Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SUBURBAN / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999030281 Incident Date: Aug, 16 1999
Consumer's City: BOSSIER CITY Consumer's State: LA
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#: 1GKEC16R6VJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 21 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Original gm battery (side post style) leaked acid onto steel brake line causing loss of braking system plus maximum corrossion of underside of truck..we were completely unaware of any problem until we tried to go to work in the truck and found no brakes,,had this happened on thhe highway at any great speed it would have been a major catastrophy..no one at the dealership or gm takes this serious plus we are out the cost of the repairs and the vehicle out of service..of