NHTSA Complaint #10232540 — 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL) IN 2006. TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE REPEATEDLY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB, BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,011.