Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET TRUCK / M/L VAN / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314663 Incident Date: Aug, 08 2004
Consumer's City: SANTA ANA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: GM PRODUCTS DIV. GM CORP.
Model Name: M/L VAN Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Trailer hitches
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCHK33J4WF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 25 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a chevrolet 1998 crew cab pickup truck, and have a factory installed towing package. in august of this year i was towing a small ski boat, considerably less weight than the max allowed by the manufacturer, when the towing mechanism buckled, and disengaged from its housing on the truck. if not for the spare tire on the trailer, which supported the trailer, preventing it from striking the ground, i am sure i would have lost the trailer, and possibly my truck. i took the truck and disfigured towing mechanism to chevy, who responded with "too bad". no attempt to determine the cause, nor offer replacement was made. i ended up having a new towing package installed by a third party.*ak