Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 3500 / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997126790 Incident Date: Dec, 31 1996
Consumer's City: SLATON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 3500 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTGC33R7VF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 01 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 18 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brake booster malfunctioned, causing no braking ability which may have resulted in a crash. also, driver and passenger rear seatbelts , were locked up, could not use the seatbelt and won't protect the occupant in event a crash. dealer replaced both seatbelts. the rear of cab was not welded properly. dealer had to weld the rear cab to front. rear axle seal will go out, causing oil to go into the brake shoes, resulting in no rear brakes. the engine stalled. had to get a rebuilt engine, and the manufacturer put out a tsb but has no solution. *ak the engine fell apart just after warranty expired. the steering suddenly locked while the vehicle was making a turn. *yh