GMC Sierra Complaints (1999)

813 consumer complaints on file.

#10134955August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE ON MY 1999 GMC TRUCK FAIL CAUSING ME TO HIT A BUILDING. THE PROBLEM HAS DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134986August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD. HE CONTACTED GMC ABOUT NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. CONSUMER' LIVED IN MARYLAND AND HIS WAS NOT LISTED FOR THE RECALL HE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. HE ALMOST RAN INTO TRAILER BECAUSE HE HAD THE BRAKES ON, AND AT A CERTAIN SPEED, RELEASED THEM. HE HAD TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE TRAILER. WHEN HE LET OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN IT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE ESTIMATED SPEED AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WAS UNDER 10 MPH. THERE WHERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135006August 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK GAUGE WORKS ONCE IN A WHILE. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO MOISTURE. ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER IS EITHER CRACKING OR RUSTING THROUGH. I PUT A NEW GASKET ON IT AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN BUT NOT AT THE GASKET. ABOUT 1/3 UP FROM THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE WHERE FLUID IS LEAKING THROUGH THE COVER. I CALLED 2 DEALERS (1 CHEVROLET, 1 GMC). THEY BOTH GAVE ME NUMBERS TO OTHER DEALERS (1 IN PA., 1 IN IA., 1 IN UPPER MI.). THE TWO OUT OF STATE DEALERS TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS FOR A CUSTOMER AND WOULD NOT SELL IT. THE ONE IN MI. ALSO SAID THAT, IN ADDITION TO "THAT MUST BE A POPULAR PART, BECAUSE I'VE HAD EVERY DEALER IN THE COUNTRY CALL ME." IS THIS PART A DEFECTIVE PIECE? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135023August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 GMC, SIERRA TRUCK DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DUE TO THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO DO SO, SNOW IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN DRY PAVEMENT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR ONCE. THIS HAPPENS ROUTINELY WHEN STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134048August 24, 2005
SEATS
1-SEAT ADJUSTMENT 2-SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN POSITION-SLIDES FREELY FRONT TO BACK 3-TEMPORARILY LOCKED FAILED PIECE INTO USABLE POSITION-CANNOT ADJUST TO ANY OTHER POSITION DUE TO FAILED PLASTIC BLOCK. RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS FOR 99 GMC SIERRA TRUCK AND FOUND 10 EXISTING IDENTICAL FAILURES. THESE ARE COMPLAINTS-566049, 758819, 855016, 862903, 877718, 10020665, 10022698, 10066125, 10074822. I AM SURE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS UNDER "MIRROR" VEHICLES SUCH AS CHEVROLET AND CADILAC AND OTHER YEARS. I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PIECE AS A PLASTIC BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH WIDE BY 2.5 INCHES LONG WITH A LEVER, SPRING AND PIN ASSEMBLY. THE "U" PORTION OF THIS BLOCK FAILS CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FREELY CREATING A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS CLEARLY AN UNSAFE AND POOR DESIGN. I HAVE PIECES OF BROKEN BLOCK FOR REFERENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE THIS AS FAR AS NECESSARY FOR RESOLUTION FROM GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134554August 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 GMC SIERRA BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS DISCONNECTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ROTATION SPEED ON THE WHEEL SENSORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133708August 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS BRAKE MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY. THEREFORE, WE HAVE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127537August 12, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE SPARE HAD ONLY BEEN REMOVED ONCE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ROUND BALL THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ONTO THE TRUCK BROKE. WHEN THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM THE TIRE WAS BOUNCING ABOUT TWENTY FEET IN THE AIR. *AK *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132461August 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 1999 GMC SIERRA PICK UP. THE BRAKES WILL STOP WORKING DURING BRAKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING THE WEB, I NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA ON THESE SAME TRUCKS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN THE US? I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER GMC OWNERS ,SAME PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132006August 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MY 1999 GMC SIERRA 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK, VIN NO. [XXX], AND I COULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE REAR END OF MY GIRLFRIEND'S 2001 CHEVY BLAZER. