NHTSA Complaint #8012932 — 2001 BUICK CENTURY

TIRES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	8012932
Vehicle	2001 BUICK CENTURY
Component	TIRES
Date of Incident	June 17, 2002
Date Filed	June 28, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NM

Consumer Description

CONSUMER CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE, BECAUSE LIGHT IS FALSELY ILLUMINATING. LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS AT 4 POUNDS LOW, AND THE MANUAL STATES THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD ONLY BE ILLUMINATE AT 12 LBS LOW. *AK CONSUMER QUESTIONS THAT IF GM KNEW THESE CARS CONTAINED DEFECTIVE MODULES, WHY WERE CUSTOMERS NOT SENT RECALL LETTERS, WILL SHE EVER FEEL COMFORTABLE AGAIN W/ THE ICONS ON THE DASHBOARD & THIER ACCURACY, IF THE TIRE ICON ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING AND A RATE OF 75 MPH ON A SPARSELY POPULATED HIGHWAY.*SCC

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