Issue ID | 1239076 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10790500 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | GMC |
Model | SIERRA |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 15/11/15 |
Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The vehicles headlights are dangerously ineffective. They rarely illuminate the distance between 2 telephone poles. The ineffectiveness of the headlights is amplified on hills or on any turn. The during the transition from decline to incline, you sometimes have barely a trucks length of illumination. Any corner on a dark road requires a severe decrease in travel speed to avoid over driving the lights. I have never driven a vehicle that made me feel more apprehensive to get behind the wheel after dark. I visited the dealer who executed a tsb that increased headlight voltage and replaced the bulbs. It made a negligible improvement and left the vehicle still unsafe at night. I frequently travel on rural roads with no street lights. I have almost hit wildlife too many times to count due to the poor visibility caused by these dangerous headlights. Travel over 30 mph on dark country roads with a legal speed limit of 50 is ill advised due to the ineffectiveness of the headlights. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 11900 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MANCHESTER, NH |
VIN pattern | 3GTU2UECXEGXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 30 |
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