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Pontiac Grand Am Exterior Lighting Turn Signal Flasher Unit Safety Report | June 30, 2006
Reported on June 30, 2006
| 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. INCESSANT TICKING, SUCH AS THE TURN SIGNAL THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE EMERGENCY FLASHER AREA ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, QUITE A FEW PEOPLE I HAD TALKED TO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN FIXED WITH A REPLACEMENT PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE AMOUNTS SPENT VARIED FROM A FEW DOLLARS FOR A JUNK YARD PART, WHICH WAS STILL THE SAME MANUFACTURER ,TO UPWARDS OF $400 FOR A DEALER FIX. I AM NOT REPLACING A BAD PART WITH ANOTHER POTENTIALLY BAD PART FROM THE SAME MAKER, NOR AM I PAYING A DEALERSHIP HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. THIS WAS APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED FOR MANY YEARS WITH THESE VEHICLES, YET VERY FEW OF THEM WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED. AS A NOTED, THE TICKING BEGAN AFTER. WHILE DRIVING)I SUDDENLY SAW A SMALL WISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMOKE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE SOMETIMES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOT. THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ALSO, WHEN I CALLED REGARDING THE TICKING NOISES NO ONE SEEMED TO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I COULD BE REFERRING TO... THAT' WAS WHEN I BEGAN MY INTERNET SEARCH AND DISCOVERED LOTS OF NASTY STORIES RELATING TO GM DEALERSHIPS AND THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GREENSBORO NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 46500 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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