GMC Sierra Complaints (1998)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#10140096October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS. THE ABS KICKS IN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR STOPPING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2003. HE HAS TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE IT PUSHES BACK AGAINST HIS FOOT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE COULD BE HURT DUE TO THE DELAYED STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE SENSORS WERE DIRTY, AND HAD MAJOR CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THEM TO WORK IMPROPERLY, AND BOTH SENSORS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD THEM CLEANED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE HE HAD THEM CLEANED. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138250September 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 1999 GMC SIERRA. CALLED GMC, AND THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRUCK WAS MADE IN CANADA, AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO GO TO CANADA TO HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CANADA. WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MADE FOR CANADA. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED IN THE UNITED STATES. FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FROM THE NEWSPAPER. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON VEHICLE HE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER. ITHE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THROUGH A GMC DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES. SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM THE GMC DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED FROM CANADA. THE CONSUMER JUST WANTED BRAKES FIXED AND THE RECALL COMPLETED. *SC *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136783September 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE PREMATURELY ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 10 MPH-ZERO. IT WILL DO THIS NINETY-NINE OUT OF HUNDREDS TIMES. HAD TO INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE TREMENDOUSLY IN ORDER TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOTICED THIS ON APRIL 15, 2003. THE ABS LIGHT DOES CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THIS PROBLEM AROSE SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE DEALERS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH ABS SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135473September 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK SOMETIMES. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN 2-2004. THE CONSUMER STATESDTHAT ONCE HE SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS RECALL 02054 ON THE 1997 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135101September 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: NOTICED WHILE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK THAT FRAME WAS WET. COULD SEE THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED. NOTICED THIS ON AUGUST 29, 2005. HAD NOT CONTACTED GMC. WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKES THEY WORK, BUT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD, IT'S LIKE STEPPING ON A GRAPE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132962August 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR/WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHICH IMPAIRED MY VISION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129700August 12, 2005
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
DT: CONTACT STATED THE JACK FAILED DURING USE ON 7-22-2005. CONTACT HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH JACK PRIOR TO TODAY. DEALER SAID THEY APPRECIATED HIM CALLED THEM. AS HE BEGAN TO APPLY PRESSURE THE THREADS STRIPPED. HE HAS NOT TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119748August 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONTACT STATES: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES WHEN DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AT LOW TO NORMAL SPEED, 20-40 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES WHEN IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO OR WHEN IT IS NOT AN EMERGENCY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT SEE THAT AS THE PROBLEM, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES OFTEN. COMPLAINT TO DEALER HAVE BEEN IGNORED. THIS HAPPENED SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE NUMBER FAILURES IT IS OVER 500. THE DATE OF INCIDENT DATE WAS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR.*AK THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, FOR THE FIFTH TIME, THE BUT THE ABS SENSOR WAS NOT CHECKED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129045July 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
FAILURE IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING SHORT WITH WINDSHIELD WASHER. FRIEND HAS 96 CHEVY WITH SAME PROBLEM. THEY FAIL TO WORK IN THE RAIN. WORK FINE DURING SUNSHINE. WORK ONLY OCASSIONALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125490July 8, 2005
STEERING
DT: STEERING POSITION SENSOR FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE RESISTANCE WENT AWAY, IT TURNED FREE. THE CONSUMER TOLD THE DEALER IT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THIS WAS THIRD TIME. *AK THIS CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO MAKE AN UNCONTROLLED OVER-STEER TURN. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127328July 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE SWITCH FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OUTSIDE MIRRORS CAUGHT FIRE. RUINING THE SWITCH, ASSOCIATED HARNESS AND THE DOOR PANEL. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY DEALER QUOTING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V093000. HE REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL SAYING MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP GETTING MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125589June 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD A ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS. I HAVE TO HAVE ONE SIDE REPAIRED ALREADY. I AM GOING TO HAVE THE OTHER SIDE FIXED SHORTLY. I READ A ARICLE IN THE LOCAL PAPER THAT THIS WAS A GM PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT GM APPROVAL. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD AFTER REVIEWING MY SITUATION THAT THE TRUCK WAS TO OLD AND HAD TO MANY MILES. THIS IS A 1998 GMC SIERRA PICKUP WITH 93,000 MILES. IT HAD 78,000 MILES AT THE TIME THIS WAS DISCOVERED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PAID FOR BY GM AND REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR I PAID FOR ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124659June 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: WHEN CONSUMER USED BRAKES AND WAS GOING AT LEAST 30-40 MPH AND RAN OVER A SEEM/POTHOLE, OR MANHOLE THE ABS BRAKES COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124722June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1998 GMC SIERRA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT ABS SENSORS. *MR RED GREASE WAS INSIDE OF THE SENSOR AREA. THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE JUST BELOW 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND PULL TO THE LEFT EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BELOW 15 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN CREATING AN UNEASY FEELING TO EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119634June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES HE FELT A PULSATION. *JB THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NOT MATTER THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123990June 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONSUMER STATES: HAVE PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED TWICE BY GM. WHEN GOT VEHICLE BACK DROVE IT HOME, AND TOOK IT RIGHT BACK. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LOW, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. WHEN YCOMING TO A STOP ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, GOT WORSE AND WORSE. COMING TO A NORMAL INTERSECTION ABS WOULD KICK IN, TOOK VEHICLE BACK DEALER, KEPT VEHICLE AND DEALER SAID IT WAS KNOWN FOR HAVING LOW BRAKE PRESSURE. TOOK BACK AGAIN, REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ABS SENSOR. STILL HAING SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122226May 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ABS WILL NOT ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121926May 23, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY RAIN. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM FOR AROUND A YEAR BEFORE THEY FINALLY QUIT. CHECKED RECALLS , BUT THIS YEAR MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121089May 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING BELOW 10 MILES PER HOUR MY VEHICLE ABS BREAKS ARE VIBRATING . SO YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THEN YOU GET A SOFT BREAK PEDAL AND YOU NEED TO KEEP PUMPING THE BREAK PEDAL TO STOP THE VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121115May 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS KICKS ON. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING LESS THAN 8 MPH. NO CODES ARE SET AND THE ABS LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS MATCHES YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS THE EXACT PROBLEM GM IS MONITORING WITH THE 1999 - 2002. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING THE 1998 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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