Consumer Complaint Detail
GMC / SIERRA 1500 / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 997077612 | Incident Date: May, 07 1997 |
| Consumer's City: BAYAMON | Consumer's State: PR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SIERRA 1500 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GTEK19R6V1 | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 07 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Engine started misfiring, shaking and burning gas like a gas guzzler, took it to dealer and said that two injectors were damaged, replaced one and repaired the other. at idle (750 rpm)speed engine is intermittent . as for the steering, while driving at cruising 45-65 mph it was impossible to control vehicle, steering felt like a feather in the air, uncontrollable. unit was taken to dealer in three different ocasions for the same problem, every time was something different, as i was told by the service persons. on july 16/98 drove it to a different gmc dealer with the same problem a week after i pick it up and was informed they had to replace the ps pump. still, to park the vehicle is a nightmare, you have to struggle with the steering wheel, like the old times when trucks did not have ps. seems like a have a lemon but since in pr there is no lemon law i have no choice but to continue paying gmac in order to protect my credit. |