GMC Sierra Complaints (2002)

591 consumer complaints on file.

#10136624September 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING. THERE IS RUSTING IN THE BRAKE AREA. THE CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ROTORS CUT TO TAKE OFF THE BAD METAL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136496September 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAVE 2002 GMC SIERRA AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE FREEZING OR WORKING AT A SLOW SPEED OR A STOP. HAVE CALLED GARAGES AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE RECALL NUMBERS. SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL RELEASED. HOW LONG MUST I WAIT!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135779September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1. LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS, WHICH CAUSED ME TO BACK INTO A DITCH WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT FEELS LIKE THE ABS IS KICKING IN, BUT YOU LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE BRAKES. 2. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES -- PADS AND ROTORS TWICE AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN 46,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135653September 6, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
2002 GMC SIERRA EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*MR THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END BOUNCED AND MADE NOISE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. AFTER MANY PHONE CALLS AND LETTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CHECK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CHECK COVERED THE PART NOT THE LABOR. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN CANADA BUT NOT IN THE US. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135059September 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP , THE BRAKING WOULD GO AWAY COMPLETELY. THE CONSUMER HAD IT TEMPORALLY REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT, BUT WAS PLANNING TO DO THAT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002, GMC SIERRA PICKUP. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CHECKED WITH GM ABOUT RECALL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134872August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LOW SPEED APPLICATION OF BRAKES ON MIXED TRACTION SURFACE ( BARE ROAD ON LEFT SIDE ICE AND SNOW ON RIGHT SIDE). LEAD TO UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF ANTI-LOCKS. RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH WITH PERSONAL INJURY AND SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. POLICE WERE NOTIFIED BUT NO REPORT BECAUSE IT WAS IN A SUBDIVISION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10134942August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY TRUCK IS A 2002 GMC SIERRA, AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I DON'T LIVE IN THE EASTERN STATES THAT I DON'T FALL INTO THE RECALL. IT IS HAVING PURGING PROBLEMS ON THE ANTILOCK, AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STOPPING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO STOP IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134005August 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. OFTEN WHEN I COME TO A STOP FROM 5-20MPH THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON ON DRY, CLEAN ROADS. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE NARROWLY EXSCAPED AN ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AT ALL WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133830August 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHEN YOU ARE GOING 3 TO 6 MILES PER HOUR GOING SLOW OR COMING TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK, YOU HAVE TO PUSH REALLY HARD ON THE PEDAL JUST TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. I,VE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GMC AND CHEVY PICK-UPS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.THIS IS SOMETHING THE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.I ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY THAT CANADA HAS ISSUSSED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED OR INJURED BE THE NHTSA DOES SOMETHING?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133567August 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2002 GMC TRUCK. AT 38,000 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT COMPLETELY. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE CLUTCH PLATE WAS OK BUT THE 2 HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133061August 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT SLOW SPEEDS (BELOW 10 MPH) THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES MESS UP AND TRUCK CAN NOT BE STOPPED. WOULD HAPPEN ONCE IN A WHILE, NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO STOP. ALMOST RAN INTO SEVERAL PEOPLE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL CONSIDERING THAT ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT I AM SURE THERE HAS HAD TO BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THIS. A DEALER TOLD ME TO PULL THE ANTI-LOCK FUSE UNTIL I GET IT FIXED WHICH I HAVE. TRUCK NOW STOPS BUT I NO LONGER HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132965August 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA WITH ABS WHICH FALSELY ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS. MANY FRIENDS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, ONE OF WHICH CONNECTED ME TO YOU FOLKS. THE SITUATION IS AS KNOWN IN PE05020. THE "FIX" IS TEMPORARY AND TYPICALLY LASTS 9 - 12 MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128123August 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS FELL APART. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT 47,000 MILES. HE SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER SENT LETTERS TO GMC AND THEY ARE RETURNING LETTERS. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131876August 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN HEARD A NOISE AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO MOVE. FINALLY, GOT IT OFF THE ROAD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. CALLER SAID THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WANTED DEALER TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM AND CALL THEM BACK, AND FOR THE CALLER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. . DEALER HAD NOT COME SEEN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127241August 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
DT: CONSUMER STATED BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK TO A DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE 3 TIMES. DEALER'S GENERAL MANAGER SAID THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. NO REPAIRS OR PARTS REPLACED. *AK ON OCT 18, 2004 THE REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED. EVEN AFTER THE ROTORS WERE TURNED THE BRAKES STILL PERFORMED POORLY. THE RIGHT FOG LIGHT FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130393July 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS COMPLAINT IS TO SUPPORT INVESTIGATION PE05020 1 - EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: MY TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN NY STATE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN LATE 2001. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED. 2 - FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: AFTER 40,000 MILES, EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD KICK IN (UNDER 10 MPH IN COMPLETELY DRY CONDITIONS). THIS MADE THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. I ALMOST BECAME INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 3 OR 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. PULLING THE FUSE DISABLES THE SYSTEM SO I'M NOW DRIVING WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. CERTAINLY BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE. 3 - CORRECTIVE MEASURES AND AVAILABILITY OF PARTS I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO PATRICK GMC IN ROCHESTER, NY. PAID $85.73 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THEY INDICATED BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS WERE BAD AND BOTH HUB ASSEMBLIES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $432 PER SIDE PLUS TAX. THE SENSOR ITSELF IS NOT AVAILABLE - IT MUST BE PURCHASED WITH AN ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY. I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE ABS FUSE PULLED. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ANY OTHER CONDITION (EXCEPT IF THE HUBS WERE REPLACED). THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE STILL ON MY TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129991July 25, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WHICH CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. ABOUT 12:15 AM I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-70 JUST WEST OF JUNCTION CITY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK, AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. AT THIS POINT IT WAS ABOUT 85F, BUT FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN 100+F HEAT (SINCE ABOUT 5 PM, WITH A BREAK IN DRIVING FROM ABOUT 8:30 PM TO 10:30 PM). I PULLED OVER, AND FOUND THAT THE TREADS FROM MY LEFT REAR TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. I PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON AND DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME (ABOUT 150 MILES). RIGHT NOW MY TIRE IS IN 3 PIECES: 2 SIDEWALLS STILL ON THE RIM, AND THE TREAD IS A SEPARATE PIECE, STILL IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE. FORTUNATELY I THINK THE DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO THE TIRE (WHICH MEANS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES), AND POSSIBLY THE RIM OF THE ONE TIRE. RIGHT NOW I HAVE ALL THE PARTS, AND WILL TRY AND KEEP THEM WHEN I HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129301July 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE FOR FOR NO REASON AT ALL ONCE AND A WHILE AT SLOW SPEEDS CONDITION GOT WORSE UNTIL I COULD NOT STOP FOR A STOP SIGN AND ALSO HIT A CURB I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO DISABLE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TO AVOID A BAD CRASH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129152July 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GMC SIERRA 2002 THE VEHICLE'S ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. *SC AS A RESULT I TOOK THE TRUCK CONSIDERABLE TIME AND DISTANCE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS BRAKING PROBLEM HAD BEEN OCCURRING REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124854July 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. REAR ROTORS RUSTED. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR FOR THE REAR ROTORS. THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND ALL THEY WOULD TELL HIM WAS THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT TURN THEM OVER. *AK LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKED. THE SLIP YOKE AND REAR U-JOINT ON THE REAR DRIVESHAFT WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE CAUSING A CHATTERING FEELING WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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