Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE 1500 / 2005
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005119425 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: GRASONVILLE | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: AVALANCHE 1500 | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:gear box:shaft sector |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 05 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Clunking sound and clunking feel felt in steering wheel when turning it. it has happened on and off from truck new until recently when it is all the time at 58,000 miles. i went to dealership and they tested truck and new exactly what problem was. the service advisor told me that gm has known about a problem with the intermediate steering shaft since 2003 and has issued several fixes for it from greasing shaft, new types of grease, etc. and now has finally came up with a new type of shaft to replace the old one. problem is that my vehicle is now out of warranty and i have to pay for the new shaft. it is going to cost me about $300 to fix. since gm has known about this for so long, they should have issued a recall and fix it for free. some people may not have the money to fix it, so may just let it go, therefore leading to a major steering issue and an accident. gm should issue a recall immediatly and correct this manufacturing defect on vehicles it effects. |