Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SONOMA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003219878 Incident Date: Jun, 22 2003
Consumer's City: YORKTOWN Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SONOMA Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:temporary/emergency spare tire
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTCS1445V8 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 10 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The steal cable holding the spare tire under the vehicle became frayed and started to break one steel strand at a time until there was a complete failure. this caused the spare tire to fall from under vehicle while in motion. this presents a "serious safety hazard" for any vehicles following at the time of a failure. *jb