Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 3500 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005044857 Incident Date: Oct, 26 2005
Consumer's City: CANON CITY Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 3500 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GPAK33J7XF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 31 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fuel tank under negative pressure by apparent stuck valve caused fuel tank rupture. happened twice. gm engineers said no defect, apparently there is and no further communication would be provided. fuel spilled out and was very dangerous, in my opinion. i am a degreed (msme) engineer. with an extensive auto background. *jb updated 11/15/05. *jb