Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 2500 / 1998

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0 Injured
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998204993 Incident Date: Jul, 31 1998
Consumer's City: WAUNAKEE Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 2500 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTGK29RXWE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 11 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 07 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Knock in 5.7 g.m. motor with 60,000 miles. i was told this is a common problem and it would go away after the truck is started cold this is normal. how can this be normal? how can gm get away with this? i bought the truck new in 1998 and have all the oil change records at every 3000 miles. now around 70,000 i will be looking to put in a new motor. is there any place i can go for help on this problem and do you have other complaints? *jb