Issue ID | 1076933 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10598620 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | GMC |
Model | SIERRA |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 01/05/14 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Vehicle was purchased new from a dealership. The vehicle is modified and sold commercially under the rmt (rocky mountain truck works) package. The package includes modified suspension and lighting. When accelerating, the transmission fails to shift into a passing gear causing the rpm(s) to exceed 6000 at which point the rev limiter shuts down power to the vehicle until the rpm(s) are back in a safe operating limit. The first time this happened, i was attempting to pass a vehicle on a secondary two lane highway. When i was in the passing lane, i accelerated to overtake the vehicle but the rpm limiter shut down power midway through the passing. With oncoming traffic, and loss of power, it made for a very serious situation. I have contacted the dealership and they have worked on the vehicle multiple times to try and correct without success. They have confirmed that this happening with all the rmt modified vehicles that they have test driven. These vehicles are commercially marketed and it is only a matter of time before someone is not as lucky as i was. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | DANIEL , WY |
VIN pattern | 3GTU2UEC4EGXXXXXX |
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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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 65 |
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