GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#752188September 14, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
OUR FLEET HAS A NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES MODLE YEARS 1997- 2000 WITH REPEAT FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCHES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896280September 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN ACCELERATING SOUNDS LIKE A VIBRATING NOISE , BUT VEHICLE IS NOT VIBRATING. THIS IS A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE SOUND. *AKTHE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND THE VEHICLE FAILED EMMISIONS INSPECTION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752136September 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE TO GET OUT AND OPEN HOOD AND HIT WIPER MOTER TO RESTART WIPERS. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND OFTEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004101September 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
TROUBLE WITH ROTORS-8000 MILES & REAR BRAKES STARTED TO HANG UP & LOCK UP. 8400 MILES ROTORS WERE REPLACED - 29100 MILES ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ORIGINAL FACTORY BRAKES HAD 50% LINING LEFT - ROTORS WERE BADLY SCORED AND CHEWED UP - ROTORS OVER HEATED AND DELAMINATE-THEY ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896231September 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896246September 12, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A LIGHT AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#752054September 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MODULE KEPT RUNNING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, HAD TO UN-PLUG THE ABS MOTOR NOW THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LITE STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. NEED'S TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE IMPORTANT PARTS OF A NEW TRUCKS BRAKING SYSTEM. HOW MANY MORE WILL HAVE TO GO OUT/FAIL BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON IT, NOT MANY I HOPE. LET DOWN ON THE DEPENDABILITY OF THIS NEW TRUCK, MY 1995 CHEVROLET WAS MORE DEPENDABLE THAN THIS ONE. AND IT HAD 350,000 MILES ON IT BEFORE IT FINALL LAYED DOWN!!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896125September 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TRUCK TO IMPACT SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. RECALLS 00V345000 AND 00X001000 REPAIRS HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR BRAKE RELATED ISSUES, BUT NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895886September 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562945September 5, 2001
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TWICE PREMATURELY DUE TO BROKEN A RETAINING PIN WHICH CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE TO ENGAGE AND WEAR COMPLETELY OFF, ALSO THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACEED.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895781September 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STATED HIT BRAKES, AND AT THE SAME TIME HIT A BUMP IN ROAD, AND ABS ACTIVATED. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895699September 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN COASTING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, MPH DECREASED TO ABOUT 25 MPH, AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGED INTO A FAST JUMP AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS TOUCHED, BUT IT WASN'T. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. PLEASE FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895391August 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK ABS SYSTEM COMPLETELY WENT OUT, RESULTING IN TWO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, ABS SYSTEM (MOTOR) COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN UNTIL BATTERY CABLES WERE REMOVED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751345August 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1998 GMC Z71 WITH 61,000 MILES THAT I BOUGH NEW AND JUST HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT A COST OF $2000.00. WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICEMAN WHAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOING HE AUTOMATICALLY NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE SHAFT HOUSING THAT HAD BUSTED AND IT MESSED UP THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN BY THE WAY HE RESPONDED. HE SAID THAT THE SHAFT HOUSING WAS NOT AS HEAVILY BUILT AS THE NEW ONE THEY INSTALLED. DOES THIS MEAN THAT OTHER OWNERS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE TRUCK AROUND 60,000 MILES? IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEFFECT TO ME IF THE SHAFT HOUSING WAS NOT BUILT STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE THE USE THAT A TRUCK IS PUT THROUGH. I TOW A SMALL 5X10 UTILITY TRAILER AND HAVE HAULED A 27 TRAVEL TRAILER ONE TIME WITH THIS TRUCK SO IT DOES NOT HAUL A LOT OF WEIGHT. I JUST HOPE THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN ABOUT 60,000 MILES. I LIKE MY TRUCK AND HAVE PAYED A LOT OF MONEY FOR IT AND PLAN TO KEEP IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751264August 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION SURGES AT ALL SPEEDS. INTERMITTENT. DEAL STATES COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED INTO GEAR WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOPLIGHT. RPM'S WENT UP TO 2000 BEFORE ENGAGING GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751314August 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO STOP AND ROLLOVER A SMALL BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSSES PRESSURE AND THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IN CALIFORNIA WHERE I LIVE, IT IS VERY HILLY AND I DRIVE ON HILLS ON A DAILY BASIS, HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY NORMAL DRIVING AND BEGIN TO BRAKE 100-150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO STOP SIGN TO PROTECT MY FAMILY. WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLS OVER A SMALL BUMP OR HOLE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND GO RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE (3) DIFFERENT LOCAL GMC DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL ABS BRAKE OPERATION. I TOLD EACH OF THEM THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL BRAKING OPERATION. ON JUNE 11, 2001, MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR RUNNING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CALLED FOR A NEXT DAY APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL GMC DEALER. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME AND JUMPED THE DEAD BATTERY AND DROVE TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS CONTROL HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, I STILL HAVE THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS I HAD PRIOR TO THE DEALER REPLACING THE 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895250August 27, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER HAS TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE TO PULL ON WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM TO GET IT TO OPERATE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751151August 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DEALER DIAGNOSIS IS ENGINE KNOCK HOT OR COLD SEE HISTORY PISTON MOVING IN CYLINDER MAKING NOISE OPERATING TO MANUFACTURES SPECS AT THIS TIME---PERFORMED DECARB 2 TIMES PER GM RECOMMENDATIONS NOISE RETURNS CURRANTLY NO RESOLUTINS PER GM FOR NOISE. THAT MEANS THAT I PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A DEFFECTIVE TURCK, THE FACTORY WARRANTY IT GOING TO EXPIRE WHEN THE TRUCK HITS THE 36000 MILES DEALER EXPLAIN TO ME THAT WHEN GM FIND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM I CAN GO BACK AND GM GOING TO FIX THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK, I'M SCEPTICAL FOR THIS COMMENT. GM BUILT THOUSANDS OF THIS KIND OF ENGINES AND I DONT THINK THAT GM GOING TO EXPEND MONEY AND TIME TO FIX ENGINES WHEN THE WARARNTY AL READY EXPIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751105August 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562621August 24, 2001
TIRES:BEAD
WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT BOTH TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD SUFFERED BEAD SEPARATION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND AFTER EXAMINGING BOTH TIRES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE ONLY INFLATED TO 40LBS PRESSURE EACH, THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT PROPERLY INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AS PER THE DOOR STICKER, THE UNDER INFLATION CAUSED THE BEAD SEPARATION, THERE WAS DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE VEHICLE. (FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT245/75R16/E. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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