GMC Sierra Complaints (2003)

570 consumer complaints on file.

#10466268July 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TRUCK WAS ENTERING MAJOR HIGHWAY,TRAFFIC BEGINS TOO SLOW DUE TO RUSH HOUR ,SEEING THIS OCCUR I STEPPED ON BRAKES EXPECTING TO SLOW DOWN ,UNTIL I REALIZED PEDAL HAD GONE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR,THEN I LET UP AN PUSHED TO FLOOR AGAIN-NO BRAKES NO ROOM TO GO LEFT OR RIGHT IMPACT WAS UNAVOIDABLE,IMPACTED CAR TWICE WHICH PUSHED THAT CAR INTO ANOTHER THIS TRUCK WAS SERVICED BY GM DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE AND ENGINE COOLING LINES MONDAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, NO MENTION OF BRAKE LINES ISSUE, ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY. ALSO HAD CONTACTED GM ABOUT ORIGINAL WORK RE: POSSIBLE WARRANTY. *TR UPDATED 07/25/12 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/31/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10464322July 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE SHOP AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY THREW IT IN PARK AN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. I THEN PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND IT AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HEARD BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT. I PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND RAISED IT UP TO INSPECT THE ISSUE. AFTER DOING SO I FOUND VERY RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND COMPONENTS. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. SEEMS MAYBE GM SHOULD BE FIXING THE ISSUE. I WOULDN'T THINK A TRUCK LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE SUCH RUSTED BRAKE PARTS. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE EXHAUST IS MADE FROM STAINLESS, WHY NOT BRAKE LINES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462913June 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND TRIED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN SUDDENLY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I DROVE THE ONE BLOCK BACK TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. I OBSERVED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON INSPECTION, I SAW A BUNDLE OF RUSTY BRAKE TUBES RUNNING DOWN THE FRAME RAIL OF THE TRUCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461622June 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000. THE BRAKE LINES BURST DUE TO RUST AND POOR DESIGN. THE CONSUMER STATED WATER AND SALT WERE TRAPPED INSIDE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND POSITIONED ANOTHER WAY, SO THEY WOULD NOT HOLD SALT AND WATER FROM THE ROADS. UPDATED 06/27/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461091June 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
PUMPING UP BRAKES IN DRIVEWAY WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL FRONT OR BACK COULD ONLY USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO POSITION TRUCK TO BE TOWED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460427June 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WAS PARKING AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459052May 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ON MAY 20, 2012 WHEN MOVING MY GMC 1500 PICK UP TRUCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS. ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 21, 2011 I ALSO LOST MY BRAKES WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL STRIP MALL. THE REQUIRED REPAIR WAS FOR A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THANK GOD THAT BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEED I COULD EASILY HAVE BE KILLED. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459420May 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN
FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED ON BOAT RAMP ON 9/15/2010 REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED ON 7/20/2011, TRANSMISSION LINES FAIL ON 5/10/2012 I AM SURE GAS LINES ARE NEXT. TRUCK IS A COMPLETE RUST BUCKET UNDERNEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457786May 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE UNDER MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY. DISCOVERED IT WAS BRAKE FLUID THAT WAS LEAKING FROM RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I WAS TWO WEEKS FROM DRIVING FROM FLORIDA TO MID-MICHIGAN..THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS..PULLING A TRAILER. COST $340 TO GET IT REPAIRED NOT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457484May 4, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA DENALI. