GMC Sierra Complaints
15,732 consumer complaints on file.
- #863215June 7, 2000VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED COMSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #863049June 6, 2000VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #863083June 6, 2000SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN HAVING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOTDEPRESS. THEN, UPON HITTING IT AGAIN , THERE WAS VIBRATION. ON ROUGH ROADS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. MIGHT AS WELL NOT HAD ANY BRAKES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862961June 2, 2000STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG & STEERING LOCKED UP. VEHICLE DRIFTED OVER TO A MAIL BOX & INTO A DITCH. DEALER HASN'T INSPECTED VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAUSED IT.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862962June 2, 2000SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND PEDAL WENT DOWN HALFWAY, THE REST WAS ROCK HARD, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *ML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862903June 1, 2000SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THROWS DRIVER AGAINST STEERING WHEEL AND UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE PROPERLY. DEALER WILL LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862742May 31, 2000VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, TRUCK WENT FULL THROTTLE WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DRIVER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE AND TURN IGNITION OFF TO GET TRUCK TO STOP. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED DUE TO STICKING. *AK *ML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862804May 31, 2000ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CAB KEEPS FILLING UP WITH EXHAUST FUMES, CAUSING PASSENGER TO GET SICK. DEALER CLAIMS ENGINE GETS TOO HOT, CAUSING ENGINE MANIFOLD TO WARP AND GASKET TO BLOWOUT. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862848May 31, 2000SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. PER DEALER THE FAULTY PIECE CAUSING LIGHTS TO COME ON WAS THE EBCM. THE PIECE WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILALBE UNTIL 06/22. HOWEVER, DEALER DID NOT ASSURE THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY SAFE. WITH FAULTY BRAKES, CONSUMER HAS A FEAR OF DRIVING. FAULTY BRAKES COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #723370May 30, 2000FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BLEW THEN ABOUT 1 1/2 WEEKS LATER THE MAIN ENGINE BEARING WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE 100,000 AND ISN'T USED IN ANY EXTREME MANNER EXCEPT TO GO BACK FORTH FROM WORK AND OTHER FAMILY ESSENTIALS. WHAT DO WE DO? WE'VE REPLACED THE PARTS AND ENGINE BUT THESE PARTS JUST DON'T GO OUT ON A WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK. WE DO THE OIL EVERY 3000 AND EVERYTHING... HELP. THANKS MIKE BROWN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862683May 30, 2000VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
IN RAINY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE , CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000 DUE TO VIN. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #723275May 28, 2000POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS SHELLED OUT TWICE WITHIN ONE YEAR, THIS IS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT USED FOR TOWING OR HAULING HEAVEY EQUIPMENT, NORMAL FAMILY USAGE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #784659May 27, 2000POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS DUE TO FAULTY FRONT AXLE GREASE SEALS. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #784658May 27, 2000POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
FRONT AXLE GREASE SEAL FAILED CAUSING NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, DEALER REPLACED SEAL YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISE. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862451May 24, 2000SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. VEHICLE BEGINS TO JUMP, AND BRAKES LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862469May 24, 2000VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN THE RAIN. RECALL 98V150000 DEALS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING. CONSUMER CAN TOUCH WIRE AND IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN. *AK *ML
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #723107May 24, 2000POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTS FROM 1-2ND AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES. I CAN TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. THEN IT WILL START SHIFTING HARD AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #862382May 23, 2000SUSPENSION:FRONT
STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #723011May 22, 2000SEATS
SEAT FRAME IS CRACKED UNDER SEAT. SEAT REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE. POTENTIAL FOR SEAT COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #723035May 22, 2000VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN# 98V150001 BUT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT BUILT AT ONE OF THE PLANTS BEING RECALLED. IT IS HAVING THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL, NEITHER DEALER OR MFG WILL CORRECT SITUATION UNDER RECALL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0