GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10326392April 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
THE TROUBLE I AM HAVING IS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM . IT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY MAINTAINED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE BRAKES LOCKOUT AT SLOW SPEEDS AND I HAVE TO USE 2 FEET TO PRESS DOWN THE PEDAL AND STOP THE TRUCK . IF I WERE DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEM .HOWEVER IF I WERE THEN TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND APPLY IT AGAIN THE ABS SEEMS TO ACTIVATE AND I BASICALLY CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I DID HIT SOMEONE ONCE BUT IT DIDN'T DO MUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOW UNDER 5MPH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 5 YEARS AGO BUT I FIGURED IT WAS HOW THE TRUCK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS UNDER 15 MPH. YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS MOTOR ACTIVATE BUT THE FEELING YOU GET FROM THE RESPONSE OF THE PEDAL IS HARD LIKE THE VACUUM BOOSTER IS BAD BUT ONLY TEMPORARY. IF YOU GET THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THAT IF I RELEASE THE PEDAL AND TAP IT THE BRAKES WILL RETURN BUT ONE DAY IT WILL BE TOO LATE AND THERE MAY BE SOMEONE LYING UNDER MY TRUCK. I MUST ALSO SAY THAT I AM A MECHANIC AND POLICE OFFICER SO I DO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT VEHICLE HANDLING RESPONSE AND REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326514April 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS 3-5 MPH. 2. ALWAYS THE FIRST TIME APPLIED WHEN COLD AFTER THAT AT VARIOUS TIMES 3. THIS IS THE SAME CONDITIONS AS NHTSA 05V379000 OR GM 05068 WHICH STARTED IN 2005. THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED AT THEN WHEN THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING NOW GM SAYS THAT IT IS ONLY A ONE TIME RECALL. THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SAID THE HUB WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACED FOR $500 PER SIDE. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE REP IF THE BEARING WAS WORN HE SAID NO. I THEN ASKED WHAT WAS WORN SINCE THE HUB IS THE BEARING. HE SAID I DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IF I DID NOT WANT TO. I EXPLAINED THAT I WANTED THE RECALL WORK DONE WHICH WAS CLEANING THE RUST FROM THE SENSOR. I ALSO STATED THAT THERE ARE MAGNETS ON THE HUB THAT PASS THE SENSOR CREATING AN ELECTRICAL IMPULSE SO IF THE BEARING WAS NOT WORN ARE THE MAGNETS WORN? HE SAID THE HUB WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I DECLINED THE WORK. I COMPLAINED TO GM AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD SENSOR AND DECLINED THE WORK OR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THAT WAS A LIE. I THEN DID THE RECALL PROCEDURE OF REMOVING THE SENSOR AND CLEANING THE RUST AWAY. THERE IS ALSO NO BEARING PLAY SO THE HUB IS NOT WORN. THE BRAKES NOW WORK FINE. SO A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL AND IT COMES BACK AS THIS DID SHOULD THEY HAVE DONE THIS WORK. SECOND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JOE BALL GMC IS RUNNING A SCAM AND MAKING MONEY ON PEOPLE THAT DO NOT KNOW BETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326242April 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
I HAVE A 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. TODAY I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM; WHILE COMING UP TO A LIGHT ON A STREET WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 50 MPH, I LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OF NO USE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT (THANK GOD) BUT AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, A WEB SEARCH SHOWED A RECENT ARTICLE DESCRIBING SIMILAR FAILURES. THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT BEFORE SPEAKING WITH GM TOMORROW MORNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326108April 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999.5 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD EXT CAB, SHORTBED. MAY 2005 FRONT BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE APPLYING BRAKES DUE TO SLOWED TRAFFIC ON 65MPH INTERSTATE IN UPSTATE NY. USED SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, HOWEVER REAR BRAKES ONLY ON A 6K POUND PICKUP TRUCK, UNLOADED, DO NOT RESULT IN EFFECTIVE BRAKING. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT MY AUTOMATIC TO USE ENGINE BRAKING AS WELL AS THE PARKING BRAKE (WHICH ALSO IS POORLY DESIGNED AND INEFFECTIVE). TRUCK WAS TOWED TO GM DEALER WHERE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AS ALL WERE RUSTED/ROTTED TO UNSAFE LEVELS, WITH ONE FRACTURING CAUSING THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID. APRIL 2009 UPON DOING AN OIL CHANGED, MYSELF, I DISCOVER THE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, INCLUDING THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE REAR ARE IN VERY BAD SHAPE DUE TO RUST. AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE GM BRAKE LIKE FROM THE LATE 90S TO 2004 WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THE WEATHER AND RESIST CORROSION. HE SAID AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK HE HAS TO REPLACE SECTIONS OF GM BRAKE LINE FROM THESE TRUCKS AND SUVS. I CANNOT CURRENTLY AFFORD TO REPLACE THESE YET AS ITS A $1700 JOB DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED AND THE FACT THAT REPLACING WITH GM'S BRAKE LINES WILL JUST RUST AGAIN IN 2-3 YEARS. SO I NEED AFTERMARKET LINES, PROBABLY STAINLESS STEEL OR AT LEAST SOMETHING WITH A PROPER AMOUNT OF NICKEL IN IT (WHICH GM HAS SKIMPED ON!) WHICH HOPEFULLY I CAN PUT ON IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BEFORE I GET KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE KILLED. APRIL 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325956April 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*THE CONTACT 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED GMC DEALER AND THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,617 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325981April 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COAST THROUGH A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325973April 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXTREME RUST. AFTER ACCIDENT I CHECKED SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS OF THE SAME VINTAGE WHERE I WORKED AND ALL HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325999April 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO MAKE A