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2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1539174 · 2019-02-12

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
11,947

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON ICY DRIVEWAY (5 DEGREE ANGLE). IN PARK. VEHICLE WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF DRIVEWAY AGAINST A TREE. THE WHEELS WERE TURNING AND NOT SKIDDING AS PROVEN BY TREADS IN THE SNOW. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE REAR TIRES MAY HAVE SLIPPED AND SOMEHOW THE OPPOSITE DISENGAGED AND ALLOWED IT TO CONTINUE BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED WITH MY 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE EXPLANATION I WAS GIVEN IS THE DIFFERENTIAL SENSES A SLIP AND THE OTHER SIDE ENGAGES ALLOWING IT TO TURN BUT IF THERE IS A SLOPE THE VEHICLE WEIGHT ALLOWS IT TO KEEP ROLLING DOWN HILL. IF SOMEONE IS BEHIND THE VEHICLE THEY COULD BE INJURED OR PINNED BETWEEN ANOTHER OBJECT. YOU CAN PARK ONE ON AN ICY DRIVE AND NUDGE IT AND IT WILL BEGIN ROLLING BACKWARDS. THERE SHOULD BE A PRONOUNCED WARNING OF THIS OR AN ENGINEERING SOLUTION

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11176530
Machine
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