Consumer Safety Complaints

Incident date: Aug 2, 2005

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MANY OF THE NEWER VEHICLES ARE WAY TOO PIERCING THEY ACTUALLY HURT YOUR EYES AND REQUIRE THAT YOU LOOK AWAY (FURTHER THAN NORMAL). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.*JB

Incident date: Oct 24, 2004

2001 VOLVO S80 SERIES DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED, HOWEVER 8 MONTHS LATER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS THE INTERIOR LIGHTS... Read more

Incident date: Jul 25, 2005

IN 2002, I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN GIVING ME A LOT OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE WATER FOUND IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS; THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THERE WAS WATER COMING IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE BRAKES, AND THE TORQUE NEEDING TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THEN IT WAS THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND I GOT THEM REPLACED AT A WALMART; MIND YOU, SINCE THE 1ST PROBLEM, NONE OF ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 15, 2005

SECURITY SYSTEM IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING, SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, LOSE HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS. ALSO CAUSES FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO FAIL. HAD AUTO PART STORE ACCESS ON BOARD COMPUTER. NO ERRORS FOUND. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS UNABLE TO CAR INTO GEAR. HAD TO LET CAR SIT FOR AWHILE. TRIED TO DISABLE ALARM SYSTEM PER HANDBOOK. NO SUCCESS. ANOTHER RESUL... Read more

Incident date: Jul 18, 2005

DAY RUNNING LIGHTS ON VEHICLE BURNED OUT - UPON CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB FOUND THAT THE LIGHT BULB AND THE LIGHT SOCKET HAD BURNED - LIKE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE - CLEAR LENS COVER IS SMOKED UP.

Fire

Incident date: Jun 16, 2005

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER CONCORD HAVE BECOME FOGGY AND DISCOLORED TO THE POINT THAT THE LIGHTS APPEAR DIM IN THE EVENING. THIS APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT HAZARDOUS AS VISIBILITY IN NIGHT DRIVING IS NECESSARY. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. COST TO REPLACE THEM IS PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $700. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MANY PR... Read more

Incident date: Jul 14, 2005

PURCHASED A VOLVO S80 IN 2001;VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 60700 MILES AND 3 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS & THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT.

Incident date: Jun 22, 2005

THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE CONSUMERS 1994 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. *JB THE STEERING WHEEL HAD COME OUT OF THE POST. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHT AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC

Incident date: Jun 23, 2005

THE CONSUMER HAD POWER STEERING AND EXHAUST PROBLEMS ON HIS 2005 SAFARI SIMBA. *JB EXHAUST FUMES GENERATED THROUGH THE COACH AND OFF SET THE ALARM (TWICE), THE POWER STEERING WOULD SCREAM WHEN TURNS WERE MADE, THE LEVELING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE, THE CONSUMER LOCKED HERSELF IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEAD BOLT ALIGNMENT, THE HEATER BOARD WAS INOPERATIVE, THE THERMOSTAT WAS FOUND BAD, THE DRAWER... Read more

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Incident date: Jan 8, 2003

THE CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2003 DODGE CARAVAN; SUCH PROBLEMS WERE A KNOCK IN THE TRANSMISSION AND 2 BRAKE JOBS. *JB THE TWO BRAKES JOBS OCCURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE STEERING WHEEL KNOCKED (RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V386000), THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN DOWN AT 8K MILES, THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, THE GEAR PANEL ILLUMINATED, AND THE WINDOW HAD BECOME LOOSE. 80% OF THE VEHICLES PROBLEMS... Read more

Incident date: Jul 2, 2005

HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. SUSPENDED NIGHT DRIVING IMMEDIATELY. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, WE DISCOVERED AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA. DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, WE'VE DECIDED TO REGISTER THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT AN EXPERT ENGINEER, EITHER FROM NHTSA OR CHRYSLER, WILL HAVE AN UNADULTERATED EXAMPLE OF THE PROBLEM TO STUDY. WORTHY OF MENT... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2004

2004 VOLVO S40 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *MR THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS INTERMITTENT. AT NIGHT THERE WOULD BE NO REAR TAIL LIGHTS. THE RIGHT FRONT PARK LIGHT AND THE YELLOW SIDE MARKER LIGHT HAD GONE OUT AS WELL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CEM. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY LASTED 8 MONTHS. *SC

Incident date: May 1, 2005

I SEE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION ON DODGE CARAVAN AND GRAND CARAVAN, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER AND GRAND VOYAGER AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND VOYAGER MINIVANS FROM THE 2001 AND 2002 MODEL YEARS. OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FLICKERING, DIMMING AND PERIODICALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM HAS LED TO THE MINIVANS BEING TOWED IN SOME CASES. I WOULD HOPE TH... Read more

