Complaint 209668
1990 GEO STORM • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE • incident Sep 20, 1998
- Complaint ID
- 209668
- Make
- GEO
- Model
- STORM
- Model Year
- 1990
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
- Incident Date
- Sep 20, 1998
- Date Received
- Apr 21, 2000
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Owner Narrative
PROBLEM WITH THE ECU IS A GMC MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ECU. ECU HAS PROBLEM WITH BOARD LAMINATE EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING WITH TEMPERATURE CHANGE WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND CHIP CONNECTIONS. SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY GM FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL GEO STORMS. EXHAUST HEADER IS MADE OF IRON AND RUSTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLATION. A FEW YEARS AFTERWARDS, EXHAUST HEADER WILL CRACK AND MUST BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. THIS PART SHOULD BE REPLACED BY DEALER WITH SAME PART, FREE OF CHARGE, EVERY TIME IT BREAKS, OR REPLACED WITH A COMPONENT THAT WILL NOT RUST AND CRACK. *AK
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