| Components - Details | |
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| 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 |
