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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 |