GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10135023August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 GMC, SIERRA TRUCK DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DUE TO THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO DO SO, SNOW IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN DRY PAVEMENT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR ONCE. THIS HAPPENS ROUTINELY WHEN STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134409August 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES WHILE BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING ME TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES I WAS MORE CAUTIOUS WHEN STOPPING, SO ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED - HOWEVER, BEFORE I WAS ABLET TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP, AND THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED TO 5 MPH OR LESS. I WOULD NOT BE REPORTING THIS BUT FOR THE FACT THAT THE MECHANIC AT MY BRAKE SHOP SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL GM TRUCKS OF THIS AGE. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS SENSOR, BUILT INTO THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS, IS NOT DESIGNED WELL ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT AND SAND COMMON TO THE NORTHEAST. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE AS FORTUNATE IN THE FUTURE. ALSO, DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HUB/SENSOR, THIS REPAIR IS RATHER EXPENSIVE (ALMOST $400), SO I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AFFORD REPAIRS ON ONE SIDE. MY MECHANIC SAID THE OTHER SIDE WILL LIKELY FAIL SOON AS WELL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134448August 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RUSTED STEEL BRAKE LINE GOING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TO REAR BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134186August 25, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD/DIESEL. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM.. THE STEERING VIBRATED WHEN MAKING LOWER SPEED TURNS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN MOVING OR SITTING STILL. IT HAS BEEN FIXED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES, AND IT RECURRED AFTER ABOUT 3,000 MILES. AT 10,000 MILES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING LOCKED. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CONTACT LOST THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT GOT SOFT AND SPONGY. THEY DID NOT PULSATE. ALSO, THIS AFFECTED THE STEERING, THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, AND THE BRAKES, WHICH WERE SEPARATE ISSUES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134237August 25, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING ROD BROKE ON H 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONSUMER DID HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER DID CONTACT GM. THE INFORMATION THEY GAVE HIM WAS THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134005August 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. OFTEN WHEN I COME TO A STOP FROM 5-20MPH THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON ON DRY, CLEAN ROADS. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE NARROWLY EXSCAPED AN ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AT ALL WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134032August 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. REF:PE 05020 NHTSA INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134048August 24, 2005
SEATS
1-SEAT ADJUSTMENT 2-SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN POSITION-SLIDES FREELY FRONT TO BACK 3-TEMPORARILY LOCKED FAILED PIECE INTO USABLE POSITION-CANNOT ADJUST TO ANY OTHER POSITION DUE TO FAILED PLASTIC BLOCK. RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS FOR 99 GMC SIERRA TRUCK AND FOUND 10 EXISTING IDENTICAL FAILURES. THESE ARE COMPLAINTS-566049, 758819, 855016, 862903, 877718, 10020665, 10022698, 10066125, 10074822. I AM SURE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS UNDER "MIRROR" VEHICLES SUCH AS CHEVROLET AND CADILAC AND OTHER YEARS. I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PIECE AS A PLASTIC BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH WIDE BY 2.5 INCHES LONG WITH A LEVER, SPRING AND PIN ASSEMBLY. THE "U" PORTION OF THIS BLOCK FAILS CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FREELY CREATING A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS CLEARLY AN UNSAFE AND POOR DESIGN. I HAVE PIECES OF BROKEN BLOCK FOR REFERENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE THIS AS FAR AS NECESSARY FOR RESOLUTION FROM GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134554August 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 GMC SIERRA BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS DISCONNECTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ROTATION SPEED ON THE WHEEL SENSORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133970August 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2003 2500 HD 4X4, A WONDERFUL VEHICLE IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE WONDERFUL IF I COULD FIND A DEALER THAT WOULD STAND BEHIND HIS PRODUCT. MY NEXT CAR PROBABLY WILL NOT BE GMC OR CHEVY. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE JUNE OF 2003. DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY BUSINESS I ALREADY HAVE 98,000 MILES. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL MILEAGE. THE REPORTS LIE. NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE FUEL MILEAGE. BECAUSE IT CAN'T GET ANY BETTER BECAUSE THEY LIED. I HAVE LOST A VACCUME PUMP, AND A LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB WHICH HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. WHAT PROMPTED MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE STARTED DEVELOPING A VIBRATION AT 77-83 MPH. DEALER REP SAYS YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING 80 MPH. THEREFORE SINCE OUR MECHANICS CAN'T SPEED IN YOUR VEHICLE ( COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE) YOU DON'T HAVE A VIBRATION. