GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10029149July 25, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WE PURCHASED A USED 2000 GMC AND WITHIN A MONTH EXPERIENCED EXPERIENCED THROTTLE STICKING CLOSED SO SEVERE YOU COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. THEN IF YOU APPLIED A LOT OF PRESSURE IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD. WE TOOK IT IN AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO A LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS WARPED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY IT WOULD HAVE BECOME WARPED. WE PAID 643.00. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE MY WIFE WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS AND CAME ACROSS A REFERENCE TO A TSB SO WE CHECKED OUT NHTSA AND UNDER DEFECTS WAS LISTED THE INVESTIGATION THAT IS STILL OPEN ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY( EA02-015) . WE WERE VERY UPSET AND TOOK IN COPIES OF THE TSB AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. ON OUR RECEIPT WAS LISTED ANOTHER TSB #00-06-04-007B AS TO WHY THEY REPLACED IT. BUT WITH A CHARGE. WE FELT THEY SHOULD HAD DISCLOSED THIS PROBLEM AND THAT ODI WAS INVESTIGATING IT . THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD CALL GMC AND WE RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT GMC WOULD BE SENDING US A CHECK FOR 400 TO COVER THE PART. THAT SEEMS FAIR BUT WE DEFINATELY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD WE NOT BEEN OLDER DRIVERS AND VERY CAUTIOUS WE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT COULD HAVE STUCK OPEN AS WELL AS CLOSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030173July 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONSUMER STATES THAT STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED, AND THAT BRAKING CAPABILITY INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT FUNCTION. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE HAD FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026648July 25, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031965July 24, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHILE DRIVING.*MR DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029913July 23, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028940July 23, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPER MOTOR FAILURE- INTERMITTANT FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029664July 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029669July 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS UNPREDICTABLE. WHILE DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT GEARS AND DRIVE ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , WHO STATED THIS I WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028586July 18, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WE HAVE 4 1999 GMC 3500 SERIES LONG VANS USED TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO VARIOUS FUNCTIONS. RETURNING FROM A FIELD TRIP (WITH CHILDREN) ONE OF THE TIRES SUFFERED A PLY SEPARATION. THE DRIVER DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF MAINTAINING CONTROL AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED OUT BY OUR TOWING SERVICE. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED ANOTHER TIRE POSSIBLY READY TO FAIL, AND ODD WEAR PATTERNS. OUR DISTRICT IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL 16 TIRES ON ALL 4 VANS. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF TIRE...THE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4X - LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E - DOT# VN11 - 81A - 169 AND DOT # SP872R - D15L. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029570July 16, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
A COLLISION OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE AND VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATIONS OFTEN OCCURRED BETWEEN 55-70 MPH. THEY ORIGINATED IN THE FRONT END AND OFTEN TRANSFERRED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABRUPTLY, IN ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER. THE VIBRATIONS WERE SO EXTREME, IT CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR AND FATIGUE ON THE TIRES, STEERING COMPONETS AND ETC. ONE FATALITY AS A RESULT. (BRENT MCQUEEN, INVESTIGATOR ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *PH. THE INVESTIGATOR BELIEVED THE INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO RECALL (98V242000) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10028440July 16, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD EITHER FAILS TO OPERATE OR WILL STOP WHILE TURNED ON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS PASSING A SEMI IN A LIGHT RAIN. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN & GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED. *AK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V151/GM RECALL NO. 03025. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN DEC. OF 1993, SO HASN'T BEEN INCLUDED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE USING THE VEHICLE IF THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN DUE TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED IN 1991 & AT FIRST WAS SO INTERMITTENT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. FINALLY I DETERMINED THAT IT MUST BE WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR. PLEASE GET THE DATES CHANGED TO INCLUDE ALL 1994 GMC SIERRA 2WD PICKUPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026026July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS STOP TRUCK, VERY UNRELIABLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024031July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE ABS MODULE CONTINED TO RUN. AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025840July 10, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE LOWER SEAT FRAME FOR THE DRIVERS SEAT IN MY 1995 GMC SIERRA 4 WD 1/2 TON PICKUP HAS BROKEN DURING ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC. THIS BREAKAGE ALLOWS THE SEATBACK TO ROTATE BACKWARD AND TO THE RIGHT TILTING THE DRIVER BACK AND OBSCURING VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS REPAIRED ONCE IN 1996 UNDER WARANTY. THEN REPAIRED AGAIN AT MY COST IN 2000 AND HAS BROKEN AGAIN TODAY. EACH TIME THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURED THE TRUCK WAS BEING ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH DESIGNED FOR OFF ROAD USAGE HAS ONLY BEEN USED ON CITY STREETS. THIS SEAT FAILURE IS NOT A FUN SITUATION TO EXPERIENCE AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY LIKELY. I AM 6'4" TALL AND SEAT POSITION MAY HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ON THE FAILURE DUE TO THE SEAT SETS BEHIND THE BASE THAT MOUNTS IT TO THE FLOOR. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OTHER OWNERS THAT THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY PERSONAL TRUCK. THE MFG. DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY AWARENESS OF THIS OCCURANCE BEING A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029610July 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
PROBLEMS WITH GMC TRUCK BEING COMPATIBLE WITH RV TRAILERS.*MR TRAILER BRAKES MAY LOCK UP RANDOMLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OR TRAILER BRAKES MAY NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THEIR TRAILING LOAD IS WIRED TO AS PRESCRIBED ON THE 7-PIN TRAILER CONNECTOR DUST CAP. *PH. THE ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES MAY NOT WORK IF THE HEADLAMPS OR PARK LAMP ARE TURNED OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026847July 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING ABS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026686July 7, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. DEALER NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022189July 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL BUT STATED THE CONSUMER'S TRUCK WAS NOT ONE APART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. $58.38. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020495July 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLES MUFFLER WAS COVERED WITH METAL THAT IMPACTED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CAUSED IT TO WEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER BUMPS. *NLM *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017997July 3, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING HAD PLAY IN AND WANDERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *NLM *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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