Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 2500 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002024952 Incident Date: Jun, 17 2002
Consumer's City: BELTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 2500 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GKGK26F8XG Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 25 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Purchased new, 1999 gmc k2500 suburban, vin [xxx], the unit has 141k miles. this vehicle was special ordered and came off the line out of silo, mexico assembly plant. we just got under the wire to place the order. dealership was al dietrich dealership, waterford michigan, who is no longer in business. on 11 june 2005 at dusk i have my utility trailer parked loading some material. i engaged my hazard flasher and noticed that i had to jiggle the hazard switch to get the flasher to work. on 18 june 2005, with my youngest son, a motorist pulls along side and informs us at a 4 way stop that my brake lights, except for the top brake lights are not working. i go to the local auto part store, oreilly's in belton and purchased 4 bulbs to correct the blown bulbs. when i removed the bulbs, i noticed that the filaments are not blown. i replaced them anyway. that is when i discover that stop lamps are not working. turn signals , backup and running lights to include the top brake lights are operational. to my surprise, when i pushed and held in the hazard switch, the brake lights worked. when the button is released, the brake lights don't work. father day instead of going to church service, as we do as a family, i spent the day in 90 degree temperatures. removed the multifunction switch. to my surprise, went on the internet and discovered that gm multifunction/hazard switch recall. when i purchased the vehicle i also purchased the complete service manual set for my 99 suburban. now i am going to the dealership to get a replacement at no cost under federal safety laws. with the unit not in your recall, i believe that my unit came from inventories and suppliers who supplied these multifunction switches that are installed in later model units involved in nhtsa safety recall. *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)