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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E012000 | SABERSPORT | E (Equipment) | 16270 | 05/11/2009 | OVSC | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/07/2009 | 04/07/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||||
| 000842007B | 08/01/2004 | 000842007C | 634995 | Some customers may comment that a stop and / or tail lamp may not work correctly, or that the tail lamp has water in it. to include chevrolet classic 2005. *tt | 10/11/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/05/2010 | 66000 | 1 | |
| Flashers will not shut off intermittent and sometimes both come on when you try to turn one way same as issues in nhtsa action # pe05055 they have not fixed this problem just delayed it. *tr | |||
| 07/25/2008 | 46000 | 1 | |
| Nothing happened to case this at all. nothing change or installed to make it happen....it just happened. no wrecks or fire or properly damage. a few months ago my 2005 grand am se starting making the random turn signal noise, sometimes it will go constantly other times it'll only do it twice then stop....then start again. when your out driving around constantly hearing click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click, it gets annoying. is this the problem that will cost ~$300 to fix i'm told to replace the multiswitch which has been a recall for alot of the previous grand am year cars and were covered by the dealership? help would be appreciated. thanks. *tr | |||
| 05/19/2008 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Turn signals just stopped working with no notice at uhaul store while with my 3 young children. had to drive home with no turn signals. has less than 60,000 miles. once stopped, noticed that hazards no longer work also. brake lights still work. checked all fuses...couldn't figure it out. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 04/10/2008 | 73500 | 1 | 08/25/2006 |
| There is an intermediate blinker noise coming from the dash board, when the blinkers are not on. occasionally the blinkers become stuck. i've also noticed smoke coming from the steering column. i've tried replacing the blinkers and hazard fuses, but this has not helped. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 59000 | 1 | |
| My grand am has a defective turn signal, just as the 00-01 models did. the turn signal has malfunctioned that lead to flickering or total failure of the turn signal lights and the indicator on the instrument panel. it is constantly flickering, it will not stop, i was told that since my steering wheel is smoking because of this my airbag could explode in my face, while driving. i have been advised by a firestone technician that this is a common problem. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2008 | 73500 | 1 | 08/25/2006 |
| There is an intermediate blinker noise coming from the dash board, when the blinkers are not on. occasionally the blinkers become stuck. i've also noticed smoke coming from the steering column. i've tried replacing the blinkers and hazard fuses, but this has not helped. *tr | |||