GMC Sierra Complaints (2000)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10143001November 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE DEALER TOLD THE MANUFACTURER THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF RUST. THE DEALER TOLD HER THE RECALL 05V379000 DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, JUST THE SENSOR. ALSO, THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP, DID NOT SHOW LOYALTY TO A SPECIFIC DEALER, AND WAS NOT A CURRENT CUSTOMER OF GMC, THEY COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142733November 15, 2005
STEERING
TWO FAILURES OF STEERING SHAFT WITHIN 50,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142242November 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON, AND THE ABS DID NOT WORK. WHILE DRIVING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141654November 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, COMPLETE DETERIORATION OF BRAKING SURFACE OF ROTORS FRONT AND REAR LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR ROTORS AND PAD SETS FRONT AND REAR. ALSO UNWANTED ANTILOCK ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO SENSOR OR ABS COMPONENT FAILURE OR MIS-PROGRAMMED ABS MODULE NOT DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141461November 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE HAVE SYMPTOMS OF THE GMC TRUCK RECALL INL 05V379000 . WE HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE OUR TRUCK FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY AND WE CONCERNED THIS WILL ULTIMATELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AT BROOKFIELD PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK DEALER. DIAGNOSTICS HAS DETERMINED THAT WE INDEED HAVE THE FAILURES DEFINED IN RECALL 05V379000 . WE ARE INFORMED WISCONSIN HAS BEEN LEFT OUT OF THIS RECALL. OUR NEIGHBORING STATES SUCH AS ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN HOWEVER ARE INCLUDED. WE FEEL GMC HAS LEFT OUR SAFETY AT CHANCE AND FEEL THIS IS A LEGITIMATE COMPLAINT THAT GMC NEEDS TO INCLUDE ANY CONSUMER THAT HAS THIS SAFTEY ISSUE DEFINED IN 05V379000 . WE ARE FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS A RECORD FOR WHEN, AND IF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND BODILY HARM OR WORSE. AS WE CAN TESTIFY WISCONSIN RESIDENTS ARE SEEING THIS SAFETY ISSUE DEFINED IN THE RECALL 05V379000 AND OUR SAFETY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE GMC CORPORATION AS IT HAS BEEN BY OTHER STATES SURROUNDING US. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141280October 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME HE HAD IT TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY FOUND THERE WAS A CRACK IN AN INTERNAL HUB. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND LUBRICATION. THEY REPLACED ALL DAMAGED PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141150October 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD . HE PUMPED THE BRAKES TO STOP WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED UNDER 10 MPH. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140780October 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I TOOK MY 2000 SIERRA TRUCK TO MY GMC DEALER AFTER EXPERIENCING A FEW LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATIONS AND BRAKE FAILURES CAUSING ME TO DRIFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SINCE TANDOM LOG TRUCKS ARE FREQUENT TRAVELERS ON OUR LOCAL ROADS, I WANTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. MY GMC SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES CONTAINING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AT A COST OF $500 EACH FOR PARTS ONLY. I DECIDED AGAINST THAT IDEA AND OPTED TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE UNDER THE DASH BOARD. I KEPT INQUIRING AT THE DEALER ABOUT ANY GM SPONSORED REPAIRS AND FINALLY READ ABOUT THE AUGUST 29, 2005 RECALL NOTICE WHICH INVOLVED CLEANING, SANDING, AND LUBRICATING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. THE RECALL SERVICE WORK WAS DONE ON 10/13/05, ACCORDING TO SERVICE BULLITIN #05068, BUT MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO DRIFT INTO TRAFFIC AS BEFORE. THIS TIME I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE FROM UNDER THE HOOD SO I COULD FINALLY USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS SINCE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO AUTHORIZED FOLLOW UP PROCEDURE OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLIES OR SPEED SENSORS, AT MY EXPENSE. THE BRAKES FUNCTION ADEQUATELY WITHOUT THE ABS FUSE, BUT THE RED BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ON CONTINUALLY, AS WELL AS THE AMBER ABS LIGHT. IF I GO BACK TO REMOVING THE INTERIOR ABS FUSE, THE RED LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO INDICATE ANY OTHER CAUSE FOR BRAKE FAILURE, BUT I SACRAFICE THE CRUISE CONTROL. GM HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY DESIGNED A DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM THAT IS PRONE TO RUST AND CORROSION IN CERTAIN "RUST BELT" STATES AND PROVINCES OF CANADA AND THEY ARE AWARE THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE INEFFECTIVE RECALL REPAIRS TO MY TRUCK COST GENERAL MOTORS $46.88 ON THE INVOICE AND YET THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY ABOUT $1,200 TO REALLY REPAIR AND REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I DON'T THINK SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140629October 24, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BREAK FAILURE ON 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS (NHTSA RECALL #05V161000, GM RECALL NUMBER 05042) HOWEVER THE CURRENT RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VEHICLES SOLD WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME PARKING BRAKE DESIGN AND THE EXACT SAME PARTS USED IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM. MY TRUCK WILL NOT PASS TEXAS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BREAK FAILURE. THE STATE INSPECTION CONSIDERS MY TRUCK UNSAFE. NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE GENERAL MOTORS FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE PROBLEM EXISTS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS AN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS THERE IS A GREATER CHANCE FOR AN INJURY TO OCCUR HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STATE INSPECTION IN TEXAS CONSIDERS MY VEHICLE UNSAFE SHOULDN'T THE NHTSA AND GM? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140508October 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES CORRODED (RUSTED). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140360October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1-I NOTICED BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. 