Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / P3 / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998076565 Incident Date: Jun, 10 1998
Consumer's City: ORANGE CITY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: P3 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:mounting
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GBLP37J7V3 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 11 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 01 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This information was reported to chevrolet case #980411299,to the nhtsa using form mailed to me in lubec maine and hot line or motorhome life magazine has reported it to nhtsa twice all with no results or reply.the through tank power wire was discovered to have discolored due to extreme heat evidently from binding fuel pump.repairs were made under warranty by fleet service,rfd 5 ,brunswick av,route 201,grdner mine invoice#12372 and#12407.the technicians were extremely competent, and said that if the tank top connecter had arced the tank would have exploded,probably killing all occupants,nhtsa has shown no interest in this matter to date despite numerous attempts to report this extremely dangerous situation.my next step if no reply from this one will be to appeal for investigation into nhtsa and failure to reply in any manner. a copy of this report will be retained.i have the thru tank discolored power wire involved.