GMC Sierra Complaints (1997)

345 consumer complaints on file.

#852376November 2, 1999
STEERING
THE STEERING SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FEEL"LOOSE" WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852208October 29, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
STEEL CABLE ON TAILATE BROKE FROM BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSING IT TO FALL ON TOP OF CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852209October 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TURNING CORNERS EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK, POSSIBLY CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851685October 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHEN GEARS ARE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND VEHICLE JERKS, AS IF BEING REAR ENDED. DEALER SAYS THERE IS A BAD VALVE BODY IN TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES. NO SOLUTION FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851477October 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPOXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD LOCK UP FOR NO REASON WHEN HITTING A BUMP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLID WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF CONTROL. MECHANICS CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713638October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN JANUARY 1998. 2 WEEKS LATER IT WAS IN THE SHOP. THIS PATTERN CONTINUED EACH TIME. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONCERNING TRANSMISSION. BUT EACH TIME THEY WOULD REPLACE SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 50 DAYS IN A YEARS TIME. ON OCTOBER 4, 1999 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE TRUCK GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, JAMMED IN 1ST GEAR. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED. IT TOOK THE DEALER 10 DAYS TO MAKE A DECISION ON REPAIRING THE TRUCK. THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND IT IS STILL A MAJOR HASSLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. CONTACTED GM AND HAD TO HAVE THEM INTERVENE. HAD THEY OF FIXED THE TRUCK THE PRIOR 5 TIMES IT WAS IN FOR REPAIR THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. THEY CONTINUALLY DENIED PROBLEMS EXISTED WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A VORTEX TRUCK I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER EXISTING PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR OF TRUCK AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. BUT I HAD PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PURCHASE AND EACH AND EVERY TIME THEY WOULD REPAIR SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD OF FIXING THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANNY WAS IN PIECES WHEN IT ARRIVED TO THE DEALER FROM THE TOW TRUCK. THEY STILL DID NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THEY WERE TRYING TO FORCE ME TO PAY A PART OF THIS REPAIR. THEY WERE VERY RUID AND INCOOPERATIVE ABOUT THE WHOLE DEAL. A TOTAL OF 16 DAYS THEY HAD THE TRUCK THIS TIME. IN OCTOBER OF 98 THEY HAD THE TRUCK FOR 19 DAYS AND STILL COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. EACH TIME I WOULD GET THE TRUCK BACK THEY WOULD SHOW SOME REPAIR FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN MY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. EACH REPORT REFLECTED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRUCK NO SHIFTING INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THEY GAVE ME A BLOW OFF MEMO FROM GM. STATING THE WHNINING NOISE FROM THIS TRANSMISSION WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO REALIZE THEIR MEMO RELFECTED PROBLEMS FROM PARK TO GEAR AND FROM N TO REVERSE. MY TRUCK WOULD FAIL TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND IT WOULD WHINE. AND IT WOULD CLUNK AND STILL THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851000October 18, 1999
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, FRON WHEEL STEERING FRONT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, ALLOWING WRONG SIGNALS INTO STEERING. WHEN GOING AROUND A CURB OR CORNER THE STEERING LOOSENS UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850407October 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BACK BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR OUT EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548911October 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND VERY QUICKLY/FADING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712885October 6, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING
I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN TO BE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ONLY PUT GLUE ON THE REAR END. ONE DEALER DID CONTACT GMC, BUT NO RESULTS. THE POWER STEERING IS NOT RIGHT EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849251September 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711922September 23, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT STRONG UNEXPECTED STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT AT APPROX. 35 MILES PER HOUR AN ABOVE THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT BUT IS MOST SEVERE WHEN TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL SLIPS APPROX 3 TO 4 INCHES INCREASING THE RATE OF TURN THE VEHICLE ALSO VIOLENTLY MOVES IN THAT DIRECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711932September 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
BOOSTER FAILED WHILE TRAVELING INTERSTATE. THIS WAS A CLASS 9 SYSTEMS FAILURE (LOSS OF POWER) WITHOUT WARNING. FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A SPLIT DIAPHRAM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848362September 22, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN CONSUMER IS TURNING STEERING WHEEL JERKS AND TWITCHES. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN THIS OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845895September 15, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT U TWISTED INTO LEAVING ONLY MANUAL STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609589September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609712September 8, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER SEAT, SEAT ADJUSTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847211September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE INOPERABLE WHICH CAUSE POOR BRAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOADED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710935September 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WEARING TOO FAST; ONLY HAD TRUCK FOR ONE YEAR AND ALREADY HAVING TO REPLACE A SECOND TIME; IT IS ONLY DRIVEN 5 MILES TO AND FROM WORK EVERY DAY, AND REGULAR EVERYDAY USE; ALSO, TWO TIRES FAILED AT SAME TIME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710912September 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANS STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD. ONCE IN HIGH GEAR OPERATED WELL. DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH 1YR 10 MOS. OLD DUE TO OVER 36000 MILES BY LESS THAN 2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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