Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001067352 Incident Date: Mar, 14 2001
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNFK16R3TJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Our ase mechanic states they have replaced ~35-40 similar chev suburban radiator failures in past 24 months in their shop (documentation on request). these have been associated with water pump failures, intake manifold leaks and occ. head gasket failures when coolant has leaked over engine. among ase mechanics in our area this is a well-know, "lemon" design failure which will cost me $900 to repair. *ak