Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / YUKON XL / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005023444 Incident Date: Feb, 15 2005
Consumer's City: ORANGE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: YUKON XL Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist:pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GKGK26U5YG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The power steering pump failed while driving in the mountains. fortunately not while on the curvy, side of the mountain roads. the vehicle required towing down the mountain to the nearest gmc dealer. the dealer replaced the pump and charged $200. much inconveience was incurred, we had to be retrived from the mountains(65 miles), taken to the dealer by others to retrive vehicle, etc. there's a recall(id 05v005000) of 98,221 of this exact model and year for the exact same failure. gmc claims my vehicle is not covered by this recall and will not reimburse me the $200, which does not include the shuttle cost from the mountains to home and other incidentals.