GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10176550December 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
4.3 ENGINE STARTED SHAKING FOR NOT APPARENT REASON, MILEAGE AT INCIDENT 10,000 MILES. ENGINE RPM'S WOULD GO UP & DOWN AT IDLE & ROUGH IDLE IT DID THIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND JERKED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WOULD NOT TURN ON. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ECM (COMPUTER) & CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. VEHICLE AFTER TWO WEEKS IS NOW ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES AT START UP & RPM'S AT IDLE STILL VARY AT TIMES. VEHICLE TAKEN IN TO DEALER AND TECH STATED NO HIDDEN CODES VEHICLE CHECKED OUT OKAY ACCORDING TO DEALER??? *NM
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#10176560December 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATES THAT SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF 2006, FUEL INJECTED NUMBER 8 FAILED IN HER VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 4TH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK INVOLVING INJECTED NUMBER 8. ON DECEMBER 11TH, INJECTED NUMBER SIX ON CONTACT DIESEL ENGINE TRUCK FAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE HAS SPENT OVER $1,000 OF DOLLARS REPAIRING HIS TRUCK AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL OF TIMES, CONTACT CAN PROVIDE ANY REPAIR INVOICES IF NEEDED
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#10176578December 19, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT DISTRIBUTOR REPRESENTATIVE FOR FIRESTONE HE SAID THE TERM "STONE CHIPPING" IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO SOME OF THEIR TIRES. WHEN I LOOK AT MY TIRE, I SEE CHIPS OF RUBBER COMING OUT OF THE TIRE EVEN IN THE TREAD. *JB
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#10176355December 18, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES
STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT RATTLES / HAS EXCESSIVE SLACK IN IT. HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT FIX AGAIN WITHOUT CHARGING. I FEEL LIKE IT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM VIA THE INTERNET. *JB
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0
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#10176339December 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP FROM LONE STAR PONTIAC BUICK GMC IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS ON 11/18/06. ONLY AFTER BEING PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING DID I REALIZE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAD INSTALLED AN AFTER-MARKET LIFT KIT AND LARGE TIRES AND WHEELS ON THIS TRUCK. I DISCOVERED BY CALLING ANOTHER GM DEALER THAT BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT CALIBRATED CORRECTLY IT CAUSES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP WILLFULLY AND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS SOLD VEHICLES LIKE MINE THAT HAD BRAKE SYSTEMS THAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE GENERAL MANAGER CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAVE SOLD MANY TRUCKS LIKE THIS SO IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THERE ARE MANY TRUCKS ON THE ROAD NOW WHICH MAY HAVE FAULTY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS. I AM CONCERNED FOR EVERYONE ELSE THAT PURCHASED ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AND AREN'T AWARE THEIR BRAKES DON'T WORK RIGHT. THE GENERAL MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE SPEEDOMETERS CAN NOT BE CALIBRATED CORRECTLY. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176287December 16, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DIDN'T EXTINGUISH. I TOOK MY 1998 GMC EXTD. CAB PICKUP TO THE DEALER AND THEY COMPLETED REPAIRS ($755.14, EVEN AT A DISCOUNTED RATE). THE PROBLEM WAS THE SIR COIL INTERMITTENTLY WAS GROUNDING, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE SDM MODULE. MY AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE AIRBAGS WERE MANDATED BACK IN 1998, I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SYSTEM! SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BARRING DEPLOYMENT FROM AN ACCIDENT. *JB
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#10176237December 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE CODE WAS CHECKED IT WAS THE 1870 TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE CODE. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THE CONDITION WORSENED AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE PROBLEM DUPLICATED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP TWICE. ONLINE THERE WERE NUMBERS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SAVE REPLACEMENT PROBLEM. I HAVE AN OLDER VEHICLE THAT HAVE NEVER HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *NM
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#10176121December 14, 2006
STEERING
STEERING LINKAGE PROBLEMS: I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE I'VE OWNED MY TRUCK. MY FATHER, WHO ALSO HAS A 2500HD, HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS WELL. THEY LUBED AND GREASED THE SHAFT AT ONE POINT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND IS PERSISTENT IN BOTH OF OUR TRUCKS. BOTH OF OUR TRUCKS ARE '04 MODELS AND I HAVE LESS THAN 40K MILES ON MINE. IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL COME UNATTACHED FROM THE LINKAGE. NOT A VERY SAFE PROBLEM TO HAVE. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL TAKE THESE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY. *JB
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0
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#10176185December 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO RESET TO ZERO. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR STOPS AT A SPEED ABOVE ZERO (I.E., 30, 40, 50 MPH). WHEN THE VEHICLE RESUMES TRAVELING, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR STARTS INCREMENTING AT THE SPEED AT WHICH IT STOPPED (I.E., 30, 40, 50 MPH). THEREFORE, THE INDICATED SPEED IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED. THIS IS NOT ONE INCIDENT, BUT AN ONGOING CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, AND VERY DANGEROUS. *NM
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#10176198December 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *NM
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#10176051December 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER, THE HEAT GAUGE, AND MY BATTERY GAUGE ARE ALL PEGGED AND DO NOT WORK AT ALL ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 WITH 50K MILES...I'VE READ NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE...THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GMC'S... *JB
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#10175886December 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 GMC SIERRA HAS GONE ERRATIC. ZERO TO 120 MPH FLUCTUATIONS, STICKS. *JB
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#10175893December 12, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2003 GMC SIERRA AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 45-60 MPH, AND GOES UP PAST THE 120 MPH MARK WHEN IN MOTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND FROM A SEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FOUND ON MANY OTHER 2003-2006 GM TRUCKS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTIES FOR MANY OTHER GM TRUCK OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS FAULTY SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM, AND THE EXPENSIVE COST TO REPAIR/REPLACE. THANK YOU. *JB
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#10175909December 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MUSHY WHEN DEPRESSED, AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CLACKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BELOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER FOR THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY NOTED THAT THE CALIPER FITTINGS AROUND THE BRAKE SHOES WERE CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINE FITTINGS WERE REPLACED, WHICH CORRECTED THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 00V345000, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE PIPING AND FITTINGS ON THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
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#10175963December 12, 2006
STEERING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARALLEL PARKED POSITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE TURNED ONE QUARTER TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR
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#10175718December 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I APPLY BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENTS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING PREVENTS ME FROM STOPPING. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FORCED UP WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE CAUSING ME TO PUSH REAL HARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS OCCURS VERY OFTEN WHEN THERE IS BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT MY TIRES ARE ROLLING OVER AS I APPLY MY BRAKES CAUSING FOR INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NM
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#10175650December 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON BRAKING UP TO A STOP SIGN FOR INSTANCE. THE VEHICLES ABS WILL KICK IN AT THE LAST MINUTE RELEASING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DIVE TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS IN WET OR DRY CONDITION BUT IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN ICY CONDITIONS. *NM
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Deaths:
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#10175656December 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 120MPH AND I WAS ONLY RUNNING 75MPH. WHEN I STOP AND SHUT OFF MY VEHICAL THE SPEEDOMETER READS 45MPH INSTEAD OF 0MPH. IF YOU SWITCH THE IGNISTION OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO BACK TO 0MPH. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE WWW.TOPIX.NET. I FOUND OUT PRETTY QUICK THIS IS NOTHING NEW. THERE WERE SO MANY LISTINGS ON THERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IT WAS UNREALISTIC. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED CHRYSLER PRODUCTS UNITLL I PURCHASED MY GMC. I HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT BRAGG ABOUT HOWW I DON'T NEVER HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK BUT NOW SEEING ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING I KINDA FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE EXSPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING THE INTERSTATES. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME PRETY SERIOUS WRECKS WHEN YOUR SHOWING YOUR RUNNING 100MPH AND ONLY DOING 60MPH. THATS ASKING FOR A MAJOR REAR END COLLISION. IF ANY ONE IS LISTENING AND IS CONSERNED ABOUT THE CONSUMERS SAFETY THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE PRETTY QUICK. I HAVE READ WHERE CONSUMERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE PRETTY QUICK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. SO IF ANY ONE CARES DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *NM
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#10175660December 9, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD W/DURAMAX TRANS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN READING ACCURATE SPEEDS STUCK AT 120 MPH PERHAPS LEADING TO TRANS FAILURE/ LEAKING FLUIDS DUE TO IMPROPER SHIFTING. *NM
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Deaths:
0
#10175508December 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2004 GMC SIERRA 2500 CREW CAB PICKUP WITH 59,000 MILES. IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN GIVING INCORRECT READINGS, I.E. 70 MPH WHEN STOPPED, 115 WHEN DOING 40 MPH ETC. ON OCCASION, IT EITHER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, OR THE NEEDLE IS FULLY PEGGED. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST THIS VEHICLE IS GOING. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS STATED THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE $320 REPAIR BECAUSE "THEY CANNOT MAKE A BUSINESS CASE FOR IT." GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM THROUGHOUT MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES IN THIS MODEL YEAR DESPITE AMPLE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROBLEM EASILY FOUND AT AUTO REPAIR WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET. ADDITIONALLY, PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT NATURE AND EXACT VEHICLE HAVE BEEN FILED WITH NHTSA. *JB
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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