GMC Sierra Complaints (2000)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10110166February 9, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DURING A RAIN AND THEN FREEZE IN MICHIGAN, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. BY FAILING TO OPERATE, ONCE OPEN IT WILL NOT LATCH UNTIL IT THAWS OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE SO FAR THIS 2004-2005 WINTER. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110869February 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN MOVING AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN TURNING LEFT ABS SYSTEM VIBRATED, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT. DEALER REPLACED ABS SISNSORS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108441February 2, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THE FUEL GAUGE QUITS READING FULL INSTEAD READS COMPLETELY EMPTY GIVING NO INDICATION OF FUEL LEVEL NOTHING HAS BEEN CURRENTLY DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT INVOLVES REMOVAL OF PICKUP BED TO REPLACE SENSOR IN FUEL PUMP. 5 OTHER VEHICLES IN SAME AREA HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110835February 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD AND BRAKES DO NOT WANT TO STOP VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE ABS ACTIVATED TOO SOON WHICH GREATLY INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH LIGHT BRAKING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108345February 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEATED FAILURES OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND, ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS, NEAR COLLISIONS. DEALER QUICKLY IDENTIFIED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR AS REPLACEMENT OF THE RF WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. DISTURBINGLY, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON, AND THAT NO RECALL CURRENTLY EXISTS. DEALER FURTHER INDICATED THAT FUTURE FAILURES (EITHER OF THE SAME BEARING ASSEMBLY OR THE OTHER BEARING ASSEMBLY) ARE POSSIBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108135January 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE COMING TO A SLOW STOP(-10MPH AND DRY) THE ANTILOCK BRAKES STARTED TO OPERATE CAUSING A FAILURE FOR AN ASSURED DISTANCE .WHEEL SPEED SENSORS TO BE CAUSE ,REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. HAPPENED AGAIN 8 MONTHS LATER WHEEL SPEED SENSORS REPLCED AGAIN. SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FAILURE TO STOP CAUSES ACCIDENTS NOT TAILGATE CABLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107938January 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
MY BRAKES STARTED TO FAIL--STOPPING BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC, STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS, PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. AT FIRST IT SEEMED THAT MAYBE IT WAS SLIPPERY AND THE BRAKES WERE PULSING OR SOMETHING. THE LAST TIME WHEN I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE WAS WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108881January 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE FILLING UP FOR GASOLINE THE GAS GAUGE WOULD REGISTER A HALF OF TANK. BUT THE DRIVER FILLED A FULL TANK AT THE GASOLINE PUMP. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN TWICE. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106747January 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE TENDS TO SLOW DOWN SLOWLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO AN INTERSECTION, ALMOST CAUSING IT TO HIT PEDESTRIANS. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER FOR CHECK UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103721December 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NHTSA RECALL 04V129000. GMC ISSUED A TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT HAS EXPERIENCED BROKEN CABLES, KEEPING IT FROM MAINTAINING UPWARD POSITION. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099534December 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE REAR ROTORS PREMATURELY WORE OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK GMC STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR. THE ROTORS HAD METAL FLAKING THAT WAS BELOW LEGAL TOLERANCE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100126November 18, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE, I ALWAYS GENTLY LOWER MY TAILGATE HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BECAUSE OEM CABLES FAILED. TAILGATE HAS HAD NO HEAVY LOAD. BOTH OEM CABLES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AT THE MIDPOINT.*AK GMC CLAIMS MY CABLES ARE GOOD AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED GMC COUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101093November 16, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IT RAN ROUGHLY, AND A SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTICEABLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS THE PLENUM CHAMBER AND GASKET THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMELL LIKE FUEL WHEN STARTING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098536November 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AND SPEED IS AROUND 5 MPH THE ABS SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD NOISE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO (THE FIRST TIME - APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES) AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND NOTE THAT THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. I CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PARTS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CANNOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. MY POINT IS AFTER THE PARTS ARE REPLACED, THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TO VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS TIME, I WAS EXITING MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND ROLLED INTO THE ROAD. GM CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A "DOCUMENTED" ISSUE, EVEN AFTER ADMITTING THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS REPAIR. THE REPAIR IS INSUFFICIENT IN MY OPINION. I DOES NOT PREVENT BRAKE LOSS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER CALLING GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BACK AND COMPLAINING, THEY SAID TO WAIT 2 TO 3 DAYS TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR COST (WHEEL SPEED SENSORS). THEY AVOID ANSWERING HOW THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SO THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098339November 5, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THROTTLE BECOMES STICKY WHEN CLOSED. AS A RESULT EXTRA FORCE IS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN INITIALY DEPRESSED. THIS IS AN EXTREMLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALY IN PARKING LOTS OR OTHER TIGHT, HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS SINCE EXTRA FORCE IS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO "BREAK IT FREE" ONCE IT DOES "BREAK FREE" THE VEHICLE CAN LUNGE/LURCH FOREWARD UNCONTROLED. THIS SITUATION MAKES SMOOTH THROTTLE CONTROL UNOBTAINABLE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE WITH HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AS I ASSUME THE THROTTLE PLATE EXPANDS WHEN HOT AND BINDS IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY PROVIDES RELIEF FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS AND BELIEVE THAT GM OFFERS AN UPDATED THROTTLE BODY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. DUE TO THE EXTREEM SAFETY HAZZARD I FEEL THAT GM IS NEGLEGENT IN NOT OFFERING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST, AS GM DOES SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE DEFICIENCY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099043October 29, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER WAS AT A STAND STILL WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS SOME RESISTANCE IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN THE PEDAL DROPPED STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS, THE OWNER HIT THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON IT S OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095686October 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS TURNS ON IN MY TRUCK WHILE COMING TO A SLOW STOP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO NOT STOP. I TOOK UPART MY HUBS, THE FRONT ABS SENSOR HAS CORROSION IN IT THAT PUTS IT OUT BY A FEW THOUSANDTHS AND IT THINKS IT IS GOING -5 MPH AND TURNS THE ABS ON. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS FOR ME AS I HAVE ROLLED RIGHT INTO SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS WHEN I EXPECTED MY BRAKES TO STOP MY TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS QUICK ENOUGH TO USE THE EBRAKE EACH TIME UNTIL I COULD GET A TEMP FIX GOING. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SENSOR, NOT THE ABS ITSELF. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT IT, OTHER THAN CLEANING IT REGULARLY, SO I DISBALED MY ABS (PULLING THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD) TO MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IN THE MEAN TIME UNTIL A RESOLUTION CAN BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093353September 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE A 2000 GMC DESIL TRUCK. FOR TRHE PAST TWO YEARS THE TRUCK ENGINE WILL STOP WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LASTING RESULTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087510September 28, 2004
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE CABLE UNDER THE VEHICLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087939August 16, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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