Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V220000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 05/01/1997 to 04/30/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 14279 | 09/13/2000 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/11/2000 | 08/11/2000 | 571 | 108 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. the daytime running lights built with a candela value greater than 3,000 cannot be mounted higher than 864mm above the road surface. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | These vehicles do not comply with requirements of fmvss no. 108. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a revised wiring harness that changes the drl's from high beam to low beam drl's, and install new long-life low beam bulbs. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began september 13, 2000. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020 or gmc at 1-800-462-8782. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| 00502B | 01/01/2004 | 10007905 | Daytime running lamps (drls) turn off temporarily while the turn signals are activated. *tt | 07/15/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/01/2009 | 179500 | 1 | |
| I have not had any wrecks or anything like that, yet. my turn signals don't work properly one of my low been headlights keeps blowing and my taillights don't work. i have changed the bulbs just for them to blow when i test them. and no i do not touch the glass on the headlights. i seen there was a recall on the lighting system and on the wiring system, could this be my problem? *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 04/01/2004 | 5 | ||
| 1998 gmc sonoma experiencing problems with the brake lights and the windshield wipers. *mr the brake lights would not go off, the windshield wipers failed in rainy weather, the power windows failed, the recliner handle had broken off, and the handle to the side door had broken as well. *sc *jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 05/30/2001 | |||
| I bought this truck off wally armour in alliance ohio.after getting it home we found out there was front end trouble,it shook real bad,also head light did not come on all the time and the mirror on drivers door shimmied bad and mirror on window was falling off.this vehicle is a 1998 sonoma gmc.i took the vehicle back as a lemon and now they are charging me over a thousand dollars worth of taxes besides ruining my credit to nearly zero.what can i do?is there defaults on this vehicle?*ak | |||