1996 GMC G30 User Comment / Complaint

We were origanlly told our car needed a new computer chip,we now believe it was a blown headgasket the entire time. the car ran "alright" for a month or so,but never quite the same,after we got the chip, the check engine light always remained on,the dealer said they would have to re-start the computer,and addtional $200.00. we drove it for another month,until it finally just quit. after talking to several different mechanic's they all informed us it was a blown head-gasket all along. several other t-bird owners have told us the exact same thing happened to them,at approx. the same milage. has there or will there be a recall on the head-gaskets? ow many complaints do they need to recieve,before they will re-call a vehicle?( dot number: )  view

We were origanlly told our car needed a new computer chip,we now believe it was a blown headgasket the entire time. the car ran "alright" for a month or so,but never quite the same,after we got the chip, the check engine light always remained on,the dealer said they would have to re-start the computer,and addtional $200.00. we drove it for another month,until it finally just quit. after talking to several different mechanic's they all informed us it was a blown head-gasket all along. several other t-bird owners have told us the exact same thing happened to them,at approx. the same milage. has there or will there be a recall on the head-gaskets? ow many complaints do they need to recieve,before they will re-call a vehicle?( dot number: )  view

Driving down interstate highway, driver made abrupt turn to avoid collision, suv ladden with x-mas baggage, began to fish tail. driver spun wheel other direction and suv started rolling over. during the rollover there was a collision with a guardrail, during the rollover the driver side roof collapsed on top of driver, killing her by head trauma. no other autos were involved in accident. air bags never deployed. husband and two children survived.  view

Fuel guage doesn't read accurately, when below 'e' there is still appx 4 gallons of gas in the tank. the sending unit has been replaced twice, but the problem keeps coming back.  view

When applying brakes in icy conditions abs kicks in and the vehicle doesn't stop. there is a horrible grinding noise, and the brake pedal pushes up (severly). the same problem occurs in panic stop conditions on wet and dry pavement.  view

Fuel pump electrical system failure. not sure if it is a defect but alarming just the same. wiring harness/connections on fuel pump and sending unit inside of fuel tank melted, overheated and burned. while this may be an isolated incident to my vehicle mechanics informed me that i was extremely lucky car did not catch on fire and tank ignite. .  view

Rear braking system malfunctioned, causing vibration, and resulting in extended stopping distance which may caus e a crash. dealer could not determine the cause of the problem. dealer has made 3 attempts to resolve problelm still exists.  view

While driving in town heard a clunking sound, and could no longer steer the vehicle. then stopped, looked underneath, and the engine was on the ground. towed to the dealer.  view

Engine stalled on six different occasions at at 25,300 miles. vehicle had to be towed to dealer's repair shop three times, but problem continued to reoccur. feel free to provide further details.  view

Evenflo model # 236, dom 03-27-2000; padding on the shield had four pins that were suppose to hold the padded material. the pins came out, and child pulled the material off. played with it, and put it into his/her mouth.  view