Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2001)

1,820 consumer complaints on file.

#10585076April 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON SLOWING DOWN NEAR MY HOUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING AND I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HOLD THE TRUCK IN PLACE WHILE I PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK. I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED OUT AS WERE THE FUEL LINES I HAD REPLACED IN THE PAST. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10583483April 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING OUT. I HAVE SPOKE TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE ONE WITH A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND ANOTHER 1993 SILVERADO THEIR BRAKE LINES HAVE ALREADY RUSTED AND FAILED. HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS ARE YOU GOING TO LET HAPPEN BEFORE YOU MAKE GM RECALL THE 1999 TO 2006 GM TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579183April 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION LOST 1ST AND REVERSE. SPOKE WITH TRANSMISSION MECHANIC AND LEARNED THAT THE GM 4L60E USES "PRESSED POWDERED METAL" TO MANUFACTURE THE SUNSHELL IN THE 4L60E. LEARNED THAT MECHANICS REFER TO THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION AS A "140 THOUSAND TO 160 THOUSAND MILE PART" REQUIRING A VERY EXPENSE REBUILD OR REPLACE. ALSO LEARNED THAT AFTERMARKET SUNSHELLS ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE HARDENED STEEL FOR ABOUT $50.00 USD. *JS
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0
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0
#10579180April 11, 2014
ENGINE
WENT TO CHANGE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND GASKET WHEN NUMBER ONE CYLINDER MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF UNDER MINIMAL PRESSURE. BOLT BROKE OFF FLUSH/RECESSED TO GASKET SURFACE OF CYLINDER HEAD. INSPECTED BOLT AND CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE BOLT WAS FRACTURED WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP AND REPRESENTATIVE PULLED UP VIN HISTORY IN COMPUTER. HISTORY SHOWED AN ERROR WITH NUMBER ONE CYLINDER DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY AND DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED "THAT MOTOR SHOULD HAVE NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY PLANT." NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP TO REMOVE BROKEN BOLT SO EXHAUST LEAK CAN BE REPAIRED. DEALERSHIP ALSO NOTICED THAT THE NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG ON THE SAME CYLINDER WAS STICKING OUT FURTHER THAN THE OTHER PLUGS. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE SPARK PLUG HOLE HAD NOT BEEN THREADED ALL THE WAY INTO THE CYLINDER. NO HELP FROM GM ON THAT ONE EITHER. HAD TO BUY A TAP AND FINISH THREADING THE HOLE MYSELF AT HOME. RESEARCHED BROKEN BOLT EXTRACTION FOR SILVERADO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10578578April 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
SIMPLY DRIVING WEST ON NORTH AVE AT 25 - 30. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES GETTING CLOSE TO INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. TRIED USING FOOT OPERATED EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT WORK EITHER. PUT IT INTO 4 WD LOW TO SLOW AS BEST I COULD. DROVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO GRASS TO AVOID CAR AHEAD OF ME. DROVE VERY SLOWLY IN 4WD LOW TO F&F TIRE AT 410 N. MOORLAND BLVD THE CLOSEST CAR SERVICE SHOP ABOUT 2 MILES FROM WHERE BRAKES WENT OUT. SERVICE TECH CHECKED AND REPORTED THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND ONE LET GO. LATER HE REPORTED ALL LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 50,000. IT IS ALWAYS KEPT IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE AND RARELY USED AS PER 50,000 + IN 13 YEARS. HAD RUST PROBLEM WITH BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000. STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL REAR CALIPERS REPLACED AT THAT TIME SHOWING OUTER PAD ON DRIVER SIDE NEVER MOVED TO CONTACT ROTOR, BUT INNER PAD RIVET WAS GOUGING THE ROTOR. BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLOSE TO FLOOR DURING FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THAT'S HOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE". TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN (DEALER) FOR ROUTINE CHECKING & TO INSTALL FOG LIGHTS. CHECK-OFF SHEET NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT BRAKES. HAVE REPLACE 4 ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS ON PASSENGER SIDE SO FAR. LAST TIME OPERATED THE WINDOW LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN AGAIN. DEALER ALWAYS CLAIMS RUST IS BECAUSE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH. WEBSITE COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTY ROTORS AND BRAKES PROVES OTHERWISE, OVER 400,000 HITS WHEN I CHECKED AFTER MY BRAKES/ROTORS RUSTED AWAY. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578219April 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING APROX. 