Chevrolet 3500 2007

Model 3500 made in 2007 by Chevrolet got 8 consumer complains there are 2 recalls as well as 4 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, unknown or other. Technical service bulletines regarding seat belts. There were some recalls concerningequipment, trailer hitches.

3500 year 2007

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2007

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER
09V456000	CUES, INC.		V (Vehicle)	269	01/05/2010	MFR	GENERAL MOTORS CORP.	11/19/2009	11/30/2009
Defect Summary	Cues, inc. is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 service vehicles built on various chassis equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos. 68rv0010ba, 68rv0012ca, and 68rv0010ea. the heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks.
Consequence Summary	This defect could result in a fire.
Corrective Summary	Cues is working with carrier to remedy the affected vehicles. repairs will be made by carrier free of charge. please see carrier's defect report 09e-053. the safety recall began on january 5, 2010. owners may contact carrier at 1-877-584-7059 or cues at 1-407-849-0190.
Notes	Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
TRAILER HITCHES
08V344000	KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY	from 10/23/2006 to 07/15/2008	V (Vehicle)	108	08/15/2008	MFR	KNAPHEIDE MANUFACTURING COMPANY	07/28/2008	07/29/2008
Defect Summary	Knapheide is recalling 108 my 2006-2008 pro series truck beds equipped with an icc bumper which included a provision for a ball hitch. there may be an insufficient weld attaching the hitch channel to the supporting structure.
Consequence Summary	This could result in bending of the hitch channel or the hitch could be pulled off the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Summary	Knapheide will offer two remedies to its customers: (1) for those customers who do not use the hitch, the hitch will be removed from the truck bed and replaced with an icc bumper; or (2) for those customers who need a hitch, a receiver hitch assembly will be added to the existing hitch assembly and all suspect weld joints will be re welded. the recall began on august 15, 2008. owners may contact knapheide at 1-877-473-5763.
Notes	Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR
05-09-40-002E	10/01/2010	10037184	Ready	05/11/2011
05-09-40-002E	10/01/2010	10037184	Gm: service bulletin explaining when the safety belts are supposed to lock. *rm	05/11/2011
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING
05-09-40-002E	10/01/2010	10037184	Ready	05/11/2011
05-09-40-002E	10/01/2010	10037184	Gm: service bulletin explaining when the safety belts are supposed to lock. *rm	05/11/2011

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
01/11/2011	7000
	Our 2007 chevrolet 3500 4 x 4 with a 6.0 gas engine has failure in the exhaust manifold bolts and is causing noise and emission issues in and outside the cabin and is affecting horse power. our truck has now 13,000 miles on it! thirteen thousand. it is well cared for and little used, there is no excuse that we face a thousand dollar or more bill to repair a unit that is a long way from being a used unit. we know of many now, that have this issue, our friend said he would not pay the dealer to do it for his truck, there is no service bulletin and no recall, but it was affecting everything, and you could not gain access to the broken bolts unless you tore out the top end of the motor, so he removed the motor and rebuilt these parts himself, it cost him he said $700.00 to do it himself. he is still mad about it. we are writing you in hopes that you may investigate and help, there are emission violations in many states due to this, and there can be a fire, it can affect the sensors and will trigger codes causing engine light to remain on. this problem affects nearly 7 or 8 years of gm trucks, 4.8, 5.7 and the 6.0 size engines. at first it was not too bad, but it has gotten worse in the past few thousand miles. the mileage of seven thousand is my approximation of when i first heard it, i thought it was exhaust, but i thought a protective plate over the muffler or something, no way did i think the bolts of the manifold were breaking. please help us out on this.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10/13/2011	23130
	Exhaust manifold bolts on the 6.0l break off at the head causing exhaust gas to leak into passenger compartment and potential for a fire. we have 10 trucks around this year and most or all have had all exhaust studs replaced. my local dealer is aware of this the service manager told me it happens to all 6.0l engins.