| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003251887 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ANTIOCH | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SIERRA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:driveline:differential unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GTEK19T731 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 30 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 08 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 2003 gmc sierra 1500 z71 off road truck. i've had it in the shop four times now due to the same problem. the problem consists of excessive play/backlash in the rearend/differential according to the dealer. this excessive play/backlash is causing the truck to jerk after shifting from first to second and second to third gears. the dealer and manufacturer say this is normal according to gm specs. at one point, while sitting at a traffic light, i proceeded to accelerate after the light turned green and the truck didn't go anywhere, but after a few seconds the truck slammed into gear and spun the rear tires. this problem seems to have been corrected after replacing the transmission control solenoid for now, but the constant jerking of the rearend/differential seems to be worsening. when discussing this problem with the dealers service manger and now finally with the general manger, they still say this is normal and has been for all 2000 through 2004 gmc sierra's. that's interesting, because i owned two 2000 gmc trucks in the past and neither one of them experienced these problems. |
