GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10185709March 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE 2004 GMC SIERRA IS IRRATIC. IT WILL READ A SPEED BUT IT WILL NOT BE MOVING. YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, WHICH MAKES IT UNSAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185518March 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANY TIME HE DRIVES HIS 2004 GMC SIERRA (80000 FAILURE MILEAGE) HIS SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING LOT IT REGISTERS 55 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER 3/20/2007 TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185558March 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS. GOES TO 120 THEN 0. STAYS AT 0. STOPS WORKING. SKIPS AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185447March 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DROVE 2003 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TO MOUNTAINS, STAYED 5 DAYS. GOT IN TRUCK TO COME HOME AND SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC AT TIMES AND DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL AT OTHER TIMES.HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED. PROBLEM 3 MOUNTHS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185389March 17, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH WITH TWO PASSENGERS, WEATHER CLEAR, WHEN WE SMELLED A HINT OF BURNING PLASTIC. CONTINUED TRAVELING AND AFTER 2 OR SO MILES THE TRUCK SLOWED AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. PULLED TO SIDE PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB UNDERNEATH. WITNESS WHO WAS BEHIND IN ANOTHER VEHICLE STATED THAT SPARKS WERE FLYING FROM THE TRUCK WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD PREVIOUS TO MY PULLING OVER. THE FIRE WAS LEANING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE SO AFTER A TRYING TIME OF WAITING FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO FIND THE LOCK, WE ESCAPED THROUGH THE PASS DOOR UNHURT. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROVED TO BE NO HELP AS THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MY TRUCK HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT, HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS DEALER MAINTAINED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I CALLED GM WHO RESPONDED QUICKLY AND STATED THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATION TEAM OUT. AFTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GM AND MY INSURANCE CO, GM STATED THEY WERE GOING TO WORK WITH THE INSURANCE AND CLOSE THE CASE WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. I FEEL SOMEBODY SHOULD INSPECT THIS TRUCK AS WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED OUT THERE AND TRUCKS SHOULD NOT SPONTANEOUSLY GO UP IN FLAMES! WOULD BE A SHAME TO SETTLE FOR INSURANCE MONEY AND HAVE THE EVIDENCE CRUSHED WHILE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE SAME TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS DESTROYED BUT PERHAPS LIVES WILL BE SAVED IF THIS SITUATION IS LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185323March 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 SIERRA'S SPEEDOMETER DOESNT REGISTER SPEED PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT STICKS AT ONE SPEED LIKE 60 OR 70 REGARDLESS OF SPEED, OR WILL REST AT A NUMBER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOTIONLESS AND PROCEED UPWARD AS THE VEHICLE INCREASES SPEED. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. SOMETIMES IT WORKS FOR A WHILE IF I CAN GET IT TO FALL BACK TO ZERO, BUT THAT DOESNT LAST LONG. IT EVENTUALLY QUITS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184879March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER; WILL NOT RESET TO 0; WILL NOT CORRECTLY MEASURE SPEED . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184730March 11, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. THE WIPERS KEPT OPERATING AT LOW SPEED WITH THE SWITCH POSITION BEING IRRELEVANT. ONLY 44500 MI. ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE, THE MOTOR CONTROL MODULE IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY THE COMPLETE MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184539March 8, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ON 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 2WD 4DR EXT CAB W/ AUTOMATIC TRANS. DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRICTION LININGS DUE TO DEFECT IN RELEASE MECHANISM. HAVE 50K MILES ON VEHICLE & EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES HAVE WORN INTO ROTORS. THE LACK OF A WORKING PARKING BRAKE HAS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK IN PARK WHEN ON AN INCLINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TOWING. VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS. REFERENCE NHTSA #PE03057, #EA04011.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184579March 8, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THEY RELEASE THEMSELVES JUST AS IF I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER TO STOP. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S SCARY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCT. OF 2006 AND STILL DOING SO. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184581March 8, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
FAILURE OF PARKING BRAKE ON 2002 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. DURING STATE INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND TO BE UNABLE TO HOLD. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ADJUSTMENTS SCREWS ON BOTH REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE FULLY DISENGAGED, SO THIS MEANT THAT THEY HAD BACKED OFF. THEY WERE AGAINST THE STOPS. THEY WERE ADJUSTED BACK UP, BUT THIS WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM A MECHANIC AND KNOW THIS IS A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE DEATHS IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED. THE CAR INSPECTION CENTER WHERE THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED SAID THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT THE DEALERS KNOW IS BAD, BUT THEY DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. HE SAID THEY SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF GMC TRUCK THAT THE PARKING BRAKES IS DEFECTIVE. (MANY OF THE PEOPLE ALSO SAY THEY NEVER USE THE PARKING BRAKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184804March 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK CUSTOMER STATES THAT AFTER GETTING CAR FIXED DUE TO A RECALL ON BRAKES THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES STOP WORKING CAUSING A ACCIDENT**CC THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON DEC 28, 2006 AND ON JANUARY 3, 2007 WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE VALVE HAD BURNED OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT SENSOR AND WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE ABS SENSORS RECENTLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT SOMEONE HAD PIERCED INSIDE THE SENSOR AND DAMAGED IT, WHICH WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE CONTROL VALVE FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184394March 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRIED TO STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, BUT DUE TO ABS MALFUNCTION, THE TRUCK WASN'T ABLE TO STOP. WE HAVE HAD MANY INCIDENTS WHERE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE DEATH DUE TO BRAKING SYSTEM. THE ABS WOULD CALCULATE WHEEL LOCK UP EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK DID NOT HAVE "LOCK UP" AND ENGAGE SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING TRUCK TO STOP. MAILMAN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF TRUCK COULDN'T SLOW DOWN, BUT DID AVOID ACCIDENT. RAN A STOP SIGN ONCE. ALMOST RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INCIDENT'S, I KNOW OF THREE OR MORE VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEMS, ALL ARE MADE BY GM. WHEEL BEARINGS AND SPEED SENSORS MUST BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY AXLES BECAUSE THERE IS A RING GEAR THAT EMITS SIGNAL TO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, RING GEAR IS ON AXLE OR WHEEL BEARING. WHEEL BEARING COST 265.00 A SIDE ON MY FAMILY'S 2000 GMC SIERRA 3500 4X4 CREW CAB LONG BOX DUALLY. AN EASY ZERO COST TO FIX THIS IS TO PULL OUT THE 30 AMP TO 60 AMP FUSE IN POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER UNDER THE HOOD. THIS DISABLES THE ABS AND DOES NOT ALLOW IT TO OPERATE. ABS LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON TO NOTIFY THIS. THIS MAY SHOCK YOU, BUT I DON'T LIKE ABS ANYWAY AND IF YOUR A SAFE DRIVER YOU DON'T NEED ABS IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN FRONT OF YOU THAT ISN'T CONTROLLABLE, YOUR GOING TO HIT THEM OR IF YOUR SMART, YOU WILL GO FOR THE DITCH. ANYWAYS WITH THE FUSE PULLED YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME BRAKES THAT YOU HAD BEFORE, ONLY THAT THE ABS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU STOP IN A CASE WHERE THERE IS WHEEL LOCK UP, NOT THAT IT WAS HELPING ANYWAY (THIS IS WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU). AND YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH RUNNING INTO THINGS OR RUNNING STOP SIGNS. AND I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEMS SINCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184347March 6, 2007
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY ALIGNMENT, DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 9 TIMES FOR THE ALIGNMENT. I ALSO HAVE KNOCKING NOISE AND A STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM AGAIN DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184356March 6, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT IS DESCRIBED REGARDING THE RECALL OF GMC LIGHT TRUCKS FOR ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEEDS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE HUB AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY. I HAVE A 2004 GMC SIERRA DENALI WHICH, ACCORDING TO GMC, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MASSIVE RECALL PROMPTED BY YOUR INVESTIGATION. MY ISSUE, AS DESCRIBED BY THE DEALER, IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ISSUE AND REASON FOR RECALLING THOSE OTHER VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184244March 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS
REPLACED DRIVERS HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY, STILL HAVING VIBRATION IN FRONT END. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184263March 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 GMC SIERRA WITH 39,543 MILES AS OF 3/5/07. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN READING ERRATICALLY AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184158March 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2003 GMC SIERRA, IT JUST STOPPED ONE DAY GOING DOWN THE ROAD, HASN'T BEEN FIXED I THINK GM SHOULD SOMETHING ABOUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ON THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184168March 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. REPLACED AT A COST OD APPROXIMATELY $450.00. FAILURE ON MY OTHER TRUCK. GMC 2500HD 4X4 IN 2006. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184186March 4, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
SUSPENSION MADE A 'THUNKING' NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE R. REAR TENSIONER LEAF SPRING WORN OR WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I NEVER GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER AS TO WHY, BAD METAL OR WHAT? I'VE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY HEAVY LOADS IN THE BED CAUSING OVER COMPRESSION OF THE LEAF SPRINGS. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO LEAN TO ONE SIDE AND LOOKS LOWER THAN FACTORY HEIGHT. DEALER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. IT NOW SEEMS TO BE MAKING A SIMILAR NOISE BUT FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHILE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND INTO DRIVEWAYS. I HAVE TO VERIFY THIS AND GET IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MORE WORK...AND TRY TO GET ANSWERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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