Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| DP05001 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/10/2005 | 02/22/2005 | INOPERATIVE TAIL LAMPS | ||
| On january 25, 2005, a safety defect petition was received by the office of defects investigation (odi), requesting an investigation of inoperative tail lamps on my 2000-2002 saturn l-series vehicles.the petitioner alleges a defect in the design and assembly of the tail lamp assembly circuit board and light socket contact.the petitioner identified 47 vehicle owner questionnaire's (voq's) associated with the alleged defect, and odi concurs that 40 of those voq's satisfy the scope of this investigation.odi has found an additional 10 voq's related to the allegation.odi has granted the petition and opened a preliminary evaluation (pe05-010). | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/18/2012 | 75500 | ||
| I was driving my car to work and leaving my street to turn onto a busy highway. i lifted the turn signal lever to indicate my turn and the blinker did not work. i tried the other turn signal direction and that did not work either. the hazard button did work. i instinctively use the turn signals and have heard a buzzing sound coming from the center of the dashboard, near the hazard button/switch. blinkers work if i press the hazard warning light, use the turn signal and then depress the hazard button. upon research on the internet it seems that the hazard warning switch may be the culprit. i've contacted gm customer service to notify them of this problem and am waiting for their reply. it seems that there has been a recall on this part for the 2000 saturn ls but not for my model and year. | |||
| 10/13/2003 | 11 | 50 | 02/12/2001 |
| Lights flicker under seemingly normal driving conditions. could occur as a series of quick dim/bright conditions for several seconds. *la | |||
| 09/02/2003 | 6068 | 7 | 12/07/2001 |
| The headlights and dashboard lights flickered intermittently while driving at night. dealer kept the vehicle for two weeks, however the problem continued. *ak there was a squeaking noise only when the steering wheel was turned to the left. the suspension link was replaced. the service engine soon light illuminated on the vehicle and the ignition control module was replaced. the driver side window skipped when being rolled down. the right rear brake light bulb had burned out, the windshield wipers went across the window half way before it squirted any spray and then scratched the windshield. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 08/04/2003 | 1 | 05/31/2002 | |
| Intermittent problem w/dashboard idiot lights. sometimes, some lights will come on at a low intensity and stay on. when trouble exists, if you restart the car, all of the lights & instruments fail the power up test and the same lights stay at a diminished brightness. however, they do seem to come to full brightness when the condition comes up. after car is started, all gauges work properly. then, the trouble will clear up. dealer unable to find any problems. there were no trouble codes logged. lights which come up are: washer fluid, service wrench, service engine soon, low fuel, seat belt restraint, air bag, oil pressure, abs, temp, coolant level. *ak | |||