GMC Sierra Complaints (1999)

813 consumer complaints on file.

#873421October 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO SEPARATE BLOWOUTS ON A 1999 GMC, 2500; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT215/85R16, DOT# PLB078-B02L. 1ST OCCURRED AT 55 MPH WITH INNER LEFT REAR TIRE, AND 2ND OCCURRED AT 55 MPH WITH OUTTER RIGHT REAR TIRE; WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER, NO INJURY. BUT VEHICLE SUSTAINED $ 125.00 IN REAR END DAMAGES. YOKOHAMA WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME, AND BOTH TIRES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK AFTER THE 2 BLOWOUTS THE OTHER 2 TIRES BEGAN SEPARATING ON THE INSIDE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734535October 17, 2000
TIRES
LOOKS LIKE THE BELT BROKE OR TREAD SEPARATED, THERE IS NO HEAT DAMAGE LIKE IF IT HAD BEEN RUN LOW OR LOST AIR, AIR PRESSURE WAS 40 PSI THE DAY BEFORE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872969October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 1999, GMC SIERRA, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, PASSENGER FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT FROM INNER SIDEWALL WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733750October 8, 2000
SEATS
I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON FWY WHERE I WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION AUTO ACCIDENT . I WAS THE NUMBER 3 OUT OF A TOTAL OF 6 INVOLVED. I STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT AT APPOX 5 MILES AN HOUR. WAS THEN REAR ENDED BY A SUV GOING APPROX 30 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN REARENDED, MY DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED. THE SEAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITH SUCH MINIMAL IMPACT..
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733259October 2, 2000
TIRES
LT 245/75R16 VIBRATE/SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AT 40-45 MPH. YOU CAN FEEL IT THRU YOUR BACK. WORSE WHEN COLD IN THE AM. BALANCING BY THE GMC AND FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE NOT HELPED. FIRESTONE HAVE OFFERED A GENEROUS PRORATED TRADE TOWARD DUELLER HT 6 PLY PASSENGER TIRE. 50% OF TIRE HAS WORN BY TREAD DEPTH AT 18000 MILES. SHOULD BE A 50000 MILE TIRE. RIDE HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES. STILL OCCURS IN NEUTRAL AND APPEARS TO COME FROM THE REAR. NO VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING COLUMN. AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 60-65, SOMETIMES IS NOTICEABLE. FEELS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY TOWING CAMPER AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871985October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 GMC, SIERRA, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT # W273WMA109. TIRES HAD 18 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS NOTED TWO FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION AT THE SIDE WALL, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO PEEL THE TREAD BACKWARDS ABOUT A INCH. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *AK THERE ARE PLACES THE SIZE OF MY FINGER NAIL THAT PEAL BACK TO SHOW WHITE NYLON UNDER THE BLACK RUBBER SIDEWALLS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871710September 28, 2000
TIRES
PE00-020; TIRE SIZE P2657516, DOT W273WMA408, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, A BIG CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD, TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CAN STICK FINGER IN IT, AND TREAD IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. *AK FIRESTONW WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871637September 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINE (NON-METAL) HAS WORN THROUGH. OWNER CHECKED BRAKE LINE AFTER HEARING ABOUT IT. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO BEING OUT WARRANTY & TOO MANY MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870676September 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAS 99 GMC SIERRA. ORIGINAL TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES. DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. TIRE SIZE P265/75R16 & DOT UNKNOWN. THE TIRE WAS MAKING A THUMPING SOUND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731425September 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WENT TO DEALERSHIP TALK ABOUT TECHICAL SERVICE BULLITEN #86-74-03 CLUNK UPON ACCELERATION(REPLACE TRANSFER CASE FLUID). DEALER CHANGED TRANSFER CASE FLUID, BUT GLUNK NOISE IS STILL THERE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATES CAUSE MAYBE TO SLIP-STICK CONDITION BETWEEN THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT SLIP YOKE AND THE TRANSFER CASE OUTPUT SHAFT. THE CORRECTION, DRAIN THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID AND REFILL WITH FLUID. THIS FLUID CONTAINS A FRICTION MODIFIER THAR SHOULD ELIMINATE THE SLIP-STICK CONDTION. I FEEL THAT THIS SERVICE BULLITEN PROCEDURE DID NOT CORRECT THE CLUCK PROBLEM. I SAID, TO THE TECHNICAL MANAGER THAT THERE IS EXCESS BACKLASH BETWEEN THE CROWN-WHEEL AND PINION IN THE DIFF. PULL IT OUT AND ADJUST IT, AS IT WILL SHORTEN THE LFE OF DIFF. HE STATED THAT THERE IS NO ROOM TO ADJUST IT. I HAVE A 1992 MODEL THAT MAKES A CLUNK NOISE. I THINK MY UJOINTS ARE BEING EFFECTED BECAUSE OF THE BACKLASH. I PLACE MY TRUCK IN DRIVE THEN REVERSE I GET A SLIGHT CLUNK FEELING. IAM NOT A EXPERT, BUT I DON'T THINK THE TSB REALLY CORRECTS THE CLUNK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900215September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEH#1 HAD A BLOW OUT & RAIN IN TO THE DITCH. 1 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. INSURED VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS. FRONT TIRE (FIRESTONE STEELTEX A/T #LT245/75R16) BLEW OUT CAUSING ACCIDENT. (CLAIM# 18-0410-558) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900247September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLEW CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIM. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. TIRE LISTED IN WALL STREET JOURNAL ON 8/7. (CLAIM# 13-7027-790) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731148September 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING ON BUMPY ROAD BRAKES FAILED,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731026September 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE HAS TWO LIFTERS, 5&8 KNOCKING. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND CALLED THE GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE THREE TIMES EACH. THEY BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. "GM IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING CONDITION."*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730946September 10, 2000
