1995 GMC S Series Electrical Problems

I OWN A 2015 GMC SIERRA,28000 MILES, DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, IT LOOSES COMPLETE POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS.I CALLED LITHIA SOUTH CHEVROLET OF ANCHORAGE,THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY, I KNEW IT WASN'T HE BATTERY ITSELF SO I DID MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, SO I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I STATED ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT NO ONE THERE IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE?.NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS QUITE ANGRY, BEING FEMALE THEY TREAT YOU AN IDIOT ALREADY. I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO ANOTHER AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAD BEEN READING ABOUT ONLINE. I EVEN HAVE THE BROKEN PIECE, THE GUY EVEN PRINTED THE INSTRUCTION FOR THE FIX OFF OF THE GMC WEBSITE. I TAKE THE BROKEN NEGATIVE GROUND (PLASTIC) PIECE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIX IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE A CLUE, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS YET ANOTHER RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR THE BACK WINDOW BLOWING INTO THE CAB, WHICH THEN IN TURN, TURNED UP ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR SEEPING FLUID. WHICH I WAS TOLD BY MIKE WILLIAMS THAT THIS A CONSTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE REPLACE IN THESE TRUCKS THEY HAVE TO KEEP ADDITIONAL STOCK. I WAS QUOTED AN EXUBERANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE FIX AND MY WARRANTY JUST ENDED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!! I CALLED THE GMC 800 NUMBER, ITS A JOKE.ITS BEEN 3 WEEKS 3-4 DIFFERENT CONTACTS HAVING TO REPEAT MY STORY EACH TIME WHEN THEY CALL YOU BACK THEY LEAVE YOU A MESSAGE WITHOUT AN EXTENSION, EXCEPT THE LAST ONE, I AM OVER IT, GMC HAS SET THEIR CALL CENTER UP THIS WAY TO DISCOURAGE CUSTOMERS FROM CALLING THEM. IT WORKS, I AM ABOUT READY TO HAVE A STROKE. WHEN SOME SPENDS UPWARDS OF 50000 FOR A VEHICLE,THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO THRU HELL. TOTAL LEMON!!

NHTSA ID

11316559

Incident

Feb 17, 2020

I HAVE A 2009 GMC SEIRRA AND IT SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.AND I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS.MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 THOUSAND MILES ON IT.AND OF COURSE IT STARTED HAPPENING 2-MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702507

Incident

Nov 20, 2014

Mileage

45,296 mi

2007 GMC ACADIA SLT-1 PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. AND THE DISPLAY IN THE DASH SAYS PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICING. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALLS LISTED FOR MY VEHICLE BASED ON MY VIN NUMBER BUT HAVE FOUND SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT SAYS THERE SHOULD BE AN OPEN RECALL BASED ON MY VEHICLES YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10611006

Incident

Jul 15, 2014

Mileage

98,000 mi

I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. I AM HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEEDOMETER NOT READING PROPERLY, TEMP GAUGE WRONG READINGS. THE DEALERS WANT $750.00 TO REPAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS OVER 75,000 MILES. THEY HAVE SAID THEY SENT RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING OF THE SORT. FOR A VEHICLE I PAID 32, 000 FOR I FIND THIS TO BE UNSAT. GMC NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE FOR THERE CUSTOMERS, I WOULD EXPECT THIS TREATMENT FROM A FORD DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10392195

Incident

Jan 12, 2011

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 GMC ENVOY SLT, WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM GRAND PRIX AUTO GROUP, HICKSVILLE, NY IN AUGUST 2008. SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IT STALLED WHILE WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, MAY I MENTION IT NEVER STOPPED STALLING. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE AGAIN. IT CONSTANTLY SAYS I'M TRAVELING 120 MILES AN HOUR. ONCE AGAIN, BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY TELL ME I NEED TO GO TO A GMC DEALER, I DO, THEY REPLACE THE INFORMATION CLUSTER AND SPEEDOMETER, HAD TO PAY A $ 300.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS WAS IN MARCH 2009. DRIVING THE OTHER DAY OCTOBER 2009 AND THE SPEEDOMETER ONCE AGAIN SAYS 120. GET PULLED OVER, GET A TICKET FOR A BROKEN SPEEDOMETER. THE OFFICER WAS AWARE I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED, AND EVEN WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN, WANTED TO HEAR NONE OF IT. SO NOW HERE I AM AGAIN, BROKEN SPEEDOMETER, ENGINE THAT STALLS OFTEN AND A SUMMONS TO BOOT. I NEED HELP AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN THE DEALERSHIPS ARE OF NO HELP. JACQUELINE KING *TR

