Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039208 Incident Date: Jun, 28 2005
Consumer's City: BOTHELL Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN 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#: 3GNFK16T1YG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 08 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: In late june 2005, my wife was driving our 2000 suburban. during a turning maneuver her power steering went out. the dealer doing the repair said a power steering rod had broken, and it cost just under $800 to repair. later, i saw nhtsa recall id 05v005000, which reports broken shafts in power steering pumps on some suburban models. i called the dealer and was told my vehicle was not involved in the recall, but the similarity seems too strong to understand why this would be the case. my vin is [xxx]. *nm updated 07/18/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)