GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10462952June 25, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462899June 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS DRIVING , I HAD NO NOTICE OF PULLING INTO SUPERMARKET OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, FOUND OUT I HAVE MULTIPLE LEAKS AND PIN HOLES IN MY BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH AND EXTENSIVE RUSTING ON MY VEHICLE, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462913June 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND TRIED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN SUDDENLY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I DROVE THE ONE BLOCK BACK TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. I OBSERVED A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPON INSPECTION, I SAW A BUNDLE OF RUSTY BRAKE TUBES RUNNING DOWN THE FRAME RAIL OF THE TRUCK. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462770June 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE SERVICE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TRANSFER CASE ENCODER MOTOR AND TRANSFER CASE SELECTOR SWITCH WERE BOTH REPLACED. THREE YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THE SAME PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,012 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 115,603 UPDATED 7/26/12*CN UPDATED 08/07/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462558June 21, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL "WENT TO THE FLOOR". PUMPED BRAES ONCE AND STILL NO PRESSURE. WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS OBVIOUS UNDER THE TRUCK. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ONE OF THE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AT THE PLASTIC CLIP TO SECURE IT TO THE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462485June 20, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT, THEN SMOKE CAME OUT VENTS, WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER PASSENGER'S SIDE DASH. HAD TO PULL OVER AND PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IF THERE HAD BEEN A PASSENGER LIKE MY CHILDREN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BURNED OR KILLED.I AM A GM TECHNICIAN AND THE FUSE FOR THE HVAC DID NOT BLOW AND TAKING AWAY POWER DID NOT STOP THE ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE RESISTOR WIRING. MY VEHICLE SYSTEMS ALL WORKED FINE BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND GAVE NO INDICATIONS OF FAILING. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED FAST ENOUGH THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALLY IN FLAMES IF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS NOT RIGHT HANDY. YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. GM IS VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE A PASSENGER TONIGHT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462167June 18, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC C2500 PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH COOPER MASTERCRAFT TIRES, SIZE P265/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 31,000 THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES ON THE VEHICLE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461977June 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I GOT INTO MY GMC APPLIED THE BRAKES BEFORE STARTING THE TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT AND DISCOVERED FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, ABOUT IN LINE WITH THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461827June 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 2005. I MADE AN ATTEMPT AT MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO REMEDY THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD ONLY MAKE ONE ATTEMPT TO REMEDY ISSUE AND THAT I ALREADY HAD USED THAT. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT I COULD PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PERFORM STOPPING WITHOUT THE AID OF ABS AND WOULD STOP NORMALLY IN DRY ENVIRONMENT, WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO DROVE VEHICLE IN HIS PARKING LOT AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TO HIM ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH IN HIS LOT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461836June 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500 4WD. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN JUNE OF 2000. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE CORROSION ISSUES ARE BECOMING OVERWHELMING. YESTERDAY, A BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A STATE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, I GOT STOPPED AS I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH. I BABIED IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE 1/4 MILE AWAY, AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING OUT BELOW THE FUEL TANK AREA. AFTER LOOKING UNDERNEATH, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE BRAKE LINES WILL NEED REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUST. GOES ALONG WITH THE CORROSION ISSUE UNDER THE WHOLE TRUCK. