| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000035460 | Incident Date: Mar, 31 2000 |
| Consumer's City: LEVITTOWN | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3GKFK16R9TG | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Arcing connector inside fuel tank causes fuel pump to fail and loss of engine power. gm technican reported that he performs at least 2 replacement senders + fuel pumps/week- indicating that " the sender/fuel pump connector is always fried when the pump goes". as an engineer, i believe there is an eminent danger of a fuel tank explosion provided proper air/fuel ratio is achevied. vehicle has 42 gallon tank. model years 1999 onward have this assembly encased in fiberglass cylinder which would prevent fire/explosion. *ak |
