GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10355540September 14, 2010
EQUIPMENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANISM TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CABLE WOULD LOWER BUT THE TIRE WOULD NOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY MECHANISM, THERE WAS NO WAY TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC HAD TO USE A TORCH AND CUT THE SPARE TIRE LOOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS NEVER REMOVED FROM VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT RUST AND CORROSION CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000. UPDATED EVOQ 10/13/10
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#10355628September 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN MARCH OF 2009, THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 BROKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND CHECKED ALL OVER AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED UNDER THE CAB ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THAT WAS WHERE THE LINE BROKE AND BRAKE FLUID WOULD LEAK OUT. I HAD IT FIXED FOR $650 AND ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010, THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AGAIN RIGHT AT THE REAR AXLE WHEN I WAS MOVING THE TRUCK IN MY BACKYARD. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10355168September 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS COMING LOOSE, DUE TO LOOSING STUDS, BROKEN STUDS OR THE STUDS JUST FALLING OUT. THE TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM FOUR OR FIVE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED AND I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES. THE DANGER THAT THIS PROBLEM CREATES IS THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. GM/THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SO I AM FORCED TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10355174September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON IT. ON AUGUST 25, 2010 I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TOWING A 14? TRAILER AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE LIGHT CHANGED. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS ROUGH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY SO THAT I COULD STOP FOR THE INTERSECTION. DUE TO THE ROUGH ROAD THE ABS KICKED IN AND WHEN IT DID MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NO ONE WAS HURT AS I CONTINUED INTO CROSS TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION. AFTER PULLING INTO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION, I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES GOING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BOTH BLOWN OUT. ONCE I HAD THE VEHICLE HOME I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND FOUND ALL THE LINES IN EXTREMELY BAD CONDITION. IN FACT THE LINES GOING TO THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SEEPING BRAKE FLUID. HAVING OWNED MANY VEHICLES, MOST OLDER THAN THIS ONE, I WAS SHOCKED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE IN AS BAD A CONDITION AS THEY ARE. ESPECIALLY IN A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T EVEN 10 YEARS OLD YET. BRAKE LINE FAILURE IS A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT GM IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THIS PROBLEM - HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TOO. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355178September 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILES ON IT. WITH THE BRAKE LINE PROBLEM I RECENTLY HAD I FIGURED I SHOULD REPORT THE OTHER ISSUES THAT I DON?T THINK I SHOULD BE HAVING WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THE OIL COOLER LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE ALL RUSTED THROUGH AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE LINES, THE CONNECTORS FOR THE LINES HAVE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (THEY RUSTED SO BAD THAT WERE FALLING APART). IF THE VEHICLE WAS 20 YEARS OLD I MIGHT EXPECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON ONE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND THE MILEAGE THAT IT HAS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355233September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON SEPTEMBER 7 2010 I LEFT MY HOUSE TO GO TO WORK, I STOPPED AT THE MAIL BOX AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. I BACKED UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND ONE WAS LEAKING. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED. SCARY UNSAFE!!! *TR
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Deaths:
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#10355246September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HIT THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD FAIRLY HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO AVERT ANOTHER CAR, BUT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND BRAKE FLUID EXPLODED ALL OVER MY ENGINE. MY BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED AFTER THIS INITIAL BRAKING. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND GET TOWED. VERY CLOSE CALL. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10355250September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS (~5MPH). FRONT END CHATTER RESULTS AND STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES. ALSO PULLS CAR TO ONE DIRECTION. THIS IS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355093September 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DEFAULT , IT WILL NOT INDICATER THE CORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE 120 MPH, OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE 20-30 MPH , SOMETIMES IT STICKS ON SEVERAL MPH'S SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE I AM NOT GOING THE SPEED INDICATED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. ONE TIME IT WAS INDICATING 120 MPH THRU A SCHOOL ZONE!!! *TR
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#10354991September 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE:BODY
BACKING UP TO MY TRAILER WHEN MY BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. ALSO UNDERNEATH OF TRUCK IS SOO RUSTED AND BOTTOM OF DOORS ARE ALSO RUSTING THROUGH. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355015September 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO UNDER 10 MPH, THE VEHICLES ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON MANY GMC MODELS BUT NOT THE SIERRA DENALI I HAVE. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS WITH SIERRA DENALIS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND IT GREATLY INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR DUE TO THE ABS KICKING IN WHILE STOPPING AT LOW SPEED. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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#10354791September 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
RANDOM DOOR LOCK FAILURE LEADING TO PERMANENT FAILURE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. OWNER IS UNAWARE OF PROBLEM UNTIL SEVERAL WEEKS OR MONTHS AS PROBLEM PROGRESSES TO COMPLETE FAILURE. DOOR LOCKS WILL SOMETIMES LOCK AND SOMETIMES UNLOCK, BUT TOTALLY UNAWARE TO THE OWNER UNTIL THE PROBLEM FINISHES WITH COMPLETE FAILURE. OFTEN TIMES VEHICLE IS LEFT UNLOCKED WHEN OWNER ASSUMES IT IS. THE PROBLEM CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR CRIME AS WELL AS MANY OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS. THE OTHER MAJOR CONCERN IS THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM DURING A CRASH ..... WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR DOORS MAY NOT BE LOCKED. I HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS FOR CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS OF VEHICLES THAT SHOULD BE LOCKED BUT AREN'T. BECAUSE OF FLAWS IN COMPONENT INTEGRITY. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO 3 (INCLUDING MYSELF) OUT OF 5 TRUCKS OWNED BY FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS. THE INTERNET IS FLOODED WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THIS MATTER. THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10354731September 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36000.
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Deaths:
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#10354535September 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3RD TIME BRAKES/ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS TIME I FOUND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPERS ALSO. I HAVE A DETAILED VEHICLE REPAIR HISTORY FROM THE DAY IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. THE BRAKELINES ARE IN BAD SHAPE. WHILE BLEEDING THE BRAKES AFTER INSTALLATION, I HAD ONE OF THE LINES RUPTURE FROM CORROSION. UPON INSPECTION OF ALL BRAKELINES, I FIND IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE ALL BRAKELINES FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AND THE OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. *TR
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10354109September 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED AND RUPTURED IN MY 2000 GMC 3500 3 TIMES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. LAST REPLACEMENT LASTED ONLY 23 MONTHS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354128September 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE GAUGE WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.
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#10354033September 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS, ABS KICKS IN. THEN BRAKES LOCK UP AND ABS DOES NOT WORK. *TR
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#10353947September 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 8/4/10, WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY 2001 GMC SIERRA'S BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE STEEL BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS RARELY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER WHEN THERE WAS SNOW, ICE OR SALT PRESENT. AS OF 9/5/10 THE TRUCK REMAINS PARKED AND THE LINES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, I CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO FIND THIS FAILURE TO BE A PENDING INVESTIGATION FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE10010. I ONLY WANT GMC TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR THAT IS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE A RECALL ON 6.3 MILLION VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ISSUED WITH GM'S IPO SET TO BE RELEASED. SO, I, THE GM CONSUMER, WILL HAVE TO WAIT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353873September 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, CLEAN SENSORS WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN WARNING LAMP LITE COMES BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10353874September 4, 2010
STEERING
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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