Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN 1500 / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076578 | Incident Date: Aug, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HOLLAND | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN 1500 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNFK16Z33G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 17 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving the vehicle i noticed the air conditioning compressor was audible while running. i am not the primary driver, so i wrote the noise off as normal. a few days later home my wife started the vehicle and turned the air conditioning on and smelled something burning. the compressor had seized up and the clutch was burning up. i took the vehicle to my mechanic who diagnosed it as needing a new compressor, dryer-receiver, orifice filter, and a recharge and i should be all set. not the case, the entire system was filled with metallic particles and immediately plugged the filter. now, i was faced with replacing most of the major components within the system to the tune of nearly $1000.00. the mechanic took pity on me and extended me a discount, but the price should have been several hundred dollars higher. the vehicle had 61,000 miles on it at the time of failure. i have had countless vehicles with a/c and never heard of this, until it happened and i began to ask questions and found this is not uncommon amongst gm air conditioning. *jb |