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2000 CHEVROLET EXPRESS — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM

crash · 315409 · 2001-09-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EXPRESS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH BALL JOINTS BROKE FROM VEHICLE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, LEFT FRONT SIDE WAS DAMAGED, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. GMC WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT IS WHAT FAILED, WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, THE ABS SENSOR AND THE OUTSIDE MIRROR WERE REPLACED.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
896768
Machine
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