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2013 GMC TERRAIN — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

3 injured · 1337362 · 2016-11-30

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
TERRAIN
Year
2013
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE HATCH BACK DOOR THAT LEFTS UP BY A TOUCH OF A BUTTON CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY HEAD WHILE PUTTING IN THE GROCERIES. THE NEXT TIME IT CAME DOWN ON MY FINGERS. ALSO CAME DOWN ON MY DAUGHTERS BACK. ALL THE TIME WITHOUT WARNING. IT LEFTS UP JUST FINE BUT IT COMES CRASHING DOWN AT ANY TIME. I TOOK IT TO GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE OIL WAS LIKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE TERRAIN LIFT GATE TAILGATE HATCH-ACTUATOR 23432304. PART NUMBER 23432304 FOR 2013 GMC TERRAIN. THIS COULD SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEONE. I HAVE TURN MINE TO OFF AND HAVE TO LIFT IT MANUALLY. NO FUN. IT'S HEAVY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10928900
Machine
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