GMC Sierra Complaints (1994)

204 consumer complaints on file.

#9002189April 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATOR. SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBE IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883216March 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882412March 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS RELATED IN RECALL 98V150001. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON A RANDOM BASIS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879463January 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON OR GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER IT WAS RAINING OR NOT. SOMETIMES WOULD TOUCH WIRING HARNESSAND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK FINE FOR A WHILE WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED ON. THIS WAS A VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739399January 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NEED NEW SET OF UNDERWEAR; WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN MAJOR DOWN POUR ON HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AND HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739225January 11, 2001
SEATS
SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. BOLT BROKE ALLOWING THE SEAT TO GO BACKWARDS WHILE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION. ONLY ONE BOLT HOLDING SEAT IN "UPRIGHT" POSITION. IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS SEEN AS A FAULTY ENGINEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877370January 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND RESULT IN A CRASH. USUALLY OCCUPANT MUST JERK WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN ORDER TO BE OPERATIVE. THERE IS RECALL 98V150000 FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL; BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558546January 2, 2001
SEATS
SEAT COLLAPSED DURING REAR END COLLISION CAUSING CONSUMER'S HEAD TO HIT AND BREAK THE REAR WINDOW AND RESULTING IN A SEVERE CONCUSSION, PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT THE SEAT WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED, CONSUMER FEELS THE SEAT WAS NOT CORRECTLY REPAIRED OR THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER DEFECT THAT WAS NOT RECALLED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#875216November 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD JUST STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. GMC HAS ADMITTED TO BEING AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736470November 17, 2000
SEATS
ORDER NEW SEATS NEXT DAY SAVED FACTORY ONES .WENT OFF THE ROAD DONT KNOW IF ANYTHINGS DAMAGED HAVENT DRIVEN SINCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873802October 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555929October 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE HOSES WERE SHREDDING OFF INSIDE AND TEMPORARILY BLOCKING THE BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733688October 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS
THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED AND SHIFTED HARD SINCE PURCHASE, I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WITH REPORT OF " UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM" THE BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 DIFFERENT TIMES THE ROTORS 1 TIME. WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK DUE TO THE FRONTEND SHIMMYING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WHERE OUT OF ROUND. I HAVE HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS I WAS TOLD (NOT BY THE DEALER) THAT THE CALIPERS WHERE STICKING . THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING OCCASIONALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733546October 5, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
HAVE TO SHAKE AND HOLD CONNECTION PLUG ONCE LET GO WIPERS STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732429September 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME ON AND THEN STOP FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL. I AM HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V150001 BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALSO CALLED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER IS PREMIER GMC, 22211 EASTTEX FREEWAY, KINGWOOD, TX 77339. PHONE # 281-359-3600. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AS IT IS HARD DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN YOUR WIPERS QUIT WORKING. IF IT QUITS WORKING I CAN RAISE THE HOOD AND BANG ON THE WIPER CONTROL BOX AND IT SOMETIMES STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732173September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRES FROM SAM'S ABOUT 9/17/98. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS ACTING ODD WITH A BUMPING SOUND CAUSED BY AN EGG IN THE TIRE OR THE TREAD BEING PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THE DEFECTIVE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRE WAS EXCHANGED AT SAM'S ABOUT 9/18 OR 19/98 BY SAM'S WITHOUT QUESTIONS AND IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRE ON MY PASSENGER REAR SIDE OF MY GMC PICKUP THAT HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE ON HWY 90 AT 70 MPH MADE NOISE JUST LIKE THE OTHER DEFECTIVE TIRE JUST BEFORE IT SEPARATED. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ABOUT HALF OF THE TIRE AND THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED IT BEAT UP AND DAMAGED MY PASSENGER REAR FENDER, UNDER SIDE OF MY BED, MY BUMPER AND MY EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED IT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SWERVE RIGHT AND LEFT VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED MY PICKUP TO FLIP OVER. MY WIFE AND I WERE SERIOUSLY SHAKEN, STOPPED THE VEHICLE, CHECKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THANKED GOD WE WERE NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE AND WE CONTINUED TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. THE TRUCK HAD NOTHING IN THE BED BUT WE WERE TOWING A TRAILER WITH NOTHING IN OR ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRAILER HELPED IN PREVENTING THE OVERTURNING OF MY PICKUP BY KEEPING THE REAR END OF MY PICKUP FROM SWERVING MORE VIOLENTLY THAN IT DID. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO SAM'S AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, I CONTACTED PIRELLI, SENT THE TIRE WITH ESTIMATED DAMAGES BUT PIRELLI REPORTED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. AFTER VIEWING THE FILM ON THE TIRES BEING INVESTIGATED BY CONGRESS, I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THE SITUATION THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THESE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRES. MY VEHICLE REACTED EXACTLY LIKE THOSE ON THE VIDEO SEEN ON TV WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. NEITHER SAM'S OR PIRELLI ARE WILLING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE OR REPLACE MY TIRE SO I HAVE HAD TO GO TO MY OWN INSURANCE CARRIER TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. PLEASE HELP IN REPORTING THIS SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869732September 6, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD AND MOTOR. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND THEVEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867567August 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. SAME DEFECT AS RECALL 98V150001; BUT, MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866790August 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPORADICALLY MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001655August 1, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY. THEY EITHER STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLEANING/WIPING PHASE OR THEY DONT COME ON AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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