Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 3500 / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003219666 Incident Date: Jun, 19 2003
Consumer's City: EAST LANSING Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 3500 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 20 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 03 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have had electrical problems with this truck since purchased. it has been in the service center 3 different times with no resolution. now the engine will not turn over and when attempting to use booster cables to start the cables began to smoke and the copper wires melted. in an attempt to remove the cables before the other car ignited i was burned. additionally the truck keys were not in the on position. that is i had not attempted to start the vehicle yet. *nlm