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1976 GMC Sierra Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 24, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 13, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1976 GMC Sierra. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed Jan 24, 2014
1 injury reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1976 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WHEN HE WENT UNDER THE HOOD TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE THROTTLE. THE REMOVAL OF THE THROTTLE CAUSED THE COOLING FAN BLADE TO DISLODGE, STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD AND FACE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE LACERATIONS TO BOTH THE FACE AND HEAD, AND HIS LEFT EYE WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BLINDNESS IN THE RIGHT EYE AND SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10561307
Incident
May 20, 2013
Mileage
75,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 13, 2005

GOODYEAR TIRE EQUIPMENT ON 1976 GMC SIERRA FAILED. *MR ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED THE FAILURE OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AFTER LESS THAN 7K MILES. THE FRONT TIRE DELIMINATED BUT DID NOT GO FLAT. THE RIGHT FRONT BULGED, DELIMINATED AND BLEWOUT. THE RIGHT REAR LOST AIR FOR TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DELIMINATED ONE MONTH BEFORE THE OTHER TWO TIRES. THE RIGHT FRONT BULGED DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE TREAD. A LARGE BULGE WAS IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. (GOODYEAR/WORKHOUSE LOAD RANGE E) *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10121556
Incident
Aug 29, 2004
Mileage
1,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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