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2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

fire · 1935155 · 2023-10-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Miles at failure
74,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle made grinding sounds. The contact pulled over on the side of the roadway. Upon inspection, the contact noticed flames coming from the rear differential, and the driveshaft had detached. The contact extinguished the flames with bottled water. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rear axle had detached and the driveshaft had struck the transfer case. The contact was informed that the rear end and transfer case needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11549619
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown