Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / C/K 3500 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231718 Incident Date: Aug, 10 2003
Consumer's City: BARRE Consumer's State: VT
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: C/K 3500 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GC8K39F6WF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer stated while he was on vacation, driving 1 ton pickup truck,it ran hot and stopped running. this was on july 4, 2003 weekend and no one was available to help. after consumer was able to find a dealership, they found that the truck had overheated, causing the wires to fuse together. dealer told him this happened because the wires were too close to the manifold where they get extra hot and fuse together. dealership thought that the wires should some how be rerouted so they were not so close to the manifold. consumer would like help with repair of truck because he is 70 years of age, and the truck will cost approximately $2000-3000 to repair. please help.*ak