Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / ASTRO / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003227751 Incident Date: Aug, 01 2003
Consumer's City: DEPEW Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ASTRO Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:torsion bar
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GBEL19W9TB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driver's side torsion bar broke. i've seen numerous complaints of this same failure on various web sites. fortunately, my torsion bar broke while backing out of our driveway. this could have been a catastrophic failure had it occured while driving on the freeway.