Incident date: Jun 20, 2005

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET 2002 MALIBU BRAND NEW AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR THREE YEARS, JUST TWO MONTHS AGO IT STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE TRIED LITTLE THINGS LIKE MANUALLY USING TURN SIGNALS AND TURNING THEM OFF PRIOR TO TURN COMPLETION, RESTARTING THE CAR, AND USING MY HAZZARD LIGHTS TO TRIGGER THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. SOMETIMES THESE THINGS WILL WORK MOMENTARILY, OTHER TIM... Read more

Incident date: Jan 27, 2005

DT: CONSUMER HAD RECALL ON TSTOP LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FOX CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS, AND VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL OR STOP LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER CALLED FOX CHEVROLET, AND DEALER SAID THAT HE SHOULD BRING VEHICLE IN NEXT THURSDAY. CONSUMER WANTED TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE HE FELT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE WITHOUT PROPER LIGHTS. H... Read more

Incident date: Jun 17, 2005

JUNE 16, 2005 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 GMC YUKON DENALI. EXCITED TO HAVE OUR NEW VEHICLE WE FIGURED EVERYTHING MUST WORK, IT'S NEW. WE FOUND OUT THE NEXT DAY NON OF THE FUNCTIONS IN THE MEMORY PACKAGE WORKED. WE CALLED THE SALESMAN WHO INSISTED WE WERE NOT OPERATING IT CORRECTLY. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ALSO DID NOT WORK. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER ON 6/20/05 AND THE SALESMAN... Read more

Incident date: Nov 4, 2004

DT: LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR IS NOT HOLDING THE CORRECT SETTINGS, AND CLICKS CONSTANTLY. THE MIRROR IS HITTING AGAINST SOMETHING, AND TURNS COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. WHEN USING KEYLESS ENTRY THE MIRRORS ALSO TURN TO THE GROUND. THE MIRROR IS CHANGING BY ITSELF, AND IT IS NOT GOING BACK TO THE CORRECT SETTING. THE MIRROR IS ALWAYS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND IT IS FACING DOWNWARD. TH... Read more

Incident date: Aug 14, 2001

2001 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SET, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD NO REVERSE ABILITY, WATER LEAKING FROM THE COOLANT PUMP, SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THERE WAS A WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM AROUND THE WINDOW AREA DUE TO A REVEALING MOLDING PIECE, THE STEERING FELT FUNNY AND WAS NOISY WHEN TURNING, THER... Read more

Incident date: May 27, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATES THE INSIDE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. ALSO, THE OUTSIDE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE GENERIC ELECTRIC MODULE, BUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN.*AK

Incident date: Jun 5, 2005

I HAVE SURVEYED GM TRUCKS/SUVS/VANS WHEN MEETING THEM IN THE INCOMING LANE. IT QUITE APPARENT THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DRLS. I HAVE CALUCLATED THAT 3% OF THEM HAVE A BURNED OUT LIGHT. START WATHING FOR THEM ON YOUR DAILY DRIVES AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.

Incident date: May 29, 2005

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FOUND THAT BOTH REAR TAIL LAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLIES CONNECTORS WERE BADLY BURNED, NO WATER WAS ENTERING THE HOUSING BY THE WIRING HARNESS.

Incident date: May 27, 2005

1.) LEFT BAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT 3 TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS. BROUGHT IT IN TO A SATURN DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A CIRCUIT PROBLEM ON THE TAIL LAMP CURCUIT BOARD. 2.) NOTHING YET, UNTIL I WOULD GET PULLED OVER FOR A TAIL LIGHT OUT 3.) I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS 3 TIMES, THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. SATURN DEALER SAID THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO HAVE THE CURCUIT BOARD REPLACED, WICH WOULD ROUGHLY ... Read more

Incident date: Dec 15, 2004

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU MAXX, WHICH HAS AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WORK IN AUTOMATIC MODE, EVERYTHING WORKS FINE. UNFORTUNATELY THE SOLAR SENSOR THAT ACTIVATES THEM "THINKS" THE SKY IS BRIGHT WHEN IT IS VERY OVERCAST. FOR THE MOST PART NOT A PROBLEM, AS YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHTS ON MANUALLY. UN-FORTUNATELY, THE DASH-BOARD LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON WHEN YOU DO THIS, UNLESS THE SENSOR... Read more

Incident date: May 24, 2005

DT: ON 5/24/05 CALLER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON LEVEL GROUND ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE ONTO THE VEHICLE BROKE AND ALLOWED SPARE TO BREAK AWAY AND FELL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST AS WELL. THE WIPERS WOULD START AND STOP UNANNOUNCED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND THE ... Read more

Incident date: Aug 9, 2004

CONSUMER STATES: HAVE A RECALL FOR TAIL LAMPS/STOP LAMPS BOTTOM LIGHTS , THEY WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE TOP LAMPS ARE BAD ALSO. IT WAS INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES THE TOP LAMP WOULD WORK AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. *NM

Incident date: Apr 24, 2005

HEADLIGHT LENS POPPED OUT.

