GMC Sierra Complaints (2008)

555 consumer complaints on file.

#10421458August 25, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK THEY STAY UNLOCKED OR LOCKED WHICHEVER POSSESSION THEY ARE IN HAVE HAD REPAIRED 3 TIMES AT DEALER ARE GONE AGAIN REPLACED ACTUATOR 3 TIME AN 3 OF 4 DOORS NOW DRIVER SIDE AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE GONE AGAIN. AFRAID GRANDDAUGHTER CAN OPEN DOOR WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419396August 14, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TOOK 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4 TO TIRE STORE TO ROTATE TIRES. THEY INDICATED THAT THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THIS TRUCK HAS 77,000 MILES SO I WAS SKEPTICAL. TOOK TRUCK TO GMC DEALER FOR SERVICE & REQUESTED THAT THEY CHECK THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS. THEY INDICATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF VERTICAL PLAY AND WERE INDEED LOOSE & NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE EARLIER GMC TRUCKS WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD WORN LOWER BALL JOINTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE LOOSENESS IS DUE TO THE BALL JOINT PULLING APART. THE WEAR WAS NOT SIDE TO SIDE AS WOULD BE EXPECTED. I WANT TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT SO AS TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I WANT TO USE OEM PARTS BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE GMC DEALER ADVISES THAT EVEN THOUGH THE TRUCK HAS A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, THE BALL JOINTS ARE NOT COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419074August 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THUMP UNDER THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HAD A CRACK IN IT AND THE REAR MIDDLE LEAF SPRING WAS BROKEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416425July 31, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AT ABOUT 37K MILES THE FRONT DOORS OF MY 2008 SIERRA WILL NOT UNLOCK HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK DOORS AND FOB WILL NOT LOCK EVEN UNLOCK DOORS RESULTING IN POSSIBLE THEFT. BACK DOORS WORK PROPERLY. ALSO FOG LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. A/C IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413902July 21, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS EXCEEDING 45MPH. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413366July 18, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
GMC DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAIL AT A VERY HIGH RATE. DOORS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN YOU PUT THE VEHICLE PARK/DRIVE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406095June 13, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK EVEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE MAUNALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403956June 1, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE. CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK 3 OUT OF THE TRUCKS 4 DOORS WITH REMOTE OR THE ON BOARD LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON. THE DRIVER DOOR FAILED 3 WEEK AGO, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR FAILED LAST WEEK AND THE PASSENGER SIDE READ DOOR FAILED YESTERDAY. THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUE. THE BACK DOOR LOCKS CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WITH NO KEY ACCESS. FROM A SECURITY STAND POINT THE FAILURE IS NOT KNOWN UNTIL THE DOOR EITHER DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK AND YOU NOTICE THE FAILURE. THIS BECOMES AN ISSUE AS YOU MAY THINK THAT THE VEHICLES DOORS ARE LOCKED BUT THEY ARE NOT. ALSO THE INABILITY TO LOCK THE DOOR IN THE EVENT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE I.E. CARJACKING. I HAVE SCHEDULED A REPAIR WITH THE DEALER WHO ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399580May 9, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ALL OF MY POWER DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND THEY TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE IN TRANSIT. I HAVE HAD THE LOCKS REPAIRED ONCE ALREADY WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW THEY ARE FAULTY AGAIN. THIS IS NOT WHAT I PAID FOR WHEN I CHOSE TO TRUST IN GMC. I THINK A LEMON LAW LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER IF THEY DON'T RESOLVE THIS ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE. GMC IS RISKING THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY MY CHILDREN BUT EVERY OTHER FAMILY THAT TRUSTED IN GMC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398889May 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HEARD RECENTLY THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING FAULTY FUEL GAUGES ON GM VEHICLES. I OWN A 2008 GMC SIERRA WHOSE FUEL GAUGE GIVES INACCURATE READINGS ALSO . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392408March 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A FLAT, STRAIGHT, NO TRAFFIC, EARLY MORNING, CLEAR DAY, NEW ROAD, BETWEEN KEY LARGO, FLORIDA AND HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, MY 2008 GMC QUADCAB DIESEL WITH 40,000 MILES BEGAN VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. AFTER ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS OF TREMENDOUS VIBRATION AND DECELERATION, AT APPROX. 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED SAFELY ON THE PAVED SHOULDER. AFTER EXAMINATION ON A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE "U" JOINT BROKE CONNECTING THE DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION. THE FREE-WHEELING DRIVESHAFT PUNCTURED THREE HOLES IN THE FRONT FLOOR OF THE CAB, CRUSHED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SMASHED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE, BROKE THE GEARSHIFT CABLE, AND BENT THE DRIVESHAFT. A STEEL CHASIS CROSS MEMBER PREVENTED THE DRIVESHAFT FROM DROPPING TO THE PAVEMENT THUS PREVENTING A POSSIBLE VEHICLE END OVER END ROTATION. THE VEHICLE HAS A 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. TODAY, 3-21-11, 21 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT, NO REPAIR HAS BEGUN ON THE VEHICLE. ONLY THREE DAYS OF RENTAL CAR WAS PROVIDED. WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUATION OF A RENTAL CAR AND THE GM 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY REPAIR? APPARENTLY, A GM REPRESENTATIVE OUTSIDE OF THE DEALERSHIP OF HOMESTEAD CHEVROLET CADILLAC IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA MUST AUTHORIZE THE WARRANTY REPAIR BECAUSE THE DAMAGE EXCEEDS $3000. THEY WOULD ALSO COVER THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR. THE VEHICLE OWNER HAS DOCUMENTED PROOF OF COMPLETING ALL THE REQUIRED SERVICE AND SAFETY CHECKS FROM EXCLUSIVELY GMC DEALERSHIPS IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA. PLEASE HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE GENERAL MOTORS (GM) THAT THE 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IS CERTAINLY APPLICABLE TO COVER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DAMAGE REPAIR AND COVER A RENTAL CAR FOR THE DURATION OF THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390535March 17, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ON VEHICLE, WHETHER USING KEY FOB, OR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT; DIFFERENT LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10387001March 9, 2011
