1998 GMC SIERRA 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE COLLISION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND KNEE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UN

"TAKATA RECALL" ON 02/17/2015 I [XXX] WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE PASSENGER (ME) MVA AT "THE MACINAC BRIDGE" ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE ROLLING MY TRUCK INTO THE TOLL BOOTHS LOCATED ON THE NORTH END OF THE MACINAC BRIDGE IN THE CITY OF ST IGNACE, MACKINAC COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT DAY WERE HORRIBLE. THERE WERE HIGH WINDS, SNOW, SLEET, RAIN, AND I BLACK ICE ! 100% HUMIDITY ! AFTER THE ACCIDENT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I OPENED MY EYES AND AN INFLATOR WAS LAUNCHED DI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC 1500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO POWER. NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE OPERABLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND AS HE REMOVED THE COVERING FROM A PLATE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, HE FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL BURNED WIRES. HE THEN SPLICED THE WIRES TOGETHER AND USED A RUBBER PROTECTOR TO PROTECT THE WIRES FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE METAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. TH

Mileage: 64,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK. WHEN RAINING THEY GO OFF OR STALL. PULLING ON WIPPERS MANUALLY WILL RETART THEM OCCATIONALY. *AK

Mileage: 1,000

THE SWITCH FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OUTSIDE MIRRORS CAUGHT FIRE. RUINING THE SWITCH, ASSOCIATED HARNESS AND THE DOOR PANEL. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY DEALER QUOTING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V093000. HE REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL SAYING MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP GETTING MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 53,740

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WOULD BE FREE WHEELING(OVERSTEERING) WHEN MAKING TURNS. HAD LOST CONTROL OF VEHCLE AND HIT A POST. MANAGED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN STEERING. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOOSE, AND IT WILL STEER EITHER TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED QUICK AND HARD IN TRAFFIC OR ON TURNS WHERE THE ROAD IS SOMEWHAT SLIGHTLY BUMPY OR ROUGH AND THE BRAKES WILL CHATTER AND BUZZ, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. ON THE APRIL 1999 INCIDENT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED IN A TURN LANE TO ENTER A FREEWAY AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES QUICK AND HARD. WELL THEY AGAIN RATTLED AND BUZZED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. I IN TURN BUMPED THE C