Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066297 Incident Date: May, 24 2006
Consumer's City: STERLING Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, diesel:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19R1V1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 25 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 18 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 1997 z71 kept dying while i was driving down the road. i talked to a mechanic and he said it sounded like the fuel pump. so i go to change the fuel pump and the fuel pump sending unit had shorted. the power wire and connections were melted. i had to replace the pump and assembly in the tank. cost me over $700.00 plus labor. i was told i was lucky it didn't explode. *nm