Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 1500 / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007097806 Incident Date: Feb, 23 2007
Consumer's City: ROUND ROCK Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 1500 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Parking brake
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GTEC19V221 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 29 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Parking brake failure on 2002 gmc sierra 1500 2wd 4dr ext cab w/ automatic trans. due to excessive wear of friction linings due to defect in release mechanism. have 50k miles on vehicle & emergency brake shoes have worn into rotors. the lack of a working parking brake has caused the transmission to lock in park when on an incline, especially when towing. vehicle will not pass state inspection because of this. reference nhtsa #pe03057, #ea04011.*jb