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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005021693 | Incident Date: May, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: EUGENE | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: C10 | Model Year: 1981 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCDC14F8BZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: spent thousands of dollars trying to repair problem. on 03/05 first noticed the problem when the exhaust was sending fumes into the vehicle, and was causing headaches/blurred vision, and so on. the dealership installed an exhaust system from another vehicle. the vehicle was still releasing fumes into cab. *ak exhaust gases were passing through rubber hoses in the engine compartment. the dealership replaced the vehicle's exhaust manifold with a "caprice" manifold. the engine would hesitate between the 2nd-3rd gears and idled roughly. the wipers had become inoperative, the oil pressure gauge was reading too low. there was an exhaust leak coming from the left of the manifold. the vehicle would also sputter when being driven on hills. the consumer requested to be charged back 3k dollars to his credit card. *sc *nm |
