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1998 CHEVROLET S10 — WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

crash · 236052 · 2000-09-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE OF HER HOME AND SHE WAS HEARING A NOISE. SHE HAD HER HUSBAND LISTEN TO IT. THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOOK WHEELS OFF AND NOTICED THAT RIVIT GROVES WORE INTO THE STATOR. WHEN THEY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES, THEY HAD TO REMACHINE THE STATOR TO REMOVE THE GROVES. *AK THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT DISK BRAKE PADS GROVED THE FRONT WHEEL STATOR CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
870304
Machine
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