Turn signal failure

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Chevrolet vehicles. Closed 23 December 2002.

Investigation
PE02064
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
22 August 2002
Closed
23 December 2002

What NHTSA investigated

Odi opened the investigation based on 9 complaints of turn signals operating sporadically on the 2000-2001 chevrolet malibu.the turn signals quit working without warning and may occur while the vehicle is in motion or standing still.gm identified the hazard switch as the root cause of this problem.electrical current to the turn signal passes through the hazard switch.failure of the hazard switchresults in loss of turn signals and hazard lights.gm reports 318, 184 and 201 consumer complaints for the malibu, alero and grand AM respectively.gm also reports the following models have the same design turn signal/hazard switch as the chevrolet malibu: chevrolet corvette, monte carlo, and impala; oldsmobile intrigue and alero; and the pontiac grand am.the complaint and warranty data show the highest occurance of the problem in the my 2000-2001 malibu, alero, and grand am.

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
ChevroletMALIBU2000–2001

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.