GMC Sierra Complaints (2001)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10151558March 1, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT 3 MPH THE POWER STEERING AND ABS FAILED. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHILE MAKING A NORMAL SPEED U TURN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THEREFORE, DELETING ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 05V005000 AND O5V379000 WERE ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150966February 22, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY GAS GAUGE DANCES CONSTANTLY OR JUST STAYS ON EMPTY WITH GAS GAUGE ALWAYS ON GMC SIERRA 2001. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS THE GAS LEVEL CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER GETTING GAS THEN IT MOVES AROUND OR GOES TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT EMPTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149925February 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WORKING POORLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ABS ENGAGING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT STOP SIGNS. REPLACED ALL PADS AND ROTORS, STILL LITTLE CHANGE IN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO PRECISION AUTO IN MAYVILLE WI, TO HAVE THEM CHECK BRAKES. TECHNICIAN KEITH PASTORIUS RECOMMENDED REPLACING ABS SENSORS AND HUB ASSY'S ON BOTH SIDES AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. CHARGED $60.00 FOR SCAN TOOL DIAGNOSTICS. (INVOICE#7964) I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND RECALL 05V379000 MATCHING SAME SYMPTOMS I HAVE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO HOLIDAY AUTO, FON DU LAC WI THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE SENSORS CORRODED, BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED YET IN THE RECALL. THEY FOUND "DOCUMENT 1748482-WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEED TO BE CLEANED." THEY TRIED TO REMOVE SENSORS, AND THEY BROKE. CHARGED ME $200.00 AND SAID IF THE RECALL INCLUDES MY VEHICLE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I COULD BE REIMBURSED. (INVOICE#257356) JAN 27 2006. I FEEL THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED AS A WARRANTY RECALL (AS DID THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER) BECAUSE SYMPTOMS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH OTHER RECALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, AND WHEN THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THEY ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE SERVICE BAY DOOR FROM POOR BRAKING. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INVESTIGATING YOU DO ON MY ISSUE. I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION IF NECESSARY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149557February 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 10MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACTIVATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149411February 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK 43K MILES , BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LONG BEACH 24HR FAMILY FITNESS CENTER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL ON JAN 11 2006. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AVAILABLE. WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE CAME AN INDETERMINATE PULSING SOUND AND VIBRATION ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HIT THE PARKING STRUCTURE WALL AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR). THE TRUCK IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRENTY AND THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS REPLACED WITH MY $100.00 DEDUCTABLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AT $2828.20. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AND GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE NORTH EAST STATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OVER 250+ CASES REPORTED IN CRASHES. LIVING BY THE OCEAN AND WHERE THERE IS SALT AIR PRESENT AND WITH THE 850K TRUCKES RECALLED MAKES SENSE. GM CAN RECALL ALL OF THE TRUCKS FOR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NATION WIDE THAT ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION BUT NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS TRUCKS NATION WIDE? *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149413February 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK 43K MILES , BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LONG BEACH 24HR FAMILY FITNESS CENTER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL ON JAN 11TH 2006. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AVAILABLE. WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE CAME AN INDETERMINATE PULSING SOUND AND VIBRATION ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HIT THE PARKING STRUCTURE WALL AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR). THE TRUCK IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS REPLACED WITH MY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AT $2828.20. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AND GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE NORTH EAST STATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OVER 250+ CASES REPORTED IN CRASHES. LIVING BY THE OCEAN AND WHERE THERE IS SALT AIR PRESENT AND WITH THE 850K TRUCKS RECALLED MAKES SENSE. GM CAN RECALL ALL OF THE TRUCKS FOR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NATION WIDE THAT ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION BUT NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS TRUCKS NATION WIDE? *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149387February 3, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND WHILE UNLOADING A BOAT FROM A TRAILER, THE PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. AFTERWARDS THE CONTACT INITIALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE SHOES OF THE PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (APRIL 4, 2006): THE COMPLAINANT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE HAD INADVERDENTLY LEFT THE SHIFTER BETWEEN 'P' AND 'R'. WHEN HE SAW HIS PICKUP STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE RAMP, HE IMMEDIATELY JUMP BACK IN AND HIT THE SERVICE BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147760January 14, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ABOUT APRIL OF 2005 MY TRUCK STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME IT WOULD RESTART AUTOMATICALLY WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS MISSING A STALL CODE AND THAT THEY HAD UPDATED IT. IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTED TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I HAD ASKED SOME MECHANICS I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE AN IGNITION PROBLEM. WE STARTED CHECKING ALL IGNITION CONNECTIONS, FUSES, GROUNDS ETC. IT STOPPED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WERE IT WILL SHUT OFF THREE AND FOUR TIMES PER TRIP. WHILE MYSELF AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE WORKING IN LUGOFF SC IT SHUT OFF ON US IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT IF IT DID IT AGAIN TO CALL THEM AND THEY WOULD SEND A SERVICE TECH OUT TO LOOK AT IT. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147430January 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147501January 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MANY PROBLEMS: 4 WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR, FRONT END SUSPENSION, PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, SPEED SENSORS, RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE, ENGINE NOISE RAPPING WHEN STARTING, TAILGATE CABLES, ANTI-THEFT SENSOR, AND NOW THE BATTERY VOLTAGE GAUGE NEEDLE EXCESS DROPPING WHEN STOPPING, ENGINE IDLING TO LOW WHEN STOPPING. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS NORMAL. LET'S TEST DRIVE A NEW TRUCK AND SHOW ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON IN MY EYES!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146967January 5, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. I HAVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER 05V37900. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE CALLED GM ABOUT IT, E-MAILED THEM ABOUT IT, STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AND EVERYONE SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL BUT IT IS SHOULD BE FOR SURE. MY FRIENDS WITH 1500'S AND 2500'S HAVE ALL HAD IT REPAIRED BUT I GOT NO NOTICE. EVERY PLACE I CHECK SAYS IT SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT NOT WHEN I USE THE VIN ON THE GM SITE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146900January 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS RECALL IS NOT VALID FOR THE STATE IN WHICH THE CONSUMER LIVES THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AREA AND REPLACED THE BROKEN LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146712January 2, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN 2001 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 XXX]. WE HADN'T HAD THE VEHICLE LONG, ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES, BEFORE WE NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT TAPPING FEELING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. NOT ONLY DID THE BRAKE TAP, BUT IT WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE. I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ABS, BUT WAS NOT SURE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY OUR LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING PERSISTED. LAST YEAR SOMETIME WE HEARD OF A CANADIAN RECALL DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING IMPROPERLY. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED IT WAS A RECALL IN CANADA AND NOT THE U.S.; THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WE RECENTLY HEARD OF A RECALL IN THE U.S. FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR VIN WAS OUT OF A DIFFERENT FACTORY THAN THAT OF THE RECALL. I WAS ALSO INFORMED DURING THIS CALL THAT GM WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL MANDATED TO DO SO BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HAVING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN I DO NOT FEEL MY VEHICLE IS SAFE AND BELIEVE GM SHOULD HAVE VOLUNTARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, AS I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS TRIGGERED THE RECENT RECALLS. HOWEVER, GM, SPECIFICALLY MCKAY MOTORS A GMC DEALERSHIP, REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE UNTIL MANDATED BY A GOVERNING AUTHORITY. I AM ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER AN INVESTIGATION INTO MY VEHICLES FACTORY AND ULTIMATELY A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *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
#10145438December 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PERFORM CORRECTLY. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHILE BEING OPERATED AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR, BUT WOULD NOT CHANGE TO ANOTHER GEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A REPAIR FOR GM. GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, BUT PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR CONCERNS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. IT WAS STATED THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THAT YEAR OF VEHICLE. NOW THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS PIN POINTED, BUT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE CHARGED TO ME SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144846December 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143755November 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141969November 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ABS. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE RIGHT FRONT HUB. THE HUB HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME ALREADY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141724November 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT AS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE ABS ENGAGED AT AROUND 20 MPH. SHE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM AND A DEALER. NEITHER OF THEM OFFERED ANY FREE REMEDY. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS A DUALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141670November 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 [XXX] WAS RECALLED FOR UNWANTED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. I PAID FOR THE SAME REPAIR ($363.20) OUT OF MY OWN POCKET LAST OCT. 28, 2004. RECENTLY THEY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT. (CAMPAIGN #05V379000). I TOOK MY TRUCK NOV. 2, 2005 TO HARBOR PONTIAC BUICK GMC, 9911 W. 300 NORTH, MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $85 JUST TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO CHECK WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE ABS MODULE, IT WILL COST ME $1,111.99 TO REPLACE IT. I AM A MECHANIC AND FEEL THAT IF THE MODULE IS BAD, THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS CAUSED IT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MY VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THE EXACT SAME THING IT WAS RECALLED FOR. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. IN ADDITION, WHEN I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY FOR THE REPAIRS THEY ONLY HAD (1) SENSOR IN STOCK AND REFUSED TO LET ME TAKE THE TRUCK HOME FOR "LIABILITY" REASONS. BUT TODAY THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I CAN TAKE IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT WAS RECALLED FOR. I CAN'T AFORD TO PAY WHAT THEY WANT TO FIX IT SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS. *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
#10141671November 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY A RUBBING NOISE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS LED TO BELIEVE HE WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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