# 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1722402` · 2021-01-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA 1500
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 72,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*