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Complaint 1247213

2010 GMC SIERRA • ENGINE • incident Dec 18, 2015

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1247213
Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Model Year
2010
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Dec 18, 2015
Date Received
Dec 22, 2015
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

ENGINE LIFTER ISSUE/LOW OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM RELATES TO HAVING THE LIFTERS REPLACED. THE 5.3 VORTEC ENGINE HAS AFM (ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT). DEALER WANTS $5800 TO FIX THE LIFTER ISSUE, WHILE ESTIMATES TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH NECESSARY PARTS RUNS BETWEEN $6900 AND $7200. IS THIS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM? TRUCK HAS 52,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. TRUCK WAS PARKED WHEN THE ISSUE BECAME EVIDENT DURING THE STARTUP. TRUCK IS NOW AT THE DEALER (TOWED) AWAITING REPAIR.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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