Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033964 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2005
Consumer's City: PORTLAND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNFK16T51J Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2001 chevrolet suburban 1/2 ton with 39,000 miles on it. the emergency (parking) brake is defective. it will not hold the vehicle. i have never used my emergency brake, and was told by various repair people that it was a known defect and a recall should be ordered. this is a safety issue, as i am sure there are many unknowing owners with an unusable emergency brake. there was a service bulletin issued: # 02-05-26-002a. *nm