NHTSA Complaint #11025073 — 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILIZER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AT THE DESIRED RPMS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM FAULK MOTORS (1201 N 2ND ST CLINTON, MO 64735; 660-956-0076 OR 877-819-4482) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT, DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.