GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sierra
Model Year: 2000
Other Engine Info: Iron
Plant City: Oshawa Truck
Plant Company Name: NA-Canada - Truck
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Trim: 1500 (1/2 ton)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, A PASSING MOTORIST MOTIONED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHITE SMOKE ERUPTED FROM BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. ALSO, THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO A NEARBY WIRING HARNESS AND ULTIMATELY CAUSING AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH LED TO A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DRY NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND PUMPED CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE CRUISING. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A NHTSA RECALL REGARDING THE SPEED SENSORS, WAS PERFORMED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT BOTH PROBLEMS WERE NOT RELATED, AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DISPLAYED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IN THE MEAN TIME, WHICH DEACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. UPDATED 1/19/2007 -*NM