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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298397 | Incident Date: Aug, 11 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MONTECITO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: S SERIES | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTCS19W5Y8 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 14 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 03 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: We own a 2000 gmc sonoma and the 3rd door handle breaks about 1 a year. it has been repaired by gm under warranty 3 times but the vehicle is now out of warranty and the handle has broke again. since this vehicle has a seat for children in the rear and we use it for that, i am concerned the handle will break in an emergency situation and we will have difficulty removing the child from the rear. i have spoken with other sonoma owners and service personnel at gm dealerships and all agree this is part that always breaks. i have contacted gms customer service # and they have stated they have no intention of doing anything to improve the design of the door or recall the vehicle for a permanent fix. the problem could be very easily fixed by making the handle out of metal or increasing the web thickness of the plastic at the fracture point. i have retained the failed part for inspection.*ak |
