GMC Sierra Complaints (1997)

345 consumer complaints on file.

#10121636May 19, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON 1997 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND GMC AND DEALER DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118458April 26, 2005
STEERING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT CAUSES ME TO OVERCORRECT MY STEERING. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN THE LAST YEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE STEERING GETS VERY LOOSE. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD CORRECT, AS MINE IS FAR FROM THE ONLY TRUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117650April 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL STOPPING VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMP SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116309April 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, STEERING
I TOOK MY 1997 GMC SIERRA TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. BUT THE DEALER SAID ALL THE RECALLS PERTAIN TO THE 1999-2004 MODELS NOT MINE - BUT I AM HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS - DRIVE SHAFT, AND BRAKES - MY BRAKES LOCK UP - CREATE LOTS OF NOISE, CALIPHER DAMAGE, ETC. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALLS FOR THE NEWER VEHICLES SHOULD APPLY TO MINE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKES DECIDE NOT TO WORK. MY WIFE DRIVES THE TRUCK AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116190March 31, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TRUCK WILL NOT START. NOT HEARING THE ELECTIC FUEL PUMP IN GAS TANK. TRUCK TOWED FOR REPAIRS. DURING FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. NOTICED THE CONNECTOR INSIDE THE GAS TANK ARCED AND BURNED WITH 2 INCHES OF INSULATION BURNED OFF THE WIRES SUPPLYING POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP. 1997 GMC TRUCK. I GUESS THIS CONNECTOR THAT MATES THROUGH THE TANK HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ARCING BURNING HERE. ALSO THE CONNECTOR DEFECT ISNT EASILY NOTICABLE TO THE TECHNICIAN. CAUSING INTERMITTENT FUEL PUMP FAILURE AS IN MY CASE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY HISTORY OF FIRE/EXPOSION WITH THESE CONNECTORS ON GM VEHICLES. THIS I FEEL IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN PROBABLY DRIVEN FOR SOME TIME WITH THIS DEFECT AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANY TECHNICIANS.. HTTP://WWW.FINDARTICLES.COM/P/ARTICLES/MI_M3102/IS_6_123/AI_N6083406 HERE IS AN ARTICLE EXPLAINING THE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112805March 9, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS MOVED THE SEAT BELT WOULD BE IN THE WAY AND AND THE SEAT WOULD GET STUCK ON THE SEAT BELT. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH WHICH CONNECTS THE SHOULDER HARNESS TO THE CAR BROKE OFF. ANYONE RIDING IN THE CAR WOULD BE TICKETED FOR NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND NO USE OF THE SEAT BELT WITH AN AIRBAG EQUIPED. DEALERSHIP SAYS DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114966February 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
GMC K 1500 SUBURBAN 4WD 1997, 2ND REPLACEMENT OF CARRIER ASSEMBLY. *BF THE CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE TO INCLUDE A TOTAL FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TEARDOWN AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT LEFT AXLE AND IT'S COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110222February 9, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ON THE 1997 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP THAT I OWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON A VARIETY OF CHEVROLET, GMC, AND OLDSMOBILE TRUCKS FROM 1994-1997, HOWEVER MY TYPE OF VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL, # 03V159. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; IN FACT, THE 1996 VERSION OF MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WANT THE RECALL EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 1997 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109879February 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS REPEATEDLY. UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM CYCLES REPEATEDLY AND UNNECESSARILY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. NARROWLY AVERTED ACCIDENTS A NUMBER OF TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104494December 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE IS A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEARS AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104438December 23, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
FAILURE OF TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE ON MY 1997 GMC SIERRA SHORT BED PICK-UP. VEHICLE WAS PRIMARILY USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND HOME. CARGO IS VERY RARELY TRANSPORTED, BUT ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL DOZEN 2X4S WERE TRANSPORTED LESS THAN 3 MILES WITH THE TAILGATE DOWN. THE LEFT SIDE CABLE SUPPORT BROKE DURING TRANSPORT. THE LOAD WAS NOT LOST IN THE ROADWAY BECAUSE THE RIGHT SIDE REMAINED INTACT. TAILGATE IS NO LONGER USED TO SUPPORT ANY LOAD DUE TO FEAR OF FAILURE ,AND REMAINED UPRIGHT AND LATCHED. NO REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN LOCATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108821December 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
FAULTY WINDSHIELD WASHER MODULE. REPAIRED PAR BUT IT WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL DUE TO VIN NUMBER. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR 5 OR MORE SECONDS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A FAULTY WINDSHIELD WASHER MODULE *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099334December 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THE WIPER MODULE REPLACED BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099279November 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THEY WORKED FINE AS LONG AS IT WAS NOT RAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096611October 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT GO TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092467September 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND LEAKED FLUID. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092495September 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088901August 31, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEEMS MORE PREVALENT IN COOLER WEATHER. LACK OF POWER ASSIST AT TIMES, TOO MUCH ASSIST AT OTHER TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083927July 30, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082947July 29, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
REF: RECALL NUMBER: 03V159000. (GM RECALL NO. 03023) I HAVE JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD INTEMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS DESCRIBED. I HAVE ALLREADY REPLACED ENTIRE MOTOR, THEN REALIZED THERE WAS A RECALL. GMC STATES TO ME THAT MY VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE GROUP EFFECTED IN THE RECALL. SERVICE INVOICE STATES THAT IT IS INDEED THE CIRCUIT BOARD, BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I RETAINED OLD PART FOR TESTING PUPOSES. THIS IS A VERY DANGERIOUS ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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