Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SC1 / 1996

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 998230282 Incident Date: Sep, 06 1998
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SC1 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZG1279TZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 28 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: As with complaint 828481, my vehicle stopped in the middle of the highway and wouldn't run until i filled the gas tank. the gas tank had imploded. this happened twice - at approximately 34,000 miles (tank replaced under warranty -9/8/98) and again at approximately 63,000 miles (tank replaced at my expense - 9/20/2001). both times, i was at highway speed, and both times i was lucky to be able to steer the car to the shoulder. the first time, the police on the nj turnpike had me towed to a gas station - the second time, the police brought a five gallon can and poured it into my gas tank. *ak