GMC Sierra Complaints (2006)

280 consumer complaints on file.

#11100226June 6, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I TOOK OUR TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING AT THE O'NEILL GMC DEALERSHIP IN WARMINSTER, PA AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF OUR BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE NEW FROM O'NEILL AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE IT SERVICED THERE. THE TRUCK IS TREATED WITH GREAT RESPECT AND ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED GMC DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OF THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD US AND THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS NORMAL. I NOW AM STRAPPED WITH A BILL FOR $2700.00 TO REPLACE ALL FOUR DEFECTIVE, RUSTING BRAKE LINES THEIR WEBSITE SAYS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. I BELIEVE GMC SHOULD CONTRIBUTE $1700 TOWARDS THE BILL. I NOTE THAT THERE ARE OVER TEN PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING CORROSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE HOLD GMC ACCOUNTABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN GOOD FAITH AND THEY SHOULD ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR INFERIOR BRAKE LINE MATERIALS. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH GMC'S EXCUSES AND NONSENSE. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD PAY $1700 OUT OF THE MONEY THEY BANKED FROM THE EXPIRED, EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. THIS IS A GMC ISSUE; NOT A [XXX] ISSUE. AGAIN, PLEASE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A DEFECTIVE TRUCK. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082331April 1, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE, FRONT LEFT. STEEL LINE HAD RUSTED NEXT TO A PLASTIC CLIP THAT SECURED A WIRING HARNESS TO THE BRAKE LINE. BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. NOTICED THE LEAK AFTER RETURNING HOME; HAD FAILED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066979February 5, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN BRAKING AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY BEFORE PROCEEDING INTO THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES LIKE ABS IS KICKING IN BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP. ALSO WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEED, CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND GET PULSING IN THE BRAKES AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051324November 29, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROAD,SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED, VEHICLE WAS HARD TOO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. STOPPED VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024012September 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. GMC OF PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK (518)-563-2000 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-3309303524. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN CONSUMER STATED DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN GOING DOWN HILLS HALF TO RIDE BRAKES AT ALL TIMES. LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN WE HAD TROUBLE WITH ABS CABLE TO WHEEL BEARING, YOU LOSE BRAKE POWER. ALSO TRANSMISSON DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN. UPDATED 7/18/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985140May 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984924May 11, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED INTO THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND ALL OF THE HOSES AFFECTED BY THE BRAKE FLUID WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,108.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970567April 4, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT KNEE, LEFT ANKLE, LEFT HIP, AND ABDOMEN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10947870January 26, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I OWN A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP WITH LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON JANUARY 23, 2017 I LOST MY BRAKING CAPABILITY DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES BEING COMPLETELY CORRODED/RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE LOST OF BRAKE FLUID. LUCKILY I LOST MY BRAKES IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A BUSY MAIN STREET OR HIGHWAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND SERIOUSLY HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME AND SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928152November 27, 2016
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE (50MPH)AND STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND BUT WHEELS DID NOT RESPOND. I HAD A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING POWER STEERING FLUID JUST PRIOR TO MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916747October 18, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 800 (NA). THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HORN AND IT FAILED TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE RELAY IN THE FUSE BOX WAS REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTACT COIL, WHICH WAS TIED TO THE HORN, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF $78 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR WOULD RANGE FROM $393.12 TO $1,000. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TEN YEARS OLD, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,190. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10908049September 19, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 GMC SIERRA WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN HER LANE AND WAS CUT OFF CAUSING HER TO HIT THE CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND WHEN SHE HIT THE OTHER CAR HER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE DIED FROM BROKEN RIBS THAT PUNCHER-ED HER HEART AND SHE BLED TO DEATH AT WORK TWO HOURS LATER, THE CORONER DETERMINED HER DEATH TO BE FROM BLUNT FORCE CHEST TRAUMA.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10904575September 7, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING REPLACED I HAVE MY REPAIR BILLS. TRUCK WILL RUN FINE AFTER BEING IN SHOP THEN STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. IT WILL DROP ME DOWN TO 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A BAD WRECK. IT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY AND I AM OUT OF TOWN I HAVE DROVE 600 MILES WITH A HORSE TRAILER TO PICK UP A RESCUE HORSE AND AM AFRAID TO START HOME WITH NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK WHEN I RESET THE BATTERY IT WILL WORK FINE BUT I AM TELLING YOU THAT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A BAD WRECK. I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR IT JUST TELL WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG SO I CAN GET IT FIXED PROBABLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904311September 7, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD BRAKES HAD RUSTED OUT. COST OF REPAIRS WAS AROUND $2000.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899173August 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897210August 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
1.RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLOWOUT.FORTUNATELY MINE HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT,NOT ON THE TURNPIKE,AND REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY STOP. 2.CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER PLASTIC MOUNTING FLANGE SEPARATES WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED,DISABELING STD.TRANSMISSION.ON RESIDENTIAL STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876394June 24, 2016
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E050000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR), THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB FRACTURED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY WAS DEEMED AFTER MARKET AND THE REPAIR WAS DENIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 322,566.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872017June 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
2006 GMC SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER STICKS/ GRINDS WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING THE FIVE SPEED TRANSMISSION FROM THE TIME, HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD STICK IN GEAR WHEN SHIFTING, MOVE WITH THE CLUTCH DEPRESSED WHEN HE STARTED IT IN GEAR, AND SCRAPE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. OVERALL, THE CLUTCH WAS NOT DISENGAGING/ THE DEALER CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS SELF-ADJUSTING AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT AN INCORRECT CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER BEING INSTALLED IN 2006 SIERRA'S. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852687March 31, 2016
ENGINE
DEFECTIVE CASTECH HEADS. LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE. THINS OUT THE ENGINE OIL AND COULD ENGINE TO OVER HEAT OR SIEZE UP WHILE DRIVING. GM KNOWS OF THE DEFECTIVE HEADS BUT WILL NOT WARRENTY THEM. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US POOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOT STUCK WITH THIS BAD DEFECTIVE DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822795January 28, 2016
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA WITH THE 5.3L VORTEC ENGINE AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE CASTECH HEADS ARE FAULTY AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE ALSO FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT ,TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IS 06-06-01-019B WHICH STATES GM IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT BY MY BOSS BRAND NEW AND I PURCHASED IT FROM HIM I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. JUST NOTICED THIS THIS MONTH AND THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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