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Engine
04/01/2015
#8 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE SPRING FAILURE RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. COST TO REPLACE SPRING AND MANIFOLD CAME TO$1200.00 VERY UN HAPPY. WHY DOES SOME COMPANIES USE INFERIOR PARTS RESULTING IN COSTING ME HUNDREDS. *TR
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Air Bags
02/06/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT BUMPER AIR BAG SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED BY MOISTURE DAMAGE. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
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Service Brakes
01/09/2014
MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER HOSES WERE BENT FORWARD, CAUSING HOSES TO CONTACT INSIDES OF FRONT TIRES WHEN WHEELS WERE TURNED. RIGHT/PASSENGER HOSE WORE THROUGH, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOSS OF BRAKING. DRIVER MANAGED TO STOP VEHICLE SAFELY. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR
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Power Train
06/14/2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR
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Steering, suspension
08/17/2012
2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CUTAWAY CHASSIS. CONSUMER STATES A SEVERE SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE SHIMMY ON A DOWN HILL, CURVED GOOD SURFACED HIGHWAY, WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A WINDING ROAD. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKE APPLICATION, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN TOW MODE. *JB
