Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / COLORADO / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033076 Incident Date: Jul, 13 2005
Consumer's City: MINEVILLE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: COLORADO Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:shock absorber
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCDT136948 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 17 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: contact stated vehicle came off of the assembly line misaligned. she had to replace one tire at her expense. the first tire to blow out was the rear driver's side tire on 6-11-05 while driving 20 mph, going uphill. the second time tire blew out while driving on the highway at 65 mph. she said the car felt as if it was floating. consumer took vehicle to the garage and they told her the car came off of the assembly line misaligned. they replaced another tire at their expense. the dealership told consumer they would reimburse her for the first tire. the manufacturer offered her an extended warranty. she is still was concerned with safety. they told her they may have to replace the other two tires at the dealership's expense. also on 6-6-05 the check engine light kept coming on. the dealership replaced valve springs, per bulletin. the front axle seals and front shocks were defective, and they replaced the front and rear shocks. this service was performed on 6-23 and 6-24-05. on 6-29-05 the check engine light came back on. she says the car felt like it was floating. she took it back in 7-7-05 and they had to replace a bracket for the squealing belt. on 7-13-05 she took it for a six mile round trip and the check engine light came on and the truck smelled like it was burning. she took it back on 7-14-05. they said they did not know what was wrong, and they would have to consult with the gm engineers. *ak