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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079538 | Incident Date: Sep, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LIVONIA | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: JIMMY | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:wheel bearing |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKCT18WXYK | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 27 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving heard a loud humming noise from front of vehicle. dealer found front hub bearing needed replacement. drivers side was replaced under warranty on 2/20/03 (note: i am the original owner and vehicle had 27,000 miles when problem first occurred). same problem occurred on 3/15/04 that time on passenger side. dealer replaced passenger side hub bearing on 3/15/04 and cost was split 50/50 with gm and myself (note: 46,000 miles on vehicle). same problem recurred on 9/15/06 on passenger side hub bearing. dealer states that hub bearing is bad and needs to be replaced again which is a $500 repair job. furthermore this problem never occurred before with any other vehicle i have owned or any other non-jimmy owners that i know of. from reviewing your complaints and talking to other jimmy owners, this is a widespread recurring problem and a known defect that should be fixed by gm. *jb |
