Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||||
| 050310005 | 04/01/2005 | 10017339 | Handling characteristics of vehicles with 20 inch wheel/tire assemblies installed. *tt | 11/03/2005 | |
| 3045 | 01/01/2004 | 3045A | 10009376 | Various steering or suspension concerns after gm accessories 20 inch tire/wheel assemblies have been installed. *tt | 09/27/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 180000 | ||
| I have a 200 gmc sierra pickup with disc brakes on all four wheels. the parking brake is a horseshoe shaped brake shoe that is to grab a brake drum designed into the rear wheel rotor. i have used the parking brake about five times( exaggerated) in the life of my truck. when the brake failed to hold i thought nothing of it, as i rarely used it. recently on an unrelated repair i had occasion to remove and inspect my rear rotors. the brake shoe for the parking brake repositioned itself and has been rubbing on the brake drum portion of the rotor causing it to wear the lining of the drum . very little wear occured to the parking brake shoe. the design of the shoe its position on the drum created a basin wear particles accumulated inside the worn area of the drum creating even faster wear to the surface. after 180000 miles on my vehicle i have the original disc brake pads in relatively good shape and if i hadn't had the other repair to perform i would not have removed the dic brake rotor on the rear wheels to learn that about half of the drum material had been won through on one side and less so on the other side. i was not subject to recall 05042b (nhtsa action number ea04011) and i was not aware of the previous issue with the parking brakes. if i continued to use the vehicle in unadulterated manner my whel rotor would wear through and the wheel fall off at a time of its own choosing.. i spoke with my local chevrolet dealer and asked about applicable recalls regarding the parkingbarke on the pickups and he told me that he knew of no such issues. | |||
| 11/27/2002 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| The spare tire holder broke off and the spare tire was released from the undercarriage of the truck onto the roadway. this could have resulted in a very serious accident if it had occurred on a major highway at a faster speed. an inspection of the failed assembly shows that it is held up by a single thin steel cable, which was broken, allowing the assembly to release the spare tire and wheel. dt | |||
| 2 | |||
| The rubber flaps on the front fender wells fell off for the second time.*jb | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 11/25/2005 | 1 | 09/30/2004 | |
| Vehicle would not pass inspection because of parking brake failure. talked to several mechanics who could identify the model, year and make of the vehicle as soon as i said parking brake - all stated that it was a very common problem, same with the wheel hub. also air bag did not deploy when my son hit a deer with the vehicle. *nm | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 04/25/2000 | 30 | 04/22/2000 | |
| There is no indication on the panel that there is pulsation. also there is no abs noise and light braking power. dealership is aware of problem.*ak consumer stated that heat vent cap keeps popping off and replaced. tail gate bed liner not flat, panel rippled and rescuer rear panel, install additional fastener. horn pad failed, brakes are squeaky,, abs system checked could not duplicate any problem, brake pedal goes to floor at times and vehicle does not stop, master cylinder leaking internally.*yd | |||
| 11/01/1999 | |||
| Bad vibration in steering wheel and from rear of truck from 55mph to 75mph had rims changed due to chrome piting didn't fix problem. dealer has no clue on problem. *ak | |||