Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / C1500 / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999091211 Incident Date: May, 25 1999
Consumer's City: WICHITA Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: C1500 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:axle assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEC19R7T1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Complete failure of rear axle assembly. carrier bearings lost preload. replacement of ring gear, pinion, axle shafts, carrier bearings, pinion bearings, axle bearings & seals required. this should not have failed at this mileage. repair cost was $2105.00. chevrolet motor division has experienced several failures of the c1500 pickup axles in 1995, 1996 & 1997. also maybe 1998. a friend had (2) axles replaced on his 1995 c1500 suburban under warranty. he also has noise in his current suburban & is taking it in to be replaced under warranty. mine had made noise but was never listed as a problem by joe self chevrolet.