NHTSA Complaint #11252480 — 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SOUNDED HIGH AND MISFIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED. ONE OF THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CORNERSTONE CHEVROLET (763-220-1548, LOCATED AT 1005 HIGHWAY 25 S, MONTICELLO, MN 55362) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED FOUR OF THE LIFTERS IN THE CYLINDERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY PARTIALLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.