This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Brakes failed, causing loss of control/accident/injuries/fire. While driving 55 mph brakes failed and vehicle rolled over. Both driver and passenger sustained injuries. The driver sustained a fracture tail bone, and permanent scaring on legs, and on right and left hands. While the passenger sustained head and facial injuries. GMC has not cooperated and continued to block information that may explain some of the vehicle's problems. GMC blamed the contact as responsible for the accident. Everyone was scared to say anything to the contact due to threats from GMC. Law firms refused to take the case because the contact and passenger did not suffer serious injuries nor were there any fatalities.
The vehicle was in the park position, consumer placed the vehicle from park to drive and the vehicle accelearated in drive. Consumer applied force to the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated again in reverse, causing the consumer to have a collision.
- La Mirada, CA, USA
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When applying the brakes, the pedal goes to the floor and ABS brakes failed. Consumer states on three separate occasions in no ABS situations, consumer went to brake at a stop light and brake pedal went to the floor, consumer took vehicle in for inspection 3 times but was advised there were no signs of trouble, the 3rd time they found tire speed sensor was not positioned the correct distance from the tire.
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- West Babyl, NY, USA