WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OF THE ACCELERATER TO SLOW DOWN OR TURN A CORNER YOUR ENGINE DIES LEAVING YOU WITH NO BRAKES. YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE AND IT IS LIKE STEPPING ON A ROCK. YOU CANNOT STOP THE VECHICLE. AFTER TALKING TO TWO GM SERVICE CENTERS, I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE. THEY BOTH HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM…
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WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OF THE ACCELERATER TO SLOW DOWN OR TURN A CORNER YOUR ENGINE DIES LEAVING YOU WITH NO BRAKES. YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE AND IT IS LIKE STEPPING ON A ROCK. YOU CANNOT STOP THE VECHICLE. AFTER TALKING TO TWO GM SERVICE CENTERS, I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE EGR VALVE. THEY BOTH HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM IN THE PAST. GM HAS RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE V STYLE ENGINE, BUT NOT THE Z STYLE WHICH I OWN. GM KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
NHTSA ODI #712589
Mileage unknown · Sep 28, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingFire
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. MJS
NHTSA ODI #548690
Mileage unknown · Sep 23, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
TWICE UNDER WARRANTY I HAD GM FIX AN OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET AND THE THIRD TIME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO GM WOULD NOT WORK ON IT. THE OIL LEAK HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I FEEL SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AT 12K MILES AND A NEW GASKET PUT ON AND AT 32K MILES GM AGAIN WORKED ON IT BUT JUST TORQUEING THE OIL PAN BOLTS TIGHTER…
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TWICE UNDER WARRANTY I HAD GM FIX AN OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL PAN GASKET AND THE THIRD TIME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO GM WOULD NOT WORK ON IT. THE OIL LEAK HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I FEEL SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AT 12K MILES AND A NEW GASKET PUT ON AND AT 32K MILES GM AGAIN WORKED ON IT BUT JUST TORQUEING THE OIL PAN BOLTS TIGHTER THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! THEY TOLD ME THERE WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT TO FOLLOW UP ON ANY FURTHER LEAKS! WELL, AFTER WARRANTY IT BEGAN TO LEAK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I HIT A "WALL" WITH GM! THEY WILL NOT WORK ON IT AT THEIR COST! THIS WAS A PROBLEM EARLY IN THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY AND PERSISTED. OIL IS A VITAL NEED FOR AN ENGINE TO PERFORM... YOU WOULD THINK THAT SUCH A LEAK WOULD BE LOOKED INTO RATHER THAN IGNORED OR SHRUGGED AT. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. MY TRUCK IS NOW ROLLING INTO THE 75K MILE RANGE AND I WOULD LIKE IT TO LAST LONGER BUT WON'T WITH THIS VERY COSTLY REPAIR.
NHTSA ODI #711914
Mileage unknown · Aug 25, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
OIL LINE BLEW OFF THE FITTING, PUMPED ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE ENGINE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. MJS
NHTSA ODI #548169
Mileage unknown · Aug 18, 1999
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline
FUEL PUMP FAILED AND REPLACED ON SIX OCCASIONS. MJS
NHTSA ODI #547985
Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE PISTONS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A CLUCKING NOISE, AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SIEZE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #844679
Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #843018
Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
FAILURE OF THE E.G.R.VALUE ALMOST CAUSE A WREAK, BECAUSE THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BECAME INORPERBLE. ALSO THERE WAS NO WARNING GIVING TO ME BY ANY OF THE VEHICULES WARNING DEVICES. FORTUNALLY I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND MISS THE VEHICUL IN FRONT OF ME. AT NO TIME DID A WARNING COME ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT I HAD NO BRAKES.…
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FAILURE OF THE E.G.R.VALUE ALMOST CAUSE A WREAK, BECAUSE THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BECAME INORPERBLE. ALSO THERE WAS NO WARNING GIVING TO ME BY ANY OF THE VEHICULES WARNING DEVICES. FORTUNALLY I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND MISS THE VEHICUL IN FRONT OF ME. AT NO TIME DID A WARNING COME ON TO LET ME KNOW THAT I HAD NO BRAKES. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE E.G.R.VALUE GETS CARBON INLODGE IN IT THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN. BECAUSE YOU HAVE A INTERNAL VACCUM LEAK, RESULTING IN THE LOST OF THE ABILITY OF YOUR BRAKING SYSTEM TO PROPERLY WORKING. THIS TIME MY WIFE AND I WERE LUCKY, I HOPE THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, ALTHO THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T.
NHTSA ODI #708472
Mileage unknown · May 28, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling
THE EGR VALVE IS STICKING, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #838599
Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingVisibility
DURING RECALL REPAIR OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD THE DEALERSHIP DAMAGED THE AIR CONDITION UNIT (98V-150), WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.
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NHTSA investigations
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EA00008 · Loss Of Power Assist
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Aug 31, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
EA99018 · Spare Tire Separation From Vehicle
Opened Jun 30, 1999 · Closed Oct 20, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
No summary supplied.
PE99004 · Separation Of Spare Tire From Vehicle
Opened Jan 15, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
ALLEGED THAT WIRE CABLE/WINCH ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY UDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION
EA97022 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened Oct 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
PE97028 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 23, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, OVER 400 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WERE FURNISHED BY GM.IN ADDITION GM REPORTED OVER 3000 WIPER SYSTEM WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
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