Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT; Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 and 10 more (2011): Suspension
Recall 11V007000 · Jan 6, 2011 · General Motors Corp.
30,566
vehicles affected
30,566
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11V007000
- Date
- Jan 6, 2011
- Maker
- General Motors Corp.
- Units affected
- 30,566
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Suspension > Rear > Axle > Spindle
- Model years
- 2011
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, COLORADO, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, SAVANA, YUKON AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE REAR AXLE CROSS PINS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND COULD FRACTURE AND BECOME DISPLACED WITHIN THE REAR AXLE. SHOULD THE PIN SHIFT OUT OF POSITION, IT COULD CREATE AN INTERFERENCE CONDITION AND CAUSE THE REAR AXLE TO LOCK.
What can happen
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
Vehicles covered
14 models, 14 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Cadillac | Escalade | 2011 |
| Cadillac | Escalade Esv | 2011 |
| Cadillac | Escalade Ext | 2011 |
| Chevrolet | Avalanche 1500 | 2011 |
| Chevrolet | Colorado | 2011 |
| Chevrolet | Express 1500 | 2011 |
| Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | 2011 |
| Chevrolet | Suburban 1500 | 2011 |
| Chevrolet | Tahoe | 2011 |
| GMC | Canyon | 2011 |
| GMC | Savana 1500 | 2011 |
| GMC | Sierra 1500 | 2011 |
| GMC | Yukon | 2011 |
| GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | 2011 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 11V007000?
14 models: Cadillac Escalade (2011), Cadillac Escalade Esv (2011), Cadillac Escalade Ext (2011) and 11 more, about 30,566 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 11V007000?
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW REAR AXLE CROSS PIN FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
What can happen?
THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.