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2015 GMC SIERRA — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1264724 · 2016-03-01

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
16,469
Speed
68 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

DRIVING NORTH ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN THE CENTER LANE IT FELT LIKE I HAD A BACK TIRE BLOWOUT BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS MY REAR AXLE BROKE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRUCK, IT FELT LIKE I HAD LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY, SMASHING INTO GUARDRAIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10839187
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown