GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10501371March 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES AND THE CALIPERS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE RUPTURED, DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,772. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501442March 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR DUE TO PREMATURE BRAKE LINE FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT AND CURB THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501183March 4, 2013
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASHBOARD IN THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501303March 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS AT MY LOCAL COFFEE SHOP DRIVE THRU. I LEFT THE DRIVE THRU AND AS I APPROACHED THE EXIT, ROLLING VERY SLOW I EXPERIENCED THE DREADED GM BRAKE FAILURE. MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE INVOLUNTARILY MERGING ONTO A BUSY SECONDARY ROAD. I UNDERSTAND RUST IS INEVITABLE BUT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BEYOND REPAIR ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC - HE WILL NOT REPAIR THEM ONLY REPLACE THEM. MY BIGGER ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT SINCE 1967 ALL CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS USE A DUAL MASTER CYLINDER ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO STOP INCASE OF BRAKE FAILURE. MY GMC AND APPARENTLY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE - THAT EVEN WHEN A LINE BLOWS THE TRUCKS WILL NOT STOP! THE DUAL MASTER DOES NOT DO WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO! THIS COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT I ALSO HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH ABS LOW SPEED PROBLEMS SINCE 60K I REALLY FEEL THAT GM ENGINEERS AND BEAN COUNTERS NEED TO AGREE ON SAFETY. CONSIDERING THAT BRAKE LINES OF THIRTY YEARS AGO ARE BETTER THAN LATE MODEL PRODUCTS WOULD IT REALLY BE THAT MUCH FOR THE FEDS TO REQUIRE STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES? MY 2002 SIERRA LOOKS GOOD BUT THE UNDERSIDE (CHASSIS, SUSPENSION PARTS AND BRAKE LINES) ARE NOT GOOD. THIS TRUCK IS NOT A GOOD INVESTMENT AND IT IS DEFINITELY FULL OF SAFETY ISSUES. IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC I AM SURE THAT I WOULD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. WE AS CONSUMERS DO NOT NEED THIRD BRAKE LIGHTS AND USELESS ABS BRAKES. WE NEED BRAKES THAT WORK WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500966March 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES BEFORE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500581February 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON TURNPIKE PULLING LONG HEAVY TRAILER IN RAIN AT NIGHT WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF ALL SYSTEMS. ENGINE SHUT OFF AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. UNABLE TO RESTART OR GET ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO WORK. WORKED VEHICLE TO SHOULDER AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. WAITING FOR THEM TO OPEN TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. THIS MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE HAD THE POTENTIAL FOR A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500668February 27, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA EQUIPPED WITH PROCOMP X TREME MT TIRES, SIZE 12.50/R20LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED VIBRATION IN HIS TIRES. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES HE NOTICED FRACTURES ON THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 ON THE VEHICLE AND 30,000 ON THE TIRES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500674February 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSED PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500500February 26, 2013
SEATS
AFTER LETTING MY SON EXIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, TRIED TO RETURN SEAT TO NORMAL POSITION AND COULD NOT. AFTER STRUGGLING WITH IT, A PLASTIC PART IN THE SEAT TRACK BROKE AND THEN SEAT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AT ALL. CAREFULLY DROVE TO NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD PART WAS NOT IN STOCK, WOULD TAKE UP TO A WEEK AND WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. I WAS ON VACATION, SO COULD NOT WAIT, TRIED SALVAGE YARDS, NO LUCK. HAD UPHOLSTERY SHOP DRIVE LARGE SCREW INTO TRACK TO LOCK IT IN PLACE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE A PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500544February 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN THE TRUCK REGISTERS FALSE MPH. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN PARKED THE SPEEDOMETER READS 50 MPH, WHEN TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 80 MPH AND THE ACTUAL SPEED MAY BE ONLY 30 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499973February 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED. COMPLETELY RUSTED, IT BLEW OUT INSIDE ONE THE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. HORRIBLE DESIGN. TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR BRAKES. ESTIMATE WAS OVER 1500, JUST TO REPLACE THE LINES, WITH COATED STEEL, NOT STAINLESS. FUEL LINES ARE ALL RUSTED AS WELL. ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499769February 23, 2013
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
