GMC Sierra Complaints
15,732 consumer complaints on file.
- #849269November 23, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #853267November 23, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAINY CONDITIONS, THEY WILL CUT OFF, THEN STOP OPERATING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #715160November 23, 1999STEERING
STEERING BECOMES IRRATIC WHEN TURNING. VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERSTEERS THEN RETURNS BACK TO NORMAL ,CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED (SVS)SENSOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #715169November 23, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN MID STROKE AND STAY THERE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RESUMING. NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT THE '93 GMC HAS ALWAYS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE EGR VALVE TENDS TO STICK OPEN. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED AND/OR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT DRASTICALLY LOWERS MANIFOLD VACUUM AND THAT EFFECTS THE POWER BRAKES. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #851141November 22, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM; BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD TO PRESS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #853187November 22, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL NEARLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852961November 16, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS PULSATION FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. DEALER SAYS THERE ARE HEAT CRACKS IN ROTORS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR 3RD OR 4TH TIME. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852868November 15, 1999FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE CHECK AND OIL LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852769November 10, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING/ ANY TYPE OF ROAD CONDITIONS, DRY WEATHER OR WET WEATHER, THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852791November 10, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852698November 9, 1999POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #714521November 9, 1999POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BOLTS BECAME LOOSE AND WORKED THEIR WAY OUT RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION SHIMMY AND SHAKING AS WELL AS RATTLING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852636November 8, 1999SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN AND ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #714374November 5, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS PROBLEM OCCURED FIRST IN OCTOBER 1998 AND COURTESY PONTIAC, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM! LAST WEEK UPON RETURNING FROM NEW MEXICO THE ENGINE LOST POWER IN MISSOURI AND I STOPPED AT A GASSTATION AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE TANK. THIS WAS REFILLED AND ONE EXIT FURTHER THE OIL WAS CHECKED AFTER THE PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECTED. THIS TIME NO OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE. BEFORE THE TRAVEL A GMC DEALER IN SHELBYVILLE KY DID THE MAINTENANCE ON IT, FILLING 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852548November 4, 1999SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS
THERE IS A POP/SQUEAK IN FRONT OVER BUMPS. REPLACED FRONT COIL SPRINGS.ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT SITS TOO FAR/REPLACED RIGHT AIR DEFLECTOR. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852449November 3, 1999SUSPENSION:REAR
WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNS A CORNER OR A CURB ON WET PAVEMENT THE REAR TIRES SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852519November 3, 1999VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD START TO ACCELERATE, VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT. WOULD HAPPEN ALL TIME WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY WOULD NOT PULL EITHER WAY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. THE GMC REPRESENTATIVE TOOK VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE & DECLARED IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852376November 2, 1999STEERING
THE STEERING SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FEEL"LOOSE" WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *YC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #549308November 1, 1999SEATS
SEAT TRACK BROKE WHILE CONSUME WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACK SEVERAL INCHES. SEAT NOW EXHIBIT ROCKING MOTION DURING NORMAL DRIVING. NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #852300November 1, 1999VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL COME ON CONSUMER BUMPS THEM WITH HAND. SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THIE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0