GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10331891May 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS TRIGGERS FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. I'M TOLD THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF A RECALL DUE T CORROSION OF AN ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, BUT NO DEALER WILL SPEAK TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331550May 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331610May 21, 2010
STEERING
I BOUGHT A NEW HEAVY DUTY 2006 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK. IT PRESENTLY HAS FIFTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED MILES ON IT. I JUST WENT TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND WAS TOLD THE IDLER ARM ON THE STEERING ROD WAS WORN OUT. WHEN I ASKED FURTHER QUESTIONS THE TIRE GUY SAID THIS WAS REAL COMMON IN GM PRODUCTS. I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS OK FOR NOW BUT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO. I AM 60 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED NEW AND USED VEHICLES ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IF THIS IDLER ARM ON THE STEERING SHOULD FAIL THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PERFECTLY. GM MUST BE PUTTING SUBSTANDARD IDLER ARMS ON THEIR STEERING TIE RODS FOR HEAVY DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES WITH OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331626May 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY '03 GMC SIERRA 2500HD ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN, TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, NO HARDER THAN I NORMALLY WOULD, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WITH VERY LITTLE TO NO STOPPING ACTION FROM THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BY DOWNSHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP, WHILE PULLING ONTO THE SHOULDER. MY TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE ALONG THE DRIVERS' SIDE FRAME RAIL HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON IT, AS WELL AS DEFECTIVE BRAKE SHOES. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINE CAME TO APPROXIMATELY $450.00, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REPLACEMENT CAME TO AROUND $900.00. THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO VERY CORRODED, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,450 TO REPLACE THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331661May 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES RUSTED & FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND TRUCK COULD NOT STOP. FORTUNATELY IT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT & NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS WAS A 2002 GMC 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCK WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2003. IT TURNED OUT ALL BRAKES LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS TRUCK HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CAR OF. ALL LINES WERE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE COST. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE INCIDENT. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 60 MPH. I ALSO OWN A 2003 GMC YUKON WHICH NOW APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER ANGRY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER CAR I OWNED. SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331381May 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
THE WATER IN FUEL SENSOR ON MY 2008 GMC 3500 HD WITH A 6.6L DURAMAX DIESEL. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD WATER IN MY FUEL. THE HAD TO FLUSH MY FUEL SYSTEM AND REPLACE THE WATER IN FUEL SENSOR THEY CHARGED ME $840 FOR THIS REPAIR. BUT THE WEIRD THING IS THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.AND UPON MY RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS THIS FORUM THAT CLAIMS THIS SENSOR NEVER WORKS. ATTACHED IS THE LINK HTTP://WWW.DIESELPLACE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=369049&HIGHLIGHT=WIF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331434May 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE ABS ABNORMALLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS IF NECESSARY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331431May 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RUSTED BRAKE LINES CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. IN DEALER NOW FOR REPAIR. A COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ENGINEERED ON THE TRUCK TO NEVER BE REPLACED AS THE DEALER NEEDS TO LIFT THE TRUCK CAB OFF THE TRUCK TO REPLACE.. FEEL THIS CORROSION AND FAILURE IS PREMATURE AS I HAVE HAD OLDER VEHICLES THAT HAD HARDLY ANY CORROSION OR HAVE FAILED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET HURT OR MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331139May 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE SERVICING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE ROTORS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331218May 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKE AREA. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE CALIPERS IN PLACE HAD SHEARED OFF ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,762.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330628May 16, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, EQUIPMENT
TIRE SEPARATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330388May 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR. WAS DOING 90-100 MPH BEFORE I COULD GET THE KEY TURNED OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE PEDAL TO POP BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330435May 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA C1500. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A U-TURN, THE BRAKES LOCKED. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NT ENGAGE AS HE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY TREE. HE WAS NOT INJURED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,323 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,357.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330458May 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,198.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330111May 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 5 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ABRUPT BRAKING PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,663.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330114May 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED SHOWING THE RPM'S TO BE IN THE RED ZONE, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD QUITE WORKING, THEN THE GAS GAGE WOULD QUITE WORKING, THEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES QUITE WORKING, TO BEGIN WITH IT WOULD HAPPEN PERIODICALLY TILL IT QUITE WORKING COMPLETELY. TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD FIXED. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALSO WITH THE SAME VEHICLES ONLY A YEAR OR TWO APART. ALL OF WHICH HAPPENED BETWEEN 80,000 AND 110,000 MILES. FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHEN I WAS DOING 75MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND SAW MY RPM'S PEGGED IN THE RED AND WAS IN A HURRY TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT MY ENGINE FROM BLOWING UP. SAME WITH THE TEMP GAUGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329482May 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKE ON SIDE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SO FAR. THE MECHANIC AT FW TUCKER AND SON, IN, OSWEGO, NY 315-342-0444 STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THESE ON 12 TRUCKS AND AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 12,000 VEHICLES THAT HAVE TO HAD THESE REPLACED. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC (SERVICE REQUEST #[XXX] ) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND THAT IT WASN'T A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND NO INDICATION THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, HOWEVER 12,000 VEHICLES IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REMOVED, TO HAVE THE BOLTS EXTRACTED, THE COST OF THE NEW BOLTS AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE BOLTS, NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS AND SEALS. I ALSO HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE OIL REMOVED AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK TUBE. 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
#10329253May 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE OIL WAS ADDED TO THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LIFTER OPERATED AS A 4 OR 8 CYLINDER AND WHEN IT SHUT OFF, THE OIL SUPPLY RELEASED SMOKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,040.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329610May 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 GMC K1500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SPENT OVER $2,157.81 IN BRAKE REPAIRS. THE BRAKE LINES, RIGHT REAR CALIPER AND REAR DISC BRAKE ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329217May 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA RUPTURED FROM CORROSION BETWEEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE RUPTURE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FIRE WALL. I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND HEARD A RELEASE OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AIR FROM AIR BRAKES, THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS LESS THAN A MINUTE APART. I NEW THE NOISE WAS FROM MY TRUCK BUT I WASN'T SURE FROM WHERE. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WALKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND DETERMINED I DIDN'T HAVE A LOW TIRE. WITH THE TRUCK STILL IN PARK I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, WHICH LED TO THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURING. I SAW STEAM FROM THE BRAKE FLUID THAT SPRAYED ONTO THE MANIFOLD. I WAS ABLE TO RETURN SAFELY TO MY HOME, WHICH WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM WHERE I STOPPED THE TRUCK. I VISUALLY INSPECTED MY BRAKE LINES AND SAW CORROSION IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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