WASHINGTON
- The
government is reviewing potential turn
signal malfunctions in three General Motors
Co. models - the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu,
Oldsmobile Alero and Pontiac Grand Am.
In the GM case, the
government said it was reviewing nearly
400,000 passenger cars.
NHTSA said it has received
42 complaints about a turn signal
malfunction that leads to flickering or
total failure of the turn signal lights and
the indicator on the instrument panel.
In 2003, GM conducted a
recall of 2000-2001 models of the Malibu,
Alero, and Grand Am to replace defective
hazard switches that caused the turn signals
and hazard lamps to fail. GM said then that
the hazard switch caused the problem.
In December 2004, GM said
it would replace the hazard switch at no
cost for 1999-2000 model year vehicles of
the Alero, Grand Am and Malibu sedans under
10 years or 150,000 miles.
