Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049393 Incident Date: Dec, 06 2005
Consumer's City: CALIFORNIA Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 11 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When turning vehicle at slow speed, "clunking" heard and felt through steering wheel. gm dealer immediately identified problem as defective intermediate steering shaft. there is a huge number of complaints about this. if the shaft fails, would the vehicle experience loss of steering? why is this not a safety item necessitating a recall? *nm