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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V204000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 03/01/1995 to 08/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 32869 | 09/22/1995 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/23/1995 | 11/01/1995 | 571 | 114 | |||||
| Defect Summary | These vehicles were assembled with a malfunction alarm, lighting and locking (mall) module that can contain a damaged capacitor. if the capacitor is damaged, the key in the ignition warning chime and the driver seat belt unbuckled warning chime and indicator lamp may not work. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 114, theft protection and fmvss no. 208, occupant crash protection. in addition, other chime reminder functions, interior lighting controls, and power door locking features are also affected. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Consequence of non-compliance; the driver may not be aware that the key was left in the ignition or that the safety belt was not buckled. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect and, if required, replace the mall module. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical; ignition; anti-theft; fmvss no. 114 and no. 208.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note: 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 buick at 1-800-521-7300; oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537; or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/16/2005 | 76047 | 1 | 04/16/2005 |
| After starting the vehicle consumer heard a loud popping noise, and noticed smoke coming from under the hood. consumer opened the hood, and saw that the engine was on fire. the local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. the cause of the fire was not determined. dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 1 | |||
| Interior dome light would come on and off intermittently, then battery would be dead. vehicle would start. they replaced mall modular and then battery exploded. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| While driving vehicle stalled, porblem can not be found by dealer. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER | |||
| 05/16/2003 | 105000 | 30 | |
| Consumer's vehicle experienced the same problem as described in recall 95v204000 concerning ignition anti theft controller. however, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin. *ak | |||
| Owner received recall notice, took vehicle to the dealer and was told parts were not available. recall 95v204000. *ak | |||
| Owner received recall notice, took vehicle to dealer and was told they could not repair vehicle because they did not have information on recall 95v204000. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 06/01/2001 | |||
| Vehicle has trouble starting,problem is intermittent. consumer has contacted dealer, and the dealer cannot find cause. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 01/14/2004 | 1 | 12/06/2002 | |
| Short in wiring for heating/air conditioning system. heater/air conditioner/rear defrost would be working & then stop. would start working again intermittently - minutes, hours, days later. took it to a shop & found that there was a short & the wire was burnt. should have smelled smoke. *cb | |||
| 07/19/2000 | 1 | 09/28/1996 | |
| While driving noticed smoke near windshield post of the left side. then, consumer pulled over, and passenger noticed flames coming from the bottom of the driver's side door. when pulling on the handles to open doors, they will not release because of an electrical problem.consumer was able to get out, but the speakers were on fire.*ak the fire started at mirror control switch possibly caused by a fuse or circuit breaker blowing out. *yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 06/12/2003 | |||
| While starting up the vehicle smoke and flames came from the engine area. *ak | |||