Complaint 1096570
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SUSPENSION • incident Aug 28, 2013
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1096570
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Aug 28, 2013
- Date Received
- Aug 11, 2014
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
TRUCK FRAME RUSTED SO BADLY VEHICLE CAN'T BE INSPECTED WITHOUT REPLACING FRAME. REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS MOUNTED ON CROSS-MEMBERS THAT ARE ENTIRELY RUSTED THROUGH. SAME FRAME DESIGN ON 2014 TRUCKS OF SAME MODEL. BODY IS STILL GOOD, BUT INSPECTION WILL EXPIRE AT END OF SEPT. 2014 AND THIS 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK WITH 76,000 ORIGINAL MILES WILL BE UNABLE TO BE PUT ON THE ROAD WITHOUT FRAME REPLACEMENT. PRETTY SAD WHEN '87 CHEVY'S ARE STILL ON THE ROAD AND THIS PIECE OF RUST IS ONLY GOOD FOR LOOKING AT. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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