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT GM OF THE ACCIDENT AS THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA (PRODUCT SAFETY BULLETIN [PSB]- FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION #04094 DATED JANUARY 25, 2005) FOR BRAKE FAILURE. GM REPRESENTATIVES SENT A FACT FINDER TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL SENSOR. THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR ESTIMATE TO MY TRUCK IS $2,902.86 AND $1,907.79 TO THE BLAZER. THE ESTIMATES WERE FAXED TO GM AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE REPORT INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT, SINCE THE DAMAGES WERE OVER $1,000.00 THE CASE HAD TO BE REFERRED TO RISK MANAGEMENT. RISK MANAGEMENT STATED THE FACT FINDERS REPORT DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO WHAT I WAS TOLD PREVIOUSLY. I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REPORT AND WAS DENIED AS IT IS CONSIDERED PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. I INFORMED RISK MANAGEMENT THAT A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF. RISK MANAGEMENT OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE DAMAGES. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL CONTACT PERSON AT GM AND WAS TOLD THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A CURRENT DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE HISTORY CODE SHOWS THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS MISSING - DROPPED OUT OF CIRCUIT - INDICATING THAT THERE HAS BEEN PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL SENSOR. SINCE THE ACCIDENT I BORROWED MY MOTHER'S CAR AND WAS ASKED TO RETURN IT SO, I DROVE MY TRUCK THROUGH A 40 MPH ZONE, MY HOOD FLEW OPEN BREAKING THE HINGES. I HAVE NOT HAD MY TRUCK OR MY GIRLFRIEND'S BLAZER FIXED AS I AM UNCERTAIN WHAT TO DO. I FEEL IT IS WRONG TO REQUEST MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO PAY FOR DAMAGES THAT ARE CLEARLY THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. IN ADDITION, IF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT OCCURS IN A CROWDED AREA SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. I ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE. THANK YOU. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129427August 5, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED RECALL 05V161000 CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. CALLER'S VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL. THE CALLER WAS CONCERNED FOR SAFETY BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131594August 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 GMC SIERRA Z71. THERE WAS A NHTSA INVESTIGATION , PE05020. THERE WERE NO ABS BRAKES. HAD TO PULL THE FUSE. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. A GM MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND TOLD HIM TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. ALSO SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE GM MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT PULL THE FUSE BECAUSE OF LIABILITY REASONS SO CONSUMER FIGURED OUT BY HIMSELF WHICH FUSE TO PULL, AND DONE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131347August 3, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD ANYMORE. THIS PREVIOUSLY HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARKING BRAKE PADS. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE PADS WEAR UNEVENLY. PARKING BRAKE PADS SHOULD NOT WEAR. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A AUDIBLE WARNING TO PREVENT DRIVING WITH PARKING BRAKES APPLIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125399August 1, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: CONSUMER WAS BACKING A LAWN TRACTOR OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND DRIVER'S SIDE TAILGATE STRAP SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE. THE STRAP WAS COVERED IN PLASTIC, COULDN'T SEE THE CONDITION THE STRAP WAS ACTUALLY IN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HINGE MECHANISM HAS TWISTED AS A RESULT.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130445July 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
IN THE SUMMER OF 2002 MY GMC SIERRAS PU TRUCK VIN [XXX] BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE CHATTER AT VERY LOW SPEED. IT THEN BEGAN TO CONTINUE TO ROLL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AND MORE PRONOUNCED AS TIME WENT ON. I HAD NUMEROUS VERY CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS TRUCK INVOLVING BUILDINGS, TREES AND OTHER VEHICLES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO BOWSER GMC IN PLEASANT HILLS PA. THEY REPAIRED THE TRUCK BY REPLACING THE FRONT HUBS AND SENSORS. WITH THIS REPAIR AND THE PREVIOUS COMPLETE BRAKE JOB INCLUDING BRAKES AND ROTORS THIS EPISODE COST MORE THAN $1400. AT THE TIME THE TRUCK HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT. ON 7/20/05 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE BRAKE CHATTER RETURNING. JUST A SLIGHT CHATTER COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHTS ON INCLINES, THEN ON THE LEVEL AND FINALLY ON 7/23/05 I ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY HOUSE AS I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD RETURNED, THE TRUCK NOW HAS 47,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT MY $800 HUB REPLACEMENT WAS DONE WITH THE SAME FAULTY HUB ASSEMBLY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED ONLY IN LESS TIME. