Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / TRANS AM / 1996

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999046034 Incident Date: Mar, 31 1999
Consumer's City: CLINTON Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TRANS AM Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:column locking:anti-theft device
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 18 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Factory installed vehicle anti-theft alarm sounds when vehicle gets wet. dome lights won't shut off. reserve power in vehicle shuts down when ignition shut off. opened door "ding" sounds when key is placed in ignition/vehicle not running/key not turned on. all happens when vehicle gets wet. happens repeatedly for undetermined amount of times. interrupts sleep of owner/neighbors. interrupts work of owner @ work. can't lock vehicle when going into store. alarm goes off if vehicle was wet or driven on damp roads. has to leave vehicle unlocked over night. cannot drive at night with dome lights and map lights on...they won't go off even when vehicle is shut off. drains battery. vehicle has been in garage 7 times since recent purchase. dealer has not been able to fix. service bulletin found on this problem: bulletin # 970801738134 through internet research on edmunds.com . nhtsa item #sb054345. vision greatly impaired when night driving because of lights not going off. vin # not available at this time because vehicle is in garage again currently for same problem. vehicle at: marshall pontiac, clinton in...(765)832-2421. call for vin# if needed.