EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD WHEN VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
2001 GMC Yukon complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
WHEN SITTING IN PASSENGER'S SEAT AND USING SEAT BELT, SEAT BELT WILL START TO LOCK UP ONCE CONSUMER MOVES, AND WILL NOT UNLOCK UNTIL CONSUMER UNLOCKS THE BUCKLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHEN PUSHING KNOB OF HEATER TO BLOW ON FLOOR 75 PERCENT OF THE AIR WILL FLOW INTO WINDSHIELD, OPPOSED TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN HEATER MODE IS SELECTED FOR FLOOR LEVEL, 75 PERCENT OF THE HEAT GOES ON WINDSCREEN.*JB
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN WHICH NEITHER TIME DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY,DURING ONE ACCIDENT THE CONSUMER SAYS SHE ALSO DOESNT REMEMBER THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENING CAUSING HER TO STRICK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND KNEES TO HIT THE DASH. *MJ
VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE LESS THAN A BLOCK AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS SHOWING HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HOOD. CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS RED HOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT FUEL WAS DUMPING IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ORIGINAL TIRES ON GMC, YUKON, 26575R16 LE; WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH, FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NOTHING SHARP ON THE ROAD, TIRE EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION. *AK THE FIRESTONE DEALER IS CLAIMING THAT THE TIRE HAD A PUNCTURE, HOWEVER 2 MILES PRIOR TO INCIDENT, THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES OR LEAKS. *SLC
I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN FEB OF 2002 AND IT WAS SLEETING, I WAS USING MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO CLEAR THE WINDOW. THE RIGHT FORNT WIPER ARM CAME LOOSE AS THE WIPER STARTED THE UP STROKE AND THEN JUST STAYED IN THE "UP" POSITION, IT GOT TANGLED UP INTO THE LEFT WIPER ARM AND BENT THE ARM TO WHERE THE WIPERS COULD NOT BE USED. I TOOK THE YUKON INTO A GMC DEALER WHO WAS CLOSE BY, THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT SINCE I HAD NOT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE, SO I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE APPROX. 50 MILES TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM TO GET IT REPAIRED. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT THE WIPERS ON THIS VEHICLE SOMETIMES DO THAT, IN FACT HE SAID HE HAD ALREADY REPAIRED TWO THAT SAME DAY AND I SHOULD CARRY A 13MM WRENCH WITH ME AND CHECK THE TIGHTNESS ON THE ARMS FROM TIME TO TIME. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED IN APRIL AND IT WAS MISTING RAIN, I HAD JUST TURNED ON MY WIPERS WHEN I SAW THE LEFT FRONT WIPER ARM COME LOSE AND STOPPED WIPING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE WIPERS OFF BEFORE IT GOT TANGLED UP WITH THE RIGHT WIPER ARM. I USED THE 13MM WRENCH, THAT THE DEALER RECOMMENED I BUY, AND TIGHTENED IT. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFTEY FEATURE IF THIS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE IT WAS RAINING OR SLEETING HARD. THE INCIDENT WITH THE REAR DEFROST HAPPENED IN APRIL OF 2002. I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AND THE REAR WINDOWS (IT HAS CARGO DOORS, 1 WINDOW IN EACH DOOR) START TO FOG UP, I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDO IN THE CARGO DOOR CLEARED UP WITHIN SEC
WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 15 MPH\ ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 45 HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE . UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
PASSENGER SAFETY BELT DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, LOCKING MECHANISM IS TOO SENSITIVE. PASSENGER WILL SLIGHTLY MOVE FORWARD AND SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND PLACE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO PASSENGER . ONLY WAY IT WILL LOOSEN UP OR RELEASE IS IF PERSON REMOVES SEAT BELT AND REAPPLIES IT. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE AND IS SLUGGISH. DURATION OF THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED CURRENTLY AFFECTING VEHICLE WHEN IT WARMS UP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE HAS PISTON PROBLEMS.*YH
