Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / BLAZER / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270823 Incident Date: Feb, 26 2004
Consumer's City: SMYRNA Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BLAZER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:fuel gauge system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNCS13W9X2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1999 chevrolet s-10 blazer: design flaw. the fuel gauge sending unit is made as one assembly with the fuel pump. the sending unit goes bad, but fuel pump is still in good operating condition. the cost of replacement is $600. the sending unit and fuel pump should be separate units. as my fuel gauge is not reading correctly, i must keep up with my miles driven by the odometer.