Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / JIMMY / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004003852 Incident Date: Jun, 03 2004
Consumer's City: BATON ROUGE Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: JIMMY Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKCS13W2T2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Overheating at 100,00 miles. open radiator cap to find thick, rusty orange-colored sludge. replace lower heater hose which had no visible, or detectable hole. flush radiator, refill w/ dex-cool. overheats again, mechanic said rusty sludge is clogging radiator. flush again and refill w/ dex-cool. still smell antifreeze upon exit of warm car.*ak