Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / SILHOUETTE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000043218 Incident Date: Jul, 26 2000
Consumer's City: BOXFORD Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILHOUETTE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage and cable
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GHDX03E2WD Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 04 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Parking brake cable had pulled loose from the clip that holds it to the rear axle, allowing it to wear against the rear shock absorber. this caused a weak spot in the rubber boot that holds compressed air for the load levelling function. this caused the boot to rupture as the vehicle was being loaded, and the load levelling system was pumping up the shocks. since this was an ongoing wear process, it could have caused a failure at highway speed with the vehicle heavily loaded, causing a loss of control to the vehicle. poor fitup between the cable and the axle mounts appears to be a contributing factor, as it springs the cable in a direction that may cause the separation from its clip. *ak