GMC Sierra Complaints (1997)

345 consumer complaints on file.

#861310May 3, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE VEHICLE WILL JERK AT LEAST 1 FOOT, MAKING IT DIFFCULT TO CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722193May 2, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I UNDERSTAND THEIR HAVE BEEN A HIGH NUMBER OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES IN THESE VEHICLES. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND SERVICE ADVISOR ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT. ALSO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME HIS OWN FUEL PUMP FAILED ON HIS GMC TRUCK AT 38,000 MILES. THIS IS A LEASE VEHICLE THAT IS TO BE TURNED IN IN FOUR MONTHS AND I HAD TO PUT A $400 FUEL PUMP IN IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721890April 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
BUMPS INTO GEAR, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW DRIPS, POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS REPLACING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860275April 13, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 35 TO 60 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, STEERING WILL GO FOR A MATTER OF SECONDS. WHEN IT COMES BACK IN, THE VEHICLE IS THROWN TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860028April 10, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED/ WARMING UP, CONSUMER MOVED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720894April 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FALSE ENGAGEMENT OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551614March 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING DOWN LOW GRADE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A BANK, TURNING ON IT'S SIDE AND HITTING A MAIL BOX. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#720544March 24, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING JERKS AS IF HITTING A PATCH OF ICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858303March 10, 2000
STEERING
WHILE MAKING A TURN OR CHANGING LANES, STEERING MALFUNCTIONS, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. THERE IS BULLETIN # 86-32-06 DEALING WITH REDUCED STEERING EFFORT WHICH EXPLAINS THIS DEFECT. REPAIRS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857410February 23, 2000
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL JERKS LOOSE INTO THE DIRECTION THAT THE WHEEL IS TURNED, BUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE JERK. IF HELD IN THE TURNING POSITION, WHEEL PULSATES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856164February 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL MOVE REAL SLOW OR THEY MAY STOP COMPLETELY. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. DEALER CLAIMS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717969January 27, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848707January 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE CONSUMER STATE'S THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE HYDRO- BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH CAUSES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717230January 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
LOOSE BODY BOLTS;REPAIRED BY DEALER. HAD EVO SENSOR REPLACED AT A CHEVY DEALER SINCE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED THIS NEW FEATURE, ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE WAS NEW IN 1997. THE TRUCK WAS DANGAROUS TO DRIVE, FELT LIKE A GO-CART, ALL OVER THE PLACE. THEY CHEVY DEALER ALSO BURNED IN A NEW PROGRAM FOR MIXTURES AND TIMING WENT THEY REPLACED BOTH O2 SENSORS AND CLEANED THE EGR VALVE. DID I PAY TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS DUE TO A BAD PROGRAM?? I THINK I DID. WHAT IS WARRENTY ON EMISSION SYSTEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER.??? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716764January 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE 5# OF PAPER WORK ON THIS ONE,HAD TROUBLE WITH THIE STEERING GEAR BOX AT 1150 MILES, HAD ROCKER AND LIFTERS DONE AT 4407 MILES, AGAIN AT 6344 MILES, BRAKES AGAIN AT 15986 MILES,24116 DRIVE SHAFT OUT OF BALANCE, I'M STILL HAVEING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES SOME TIMES IT IS LIKE ON BRAKE AND SOME TIMES IT'S LIKE THEY LOCK UP THE BACK WHEELS AT THE SPEED OF 5MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT OR WHAT EVER SURFES, OR AT THE STOP SIGN WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKE,YOU CAN HERE THE ABS. I HAVE TRYED DEALING WITH BBB, AND GMC PUT GOT NO WHERE, I WROTE TO THE ATT GEN'S OF BOTH MN AND TX, BUT GOT NO WHERE.I HAVE ALL THE PAPER WORK FROM DAY ONE, I"M PAYING OVER 40.000.00 FOR THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854601December 31, 1999
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES WHEN TRAVELING UPON MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT HAND TURN CONSUMER NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL, CONSUMER ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850640December 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. HAD COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. RESTARTED & VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DIFFERENTIAL SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT. TAKING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. ALSO, LEAF SPRING ON PASSENGER'S SID EFAILED/REPLACED/SMELLED OIL DUE TO PCV VALVE FAILURE, AN DTRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550016December 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY JERKS WHILE CHANGING LANES OR MAKING TURNS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715160November 23, 1999
STEERING
STEERING BECOMES IRRATIC WHEN TURNING. VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERSTEERS THEN RETURNS BACK TO NORMAL ,CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED (SVS)SENSOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851141November 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM; BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD TO PRESS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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