NHTSA Complaint #11397557 — 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHOOK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT REDUCED THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE SPEED WAS INCREASED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOOD CHEVROLET (325 SW 12TH ST, RENTON, WA 98057, (888) 379-1487) WHERE THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE NOT RESPONDED DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *BF