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES ON BOTH SIDES, AS ONE HAD RUSTED AND BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE LEAF SPRING TO SLAM UP AGAINST UNDERSIDE OF THE BED, WHICH DENTED AND CRACKED THE PAINT IN THE BED. I RESTORE VEHICLES FOR A LIVING, AND I'VE SEEN CARS FROM THE 1940'S THAT DON'T HAVE THIS MUCH RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE. COME ON GM!! IT'S GREAT THAT THE BODY LOOKS LIKE NEW AND THE ENGINE RUNS GREAT, BUT IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD WHEN THE FRAME ROTS OUT FROM UNDERNEATH!! AND NOW THE BRAKE LINES---GLAD I WASN'T GOING 60 MPH WITH A LOADED TRAILER WHEN IT BLEW!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461798June 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM IN 2005. I MADE AN ATTEMPT AT MY LOCAL GMC DEALER TO REMEDY THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD ONLY MAKE ONE ATTEMPT TO REMEDY ISSUE AND THAT I ALREADY HAD USED THAT. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT I COULD PULL THE FUSE ON THE ABS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PERFORM STOPPING WITHOUT THE AID OF ABS AND WOULD STOP NORMALLY IN DRY ENVIRONMENT, WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID TAKE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO DROVE VEHICLE IN HIS PARKING LOT AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TO HIM ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH IN HIS LOT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461801June 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
SIRS/MADAM; SINCE NEW THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY. THEY WORK BUT, I AM ALWAYS ON ALERT. THE ABS HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS WITH GROOVED AND RELIEVED WITH DRILLED HOLES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINING ALL AROUND. WITH NO DIFFERENCE. MY PICKUP IS EQUIPPED WITH ROTORS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE PICKUP. WAS TOLD THE IS/WAS NO WARRANTY IMPLIED FOR BRAKING SYSTEMS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED, STILL NO DIFFERENCE. I AM VERY EASY ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANS AND I USE IT LIKE A STANDARD. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THAT I COULD THINK OF, MIGHT BE THE EQUALIZER VALVE. I AM ONLY A NOVICE WITH THESE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE. PERTAINING TO THE PARK BRAKE. AFTER A FASHION AND $246 SPENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID I HAD LEFT THE PARK BRAKE ON, WHICH I DID NOT, I FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE CONTACT SURFACE FOR THE PARK BRAKE LINING WAS EGG SHAPED. I HAD IT MACHINED, RE-INSTALLED THE COMPONENTS AND MY PARK BRAKE WAS NOW FUNCTIONAL. FROM NEW, I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE PARK BRAKE BECAUSE IT NEVER WORKED. NOW THE PARK BRAKE HOLDS MY PICKUP. TO WIT A FEW YEARS PAST THERE WAS LAW SUIT WHICH I JOINED BECAUSE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. I DID RECEIVE COMPENSATION WHICH MADE UP FOR THE COST AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR "REPAIRS". I UNDERSTAND THIS 12 YEARS IN THE MAKING BUT, THE BRAKING PROBLEM PERSISTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WORKING ON KEEPING THE HIGHWAYS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461469June 13, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME DEVELOPED A CRACK AND SEPARATED RIGHT BEHIND THE CONTROL ARM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INSTALL REINFORCEMENT FOR THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,113.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461622June 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000. THE BRAKE LINES BURST DUE TO RUST AND POOR DESIGN. THE CONSUMER STATED WATER AND SALT WERE TRAPPED INSIDE. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND POSITIONED ANOTHER WAY, SO THEY WOULD NOT HOLD SALT AND WATER FROM THE ROADS. UPDATED 06/27/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461697June 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE MANUAL SHIFT ON THE FLY SYSTEM (MSOF) WITH NEW VENTURE GEARS AUTOMATIC TRANSFER CASE IS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED. A METAL ANTI-RATTLE CLIP WORKS IT WAY THROUGH THE CASE HOUSING, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE. THE CLUTCHES THEN BURN OUT RENDERING THE TRANSFER CASE USELESS. THE RESULT IS NO 4 WHEEL DRIVE (NO POWER TO FRONT WHEELS) WHEN SHIFT ON THE FLY IS PRESSED, LEAVING DRIVER SLIDING ON SNOW OR ICE--WHICH HAPPENED TO ME IN A NEAR WRECK. I RECOVERED FROM THE SLIDE AND GOT THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN TO A REPAIR SHOP (ONCE THE SNOW MELTED) FOR A NEW TRANSFER CASE (REPAIR ONGOING). DRIVERS MAY RELY ON THE 4WD IN INCLEMENT WEATHER TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND BE INJURED WHEN THE 4WD DOES NOT ENGAGE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASE. THIS CONDITION IS SO COMMON IN THE GMC SIERRA/CHEVY SILVERADO THAT THERE ARE NOW PARTS TO PREVENT THE CLIP FROM EATING THROUGH THE HOUSING: THE MERCHANT