NHTSA Complaint #10596136 — 2007 SATURN AURA

SERVICE ESC WARNING LIGHT. I WAS FLAGGED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE EVENING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET IN CINCINNATI OH. JOSEPH CHEV REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ON AUG 22, 2011. IT COST ME $535.72. THEY DID NOT INFORM ME THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER 2013 THE BRAKE LIGHTS AGAIN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM FILE # 71-1220534971 BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO JOSEPH CHEV AGAIN BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG. AGAIN AFTER MY 3RD VISIT TO JOSEPH CHEVROLET WITH MY CAR AND A NEW FILE # 71-1300874571 JOSEPH CHEV CHARGED ME $269.16 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REPAIR WIRING AT BPP SWITCH. I PLEADED WITH JOSEPH CHEV AND GM THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE DRIVING WITH BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE CHARGING ME OVER $800.00 FOR A DEFECT THAT IS HAPPENING ON OTHER SATURN AURA VEHICLES. HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS I THOUGHT WAS A BASIC FUNCTION. THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT WITH THE CHARGES. I HAD TO SPEND THE MONEY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.