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Pontiac Montana Exterior Lighting Turn Signal Safety Report | Apr 15, 2005
Reported on Apr 15, 2005
| NOTICED THAT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLINKING AS THOUGH MY HAZARDS WERE ON. WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ON, I CIRCLED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE COMMANDED LIGHT WAS BLINKING APPROPRIATELY BUT THE OPPOSITE LIGHT WAS ALSO BLINKING DIMLY. I PROCEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE EACH TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR TO SEARCH FOR CORROSION OR OTHER DAMAGE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS CHARRING ON THE RIGHT REAR CIRCUIT CARD AT THE CONNECTOR. I CONTACTED MY PONTIAC DEALER INQUIRED IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SUCH AN ITEM AND THEY TOLD ME NO. I BOUGHT THE PART FROM PONTIAC INSTALLED IT MYSELF AND HAVE HAD NO FURTHER TROUBLE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER VEHICLES IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT WITH EVIDENCE OF THE SAME INDICATOR PROBLEM. *NM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Montana |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2001 |
| 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: | WARNER ROBINS GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1GMDX03E71D |
| Mileage: | 99000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Dealer name and location: | |
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