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Pontiac Grand Am Exterior Lighting Hazard Flashing Warning Lights Unit Safety Report | Dec 31, 2003
Reported on Dec 31, 2003
| I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR HAVING TO DO WITH HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS TO BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE (RECALL #03V327000, GM RECALL #03043). I HAD THIS INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, SO I CONTACTED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER ON 12-31-03 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. THE SUMMARY ON THEIR INVOICE SAYS: 44337 BAD SWITCH REPLACE HASARD SWITCH 770.5. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT SINCE THIS VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL, I HAD TO PAY THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ($89.16). I AM SUBMITTING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED AND BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. THANK YOU.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WEST PALM BEACH FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NE52T61M |
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| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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