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 | |||||
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| INTERIOR LIGHTING | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V027000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/1995 to 01/31/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 249420 | 02/28/1998 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/17/1998 | 02/25/1998 | 571 | 101 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. these vehicles were built with the potential for the interior lamps to come on unexpectedly while the vehicles are being driven. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 101, controls and displays. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The interior lamps coming on unexpectedly could startle a driver causing a momentary loss of control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will run a diagnostic test on the lamp control module and, if necessary, replace it. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin during february 1998.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, buick at 1-800-521-7300,pontiac at 1-800-762-2737, or oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| 638139 | 01/01/1997 | 51239 | Interior dome light stays on all the time (reroute wire harness). *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 05/29/2003 | 08/10/1998 | ||
| -the horn on 1996 pontiac sunfire has quit working and been repaired three times. the people at the shop said that it was getting wet apparently everytime i went through water because of it being pointed downward. -the muffler has been fixed three times -there are more that i can not remeber right off hand -their is an electrical problem with the whole car. the light on the radio time and staion display has not worked since i bought it, the driver's rear door light has not come on, the passenger rear window lets down but will not let up when needed since right after i got the car, the lights in the dashboard go on and off without even being touched, while riding down the road, the widshield wipers will just come on without being turned on and then stop halfway down impairing vision, the passenger rear tail light blows all of the time, it has never stayed with a bulb that works, etc. -the valve cover gasket leaks and has leaked since i got it -the gas light will not tell you when you are running low on fuel -the radio will eat your tapes since i got the carthe transmission has been replace on the car with less than 80,000 miles on it -the rack and pinion had to be replaced a few years ago along with the complete brake system the power steering has leaked fluid and will stop turning in the middle of a turn. i have almost wrecked on it sveral times because of it and the brakes. -the air conditioning compressor works when it gets ready to if even then and has always done that. | |||
| 06/25/1999 | 2 | 04/01/1999 | |
| Water pump leaking half gallon or more of fluid everyday, causing low coolant light to come on. local dealer wanted 7 hours and $600.00 dollars or more to fix. catalytic converter failed at accordian-like shock absorber at high speed. was upset to learn that replacement part was dealer-only item and cost $420.00 dollars plus $40.00 dollar core charge. wheel studs (three)on passenger side front wheel failed during highway trip in june of 1999. two more failed during august of 2000. have been told, could be overtightening issue, but have not had problem with remaining studs on other wheels. this could be very serious safety concern. interior dome light has intermittent malfunction which causes light to remain lit indefinitely. has happened several times. had to turn light off by pulling dome light fuse or disconnecting battery each time. *ak | |||
| 05/05/1999 | |||
| Interior dome light wiring malfunctioned, causing a fire. please provide further information and vin# *ak | |||