GMC Sierra Complaints (1998)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#10184019March 2, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SEVERE VEHICLE FRAME CORROSION/RUSTING OF FRONT FRAME EXTENSIONS, PARTICULARLY IN AREA OF STEERING BOX MOUNTING OF SEVERAL AGENCY OWNED 98-2000 YEAR MODEL CHEVROLET & GMC PICKUP TRUCKS. DISPOSITION IS SCRAPPING VEHICLES AS BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176757December 21, 2006
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED THE STEERING SEEMS TO "SLIP" ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, HOWEVER THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THIS ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS HAS ALMOST GOT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO EITHER FIND OR RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176287December 16, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DIDN'T EXTINGUISH. I TOOK MY 1998 GMC EXTD. CAB PICKUP TO THE DEALER AND THEY COMPLETED REPAIRS ($755.14, EVEN AT A DISCOUNTED RATE). THE PROBLEM WAS THE SIR COIL INTERMITTENTLY WAS GROUNDING, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE SDM MODULE. MY AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE AIRBAGS WERE MANDATED BACK IN 1998, I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SYSTEM! SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BARRING DEPLOYMENT FROM AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175328December 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
SERVICE REQUEST # FILED AT GENERAL MOTORS REGIONAL OFFICE #(71-448842107)INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING IN ALL 4 CORNERS ON MY GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK. LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE, AND POSSIBLE SEIZURE OF ENGINE. BACKORDER OF GM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. A PETITION HAS BEEN CREATED AND SENT TO GM AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU EXPLAINING ....AS OF APRIL 10, 2002, THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AT THIS TIME, IS IT NOT EVEN KNOWN WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. BEING AWARE OF THIS PROVES THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED. BECAUSE OF APPARENT POOR ENGINEERING, GM CAN NOT MANUFACTURER REPLACEMENTS FAST ENOUGH FOR ALL THE VEHICLES IN WHICH THEY ARE NEEDED. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS CAN LEAD TO ANY NUMBER OF VERY SERIOUS, AND EXPENSIVE, PROBLEMS. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISN'T COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800 USD (GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEM(S) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK MAY HAVE PRODUCED. WE ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE WORLD'S LARGEST VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. SINCERELY, 13,000 SIGNATURES HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167436September 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT OF SOME KIND IN THE SYSTEM. I CAN GET THEM TO WORK BY MANUALLY MOVING THEM SOMETIMES. ALSO I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE. AGAIN IT SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM, THEY WORK ON AND OFF, ITS VERY DANGEROUS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163185July 22, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. IF I TAP ON THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR CASE THEY MAY WORK FOR A WHILE. I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUN WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157039May 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL OFF & ON--MOSTLY NEVER WORK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156984May 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ON A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON PICKUP. FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL BOARD. SOLDER JOINTS PN CONTROL BOARD WILL CRACK CAUSING WIPERS TO FAIL AT RANDOM TIMES, CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHEN IN TRAFFIC. TAPPING OR JERKING ON THE WIPERS WILL TEMPORARILY REACTIVATE THEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON PREVIOUS VEHICLES, BUT ARE NOT OFFERED ON VEHICLES AFTER 1997. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156529May 1, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS FIRST BEGAN FALL OF 2005. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED AND EXPLAINED NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WIPERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150152February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 1998 GMC SIERRA PICK-UP TRUCK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ONGOING ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ISSUES SINCE LAST SPRING. THEY ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED AND MAKE IT HARD TO STOP IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED. THE DEALER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO (CAPITOL CADILLAC-LANSING MICH.) SAID THEY "COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM". THIS WAS A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT BECAUSE IT "RECREATED" ITSELF TWICE AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. THEY WERE JUST NOT INTERESTED IN DEALING WITH IT. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY DOES IT NOT INCLUDE MY TRUCK?? I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED IF GM IS TAKING CARE OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150143February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH FRONT BRAKE ABS SENSORS ON MY 1998 GMC SIERRA 4 WHEEL DRIVE HALF TON PICKUP TRUCK FAILED DURING A 90 DAY PERIOD IN 2005. THIS CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED STOPS NEARLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS AND REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING/ABS SENSOR ASSEMBLIES AT THE COST OF ABOUT $800. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST 1998 AND HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES OF USE. THE LOCAL GM REP AND GMC'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING GM WILL DO ABOUT IT. THE LOCAL DEALER TELLS ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS!. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149521February 6, 2006
STEERING
GMC 1998 SIERRA P/U- STEERING SUDDENLY BECOMES LOOSE AND STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DECELERATING AND TURNING RIGHT. PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS ALTHOUGH NOT A DRASTIC. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, HOWEVER NO SOLUTIONS FROM GMC OR DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING SUDDENLY JERKS TO THE RIGHT. GM DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148429January 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1998 GMC K1500 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. THIS VEHICLES SUFFERS FROM THE STOPPING PROBLEM DUE TO FOULING OF THE SPEED SENSORS IN THE WHEEL HUBS THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR SIMILAR 1999-2002 VEHICLES. THE NHTSA HAS ENCOURAGED GM/GMC TO RECALL SIMILAR 1999-2002 VEHICLES. THE 1998 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL - YOU GUYS MISSED THE BOAT. WHY DIDN'T YOU SUGGEST THAT GM/GMC RECALL ALL VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147270January 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1998 EXTENDED CAB GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON. REAR DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED AT 60,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND NOW IT IS ACTING UP AGAIN AT 80,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN BY ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AND I FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SUGGESTIONS IN THE BOOK. IS THERE SOME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED GMC PRODUCTS AND NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE LIKE THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146601December 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AND OUT. INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT WILL JUST SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144448December 5, 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. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY BOTH VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142034November 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING LOW SPEED BREAKING MY ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN CAUSING THE MY TRUCK NOT TO STOP WHEN INTENDED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142036November 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000L FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL. WHILE HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING GARAGE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO BUMP INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142058November 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. HE BELIEVED IT IS DUE TO CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MORE OFTEN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141211October 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NEEDED MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT. THIS OCCURS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL HUB SPEED SENSORS. THE 1999 AND UP MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE 1998 HAVE NOT. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED TWICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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