NHTSA Complaint #761898 — 1995 CHEVROLET ASTRO

THIS PART WAS HAD A DESIGN CHANGE BY THE COMPANY OF CHEVROLET, ALTHOUGH THEY FAILED TO POST THIS ANYWHERE. I HAVE TALKED TO THE COMPANY AND WRITTEN THEM A LETTER AND THEY ARE NOT CONCERNED. THE FRONT OF MY CAR FELL DOWN IN A PARKING LOT THANKFULLY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH A COPY OF THE LETTER IF YOU WISH. WE CHECKED AROUND AND FOUND NO WARNING OF FAILURE OF THIS PART. THERE IS A PROBLEM, MY HUSBAND CALLED TWO LOCAL CHEV GARAGES AND THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE AND THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE. THE ORIGINAL PART IS NARROW AT ONE POINT, WHICH IS WHERE IT BROKE AND THE NEW PART IS WIDE ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THEY KNOW , OF COURSE THAT THIS ORIGINAL PART IS INADEQUATE, OR THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A DESIGN CHANGE. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC ON SEMI TRUCKS AND HE FEELS THAT THIS ORGINAL PART WAS NOT ADEQUATE. PEOPLE SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AM PRETTY SURE THE COMPANY IS NOT INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. WHEN THE FRONT OF YOUR CAR FALLS DOWN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I AM AFRAID THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE AS LUCKY AS ME.*AK