Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2006 Gem Nev

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System1
010

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System06V369000
Filed Sep 28, 2006170 vehiclesGlobal Electric Motorcars, Llc

Defect. ON CERTAIN LOW SPEED VEHICLES, THREE BOLTS ON THE BACK OF THE POWER SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION MODULE (PSDM) MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED PROPERLY WHICH COULD CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE.

Risk. A LOSS OF POWER WILL RENDER THE CAR INOPERATIVE AND, IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, CAN RENDER THE VEHICLE A ROAD HAZARD. ADDITIONALLY, LOSS OF HEADLAMP, TAIL LAMP OR TURN SIGNAL LAMP FUNCTIONS COULD LIMIT THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, AS NECESSARY, THE POWER SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GLOBAL ELECTRIC AT 1-888-871-4367.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical SystemFire
Filed Dec 19, 2007CA

GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCAR (GEM) VEHICLES CATCH FIRE EITHER WHEN CHARGING OR WHILE SITTING IDLE AND LEFT UNATTENDED. I AM INVOLVED WITH 5 FIRES, ALL DEALING WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE AND KNOW OF 3 OTHERS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE COUNTRY OVER THAT PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2002
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20071100Routine
2006 — this page1110Routine
20040100Routine
20032110Routine
20024100Routine
20012100Routine
20002100Routine
19991100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 28, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.