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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006059349 | Incident Date: Mar, 10 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MARSHALL | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, diesel |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNGK26F5TJ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine stops running with no warning. this can occur while idling, accelerating, cruise speed, any time of year, any weather condition. sometimes it will restart by shifting to n and re-cycling ignition switch without having to stop or leave road. sometimes, as is the present case, it will not restart. i have owned this vehicle since new. this has been an ongoing problem beginning at 80,000 mi. manufacturer extended warranty to 120,000 miles, has continued beyond warranty period and is a source of safety concern. this has occurred on interstate highways, in the middle of busy (high speed intersections). dealer performed numerous attempts to fix problem, but they continued. i have had this vehicle to the dealer more times than i can count. i have had assistance from other professional sources (after the warranty period was over and was convinced that dealer/mfg. could not or would not fix the problem. i have replaced fuel injection pump 2 times minimum, have replaced pmd/fsd at least 5 times, replaced auxiliary/lift pump two times, have drained and cleaned fuel tank 2 times. most recent injection pump replacement was in aug/september 05 (7000 miles ago). i have spent at least $5000 trying to fix this problem. engine stopped last monday and will not restart. am surprised no complaint has been filed before now.*jb |
