE / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999034992 Incident Date: Dec, 29 1999
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: DEVILLE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G6KD54Y3XU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 31 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: First problem was the battery short on 5-26-99, then on 6-15-99 air bag light came on, stating to service air bag. vehicle was taken to dealer and i was advised that there was no problem with airbag system. on 7-7-99, air bag light came on again. vehicle taken to dealer and again advised that nothing was wrong,l just a faulty light. they also stated that the air bag would never deloy unlesss there was an accident. on 7-29-00 while stopped at a red light. airbag service light came on, and air bagsdeloyed immediately on drivers side door. vehicle taken to dealer and left for 27 days. gmc stated this has never happened to another vehicle. as i can see they lied to me, it has happened. i have a lawsuit pending with them since 11-29-99 requesting they buy back my vehicle. nothing has been heard from since. on 11-1-99 fuel gauge sensor went out and had to be replaced. all these problems started with a battery short on 5-26-99 and the computer has a mind of its own. please note: the air bag has only deployed once. however, i had two previous warnings. *ak