1999 GMC Sierra 2500

A MAN CLIMBED INTO A COMMUNITY CENTER VAN (USED TO HAUL FOOD, ALL METAL AND NO SEATS IN THE BACK), ON A COLD NIGHT AND HE APPARENTLY SET A SMALL FIRE IN THE BACK, PRESUMED TO KEEP WARM. CHILD SAFETY DOOR LOCKS ON ALL DOORS PREVENTED HIM FROM GETTING OUT. EVIDENCE IN VAN SHOWED THAT HE TRIED TO KICK DOOR AND WINDOWS OUT BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT. HE WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE VAN, WITH THE FIRE OUT. THE COMMUNITY CENTER REPORTED THAT AN EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TRAPPED IN THE VAN DUE TO THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE APPROACHES A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HUB BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,700. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

DT: A HUMMING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GM DEALER, WHO NOTED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL, BUT THE PUMP WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE COST FOR A REPLACEMENT OF A BRAKE PUMP WAS $2,000 OR THE DEALER COULD PERFORM A CHEAPER PROCESS BY SIMPLY REMOVING ANTI LOCK BRAKE FUSE WHICH BYPASSED THE BRAKE PUMP. THE CONTACT OPTED FOR REMOVING THE FUSE DUE TO COST. THIS REMEDY WARRANTED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES AS NON WORKING. SINCE THIS REPAIR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR 1999 GMC C2500 LIGHT DUTY PICK UP WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPON FURTHER REVIEW BY GM THE VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED TO NOT HAVE ANY AIR BAGS IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND THE OWNERS WERE UNDER THE PRETENSE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAGS. THE SPEED OF THE CRASH WAS AROUND 55 MPH. THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT CAUSED THE WRECK. THE DRIVER SUFFERED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. HE HAD A BROKEN NECK, BROKEN LEFT SHOULDER AND A BROKEN HUMERUS IN HIS LEFT ARM ALONG WITH SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA. THE DRIVER DID HAVE ON HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE REPORT DID NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE LOTS OF PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO AN INSURANCE REPORT THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE. THE INSURANCE AGENT ALSO THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS AN AIR BAG IN THE TRUCK. GM SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE TRUCK. THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM SPENT AN HOUR LOOKING FOR THE AIR BAG AND COULD NOT FIND IT. THE TRUCK WAS PICKED UP OFF THE GROUND ON A FORK LIFT AND THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS LOOKING FOR THE AIR BAG CENSORS AND STILL COULD NOT FIND ANY. GM WAS ALSO UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE WERE AIR BAGS IN THE TRUCK. THE OWNERS HAVE A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THEY RETRIEVED DATA, PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEASUREMENTS FROM THE VEHICLE. AND THEY WERE GOING TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC AND SENSING MODULE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A VEHICLE WEIGHING MORE THAN 8500 POUNDS DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE AIR BAGS, THE TRUCK MISSED THE WEIGHT LIMIT BY 100 POUNDS. *JB

PURCHASED NEW, 1999 GMC K2500 SUBURBAN, VIN [XXX], THE UNIT HAS 141K MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AND CAME OFF THE LINE OUT OF SILO, MEXICO ASSEMBLY PLANT. WE JUST GOT UNDER THE WIRE TO PLACE THE ORDER. DEALERSHIP WAS AL DIETRICH DEALERSHIP, WATERFORD MICHIGAN, WHO IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. ON 11 JUNE 2005 AT DUSK I HAVE MY UTILITY TRAILER PARKED LOADING SOME MATERIAL. I ENGAGED MY HAZARD FLASHER AND NOTICED THAT I HAD TO JIGGLE THE HAZARD SWITCH TO GET THE FLASHER TO WORK. ON 18 JUNE 2005, WITH MY YOUNGEST SON, A MOTORIST PULLS ALONG SIDE AND INFORMS US AT A 4 WAY STOP THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS, EXCEPT FOR THE TOP BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. I GO TO THE LOCAL AUTO PART STORE, OREILLY'S IN BELTON AND PURCHASED 4 BULBS TO CORRECT THE BLOWN BULBS. WHEN I REMOVED THE BULBS, I NOTICED THAT THE FILAMENTS ARE NOT BLOWN. I REPLACED THEM ANYWAY. THAT IS WHEN I DISCOVER THAT STOP LAMPS ARE NOT WORKING. TURN SIGNALS , BACKUP AND RUNNING LIGHTS TO INCLUDE THE TOP BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. TO MY SURPRISE, WHEN I PUSHED AND HELD IN THE HAZARD SWITCH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED. WHEN THE BUTTON IS RELEASED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. FATHER DAY INSTEAD OF GOING TO CHURCH SERVICE, AS WE DO AS A FAMILY, I SPENT THE DAY IN 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES. REMOVED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. TO MY SURPRISE, WENT ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT GM MULTIFUNCTION/HAZARD SWITCH RECALL. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I ALSO PURCHASED THE COMPLETE SERVICE MANUAL SET FOR MY 99 SUBURBAN. NOW I AM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A REPLACEMENT AT NO COST UNDER FEDERAL SAFETY LAWS. WITH THE UNIT NOT IN YOUR RECALL, I BELIEVE THAT MY UNIT CAME FROM INVENTORIES AND SUPPLIERS WHO SUPPLIED THESE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCHES THAT ARE INSTALLED IN LATER MODEL UNITS INVOLVED IN NHTSA SAFETY RECALL. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)