| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005022027 | Incident Date: May, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: CLAWSON | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: COLORADO | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCCS138758 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 30 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 27 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving down the road at approximately 35mph i struck a piece of road debris ( approx 6" piece of a muffler). the debris must have hit the connection between the gear shifter and the transmission and the vehicle automatically down shifted to 2nd gear from drive. the piece that broke was a plastic conection device that connected the cables of the gear shifter to the levers of the transmission. what concerns me is two issues: the tow truck driver said stated that he sees this all the time on chevy's and had i been driving faster (highway speeds) and the vehicle did such a sudden down shift there could have been a serious acciident. my final comment/question, why would such an important component be placed in such a vulnerable position and why would is be made of plastic and not shielded in some manner. |
