Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / PICKUP / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002091974 Incident Date: Apr, 19 2002
Consumer's City: ALPHARETTA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PICKUP Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19M6T1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 21 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Was driving from las vegas to atlanta. while passing through talladega, al on april 20, 2002, the tread separated from my left rear tire. i was travelling at approximately 80 mph (with the flow of traffic) in the passing lane when in my periphery i saw a black thing come from the side of my truck. next came a loud thump. made it to the emergency lane and with help from the alabama highway assistance people i was able to get the tire and changed to the spare. after changing the tire, my dad and i inpsected the general grabber aw and noticed some of the steel of the radials poking out, along with 1/2 to 1" of tread missing from the tire. currently we have a call into general and are waiting to hear from them; a call was also made to our insurance company and an adjuster will be contacting us regarding the damage to my truck from the tire.*ak