AUTOMOTIVE UPGRADE PROVIDES THE SOLUTION THAT SHOULD BE DONE TO ALL 4WD MODELS WITH THE DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CASES: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NJ5ZS8WOMNK&FEATURE=RELATED THE CONDITION WOULD NOT IMPACT 2WD MODELS, HOWEVER. IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461170June 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE PULLING A SMALL ENCLOSED TRAILER AND GOING DOWN A HILL I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FOR BRAKES. I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH A REDLIGHT AND MISSED ANY VEHICLES IN THE INTERSECTION, STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW MY SPEED. CROSSED OVER AN INTERSECTION FOR A BIKE TRAIL WITH NOONE IN THE WAY. THEN HAD TO MAKE A HARD RIGHT TURN TO GO UNDER A TRAIN TRESSEL NARROWLY MISSING AN ON COMING CAR. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED I HAD DROPPED VERTICALLY 80 + FEET IN THE MATTER OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE. ON THE GROUND WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID FROMTHE CORRODED BRAKE LINES THAT HAD BURST RENDERING MY TRUCK IN TO AN UNSTOPPABLE DOWNHILL BOBSLED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WE SUNNY AND 80 DEGREES. LUCKILY NOONE WAS IN MY WAY AND I WAS ABLE TO MISS ANY OBJECTS AND STEER THE TRUCK TO A SAFE SPOT. I AM ALSO THANKFUL THAT NEITHER OF MY KIDS WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY IN TO WHAT A MANUFACTURE USES FOR VITAL SAFETY ITEMS IN A VEHICLE. BRAKES LINES SHOULD BE A PART THAT SHOULD OUTLAST THE USEFULNESS OF THE VEHICLE . NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A POSSIBLE FAILURE POINT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR GET INJURED DUE TO A COST SAVINGS OF USING REGULAR STEEL LINES ON THE ONE PART THAT MAKES YOU VEHICLE STOP? I HAVE HEARD OF PLENTY OF PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLE TYPES WHO HAVE HAD THEIR BRAKE LINES FAIL. THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU MAY TRY TO DO ON THIS ISSUE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461169June 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER INSPECTING, HE NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461091June 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
PUMPING UP BRAKES IN DRIVEWAY WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL FRONT OR BACK COULD ONLY USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO POSITION TRUCK TO BE TOWED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460887June 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE PROBLEM IS A TOTALLY RUSTED-OUT SET OF STEEL BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE GMC TRUCK. THE BURST BRAKE LINE IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKE DISTRIBUTION POINT (ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BENEATH THE DRIVER SEAT). IT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME, ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL AND PAST THE STEERING BOX, AND THEN MAKES A RIGHT TURN BENEATH THE RADIATOR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK, WHERE IT EXITS INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND CONNECTS TO THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE STEEL LINE BURST IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE STEERING BOX, SO THAT IT SPRAYS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE STEERING BOX WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS QUICKLY EMPTIED THE RESERVOIR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAVING ALMOST NO BRAKES AT ALL. THERE IS VERY MINIMAL BRAKING AVAILABLE WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED THE FLOOR. I INITIALLY EXAMINED THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE OF A DO-IT-YOURSELF REPAIR BUT QUICKLY ABANDONED THAT IDEA. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED AND COVERED WITH SCALE, SO THERE IS NO CHANCE OF CUTTING OUT THE BAD SEGMENT, DOUBLE FLARING THE ENDS, AND SPLICING-IN A SHORT SEGMENT TO REPLACE THE RUSTED-OUT PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK ARE BADLY RUSTED AND LIKELY WILL FAIL AGAIN IF LEFT IN PLACE (ACCORDING TO THE GMC SERVICE MANAGER). THE BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED BURST IN A PART OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT WOULD SEEM TO NOT EVEN BE EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT, SINCE IT IS INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RELATIVELY SHIELDED FROM SALT SPRAY AND ROAD GRIME BY THE BODY, WHEEL WELL AND FRAME RAIL. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER IN MURPHY, NC ESTIMATES THAT IT WILL TAKE ONE OF HIS MECHANICS ALMOST A FULL DAY TO REMOVE ALL OF THE BAD BRAKE LINES AND FABRICATE REPLACEMENTS (THESE LINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN PREFABRICATED FORM FROM GMC. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460940June 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION, IN JUNE 2012 HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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