Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / W4500 / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007122433 Incident Date: Sep, 19 2007
Consumer's City: MURRIETA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: W4500 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:fuel injection system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GBE4C1124F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On several occasions with the truck there have been significant amounts of smoke bellowing from the exhaust. in some cases, other autos believe the vehicle was on fire. injectors have been found to be faulty on three occasions requiring replacement at significant costs. smoke from the exhaust is due to the faulty injectors not allowing fuel into the engine so as a result the engine is burning only oil and no diesel fuel. engine is exposed to excessive heat and could start on fire. *jb