NHTSA ID

10289412

Incident

Oct 22, 2009

Mileage

43,000 mi

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 GMC JIMMY ENVOY. I SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AS I WAS DRIVING AND WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THEN THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL & HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THIS CORRECTED THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. AFTER READING ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL OF THESE SWITCHES, I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD SWITCH ONLY TO FIND THAT IT ALSO HAD BRASS CONTACTS FOR THE HAZARD WARNING LAMPS. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IN 2003 BY A DEALER. REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED! *TR

NHTSA ID

10288780

Incident

Oct 16, 2009

I OWN 2 ENVOY'S 1 IS A 03 AND THE OTHER ONE IS A 05 MY 03 OIL PRESSURE AND TACH. GAUGE MESSES UP FROM TIME TO TIME... MY 05 OIL PRESSURE AND SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. I CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT YOU... MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON MY 03, I'M GUESSING THAT MEANS IT WON'T WORK IF NEEDED..... *TR

NHTSA ID

10266193

Incident

Aug 1, 2008

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY MY GMC YUKON SLT SUDDENLY STOPPED, I TOWED THE CAR BACK TO THE WORKSHOP AND WE DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS OUT OF ORDER. I COULD NOT FIND A SIMILAR ACDELCO FUEL PUMP BUT A COMPATIBLE ONE WHICH NEEDED SOME ELECTRIC WIRE AND FUEL LEVEL GAGE ALTERATION. AFTER SPENDING ABOUT $1000 ALL TOGETHER THE SUV IS RUNNING GOOD BUT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR IS GONE CRAZY IT SHOWS EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL AND GOES BACK TO FULL WHEN IT IS ABOUT TO EMPTY. MY QUESTION IS ALSO THAT WHY GM IS NOT MAKING SAME KIND OF RELIABLE FUEL PUMPS WHICH RUN FOR LONG TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10244362

Incident

Sep 18, 2008

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IT CAN SAY THAT I AM GOING 90 WHEN I AM GOING ONLY 35 ALSO THE HEAT GAUGE NEXT TO IT WILL GO WAY OVER INTO THE SPEEDOMETER AREA WHICH THEN THEY HIT EACH OTHER WHICH CAUSES THEM TO NOT WORK PROPERLY ALSO THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK RIGHT EITHER WHEN I GET LOW ENOUGH FOR THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT TO COME ON IT WILL START GOING UP SAYING THAT I HAVE A HALF TANK OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT I DO NOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208892

Incident

Jan 1, 2007

IN FEBRUARY 2007, I TOOK MY CAR INTO HOMAN AUTO TO GET THE SPO DASH KIT REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2007, I FINALLY REALIZED THE CONVERTER SWITCH FOR THE VENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS NOT CONVERTING AS I HAD SUSPECTED SINCE FEBRUARY. JEFF HOMAN REFUSED TO REPAIR MY CAR UNLESS I WAS GOING TO VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO SPEND AT LEAST $100 FOR A MANUAL DIAGNOSIS. ALTHOUGH TERI, THE REP THAT SET UP THE APPOINTMENT TOLD ME IT WAS MOST LIKELY A BAD SWITCH WHICH IS INTERGRATED AND REQUIRES THE WHOLE COMPUTER PANEL TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF CARS IN LATELY WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THAT IS WHAT WAS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE. SO, THEN BECAUSE TERI HAD ALREADY DIAGNOSED MY CAR WHY THEN SHOULD I PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS? I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FREE WRITTEN ESTIMATE AND CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF SAFETY AS AN ISSUE NEVER HAVE BEEN DENIED SERVICE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202765

Incident

Aug 24, 2007

I BOUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES ON IT, AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING IT, I NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT WOULD GO COMPLETLY OUT AND IN MY INFORMATION CENTER IT WOULD SAY POWER STEERING, THEN OTHER TIMES IT WOULD GET VERY LOOSE TO WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT, CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, MIND YOU THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I TOLD THEM TO KEEP IT LONGER. PONTIAC CALLED BACK AND TOLD ME TO COME PICK IT UP, THAT THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE, THEREFOR COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. A WEEK LATER IT GOES OUT COMPLETLY AGAIN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH ME, I ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR. I IMMEDIATLEY PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK, I WAS TOLD THAT IF I DIDN'T LIKE THERE SERVICE TO TAKE IT ELSEWHERE, SO I DID. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ELCTRONIC SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE. NOW AT 9,600 MILES THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10202755

Incident

Jul 14, 2007

Mileage

6,100 mi

I HAVE A 2002 SATURN SL2 AND I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION TWICE NOW. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERSHIP IN MANCHESTER, NH KNOWINGLY SOLD IT TO ME LIKE THIS SINCE I HAD BROUGHT UP A VERY SLIGHT SPEED UP EFFECT THE CAR HAD TO THE CAR SALES WOMAN, AND SHE HAD TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR HAD A SLIGHTLY MORE POWERFUL ENGINE THAN THE 4.0 I WAS USED TO (IT HAD A 4.6) AND THE JUMP WAS JUST THE "EXTRA POWER". I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE CAR FOR 18 MONTHS YET. IT'S A PIECE OF CRAP AND I HAVE A PRETTY BITTER TASTE IN MY MOUTH FROM DEALING WITH THE CAR DEALERSHIPS IN NH AND IN MD. THE DEALERSHIP IN SALISBURY, MD WANTED TO CHARGE ME $3100 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED (AFTER THE FACT) THAT THERE WAS SOME TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE BEGINNING IN ALL '02 S-SERIES, BUT I REALLY THINK THAT IF THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THE PRODUCT. IT HAS ALREADY COST ME ABOUT $5000 ON TOP OF THE 9,000 THAT I HAVE ALREADY SPENT TO PURCHASE IT (COST OF CAR PLUS BANK INTEREST FOR LOAN). THE CAR IS HARDLY WORTH $14,000 BUT I'M STILL UPSIDE-DOWN ON MY LOAN SO I CAN'T GET RID OF THE THING. I'VE LOOKED INTO THE RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IN HOPES THAT IT WILL GIVE SOME INSIGHT ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY (MORE MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN) BUT SATURN SHOULD REALLY BE REPRIMANDED OR MADE TO REIMBURSE THE CUSTOMERS SOMEHOW. CARS ARE REALLY TOO BIG OF A PURCHASE FOR THINGS TO GO THIS WRONG. *TR

NHTSA ID

10197422

Incident

May 22, 2006

Mileage

68,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BEGAN LOSING ABILITY TO LIFT/LOWER AFTER BEING LOWERED ONE DAY WHILE WINDOW HAD MOISTURE ON IT. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER AFTER WINDOW BECAME TOTALLY STUCK DOWN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MOTOR. A MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WAS TOLD IT WAS REGULATOR. THREE MONTHS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME TO PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. HAVE YET TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR SHOULD LAST AROUND 5 YEARS. IT ALSO MAKES ME WONDER WHY THIS ONLY HAPPENED AFTER THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED/SHUT WITH MOISTURE ON THEM (DEW FROM AM. THIS DOES POSE A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY OPINION AS WE HAVE TROUBLE MAKERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO DELIGHT IN SHOOTING PAINT BALLS AT CARS AT NIGHT, AND I DON'T LIKE HAVING AN OPEN WINDOW IN WHICH IT CAN GO FLYING THROUGH AND HIT ME IN THE EYE/HEAD), AS WELL AS A GENERAL INCONVENIENCE. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION DONE ON WHETHER OR NOT THE MOISTURE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE FAILING WINDOWS. PLEASE UPDATE ON WHAT IS FOUND OUT. THANK YOU. AND I CHECKED PROPERTY DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE MOISTURE DAMAGE THAT RESULTED TO MY VEHICLE (AND EVERYTHING IN IT) BECAUSE OF A STORM WE HAD WHILE THE WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. SO TO ME THAT IS PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10196162

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SECURITY LOCKING UP. THE OWNER'S MANUAL PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE KEY ALSO HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

NHTSA ID

10189780

Incident

May 3, 2007

Mileage

44,000 mi

OUR 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM ABOUT THE TIME WE PURCHASED IT. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS , FEBRUARY/MARCH 2007 WE HAVE PUT $5000 INTO OUR VAN. WE REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST ONE WAS DONE BY THE DEALER, VERY POOR JOB. WE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, ON AND OFF. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WE THEN TOOK IT AGAIN OFF WARRANTY AND THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. AS TIME PASSED, IT BEGUN TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND BECOME A PROBLEM. I BECAME A NERVOUS WRECK WHILE DRIVING, HOPING AND PRAYING IT WOULD MAKE IT TO EACH DESTINATION. IN FEBRUARY 2007 IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO AND FROM WORK AND THIS ONE WAS THE LAST STRAW, IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND BLOCKED TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO GET THE JOB DONE. THE DEALER IS COMPLETELY USELESS. IN ADDITION TO MY PROBLEM, THE LIGHT PANELS MELTED IN THE REAR LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BURNED OUT, THE FUSE BOX WAS SHORTED OUT, THE DEALER INSTALLED ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND ALSO SHUT OUR SYSTEM DOWN, HAD TO HAVE REMOVED. REAR AC BLOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED, NOW THE AC SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, NEEDS NEW CONDENSER. LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED DUE TO ALTERNATOR GOING OUT, HAD TO HAVE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. WE WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN... UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER; COINCIDENTALLY, COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10186967

