Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SUBURBAN / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999040145 Incident Date: Nov, 09 1999
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUBURBAN Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKGK26J1TJ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 25 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle battery went bad. dealer replaced battery with new gmc orignal and replaced alternator. new battery failed months later. positive terminal on battery leaked and destoryed connector. failed whlie driving car on interstate at 65mph. total electrical failure was able to pull over. car statred back up. failure was on and off and hard to detect. finally failed for good few days later. dealer wanted to charge $600 for new cables & battery. battery destoryed all power cables. had "coming to jesus" talk with dealer. wasn't going to pay for damage that was done by their battery that they installed under warranty. agreed painfully to pay for new battery ($79). installed interstate battery intead. no problems since.