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NHTSA Complaint Number: 996119383 | Incident Date: Apr, 28 1996 |
Consumer's City: SCOTTSDALE | Consumer's State: AZ |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
Model Name: GMC | Model Year: 1996 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:axle assembly:axle shaft:seal |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTEK19R8TE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 04 1997 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At approximately 14,000 mph, experienced lack of adequate brakes. at 17895, brakes squealed and faded. dealer explained to consumer that truck was only designed to carry 6, 200 lbs as total vehicle weight. the truck's empty weight was 4850 lbs. when a full tank of fuel was added, it increased the total weight to 5100 lbs. this only left 1100 lbs and no pasengers' luggage was added. with 5 adults in the truck, the vehicle was overloaded. this affected the braking capacity. also replaced leaking axle assembly seal. *ak |