| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 997056425 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 1997 |
| Consumer's City: RICHMOND | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SIERRA | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:rear |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GTEK19R3W1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The frame resonant vibration frequency on this truck precisely matches the tire rotation freauency at about 45 mph. this causes very anoying bouncing of the rear end at 45 mph. when brakin at 45 mph, the rear end jumps about uncontrolably and could easily lead to an accident. i believe it is a design flaw. only the extended cab models have this problem. if one uses the exact same frame that is on the regular cab model for the extended cab model and simply makes it longer, the stiffness will be less and could lead to this problem. i believe it is the result of inadequate frame stiffness, and i believe gmc knows (and has known) this and has made a business decision to put up with the complaints rather than fix the problem. all owners of similar models of gmc and chevy that i have talked to have told me they have the same problem. gm should not be allowed to ignore a potential safety problem. |
