Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN 1500 / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101948 Incident Date: Apr, 04 2007
Consumer's City: BRENHAM Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN 1500 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNEC16R6WG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 25 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*-the contact owns a 1998 suburban 1500. on a clear day while driving at 70 mph with the cruise control the contact was unable to disengage the cruise control. he applied the brake to disengage the cruise control, but the vehicle continued travel at the set speed. he continued to drive, and found a safe place to try to disengage the cruise control by using the switch. by this time he could smell a burnt odor that generated from the brakes. he then unhooked the cruise control wire from the throttle and continued to drive the vehicle. when this happened the engine sounded as if it were racing. the current mileage was 82,877 miles, and the failure mileage was 82,800. *ak update 05/04/07*tr