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2010 Mack Gu 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 Mar 5, 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 Mar 5, 2014

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2010 Mack Gu. 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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Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Mar 5, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MACK TRUCK GU712. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED 12000-17000, AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,015. UPDATED 05/12/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE IN OPERATION, THE UNIT WAS ABNORMALLY HARD TO MAINTAIN. WHEN HE PROCEEDED FROM A STOP, THE THROTTLE WAS ABOVE IDLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE THROTTLE WAS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA ID
10567416
Incident
Mar 3, 2014
Mileage
9,015 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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