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2008 Gmc SIERRA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1045701
Internal NHTSA #	10568315
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA
Model Year	2008
File date	01/06/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is not an official complaint however as the ignition problem unfolds with the gm products i wanted to take the opportunity to bring to the attention a very serious problem that occurred approximately a year or so ago with my 2008 gmc sierra. I typically park my truck in the garage with the key in the ignition. We have a live camera in the garage and one morning around 7 am after a severe thunderstorm around 3 am i found on the camera the truck running with flashing headlights. I went to garage immediately and was hit with very high heat due to the truck running. With the carbon monoxide potential i did not go into the garage. I got my wife's keys and tried a "remote stop" and the headlights stopped flashing but the engine continued to run. I open both garage doors and went outside so i could enter the garage from the outside. I opened the truck door and barely touched the key in the ignition and the truck shut off. It was not turned on! Without a doubt it had been running about four hours since the storm. I contacted gm and was told to take it to the local dealer. After telling the dealer the story they basically laughed at me and said that i would have to bring it in when the next storm came thru. They later run a diagnostic test at gm request and found a mysterious ignition code but no solution. What makes this even stranger is that we also had a 2010 yukon that started on its own one afternoon when myself, a sheriff deputy and three other neighbors were standing next to it during a severe lightning storm. The garage door was open, the keys were "not" in the ignition but when there was a loud lightning strike it started. To run. I did not contact anyone and it never happened again until the truck started after a lightning storm. I have since sold both vehicles but they are still in the local area. I really feel the gm ignition problem goes a lot deeper!!
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OWENSBORO, KY
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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2008 Gmc SIERRA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Gmc SIERRA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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