NHTSA Complaint #10127477 — 1999 GMC SIERRA

WHILE ATTEMPTING A THREE POINT TURN ACROSS A ROAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN GRINDING AFTER PUTTING THE VECHILE IN REVERSE. I WAS IN THE LANE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE REVERSE GEAR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. FORTUNETLY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VECHILE IN DRIVE AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, GETTING BACK TO THE PARKING LANE. THE VECILE ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES. IN THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THE PROBLEM SO FAR I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, A MAN NAMED CHUCK WHO WORKS AT ALL-WORLD TRANSMISSION (262-547-0136) SAYS THESE VECHILES COME IN ALL THE TIME WITH THE SAME TRASNMISSION PROBLEM. GMC CLAIMS IT IS A NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. I BEG TO DIFFER. I HAD MY WIFE AND 5 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR COMING, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE.