Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500 / 2000

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004258232 Incident Date: Jan, 30 2004
Consumer's City: FOSSTON Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 2500 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCGK23R4YF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 03 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 12 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My son rear ended a semi-tractor trailer truck in a snow storm last week. he was wearing his seat belt. air temps previous week were in the -20 to -40 range. temperature at time of accident was -15. i raise this as indicated below. *ak my concerns are: 1. the air bag did not deploy. there was $6000 damage to our 2004 chevy k2500 crew cab pick-up to include grill, radiator, both quarter panels, hood, bumper and forward engine components. the impact speed was estimated at 25 mph. that should have deployed the bag. i realize that there were no injuries and my insurance would have covered the bag, but i think (as did everyone else who have seen the damage) that the bag should have deployed. 2. abs system failed. truck rear end slid to right toward traffic. my son was able to regain control. choice of impact was either into on coming traffic, off road down deep hill into forest or rear end truck. note: other owners in area of the 1999-2000 pick-up series have also had abs system failed. local dealers are aware of failure around 100,000 mile mark but say that it is normal. abs light is now on. side note - we have had repeated problems with this vehicle and have taken it to different dealers. problems include ongoing short in electrical system in cold weather, 4 wheel drive fails to disengage although light on dash says it has (discovered at local repair shop), computer failure on dealer installed equipment (not covered under warranty because it was an option).