Incident date: May 4, 2001

2001 CHEVROLET BLAZER DEVELOPING VARIOUS PROBLEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT SEAL WAS LEAKING. WHEN IT RAINED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE LIGHTER SOCKET WAS REPLACED. THE HEATER WAS NOT BLOWING HOT AIR, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE, THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FRON... Read more

Incident date: Mar 14, 2005

HEADLIGHT HOUSING HAS SEVERE DISCOLORATION AFTER ONLY A LITTLE OVER 4.5 YEARS OF USE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. BOTH SIDE MARKERS RIGHT NEXT OF THE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS ARE AS CLEAR AS GLASS, HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHT HAS TURNED VERY DINGY, DULL YELLOW TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. UPON DISCUSSING IT WITH KIA, THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WA... Read more

Incident date: Feb 15, 2003

FAILURE OF 2.7 LITER DODGE INTREPID ENGINE AT 72,000 MILES

Incident date: May 2, 2005

THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTING SYSTEM AT NIGHT. REPORTED AT 2:05 AM 4-20-02 TO ONSTAR AND TO THE DEALER IN APRIL. THEY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPLACE THE COMPONENT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

Incident date: Mar 29, 2004

BY 3500 MILES (AFTER 1500MI WHEN WE COULD HAVE RETURNED IT), THE FRONT PASSENGER TURN SIGNAL BURNT OUT. THE CAR WAS ALSO SPUTTERING WHEN WE STARTED THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC FOUND A CRACKED HEAD, THAT WE WERE TOLD WAS PROBABLY PRESENT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR; HAD WE KNOWN WE WOULD'VE RETURNED THE CAR. WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL CAR, BUT HAD TO DRIVE 45 MIN ONE WAY TO GET TO SATURN OF GREEN BAY. WI... Read more

Incident date: Apr 1, 2005

THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 1997 FORD TAURES. I REPLACED THE FUSE FOR MY POWER WINDOWS & NOW MY DASH LIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK. I WAS LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS & THE SOCKET IN WHICH THE BULBS GO ARE BURNED. MOTOR CAUGHT SLIGHT FIRE BUT CAN'T FIND THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK

Fire

Incident date: Jan 1, 1901

2003 SATURN ION HAS PROBLEMS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS.*MR *NM

Incident date: Mar 20, 2005

RECENTLY HAD TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS, HAZARD LIGHT PROBLEMS AND BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS. COULD NOT GET FRONT, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO TURN OFF, COULD NOT GET HAZARD LIGHTS TO TURN OFF, AFTER MANEUVERING A BOBBY PIN INTO THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH I TEMPORARILY FIXED THESE TWO PROBLEMS. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT I DO NOT HAVE ALL 3 OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I DO NOT HAVE THE TWO SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS JUST THE TOP ONE.... Read more

Incident date: Mar 29, 2005

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ON 3/29/05 WHILE DRIVING MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION XLT THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED ALL DOORS, ALL DOOR WERE CLOSED PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND SHUT THE DOOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RUN... Read more

Incident date: Jan 16, 2005

HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GO DIM/BRIGHT/DIM/BRIGHT ETC. AT NIGHT WHEN ACCELERATION WITH FOOT OR WITH USE OF CRUSE CONTROL. NOTIFIED SATURN AND ALSO DEALER. THEY BOTH SAID THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE RELAY. DEALER ALSO SAID THEY HAD THE SAME PROIBLEM WITH THE L SERIES. SATURN NOR DEALER HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TALK DIRECTLY TO ME OR FIX IT DESPITE E-MAILS, LETTERS, PHONE CALLS. I WO... Read more

Incident date: Oct 1, 2004

2004 GMC 3500 PICKUP, PARK LIGHTS GOES OUT ON IT'S OWN. *BF THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PARKING LIGHTS WERE HOOKED TO A BATTERY SAVING DEVICE THAT AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS THAT WERE LEFT ON AFTER A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES. *JB

Incident date: Feb 1, 2005

THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO DRIVE THE RV VEHICLE BECAUSE HE/SHE CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE. THE CONSUMER HAS A LIST OF 25 FAILURES ON THIS WESTERN RV. *BF THE BATTERY WOULD DISCHARGE AND WOULD NOT RECHARGE WITHOUT AN OUTSIDE SOURCE, THE COACH WOULD NOT LEVEL, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK, THE ENTRY STEP WAS ERRATIC, THE SLIDE OUTS WOULD STICK AND TORE OFF THE EXTERIOR BODY PANEL, THE TV SHIELD FELL OUT,... Read more

