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2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

crash · 565983 · 2005-12-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Miles at failure
13
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IN JUNE OF 2005 I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET 2500HD WITH THE CAMP EXTENDABLE MIRRORS. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I CALLED THE SALES REP AND TOLD HIM THE MIRRORS WERE SHAKING AND I COULD NOT IDENTIFY VEHICLES BEHIND ME. I WAS TOLD DON'T WORRY FOR I WILL HAVE REPLACEMENT MIRRORS ORDERED TOMORROW. I WAS ALLOWED BY GM A REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY FOR IT WAS THE WORST. THE REPLACEMENT PROVIDES NO CHANGE PER THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN , BUT HE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ORDER ANOTHER MIRROR FOR GM HAD RELEASED A BULLETIN OF THE MIRROR ISSUE. I CONTACTED GM RECEIVING NO RECOURSE AND NO ISSUE DATE OF A POSSIBLE FIX. ON 11-28 2005 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I BELIEVE I WAS STARING IN THE MIRROR AND SIDE SWIPED A DUMP TRUCK THAT CROSSED THE MEDIAN,AND I DID NOT REACT IN TIME TO AVOID THIS ACCIDENT. I HAVE FILED FOR THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW BECAUSE GM TELLS ME "IT'S ONLY MIRRORS AND WE KNOW ABOUT IT SO WHEN THERE IS A FIX YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE 2006'S HAVE THE CURE!!! *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10145236
Machine
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