INTERMITTENTLY DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT ALIGN UP TO THE STRICKER PLATE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY SEVERAL DEALERS. MANUFACTURER NOT NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS, THE DEALER CAUSED THE DOOR TO WARP AND ALSO BEND, THIS IS WHY THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S DOOR, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END AS WELL. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 10000.00. PRIOR TO THIS, CONSUMER OWNED ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST LIKE THIS ONE. IT ALSO HAD A FRONT CRASH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] ON FEBRUARY 12, 2002, AT 9AM I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT CLYDE REVORD TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ADJUSTED ON MY 2001 GMC YUKON XL WITH 22400 MILES. AFTER CHANGING THE OIL THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN WORN DOWN DUE TO THE FACT IT HAD BEEN LEFT ON. I PROCEEDED TO TELL THEM THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN LEFT ON. AT THAT POINT THE MECHANIC CHIMED IN AND STATED THAT HE COULD PROVE THAT IT WAS LEFT ON. HE TOOK ME OUT TO THE SHOP AND POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF BRAKE DUST INDICATING IT HAD BEEN LEFT ON. HE THEN STATED HOWEVER THAT HE PERSONALLY HAS SEEN A LOT OF THESE IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. OF COURSE WHAT THAT MEANT WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY CALLED THE DEALER AND THROUGH THEIR CORRESPONDENCE THEY DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS AND NO ACTIVE RECALLS AND BY WHAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CLYDE REVORD TOLD THEM ! THAT THEY COULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING OF MY OWN BY CALLING SPEEDWAY CHEVROLET, THE SERVICE WRITER THERE TOLD ME THAT INDEED THERE IS AN ISSUE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKES BEING OVER TIGHTENED FROM THE FACTORY AND THAT HE PERSONALLY HAS SEEN 40 OR SO VEHICLES IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT HIS OWN VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED FOR THE SAME THING. I THEN CALLED CLYDE REVORD BACK AND SPOKE WITH FRANK THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT HE HAS NO EVIDENCE OF THE
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 70MPH, AND FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MAJOR BODY INJURIES.*AK
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P265/70R16, DOT 8X72WLI, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, GMC, YUKON WITH 19000 MILES, DURING TIRE ROTATION DEALER NOTICED BOTH REAR TIRES AND FRONT RIGHT TIRE SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*SLC
ON 8/7/2001 I TOOK MY GMC YUKON XL TO THE DEALER AND REQUESTED THEY REPLACE MY FACTORY INSTALLED HEAVY DUTY TRAILER RECEIVER HITCH DUE TO IT BENDING UP APPROXIMATELY 3" DUE TO THE TORSION BARS PULLING UP ON THE HITCH TO PUT MORE WEIGHT ON THE FRONT WHEELS. I AM TOWING A 26' HI-LO TRAVEL TRAILER THAT IS CONSIDERABLY LESS WEIGHT THAN THE GMC HITCH IS DESIGNED FOR. I HAVE PULLED THIS SAME TRAILER WITH THE SAME TRAILER HITCH BALL, TORSION BARS, SWAY BARS PULLING IT WITH MY 1997 FORD EXPLORER. THE TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER NEVER BENT LIKE THE GMC RECEIVER HITCH DID ON MY FIRST TRIP TO CANADA. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. HOLZHAVER, AND SHOWED HIM BOTH THE GMC BENT RECEIVER HITCH AND THE FORD EXPLORER UNDAMAGED RECEIVER HITCH. HE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRAILER HITCH AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. THE DESIGN OF THIS TRAILER RECEIVER HITCH IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BEND UP 3 INCHES WHEN THE TORSION BARS ARE INSTALLED. IF THE HITCH BREAKS LOOSE THIS 26' TRAILER COULD COME LOOSE CAUSING A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT ON OUR HIGHWAYS. YOUR CO-OPERATION IN GETTING THIS HITCH REPLACED AND REDESIGNED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FULE PUMP HAS FAILED. IT'S A BRAN NEW VEHICLE!!!. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKING TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, RENDERING VEHICLE UNSTEERABLE, OUT OF CONTROL. SPUN IN CIRCLES AND WENT INTO DITCH IN MEDIAN OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HIT VERY HARD. THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS NEEDED REPAIR. *YH