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK, I JUST RECENTLY AT 46,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE PARTS. SO OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED 6 BRAKE ROTORS, 6 SETS OF PADS, TWO HUBS AND TWO SENSOR ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS TRUCK COMING WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO BUILDINGS AND OTHER CARS. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP FROM HITTING SOMETHING. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I AM DISGUSTED THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST REPORTED IT IN 2002. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER FOR THIS TRUCK IS PE05020. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129881July 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
REPEATED ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR PROBLEM(S). HEATER MOTOR MALFUNCTION, REPEATED WIPER ARM REPLACEMENT, TAILGATE HANDLE MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129307July 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE; STILL NOT REPAIRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128958July 16, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TRUCK RUNNING SLUGGISH. DIFFICULT TO START AT TIMES. HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER A COUPLE TIMES AND SHOWED DIFFERENT SENSORS BAD AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DRIVING TO WORK ON 7/7/2005 VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, ABLE TO PULL INTO A RESTURANT PARKING LOT. PROBLEM : FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR CLOGGED ( THIS IS A VACCUM LINE NO GAS SHOULD GO THROUGH IT) CAUSING GAS TO FLOW AT 60 POUNDS FUEL PRESSURE INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING A FIRE. BECAUSE OF THIS THE MANIFOLD BURNED A BIG HOLE WHERE #4 CYLINDER WOULD BE LOCATED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH DOWN THE ROAD & WAS POSSIBLY STILL BURNING WHILE I WAITED IN MY VEHILCLE TO BE PICKED UP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS & SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. MY GIRLFRIENDS NEPHEW FOUND THE PROBLEM & REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD & FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. WHILE WORKING ON MY 99 GMC SIERRA HER BROTHER WHO DRIVES A 2000 GMC SIERRA DESCRIBES THE SAME PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING & PROMPTLY BRINGS OVER HIS TRUCK. UPON LOOKING AT HIS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IT ALSO WAS FULL OF GAS ! HIS WAS FOUND EARLIER WITHOUT RESULTING IN FIRE & HIS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED GMC & THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A HARD TIME, BECAUSE THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE IT TO A GMC GARAGE, I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE . BUT PLAN ON STOPPING THERE MONDAY 7/18/05 TO SHOW THEM THE PARTS ( I HAVE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR & THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH THE HOLE BURNT THROUGH)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128683July 13, 2005
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER FAILS TO HOLD THE SEAT FROM SLIDING BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE MANUAL BUCKET SEATS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GMC THAT THERE IS NO RECORDS OF FAILURES. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES BY REPLACING THE SEAT ADJUSTER, ALL UNDER WARRANTY THUS FAR, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO BE MOVED FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125481July 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
DT: AT SLOW SPEEDS THERE IS A CLANKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES, AND CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE CONSUMER'S FOOT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2002. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT. THE OWNER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS AND HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL, AND THE PEDAL WAS WORKING AGAINST THE DRIVER. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP 2 MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GM, THE MANUFACTURER CAME AND INSPECTED THE TRUCK. GM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE TRUCK TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY INSPECTED IT. THE DEALERSHIPS REPORT STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING AFTER TESTING AND THE FOUND BEARING CAUSED UNWANTED ABS OPERATION DURING SLOW SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THE CRASH. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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