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VIBRATION OCCOURS AT 80MPH I STILL HAVE A VIBRATION AND JUST BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST THE LAW, ( 75 IS ABOUT THE NORM ON OUR HIGHWAYS), DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T HAVE A VIBRATION. MY GUESS IS THAT IT IS EITHER ANOTHER WHEEL HUB, OR SOMETHING IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW VACCUME PUMP. BECAUSE AFTER THEY REPLACED THAT IT RAN GOOD FOR AWHILE. THE VIBRATION IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM AT 97-98,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS ALSO STARTING TO SURGE, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ABOUT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT COULD BE THE AC ACTING UP. BUT SINCE IT WASN'T SURGING THIS TIME, WELL IF YOUR A CONSUMER READING THIS YOU KNOW THE STORY. I HAVE TOLD YOU ALL THE BAD. NOW FOR SOME GOOD.... THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS CAR IS BEAUTIFUL I AM STILL LESS THAN HALF ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS PERFECTLY TUNED FROM FRONT TO BACK. I HAVE HAULED CARS AND TRAILORS FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE ENGINE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES ALL WORK TOGETHER BEAUTIFULLY. ITS THE SERVICE I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133977August 23, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE SEATBELT ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICKUP FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE SEAT BELT STOPED WORKING IT PULLS TIGHT IN THE SEAT MAKING ITUNUSEABLE WITHOUT WARNING MY WIFE WAS IN SOUTHDAKOTA WITH HER DAUGHTER AND IT TIGHTENED UP THEY HAD TO FINISH THE TRIP WITHOUT IT . I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THR 2000 TRUCKS FOR SEATBELTS . MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN MID 2000 AND PUT INTO SERVICE IN AUGUST 2000. COULD I HAVE GOTTEN ONE OF THE OLD SEATBELTS . NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW SEAT BELT . THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS COVERED UNDERWARRENTY AS IT HAPPENED ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST TIME NOW ALMOST 2 YEARS TO THE DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN WEARING BELTS SO NOW FOR 2 WEEKS NO ONE CAN RIDE IN MY TRUCK. I STILL HAVE NOT GOT THE NEW BELT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129948August 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN THE SPEED WAS AT 10 MPH ON HIS 2000 GMC PICKUP TRUCK. THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON THE FRONT END. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE AND WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE OWNER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THIS HAPPENED IN 2004. THE OWNER DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK SINCE THEN. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133708August 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS BRAKE MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY. THEREFORE, WE HAVE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133709August 22, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT: CONTACT STATES SINCE 7-04 HAD STEERING PROBLEMS. IN 3-05 HE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC STATING THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 2-11 OR 100,000 MILES BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS HE HAD BEEN HAVING WITH THE CAR. HIS WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT AND HE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HIS TRUCK. HE WAS GOING TO FORWARD OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS LATER CONCERNING THE NUMEROUS REPAIR WORK HE HAS DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133742August 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PULLING 5TH WHEEL CAMPER ALONG INTERSTATE TRIED TO STOP AT TOLL BOOTH.BRAKES FINE UNTIL ABOUT 10MPH WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WASN,T STOPPING.TRAILER BRAKES STOPPED TRUCK.DEALER SAID RUST ON SENSORS.ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 48,000 MILES DUE TO ROTORS ROTTING AWAY.PADS WERE DAMAGED BY ROTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133774August 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN IT DOES NOT SPEED UP QUICKLY. IT IS A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL SPEED UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE PURCHASE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PASSING GEAR AND THE RESUME ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHETHER OR NOT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133830August 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHEN YOU ARE GOING 3 TO 6 MILES PER HOUR GOING SLOW OR COMING TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK, YOU HAVE TO PUSH REALLY HARD ON THE PEDAL JUST TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. I,VE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE GMC AND CHEVY PICK-UPS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.THIS IS SOMETHING THE SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.I ALSO FOUND OUT TODAY THAT CANADA HAS ISSUSSED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED OR INJURED BE THE NHTSA DOES SOMETHING?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134490August 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 GMC SIERRA DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED.*MR BRAKING AND/OR DOWNSHIFTING ONLY INCREASED THE RPM. TRANSMISSION CAN BE PUT INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK IN THE DESIRED GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL THEN SLOW DOWN SLIGHTLY. SERVICE DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133518August 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500 PICK UP TRUCK, AND THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 18,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A BUZZING NOISE FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, AND LATER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS ON THE BACK. ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THE ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED. THE ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SERVICE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR, REPLACE AT LEAST ONE ROTOR ON THE BACK, A BACK CALIPER, AND THE FRONT ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED, AND MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133563August 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 2001 GMC SERRIA. THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL IN THE STATES ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TAKE OVER, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, MAY BE ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE STOPS, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE GET WORSE. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS TRUCK BUT ONLY FOR THE ONES PRODUCED IN CANADA. THIS APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSED FROM THE ROAD SALT WHICH CORRODED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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