2007 Chevrolet C6500

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › defroster/defogger/hvac system › heater core. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core1
000
Parking Brake1
100
Engine1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner09V456000
Filed Nov 19, 2009269 vehiclesCues, Inc.

Defect. 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.

Risk. THIS DEFECT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine
Filed Jul 2, 201532,097 milesNJ

THE TRUCK BEGAN TO MISFIRE, AND WHITE SMOKE NEGATIVE TO FLOW AS I LOST POWER ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TRUCK GAVE NO WARRANTY JUST SHUT OFF. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO ME FOUR TIMES LAST TWO YEARS, EACH TIME INJECTORS HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT ISSUE REMAINS. I HAVE BROUGHT ALL INJECTORS ALL FOUR TIMES FROM DEALER BUT ISSUE STILL COMES. THIS REPAIR EACH HAS BEEN INJECTORS, MY RESEARCH SHOWS GM AND BOSCHAVE KNOWS OF ISSUE BUT HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

Parking BrakeCrash
Filed Apr 9, 20093,000 milesOH

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A DOWNHILL GRADE. ENTERED VEHICLE, POSITIONED IN DRIVER SEAT. WHEN REACHING OVER TO UNLOCK PASSENGER DOOR SOME PART OF MY BODY OR COAT CONTACTED THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, DISENGAGING IT AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWNHILL AND INTO A BACKHOLE, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Dec 31, 2007WA

WE HAVE A CHEVY CONVERSION VAN (1500), BOUGHT BRAND NEW (27 MILES APPROX), WE JUST LOVE IT. HOWEVER, WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IS CRAPPY-AND THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE VAN! PROBLEM-THE HEATER WILL NOT STAY ON-IF YOU HAVE ON HIGH AND TURN IT DOWN YOU DO NOT KNOW IF THE HEAT AND/OR THE BLOWER WILL COME BACK ON AND THIS HAPPENS OFF AND ON. WE TOOK A TRIP ON THIS DATE MENTIONED AND THIS WAS THE WORSE...IT IS A COLD AREA IN WHICH WE TRAVELED FOR OUR FAMILY AND THE TEMP WAS IN THE TEENS--NO HEAT OUT OF 5 HOURS ON THE 6 HOUR TRIP IF IT WASN'T FOR A SLEEPING BAG, I WOULD HAVE BEEN FROZEN (MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING). SHORT STORY, INSIDE THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP NOW 3 TIMES--AND THEY STILL SAY NOTHING IS WRONG...EVEN WHEN WE DROPPED OFF THE VAN AND WE SHOWED THEM THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING AND THEY SAW THIS FOR THEMSELVES. COME ON CHEVY GET WITH THE PROGRAM AND GET THE HEATER/VENTS OR WHATEVER CHANGED OUT AND WORKING PROPERLY. I AM NOT HAPPY AND I WANT TO KEEP THE VAN BUT NOT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM-WRITE IT UP HERE! WE CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO DRIVE A BRAND NEW MACHINE AROUND WITHOUT ANY HEAT. *TR

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2007 — this page3100Routine
20062000Routine
20020100Routine
20010200Routine
20000300Routine
19991400Routine
19981200Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 19, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.