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD TIGHTEN DOWN OR LOCK UP UPON MOVEMENT IN SEAT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS A NORMAL OPERATION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT, CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND TIRE BALANCED POSSIBLY A COMPONENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN
ON A RECENT TRIP TO CANADA IT WAS FOUND THAT FOUR(4) OF THE WELDS HOLDING THE SQUARE RECEIVER TO THE HORIZONTAL MEMBER WERE CRACKED, ONE WELD WAS OK. NOT BEING SATISIFED WITH THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION PERFORMANCE OF THE HITCH I HAD CONTACTED CAN-AM RV CENTER (TOWING SPECALISTS) IN ONTARIO CANADA TO CHECK THE HITCH WHILE I WAS UP THERE. WHEN RAISING THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT THEY FOUND FOUR CRACKED WELDS WHICH THEY REPAIRED AND ATTACHED SOME ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO THE FRAME IN ORDER TO TRANSFER MORE WEIGHT TO THE FRONT AXLE. PRIOR TO THIS MODIFICATION I WAS REDUCING THE FRONT AXLE LOAD BY 600#, WHICH MADE THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS RECEIVER IS OVER RATED AND VERY DANGEROUS. THIS FACTORY RECEIVER IS RATED AT 12000# TRAILER WEIGHT AND 1500# TONGUE WEIGHT WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE OVER RATED. IT ALSO DOES NOT TRANSFER THE WEIGHT EVENLY OVER THE VEHICLE AS IT SHOULD. I AM TOWING A 9000# TRAILER WITH A HITCH WEIGHT OF 1200#. IT APPEARS THAT THE GM PRIORTY IS SELLING YUKON'S AND INCLUDING A RECEIVER FROM THE LOWEST BIDDER. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM THAT THEY NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE WELD FIX($70) BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DONE BY A GM DEALER. IF SOMEONE DROPS A $40,000 TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE IT WILL COST GM MORE THAN $70. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS, LLOYD BADMAN. *AK
WHILE BRAKING ON A ROUGH SURFACE AT CONSTRUCTION ZONE ABS ACTIVATED, CAUSING NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY.*AK
WAS SOLD NEW VEHICLE WITH P265 TIRES. GMC SAYS THE DEALER CAN PUT ANY TIRE HE WANTS ON THE VEHICLE,THE DEALER DIDN'T KNOW IT STATES IN OWNERS MANUAL DON'T USE TIRE CHAIS WITH P265 TIRES. SEE PAGE 6-52 YUKON 2001 OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC #C05410969. I FEEL IT IS A SERIOUS CONDITION FOR A DEALER TO BE ABLE TO SELL A VEHICLE WITH P265 TIRES WITHOUT HAVING TO AT LEAST WORN BUYER THAT THEY CAN NOT USE SNOW CHAINS ON P265. I REALLY FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEALER SELLING PRACTICE. NOTE: > THIS APPLIES TO ALL GMC PICKUP'S AND SUV'S.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ALMOST STALL IN TRAFFIC WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT-HAND TURN, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE INSTEAD OF RETRO-FITTING THE EXISTING. NLM
11:45AM ON 8/27/01 TIRE SEPARATION OCCURRED AT 60 MPH ON PA RTE 476S, MILE MARKER 14. CONTACTED GM WHO COULD CARE LESS; THEY DID NOT RECORD THE INCIDENT EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO REPORT IT; THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT FIRESTONE AND THAT IT WAS NOT GM'S PROBLEM; CALLED FIRESTONE AND ALL THEY CARED ABOUT WAS WHETHER IT WAS AN AT WILDNERNESS TIRE; FIRESTONE TOLD ME TO GO TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT HIGH SPEED AGAIN. WHAT SHOULD I DO?*AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72 5000 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER LOANED A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER, HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE AUGUST 6TH, AFTER VEHICLE STALLS IT WILL START BACK UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM. ABS EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OPERATION. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC
THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS BENT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK PUSHES THE DRIVER'S LOWER BACK FORWARD AND APLIES PRESSURE TO HIS LOWER BACK AND KIDNEYS, THE SEAT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE BUT IT STILL APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE LOWER BACK AND WAS IMPROPERLY ALIGNED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. NLM
