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Complaint 945346

2002 GMC SIERRA • ENGINE • incident Aug 31, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
945346
Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Model Year
2002
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Aug 31, 2012
Date Received
Oct 18, 2012
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 7 OUT OF 8 GLOW PLUGS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE GLOW PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,649. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED 12/06/2012 *JS

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