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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003221913 | Incident Date: May, 30 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ORANGE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: BLAZER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNCS18W8YK | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 30 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 19 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: As the owner of a 2000 chevrolet blazer, coup (vin: [xxx]) i was looking forward to continue purchasing chevrolet vehicles in the future. however, a recent experience has made me hesitant in this regard. *ak when i recently noticed that my gas gauge was giving questionable readings and i had no idea as to the amount of fuel still remaining in the tank i took the vehicle to the mechanics at selman chevrolet in orange. it was, indeed, determined that the fuel gauge sensor was not functioning correctly, but much to my chagrin i learned that it is not covered under warranty. this includes the extended warranty that i purchased from glendale nissan (member # [xxx]) obviously i was surprised that an item so vital to safety is not covered. i can understand if it were an item requiring replacement after so many miles, but that is obviously not the case. i drive in heavy freeway traffic every day, many times with my 4 year-old daughter, and should i run out of gas the results would be disastrous if not deadly. in such a case who would be responsible if the vehicle ran out of gas due to a faulty reading of the gauge? are you aware that this item malfunctions and if so should it not be considered as a cause for recall or at the very least replaced at no cost to the customer? i have a number of concerns, one of which is whether or not you authorize the sale of a warranty (i purchased this as a pre-owned vehicle with approximately 25,000 miles on it from a reputable dealer) on your vehicle that has such limited coverage as the one that i purchased? also if i were to have purchased this vehicle new, would this item still be covered under the original warranty? information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr |
