GMC Sierra Complaints (2003)

570 consumer complaints on file.

#10217022February 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE TWO FAULTY ABS SENSORS. BOTH SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,195 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216870February 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INOPERATIVE. 2003 GMC SIERRA PICK UP. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM AND DUE TO THE MILEAGE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE CLUSTER EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS WITHIN THE DATE RANGE. THE MILEAGE LISTED IS NOT REASONABLE SINCE THEY ONLY ALLOW 10K PER YEAR. THEY WERE CALLED WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER AT 104K AND NOW AT 111K THEY CAN ONLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE PROBLEM BUT NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT. SO I AM HAVING IT FIXED FOR ALMOST 600 DOLLARS WITH NO HELP FROM GM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS OCCURRED ENOUGH TO WARRANT SENDING OUT LETTERS NOTIFYING THE OWNERS OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216062January 26, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 WITH 70K MILES. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. HAD TO REPLACE SENSORS ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS. ALSO, BRAKE LINE BUSTED WHICH RESULTED IN A NEAR CRASH INTO A HOME. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, ALL BRAKE LINES LEADING IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE COMPONENT WERE SEVERALLY RUSTED. ALL BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A VERY HEFTY PRICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215514January 21, 2008
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING SOUND AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN IT. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I WAS THEN CHARGED $60 TO GET THE STEERING COLUMN GREASED. THIS WORKED TEMPORARILY AS BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214617January 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PROBLEMS, AT SLOW SPEEDS, ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA RESULT IN NEAR CRASHES EVEN THOUGH ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE VERY RECENTLY REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213668January 4, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHEILD WIPERS WON'T TURN OFF...POSSIBLE WIPER PULSE MODULE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213394January 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSFER CASE BURT UP DUE TO FAULTY CLIP DESIGN, SNAP RING WORE INTO CASE, VERY POOR CASE DESIGN. AN AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURER HAS COME UP WITH A BETTER BACK HALF OF THE CASE AND UPGRADED PUMP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211369December 10, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK DRAMATICALLY INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210221November 28, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT BUMPER ROTTING OFF,UNSAFE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209570November 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL GAUGES STOPPED READING OIL PRESSURE, SPEED, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007, BUT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 01/03/08 . *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208643November 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED AND THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES AND GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208238November 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 GMC SPEEDOMETER HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR OVER A YEAR. I NOW HAVE 75,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND GMC SAYS IT WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING IT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GENERAL MOTORS IS SCREWING ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS. AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPANY EXTENDED ITS WARRANTY TO SEVEN YEARS OR 70000 MILES IN SEPT. AND ALL GM OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED. I THEN ASKED THEM WHEN THEY MAILED MY NOTIFICATION BECAUSE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM NOTIFYING ME OF THE EXTENDED COVERAGE AS OF NOV. 8 2007. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO TELL ME WHEN THEY MAILED A NOTIFICATION TO ME. MY POINT IS THAT IF THE COMPANY HAD NOTIFIED ME IN SEPT. I WOULD NOT BE OVER THE 70000 LIMIT AND WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A CORPORATION AS LARGE OS GM DOES NOT KEEP RECORDS OF WHEN THEY NOTIFY CUSTOMERS ABOUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS COMPONENTS ON THEIR VEHICLES. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH GM IS TRYING TO GET BY WITH OUT HAVING TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY LAWSUITS OVER THIS MATTER AND I FULLY INTEND TO PURSUE MY LEGAL RIGHTS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208024November 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1. STARTED VEHICLE AND SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 50 MPH. SPEEDOMETER INCREASED AS SPEED INCREASED AND DECREASED AS SPEED DECREASED. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF SPEEDOMETER INDICATES 50 MPH. 2. UNABLE TO CORRECTLY DETERMINE TRUE SPEED OF VEHICLE. 3. NONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207540October 31, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND THE NEEDLE BECAME STUCK ON 40 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE ALSO FAILED. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206730October 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.. HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING, ENDED UP GETTING A SPEEDING TICKET AND HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED PER POLICE OFFICER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206764October 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 GMC SIERRA SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206599October 23, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDE PASSENGER SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206609October 23, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
HVAC SYSTEM WILL HANG UP ON DEFROST, IT WILL NOT RETURN TO ANY OTHER POSITION UNTIL VEHICLE IS RESTARTED WITH SWITCH IN DIFFERENT POSITION. ALSO WHEN USING VENT ON THE HIGHER FAN SETTINGS YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL A SURGING OF AIR THE FAN IS NOT A PRODUCING A CONSTANT FLOW OF AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205890October 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STICKS, FLUTTERS, OR DOSEN'T WORK AT ALL. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART IN GM VEHICLES. THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204553October 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY 160 MPH. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REMAIN AT ZERO. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR ON OCTOBER 1, 2007. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,108.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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