NHTSA Complaint #11375790 — 2020 GMC SIERRA 3500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11375790
Vehicle	2020 GMC SIERRA 3500
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 28, 2020
Date Filed	November 22, 2020
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OR

Consumer Description

PROGRESSIVE PAUSE STARTS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF PAUSE STARTING VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AT ALL. TOWED IT TO DEALER THEY REPLACED A BAD BATTERY. PAUSE START CONTINUED AND AFTER 4-5 WEEKS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. COULDN'T TURN PARK BREAK OFF. THERE WAS POWER (LIGHTS IN DASH CAME ONE) BUT DIDN'T START. VEHICLE PARKED AND ONLY AFTER SITTING UNUSED THIS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES. (1ST TIME NO START, HADN'T DRIVEN FOR 3 DAYS, END OF SUMMER WEATHER) (2ND NO START, SAT OVERNIGHT COOL WEATHER, BUT NO FREEZING. TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.

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