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What 106 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 Hd
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
2 of 106 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Dec 4, 2020AirbagsSeat beltsCrash1 injury
TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION I HAD TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT OF MY LANE AND I HIT A MOUNTAIN HEAD ON AND NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERS AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE OVER TURNED ON ITS LEFT DRIVER SIDE AFTER SKIDDING ALONG PAVEMENT FOR A FEW YARDS IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS. I WAS THE DRIVER AND SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO MY HEAD BRUISING IN CHEST AREA AND A PUNCTURED LEFT LUNG. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING 35 MPH
NHTSA ODI 11377984
May 4, 2015AirbagsCrash
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN HOUSTON AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH APPROACHING A HILL. WHEN REACHING THE TOP OF THE HILL, THERE WAS A PARKED CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK END OF IT. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AND WERE NOT TERRIBLY INJURED. JUST REAL JARRED UP.THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WITH A HIT THAT HARD THEY SHOULD HAVE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10714346
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