GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10099148November 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CONSUMER TAPPED THE BRAKES TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. *JB *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100263November 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRUCK VIBRATES AND MAKES NOISE BETWEEN 40 AND 50. SOUNDS LIKE BINDING. HAPPENS AS TRUCK IS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. DEALER HAS TRIED BUT CANNOT DUPLICATE CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100126November 18, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE, I ALWAYS GENTLY LOWER MY TAILGATE HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BECAUSE OEM CABLES FAILED. TAILGATE HAS HAD NO HEAVY LOAD. BOTH OEM CABLES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AT THE MIDPOINT.*AK GMC CLAIMS MY CABLES ARE GOOD AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED GMC COUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101259November 18, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY SEEING WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A BLIND SPOT WHEN IT WAS IN REVERSE. PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR HAD TROUBLE TELESCOPING TO THE BACK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101172November 17, 2004
TIRES
BY LOOKING AT THE FRONT/REAR TIRES CONSUMER CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101093November 16, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IT RAN ROUGHLY, AND A SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTICEABLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS THE PLENUM CHAMBER AND GASKET THAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMELL LIKE FUEL WHEN STARTING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095440November 16, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE CABLES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE NEW CABLES WERE UNEQUAL IN LENGTH WHICH PLACED ALL OF THE WEIGHT ON THE TAILGATE ON ONE CABLE. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098890November 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
THE LEAF SPRINGS CONTINUOUSLY SQUEAK...AND ARE WAY TOO NOISY! I HAVE PERSONALLY TRIED TO CLAMP THEM DOWN...GREASE THEM..SO THEY DO NOT SQUEAK! I PLAN ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER!
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099933November 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED. FRONT TIRE AXLE NUT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. ALSO, THE ROTORS AND BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101376November 12, 2004
WHEELS:HUB, WHEELS:RIM
THE FIRST CAP FELL OFF THE TRUCK WITH ONLY 405 MILES, THE OTHERS FELL OFF SOON AFTER. *NM ALL CAPS WERE REPLACED AND SOON FELL OFF AS WELL. ONE CAP FLEW IN FRONT OF AN ON COMING VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. *TC THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHROME ON THE RIMS WERE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE RIMS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099803November 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ON 1999 GMC SIERRA FAILED TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098502November 9, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 1999 GMC SIERRA WHEN ONE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE THEN THE OTHER ONE BROKE THE NEXT DAY WHEN I OPENED THE TAILGATE.I REPLACED BOTH CABLES WITH GM REPLACEMENT PARTS AT MY EXPENSE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098514November 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR RIGHT HAND(PASSENGER) SIDE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OUR 2001 GMC SIERRA Z71 AT SPEEDS BELOW 5MPH WOULD ACT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEMS WAS KICKING IN FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD CAUSE US NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP WHEN WE WOULD OF LIKED TO OF STOPPED. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 35,000 MILES OF ADULT DRIVEN, EASY, MOSTLY NON-TOWN DRIVING, SO THE BRAKES ARE NOT CONTINUALLY BEING APPLIED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND WE HAD TO PARK THIS TRUCK UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. COST OF REPAIR $391.36. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098536November 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AND SPEED IS AROUND 5 MPH THE ABS SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD NOISE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES STIFF AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENED 2 YEARS AGO (THE FIRST TIME - APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES) AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND NOTE THAT THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. I CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PARTS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CANNOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR. MY POINT IS AFTER THE PARTS ARE REPLACED, THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TO VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS TIME, I WAS EXITING MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND ROLLED INTO THE ROAD. GM CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A "DOCUMENTED" ISSUE, EVEN AFTER ADMITTING THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS REPAIR. THE REPAIR IS INSUFFICIENT IN MY OPINION. I DOES NOT PREVENT BRAKE LOSS FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER CALLING GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BACK AND COMPLAINING, THEY SAID TO WAIT 2 TO 3 DAYS TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR COST (WHEEL SPEED SENSORS). THEY AVOID ANSWERING HOW THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SO THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099729November 9, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099953November 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ABS SYSTEM FAILED, SENSOR FAULTY CAUSING ABS TO ENGAGE AT 3-4 MPH, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A STOP EASILY. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NECESSARY REPLACEMENT. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098311November 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
OUR 2002 GMC SIERRA WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR STATE INSPECTION WHEN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. CONTACTED GMC AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEYKNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE COVERED IF REOPRTED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AS THE VEHICLE HAD 36,800 MILES ON IT AND WARRANTY WASONLY FOR 36,000 MILES. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098339November 5, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THROTTLE BECOMES STICKY WHEN CLOSED. AS A RESULT EXTRA FORCE IS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN INITIALY DEPRESSED. THIS IS AN EXTREMLY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALY IN PARKING LOTS OR OTHER TIGHT, HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS SINCE EXTRA FORCE IS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO "BREAK IT FREE" ONCE IT DOES "BREAK FREE" THE VEHICLE CAN LUNGE/LURCH FOREWARD UNCONTROLED. THIS SITUATION MAKES SMOOTH THROTTLE CONTROL UNOBTAINABLE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE WITH HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AS I ASSUME THE THROTTLE PLATE EXPANDS WHEN HOT AND BINDS IN THE THROTTLE BODY. CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY PROVIDES RELIEF FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS AND BELIEVE THAT GM OFFERS AN UPDATED THROTTLE BODY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. DUE TO THE EXTREEM SAFETY HAZZARD I FEEL THAT GM IS NEGLEGENT IN NOT OFFERING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR COST, AS GM DOES SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE DEFICIENCY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099519November 5, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTTLE STUCK. IT WAS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND WOULD BE PARKED,CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED VEHICLE JUMPED OR WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099522November 5, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, TIRES
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE PEDAL STUCK, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE OILED. *AK. THIS WAS THE SAME EXCUSE GIVEN BY NULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND CONSUMER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY. CONSUMER CLAIMED HAD MANY CARS AND NEVER WAS THERE A NEED TO OIL THE ACCELERATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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