# 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
> NHTSA complaint `481607` · 2004-08-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- **Miles at failure:** 9,002
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK  IN A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE.  CONSUMER EXAMINED THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD  BROKE.  DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE COLLISION CAUSED THE TIE ROD TO BREAK.   CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED IN THE COLLISION, AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED.*AK   FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.   *TT
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