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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005028102 | Incident Date: Jun, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MOUNTAIN HOME | Consumer's State: AR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other:delivery:fuel pump |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNFK16Z72J | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 09 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving at highway speeds, car engine died immediately after sputtering and losing power. first time this happened, i pulled off the road and restarted the car almost immediately. drove another 600 miles without incident. second time, car died again at highway speeds. restarted after 15 minutes. after reporting the problem to on-star and having remote diagnostics run, i drove another 25 miles towards dealership rather than waiting for tow. (118 deg heat in desert sun). engine failed again about 200 yds from dealership. dealer replaced fuel pump, pressure regulator, and filter. cropper auto group in casa grande, az, kept the defective parts. i have had problems before with fuel level sensor indicating properly on this vehicle. this repair also replaced fuel level sending unit. $800+ repair. 60,000 miles on the car. extremely hazardous loss of power and control when engine dies without warning at highway speeds. noticed at least 5 identical complaints on nhtsa website: oid id numbers 10041486, 10079660, 10099685, 10100051, 10126511. |
