2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GAUGE REGISTERED AT 55; HOWEVER, THE POLICE STATED THAT HE WAS CLOCKED AT 65 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN USED THE GPS TO TRACK THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS OFF BY 10 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE 245/75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE TREAD WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES), BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT, NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,900. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ *JS

HAD TO STOP QUICKLY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY PULLING A EQUIPMENT TRAILER TO GET SOMETHING THAT FELL OFF. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OVER TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, MY TRAILER BRAKES HELPED TO SLOW TO A STOP SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY.UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALONG THE FRAME FROM THE ANGLE TO THE FLAT PART OF THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS AREA THE LINES LOOKED VERY RUSTY FROM THE ELEMENTS FROM THE SEASONS. *TR

ON JUNE 7, 2014, WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO HD WESTBOUND THROUGH KANSAS ON I70. A STRONG VIBRATION FORCED US TO EXIT. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. WE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE (NO FIRESTONE AVAILABLE). ALL TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED. IN AUGUST 2014, A SIMILAR VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. ON AUGUST 21, 2014, AFTER AN EXTENSIVE, MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. OF THE REMAINING TWO FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE APPEARS TO BE FROM THE SAME BATCH (CORRESPONDING DOT#) AS THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE THAT WAS JUST REMOVED. REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE APPEARS TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH, BUT WILL BE REPLACED. (UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECORD OF THE DOT# FROM THE TIRE REPLACED IN JUNE 2014.) FIRESTONE HAS INITIALLY DENIED REPLACEMENT/COMPENSATION TO THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS PERFORMING THE REPAIRS. *TR

ON JUNE 7, 2014, WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 CHEVY SILVERADO HD WESTBOUND THROUGH KANSAS ON I70. A STRONG VIBRATION FORCED US TO EXIT. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. WE PURCHASED A NEW TIRE (NO FIRESTONE AVAILABLE). ALL TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED. IN AUGUST 2014, A SIMILAR VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. ON AUGUST 21, 2014, AFTER AN EXTENSIVE, MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE HAD SLIPPED A BELT. REPLACEMENT NECESSARY. OF THE REMAINING TWO FIRESTONE TIRES, ONE APPEARS TO BE FROM THE SAME BATCH (CORRESPONDING DOT#) AS THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE THAT WAS JUST REMOVED. REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED. THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE APPEARS TO BE FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH, BUT WILL BE REPLACED. (UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A RECORD OF THE DOT# FROM THE TIRE REPLACED IN JUNE 2014.) FIRESTONE HAS INITIALLY DENIED REPLACEMENT/COMPENSATION TO THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS PERFORMING THE REPAIRS. *TR