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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Ignition Switch Safety Report | Feb 28, 2001
Reported on Feb 28, 2001
| RECALL 00V287 000/ENGINE STARTER: VEHICLE SMOKED WHEN STARTING ITSELF UP WHILE PARKED. LATER, RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ENGINE STARTER. CALLED DEALER (PREMIER PONTIAC, BUICK, GMC; KINGWOOD, TX; PHONE# 281/359-3600), AND INFORMED OF PROBLEM AND RECALL NOTICE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THEY WILL REPAIRS ALL DAMAGES DUE TO RECALL. LATER ON, INFORMED THAT OTHER DAMAGES WHICH WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL WOULD BE REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, DAMAGES WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE STARTER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER: ALSO FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PORTER TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NW55M6SC |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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