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23,000 miles · Apr 27, 2021

Power Train

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO LUTHER FAMILY BUICK GMC (3202 36TH ST S, FARGO, ND 58104, (701) 639-4547) AND 6 SOFTWARE UPDATES WERE PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

NHTSA ODI #11414176

53,000 miles · Feb 14, 2021

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AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD "CLUNK" SOUND. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON THE GREEN LIGHT TRUCK, INITIALLY WOULD NOT MOVE THEN IT LERCHED FORWARD BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. PULLED OFF MAIN ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE I SHIFTED TRUCK INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING A COUPLE OF MINUTES I RESTARTED THE TRUCK, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND PULLED BACK ONTO THE STREET, BUT THE TRUCK STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR.

NHTSA ODI #11396157

19,906 miles · Feb 1, 2021

Power TrainService Brakes, AirVehicle Speed Control

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING AT 85 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE NO LONGER OPERATED AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO FAULKNER BUICK GMC TREVOSE (4427 E STREET RD, FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE, PA 19053) ON TWO OCCASIONS HOWEVER, THE MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN SPOKE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE DEFECT MAY BE LINKED TO A SPEED SENSOR AND A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,906.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI #11391005

30,000 miles · Jan 25, 2021

Power Train

MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2AND AND THEN FROM 2AND GEAR TO 1ST GEAR AT WHICH TIME I'M USUALLY STOPPING AND IT SEEMS TO PUSH THE TRUCK FORWARD A BIT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO PEKIN IL DEALERSHIP AND GREEN CHEVROLET IN PEORIA IL AND NEITHER ONE SAYS THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG

NHTSA ODI #11389916

72,000 miles · Jan 25, 2021

Electrical SystemPower TrainService BrakesCrash

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND WAS BEHIND A SEMI AS I STARTED TO PASS HIM I NOTICED AN ONCOMING CAR AND DECIDED THERE WASNT ENOUGH TIME TO PASS SO I STARTED TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND GET BACK BEHIND THE SEMI AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP WHICH PRODUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN IN WHICH I DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND ENDED UP GOING…

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NHTSA ODI #11389915

Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2021

Power Train

I HAVE AN 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT STALLS UPON ACCELERATION LURCHES AND SURGES WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP LUNGES FORWARD DUE TO A SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND EXPRESS MY CONCERNS THEY FINALLY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND FLUSHED TRANSMISSION NOW THEY STATE THAT…

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NHTSA ODI #11387433

65,000 miles · Jan 6, 2021

Power Train

VEHICLE HAS HARD SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR ACCELERATING AND DECELERATION. I NOTICED IT AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF DRIVING IT AFTER PURCHASE

NHTSA ODI #11386782

Mileage unknown · Dec 23, 2020

Power Train

THE VEHICLE DOES A HARD SHIFT FROM 1 TO 2 SECOND AND HAS A SHUDDER.

NHTSA ODI #11384766

20 miles · Dec 22, 2020

Power Train

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WHILE WATCHING THE ECONOMY MILEAGE WINDOW I NOTICED IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE SHOWING V6 AND V4 SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH. AS THEY WERE SWITCHING, I NOTICED THE ENGINE VIBRATING WHILE SHOWING THE V4 IN THE WINDOW. IT DID NOT VIBRATE WHILE SHOWING THE V6 IN THE WINDOW. IT DID THIS WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH(ON CRUISE) ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I DID NOT NOTICE IT DURING DRIVING IN START-STOP SLOWER TRAFFIC.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING BEFORE, BUT DID NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW.

NHTSA ODI #11384509

76,002 miles · Nov 9, 2020

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ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME COMING DOWN 1960 EAST WHEN WE STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUCK. WE COULD HEAR IT LOUD AND CLEAR BECAUSE THE A/C IS ALSO OUT SO WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS DOWN. IT SOUNDED LIKE AN OLD ELECTRIC FAN RUNNING. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE TRUCK STARTED TO JERK HARD IT FELT LIKE WE HAD JUST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY 1960 LUCKY WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME AND WHERE ABLE TO MAKE IT THERE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE TRUCK GOING. MY HUSBAND HAS SOME KNOWLEDGE OF CARS AND REALIZED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. HOW CAN IT HAVE SUCH A MAJOR PROBLEM? WHEN DOING SOME RESEARCH APPARENTLY THIS IS PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THE A/C CONDENSER HAS A MAJOR LEAK AND THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM OF GM VEHICLES. BASICALLY WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW LEMON. I'M THANKFUL WE WERE NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE OUTCOME. FOR NOW WE ARE WITH OUT A VEHICLE AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ODI #11373895

Official recalls

19V761000 · Electronic Stability Control (esc); Service Brakes; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:wheel Speed Sensor/tone Ring

Oct 24, 2019

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Yukon, and 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with a 5.3-liter engine, a 3.08-ratio rear axle and four-wheel drive. If a wheel-speed sensor fails, while the vehicle is traveling between 41 and 60 mph in four-wheel or automatic mode, the Electronic-Brake Control Module (EBCM) software may activate the driveline-protection system.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.

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Service Brakes

Consequence: Unintended activation of the driveline-protection system will cause unintended braking on the wheel on the opposite side of the failed sensor, causing the vehicle to pull to one side unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the EBCM, free of charge. The recall began December 11, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261050.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:wheel Speed Sensor/tone Ring

Electronic Stability Control (esc)

19V645000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:vacuum

Sep 6, 2019

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192268490.

17V487000 · Child Seat:tether: Connector/clip

Aug 3, 2017

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks. The owner's manual for the affected vehicles may be missing instructions on how to use the tether anchorage and child restraint anchorage systems. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the instructions are missing from the owner's manual, the child seat may be installed incorrectly and not be properly secured, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will provide a corrected insert for the owners manual, free of charge. The recall began on September 25, 2017. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 17307.

17V437000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner

Jul 10, 2017

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Tahoe, Trax, Suburban and Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL vehicles, and 2015-2017 GMC Sierra HD 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16V-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Seat Belts:pretensioner

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2017. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 17287.

Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Air Bags:frontal

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

16V651000 · Air Bags:frontal; Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE ; Seat Belts:pretensioner

Sep 8, 2016

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Additional source detail variants (3)

Seat Belts:pretensioner

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Air Bags:frontal:sensor/control MODULE-INACTIVE

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Air Bags:frontal

Consequence: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

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