NHTSA Complaint #710594 — 1997 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	710594
Vehicle	1997 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date of Incident	August 26, 1999
Date Filed	August 27, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

WITHIN 6 HOURS HEARD DIRECTLY FROM TWO OTHER OWNERS (1-'96 & 1-'97) OF ALTERNATOR FAILURES. TOW OPERATOR COMMENTED THAT HE'D SEEN A NUMBER OF THESE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. MANY WOMEN DRIVE SUBURBANS AND TRYING TO WRESTLE THAT VEHICLE TO A STOP FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS HARD AT BEST. WITH MORE WOMEN DRIVING SUBURBANS FULL OF KIDS, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. (NOTE--ON CONFIRM PAGE, FIRST LINE SHOWS BAD INFO. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT)

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