GMC Sierra Complaints (2008)
555 consumer complaints on file.
- #10948402January 30, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10947634January 25, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN IMPOUND LOT. THE IMPORTER REFUSED TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10947662January 25, 2017AIR BAGS
RECEIVED NOTICE OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAG, IN JULY OF 2015 AND STILL TODAY THERE IS NOT A CORRECTION AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10947054January 23, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A LARGE SECTION OF MY DASH PAD BROKEN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I ALSO HAVE A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED FROM ABUSE BUT FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS. IT APPEARED SOMETIME IN 2015 WITH ABOUT 130,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW. MY CONCERN IS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, ALONG WITH THE DANGEROUS TAKATA AIRBAGS THAT I'M STILL WAITING TO BE REPLACED, WILL PLASTIC BE SENT THROUGH THE AIR FROM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT?, OR WILL WE WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED TO GET GM TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION.BY THE WAY GM HAS SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE AND TOLD ME THEY ARE WAITING ON PARTS. THAT HAS BEEN OVER 3 MONTHS AGO. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER TRUCK FOR AIRBAG RECALL.JUST FOR THE RECORD MY WIFES 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 RECEIVED A CRACK IN THE DASH AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC BUT I SURE GM WILL ESCAPE AGAIN JUST LIKE IN THE PAST. IT TAKES ONE SMALL FRAGMENT IN THE RIGHT PLACE SUCH AS AN EYE TO CHANGE SOMEONES LIFE FOREVER. JUST THINK IF IT WAS SOMEONE YOU LOVED SITTING IN THAT TRUCK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10946853January 21, 2017AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A LIGHT FLICKERS ON OCCASION THAT LOOKS LIKE A AIRBAG WARNING. IT DOES NOT STAY ON LONG OR OFTEN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10946668January 20, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL" DEALERS STILL DO NOT HAVE THESE YET THE RECALL DATE IS MAY , 28 2015 I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE ALL THE TIME AND IT SCARES ME . THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF NOW!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10944277January 11, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10940256January 7, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE WAS ACQUIRED IN MARCH, 2016 WITH AN INTACT DASHBOARD, 142,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS MULTIPLE, PENETRATING CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD DUE TO CAUSE(S) UNKNOWN. THIS HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD TO THE POINT THAT AT LEAST ONE TOP PIECE OF THE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE DUE TO THE CRACKS. TWO CRACKS ARE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD TOP AND ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. CURRENT MILES ON THE ODOMETER ARE 146,000. IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A CRASH, THE LIKELIHOOD IS VERY HIGH THAT PLASTIC FROM THE DASHBOARD COULD FRACTURE, BECOME AIRBORNE, AND RESULT IN INJURY TO OCCUPANT(S) OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO EITHER THE NORMAL DEPLOYMENT VELOCITY OF THE TAKATA PASSENGER AIRBAG, OR WORSE YET IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR FAILS TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED AND ACTIVATES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO RECALL NHSTA #16V381, ISSUED 5/27/2016 FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS. FURTHER, THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT ITS ENTIRE OPERATING LIFE IN THE "ZONE A" HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY REGION (FLORIDA). IN AND OF ITSELF, THE CRACKING DASHBOARD PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD DURING A CRASH WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. HOWEVER, COMBINED WITH CONDITIONS RECORDED IN RECALL 16V381, I MAINTAIN THIS COMBINED HAZARD PRESENTS AN UNACCEPTABLE LIFE SAFETY RISK. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE NHTSA IMMEDIATELY INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE NOTED DASHBOARD CRACKS ON BOTH GM AND GMC GMT900 TRUCK PRODUCTS, AND FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT A RECALL ACTION BE SUGGESTED TO GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ON GMT900 VEHICLES REGISTERED IN "ZONE A" TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS. AS OF THIS DATE GM HAS NOT COMPLETED THE RECALL ACTION UNDER NHSTA #16V381 ON MY VEHICLE, THEREFORE THE ACCENTUATED HAZARD REMAINS UNABATED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10938587December 29, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10937646December 27, 2016ENGINE
LOW OIL PRESSURE WHILE IN MOTION. SPLIT O-RING ON OIL PUMP PICK UP TUBE, METAL DEBRIS IN SCREEN FOR OIL PRESSURE SENSOR/ AFM VALVE LIFTER MANIFOLD. NO VALVE SHIELD ON AFM VALVE IN OIL PAN. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10937035December 22, 2016AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - THE RECALL DATE WAS MAY 28, 2015. TODAY IS DECEMBER 22, 2016. I NEED ACTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10935495December 15, 2016AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE FROM GMC JULY 2016, NOTHING SINCE. WHEN WILL MY VEHICLE BE FIXED OR DOES IT TAKE AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10935367December 14, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH FAILURE AROUND DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG AND OVER DASH CLUSTER. BRITTLE PLASTIC WILL SPLINTER AND STRIKE BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS. TAKATA RECALL HAS NO REMEDY ACCORDING TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10934895December 12, 2016AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE BEEN TO LIBERTY GMC IN PEORIA, ARIZONA NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER TWO YEARS NOW. I WORRY ABOUT MY WIFE EVERY TIME SHE IS IN THE TRUCK. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO DATE I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT A COLLISION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10934500December 11, 2016AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL/RECEIVED IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL IN JULY 2016 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE THAT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE MAKE REPAIRS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10934518December 11, 2016AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL??? RECALL CAME OUT MAY 28 2015. AIRBAG DEFECT CAN BE VERY SERIOUS. DEALER IN SEPTEMBER 2016 SAYS THERE IS NO RESOLUTION FOR RECALL. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY AIRBAGS? HOW DOES ONE GET REPLACED ONCE DEPLOYED IF NONE EXIST? IF A REPLACEMENT DOES EXIST THEN THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT REPLACING THEM IN A RECALL THAT IS OVER A YEAR OLD. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE WE NEED TO GET GMC ON THE BALL WITH A POSSIBLE DEFECT CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY. THIS RECALL IS TAKING TOO LONG TO COMPLETE. THAT IS MY COMPLAINT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10934550December 11, 2016AIR BAGS
THE PLASTIC AROUND THE PASSANGER AIRBAG HAS STARTED CRACKING AND CONTINUES TO SPREAD TO OTHER AREAS. I FEEL THIS COULD MAKE FOR A BAD SITUATION WITH SHARDS OF SHARP PLATIC BEING THROW AT THE PASSANGER IF THE AIRBAG WHERE TO BE DEPLOYED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10934165December 9, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10934199December 9, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10928995December 1, 2016AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD CRASHESD NEAR FRONT PASSANGER AIRBAG THAT MAY POTENTIALLY ALLOW MOISTURE INTRUTION INTO THE PASSANGER AIRBAG INFLATOR SYSTEM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0