Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / K15 / 1988

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 996101203 Incident Date: Aug, 15 1996
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: K15 Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTDK14K2JZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 21 1996 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving noticed smoke coming from area of rear bumper, pulled over, fire coming from underhood was caused by built up pressure that forced transmission fluid out of filler tube, sprayed onto engine, plastic coating/hoses, etc. melted onto ground.*ak