Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / YUKON XL / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003246477 Incident Date: Nov, 10 2003
Consumer's City: SUN CITY WEST Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: YUKON XL Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKEC16Z12J Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 18 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 02 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fuel tank leaks when filled beyond 2/3-3/4 full. gas tank leaked gas on garage floor damaging coated/sealed floor. fortunately leakage was discovered before it was able to ignite. vehicle was taken to dealer and i was advised that in fact the problem was a faulty gas tank. i was also advised initially that a replacement tank would not be available until january, 2004. as it turns out, they obviously have had a significant number of these complaints and i suspect that they have had to redesign and produce a safer replacement tank. my dealer has replaced "several" of these tanks. why was there not a notice sent out to the owners of these vehicles when they are aware of the significance of the problem. are we going to have to wait until the leakage of fuel in our garages is ignited with a water heater coming on while we are sleeping? this problem must be addressed immediately. i purchased another identical yukon xl with my daughter from this same dealer. this vehicle is currently out of service at the dealers location waiting for a replacement gas tank. *la