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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000036840 | Incident Date: Feb, 14 2000 |
| Consumer's City: MIRA LOMA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SAFARI | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GDDM19W1TB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 30 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I had the air conditioner replaced in dec. and in feb. i had just driven in from ga to ca and it was 7:30am in the middle of traffic and the front of the air condit. unit fell off. i heard what i thought was rocks hitting under the front end and later found out it was bearings, but just as i heard the sound i lost my power steering and brakes. i had no brakes at all .. i hit my emergency brake slowly and power steered my van to the side of the road. it took everything i had to turn the wheel . if i had been going 60 on the freeway instead of 10 miles an hr. i probley would have been in the biggest trouble of my life. i could have killed someone not having any brakes or steering, somehow the two are connected. i have never heard of this happening to anyone and when i spoke to different auto repairmen. they have not heard of it either.. i had replace the ac in the van in dec, and paid 500.00 . i have had on going problems with the ac from the time i first got the van. i hope no one ever has this problem or hurts someone because there air conditioner falls apart. the running of the auto and the connection to the a/c should never be hooked together. ac's go out alot in auto's and this is a sure way to kill someone.*ak |
