← NHTSA complaints

2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1650262 · 2020-02-28

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
85,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY TRUCK MEETS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OUTLINED IN GM RECALL #17276 RESULTING FROM NHTSA ACKNOWLEDEGEMENT NEF-150SM AND 17V-414. INSTEAD OF RE-CONSTRUCTING THE DESCRIPTION MYSELF, I WILL JUST PROVIDE THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE IT IS EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS MY TRUCK EXPERIENCES. I COULDN'T DECRIBE IT BETTER IF I TRIED. FROM GM RECALL NOTIFICATION N172085440 "CONDITION: GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2014 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO LD AND GMC SIERRA LD VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN RETURN OF EPS ASSIST, PARTICULARLY DURING LOW-SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. THE LOSS AND SUDDEN RETURN OF EPS ASSIST TYPICALLY HAPPENS WITHIN A 1 SECOND PERIOD AND IS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL/SOFTWARE ISSUE. IF EPS ASSIST IS LOST AND SUDDENLY RETURNED, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. CORRECTION: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE EPS MODULE SOFTWARE."

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11312020
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown