Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SAVANA / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000030528 Incident Date: Jan, 25 2000
Consumer's City: HUDSON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SAVANA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GDJG31R4X1 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 11/16/99 - oil cooler line failure(198 mi), 11/16/99 - check gauges lite. 11/17/99 - front brake failure (200mi.) , 11/17/99 - check gauges light (continues to come on - off / no pattern), 11/17/99 - oil gauge pressure swing - >20# -60+#, 11/18/99 - purchasing dealer "repairs" oil leak, brake problem,gauge light problem, 11/18/99 , gauge light after "repair". 11/26 /99 - local dealer to repair light/brakes problem - "can't find prob's." - i prod them to use old methods to find problems- i.e. -road test for brakes , actual gauge attached to engine for oil light- amazing "we found problems"-order parts "2weeks"-01/14 /2000 - "we got parts"(2 wks.-ha!)-01/19/2000 -replaced gauge cluster, notified me of brake service bulletin, "will order parts"- 01/19/2000-notice signif. changes in gauge readings.- 01/24/2000 - speedometer stops at 25mph- moving or stopped- call dealer to report this, speed read continues to go down(while driving) , settling at 20 for a few miles, then 10,then 0 for a few more,then returns to "?normal?"- 01/26/2000- return to dealer for brake work("parts are in") , after all day, call to pick up - brakes grind -pull to right 1/2 mile away. past closing time- head home -20 miles later brakes really grinding- able to make sharp corner right turn by just applying brakes-01/26/2000 -there's part of my journal/adventure - ???what now??????????. *ak *tr