Incident date: Feb 13, 2005

NO FAILURE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT BUT VEHICLE DESIGN PROMOTES OPERATION AT NIGHT WITH NO TAIL LIGHTS. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS (DRL) AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THIS MAKES THE OPERATOR THINK ALL EXTERIOR ILLUMINATION IS FUNCTIONING, WHEN ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. *AK

Incident date: Feb 1, 2005

FLASHING OF LIGHTS AND FUEL GAUGE FLOATS DRASTICALLY CONSTANTLY. *BF THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH LOW BRAKE FLUID, THE DOOR AJAR, THE REAR HATCH AJAR, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. *SC

Incident date: Jan 14, 2005

RE VARIOUS DEFECTS ON 2000 CHEVROLET CAMARO. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE WHEEL HE NOTICED THAT THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE LOCK ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR TWICE. THE PARK LAMPS AND LENS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S... Read more

Incident date: Mar 7, 2005

PROMBLEMS STARTED AT 16,471 STEERING STARTED RATTLING,AND FELT LOOSE,DEALER LOOKED AT & LUBRICATED INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ALONG WITH DOWNSHIFTING ON ITS OWN ?? 12/05/02. *AK AT 20226 02/20/03 STILL HAVING PROMBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSON CLUNKING BETWEEN SHIFTING POINTS R/R AND GREASED SPLINES AT TRANSMISSION,ALONG WITH HARMONIC NOISE COMMING FROM RUNNING BOARDS,TIGHTEN UP RUNNING BOARDS,TRANSMISSINON W... Read more

Incident date: Mar 1, 2005

RIGHT FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT THREE TIMES IN 2 YEARS. LEFT FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT HAS NEVER BURNED OUT IN 2 YEARS. DAYTIME SAFETY JEOPARDIZED. NEW BULB INSTALLED EACH TIME. MOST RECENT BURNED OUT BULB IS AVAILABLE.*AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 2005

I HAVE A 1993 325IS BMW. AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. ON RAINY DAYS I CAN HEAR WATER IN THE FLOOR BOARDS. THE DOOR PANELS ARE BOTH COMING UNGLUDED AND BUBBLING. MY DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT HITS THE GAS PETAL. THE CHECK COOLANT LIGHT ON MY COMPUTER IS ALWAYS ON, THE THE COOLANT IS LOW EVEN AFTER I FILL IT. I AM AFAID MY CAR WILL OVERHEAT.*AK

Incident date: Feb 10, 2004

OUR 2001 TAHOE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE LOWER LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR QUITE A WHILE. IT HOUSES THE TURN SIGNAL, CLEARANCE LIGHT AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT. IT CONSTANTLY FILLS WITH WATER. THERE ARE NO CRACKS IN THE LENS AND I HAVE DRIED IT OUT AND REPLACED BULBS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. I NOTICED THAT A LARGE MAJORITY OF CHEVY TRUCKS, TAHOES AND SUBURBANS ON THE ROAD HAVE ONE OF THESE LIGHTS OU... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2005

THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NM THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH REAR TAIL LAMP HOUSING ASSEMBLIES WERE BADLY CORRODED AND THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE HOUSING BY THE WIRING HARNESS. *SC *JB

Incident date: Feb 18, 2005

I CALLED BOTNICK CHEVROLET IN BINGHAMTON NY. TOLD THEM THE MAKE AND VIN OF MY VEHICLE (1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE). I RECENTLY LOST MY INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE DIMMER SWITCH AND I AM CONCERNED NOW ABOUT MY WIFE LOSING THE HEAD LAMPS WHILE DRIVING. BOTNICK INFORMED ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON YOUR SITE (REF. NHTSA ID 94V190000). VIN: [XXX] . TH... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 2004

NUMEROUS OF FAILURES;AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, CLUTCH STICKS TO FLOOR, CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. *BF THE TURN SIGNALS AND LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT, IT WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD START ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT THE TURN OF THE KEY, THE VEHICLE USED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF GAS, THE DASH WOULD RATTLE, THE ENGINE WOULD GROWL, THE DA... Read more

Incident date: Feb 15, 2005

WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER NOTICED A BRIGHT GLOW (FIRE)COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE REAR REFLECTOR LIGHT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FATHER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER FOUND RIGHT REAR MARKER LAMP HAD OVERHEATED. *TT

Fire

Incident date: Dec 1, 2004

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE DIFFICULT TO SIGNAL WHEN MAKING A TURN. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK THE CONSUMER ALSO COULDN'T USE THE HIGH BEAMS. *NM