# 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `1391330` · 2017-07-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA 1500
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 3,700
- **Speed:** 7 mph
## Narrative
WHEN I AM MAKING LEFT TURNS MY STABILITRAK WARNING GOES OFF AND LOCKS UP MY STEERING WHEEL AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO TURN AND JERKS THE WHEEL WHICH HAS CAUSED A DISLOCATED THUMB AND JAMMED FINGERS, IT ALSO POWERS DOWN MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T-BONED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO IT POWERING DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN. I HAVE CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE RECALL. IT'S GOING TO BE A HEFTY LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS WHEN SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIES BECAUSE THEIR STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. EARLY JUNE IS WHEN I STARTED NOTICING THIS ISSUE AND IT HAS ONLY BEEN GETTING WORSE!
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