| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070004 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: OLATHE | Consumer's State: KS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: DENALI | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKEK63U72J | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: We had heard under the hood loud noise. mainly when we accelerated the vehicle. after assessing the noise, we found that we had a broken tensioner and it was making the belt weak. we called the dealer and replaced the belt and the tensioner, for a total of 3 times. we also found out through a gmc source that this was a common thing for this type of vehicle due to the fact that gmc had not put a filter on the compressor and it would cause it to fail. if there are no complaints then they will not do a recall and this should cost the consumer at least $1,500. last night as my husband followed me on his bike, the tensioner failed again and it threw the belt behind me almost hitting my husband in the head. i cant imagine what it would do to glass or a persons head at 65 mph. this is dangerous and until it results in a fatality, gmc will not recall this. i have also found out that gmc will pay a wrongful death lawsuit as opposed to paying to recall all of their "professional grade" products. what a shame. i refuse to have this belt fly off and hit someone resulting in death. this is a hazard and gmc should recall all of them. sincerely, kim boggs. *nm |
