Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126866 Incident Date: Nov, 02 2007
Consumer's City: PINCKNEY Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:wheel bearing
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK13T551 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 10 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Catastrophic failure of front wheel bearing while driving. made right hand turn, sudden screeching from front left wheel, brake pedal got soft, greatly reduced stopping power, anti lock system engaged. i was on my way to the transmission shop with previous listed complaint, when i arrived shop tech's. removed the wheel for inspection which reviewed a complete failure of the bearing. bearing was replaced on site. no warning signs of failure showed previous. per service manager at another dealership, he openly admitted chevrolet has had a major problem in this component failure without warning. truck only has 59,000 mile and is only 2 years old. *tr