Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040531 Incident Date: Sep, 09 2005
Consumer's City: HAMILTON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNFK16R9XG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was unloading items and pushed the hazard light button on the steering column. that's when the entire electrical system of the vehicle went haywire. the engine began making a loud clicking sound, the gauges went out of control, the stereo read out began flipping through numbers and since this incident the driving lights that should come on when vehicle is started they flicker and at times go out. the entire situation has occurred now four times since 09/10/05. i just bought the vehicle 07/01/05 and from what the records show on the vehicle i am the second owner. this incident has occurred twice while driving in traffic to where the entire vehicle including the engine shuts down. so far i have avoided a serious collision from the defects of your vehicle; however, this could be the result of a very serious injury accident or even a fatal accident. i see where you have had a number of complaints regarding this same defect and chevrolet has done absolutely nothing to correct the situation. it is time for chevrolet to take action on this defect instead of telling the customers to take the vehicle to a dealership to have it diagnosed. the gas gauge has been effected and no longer shows accurate amount of gas in the vehicle. i am kindly asking chevrolet to make good on their manufacturing of their vehicles and to please put the safety and lives of your customers first and foremost before the concern of what it will cost your company to correct this default. *jb