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Pontiac Grand Am Exterior Lighting Safety Report | Oct 22, 2008
Reported on Oct 22, 2008
| DURING MY DAILY DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK MY TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. ONE MINUTE THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK GREAT AND THE NEXT SECOND IT WOULD STOP. THIS OCCURRED INFREQUENTLY AT FIRST, BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE PROBLEM STARTED, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. TURN SIGNALS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DRIVING TO SAFELY INDICATE TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT YOU NEED TO ENTER ANOTHER LANE OR ARE MAKING A SPECIFIC TURN. WITHOUT MY BLINKERS I ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE I NEEDED TO SWITCH LANES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO INDICATE THIS TO OTHER DRIVERS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC TIMES. IF I HAD BROKEN DOWN I WOULDN'T HAVE MY HAZARD LIGHTS TO INDICATE TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS STRANDED. AFTER READING SEVERAL WEB POSTS I DETERMINED THAT THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WAS THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE PART FOR $40 AT THE DEALERSHIP AND MY BLINKERS AND HAZARDS HAVE BEEN WORKING FINE SINCE. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE SWITCH I REPLACED WAS ACTUALLY RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS OF MY CAR. THE RECALL FOR THIS SWITCH SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2002 MODEL. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2002 |
| 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: | ALBUQUERQUE NM |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NV12E92C |
| Mileage: | 75000 miles. |
| Speed: | 30 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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