ON FEB 21,2013 MY WIFE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED,SHE WAS TO ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND SHE CALLED ME WHERE I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE,,I THEN DROVE THE 40 MILES TO WHERE SHE WAS AND HELPED CHANGE THE TIRE ,WHERE WE DETERMINED THE SIDEWALL LET LOOSE,THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER P265/70R17 113S ATS TIRE,AFTER READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PAGE,THIS TIRE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499202February 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT SPEED LIMIT, HIT BRAKES, REAR BRAKE LINE BURST (WAS SEVERELY RUSTED). I WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD ON BOARD IN HIS CAR SEAT. HOW WE BOTH MADE IT OUT OF THAT INCIDENT UNSCATHED IS AMAZING. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND HIT THE PARKING BRAKE. IT TOOK MY SON A GOOD 2 MONTHS BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO RID HIMSELF OF FEAR AND ANXIETY DUE TO WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498250February 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL SEEMED TO GO DOWN FURTHER THAN NORMAL. WAS EXITING FREEWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP AND GET VEHICLE TO STOP BY PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE THEN PARK. IT NOW HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTING UNDER THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. THIS ONE LINE FAILURE CAUSED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NOT TO APPLY AT ALL. AFTER INSPECTING FURTHER NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SEVERE CORROSION AND LOOK LIKE THEY COULD FAIL AT ANYTIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498301February 15, 2013
STEERING
WAS TRAVELING EAST ON RT 460 NEAR GLEN LYN VIRGINIA 4:30 AM IN THE EARLY MORNING TRUCK SWERVED AND I TRIED TO CONTROL IT DID A 360 OR MORE RAN BACKWARDS UP ON A BANK ON WET ROADS TURNED BACK AROUND CAME OFF BANK AND WENT BACK INTO THE EMBANKMENT WHERE IT MADE CONTACT WITH CONCRETE THROWN BACK OUT INTO HIGHWAY ENGINE WAS STALLED THE LEFT FRONT TIEROD BROKE IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH OR LESS IN DIAMETER WAY TOO SMALL FOR A HEAVY DUTY DIESEL TRUCK ITS SMALLER THAN MOST CAR TIEROD END I WAS AT COVINGTON COLLISION AND WAS ADVISED OF AT LEAST THREE MORE OF THESE TIEROD ENDS BREAKING INCIDENTS THESE TRUCKS NEED RECALLED NOW AND UP SIZED BAD I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE AS A MECHANIC SEEN A TIE ROD END BREAK EXCEPT THAT THE SOCKETS WERE SO WORN OUT IT WASN'T FUNNY BUT THEN YOU TURN YOUR WHEEL SO FAR BEFORE YOU TURN YOUR WHEELS THIS THING JUST BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE DIDN'T MATTER WHO WAS DRIVING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN I CAN NOT BELIEVE SOMEONE HASN'T DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE NOW THEY NEED RECALLED NOW THEY BREAK UNDER THE GREECE BOOT JUST IN FRONT OF JOINT CANNOT DETECT WHEN ONE IS READY TO BREAK WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING IT. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10498302February 15, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT THEN SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A MEDIAN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED HIP. THE VEHICLE WAS PERSONALLY INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIE ROD HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,350.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10497705February 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES IN MY 2002 GMC SIERRA TRUCK HAVE CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT FLUID IS BEING LOST AND BRAKING IS BEING NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. THIS WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A INCIDENT ON THE ROAD. MY TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497825February 11, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING AT SLOW SPEEDS ( 5-10 MPH ) UNDER DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS WAS PRIOR TO BRAKE LINE INCIDENT ON 4-14-2012 BUT I AM NOT SURE OF EXACT DATE. I RESEARCHED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND FOUND NHTSA ID CAMPAIGN #05V379000 ACTION # PE05020 BUT THIS DID NOT INCLUDE MY HOME STATE OF KENTUCKY. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN OHIO SINCE THE PURCHASE OF SAID VEHICLE 10-17-2001 TO CURRENT DATE 2-11-2013. ON 4-14-2012 I WAS PREPARING TO TAKE MY BOAT TO FUEL IT . WHILE CHECKING THE TRAILER LIGHTS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS HAD BURST IN HALF AND WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES SHOWED SIGNS OF SEVERE CORROISION. ON 2-8-2013 I DISCOVERED THAT DIESEL FUEL WAS LEAKING NEAR THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL COOLER. IT WAS FOUND TO BE A CORRODED RETURN FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE COOLER AND THE FUEL TANK .AGAIN UPON CLOSER INSPECTION ALL FUEL LINES SHOW MODERATE TO SEVERE CORROISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496319February 4, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELLS GASOLINE EVERY TIME FILLED UP TANK. LOOKED FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE FUEL FILLER NECK IS RUSTED WITH A BIG CRACK THAT ALLOW GAS VAPOR TO ESCAPE. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT 2003 GMC VANS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496347February 4, 2013
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN TRUCK STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPPED WORKING. TOWED TO GMC DEALER. BROKEN THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND BROKEN STEERING POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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