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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

crash1 injured · 484448 · 2004-07-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ALONG US HIGHWAY 83 APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES NORTH OF JUNCTION, TEXAS WHEN THE 2002 Z71 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRAVELING SOUTH, UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITH GREAT FORCE WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S CONTROL, MADE A RIGHT TURN OFF THE ROADWAY CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND INJURY. EITHER DEFECTIVE STEERING AND/OR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CV JOINT LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOTALLED.*AK VEHICLE HAD ALL CURRENT AND SUGGESTED MAINENTENCE BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL BUT MUST HAVE HAD SOME TYPE OF DEFECT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10080976
Machine
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