Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006068643 | Incident Date: Apr, 30 2006 |
| Consumer's City: GASTONIA | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Parking brake |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEK19T2YZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Emergency/parking brake shoes worn completely out. 2000 chevy 1500 pickup truck has few miles but dealer refused to fix. dealers do admit it is a design defect that allows the shoes to rub while vehicle is driven wearing out the shoes. they have a 'redesigned part' for replacement. since the emergency brakes should never engage while in motion they should last forever and always be functional if emergency/parking brake is needed. the cost to replace was several hundred dollars but that isn't the real issue. the problem is that there are probably millions of vehicles out there with owners that assume the brake is engage and working properly while gm knows there is a problem but apparently is willing to risk lives to prevent a recall. this leave the owners and their children not to mention anyone else near the vehicle at risk of death or injury when the brake is needed and doesn't do it's job. *jb |