| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003233683 | Incident Date: Aug, 20 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNFK16T0YG | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling approx. 70 mph, car quit suddenly and completely. quickly lost power steering and brakes. luckily, we were on a straightaway not the mountain road we were travelling one hour earlier. car towed to quality chevrolet in escondido. diagnosis = catastrophic fuel pump failure.this is highly dangerous. we have a friend who had exactly the same failure at approximately the same mileage, 85,000 - 90,000 miles.*ak notwithstanding the danger, this repair cost over $900 to repair. this is a bad design...failure results in a lifethreatening situation and repair is exhorbitantly expensive. |
