GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10281986August 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE LOWER RESISTOR MELTED, BEGAN SMOKING WHICH CAUSED THE BLOW MOTOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THE SAFETY RISK CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 9/17/09 *CN UPDATED 09/21/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281696August 25, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL 05V379000 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK ON OCTOBER, 25, 2007; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AUGUST 19, 2009. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $300 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. REPORT 71-752849960 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281459August 23, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC OR DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280720August 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. ON THE HW1 FWY ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU , HAWAII @ 7:30 PM HAWAIIAN TIME. WAS GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO BRAKES. THE SYSTEM DIDNT RESPOND OR REPORT A FAILURE. HAD TOO DOWN SHIFT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & USE PARKING BRAKE TOO STOP VEHICAL & WAS ABLE 2 MANUEVER THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER OF HW1 FWY & SLID ON THE RED DIRT UNTIL IT STOP SIX FEET FROM A CALL BOX. PLEASE HELP TOO AVOID THIS HAPPENING TOO ANYONE ELSE. THE TRUCK IS @ GMC CUTTER IN WAIPAHU HAWAII.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280558August 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC DETAILS: THE ABS PULSATES AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AT 10 MPH OR SLOWER. I'VE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES BECAUSE MY '98 GMC SIERRA WOULDN'T STOP. I SEE WHERE THEY HAD A RECALL ON 99 AND NEWER TRUCKS, BUT THEY NEED TO GO BACK FURTHER. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GO TO SLOW DOWN. GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM PRIOR TO 1999. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280425August 14, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A GMC SIERRA CREW CAB PICKUP . WHEN IT RAINS, THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT FOGS UP CREATING A HAZARD AS ON COMING TRAFFIC CANNOT SEE MY TURN SIGNAL. THE LEFT LIGHT DOES NOT FOG UP. NOW, THE LAW OF PHYSICS TELLS ME THERE IS A LEAK IN THE HEADLIGHT AND NATURALLY THE MOISTURE WILL CONDENSE ON THE COOLEST PART OF THE LIGHT WHICH IS THE GLASS . I HAVE WRITTEN GMC WITH THE COMPLAINT AND THEY WILL NOT ANSWER MY COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MY NAME IS GAINES SMITH. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED AT HAFNER MOTORS, BATESVILLE MISS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280435August 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY VEHICLE HAS A THUMP WHILE APPLYING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THE DRIVE LINE/ SHAFT SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE MANUFACTURER IS SAYING THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR PARTS FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I'M EXPERIENCING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280476August 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES ON A 99 GMC COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280204August 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD WITH THE 8.1L ENGINE THAT IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS THAT LED TO THE RECALL OF THE 2001 MODEL. (NHTSA # 07V521000). ONE MINUTE I'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE NEXT MINUTE THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. SOMETIMES IT'LL RESTART BEFORE IT COMES TO A STOP. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER IT'S COME TO A STOP. I'VE RESEARCHED IT ON-LINE, AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESTRICTED TO THE 2001 MODELS. THE DATE I'VE LISTED IS WHEN I FIRST REMEMBER IT HAPPENING. IT'S VERY INTERMITTENT. IT'S GETTING WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280130August 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD A RATCHET SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD SLIGHTLY. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 515.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279041August 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
GAUGE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DEFECTIVE ON 2003 GMC SIERRA. SPEEDOMETER READING INCORRECT SPEED. CONSIDERED A SAFETY DEFECT. UNABLE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED. GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIPS UNWILLING TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278951July 31, 2009
SEATS
1999 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PROBLEM: FOR THE SECOND TIME THE CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FAILED, OR RATHER BROKE IN HALF AGAIN. NOT ONLY WILL I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE SERVICED AGAIN, THE STUPID, SICK PIECE OF ENGINEERING DESIGNED IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE DON'T BUY AMERICAN ANYMORE. IT MUST BE RECALLED OR PEOPLE WILL DIE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278985July 31, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA DORMAX DIESEL (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS PRODUCE WHITE SMOKE. OCASSIONALLY, THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO START. THE CONTACT SERVICED THE INJECTORS EVERY 10,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE IS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT REPLACING THE INJECTORS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278713July 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE (4 -WHEEL DRIVE) CONTAINED PINHOLES, WHICH LED TO AN INTERNAL FLUID LEAK. THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID LEVEL WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE LOCKING CLIP FAILED, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE LOCKING CLIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278601July 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING 2003 SIERRA 2500 HD 4WD CREW CAB AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE QUIT STOPPED ON ZERO AND NEVER MOVED. THEN THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES OR CLUSTER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTOR IN THE CLUSTER IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278602July 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES ALL OF SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. THE BATTERY GAUGE CAME ON FIRST , PULLED OVER AND BATTERY WAS FINE. THEN ALL GAUGES JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278604July 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
STARTED VEHICLE AND FUEL INJECTOR IS NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278479July 27, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE WHEN PUTTING OUR 2004 1500 GMC SIERRA INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER BE PARKED AT AN ANGLE OR IT WILL ROLL. A PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. GMC WAS CONTACTED BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR SITUATION ONLY EFFECTS VEHICLES MADE IN 1999-2002. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278312July 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD 6.0L 4X4. THE 6.0L ENGINE IS KNOCKING CONSTANTLY, AND FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL! SINCE WHEN IS AN ENGINE KNOCKING, NORMAL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278318July 26, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL SUDDENLY ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND EVENTUALLY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER FOR RECALLS AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON CHEVY & GMC TRUCKS FROM 1994 TO 1996. MY TRUCK IS A 1998 BUT IT WAS BUILT IN 1997. I WAITED FOR THE RECALL TO BE EXTENDED HOWEVER I FINALLY SPENT $60.00 AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. I KNOW 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH 1998 CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS WHO HAVE ALL HAD THIS PROBLEM. ONE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF A CHILD AND THE IMPRISONMENT OF THE DRIVER WHO WAS UNABLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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