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2002 SATURN LS — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR

firecrash1 injured · 786611 · 2010-05-11

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
LS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
Miles at failure
166,637
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

SATURN L200, 2002, I PURCHASED FEB. 6, 2007. SUMMER I NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING. I TOOK IN BACK TO THE SATURN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY FIXED THE AIR CONDITIONING, BUT IN WINTER THE HEATING WAS NOT WORKING. NEW BLOWER MOTOR INSTALLED DEC 5, 2008. THE CAR DID NOT HEAT UP, DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RE-EXAMINE THE HEATING SYSTEM AND I HAD TO WAIT FOUR MORE DAYS FOR AN APPOINTMENT TIME WITH THEM. WHEN I ARRIVED ON MY APPOINTMENT TIME EARLY IN THE MORNING THEY SAID, LONG RIDE TO DEALERSHIP SO NOW CAR IS WARM, CAN YOU LEAVE IT, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. I ASKED THEM WHY IS THERE NO TIME TO RE-EXAMINE THE HEATING SYSTEM WHEN I HAD AN APPOINTMENT. WE HAVE NO TIME, NO COURTESY CAR. I DROVE MY CAR HOME.THEY ALSO DID NOT BOOK ME FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. THOUGH I ASKED FOR ONE. THEY SAID, THEY WERE BOOKED UP. I WAS DRIVING NORTH HEADING FOR THE LINK. I NOTICED THE WINDOW FOGGING A LITTLE AND TURNED ON THE DEFOGGER. THE WINDOW IN THE FRONT COMPLETELY FOGGED OVER AND DID THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND THE PASSENGER WINDOW BESIDE THE DRIVERS WINDOW FOG OVER. I COULD NOT SEE AHEAD OF ME AND GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES NOT KNOWING A SNOW PLOW WAS PARKED IN THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT IT. MY CAR AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS CRUNCHED, HOOD UP, AND A CAR FIRE WAS STARTING. I PHONED 911 POLICE N FIRE MEN CAME. I WENT TO HOSPITAL IN AMBULANCE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO POLICE IMPOUND. INSURANCE NOT PAID ENOUGH. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS MY DRI

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10329840
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