Chevrolet · Model Report
Showing safety data for the 1984 model year only.
CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
THE RIGHT FRONT CROSSOVER PIPE, WHICH CARRIES BRAKE HYDRAULIC FLUID, MAY BREAK AND LEAK FLUID. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER SKIRT CONTACTS THE PIPE AND VIBRATION CAUSES THE PIPE TO WEAR THROUGH.
ON AUGUST 19 I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH NORTH BOUND ON THE 15 FREEWAY IN THE #1 LANE WHEN THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHIMMY A BIT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BAM, THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY TRUCK DIPPED AND WE WERE FORCED ACROSS 3 LANES OF FREEWAY, BOUNCED OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND STOPPED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE I-15 AT CAJALCO ROAD OFF RAMP. I WENT TO RAMONA TIRE THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE TIRE BLOW OUT REPLACED. ON 8-20-99 I AM AGAIN ON THE I-15 FREEWAY AND I FEEL MY TRUCK AGAIN START TO SHIMMY, IT WAS DARK SO EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY ON SIDE STREETS, UPON MY ARRIVAL HOME I LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE IS COMING APART. ON 8-22-99 I WENT BACK TO RAMONA TIRE IN HEMET AND HAD ALL 3 OF THE FIRESTONE TIRES REPLACED, PAYING OF COURSE FOR THE PRORATE OF TIRE USE AND BALANCE AND MOUNT. THE FIRST BLOW OUT CAUSED $1119.00 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, DESTROYING THE RIGHT RUNNING BOARD, BENDING THE TIRE RIM AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE YET TO BE REIMBURSED BY FIRESTONE FOR THIS DAMAGE. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHCILE WITH ME ON BOTH OF THESE OCCASIONS. FIRESTONES ONTARIO OFFICE HAD REQUESTED THAT I PAY TO HAVE THE BLOWN TIRE SHIPPED TO TENN. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS, AND STILL HAVE THE TIRE IN MY POCESSION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 32115015 TIRE SIZE: 15 )
THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY BELONGS TO THE U.S. NAVY. I USED MY NAME ONLY AS A POINT OF CONTACT. I AM THE TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISOR FOR THE NAVAL NEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT THREE IN CAIRO EGYPT. I HAVE SEEN AND READ THE REPORTS ON THE FIRESTONE RECALL, AND I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES. TO DATE WE HAVE HAD 10 TIRES THAT THE TREAD HAS PEALED OFF THE TIRE. THE LASTEST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES OF TWO OF THE TIRES IN QUESTION AND OF THE BLAZER THAT WAS IN THE ACCIDENT. MY MAILING ADDRESS IS BONNEL RAY, NAMRU3, PSC452 BOX 115, FPO AE, 09835-0007. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 011-202-284 1375 EXT 427. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SEND ON THE THESE TIRES WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, BONNEL V. RAY( DOT NUMBER: BFANYL1523 TIRE SIZE: 10 R 15LT )
MY FIVE WEEK OLD SON (NOW 9 MOS) WAS THROWN FROM HIS CENTURY SMARTFIT CLASSIC CARSEAT ON JUNE 15, 1999 DURING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THE WITNESS THAT REMOVED THE SEAT FROM OUR VEHICLE SAID THAT THE BUCKLE WAS STILL LATCHED, YET MY SON MANAGED TO BE THROWN INTO THE BACK OF OUR CHEVY BLAZER. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT IN JULY 1999, BUT HAS NOT CONTACTED US SINCE THEN. *AK
WHEN THE BLAZER HIT A DEER NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE THE CAR SEAT FLEW INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. *AK
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK
No injuries · No fire · No crash