55-60 MPH ON NORTH BOUND 71 WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN,WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SO I TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES BUT THE TRUCK NEVER SLOWED DOWN, THE TRAFFIC WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME SO I HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND UP OVER THE CONCRETE CURB INTO THE GRASS AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CARS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED OUT I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY,I HAD TO REPLACE A RIGHT SIDE RIM AND TIRE, RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM,RIGHT SIDE TORSION BAR, RIGHT SIDE RUNNING BOARD,AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES, AROUND $2300.00 IN REPAIR, THE MONEY IS NOT THE IMPORTANT THING IT'S THE LIVES THAT WERE ALMOST LOST BECAUSE OF FAULTY BRAKE LINES THAT DAY, PRESENTLY THE TRUCK IS WAITING FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE FUEL STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER IT, AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED I FOUND OUT THE FUEL LINES ALL NEED REPLACED AND THEY WILL HAVE TO PULL THE TANK OR BED TO REPLACE THEM ,SAID IT WOULD RUN ME ANOTHER $750.00 TO HAVE ALL NEW LINES AND HOSES DONE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578029April 7, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577649April 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I JUST FINISHED READING AN ARTICLE ON YAHOO AUTOS CONCERNING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRUCKS BRAKE LINES RUSTING. IN 2012 I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING UNDER MY TRUCK. A LEAK DEVELOPED IN MIDDLE OF THE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES. I REPAIRED THIS LINE AT THIS TIME. IN AUGUST.14.2013 I HAD THE TRUCK HITCHED TO A 28 FT FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER (TRUCK IS RATED TO HAUL THIS TRAILER) AND WHILE MOVING IT ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD I FOUND THAT THE ONLY BRAKES I HAD WERE THE TRAILER BRAKES. TURNED TRUCK AND DROVE IT HOME, PARKED TRAILER AND TOOK TRUCK TO LOCAL BRAKE AND MUFFLER PLACE AND PAID $292.02 TO HAVE THE 2 LINES TO THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. ONE WAS RUSTED IN HALF AND THE OTHER HAD A SMALL LEAK THE 2 LINES TO THE ABS DISTRIBUTION BLOCK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED YET BUT THEY ARE IN BAD SHAPE TOO. IF THIS LOSS OF BRAKES HAD HAPPENED ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK AND FIFTH WHEEL (6000+ LBS & 8000+ LBS ) COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT POSSIBLY KILLING SOMEONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576707April 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASE MY CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP NEW IN 2001 AND HAVE MAINTAINED WELL. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE ON BOARD COMPUTER WARNING LIGHT WILL INDICATE MY FUEL TANK IS EMPTY AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WILL GO TO EMPTY. THE LIGHT AND GAUGE WILL REMAIN THIS WAY UNTIL I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. AT THAT TIME IT MAY WORK OR IT MAY NOT. I CURRENTLY HAVE 72,300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRENCE BEGAN AROUND 35,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN IT IS IN THE SHOP SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM CONCERN WITH THE CURRENT SAFETY RECALLS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE IMPACT BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT MAY ALSO BE AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THIS UNTIL THE RECENT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576715April 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT APPROPRIATELY. OVER THE PERIOD I HAVE OWN THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM Z(CABLE) TWICE BECAUSE IT BROKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM FAIR WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL I REVIEWED THE OVER 381 COMPLAINTS ABOUT PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. I WISH TO BE NOTIFIED CONCERNING ANY RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 72,300 MILES. THE CABLE FIRST BROKE AROUND 35,000 MILES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575862March 31, 2014
ENGINE
MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES. AFTER NARROWING IT DOWN WE REALIZED IT ONLY HAPPENED AFTER RIDING IN MY 2001 SILVERADO. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF, EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED AND SEVERELY LEAKING EXHAUST INTO CAB. MANUFACTURER IS NO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574253March 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
GOT HOME, PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. HIT BACK WALL AND BACK DOOR OF HOUSE. ANYONE IF FRONT OF ME WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. FOUND BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID BLOWN EVERYWHERE. FYI-I'M A FANATIC WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ON ALL VEHICLES I'VE OWNED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573393March 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BELOW 5 MPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES PRESSURIZED, AND TRUCK DOES NOT STOP AND CONTINUES TO ROLL UNLESS YOU PRESS ON THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY ASSUME IT IS A SENSOR IN THE WHEEL HUB. AND WITHOUT A LIGHT OR CODE THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE REGULAR OCCUPANTS IN THIS VEHICLE AND WE FREQUENTLY DRIVE IN SCHOOL AREAS AND FEEL THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE OCCUPANTS AND PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES AROUND US. I CONTACTED GM BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I ARGUED MY POINT IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS IT SHOULD FAIL SO THE BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO WORK! *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572723March 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD JUST REPLACED THE HUB AND BEARING HOUSING ON THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE ON MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE 2001 CHEVROLET HD2500 SILVERADO PICKUP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REFILLING AND BLEEDING THE AIR FROM THE BRAKE LINES. DURING THIS PROCESS IT APPEARED AS IF IT WAS REQUIRING MORE FLUID THAN I HAD REMOVED IT WAS THEN THAT I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL. TO MY SURPRISE AFTER REMOVING THE PLASTIC WHEEL WELL COVER I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES AT WHAT I SAW, THERE WERE THE BRAKE LINES EITHER RUSTED AWAY OR DELAMINATED. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN OVER FIFTY YEARS OF REPAIRING MY OWN VEHICLES, I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T ON THE ROAD TOWING MY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE BRAKE LINES FAILED IN SUCH A CATASTROPHIC MANNER. SINCE THIS HAPPENED LATE IN OCTOBER OF 2013 I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES, IF YOU NEED PICTURES OF THE PROBLEM I CAN PROVIDE THEM TO YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572852March 17, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572551March 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD. UPON INSPECTION, THE SOLID BRAKE LINE FROM THE REAR AXLE TO THE FRONT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572561March 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKE LINE BUSTED WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED IN DRIVEWAY AND APPEARS AS THOUGH ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. OHIO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569207March 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO POST OFFICE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SLOWLY. AFTER GETTING IT HOME SAFELY I LOOKED AT LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA AND SAW BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. THE LEAK WAS IN THE BUNDLE OF BRAKE LINES JUST ABOVE THE FRAME, GOING FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE ABS UNIT UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE FRAME. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ALL OF THESE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE LINES GOING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE BACK BRAKES APPEARED TO SHOW SOME CORROSION AS WELL BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD. I HAVE REPLACED ALL LINES FROM ABS TO THE FRONT WITH AN AFTERMARKET SET AND WILL REPLACE THE BACKS SOON. THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN SOUTH FLORIDA BY ME AND HAS NEVER BEEN UP NORTH UNTIL JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS AS WELL FOR TRUCK OF THIS VINTAGE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS CRUCIAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE OUR 2011 MALIBU WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW, DOESN'T END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW YEARS FROM NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568847March 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY TRUCK HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND, SINCE I PURCHASING IT NEW IN JULY, 2001, I RARELY USE THE PARKING BRAKE. A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, WHEN PARKING ON A HILL, I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK HOWEVER, AS I RARELY USED IT I CONTINUED TO RELY ON THE TRANSMISSION'S "PARK" SETTING TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN PLACE UNTIL LONG AFTER THE GUARANTEE HAD EXPIRED. WHEN I THEN LOOKED INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF WHETHER THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR CARS WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE LIVING WITH THIS FAULT. NOW, AS I LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE TENDENCY OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE TO RUST THROUGH AND FAIL IT OCCURS TO ME THAT THIS IS, IN FACT, AN EMERGENCY BRAKE AS WELL AS A PARKING BRAKE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 59,923 MILES. I BELIEVE IT, AND OTHERS LIKE IT, SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THOSE STANDARD TRANSMISSION MODELS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COMPLAINT WOULD HELP FURTHER THAT ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568354March 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY A BRAKELINE RUPTURED ALONG FRAME RAIL IN FRONT OF DRIVERS DOOR.HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ABOUT 20 FEET OF LINE ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS.LATEST INCIDENT WAS REPLACING THE FUEL FILTER,THE FUEL LINES ARE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL.MY LOCAL DEALER HAS REFUSED SERVICE ON A VEHICLE MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD.NOW WHAT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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