GMC Sierra Complaints (1999)

813 consumer complaints on file.

#10888028July 24, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 GMC SIERRA THAT JUST HAD BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON 7/14/16 ON THE INTERSTATE THAT CAUSED AN ACCCIDENT. I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I USED LOW GEAR AND PARK BRAKE TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE BUT STILL MADE CONTACT. IT IS CURRENTLY AT PATRIOT BUICK GMC IN WILLIAMSBURG VA FOR REPAIR WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I FEEL ME HAVING TO PAY $1000+ FOR THE BRAKE LINE REPAIR AND NOW A COURT DATE AND INSURANCE ISSUES THAT ARE NOT MY FAULT. WE NEED TO DISCUSS GMC MAKING SOME RESTITUTION AS THERE IS NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE AND THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN IN VA. I HAVE OTHER GM CARS FROM THE 60'S, 70S AND 2000S THAT HAVE NO RUST ISSUE. FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING AS WELL AND SOME NEEDED REPLACMENT.GM SERVICE REQUEST 8-2250924255 I ALSO HAD THE PS REAR BRAKE ROTOR SHIELD COME OFF AND SCRAPE MOVING PARTS LAST YEAR. TURNED ITNTO DEALERSHIP AS A PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK WAS TSB'D YEARS AGO FOR LINE INSPECTION
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10884768July 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED,FOOTPEDAL WENT DOWN FLOOR. WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.. BRAKE FLUID FOUND LEAKING.HAD TOWED TRUCK ,BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU AND HAD 4 COMPLETE LINES REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME ..I HAVE OWNED TRUCK SINCE 1999. LAST BRAKE LINE REPLACED IN 2015. THE OTHER ITEM WAS FUEL PUMP FAILED ON THE WAY TO WORK AND TRUCK WOULD NOT START.HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED AT MIDNIGHT AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884769July 14, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON,MECHANIC CANNOT TURN OFF..ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873869June 13, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE 1999 GMC TRUCK FRAME RUSTED OUT. ONLY HAS 90,000 MILE'S I BELIVE GMC SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THEM.WHY DID TOYOTA HAVE TO RECALL AND GMC IS GETTING AWAY WITH THIS.SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE NOW. JAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871915June 1, 2016
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE LATCH THAT HELD THE DRIVER SEAT IN PLACE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WOULD SLIDE FORWARD AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,316.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851383March 24, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822720January 28, 2016
SEAT BELTS
MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT THE LOCKING MECHANISM HAS FAILED TO LOCK ON TO THE RETRACTABLE LATCH LEAVING ME AN ILLEGAL DRIVER ON THE ROAD.I NEED YOUR HELP FOR REPAIRS AS I AM DISABLED,PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT AND OR WHERE TO GO.THANK YOU [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788620November 5, 2015
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN GOING AROUND LEFT CURVE THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPS TO THE LEFT AND COMES BACK. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS AND KNOW ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK WAS BUILT IN 11/OF 1998.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747596August 10, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS EVERYWHERE AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND HAD BUSTED. LOOKED IT UP AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TRUCK BUT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL?! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723601June 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS CORROSION FOUND WHEN HAVING CAB ROCKER PANELS REPLACED AND PREP-REPAINT CAB. BODY SHOP CALLED ASK ME TO STOP BY HAVE A LOOK AND THAT THEY HAD REMOVED THE BED. I WAS SHOCKED AT THE CROSS MEMBER TUBE THAT REAR SHOCK IS MOUNTED TO IS ALMOST CORRODED COMPLETELY AROUND OVER EXAUST MUFFLER. SHOP OWNER INFORMED ME HE DID NOT HAVE ABILITY TO REPLACE CROSS MEMBER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION OVER ALL FRAME-STRUCTURE. WE BOUGHT TRUCK NEW, 50% OF ITS TIME WAS PARKED UNDER CAR PORT. NEW CRATE MOTOR ($5000 INSTALLED) HAS 25,000 MILES. CAB REPAIRS AND PAINT $3000 >. I KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED. WE HAVE 7 GM VEHICLES, CANNOT HELP TO WONDER HOW MUCH HIDDEN SUPRISES AHEAD? I REPLACED CORRODED BRAKE LINES 2008 BRAKES WENT OUT IN DRIVEWAY STOPPED WITH PARKING BRAKE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SUBSTANDARD STEEL PROBLEM. TOYOTA I UNDERSTAND WAS RECALLED ON THIS SAME ISSUE? THE TRUCK STILL DRIVES AND FEELS LIKE THE FIRST RIDE. ANY HELPFUL INFORMATION WELCOME. THANKS'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681297February 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
SUBURBAN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP OR WILL NOT STOP AT STOP SIGNS. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR FOR EMERGENCY STOPS ON HIGHWAY AND GOING DOWN HILLS. BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT. ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS AND/OR MAY PULL VEHICLE VERY HARD TO THE LEFT. NHTSA RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY IN CERTAIN NORTHERN STATES BUT NOT IN WASHINGTON STATE WHERE WE HAVE HIGH CORROSION FROM NATURAL OCEAN AIR AND EXTREME WINTER MOUNTAIN DRIVING WITH DEICERS. THOUGH BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY SERVICED SINCE NEW THIS SAFETY PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS GETTING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679788January 29, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES FOR THE STOP SIGN AHEAD, AND I HAD NO BRAKES. ONCE I HAD THE TRUCK HOME I PARKED IT. I DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH BY HAVING A PIECE OF CARDBOARD UNDER THE TRUCK TO LOCATE THE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I'M SO LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A CAMPER ON THE TRUCK AND HAD GONE ON VACATION TO COLORADO, AS I INTENDED THIS TO BE MY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR THIS PURPOSE. I AM HAUNTED BY THE POSSIBLE SCENARIOS AND CRASHES THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO ME AND MY FAMILY. WIFE, SON, AND TWO DAUGHTERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE OTHER HUMAN BEINGS END UP SERIOUSLY INJURED, TRAUMATIZED, OR DEATH BEING VERY HIGHLY LIKELY. SO I HAVE A NEAR NEW TRUCK SITTING IN THE YARD FOR NEARLY THE PAST FIVE YEARS. MY ATTEMPT TO INSTALL AFTER-MARKET BRAKE LINES HAS BEEN A FAILURE. