GMC Sierra Complaints (2005)

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10324047April 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB 4X4 33K MILES ALL BRAKE LINES ARE ROTTED AND ONE HAS A HOLE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALMOST DIDN'T STOP IN TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320372March 17, 2010
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 GMC 3500 TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE HIS HOME WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WHILE INSIDE THE HOME, HE HEARD AN UNUSUALLY LOUD EXPLOSION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE FAILURE AND HAVE FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL DESCRIBING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE BUT WAS UNAWARE IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINES OR LINE CONNECTION. UPDATED 05/17/10. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320111March 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED HER SPEEDOMETER WAS INCORRECTLY READING 16.2 MPH AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS CURRENTLY DISPLAYING A ERROR MESSAGE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319674March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT LESS SPEED THAN VEHICLE GOING DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL TIMES BUT, IS A SAFETY AND VIOLATION FACTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319564March 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN FAN SWITCH AND FAN MOTOR GET VERY HOT AT THE CONNECTION AND MELTS THE CONNECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318220March 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW THE BRAKES "DROP OUT" OR ESSENTIALLY QUIT SLOWING THE TRUCK BELOW 10 MPH. EXTRA EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR MISS REAR END COLLISIONS. WHEN TOWING AN 8000 POUND TRAILER THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. I REMOVED THE ABS BRAKE FUSE ON THE ADVICE OF A TECH AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. WITH THE FUSE REINSTALLED THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315473March 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 GMC SIERRA K2500 PICKUP TRUCK. PROBLEM - BRAKES FADE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES WORK FINE UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWS TO 5-10MPH AT WHICH TIME BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE - UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE BY 10-15 FEET CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION. ATTEMPTED RESOLUTION - REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS AT OWN EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WENT TO DEALERAND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS LOCATED IN EACH WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THEY CLAIM THIS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT OR FAULTY DESIGN... MY PROBLEM IS THIS - IF THE DEALER (AND, BY EXTENSION, THE MANUFACTURER) KNOWS THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GOING TO START FAILING AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OPERATION, THEN HOW IS THIS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT A DESIGN DEFECT??? THIS IS CLEARLY AN EXAMPLE OF A MANUFACTURER PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT THEY KNOW WILL FAIL IN TIME AND, THUS, CREATE A HAZARDOUS SAFETY CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315070March 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. IT IS STICKING ON 15 MILES PER HOUR OR SOMETIMES 60 MILES PER HOUR. CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312578February 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 120 MPH...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311458February 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER WORKS OCCASIONALLY, UNKNOWN SPEED TRAVELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310404February 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD PICKUP. THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VEHICLE IS STARTING TO GO BAD AND WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT WILL GRADUALLY LOOSE INDICATED SPEED AND THEN EVENTUALLY GO TO ZERO. I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OUT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND FOR SOME REASON MY VIN # DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL LIST SO I HAVE NOT GOT IT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE RECALL DOCUMENT THAT I FOUND IS #07187C: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTION -(MAR 20, 09), MY QUESTION IS THAT DOES YOUR AGENCY UPDATE THIS LIST FREQUENTLY OR ONCE IT IS OUT THAT IS ALL THAT WILL BE COVERED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307690February 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE OUT. WAS INFORMED IT IS AN INTERNAL GAUGE CLUSTER THAT HAS GONE OUT AND IT WILL TAKE $400-$600 TO FIX IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH TRUCKS SINCE AT LEAST 2007. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. GMC REFUSES TO DO A RECALL AND SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303551February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE ACCURATE SPEED DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER IS COVERED UP TO 75000 MILES AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 86000 MILES WHICH WAS THE CURRENT MILEAGE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303447January 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED IN DEC OF 2009 ON MY GMC SIERRA PICKUP. IN THE COLD IT ALWAYS REGISTERS 0 MPH AND WILL START TO WORK AFTER AN HOUR ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300103January 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. I HAVE LEARNED THERE IS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2004. SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM MAY EXTEND TO FURTHER YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299077January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB ARE ERRATIC AND OCCASIONALLY NON OPERATIVE. SPEEDO READS 120 MPH AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. SOMETIMES DOES NOT READ AT ALL, STAYS AT ZERO WHEN DOING FREEWAY SPEEDS. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN 1/4 TANK, THEN AFTER A RESTART WILL SHOW PROPER(?) LEVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298557January 7, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHENEVER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER PLACED IN THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION; THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298336January 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING, HE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE AND A MELTED HARNESS ASSEMBLY. THE BLOWER RESISTOR AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD ONLY OFFER A 15,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 48,198. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/12/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298209January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
05 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC AT FIRST,15,000 ML.,NOW AT 62,000 ML. DOESN'T WORK. I WAS GOING 50 AT A STOP SIGN. I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND PULL TRAILERS W/ EQUIPMENT AND THE RIGHT SPEED IS CRITICAL FOR THE TOWING WEIGHTS. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WILL NEVER TAKE A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER AS A REASON FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. INTERSTATE DRIVING IS AT A MINIMUM BECAUSE GOING WITH THE FLOW WILL MEAN OVER HEATING OF THE SMALL TRAILER TIRES ON THE TILT BED TRAILER. NO ACTION YET IT JUST QUIT TODAY,1-4-2010 , AND I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ADD TO THE NUMBERS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE ALREADY FILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294930December 8, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BEGUN TO WOBBLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE TIRE HAD SUDDENLY LOCKED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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