Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / Z71 / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005006118 Incident Date: Jan, 30 2005
Consumer's City: PFLUGERVILLE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: Z71 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19T321 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 04 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Premature total parking/emergency brake failure. failed texas vehicle safety inspection. vehicle inspector informed me the same failure was common among 2002 trucks like mine and warned of a costly repair. parking brake was very seldom engaged yet became totally worn out at some point prior to vehicle reaching 50,000 miles. dealer admitted to a poor design but said there was no recall. he said a bulletin was issued to replace the junk part with a beefed up version. my repair cost exceeded $400.*jb