Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / MONTANA / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004283635 Incident Date: Jun, 06 2004
Consumer's City: ROCHESTER Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MONTANA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:axle assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GMDU03E13D Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 28 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Several times there has been strange noises from the back of the car. reported but nothing done. getting off an interstate and leaving the stop sign and pulling onto a state highway began to build speed but car started to wobble at about 40 mph. tried to stop but the car was all over the road. coasted to stop. the bracket that holds the rear axle in place snapped. there was no rust, no other damage sighted. snapped in the middle of the part. reviewed by gmc representative and the garage. they replace the entire rear "axle" assmebly ad this occurred at interstate speeds, conditions were such that i beleive that the car would have rolled over. as i noted, it was impossible to control. *ak