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2003 GMC DENALI — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

1 injured · 682405 · 2008-08-11

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
DENALI
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FAULTY PULLY ASSEMBLY ON 2003 GMC VECHICLES THEIR IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN 2004. I LEARNED OF THE REPORT 8/7/08.AFTER REPLACING 5 BELTS AND TENSIONERS. AFTER COMPRESSOR BREAKS APART WHILE UNDER CAR TRYING TO FINE THIS HORRIBLE NOISE UPON ACCELERATION.WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I CARRIED THE CAR IN 4 TIMES FOR NOISES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT NEVER TO BE RESOLVED ,NOW IT IS SO BAD IT IS OBVIOUS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. THEIR IS NO RECALL YET BUT SHOULD BE,THE MECH. SAYS THEY REPLACE 2 COMPRESSORS A WEEK. SOMEONES SAFETY IS GOING TO BE CHALLENGED BE FOR THIER IS A RECALL. THIS IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN A SEATBELT LATCH OR SPEED CONTROL NOT TO MENTION COSTLY. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR A FULL STORY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10237642
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