Consumer Complaint Detail
GMC / SIERRA 1500 / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032129 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WYLIE | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SIERRA 1500 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Parking brake |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTEC14T4YZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 15 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Emergency brake failure. the vehicle will not pass state safety inspection due to inoperable emergency brake. gm is aware of the failure but is only fixing vehicles that are equipped with manual transmissions. gm states that vehicles with automatic transmissions do not need an emergency brake. if the vehicles master cylinder fails while driving, this will be the only way to stop the vehicle by applying the emergency brake. the emergency brakes on the manual transmission vehicles and the automatic transmission vehicles are identical, so gm is choosing to selectively fixing a known defect. the gm dealership stated that repairs could run up to $700. *jb |