Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 1500 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285066 Incident Date: Jun, 18 2004
Consumer's City: FORREST CITY Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 1500 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, air:antilock:control unit/module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GTEC19T4X1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 18 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 29 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Started vehicle. put in reverse and heard noise . electronic motor power switch to the abs control unit (called the ebcm-electronic brake control module)had failed causing the pump to run all the time even after switch was turned off and engine stopped.unplugged motor to keep from burning it up and causing additional expense.vehicle has been well taken care of and has less than 50,000. gm should have to do a recall and fix and or replace all of these abs control units that have failed.electronic motor switch to small and overloaded by pump motor. abs will not work creating a safety hazard when braking. with all the emphasis on vehicle safety issues i thing this is a real issue and should be resolved immediately.*ak