TIRES
RUNNING HIGHWAY SPEED AND HAD A BLOW OUT ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE SPLIT FROM WHERE THE TREAD STARTS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SIDEWALL. THE OTHER INCIDENT IN WHICH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT, I WAS SLOWING DOWN UPON COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TIRE DAMAGE WAS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION. THE TIRE SPLIT FROM THE TREAD ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SIDEWALL. I DO NOT HAVE THE FIRST TIRE THAT HAD A BLOW OUT; HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, I DO STILL HAVE THE ENTIRE SET OF TIRES AND SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TIRE ON THE RIM. I HAVE REPLACED THESE TIRES, BUT WOULD LIKE TO BE INFORMED OF ANY REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT I MAY BE INTITLED TO, DUE TO THESE INCIDENTS AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF RECALL ON THESE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869935September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAS A 1999, GMC SEIRRA. CHUNKS OF TREAD WAS MISSING FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. ORIGINAL TIRES, SIZE P265/75R16, DOT#W273WMB528. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75/R15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554368September 6, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
BOLTS BROKE OFF THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING BOX. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730481September 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
POSITVE TERMINAL ROTTED OUT, CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF AND ENGINE TO STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729507August 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TO THOSE THAT COULD HELP ME GET GMC OR RANDY REED GMC PONTIAC IN KANSAS CITY, MO TO FIX THIS VIBRATION.I HAVE HAD THIS VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW AT 6 MILES WITH A DELIVER MILES OF 23. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER 13 TIMES IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS AND 8 OUT OF THOSE 13 TIMES IT WAS FOR THE VIBRATION. THE DEALER HAD PUT ALL NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK AFTER ABOUT 3,000 MILES BUT STILL COULD NOT GET THE VIBRATION ALL THE WAY OUT. IT WAS TO A POINT WHERE I COULD STAND IT BUT I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH IT. THE VIBRATION COMES ON BETWEEN 65 TO 70 MPH WHICH INDICATES THE TIRES. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST P235/75R16 OWL WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL OEM TIRE FOR THAT TRUCK ON THAT YEAR. DURING THE TESTING AROUND THE TIME OF EXCHANGING OF ALL THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST FOR EXACT SAME THING WE PUT A SET OF FIRESTONE WRANGLER HT I BELIEVE ON IT AND IT RODE PERFECTLY SMOOTH. ON 08/15/2000 I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A BULLETIN THE SERVICE MANAGER WANTED TO DO TO IT TO STRENGTHEN THE FRONT END ON IT AND I GOT IT BACK TWO DAYS LATER AND IT RIDES ROUGHER THAN BEFORE. I TOOK IT BACK ON 08/29/2000 AND THE NEW SERVICE MANAGER GOT INVOLVED AND SAID HE COULDNT FEEL ANYTHING ON VIBRATION SO I TOOK HIM FOR A RIDE AND WHEN YOU GO UP OR DOWN A HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 OR 67 MPH YOU FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE FLOOR SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL ALSO THE MIRRORS VIBRATE SOMETIMES WHERE YOU CAN NOT MAKE OUT THE VEHICLE LIGHTS BEHIND YOU. THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT STILL RIDES SMOOTHER THAN MY NEW DEMO WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE HE HAS THOSE FIRESTONE WRANGLER SOMETHING ON THE DEMO. I ALSO TALKED TO GMC A FEW TIMES AND THEY ARE TO THE POINT THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO.I LIKE THE TRUCK BUT HATE THE VIBRATION AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING ON TRIPS.THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOWNSHIFTS WHEN YOU GO OVER A HILL WITH IT SET ON 60MPH AND AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING.THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LIST THIS COMPLAINT WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729508August 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AFTER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS IN THE FRONT END OF MY 1999 GMC SIERRA SLE XCAB 2WD SHORT BOX IT NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT ON FLAT HIGHWAY WHERE AS IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE THE PARTS WHERE INSTALLED. IF THERE IS RUTS FROM WEAR IN THE HIGHWAY THEN IT WILL MAINTAIN OR TRACK THEM. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT A 300 POUND PERSON WILL PULL THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT APPROXIMATELY 1 DEGREE SO IT HAS TO BE RIGHT ON AND HE SAID IT WAS. WELL IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AFTER THEY REPLACED ALL THE PARTS IN THE FRONT END ON THERE BULLENTIN FOR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO FOR ME.( DOT NUMBER: M63D TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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