GMC Sierra Complaints (2005)

448 consumer complaints on file.

#10275164June 28, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE LATCH FAILURE, ALLOWS TAILGATE TO DROP DOWN WITH VIBRATION OR SLIGHT JARRING. THIS RESULTS IN LETTING CARGO FLY OUT ONTO HIGHWAY. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274439June 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. I AM HAVING THE SAME ABS PROBLEMS IN CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. AS I COME TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AND INCREASES MY STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273531June 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MULTIPLE REPORTS TO THE DEALERSHIP OF A CONTINUOUS VIBRATION AND NOISE IN THE FRONT END ACCOMPANIED BY UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. TIRES WERE ROTATED REDUCING BUT NOT ELIMINATING THE NOISE. THREE TO FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS WAS REQUESTED FROM ME BY THE DEALERSHIP TO REMOVE AND DISASSEMBLE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED BY ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WITHIN 1100 MILES AND TWO WEEKS OF LAST INSPECTION BY DEALERSHIP, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. DURING THIS EVENT THE VEHICLE BECAME NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND DOVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, STEERING WAS VIOLENTLY REACTIVE AND THE VEHICLE ENDED UP TRAVELING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IN THE OF THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE BRAKE ROTOR AND CALIPER HAD BECOME RED HOT SETTING FIRE TO THE DRIVE AXEL BOOT AND GRASS BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS ABLE TO BE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. DEATH AND/OR INJURY WERE ONLY AVOIDED DUE TO THE LACK OF TRAFFIC IN THE ONCOMING LANE AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE AREA OF THE DITCH WITHIN WHICH THE VEHICLE TRAVELED. RESULTS OF BEARING FAILURE INCLUDE DESTROYED BRAKE ROTOR, CALIPER AND PADS. THE FRONT DRIVE AXEL WAS PURGED OF GREASE THROUGH EXTREME HEATING AND AXEL BOOT WAS ALSO DESTROYED. ALTHOUGH REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE INCURRED A 300 DOLLAR TOWING BILL WHICH THE DEALERSHIP, GENERAL MOTORS, AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY GMPP ARE REFUSING TO COVER. THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTIC METHOD OF INSPECTION TO PREDICT EMINENT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE ISSUE AND SUPPORTS IT'S DEALERSHIPS PRACTICES. THE WARRANTY COMPANY IS ONLY ACCEPTING LIABILITY OF 50 DOLLARS FOR TOWING WHICH I HAVE HAD TO PAY 300 DOLLARS FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273144June 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. ON JUNE 5, 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY BEING DRIVEN 45 MPH. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272571June 1, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GREASE AND CAUSES THE STEERING TO STIFFEN UP WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES FOR THE STEERING SHAFT TO BE RE-GREASED, BUT THAT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE STEERING STIFFENS AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270168May 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS WHEEL SENSORS ON 2005 GMC P.U. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266391April 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SIERRA 2500 HD. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE SERVICE BRAKES LOCKED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266039April 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILE ON VEHICLE ,SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE OTHER TIMES IT MAY STICK ON 50 OR 60 OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. IF IT STICKS ON 50 FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I START MY NEXT TRIP IT STARTS AT THAT POINT,IF I'M GOING 20 MPH IT SAYS I'M GOING 70 MPH,ECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263825April 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 20000 MILES. IT WAS WORKING FINE THEN STARTED TO WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WE HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AS OF YET. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT, PLUS CAN RESULT IN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS CAUSING YOUR INSURANCE TO INCREASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263209March 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HELLO, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GM PLACED AN UNDERSIZED TRANSMISSION (4L60E) IN THE POPULAR CREW CAB 1/2 TON TRUCKS AND I AM REQUESTING FOR NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND MAKE A RECALL. