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2000 GMC SIERRA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

crash · 251473 · 2000-10-18

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES SEEM TO SPUTTER WHEN DEPRESSED HEAVY/LIGHT @ ANY SPEED. THIS PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. GENERAL TIRE BRAND-REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT THE SIDE WALL ON FREEWAY @ 75MPH-RAN OVER NOTHING. RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS REPLACE @ NO COST, DUE TO FAILURE. PROBLEM HAS NOT ACCURED YET. STEERING WHEEL ALWAYS FEELS LOOSE-HAS BEEN CHECKED AND SERVICE CLAIMED "THERE IS NO PROBLEM". ALSO MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS A 2000 4DR EXT. CAB WITH THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS AMONG A FEW OTHERS INCLUDING AC VENTS SMELLING ECT. SERVICE HAS CHECKED AND REPLACED FEW BRAKE PARTS(2 TIMES) AND PROBLEM STILL ACCURES. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS PRESIST AND ARE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM TO MY FAMILY AND I. WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED BEFORE ANY INJURIES ACCURE!!!!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
734600
Machine
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