BACK OF FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOBBLES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT DEFECT CANNOT BE FIXED. DEALER HAD REPLACED TRACKING. IT CORRECTED DEFECT FOR ONE MONTH. PROBLEM HAVE REOCCURED AGAIN. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT EBO SENSOR HAD FAILED, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED STEERING TO GO OUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AND THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE BRAKING ON A ROUGH ROAD, ABS CAME ON WITHOUT CAUSE AND CREATED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY.*AK
FRONT PASSENGER'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS WERE DESIGNED TO HOLD A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, AND WOULD CONTINUALLY LOCK AND PULL TIGHTER ON PASSENGER. THIS TIGHTENING OF PASSENGER RESTRAINTS COULD RESULT IN RESTRICTED BREATHING, AND SEVERE DISCOMFORT. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. *YH
WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE REAR TAILGATE GLASS EXPLODED ON A 40 DEGREE DAY. I FILED A POLICE REPORT. THE POLICE FOUND THAT THE GLASS EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE REAR SHOCKS WERE PUSHED INTO THE LIFTED (UP) POSITION, BUT THE WINDOW WAS STILL LATCHED SHUT. GLASS WAS BLOWN EVERYWHERE IN THE GARAGE AND WAS ALL OVER THE REAR SEAT WHERE MY CHILDREN SIT. THE DEALER WASN'T INTERESTED IN SEEING THE TRUCK, THEY JUST TOLD ME TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I FILED A COMPLAINT (#03702924) WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE.
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. HAS STALLED 15-20 TIMES. TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
TILT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS IN UP POSITION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, P235/70R16, TIRES LOSE AIR, HAVE LEAKING VALVE STEMS, AND HAVE TINY PIN HOLES IN THEM. *SLC
TREAD SEPARATION-COMPLETE FAILURE-ONLY 2 PASSENGERS IN VECHILE--NO LOAD-LUCKILY NO INJURY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R16 )
WHEN USING MIDDLE LAP SEAT BELT FOR CSS BELT WILL LOOSEN, AND WILL NOT LOCK IF IT IS POSITIONED AT A RIGHT ANGLE . CONSUMER MUST ROTATE BELT IN ORDER TO HOLD TENSION. CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE OF DEFECT DESIGN NOR WAS CONSUMER ADVISED BY DEALER OF DEFECT DESIGN. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A DODGE, NEON , SPEED WAS UNDETERMINED. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TIRE BLEW OUT ON SIDE. NO PUNCTURE ON THE TREAD SIDE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V672 WL1 3 TIRESIZE: P265-70R16)
I WAS EXITING THE 5 FREEWAY NORTHBOUND ONTO THE 55 NORTH WHEN MY CARRED SUDDENLY TILTED TO THE LEFT SEVERELY. I DID NOT JERK BACK THE WHEEL AND IT STRATIGHTENED ITSELF OUT. I PULLED OVER AND I HAD A FLAT LEFT REAR TIRE. I DROVE TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM IW WANTED NEW TIRES (MY WIFE HAD PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED NEW TIRES. THEY REFUSED,, IWENT TO COSTCO BOUGHT NEW MICHELLENS . COSTCO FILLED MY FLAT AND THEY COULD NOT GET THE TIRE TO LEAK. IT LOOKED PERFECT AND NEAR NEW. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8X72WLT TIRESIZE: 26570R16)
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WITH A FORD ESCORT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY, AND DRIVER RECEIVED BRUISES TO NECK AND HEAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
COLD AIR FROM HEATER AT LOWER PASSENGER SIDE ALL SETTINGS-GM SAYS SUPPOSED TO. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL / ROLLOVER COLLISION AT 65 MPH IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
POWER ADJUSTING SEAT MALFUCNTIONED, CAUSING DRIVER TO MOVE FORWARD, AND SEATBACK MOVED FORWARD, WHICH CRUSHED OCCUPANT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. UNABLE TO STOP THE PROCESS. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER'S POWER ADJUSTING SEAT. *AK
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE R/F TIRE SUDDENLY BLEWOUT WITHOUT WARNING.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70R16 )
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