Incident

Feb 1, 2007

I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING BAD AFTER 50K MILES (15K PAST WARRANTY) THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS INACURRATE SPEEDS. DRIVING ON THE INTERSATE AT 70MPH, IT READS ANYWHERE FROM 0-15. SITTING AT RED LIGHTS IT STICKS AT 55 OR 40. I HAVE NO IDEAD HOW FAST I AM DRIVING AND I VIEW THIS AS A MAJOT SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT WERE A RARE THING I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A BAD APPLE, HOWEVER, THER ARE MANY MANY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS CURRENTLY A LWASUIT IN WASHINGTON STATE PURSUING THIS ISSUE AND ONE IN OREGON WHICH IS TO FOLLOW. (HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2007/03/05/GM-SUED-OVER-INACCURATE-SPEEDOMETERS/) BASCIALLY, GM IS IN DENIAL. IF YOU LOOK AT MYCARSTATS SECTION ON GM WEBSITE, EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT IN THE MISC SECTION IS ABOUT SPEEDOMETERS. HOW CAN THIS BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE? WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED. I WISH SOMEON WOULD PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW A COMPANY SUCH AS GM IS ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH PUTTING FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN VEHICLES. I COULD BELIEVE A QUIRCK ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE CASUING THIS MALFUNCTION IF IT WERE 10-50 VEHICLES BUT WERE ARE TALKING IN EXCESS OF 10,000 VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

10185282

Incident

Oct 1, 2006

Mileage

50,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME IT IS COMMON IN THE MODEL AND YEAR I HAVE. SAID IT IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND IT WAS ESTIMATED AT $600 TO REPAIR. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS SOMETIMES AND STOPS WORKING OTHER TIMES AND GOES HAY WIRE SOMETIMES. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182629

Incident

Nov 24, 2006

Mileage

93,000 mi

I CLICKED MY 4-WAY FLASHER BUTTON WHILE DROPPING MY SON OFF AT THE TRAIN STATION AND WHEN I CAME BACK IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PRESS THE BUTTON BACK DOWN. AFTER THAT, THE OPERATION OF MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS WAS INTERMITTENT AND EVENTUALLY MY REAR BRAKES LIGHTS STARTED WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND MY GM DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST MORE THAN $500 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS TYPE ON THIS SAME SUBURBAN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10177674

Incident

Nov 26, 2006

Mileage

153,500 mi

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO AN CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE CENTER TO RECEIVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BECAUSE THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE BAY BRIDGE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANK GOD I WAS COMPLETELY OVER INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED. THE AUTOMOTIVE CENTER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT DETECTED THAT THE MODEL AND YEAR HAD A RECALL ON INTERGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP DAMAGE THAT CONTROLLED THE CAR. SO THEY TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT RECALL SO WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. SO I HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE TO GET MY CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2005 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, SENSORS, FUEL FILTER AND HAD TO PUT ON ROTORS TWICE SINCE I PURCHASE MY MILEAGE IS 69,000. I AM ASKING FOR INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS CAR TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177583