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART WAS NOT BEING MANUFACTURED AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453473March 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER FOR OTHER WORK AND THEY REPORTED TO ME THE LINE WAS LEAKING AND ABOUT TO RUPTURE. I HAVE 2 JEEP PRODUCTS , BOTH IN THE LATE 80'S WITH ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE FINE. YOU WOULD THINK THAT A "YOUNGER VEHICLE WOULD BE UP TO THE TASK OF LASTING LONGER THAN 9 YRS. I'VE OWNED OLDER CARS AND TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, EVEN MY 1964 CHEVY C-10 DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I SOLD IT IN 1991 . A CO-WORKER BOUGHT MY OLD CHEVY AND AT THE 30 YEAR MARK FOR IT, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FINE. I BELIEVE THAT ALONG WITH THE MANUFACTURE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ALSO, THEY ALLOW THIS SUBPAR EQUIPMENT ON THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS TO CARRY OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES, DO YOU THINK OBAMA'S KIDS WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO DANGER IN THIS MANNER. IF THE DIRECTOR OF NHTSA HAD A FAILURE OF THIS CALIBER HE OR SHE'D BE ALL OVER THIS DEMANDING AND ENFORCING A RECALL . *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452928March 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 GMC SIERRA PICK-UP 4WD EXTENDED CAB. BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. DATE OF FAILURE 2/27/12 MILEAGE 23068 COST OF REPAIR $1283.82. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 2004 GMC AND ALSO NEED TO REPLACE HIS BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452047March 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS TRUCK AND I RESIDE IN WISCONSIN BUT WERE IN FLORIDA AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. MY TRAVEL ON 2/21 WAS TO PICK UP MY YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER AT HER SCHOOL. I WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 40 MPH IN FAIRLY HEAVY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC, I HAD CROSSED A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION ABOUT A MILE FROM THE SCHOOL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN. I PROCEEDED TO THE SCHOOL AT A VERY REDUCED SPEED USING THE PARKING BRAKE AND PUMPING THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SCHOOL. I EXITED THE SCHOOL YARD AND PARKED THE TRUCK. CALLED A TOW TRUCK FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES SAID THERE HAS BEEN A PARTIAL RECALL ON GMC AND CHEVROLET TRUCKS FOR FAULTY BRAKE LINES BUT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED. HE SAID THE WORST RUST WAS AT THE ABS CONTROL BUT THERE WERE OTHER AREA'S INVOLVED ALSO. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES MUCH OLDER THAN THIS ONE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. I URGE YOU TO DO A DEEPER STUDY AND RECALL IF NECESSARY, INTO WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE USE OF INFERIOR BRAKE LINES AND/ OR POOR PLACEMENT OF THE ABS CONTROL ON A WIDER RANGE OF THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY OR TAKE PLACE AS WE WERE RETURNING HOME THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN TENNESSEE A FEW WEEKS LATER. I AGAIN URGE YOU TO EXTEND THE RECALL FURTHER INTO THIS TRUCKS PRODUCTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450313March 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND PARK. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE FRACTURED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449991March 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING DOWN DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR RAN INTO SNOW BANK UNABLE TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449007February 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOW SPEED CRASH IN DRIVEWAY DUE TO SUDDEN RUPTURE OF RT. FRONT BRAKE LINE METAL SECTION AT BANJO BOLT. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK BY A MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT 4 OTHER STEEL LINES ARE LEAKING DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AND THAT EVERY STEEL LINE ON THE TRUCK IS IN DANGER OF FAILURE DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR IS NEAR $1000.00 BODY DAMAGE FROM CRASH IS AROUND $900.00. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448527February 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DISCOVERED BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGH AND ALL NEEDED AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448528February 20, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
POWER STEERING COOLER AND LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING, ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING, TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WORK DONEA T GMC DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448494February 19, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT 81,000, MILES THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM THE FRAME TO THE REAR END RUSTED OUT AND BURST. AT 83000, MILES 3 OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES, LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR AREA AT THE LEFT FRAME RAIL IN A BUNDLE OF 6 LINES, RUSTED OUT AND BURST. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY TRUCK EACH TIME BY USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE AND DID NOT CRASH. ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED VERY BADLY AND NEED REPLACING. MY LOCAL DEALER QUOTED ME $2270.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448403February 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT 10 MPH FROM FAILED BRAKE LINE, DUE TO EXCESS CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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