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2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

crash · 638478 · 2007-09-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COLORADO
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 COLORADO SINCE MARCH 2005. SINCE THEN, MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED 8 TIMES, THE LAST OCCURRING AUGUST 2007. EVEN AFTER HAVING REPAIRS DONE PER THE RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER. I HAVE MADE MY COMPLAINT KNOWN TO GM AS TO THE DANGERS OF MY VEHICLE AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. IT IS A SHAME THAT SOMEONE WILL GET HURT AND/OR KILLED DUE TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR EMAIL UPDATE (10/7/08): I WILL RETRIEVE ALL INVOICES I CAN FIND AND FAX TO YOU. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED ON 2 MORE OCCASIONS SINCE I FILED THIS LATEST COMPLAINT. IT IS CONSTANT EVERY 2-6 MONTHS. I USUALLY FIND OUT THAT THE BRAKES ARE OUT BY ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTING ME. ON ONE OCCASION I ACTUALLY GOT HIT FROM BEHIND AT A STOP LIGHT. LUCKILY, WE WERE MOVING LESS THAN 10MPH AND NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, OR INJURY OCCURRED. I REALLY BELIEVE I AM DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. SOMEONE, AT SOME POINT WILL GET SERIOUSLY HURT...THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR RESEARCH AND WORK ON THIS MATTER...

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10202893
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