Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 2003

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006089179 Incident Date: Nov, 19 2006
Consumer's City: FRACKVILLE Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 18 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was idling poorly, it had a rough idle that would shake the vehicle. this came and went, it was not a constant problem but slowly grew worse. it was diagnosed that 4 of the eight cylinders, one entire bank, was misfiring. the trouble was caused by a faulty oxygen sensor that was dumping 50% more fuel than needed into these cylinders. the sensor was replaced as was the spark plugs which had become fouled. *nm