Complaint 880750
2010 GMC SIERRA • VISIBILITY • incident Nov 13, 2010
- Complaint ID
- 880750
- Make
- GMC
- Model
- SIERRA
- Model Year
- 2010
- Component
- VISIBILITY
- Incident Date
- Nov 13, 2010
- Date Received
- Sep 19, 2011
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VISIBILITY
Owner Narrative
DURING A TRIP ALONG WA HIGHWAY 2, WESTBOUND THRU STEVENS PASS, THE TEMPERATURE WAS DROPPING AS INDICATED BY THE VEHICLES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATION. AS IT TRAVERSED FROM APPROX 42 DEGREES F TO 36 DEGREES F ALL WINDOWS FOGGED SEVERELY SO AS TO RENDER NO VISIBILITY. THE DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED DURING THIS EVENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL HVAC SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AS THE TEMPERATURE TRAVERSES BELOW 36 DEGREES F, ALL TIMES RESULT IN EXCESSIVE CABIN MOISTURE AND WINDOW FOGGING. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2010/2011 GMC/SILVERADO/AVALANCE, ETC OWNERS. GMC IS AWARE BUT HAS NO FIX AND DEALERS OFFER NO FIX. *KB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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