2- THIS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS AS FAR AS ALMOST HITTING STRUCTURES OR VEHICLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. 3-TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR LOCATED IN THE WHEEL HUB AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00 PLUS . ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A RECALL FOR EAST COAST ONLY RECALL # NHTSA ID # 05V379000. BECAUSE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON EAST COAST I FEEL IT SHOULD APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AS WELL EVEN THOUGH I'M ON THE WEST COAST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140011October 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE ABS HAS ACTIVATED WITHOUT NEED MORE THAN FORTY TIMES AT LOW SPEED. SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT! THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE TALKED TO HAVE DONE NOTHING.. AS OF LATE, I'VE SEEN ON THE NEWS THAT GM AND NHTSA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS LOOKING INTO IT. WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THE STATES THEY ARE LOOKING AT, ISN'T ONE I LIVE IN. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT I HAVE DISABLED THE ABS FOR FEAR IT WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT! THE SNOW IS COMING SOON AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WORKS AT 100% PLEASE DO WHAT EVER YOU CAN TO SPEED THIS PROCESS ALONG. MYSELF AND THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE COUNTING ON YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME JASON ZEBROWSKI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139973October 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THIS WAS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. IT ONLY COVERED THE SALT BELT STATES. THIS TRUCK WAS IN A SOUTHERN STATE. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139268October 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 6 MPH AND BELOW. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BRAKING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH HIS DEALER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS UPSET BECAUSE HIS STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 AND GM RECALL 05068. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 GMC ,SIERRA. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAS CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - THE CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE SO HE COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALER WERE AWARE F THE CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR. MINNESOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138997October 7, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT: THE RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO SHORT OUT. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THIS DID NOT AFFECT NORMAL USE OF THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE LENS ON THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS WERE FILLING UP WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINED. THE CONTACT DRILLED HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LENS TO ALLOW WATER TO ESCAPE. SINCE THE CONTACT HAD PERFORMED THE DRILLING THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT SHORTED OUT AS OFTEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134578September 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT:THE OWNER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT STOP SIGNS. THE ABS PROBLEMS BEGAN LAST YEAR. THE OWNER HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS AND RINGS REPLACED. THE BRAKES WORKED OKAY FOR A WHILE. THEN ON JULY 28 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT TRIED TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. COULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE CURB. THE OWNER ADDED A QUART OF BRAKE FLUID AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW THE BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES. THEN, AT HOME THE OWNER LET THE VEHICLE SIT AND THE REST OF THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT. THEN, THE OWNER CALLED GMC, AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE BRAKE LINES TO RUST AT 47,000 MILES. GMC ADVISED THE OWNER TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO KEPT THE CAR FOR ONE WEEK. GMC SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO COULD NOT FIND A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINES. THE INSPECTOR WAS CONTACTED BY THE OWNER ,AND THE OWNER ASKED IF THE INSPECTOR HAD FILLED THE BRAKE FLUID AND PUSHED THE BRAKE AND HE SAID NO. THE OWNER ASKED HOW CAN THE FLUID LEAK OUT IF BRAKE FLUID WAS NOT PUT IN. THEN, THE OWNER EXAMINED THE BRAKE LINES AND SAW THAT THEY WERE RUSTED/CORRODED. THE OWNER CONTACTED GMC AGAIN ADVISING GMC THAT THE INSPECTOR HAD NOT FILLED THE BRAKE LINES. GMC DENIED THE OWNER'S CLAIM. HOWEVER, THE OWNER DID NOT KNOW WHY THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE OWNER THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE OWNER PAID THE REPAIR COST. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE THE OWNER NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE ONLY PARTIALLY REPLACED. THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS $894.78 FOR ABOUT 4 FEET OF BRAKE LINES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132913September 29, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DT: A 2000 GMC 3500 DUMP TRUCK WHICH WAS PASSING BY STRUCK THE CONSUMER WHO WAS ON A BICYCLE. THIS RESULTED IN A CRACKED BICYCLE HELMET AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO BE THROWN OUT OF THE WAY BY THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10138859September 28, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMERS AIRBAG SENSING DIAGNOSTIC MODULE SDM CONTAINED AN ANOMALY WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY. *TS THE CONSUMER APPARENTLY FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10137664September 26, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAIL GATE SUPPORT CABLE HAS BROKEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137287September 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CALLER SAID ABS KICKED IN AT LOW SPEEDS. SHE HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS. THE CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 ON ABS BRAKES IN OTHER STATES, BUT NOT IN CALLER'S STATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID HER STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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