Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285316 Incident Date: Jun, 20 2004
Consumer's City: INDIANOLA Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13W5TK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle fire due to transfer case fluid being expelled from vent hose onto the right exhaust manifold. this is the third fire in 1995 and 1996 s-series gm trucks i have investigated in the past twelve months that have had the same origin of an engine compartment fire. *ak