LEFT TO AVOID THE CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED AS IT WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326017April 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVERY HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ON MY 75,000-MILE 1999 GMC 3500 PICKUP HAS RUSTED OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALL BLEW OUT WHEN PEDAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED...INCLUDING ONE TIME, WHEN I WAS BACKING UP AT THE TRANSFER STATION TO UNLOAD TRASH. THE ENTIRE TRUCK COULD HAVE GONE BACK AND FALLEN INTO THE DUMPSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325676April 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325727April 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE LET GO WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FLUID STARTED TO LEAK FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER DOOR/ TRUCK IS NOT OPERABLE SINCE / CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE FIXED AS WAS ADVISED THAT COULD COST UP TO 500 HUNDRED DOLLARS AS ALL LINES WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED AS THEY ALL ARE CORRODED TO POINT OF MORE BREAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325361April 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC K15. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT TOOK EXTRA TIME FOR THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HE HAD TO CONTINUE TO APPLY PRESSURE SO THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,508. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325463April 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 5.3 - I HAD BRAKE LINES FAIL ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. FIRST WAS A HARD LINE TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE, HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY SO NO CRASH. SECOND WAS A LINE COMING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS WAS WHILE TOWING A TRAILER AND THE TRAILER BRAKES MANAGED TO GET US STOPPED EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ON A HILL. THE THIRD FAILURE WAS STOPPING AT A LIGHT, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER THAT I REPLACED ALL OF THE REMAINING LINES ON THE TRUCK. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325481April 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THT THE VEHICLE LUNGED TEN FEET WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL UPON COMING TO A STOP SIGN. EXTRA EFFORT WAS REQUIRED TO STOP WHICH INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS FUSE WAS REMOVED BASED ON ADVICE BY A MECHANIC. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE FUSE, THE PROBLEM STOPPED; WHEN THE FUSE WAS REINSTALLED, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TKANE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320899April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2003 GMC SIERRA DENALI WITH BRAKE LINE FAILURE PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A VERY SOFT PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. THE DEALER CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, ON AN INCLINE, SHE TRAVELED BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK THE NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN. SHE EXPERIENCED NECK AND BACK PAIN. THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE SCENE TO FIND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING DOWN THE FRAME FROM ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED WITH A HOLE COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10325063April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO A PARKING SPACE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO CORROSION IN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE WHICH RESULTED IN A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS CORROSION WITHIN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LINE SYSTEM, PARKING BRAKE CABLE, CALIPER, AND DISC WHICH WERE ALL REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $700.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325095April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 12 THE BRAKES ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK FAILED SUDDENLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND I PASSED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BEING UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT IN THE DISTANCE AVAILABLE. WHILE THE INTERSECTION WAS CLEAR, AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED, MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. A LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKELINE HAD FAILED - EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE LESS THAN 32,000 ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID HE HAD SEEN SEVERAL FAILURES ON VEHICLES OF SIMILAR VINTAGE AND LIGHT SERVICE. REPAIRS COST OVER $900. GMC ASSUMED NO LIABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325107April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE CAUSED BY SALT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325124April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REGARDING NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE10010. I HAVE A 2003 GMC SIERRA AND THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED BEYOND RECOGNITION. A RECALL TO REPLACE THESE LINES NEEDS TO BE INSTITUTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325225April 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
STARTING AT <5K MILES THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN CLUNKED WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. NOW AT 70K MILES IT CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN ALL GEARS EXCEPT FINAL DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE TRANNY, THEN THE U-JOINTS, AND MODIFIED THE ELECTRICAL SHIFT PATERN. IT STILL CLUNKS. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AT SLOW SPEED TURNS, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT ALMOST EVERY THREE MONTHS. HAD TO PAY ($486.00) FOR REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHEN VEHICLE HAD LITTLE OVER 40K MILES. BRAKES FADE AND THE PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOOR, AGAIN INTERMITTENT. I HAVE ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE STEERING AND BRAKE ISSUES. GMC ISSUED A LETTER STATING "THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURANCE AND WILL NOT CAUSE DAMAGE." WELL, IT'S GETTING WORSE IN SOUND AND CLUNKING HARDER DURING SHIFTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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