GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10410613July 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I GOT INTO MY 2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK AND WENT TO STOP. THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CREATED A LEAK CAUSING LOSS OF THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST IN ANY OTHER AREAS. IT IS OBVIOUS THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED WELL BEFORE THE NORMAL LIFE OF VEHICLE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED DUE PRIMARILY TO MY EXPERIENCE AS A LONG TIME POLICE OFFICER. THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410182July 1, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE MOST LIKELY ORIGINATED NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE LOT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 178,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409359June 29, 2011
STEERING
ACCELERATING UP ON RAMP TO MA PIKE WITH WHEEL TURNED. WHILE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC AT SPEED WHEEL LOCKED IN TURNED POSITION. FORCED WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT WITH MUCH FORCE AND A LOUD POP SOUND FROM STEERING. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FORCE REQUIRED, MANY PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO UNLOCK WHEEL AND MAY CRASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN LAST 30 DAYS. DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS, CLAIMS CAN NOT MAKE HAPPEN WHEN IN THEIR POSSESSION. DEALER'S ONLY INSTRUCTS TO PULL OFF ROAD NEXT TIME IT LOCKS AND CALL ONSTAR FOR ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408894June 25, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING AND/OR BRAKING MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE OR DRASTICALLY REDUCED PERFORMANCE WHEN USED AT SAME TIME BECAUSE POWER STEERING PUMP IS ALSO POWER BRAKE PUMP AND SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE OR FLOW CAPACITY TO SUPPLY BOTH STEERING AND BRAKING TOGETHER. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408785June 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,500. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 09/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408648June 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING DUE TO CORROSION AND AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408566June 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN MOST 2002-2006 CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS THE CLUSTER WILL START GOING OUT GM HAD A RECALL ON THE CLUSTER BUT NEVER SENT OUT A REPORT ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407629June 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO REPETITIOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE BRAKE LINES. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE LINE AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SEVERE CRASH IF HE WERE TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407412June 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THIS IS MY 2ND GMC 6.0L THAT HAS BROKEN EXHAUST BOLTS FIRST TRUCK BROKE 3 BOLTS AT 32,000 MILES, REPLACED BY DEALER AND BROKE BOLTS OFF AGAIN AT 39,000 MILES. NOW HAVE 2005 WITH 51,000 MILE WITH THREE BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS AND AN EXHAUST LEAK. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407413June 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WIFE AND CHILD DRIVING TRUCK, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SERVICE BRAKE INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE ON INTERSTATE. STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND FILLED MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WITH FLUID. DROVE VEHICLE 8 MORE MILES AND TRADED WITH ME, WHEN I GOT TO THE VEHICLE, I FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO GROUND, FOUND LINES CORRODED BEYOND BELIEF ON DRIVER SIDE FRAME AROUND WHEEL WELL. DROVE TRUCK HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKE, LOW SPEED, AND DOWN SHIFTING. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED DUE TO STRONG BELIEF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407433June 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 9 JUNE 2011, I WAS TOWING MY 8,000 LB CAMPER BACK FROM THE DEALER WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I USED MY CAMPER BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. I HAD TO TRAVEL ABOUT 30 MILES WITHOUT BRAKES PULLING MY CAMPER USING ONLY THE CAMPER BRAKES WITH THE BRAKE CONTROLLER INSIDE THE TRUCK. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME I FOUND A LINE OF FLUID ON THE GROUND, I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR AND HAD MY WIFE PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL SO I COULD FIND THE LEAK. THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR GOING TO THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS LEAKING. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE, I AT THAT TIME WAS ALSO PULLING MY CAMPER. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED IN BOTH, I CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY GOOD DRIVER AND A SAFE DRIVER. ALL MY BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACED ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA TRUCK. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES RUST AND CORRODE LIKE THIS, THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR GM. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL COST ME ALOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THESE LINES. YOU LOOK AT MY TRUCK AND CAN SEE THAT I TAKE CARE OF IT, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT IS A 2000 FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT LOOK AT IT FROM UNDERNEATH AND IT LOOKS TO BE 100 YEARS OLD. I STILL HAVE THE PART OF THE LINE THAT I REPLACED THIS PAST WEEK, BUT THE LINE I HAD TO REPLACE 2 YEARS AGO I DO NOT HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406944June 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND DECELERATING HE NOTICED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE AND IT ALSO MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407831June 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE (LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR). CAUSED BY CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES SHOWED EXTENSIVE HEAVY RUST, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRAME MEMBERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406095June 13, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK EVEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE MAUNALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406109June 13, 2011
SEAT BELTS
2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD CREW CAB CLOTH SPLIT BENCH: THE SHOULDER HARNESS SEATBELTS ON ALL THREE PASSENGER SEATS WILL LOCK UP DURING NORMAL CRUISE (NO SUDDEN STOPS OR YANKS ON THE BELTS), AND WILL CONTINUE TO GET TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL THE OCCUPANT MUST UNBUCKLE THE SEATBELT AND LET IT COMPLETELY RETRACT BEFORE IT CAN BE RE-BUCKLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406148June 13, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
NO EVENT JUST EVERY DAY DRIVING AND A TIRE A YEAR LEAKS FROM INNER LINING TO FORM A BUBBLE ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE WHICH BLOWS OUT. A TIRE A YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405997June 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 GMC 2500HD ABS SLOW STOPPING PROBLEMS DUE TO PROBABLY SENSOR CORROSION,SAME AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AND SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTED IN EARLIER YEAR MODELS. LIVE IN MAINE HEAVY ROAD SALTING STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406448June 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT LOW SPEED THE ABS ACTIVATES CAUSING EXTENDED TRAVEL WHEN STOPPING, WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE VERY SCARY FOR DRIVER AND PEDESTRIANS IN CROSS WALKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405383June 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES ARE ALL CORRODED AND RUSTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404396June 3, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY HUSBAND AND I STOPPED AT LOWES TO PICK UP SOME ITEMS AND I DECIDED TO WAIT IN OUR 2006 GMC SIERRA. WE BOTH OPENED THE DOORS AT SAME TIME AND HE LOCKED THE VEHICLE TAKING THE KEYS WITH HIM. I STILL HAD MY DOOR OPEN AND WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN DECIDED TO GET BACK IN. WHEN THE DOOR SHUT IT WAS LOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS WITH THE OUTSIDE TEMP BEING 96 DEGREES IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG BEFORE THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE HEATED UP WITH ME IN THERE FANNING MYSELF TO KEEP COOL. HAD HE NOT COME OUT OF THE STORE WITHIN 5 MINUTES (HIS CELL PHONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE) OF MY GETTING LOCKED INSIDE I WOULD HAVE USED THE HORN TO GET SOMEONE'S ATTENTION. THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE COULD FIND IN THE MANUAL THAT ADDRESSES BEING LOCKED INSIDE. I'M 62 YEARS OLD AND I DOUBT ANYONE WOULD THINK TO CHECK ON ANYONE OTHER THAN A CHILD LEFT ALONE IN A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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