GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10386997March 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND FAILED DURING DRIVING ON MAJOR FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389653March 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I FIRST DROVE MY NEW TRUCK I NOTICED A SUBTLE KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY OVER A BUMP. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC AGREED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG AND CALLED GM TECH ASSISTANCE ([XXX]) AND FOUND THE REAR AXLE HAD TOO MUCH PLAY. THE GROVE ON THE AXLE THAT RETAINS THE C RETAINING CLIP WAS MACHINED TOO CLOSE TO THE END OF THE SHAFT. THEY REPLACED THE AXLE. ONLY A PERSON WITH MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE DETECTED THE SUBTLE NOISE. HAD IT GONE UNDETECTED EVENTUALLY THE C CLIP WOULD LIKELY FAIL AND THE AXLE AND WHEEL WOULD HAVE SLID OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING. I DOUBT THIS MACHINING FAULT ON THE AXLE IS UNIQUE TO MY TRUCK. 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
#10388428March 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON APRIL 15 2010, AS I WAS BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE TO EXAMINE IT I SAW THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BADLY DUE TO A BREAK IN THE METAL BRAKE LINE. AGAIN ON 2/27/2011, I WAS STOPPING MY VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED. ONLY THIS TIME IT WAS A FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINE. LUCKILY IN MY INCIDENTS THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OR DEATHS, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES, ALL THE REST OF MY BRAKE LINES ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITION AT THIS TIME AND WILL ALSO NEED TO BE CHANGED SO I FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY TRUCK, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FAMILY IS WITH ME. I HAVE OWNED TWENTY PLUS VEHICLE IN MY TIME AND EVEN SOME OF THEM WHERE GENERAL MOTORS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE DETERIORATE THE WAY THAT THIS ONE IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386575March 5, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FACTORY SYLVANIA RUNNING LIGHT BULBS TO HOT AND SCORCHING/MELTING THE PLASTIC SOCKETS IN GM PICKUP TRUCKS. 2005 TO 2009 THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SO MANY GM TRUCKS INCLUDING CADILLAC ESCALADE WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT WORKING THE SOCKET HAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE LIGHT BULB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386343March 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 BRAKELINE FAILURE DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION OF HARD LINES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE . I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND HAD SEVERE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND OTHERS SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386050March 1, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT LATCH. THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE BECOMING STUCK AND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REMAIN LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE WOULD HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND PLACE HIS ARM OUTSIDE THE WINDOW TO RELEASE THE DOOR HANDLE AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS MILEAGE WAS 207,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386111March 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED TO FULL, A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WOULD SURROUND THE VEHICLE AND FUEL WOULD BEGIN TO DRIP FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK. WHEN TANK WAS FILLED ONLY PARTIALLY (BELOW 75%) ONLY THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WOULD OCCUR AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK ATTACHES TO THE BODY OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384733February 28, 2011
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT SYSTEM BECAME SO HOT THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMAIN IN THE SEAT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE SEATING FUNCTION AND MOVE FORWARD IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE SEAT BACKWARDS, IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384735February 28, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE STEERING WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MOVE. WHEN ATTACHING THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE TRAILER THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384097February 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES 2000 GMC SIERRA 4 X4 EXTENDED CAB. 53,000 MI. I HAVE BLOWN OUT BRAKE LINES 4 TIMES OVER LAST THREE YEARS. ALL LINES TO ANTI LOCK VALVE RUSTED THROUGH, FRONT BRAKE ,DRIVERS SIDE,REAR LINE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384020February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 GMC SIERRA PICK-UP HAS ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READING. SPEEDOMETER READS VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GM ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND OFFERED FREE REPLACEMENT TO ALL EFFECTED VEHICLES. NO NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNERS. WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN, IT WAS TOO LATE. THERE WAS A TIME RESTRICTION ON IT. APPARENTLY MY SPEEDOMETER LASTED A BIT LONGER THAN MANY. HOWEVER MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE ONE REFERENCED IN THE BULLETIN. I THINK GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ME $470.00. I'VE OWNED MANY VEHICLES, AND NEVER ONCE HAS A SPEEDOMETER FAILED DUE TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384066February 22, 2011
