NHTSA complaint: 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT HAD A RECALL FOR THE BRAKES AND HAD THEM REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PARKED POSITION AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE PANEL STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR A MANUFACTURER RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE OTHER DRIVER HAD BROKE HIS FOOT BUT REFUSED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUISES. HE WAS SEEN BY AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID COULD NOT DETERMINE FROM THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THE UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY ENGINEERING FIRM HIRED OUT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *BF *JS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation