GMC Sierra Complaints (2005)

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10556892December 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE REAR SPEAKERS ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB QUIT WORKING AND HAVEN'T CAME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TO DIFFERENT FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556368December 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE AT INTERSECTION/STOPLIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. DETERMINED THAT RUST THROUGH IN BRAKE LINE AT DRIVER SIDE OF FRAME, UNDER DRIVER SEAT, HAD ALLOWED FLUID LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555770December 11, 2013
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER RANDOMLY TURNS ON BY ITSELF. IT RANDOMLY SWITCHES FROM THE SEAT TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER. WHEN I TURN IT OFF IT JUST COMES RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. I HAD THE MODULE IN THE DOOR REPLACED ONE TIME, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH, SO IT'S EXTREMELY UNBEARABLE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. I WILL GO FOR WEEKS AT A TIME WHEN IT DOESN'T DO IT, BUT THEN IT JUST SEEMS TO START AGAIN. THERE REALLY DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT TRIGGERS IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS GETTING WET WHEN IT RAINS, BUT SINCE I LIVE IN THE SOUTH WE HAVE HIGH HUMIDITY 95% OF THE TIME, SO WE HAVE MOISTURE PROBLEMS HERE ALL THE TIME. I CAN GO FOR WEEKS THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THEN IT JUST STARTS UP AGAIN. I HAVE SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, BUT I CAN NOT FIND A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED BY GMC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555295December 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES BLEW TO MASTER CYLINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554742December 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS MODULATOR TO THE REAR BRAKES FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554861December 4, 2013
ENGINE
FAULTY CASTECH HEADS ARE LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE OIL. GM IS AWARE THAT THE 5.3L V8 ENGINES HAVE FAULTY HEADS, AND THEY REFUSE TO PLACE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO NOT STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE IN THE $5000 RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554074November 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRATIC THEN FAILED, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER PEGGED AND IS FAILING TO SHOW EVEN CLOSE TO TRUE SPEED AS IN SHOWING 100+MPH IN AN ACTUAL +/-35MPH RANGE. CIRCUMSTANCES MATCH DESCRIPTION OF COMMON PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES ON THAT MAKE AND MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551147November 6, 2013
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS,I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL TO LEFT AND STEERING FELT SLUGGISH,FELT LIKE A RUBBING AND FEELS LIKE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. BROUGHT TO LOCAL GARAGE, THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT HAD SOLUTIONS. THEY CHECKED POWER STEERING PUMP, BRAKE SENSORS, SERPENTINE BELT, FLUIDS...ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549770October 28, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FLAT TO THE FLOOR. LOST ALL BRAKING POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548801October 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
RECENTLY, I SPENT THREE DAYS PERFORMING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA AND FOUND TWO PRIMARY ISSUES THAT SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING ON THIS YOUNG OF A VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS ROTTED SECTIONS OF BRAKE LINE (SUPPOSED TO BE STAINLESS STEEL) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE (THE MAIN LINE THAT COMES BACK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER) AND THE SECOND ISSUE WAS A LEAKING SEAL IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR A RECALL OR WORK TO BE DONE UNDER A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN LIES OUTSIDE OF THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548521October 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES HEAVILY RUSTED. LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL SOON FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547550October 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FAN MOTOR RELAY WIRES BURNED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545302September 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500 CREWCAB WITH LESS THAN 77,000 MILES ON IT EXPERIENCED A RUPTURED BRAKELINE. AS I COMMENCED GOING OUT MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANK-GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY OPPOSED TO OUT ON THE ROAD! BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED THROUGH CAUSING A RUPTURE IN THE LINE AND BRAKE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ROUTINELY DRIVEN BUT USED FOR HAULING A HORSE TRAILER, TRIPS OR SERVER WEATHER WINTER DRIVING; THUS THE LOW MILEAGE FOR IT'S AGE. CANNOT HAUL A THING WITHOUT BRAKES AS THE UNDERSIZED BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK BARELY STOPS ITSELF UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. IT IS KEPT CLEAN, DRY AND STORED IN AN OPEN FRONT BUILDING. SINCE MY INCIDENT A FRIEND OF MINE WITH A VERY SIMILAR TRUCK (MAYBE A YEAR OR 2 NEWER) EXPERIENCED THE SAME SCENARIO. FORTUNATELY, THEIRS HAPPENED AS THEY WERE BACKING UP TO PARK AT A CAMPGROUND AND NOT OUT ON THE ROAD EITHER. *LN UPDATED 1/8/2103 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544053September 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC WHEN CAR CUT IN FRONT FROM THE NEXT LANE TO THE RIGHT. THIS REQUIRED EMERGENCY BRAKING, BUT MY SPEED WAS SLOW AND TRUCK SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WITHIN THE SPACE AVAILABLE AND THE TRUCK BRAKES SEEMED TO FEEL AS IF THEY RELEASED ON THEIR OWN. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE CAR I REAR ENDED AND THEY REAR-ENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. DAMAGE TO ALL 3 VEHICLES WAS LIGHT ENOUGH THAT ALL WERE DRIVEN AWAY AFTER CRASH. ON THE WAY HOME I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND LOST STOPPING POWER SHORTLY AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL EACH TIME. AFTER A 2 MILE TRIP HOME LIKE THIS I CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT LOW. THEN I SAW FLUID ON THE GROUND AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE WAS DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID. IT APPEARS TO HAVE RUPTURED FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE FLUID INSIDE. THE LINES WERE ALSO SERIOUSLY CORRODED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM IN MATERIALS AND MY 1985 SUBURBAN SHOWS ALMOST NO SIGNS OF CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES AND IS 20 YEARS OLDER. I WAS TICKETED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING FOR NOT STOPPING BECAUSE THE CAR THAT CUT IN FRONT MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE CENTER OF THE LANE BEFORE I STRUCK IT. THAT CAR WAS BEHIND ME AND WENT AROUND ME AND CUT IN FRONT BECAUSE I WAS ?DRIVING TOO SLOW? ACCORDING TO HER. I HAD LEFT TWO TO THREE FULL CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME AND THIS BOTHERED HER. I HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF DISTANCE TO STOP THE TRUCK EVEN AFTER SHE CUT IN FRONT, BUT THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE DUE TO THE LINE BREAKING WHEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL HARD. THE LINE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THAT PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10544133September 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE FLUID DISCHARGED FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543499September 13, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537964August 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE AS THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536241August 20, 2013
ENGINE
2005 GMC 2500HD WITH 6.0 LITER GAS MOTOR. LEFT AND RIGHT BANK EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO ENGINE BOLTS BROKEN OFF IN HEAD. LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES AND CAUSING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. GM NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO AN EMISSION PROBLEM DUE TO IT WILL CAUSE THE CAT CONVERTER TO OVERHEAT.. EPA? THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531926July 26, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS MODEL GMC SIERRA TRUCK HAS A KNOWN PROPENSITY FOR FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MECHANISM. WHEREAS THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IT HAS RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS WHEN VISION OBSCURED BY DUST OR MUD. THE WASHER RESERVOIR IS LOCATED IN A VERY TIGHT SPACE BETWEEN THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE BATTERY. MY WASHER STARTED TO LEAK AFTER I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOPPING UP THE FLUID I KEPT GETTING A LOW WASHER FLUID WARNING LIGHT. EVENTUALLY I NOTICED THAT WHEN REFILLING ALL OF THE WASHER FLUID LEAKS OUT ONTO THE GROUND BENEATH THE TRUCK. I NOTE THAT WHEN REPLACING THE BATTERY IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO STRIKE THE WASHER MECHANISM. THIS CAN CRACK THE RESERVOIR, DISLODGE A HOSE, OR CAUSE A GASKET IN THE DEVICE TO FAIL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH CERTAINTY AS GMC REFUSES TO DIAGNOSE THIS SAFETY CONCERN FREE OF CHARGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MECHANISM IS OF FLIMSY CONSTRUCTION AND, BY VIRTUE OF ITS LOCATION, IS PRONE TO DAMAGE WHEN REPLACING THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520691June 19, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLYWHEEL BECAME CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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