Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125026 Incident Date: Oct, 19 2007
Consumer's City: TEMPLETON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCCT19X238 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 31 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 02 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The four wheel drive actuator on top of the transfer case failed- actuator is vacuum actuated and when it failed it allowed transfer case fluid to be drawn into the vacuum system of the vehicle causing problems with four wheel drive engagement and disengagement. but the worst problem is that the fluid caused the heater controls, also vacuum activated, not to work properly so that the vehicle windshield could not be defogged or defrosted, which is a safety problem because of the lack of visibility. it is a known defect with this vehicle but g.m. refuses to acknowledge the manufacturing problems. the dealer had to replace all the actuators (5), the vacuum tank, the vacuum lines and the heater control. *tr