Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / ASTRO / 1996

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001086575 Incident Date: Dec, 05 2001
Consumer's City: GLASCO Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ASTRO Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEL19W1TB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 11 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When my vehicle was new i complained about the engine, northstar chevrolet put in new fuel injectors at that time, but stated that all astro ran the same as mine, no power and hesitation. now i find out the fuel injectors leak, breaking down the oil, causing damage to the engine. chevy will not admit to this problem. i have spoken to one dealer who keeps the v6 vortec in stock because he sells so many of them. chevy wants heart chevrolet to tear my engine apart before they will do anything and then it will problably only about 20% of a new engine. i take care of my cars and don't mistreat them. i work for a garage. please help.*ak