Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005018842 Incident Date: Apr, 29 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:coil springs
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1NE52M2W6 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 04 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer indicated that he heard a loud thud while driving about 20 mph. a couple minutes later after going probably 50 ft he heard something rolling under his vehicle. he pulled over and exited the vehicle. he saw what looked like a piece of coil spring and picked it up. he looked under the car and saw were the coil spring slipped off from the drivers side of the vehicle. he called the mechanic but has not had any work done to the vehicle. he also took the actual piece of the coil spring to his dealer. the dealer indicated that he had sold several coil springs to different people. the road was brick paved road and there was no warning prior to the failure except for the noise. *nm