STRUCTURE
'99 GMC SIERRA RUST ISSUES. ON BOTH SIDES, THE CAB CORNERS AND KICKER PANELS ARE HAVE ROTTED AWAY. WHEEL WELLS ARE JUST AS BAD. THIS IS NOT A FREAK OCCURRENCE. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR OF TRUCKS IN MANY STATES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383901February 21, 2011
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TODAY, THE STEERING LOCKED IN POSITION. IT TOOK BOTH HANDS TO FORCE IT TO TURN, AT WHICH A POP WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. VEHICLE HAS DRIVEN NORMALLY SINCE. TRUCK ONLY HAS 1,500 MILES ON IT. NO CONSUMER DEBRIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383454February 21, 2011
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 3X IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE (AT 99,500 MILES CURRENTLY). FIRST WAS FOR RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR. - REPLACED AT A COST OF 300+ DOLLARS AROUND 65K MILES. SECOND WAS SEAT SENSOR - RECALIBRATED IT, NO CHARGE. NOW AT 99,500 MILES MY LEFT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR IS BAD. - REPLACED IT MYSELF AT A COST OF $100. AIRBAG ISSUES AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383456February 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, READING 60 MPH WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING APPROX 40. ALSO BULBS BURNED OUT IN IT MAKING IT UNREADABLE AT NIGHT. BULBS ARE NON-REPLACEABLE IN THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, SO YOU NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE CLUSTER TO FIX BULB ISSUE. POOR DESIGN, EXPENSIVE, AND ANNOYING PROBLEM AT ONLY 99,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383458February 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM PLUGS UP WITH DUST. - CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL WHEN USING AUTOMATIC FILLERS, ALSO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. - HAD TO REPLACE CANISTER (FULL OF DUST) AND PURGE SOLENOID AT 95,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383486February 21, 2011
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN MY 2004 GMC SIERRA THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE A/C DOWN NEAR THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD SMOKES AND I SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND MY A/C DOESN'T WORK AND I TALKED TO A FEW OTHER GMC AND CHEVY OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SO IF ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK ITS SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383403February 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383333February 19, 2011
TIRES
OEM TIRES HAVE EXTREMELY POOR WET PAVEMENT TRACTION. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT HAD RAINED HEAVILY FOR AN EXTENDED TIME THAT DAY AND CONTINUING MODERATELY INTO THE EVENING. APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WHERE I INTENDED TO MAKE A TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, I BEGAN SLOWING TO WHAT I CONSIDERED A SAFE AND PRUDENT SPEED GIVEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED RESULTING IN SLIDING COMPLETELY STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, LUCKILY ON A GREEN SIGNAL LIGHT, AND WITH NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN MY PATH. REALIZING I WAS NOT SLOWING SUFFICIENTLY TO NEGOTIATE THE TURN, I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUED DOWN THE SAME STREET TO A SAFE AREA TO TURN AROUND AND RETURN TO THE STREET I INTENDED TO TURN ONTO. SECOND INCIDENT, AGAIN ON WET PAVEMENT, WAS AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN, I STARTED NEGOTIATING A LEFT TURN. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH, REAR TIRES LOST TRACTION AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TRIED TO SWAP ENDS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY WIFE YELLED AT ME TO STOP DOING WHATEVER IT WAS THAT I DID TO CAUSE SUCH ACTION, TO WHICH I REPLIED. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN START MOVING FORWARD AT A SLOW PACE AND WAS JUST AS SURPRISED AS SHE WAS BY THE BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383247February 18, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING A GMC 3500 DENALI HD 4X4 EQUIPPED WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WITH LESS THAN 90 MILES ON IT, THE REAR ADJUSTMENT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE AND FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT LESS THAN 20MPH. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PART MOUNTS NEAR OR IN THE CROSSMEMBER BRACE AND IS USED TO ADJUST THE PRELOAD ON THE TORSION BAR. AFTER THE PART BROKE AND FELL OFF THE VEHICLE HAD A NOTICEABLE LIST TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE PART IS A CAST PART THAT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED IN OVERLOAD (UNDERDESIGNED) OR DUE TO HIGH STRESS CONCENTRATIONS (POOR FIT/TOLERANCE ISSUES). AT CITY SPEEDS I WOULDN'T EXPECT MUCH MORE THAN WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. HOWEVER, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH A LOADED TRUCK OR TOWING A TRAILER, THE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN CONTROL ISSUES AND THEREFORE, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND HAD A NON-GMC FACILITY "REBUILD" THE FRONT SUSPENSION. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, GMC HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENT. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE BROKEN PART AND POSSIBLY THE ORIGINAL PART FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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