Incident

Jan 2, 2007

Mileage

69,381 mi

I JUST LEARNED THAT A GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM (SPECIFICALLY MODEL VSC 3000) WHICH WAS SOLD TO BUYERS OF NEW GM CARS DURING THE 2004 MODEL YEAR, AND WHICH WAS WARRANTED AND REPRESENTED AS A FACTORY GM SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDED A GM LOGO-ED OWNERS MANUAL AND GM PART #, IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED, AND THAT PARTS FOR SAME ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE NATIONALLY. IF THIS SECURITY SYSTEM FAILS, AND/OR IF THE REMOTE TRANSMITTER FAILS, THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO THE CONSUMER IS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AT OWNER EXPENSE FOR PARTS AND LABOR. AS WELL IF THE SYSTEM FAILS, OWNERS COULD FIND THEMSELVES LOCKED OUT OF THEIR OWN AUTOMOBILES AT A CRITICAL TIME. GM HAS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON THIS SYSTEM AND HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT THEY ARE DRIVING GM CARS WITH UNREPAIRABLE, OBSOLETE SECURITY SYSTEMS. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF THESE SECURITY SYSTEMS WHICH WERE SOLD TO CONSUMERS ON GOOD FAITH AS RELIABLE, WARRANTEED, GENUINE GM PARTS. I SPOKE TO GM TODAY AND THEY ARE TAKING A HANDS-OFF APPROACH. THEY TOLD ME IF ENOUGH OWNERS COMPLAINED THEY MIGHT CONSIDER A RECALL BUT THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON FOR AFFECTED OWNERS TO BE AWARE OF THIS OBSOLESENCE UNTIL THEY EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SECURITY SYSTEM AT WHICH TIME IT WOULD BE TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE. I FIND GM'S POSITION OUTRAGEOUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE. I OWN A 2004 MONTE CARLO PURCHASED NEW WITH SAID SYSTEM INSTALLED BY DEALER PRIOR TO DELIVERY. I ONLY LEARNED OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BUY A SPARE REMOTE TRANSMITTER AS A REPLACEMENT FOR ONE WHICH FAILED AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

10171800

Incident

Oct 16, 2006

HORN STOPPED WORK. WENT TO TAKE DAUGHTER TO GET LICENSE AND IT DIDN'T WORK. CHECKED FUSES AND STILL DID NOT WORK. I TOOK TO THE DEAL AND THEY SAID I HAD TO GET THE HORN MODULE AND AIR BAG REPLACED. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR THREE YEARS YET. *NM

NHTSA ID

10170560

Incident

Sep 29, 2006

PURCHASED CAR NEW AT END OF 97 MODEL YEAR. WITHIN FIRST SIX MONTHS RETURNED CAR SIX TIMES DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. CAR CLUNKS AS IT IS EITHER TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT OR TRAVELS (SLOWLY) OVER SPEED BUMPS. ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED PAINT PEELING FROM OUTSIDE MIRRORS, RADIO VOLUME CONTROL PROBLEMS, RADIO/CLOCK DISPLAY WORKS ONLY PART OF THE TIME, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTING BROKE AND SLID PASSENGER INTO DASHBOARD, 2 DOOR SPORT COUPE-BOTH POWER WINDOWS MOTORS HAVE BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUST BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. PASSENGER WINDOW HAS ALSO STARTED TO ACT SLUGGISH. DISCOVERED LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ANOTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR. RAIN LEAKS INTO CAR AROUND WINDOW GASKETS WHICH ALSO MAKE A HISSING SOUND AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN WITH CARE FOR NINE YEARS(ODOMETER=80,000 MILES) AND HAS HAD OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS, ETC. COMPLETED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. OWNER CANNOT AFFORD ADDITIONAL COSTLY REPAIRS ESPECIALLY SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE GOING DOWNHILL FROM HERE. DISGUSTED WITH PROBLEMS AS WELL AS WITH LACK OF SERVICE FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT PONTIAC DEALERS. OWNER CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A [DECENT] NEW CAR AND WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING USED. MAKE NO MISTAKE- IT WON'T BE A GM PRODUCT! *NM

NHTSA ID

10169247

Incident

Sep 25, 2006

Mileage

2,000 mi

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BUYING THE CAR, MY BREAK LIGHT COMES ON AND MY BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND WAS ALSO TOLD I PROBABLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND OUT FROM THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I HAD TO GO BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM. NOW, AS IN TODAY, 6 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING IS GOING ON. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168174

Incident

Sep 13, 2006

THE WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT OF SOME KIND IN THE SYSTEM. I CAN GET THEM TO WORK BY MANUALLY MOVING THEM SOMETIMES. ALSO I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE. AGAIN IT SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM, THEY WORK ON AND OFF, ITS VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10167436

Incident

Sep 5, 2006

Mileage

50,000 mi

AT SOME POINT, I TRIGGERED MY ALARM SYSTEM BY NOT USING THE REMOTE KEY AND MANUALLY UNLOCKED MY CAR DOOR. RIGHT AFTER, I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, AT WHICH TIME IT CRANKED, BUT DID NOT START. SINCE THIS INCIDENT OF TRIGGERING MY ALARM, I HAVE BEEN DAILY REMINDED OF THIS.. WITH THE CRANK, NO START. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) WHICH THEY REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR WAS CRANK/NO START AGAIN AND AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10167224

Incident

Aug 19, 2006