Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SUBURBAN / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997057471 Incident Date: Mar, 26 1997
Consumer's City: WEST PALM BEACH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GKFK16R6VG Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 25 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle has been owned since new. shortly after purchase took vehicle to dealer with complaint the vehicle had excessive stopping distances and it appeared abs was malfunctioning. the dealer advised the brake performance was "normal". having owned 30 vehicles of all types i do not believe same. also took vehicle to dealer with a complaint the steering was extremely vague and would feel like it had a time delay. again was advised steering was "normal". dealer treated complainant like the proverbial village idiot. now, three years later i have discovered i am not the only village idiot that owns a gmc suburban. i found numerous other complaints from owners with the exact same complaints i had. i just want to verify what they have reported. recently the vehicle's cooling system has had numerous and sequential leaks. the delaer shrugs his shoulders when queried about the condition.*ak