Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002182137 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2002
Consumer's City: MOTLEY Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCCT19W928 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 01 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driver fell asleep while driving 75 mph, vehicle left the road, rolled a few times and caught on fire. driver suffered minor injuries. vehicle was totalled. *ak consumer states that he doesn't believe that there was steering failure and feels that it probably was the fuel shut off mechanism (electrical)that failed, in which the gas continued to feed the initial fire. *scc