NHTSA Complaint #559915 — 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	559915
Vehicle	2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
Component	STRUCTURE
Date of Incident	March 27, 2000
Date Filed	April 20, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLE WAS WEIGHED WITH A MEDIUM SIZED VEHICLE IN TOW AND THE WEIGHT WAS 12140, AS PER GM THE TRUCKS MAX GVW RATING IS 11,000, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED OVERWEIGHT OF SPECS WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO THE CONSUMER WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE USED AS A TOW TRUCK, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT GM IS SELLING TRUCKS WITH WRECKER PROVISIONS BUT ARE TOO LIGHT TO BE TOW TRUCKS OR THEY ARE SELLING TRUCKS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS, ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE DRIVER WAS BRAKING AND FAILED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

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