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2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1079121 · 2014-06-24

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
38,367
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE WERE IN A STORAGE FACILITY PARKING OUR CAMPER WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY GMC TRUCK...I LEFT IT RUNNING IN PARK BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT OUTSIDE...WHILE I DIRECTED MY BROTHER TO PUT THE CAMPER IN PLACE WITH HIS VEHICLE. THIS TOOK APPROX. 20-30 MINUTES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK IS GOING IN REVERSE ALL ON ITS OWN RUNNING INTO SOME BOATS THAT WERE STORED THERE. WTH!! MY TRUCK GOT REAR END DAMAGE,BUMPER DAMAGE,LIGHT BROKEN AND MY TOPPER WAS MESSED UP AS WELL....ALONG WITH THE BOAT TRAILERS THAT IT HIT! WAS THERE ANY RECALL WITH THIS PROBLEM? I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WITH ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT AND IT STILL ONLY HAS 38,000. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10605678
Machine
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