Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SUBURBAN / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000030240 Incident Date: Jan, 21 2000
Consumer's City: EMERSON Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GKFK16R1VG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 21 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Normal highway speed i noticed a lot of smoke coming from rear of vehicle i stopped and heard a hissing noise under vehicle and saw oil spraying on the exhaust pipes near transmission it then caught fire put fire out i checked fluid level in transmission it was low help showed up with oil filled it back up continued home at slow speed approximately 50 miles later o.d. started to slip then drive started to slip so i drove 30 mph in 2nd was told that transmission was going out because of fluid loss out of vent tube