GMC Sierra Complaints (1995)

264 consumer complaints on file.

#720097March 14, 2000
SEATS
PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO TRACK, ALLOWING IT TO SLIDE FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY, THEN REGULARLY UPON BRAKING. THIS CAUSED THE PASSENGER DISCOMFORT FROM THE FORCE OF THEIR WEIGHT AND THE SEAT PULLING AGAINST THE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED A LAGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR FAILURES AND REPLACEMENTS. SAID SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY COULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. COST: $238.78 . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719925March 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
(1) MIRROR: PLASTIC FRAME CRACKED AND BROKE, HANGS DOWN LOOSE & RATTLES. (2) WIPER PULSE MODULE FAILED DURING RAIN STORM-OWNER REPLACED MODULE-WHY ISN'T THIS VEHICLE COVERED ALONG WITH THE OTHER 1,557,585 FAILED UNITS FOR THIS MODEL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719907March 9, 2000
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CABLE THAT SUSPENDS SPARE TIRE UNDER REAR OF TRUCK RUSTED OUT ALLOWING TIRE TO LEAVE VEHICLE. EXACT TIME TIRE LEFT VEHICLE UNKNOWN. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE THRUWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO GMC-HONDA -CARBONE IN YORKVILLE WITH NEGATIVE INTEREST ON THEIR PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857894March 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF DURING OPERATION , CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857400February 23, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718832February 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON/ABS FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853156February 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150000 GM/WINDSHEILD WIPER MOTOR DUE TO VIN.PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856148February 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPORADICALLY WORK. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855464January 24, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT BEFORE DRIVING IN THE STORM. WINDSHIELD WIPER BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, AND THE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717759January 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY. I ONLY HAVE 17,000 MILES ON THE CURRENT PADS AND THEY ARE WORN OUT. I CONTACTED GMC. THEY SAY THEY ARE SORRY BUT THAT'S THE WAY THE BRAKES ARE ON THAT YEAR OF TRUCK. THEY SAY THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET FIX FOR THIS. GMC LITERATURE ON THEIR NEW 2000 SIERRA TRUCKS SAY THE PADS ARE "4 TIMES" LARGER THAN ON PREVIOUS TRUCKS. THIS TELLS ME GM WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT ON THEIR NEW TRUCKS BUT HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO ASSIST OWNERS OF OLDER TRUCKS. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE AN AFTER MARKET CALIPER WITH LARGER PADS FOR INSTALLATION ON OLDER TRUCKS IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR UNDERSIZED BRAKES. I TOW A TRAILER AND THIS HAS ESPECIALLY BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE DUE TO THE ADDED WEIGHT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A FRIEND AT WORK THAT HAS THE SAME TRUCK BUT HIS IS A 1994 MODEL. HE SAYS HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS TRUCK AND HE IS NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS SITUATION EITHER. AS A SIDE NOTE, I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM ALFRED MATTHEWS IN MODESTO, CA., HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN HAVING ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED BY GEWEKE GMC IN MANTECA, CA. BECAUSE THEY ARE MUCH CLOSER TO WHERE I LIVE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ALFRED MATTHEWS ABOUT ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE ONLY DISCUSSED THESE PROBLEMS WITH GEWEKE PERSONNEL. THANK YOU.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855009January 14, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT FRAME BROKE WHILE IN USE. THE SEAT WOULD ROCK BACKWARDS & FORWARDS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS CAUSES PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717275January 12, 2000
SEATS
THE LEFT FRONT SEAT ANCHOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN IT GAVE AWAY THE SEAT LEANED BACK MORE THATN USUAL. IF BOTH ANCHOR IN THE FRONT HAD BROKE AT THE SAME TIME THE SEAT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE FELL BACKWARDS DUE TO MY WEIGHT IN THE SEAT. DURING A DISCUSSION WITH A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE REP MY WIFE WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT FRAMES IN THIS VEHICLE. IF THERE TRUELY IS A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROBABLY BE LOOKING INTO IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550277January 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER LEAKING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716353December 22, 1999
SEATS
SHEET METAL ON BOTTOM OF SEAT IS EXTREMELY THIN AND BROKEWHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE TRACK.IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED REBOLTED SEAT TO TRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853978December 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853918December 9, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHEILD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. OPERATION DOES NOT CONTINUE UNLESS DRIVER PUSHES THE WIPER BLADES. SOMETIMES THE DRIVER HAS TO WAIT 15-20 SECONDS BEFORE OPERATION CONTINUES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V150001 GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. DUE TO VIN. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853422November 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, THAT GMC ALREADY HAS A RECALL . BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853267November 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAINY CONDITIONS, THEY WILL CUT OFF, THEN STOP OPERATING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852007October 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDHSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF INTEMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851264October 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY.THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS IN THE RAIN.THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLS 98V150001;98V150000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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