Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA / 2000

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004041756 Incident Date: Oct, 19 2004
Consumer's City: WATERTOWN Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTEK19V5YE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 06 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 01 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the running lights continued to short out. the bulbs have been replaced eight times in the past year. this did not affect normal use of the headlights or the tail lights. the vehicle has not been to the dealer for this issue. contacted manufacturer, who said they would not pay for the repairs. the contact believed the lens on the day time running lights were filling up with water when it rained. the contact drilled holes in the bottom of the lens to allow water to escape. since the contact had performed the drilling the lights have not shorted out as often. *ak