NHTSA Complaint #11301002 — 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 SERVICE BRAKES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11301002
Vehicle	2015 GMC SIERRA 1500
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	November 22, 2019
Date Filed	January 22, 2020
Mileage	66,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

WHEN EXITING FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WERE BREAKING WAS REQUIRED, MY TRUCKS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I WAS ON A STRAIGHT TRACK FOR A HIGHWAY PATROL WHO WAS STANDING OUTSIDE HIS VEHICLE ALONG WITH ANOTHER MOTORIST. AFTER FIGHTING TO STEER THE TRUCK WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER MOTORISTS I REALIZED THAT THE TRUCK HAD ALSO DIED. SHOOK UP AND SCARED I STARTED THE TRUCK AND BEGAN TO DRIVE AWAY WITH THE OFFICER YELLING WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING. THE TRUCK HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THREE OF WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP WERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WHICH WAS REPLACED AND RESULTED IN NO CHANGE.

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