GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#737942December 18, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERANT DOT # ON FOUR TIRES .I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TIRES FOR ME. BUT FIRESTONE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE TIRES. GMC DEALER SAYS THERE ARE BELTS THAT ARE SEPARATED IN THE TIRES. DOT ON TWO TIRES ARE VN73 THE OTHER TWO ARE W273.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73-W273 TIRESIZE: 265/75R/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876586December 15, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO USE SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AFTER ARRIVING AT A DESTINATION DRIVER TRIED TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, AND DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THEN DRIVER TRIED PUSHING ON DOOR WHILE USING DOOR HANDLE, AND THE HANDLE BROKE. BOTH DOORS HAVE BEEN TOUGH TO USE. DIFFICULTY APPEARS TO COME FROM USE ON THE INSIDE ONLY. *AK ALSO LATCH ON TAIL GATE FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS EVEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE DOOR MIGHT NOT OPEN DURING ACCIDENT OR FIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737778December 13, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAIN COMPLAINT IS TRANSMISSION. TOOK VEHICLE IN AT 6000 MILES AND TOLD DEALER ABOUT DOWNSHIFTING PROBLEM AND MAJOR CLUNK OR BUMPING NOISE AFTER DOWNSHIFTING AFTER STARTING FROM NEAR STOP. ALSO REPORTED HARD SHIFTING. DEALER REPORTS SCAN ECM SYSTEM NO TRANS CODES AND ROADTESTED RESULTS SHOW OPERATING AS DESIGNED. DOOR LOCK BEZELS FALLING OFF. DEALER REPLACED. THIS WAS 10/20/99. TOOK VEHICLE BACK IN WITH 17102 MILES ON MAY 5/2000. COMPLAINED OF RATTLE IN PASS. DOOR. WAS REPORTED THAT REAR SEAT BELT HOLDER NOT FASTENED. REPLACED GUIDE AND COVER FOR SAFETY BELT. RATTLE IN PASS. DOOR SHOWED REGULATOR LOOSE FROM DOOR SKIN. TIGHTENED AND ALIGNED . ASK FOR CHECK IN NOISE IN DRIVER'S WINDOW, GOING DOWN, RESULTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. CK. BUMP IN REAR ON ACCL. RESULTS ON CHECKING DRIVE TRAIN: OPERATING AS DESIGNED. CONDITION NORMAL. CK. BRAKES ACTS AS IF DON'T WANT TO STOP TIMES. RESULTS WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. STILL NOT HAPPY WITH BRAKES! RIGHT TIRE FOUND TO BE NOT ROUND. REPLACED. TAKEN TO DEALER ON NOV. 8/2000. ACCL. STICKING AT TOP POSITION. THROTTLE BODY STICKING AND REPLACED PER BULLETIN[WHICH I NEVER RECIEVED] . HAD LABELS PLACED ON VEHOCLE ABOUT CALIPER WHEN REPLACIND DISC BRAKES ON VEHICLE. CHECK TRANS. DOWNSHIFTS AFTER COMING TO STOP THEN ACCL. MAKES TRIPPLE BUMP AND HARD SHIFTS. SCAN SYSTEM FOUND NO CODES: OPERATING AS DESIGNED. TRANS. STILL NOT RIGHT OR SHIFTING RIGHT AND BUMPING! DOOR LOCK BEZELS FALLING OUT. CHECKED BEZELA AND ALIGNED. OWNER REPORTED SOUNDS LIKE ONLY ONE HORN FUNCTIONING. LOW VOLUME RESULTS SHOWED HORN OPERATING AS DESIGNED. NOT HAPPY, THEY SEEM TO THINK I'M STUPID. REPEAT COMPLAINTS ALL IGNORED EXCEPT HORN. IT WAS FIXED!DEC. 8/2000TRAN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876247December 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHEN TURNING KEY TO START VEHICLE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737521December 8, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN TURNING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 35MPH STEERING SEEMS TO RESIST TURNING AND WHEN MORE STEERING FORCE IS APPLIED,STEERING BECOMES VERY LIGHT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER.PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED OR PREPARED FOR IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737542December 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION DOING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO WAS DRIVING 60MPH TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN AND HIT US PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND FRONT RIGHT QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE TO OUR 1999 GMC SIERRA AND TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE SIERRA PICKUP. BECAUSE OF THE FRONT END DAMAGE THE FRAME WAS TOO TWISTED AND TOO CRIMPLED TO BE FIXED. THE BODY SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THE FRAME UNDER THIS 1999 GMC PICKUP IS NO LONGER MADE AND WAS ONLY MADE AND USED THAT ONE YEAR. WHY? THE FRAME CURRENTLY BEING PLACE BACK UNDER OUR PICKUP IS MUCH MORE STURDY AND DURABLE AND IT IS A 2000 FRAME WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN MICHIGAN. THE BODY SHOP EVEN HAD TO ORDER MORE PARTS TO MAKE THE FRAME WORK BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE HEAVY DUTY AND THE PARTS ON THE 1999 WOULD NOT MOUNT TO THE 2000 FRAME. I DID CONTACT THE MANAFACTURE GM AND I RECIEVED WORD FROM THEM LAST WEEK THAT THEY THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WERE WORKING PROPERLY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT AND I HAVE TOLD THEM SO. INJURES FROM THE ACCIDENT FOR THE PASSENGER INCLUDED HEAD, CHEST, BACK, BOTH KNEES WITH THE RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION MUCH WORSE (WAITING FOR MRI RESULTS) , RIGHT SHOULDER SPRANG AND BOTH FEET SPRANG. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THIS WEB SITE TO FIND OUT WHEN AND HOW THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD ACTIVE AND I STILL CANT FIND IT. PLEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON THE FRAME UNDER THE 1999 GMC SIERRA PU AND HOW AND WHAT MAKES AN AIRBAG ACTIVATE. IS IT THE JOLT? BOTH AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT DEPLOYED WHY DIDNT OURS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET HIT ALMOST HEAD ON AT 60MPH. THANK YOU, WANDA AND RONNIE RYAN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737543December 8, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION DOING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO WAS DRIVING 60MPH TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN AND HIT US PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND FRONT RIGHT QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE TO OUR 1999 GMC SIERRA AND TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE SIERRA PICKUP. BECAUSE OF THE FRONT END DAMAGE THE FRAME WAS TOO TWISTED AND TOO CRIMPLED TO BE FIXED. THE BODY SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THE FRAME UNDER THIS 1999 GMC PICKUP IS NO LONGER MADE AND WAS ONLY MADE AND USED THAT ONE YEAR. WHY? THE FRAME CURRENTLY BEING PLACE BACK UNDER OUR PICKUP IS MUCH MORE STURDY AND DURABLE AND IT IS A 2000 FRAME WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN MICHIGAN. THE BODY SHOP EVEN HAD TO ORDER MORE PARTS TO MAKE THE FRAME WORK BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE HEAVY DUTY AND THE PARTS ON THE 1999 WOULD NOT MOUNT TO THE 2000 FRAME. I DID CONTACT THE MANAFACTURE GM AND I RECIEVED WORD FROM THEM LAST WEEK THAT THEY THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WERE WORKING PROPERLY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT AND I HAVE TOLD THEM SO. INJURES FROM THE ACCIDENT FOR THE PASSENGER INCLUDED HEAD, CHEST, BACK, BOTH KNEES WITH THE RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION MUCH WORSE (WAITING FOR MRI RESULTS) , RIGHT SHOULDER SPRANG AND BOTH FEET SPRANG. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THIS WEB SITE TO FIND OUT WHEN AND HOW THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD ACTIVE AND I STILL CANT FIND IT. PLEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON THE FRAME UNDER THE 1999 GMC SIERRA PU AND HOW AND WHAT MAKES AN AIRBAG ACTIVATE. IS IT THE JOLT? BOTH AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT DEPLOYED WHY DIDNT OURS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET HIT ALMOST HEAD ON AT 60MPH. THANK YOU, WANDA AND RONNIE RYAN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737136December 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO PREMATURE INITIATION OF ABS PUMP SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737103November 30, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, WHEELS:RIM
BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND FROM REAR OF TRUCK FROM 55MPH TO 75MPH HAD RIMS CHANGED DUE TO CHROME PITING DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NO CLUE ON PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875754November 30, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SPOT WELDS ARE BREAKING FROM FRAME. DEALER HAS WELDED VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS.*AK THE WELD IS NOW BREAKING AGAIN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875757November 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAINSTORM. CONSUMER WAS PULLING A HORSE TRAILOR. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULDN'T COVER IT AFTER 50,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO PICK UP THE REPAIR EXPENSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875657November 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISATNCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875562November 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, RECALL 98V150001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043, DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD REPLACED WIPER BOARD, NOT PROBLEM SINCE REPLACEMENT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875622November 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL IN COLD WEATHER, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736821November 24, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SEPARATION; DAMAGE TO SPORTS SIDE FENDER WELL AND TAILPIPE. REQUIRED WHEEL WELL REPLACEMENT AND PAINTING.*AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736795November 23, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS FAILED ONCE BEFORE AND HAVE ONLY GONE 5000 MILES SINCE IT WAS FIXED AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875397November 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR WRANGLER APT TIRE P245/75R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CAUSED BY FLAPPING RUBBER, CONSUMER SUBMITTED CLAIM, HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RESPONSE YET. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557794November 20, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALLED (G00045-S) SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557836November 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CONSUMER HAD THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3500 MILES AND EVER SINCE THEN HAS HAD TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2 WEEKS, THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557815November 20, 2000
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAD RECALL 93V163 COMPLETED, 2 OF THE BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED WHILE BRAKING ALSO CAUSING THE SEAT BACK FRAME TO CRACK IN THE WELDS, THE CONSUMER TOOK THIS TO THE DEALER WHO COMPLETED THE WORK FOR THE BOLTS BUT THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, THE CONSUMER HAD THE SEAT BACK FRAME REPLACED ON HIS OWN, JUST RECENTLY WHILE BRAKING,THE BOLTS BROKE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, CAUSING THE BACK FRAME TO BEND AND SEPARATE AT THE WELD JOINTS, GM STATED THAT BECAUSE THE SEAT RECLINED FORWARD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING OR REPAIRING THE SEAT BOLTS, THE CONSUMER ARGUED THAT WHILE BRAKING THE SEAT WOULD RECLINE FORWARD, BUT THE DEALER STILL REFUSED ANY KIND OF REPAIR. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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