GMC Sierra Complaints (1999)

813 consumer complaints on file.

#10031696July 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031697July 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES, THEY WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031700July 31, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS ARE TO BRIGHT ON NORMAL SETTING, DISTRACTING VIEW FROM ON COMING TRAFFIC. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030426July 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4. GMC DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED FAILED WIRING IN ABS PUMP RESULTING. I THINK THE ABS SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE AS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030173July 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONSUMER STATES THAT STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED, AND THAT BRAKING CAPABILITY INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT FUNCTION. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE HAD FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028586July 18, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE HAVE 4 1999 GMC 3500 SERIES LONG VANS USED TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO VARIOUS FUNCTIONS. RETURNING FROM A FIELD TRIP (WITH CHILDREN) ONE OF THE TIRES SUFFERED A PLY SEPARATION. THE DRIVER DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF MAINTAINING CONTROL AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED OUT BY OUR TOWING SERVICE. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED ANOTHER TIRE POSSIBLY READY TO FAIL, AND ODD WEAR PATTERNS. OUR DISTRICT IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL 16 TIRES ON ALL 4 VANS. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TIRE...THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4X - LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E - DOT# VN11 - 81A - 169 AND DOT # SP872R - D15L. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029570July 16, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
A COLLISION OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE AND VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATIONS OFTEN OCCURRED BETWEEN 55-70 MPH. THEY ORIGINATED IN THE FRONT END AND OFTEN TRANSFERRED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABRUPTLY, IN ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER. THE VIBRATIONS WERE SO EXTREME, IT CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR AND FATIGUE ON THE TIRES, STEERING COMPONETS AND ETC. ONE FATALITY AS A RESULT. (BRENT MCQUEEN, INVESTIGATOR ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *PH. THE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVED THE INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO RECALL (98V242000) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10026026July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS STOP TRUCK, VERY UNRELIABLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024031July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE ABS MODULE CONTINED TO RUN. AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026847July 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023671June 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE OWN A 1999 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. THE ODOMETER AND SHIFT INDICATOR ARE THE LED TYPE. BOTH THE ODOMETER AND SHIFT INDICATOR HAVE SHORTED OUT AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHAT THE MILEAGE IS OR WHAT GEAR THE TRUCK IS IN. THIS HAS RESULTED IN TWO INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE WERE NEARLY RUN OVER BECAUSE THE DRIVER DID NOT KNOW IF THE TRUCK WAS IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. ALSO, ALTHOUGH THE ODOMETER MEASURES MILEAGE, WE CAN'T READ IT BECAUSE THE DISPLAY IS DARK. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED AND THEY INDICATED THE COST WAS $400 BUT THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED ONE OF THEIR OWN VEHICLES AND IT SHORTED OUT AGAIN TWO TIMES. THEY JUST PUT UP WITH IT. TO ME THAT SAYS THAT GMC HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT AND THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10022698June 9, 2003
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE WITHOUT FORCE, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO POSITION THE SEAT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022556June 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY MOTOR WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020665May 28, 2003
SEATS
SON WAS DRIVING 99 GMC SIERRA TRUCK ON I-20 IN ARLINGTON, TX MONDAY, MAY 26TH WHEN HE BRAKED TO SLOW AND THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD THROWING HIM INTO THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY VEHICLE. SON AND FIANCEE WERE UNHURT AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND INVESTIGATE, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITHOUT LOCKING INTO PLACE. SON HAD TO BRACE HIS FOOT AGAINST THE DASH TO HOLD SEAT IN PLACE IN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT IF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOST. FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT IF THIS HAPPENED TO OTHERS OR MYSELF SINCE I DRIVE THE SAME IDENTICAL VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020590May 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I STARTED MY TRUCK UP AND HEARD A VIBRATING NOISE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SHUT OFF MY TRUCK THE NOISE CONTINUED. I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY CABLE UNTIL I DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. I PULLED THE FUSE AND CHECKED WITH MY DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT BOTH PARTS OF THE UNIT (BPMV AND EBCM) USUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. 1600.00 FOR PARTS ALONE. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID AT 30,000 MILES IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THESE PARTS TO BE OUTRAGEOUS. THE FUSE CAN BE LEFT OUT AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE ANTI-LOCK FEATURE WORKING. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE VERY FEW PEOPLE WILL PAY THIS PRICE TO HAVE THE ANTI-LOCKING FEATURE RESTORED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND CANNOT BE CLEARED WHEN DRIVEN WITH THE FUSE PULLED. THIS CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO MISS OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WOULD BE INDICATED BY THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020217May 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018534May 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP RUNS EVEN WITH KEY OFF! ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL FUSE. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. DID NOT INITIALLY NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL I MADE A TIRE SCREECHING PANIC STOP. DEALERSHIP STATED NO RECALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016884May 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS EBCM FAILED AND CONTINUES TO RUN WITH IGNITION OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017933May 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP MOTOR HAD SEIZED AND CAUSED THE ABS TO FAIL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017544April 24, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK LEAKED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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