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. I KNOW AS TIME GOES BY OTHER BRAKE LINES ON THESE MODELS WILL RUST AND FAIL. I WILL BE HERE AS A WITNESS, AND SO WILL THE TRUCK AS I HAVE REFUSED OFFERS TO SELL IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676298January 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A YELLOW LIGHT I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL IN A PANIC AND STILL HAD NO EFFECT ON STOPPING THE TRUCK. I DOWNSHIFTED IN TO 1ST GEAR MANUALLY TO USE ENGINE BRAKING AND SLAMMED MY EMERGENCY TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE STOP IN WHICH IN HAD MORE THAN 300 FT TO DO SO AND I PRECEDED THROUGH WHAT HAD BECOME A RED LIGHT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED VERY LATE AT NIGHT SO THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I HAD A FRIEND ESCORT ME THE MILE LEFT TO MY HOUSE VIA HIS TRUCK AND TOW STRAP AND MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AS MY ONLY BRAKE NOT TO HIT THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. NOW UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL MY BRAKE AND FUEL LINES THEY ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AT MULTIPLE SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME CHANNEL AND REAR AXLE AREA. THE BURST LOCATION HAPPENED JUST AT THE BACK OR DRIVERS DOOR EDGE TO THE FRONT OF THE L/R WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667853December 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
7 O' CLOCK IN THE MORNING HEADING TO WORK MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO PARKING LOT APPLY THE BRAKES, PEDAL WANT TO THE FLOOR, AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, JUMPING THE CURB CAME TO A STOP, CHECKED UNDERNEATH, OIL LEAKING. CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. . MECHANIC CHECKED THE BRAKES LINES ALL NEED TO BE REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667482December 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TRUCK WAS IN SHOP FOR UNRELATED MAINTENANCE. BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MOVING TRUCK OUT OF SERVICE BAY. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVEABLE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS IS COMMON FAILURE AS LOWER QUALITY MATERIAL WAS USED IN THE BRAKE LINES. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON WEB INDICATED THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST I HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I FEEL BLESSED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED IN A NON-TRAFFIC SITUATION. I FREQUENTLY DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-94. THANKS,[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650279October 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
GOT HARD ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A DEER THAT HAD JUMPED OUT OF A DITCH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES GAVE OUT. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE ROTTED LINES TO THE TUNE OF 1250.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650532October 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
COMING TO A STOP SIGN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING; NO LIGHTS OR INDICATION FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. MANAGED TO TURN ONTO A DIRT SHOULDER AND DOWNSHIFT TO STOP. INSPECTION REVEALED RUSTED THROUGH REAR BRAKE LINE. ALTHOUGH THE DASH BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE STARTING THE TRUCK, IT GOES OFF AND GIVES NO INDICATION THE BRAKE FLUID IS LOW. WHILE REPAIRING THE BRAKE LINES IT WAS NOTICED THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS EXTREMELY RUSTY AND FLAKING. AFTER WIRE-BRUSHING BY HAND,THE FRAME IS SHOWING CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES, UNDER THE CAB, NEAR THE REAR, RIGHT ABOUT WHERE A CROSSMEMBER IS ATTACHED. THIS VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM NOT IMPRESSED WITH GM'S CLAIM THAT THIS WAS A LIGHTER, STRONGER FRAME ON THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE 2 OLDER TRUCKS WITH NOWHERE NEAR THIS MUCH RUST AND NEITHER HAVE CRACKED. THE DESIGN ALLOWS TOO MUCH CRUD TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE LIP OF THE FRAME WHERE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO WASH OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636912September 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN HILL, APPROX SPEED OF 45 MPH, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN DID HEARD POP NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING. PUMPED ON BRAKES AND GEARED DOWN TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TO NOTICE THAT FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE BODY. WAS ABLE TO GET MIRROR AND RESEARCH AND FIND THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED WITH RUST, AND IT HAS SPLIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630663September 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO SWITCH GEARS IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628114August 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND I LOST MY BRAKES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY AND WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINE BURST AND HIT MY GAS LINE BUSTING IT AS WELL. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. THEY REPAIRED THE GAS LINE EASY ENOUGH BUT THE BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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