2018 GMC Sierra 2500 Engine

Low coolant warning light came on. I was towing a travel trailer on a very busy roadway with no place to pull off while pulling a trailer. I had to pull over to the shoulder to check the coolant level and make sure I didn’t cause major damage to my engine by letting it overheat. While waiting to let the engine cool down, I researched and found that this is a very common issue with L5P Duramax Engines in GM trucks and it is specifically related to a faulty coolant level sensor. As it turns out, my coolant level was fine and there was no issue. The danger posed by me pulling over and waiting for well over an hour on the side of the busy backroad with my son in the truck was not a necessary one. It appears that this is a well known issue that is not being addressed by GM.

2018 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION ISSUES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED WARNING LIGHTS. AND BEGAN SHAKING. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NUMBER 4 INJECTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE GLOW PLUG FAILED AND THE COMPUTER REQUIRED AN UPDATE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO REIMBURSED FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE AS WELL AS REPAIR COSTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING 30-50 MPH UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,641. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V328000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. JONES BUICK GMC OF LANCASTER (1335 MANHEIM PIKE, LANCASTER, PA 17601, (717) 394-0711), TURNER BUICK GMC (612 E MAIN ST, NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557, (866) 680-8360) AND KEIM CHEVROLET INC (3265 LINCOLN HWY E, PARADISE, PA 17562, (717) 879-9614) WERE CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WERE BEING SHIPPED TO THE NORTHERN STATES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.