NHTSA Complaint #11104770 — 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED SMOKE ON THE FLOOR BY THE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CO2 CARTRIDGE EXPLODED AND RENDERED THE SEAT BELTS USELESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO MILLER AND MILLER CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC, CADILLAC (4204 LAFAYETTE ST, MARIANNA, FL 32446) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.