NHTSA Complaint #10394262 — 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

I RECENTLY PURCHASED IN CHEVY 2500 HD SILVERADO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE GAUGES ON THE DASH ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LUCKILY, THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS HONEST ENOUGH TO LET ME KNOW THIS BEFORE I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK. HE TOLD HE HAD ALREADY SPOKE TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT COULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IF THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 75,000 MILES.THE TRUCK HAD 142,XXX WHEN I GOT IT. I TALKED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE ALSO VERIFIED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, AS IS A HOLE BEING EATEN UP IN THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE 4X4. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE I GOT IS $350. I THINK A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SHOULD BE FILED ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CURRENT OWNERS( OR PERSONS THAT HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR) AGAINST GM. I AM UNABLE TO MONITOR MY SPEED, TEMP, OIL PRESSURE, VOLTAGE, FUEL OR TRANS TEMP ACCURATELY BECAUSE OF THIS. IF THE MOTOR WERE TO BURN UP DUE TO OVERHEATING, I WOULD HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A LAWYER WILLING TO TAKE ON A CASE SUCH AS THIS, I WILL BE MORE THAN WILLING TO SIGN MY NAME DUE TO THE FACT I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TO AVOID MORE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE OR A POSSIBLE OF LIFE IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO CATCH FIRE FROM OVERHEATING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR