GMC Sierra Complaints (2001)

582 consumer complaints on file.

#10369934December 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE OF ABS MODULE CAUSED ABS LIGHT AND RED SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON. REPLACING BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS (INCLUDING BOTH FRONT ABS SENSORS AND WIRING) AND REPAIRING THE GROUND STRAP ON THE FRAME FOR THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NEW CALIPERS ,ROTORS,AND PADS AND A FULL INSPECTION REVEALED NO PROBLEMS OR FAILURES. ABS MODULE IS STILL ON VEHICLE BUT WILL BE REPLACED NEXT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369946December 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS MY 2001 GMC SIERRA AND GM'S RECALL NUMBER 05068. THE RECALL CONCERNS THE ABS AND A RUST PROBLEM. I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON OCT. 19, 2005 AND THERE WAS 47,249 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I NOTICED A BRAKING PROBLEM LAST WEEK WITH MY TRUCK. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DECIDED IT WAS PROBABLY A ABS SENSOR PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALER THAT DID THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THEY CHECKED WITH GM REGIONAL MANAGER AND SAID IT WAS ALREADY COVERED ONCE AND WOULDN'T COVER IT A SECOND TIME. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON DEC. 8, 2010 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 65,849. SO THE EFFECT OF THE RECALL ONLY LASTED 18,600 MILES. I KNOW 5 YEARS HAVE PAST, BUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THAT FEW MILES? I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM ON DEC. 9 AND THEY PHONED ME THIS MORNING. SAID THE VEHICLE AGE WAS SUCH THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. IF I HAD 150,000 MILES OR SO ON THE TRUCK, I WOULDN'T THINK THAT MUCH ABOUT THIS. HOWEVER, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL ON AND FROM WHAT A UNDERSTAND, THE ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOTHING BUT REMOVE RUST FROM THE SENSOR AND TREAT THE SURFACE. I WOULD THINK A RECALL WOULD LAST MORE THAT 18,600 MILES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL ONLY STALLING A PROBLEM LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE CONCERN I HAVE. THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE DASH DOES NOT GIVE ANY MESSAGE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370164December 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS (< 10 MPH), ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLES WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AT A COST OF $110. ONE MONTH LATER, THE BRAKES BEGAN FAILING AGAIN AND AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE, FOUND A GM RECALL FOR 1999-2002 GMC SIERRAS. CONTACTED GM BUT WAS INFORMED ONLY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN #'S ARE INCLUDED, AND MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE CHILDREN AND FREQUENTLY DRIVE IN SCHOOL ZONES AROUND SCHOOL BUSES AND CHILDREN AT LOW SPEEDS (<15 MPH). THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370165December 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN JUMPING FROM FULL TO EMPTY REGARLESS OF THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. I TOOK GM'S RECOMMENDATION TO PUT THEIR FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER INTO THE GAS TANK TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW TOLD THAT ONLY WAY TO FIX THE FUEL GAUGE IS TO PULL THE GAS TANK AND REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS FAULTY SENDING UNIT AND THE "QUICK FIX" THAT MANY PEOPLE PROBABLY TRY. APPROXIMATELY $400 TO FIX SENDING UNIT BECAUSE IT'S BUILT INTO THE GAS TANK, AND APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369675December 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE PAST YEAR THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE STALLING, BUT THE MESSAGE CENTER AND BATTERY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT TRIED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND RELAYS, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V521000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58300. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 04/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368523December 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 02/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364380November 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, TRUCK WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. TRUCK TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND WERE REPLACED. I REQUESTED THAT THE SERVICE STATION SAVE THE RUSTED PARTS WHICH ARE NOW IN MY GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364336November 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS
FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ABS LIGHT ISSUES AND HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, HUBS REPLACED. MECHANIC ASSURED EVERYTHING FINE. HAVE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES TWICE IN LAST YEAR. LATEST FAILURE WAS ONE WEEK AGO...BRAKES FAILED, WENT TO FLOOR BUT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AS WAS IN PARKING LOT. MECHANIC FOUND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE AND REPLACED SECTION OF THE LINE INVOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362609October 27, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TROUBLESHOOTING AND RESEARCH POINTS TO THE LIKELY FAILURE OF THE ABS SENSORS IN THE HUB OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE IS SUDDEN ABS FAILURE, HENCE SERIOUS INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361904October 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT MY METAL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BURST LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. TRUCK IS 2001 SIERRA 2500HD WITH 64,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN METAL BRAKE LINES FAIL LIKE THIS . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359138October 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMING TO A STOP LEAVING A PARKING LOT ENTERING A 45MPH ROADWAY APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SWERVED MISSED REARENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME JUST MISSED BEING HIT BY CAR COMING ON MAIN ROADWAY FINALLY GOT VEHICLE STOPPED ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MAIN ROAD ON TOP OF THE SIDEWALK/GRASS BY SLAMMING E BRAKE ON. AFTER HAVING TRUCK CHECKED OUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO ROTTED THERE IS A HOLE IN ONE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR AREA. THE HOLE SYSTEM IS SO ROTTED IT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358105September 28, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET. I PUSHED THE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE TRUCK STOPPED BUT THE PEDAL TRAVELED NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE LINES ARE ALL VERY RUSTY/CORRODED AND THE BLOWN LINE WAS OUTSIDE THE FRAME BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355755September 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4 MAIN BRAKE LINE RUPTURE FROM CORROSION WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355168September 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS COMING LOOSE, DUE TO LOOSING STUDS, BROKEN STUDS OR THE STUDS JUST FALLING OUT. THE TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM FOUR OR FIVE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED AND I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES. THE DANGER THAT THIS PROBLEM CREATES IS THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. GM/THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SO I AM FORCED TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355174September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON IT. ON AUGUST 25, 2010 I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TOWING A 14? TRAILER AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE LIGHT CHANGED. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS ROUGH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY SO THAT I COULD STOP FOR THE INTERSECTION. DUE TO THE ROUGH ROAD THE ABS KICKED IN AND WHEN IT DID MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NO ONE WAS HURT AS I CONTINUED INTO CROSS TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION. AFTER PULLING INTO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION, I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES GOING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BOTH BLOWN OUT. ONCE I HAD THE VEHICLE HOME I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND FOUND ALL THE LINES IN EXTREMELY BAD CONDITION. IN FACT THE LINES GOING TO THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SEEPING BRAKE FLUID. HAVING OWNED MANY VEHICLES, MOST OLDER THAN THIS ONE, I WAS SHOCKED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE IN AS BAD A CONDITION AS THEY ARE. ESPECIALLY IN A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T EVEN 10 YEARS OLD YET. BRAKE LINE FAILURE IS A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT GM IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THIS PROBLEM - HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355178September 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILES ON IT. WITH THE BRAKE LINE PROBLEM I RECENTLY HAD I FIGURED I SHOULD REPORT THE OTHER ISSUES THAT I DON?T THINK I SHOULD BE HAVING WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THE OIL COOLER LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE ALL RUSTED THROUGH AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE LINES, THE CONNECTORS FOR THE LINES HAVE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (THEY RUSTED SO BAD THAT WERE FALLING APART). IF THE VEHICLE WAS 20 YEARS OLD I MIGHT EXPECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON ONE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND THE MILEAGE THAT IT HAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355233September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON SEPTEMBER 7 2010 I LEFT MY HOUSE TO GO TO WORK, I STOPPED AT THE MAIL BOX AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. I BACKED UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND ONE WAS LEAKING. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED. SCARY UNSAFE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353947September 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 8/4/10, WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY 2001 GMC SIERRA'S BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE STEEL BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS RARELY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER WHEN THERE WAS SNOW, ICE OR SALT PRESENT. AS OF 9/5/10 THE TRUCK REMAINS PARKED AND THE LINES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, I CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO FIND THIS FAILURE TO BE A PENDING INVESTIGATION FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE10010. I ONLY WANT GMC TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR THAT IS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE A RECALL ON 6.3 MILLION VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ISSUED WITH GM'S IPO SET TO BE RELEASED. SO, I, THE GM CONSUMER, WILL HAVE TO WAIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353656September 3, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR AND THE VEHICLE STARTED CORRODING TWO YEARS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352932August 31, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BURST, SPILLING FLUID IN DRIVEWAY WHILE PARKING TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED/ROTTED. TRUCK IS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, UNDRIVEABLE. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY, NOT ON HILLS WE LIVE ON. USED E-BRAKE TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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