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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000035145 | Incident Date: Jan, 20 2000 |
| Consumer's City: NEWTON | Consumer's State: IA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: C10 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:fuel rail |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEK19M5VE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Pulled into garage and there was a a strong smell of gasoline. discovered a gasoline puddle where the fuel lines go into the throttle body. according to the servicing dealer, this leak, wh en bad enough forces gasoline into the main wire harness . this leak , as i understand it, resulted from the failure of "o" rings where the fuel line goes into the throttle body. i think the "o" ring failure might result from defective "o" rings. i don"t know that for positive. i can nopt help but think this failure is a signigicant safety hazard. i am aware of two more similar failures in this area. in addition to the safety hazard the c ost for repair of this failure was $2,268.25. thank you for your interest in this failure. *ak |