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA DENALI. THE CONTACT STATE THAT DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF RESULTING IN SEVERE WATER DAMAGE TO THE HEADLINER. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381628February 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE CUTS OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2008 GMC SIERRA. SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS HAD BY MANY OTHERS SINCE 2001...VERY DANGEROUS AND DUE TO A STICKY THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379538January 29, 2011
EQUIPMENT
RECEIVED SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM ON MESSAGE CENTER. DEALER FOUND OPEN WIRE IN FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER BRAKE WIRING HARNESS AT E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND REPAIRED WIRE, UNDER VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. PROBLEM WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO WIRE RUBBING AGAINST E-BRAKE ASSEMBLY. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376660January 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 15K MILES, HAD THEM TURNED UNDER WARRANTY AT DEALER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM. AT 30K MILES ROTORS WARPED AGAIN, THIS TIME 1 BRAKE PAD WAS WORN DOWN TO 2MM THICK, THE REST APPEAR ALMOST NEW IN THICKNESS. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AGAIN AND REPLACED PADS FOR $200. REQUESTED AND WAS DENIED THAT THE BRAKE WORK BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY DEALER AND GM CS. I TOOK OLD BRAKE HARDWARE HOME WITH ME AND STILL HAVE IT. I CONTEND THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OR MATERIALS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS TRUCK CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE OF "NON WARRANTY" BRAKE ITEMS SUCH AS THE PADS AND ROTORS. I CONTEND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HANGING BRAKE PAD CAUSING THE ROTORS TO OVERHEAT AND WARP SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND ANY WORK PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE 15K MILE ROTOR TURNING DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF BRAKE WORK NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED ON THIS TRUCK EVERY 15K MILES THERE IS A REASON THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ONE TIME FREAK FAILURE I CAN SEE, TWO TIMES EVENLY SPACED AT 15K MILE INTERVALS AND I THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES BRAKES DESIGN AND/OR MATERIALS. VEHICLE IS DAILY DRIVER, 15 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK. GARAGED DURING THE WINTER, TAKEN OFF ROAD (FROZEN CORNFIELDS, DIRT FIELD ROADS) FOR A WEEK IN LATE FALL. USED TO TOW A FISHING BOAT A FEW TIMES A YEAR. OWNER IS A FORMER ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND IS NOT AN AGGRESSIVE USER OF THE BRAKES. MEANING I BRAKE FIRMLY AND EVENLY WHEN BRAKING IS NEEDED, LIFTING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL ONCE STOPPED AND APPLY ONLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO HOLD VEHICLE STILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374980January 6, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA K3500 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR TIRE PRESSURES WERE DIFFERENT AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN FULL TRACTION; THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE TEN ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE DEALER ROTATED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND REBUILT THE REAR END; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THOSE WERE THE CHARTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,680.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374137December 28, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2008 GMC SIERRA DENALI HAS WATER CONDENSATION IN BOTH OF THE TAIL LIGHTS. ITS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE ON ANY OF MY GMC TRUCKS AND THIS DENALI WASN'T CHEAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372001December 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
MY 2008 GMC SIERRA 3500HD HAS A CHATTER WHEN TURNING, GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS A BULLETIN FOR A REPAIR, HOWEVER THE REPAIR MAY OR MAY NOT COMPLETELY SOLVE THE ISSUE IT DIDN'T ON MINE. WHILE TURNING THE REAR AXLES STAYS IN A LOCK POSITION AND DOESN'T ALLOW THE REAR TIRES TO TURN SEPARATE SPEEDS THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID WITHOUT NOTICE AND THEY SET FRONT AND REAR TIRE PRESSURES DIFFERENT AND THE DOOR STICKERS CONFIRM THAT THIS IS LIKE DRIVING A 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH SMALL TIRES ON THE FRONT AND BIG TIRES ON THE BACK. NOT ONLY DOES THIS CAUSE DRIVELINE FAILURES BUT ALSO COULD BECOME UNSAFE AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE SPUN OUT MORE THAN ONCE WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS AND ONCE WAS ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED HE "DROVE IT HIMSELF" IT HAS RUINED THE TIRES AND NOW THEY ARE REBUILDING THE REAR AXLE WITH ONLY 25000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361252October 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BACKUP INDICATORS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REMEDY AND ADVISED THAT THE RECEIVER HITCH BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, PREVIOUSLY THERE WERE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH FOUR OF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL; AND THE ELECTRICAL MAIN BRAIN WAS REPLACED PERTAINING TO THOSE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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