Driver assistance
Filed May 31, 2020
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS STUCK WIDE OPEN AND I REACHED SPEEDS OF ALMOST 100 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC
- NHTSA ID
- 11326713
- Incident
- May 31, 2020
- Mileage
- 150,100 mi
1996 GMC Sierra Driver assistance Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
12
Latest May 31, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 246 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 GMC Sierra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 16, 2004
ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 15,2004, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 1996 GMC SIERRA 2500 DEISEL PICKUP TRUCK HOME. WHILE DRIVING UP A LONG, STEEP GRADE THE GAS PEDAL STUCK DOWN AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. MY HUSBAND HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL RELEASED WITH A POPPING SOUND. THE TRUCK WILL STILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10078314
- Incident
- Jun 15, 2004
- Mileage
- 130,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 2, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL FOOT PRESSED ON BRAKES TO RELEASE ACCELERATION. THROTTLE WOULD ALWAYS STICK. HAD CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED IN CASE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEGE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 841616
- Incident
- May 10, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed May 18, 1999
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, AND NOT TURN OFF WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES. NEEDED TO TURN OFF IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 835892
- Incident
- Feb 18, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 17, 1998
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRUCK SURGES AND ALSO ACCELERATES WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE THROTTLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TRUCK TO SURGE, AND IS NOT ABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 824418
- Incident
- May 19, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 24, 1998
1 injury reported
THROTTLE LINKAGE AND CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 531182
- Incident
- May 17, 1997
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Aug 29, 1997
COOLER LINE CONNECTION FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 605370
- Incident
- Dec 7, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 9, 1997
ENGINE SURGES WHEN COLD.
- NHTSA ID
- 519288
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Mar 19, 1997
ENGINE IDLES AT HIGH RMP AFTER THROTTLE IS RELEASED.
- NHTSA ID
- 515744
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 18, 1997
VEHICLE WILL SUSTAIN HIGH ENGINE RPM FOR FOUR SECONDS OR MORE AFTER THROTTLE IS RELEASED.
- NHTSA ID
- 515695
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 22, 1997
GAS PEDAL STICKS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 513660
Driver assistanceEngineInterior & seats+2 more
Filed Sep 24, 1996
TRANSMISSION SLOWS DOWN WITHOUT ENGAGING BRAKES DUE TO DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION.
- NHTSA ID
- 507806
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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