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2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1722402 · 2021-01-25

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
72,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI AS I STARTED TO PASS HIM I NOTICED AN ONCOMING CAR AND DECIDED THERE WASNT ENOUGH TIME TO PASS SO I STARTED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND GET BACK BEHIND THE SEMI AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH PRODUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN IN WHICH I DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND ENDED UP GOING INTO THE DITCH BACKWARDS AND TIPPED OVER ON MY SIDE NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EITHER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11389915
Machine
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