Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / C10 / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 996068006 Incident Date: Apr, 30 1996
Consumer's City: SUMITON Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: C10 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEC14M0TZ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 25 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Engine revs up when engine is cold and idles down the road at 35 mph i first reported this to the dealer soon after i bought this truck and was told that it was the way a 5.0 l. engine operated and nothing could be done about it after several near crashes because of the rpms of the engine as i have approached icy intersections because the wheels would be pushing me and the brakes would lock up i would have to shift into netural to keep from runnng into the intersection, after 5 years i have this is a safety hazard and the dealer may have been in error as tho the problem or otherwise. this has happened several times (the icy roads) am i the only one having this problem?*ak