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2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — STEERING

crash · 1352263 · 2017-01-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

THIS TRUCK HAD A STEERING FAILURE CAUSING A COLLISION AND IT WAS A MINOR FRONT COLLISION. THE WORSE PART IS CHEVROLET DENIES A PROBLEM BUT THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS. DURING THE COLLISION ON THE FRONT STRANGELY THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS IS ALL THAT DEPLOYED LEAVING DRIVER COMPLETELY UNPROTECTED!!! THE STEERING CAME BACK ON AFTER. THEN I GET A NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE IS RECALLED BECAUSE IT MAY NOT WORK OR DEPLOY BAGS WRONGFULLY. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. THE TRUCK HAS 24000 MILES ON IT AND THE STEERING FAILED IN THE RAIN MAKING ME SWING OUT ALMOST STRIKING A SCHOOL BUS FULL OF SMALL CHILDREN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALER AFTER HAVING AND PHOTOGRAPHING WITH A TIME STAMP 6 CODES FOR A MODULE FAILURE. THE CHEVY DEALER CALLS AND LIES TO ME AND DID THERE ARE NO CODES OR VOLTAGE TO THE MOTOR AND IT MAY BE A WIRE FROM THE ACCIDENT I TOLD THEM ABOUT. THE ACCIDENT WAS MINOR AND ONLY REQUIRED MINOR REPAIR AND A BUMPER. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS A INVESTIGATION INTO THIS AND OWE ME CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND HEADLINER. THIS COMPANY IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND DEFIANT IN DEFECTIVE MOISTURE SENSITIVE DUE TO LACK OF SEALING ACCORDING TO HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF INTERNET POSTINGS. I OWE 34,000.00 ON THIS JUNK UNSAFE PRODUCT AND COMPLAINED AND ONLY GET JERKED AROUND. ABC NEWS HAS CONTACTED ME BACK FOR A STORY AS SOON AS I HERE BACK FROM YOU. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10948345
Machine
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