Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004006159 Incident Date: Nov, 15 2004
Consumer's City: BREMERTON Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:anti-theft:control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEK13R0WJ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 13 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1998 chevy tahoe wont start, spontaneously. it will turn over, but wont start. first time it happened wasn't sure what was wrong, tried it again after 10-15 minutes and it started. i figured it was just cold. second time it happened, it was about 45 minutes before it started, and i was told by the guy at the tire dealer, that his and a friends tahoe had the same problem, i should take it to the dealer. i did this and was told it was the theft deterrent module. after several hundred dollars and a rental car for a week i got the truck back. it was about 2 months later, it happened again. same thing, couple hundred dollars, a rental car for a week and i got it back after 3 days. 3 days later, the same thing. i do not have my truck now, i have a rental again. i was told i would have to pay for this again, because it is a "....totally different set of codes than read the first couple of times..." *jb