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 GMC SIERRA SLE Z71 CREW CAB (K1500) WITH ONLY 76K+ MILES AND HAS THE 4L60/65E TRANSMISSION. THIS 4L60E TRANSMISSION IS ALSO USED IN GM TRUCKS COLORADO & CANYON AND WORKS GOOD FOR THESE SMALLER TRUCKS BUT IN THE LARGER SILVERADO & SIERRA CREW CABS THE TRANSMISSION WEARS OUR THE 3-4 CLUTCH PREMATURELY DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND GM HAS FIXED IT IN THE 2007+ CREW CAB TRUCKS BY USING A 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS 4-SPEED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN 4TH GEAR. I SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR AND TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR AND I WAS GOING 65 MPH. I HAD TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SO I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER WHILE I HAD SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME WAITING. MY TRUCK COULD NO LONGER HOLD SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH WITHOUT SLIPPING THE TRANSMISSION. I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY TRUCK COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. I HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A REBUILD AND THE MOST IT WOULD COST ME IS $3K TO FIX. I SAID NO THANKS AND PAID THE $45 DIAGNOSES FEE. I TOLD THEM WHY IF I DO NOT TOW WITH MY TRUCK AND DRIVE PASSIVE TO GET THE BEST MILEAGE AND SOME HOW MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS A REBUILD AT ONLY 76K MILES? THIS SHOULD NOT BE. I HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 193K MILES AND IT HAS NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL AND THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT I DISAGREE. I ASKED THE DEALER TO PROVIDE ME WITH HOW MANY TRANSMISSION REBUILDS THEY HAVE DONE AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT TRACK THIS INFORMATION. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT GIVE GM ANY FEEDBACK ON HOW MANY REPAIRS THEY DO TO CARS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262772March 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MAGNETIC SWITCH SHORTAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 04-23-09 *BF UPDATED 04/24/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260799March 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258785February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 70 MPH WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED, AND ROSE FROM THERE AS IT ACCELERATED. THE CONDITION PERSISTED FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK; EACH TIME THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER RESET ITSELF TO A LOWER STARTING SPEED, UNTIL IT READ ZERO AGAIN WHEN STOPPED. IT IS BEHAVING NORMALLY NOW, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND GM HAS NOT PROVIDED OTHER OWNERS ANY RELIEF IF THE VEHICLE IS PAST ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. SOMETHING AS BASIC AND NECESSARY TO DRIVING SAFETY AS SPEEDOMETER FUNCTION SHOULD, IN MY OPINION, BE DESIGNED TO LAST THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE INTENDED LIFESPAN WITHOUT SYSTEMIC FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257978February 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257793February 7, 2009
STEERING, WHEELS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IT JUST QUICK WORKING CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER THAT IS ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING, AS WELL AS THE DAYTIME LIGHT ON THE FRONT IS ALWAYS BURNING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257610February 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WAS INTERMITTENTLY STICKING. (NEEDLE WOULD JUMP UP OR DOWN, NOT ROTATE SMOOTHLY WITH SPEED CHANGES. THIS PROBLEM LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. THEN STARTED READING HIGH OR LOW BY UP TO 50MPH. THIS LASTED APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS. THEN NEEDLE ROLLED OVER PAST THE 120 MARK AND STUCK THERE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257395February 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATIC - VEHICLE IN STOPPED POSITION SAYS GOING 105 KM/H OR 65 MPH ?? INCORRECT READINGS, JUMPY -. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257474February 4, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL 'SINKS' A BIT TOWARD FLOOR, ON SLOW STOPS, JUST BEFORE CAR COMES TO A STOP. OCCURS ON ALMOST EVERY STOP, BRAKES INSPECTED AND DISCS AND PADS ARE OKAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256443January 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SOMETIMES READS INACCURATELY LOW AND SOMETIMES INACCURATELY HIGH. IT WILL USUALLY GO SEVERAL WEEKS WITHOUT EVER WORKING PROPERLY AND THEN WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS. IT SOMETIMES NEVER COMES BACK DOWN AFTER PEAKING AT THE MAXIMUM SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255936January 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'M CURRENTLY AT 84,000 MILES ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA, AND WHEN STOPPED WITH THE TRUCK IN PARK MY SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING 90MPH THEN PROCEEDS UP FROM THERE WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM. ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. TALKED TO A DEALER ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST 300 FOR THE PART, AND 200 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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