GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#8013768July 11, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE MOTOR RAN, BUT THE WIPERS DID NOT COME ON.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013774July 11, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WERE MAKING A LOUD NOISE . CONTACTED DEALER , BRAKES LOCKED UP. HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566614July 10, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE IN MOTION, THE ACCELERATOR STARTS TO STICK. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL TO RELEASE IT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013693July 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE'S AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT WHEN APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764008July 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013429July 8, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER HIT A MOVING VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013454July 8, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763954July 8, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN HAND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS CAN BE DUPLICATED WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM ON 01/25/02 BY REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BRAKE BOOSTER. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP MY TRUCK ON THE 25TH, I WAS NOTIFIED BY MARCUS THAT THEY HAD NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY CONSIDERED THE PROBLEM A SAFETY ISSUE, I WASN'T ALLOWED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS GIVEN A LOANER TO DRIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON THE 29TH AND I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP COULD DUPLICATE THE "PROBLEM" ON ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE ON THE LOT, GM HAD DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM BUT A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE POWER ASSIST. I CONTACT GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF MY CONCERN WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. I ASKED THEM TO DOCUMENT MY CONCERNS. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS INITIALLY CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE OR THEY WOULD HAVE RETURNED IT ON THE 25TH. I AM CONCERNED WITH GM'S RESPONSE THAT THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE JUST BECAUSE SOME OTHERS EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS JUST RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF YOUR WEBSITE AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU! SCOTT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013262July 3, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A REGULAR INTERMITTING BUMP AND SHAKE IN THE INTERIOR VEHICLE. THE CHASSIS FELL THROUGH THE SEAT AND STEERING. VEHICLE HAS A RUFF DRIVE. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013281July 3, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY HIT THE BRAKES THE SEATBELT WILL NOT LOCK UP, WHICH CAUSES SEATBELT TO BE USELESS IN A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763739July 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
I HAVE THE MISFORTUNE OF OWNING A 1998 GMC 1 TON DUALLY, THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS HAVE SEALS LOACATED ON THE INBOARD SIDE THAT SEAL AGAINST A SURFACE OF THE AXLE. AS IT IS A FULL FLOAT AXLE, MEANING THERE ARE TAPERED BEARINGS IN THE BRAKE DRUMS THE BEARINGS ARE LUBRICATED WITH AXLE FLUID AND THE SEALS ARE THERE TO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF THE FLUID. THE FAILURE OF A SEAL PROVIDES A FLUID LEAKAGE PATH THAT IS DOWN THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE DRUM, ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE DRUM WHICH THE BRAKE LININGS CONTACT AND OUT BETWEEN THE BACKING PLATE AND DRUM. I HAVE HAD 3 SEAL FAILURES ON ONE SIDE AND 2 ON THE OTHER. A FAILURE OF THE SEAL ALLOWS 80W90 AXLE FLUID TO SOAK THE BREAK LININGS, AS THIS IS NOT OBVIOUS, THE FAILURE IS NOTICED BY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AS THE REAR BRAKES ARE RENDERED USELESS BY THE CONTAMINATION WITH AXLE FLUID. SINCE 1-TON TRUCKS ARE UASUALLY SOLD TO PULL OR HAUL THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION, WITH A FULL RATED LOAD THE REAR BRAKES ARE MUCH MORE CRITICAL THAN THAT OF A PASS CAR. I TALKED TO MECHANICS AT GM DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAY THE SEALS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE AS LONG AS THEY CAN REMBER. I'VE SINCE LOOKED AT THE BACKSIDE OF THE REAR TIRES OF DUALLY AND NOTICED THE TELL TALE SIGN OF A FAILED SEAL OF AXLE FLUID STAINS. THERES AN AWFULL LOT OF 1 TON DUALLYS ON THE ROAD WITH NO REAR BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763649June 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ONTO THE DRIVE SHAFT BACKED OFF AND THE WIPER ARM CONTACTED THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER ARM AND STOPPED BOTH WIPERS FROM OPPERATING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763528June 26, 2002
SEATS
SEAT REPAIRED FREE,BUT NOT FIXED.USED CLASS 3 BOLT;NEEDS CASE-HARDENED PIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012482June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IF BRAKES ARE HIT HARD POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT, AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763410June 24, 2002
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED, TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE 90'S TODAY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS TIRE SIZE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRESTONE RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763349June 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK I HEARD A HUMMING NOISE AND MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND THE HUMMING NOISE CONTINUED. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND HEARD THE ABS MODULE WAS STILL ON. SO I PULLED THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM AND AND THE MODULE STOPPED RUNNING. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THERE WERE GOING TO ANY PROBLEMS AND FOUND THERE TO BE NONE OTHER THAN THE ABS NOT ENGAGING. SO I DROVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT HOPING TO GET IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I CAN SEE IT IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAD FOUND OUT IF THIS WAS A RECALL YET OR IF GM HAS DECIDED TO PICK UP THE CHARGE FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT SO CONSISTENT WITH THESE TRUCKS OR IF SOMEONE MAY HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN REPLACING THE PART BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE INVOLVED. IF SO PLEASE E-MAIL AT [email protected] .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012210June 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING, RESULTING IN POOR VISABILITY FOR CONSUMER WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763260June 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ON, PUMP MOTOR RUNS WITH KEY IN OFF POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763187June 17, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AS MANY AS TEN TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE. ON MAY 4TH IT OCCURED SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REAR WINDOW. IN THIS INCIDENT THE SHIFT WAS SO HARD THE REAR WHEELS LEFT THE GROUND(ALL 4) AND THEN THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSED HARM TO THOSE INSIDE THE TRUCK AND COULD HARM OTHER DRIVERS OR PEDESTRIANS. THE TRUCK SEEMS TO GO TO A NEUTRAL OPERATION EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE IN DRIVE THEN WHEN THE RPM"S ICREASE TO ABOVE 2,000 IT SUDDENLY SHIFTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND RECENTLY COMPLETED ARBITRATION TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK. THE GMC REPRESENITIVE CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A "HEAVY DUTY" TRANSMISSION SUCH AS THE ALLISON. THE BEST DISCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS IT FEELS AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15-20 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8011970June 17, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR IS UNSAFE, COULD BACK INTO SOMEONE. CONSUMER THINKS HE IS FURTHER AWAY FROM OBJECTS THAN HE REALLY IS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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