GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#700939January 12, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TILT ACTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL CAN CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO CRIMP/BREAK, OR SHORT OUT AT THEIR CONNECTORS ON THE BACK OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION COLUMN SWITCH. THE CRUISE CONTROL CANNOT BE SET WITH THE WHEEL IN THE LOWER POSITIONS AFTER FAILURE. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702042January 8, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING, SHAKING AND BURNING GAS LIKE A GAS GUZZLER, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND SAID THAT TWO INJECTORS WERE DAMAGED, REPLACED ONE AND REPAIRED THE OTHER. AT IDLE (750 RPM)SPEED ENGINE IS INTERMITTENT . AS FOR THE STEERING, WHILE DRIVING AT CRUISING 45-65 MPH IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE, STEERING FELT LIKE A FEATHER IN THE AIR, UNCONTROLLABLE. UNIT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN THREE DIFFERENT OCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, EVERY TIME WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AS I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSONS. ON JULY 16/98 DROVE IT TO A DIFFERENT GMC DEALER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM A WEEK AFTER I PICK IT UP AND WAS INFORMED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE PS PUMP. STILL, TO PARK THE VEHICLE IS A NIGHTMARE, YOU HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, LIKE THE OLD TIMES WHEN TRUCKS DID NOT HAVE PS. SEEMS LIKE A HAVE A LEMON BUT SINCE IN PR THERE IS NO LEMON LAW I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE PAYING GMAC IN ORDER TO PROTECT MY CREDIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543226January 5, 1999
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE RUSTED AND BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543216January 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701919January 5, 1999
SEATS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SEATS->DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS (LEATHER) CRACKED IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. EXPECTED MORE FOR THE PRICE OF THIS OPTION. HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED 1 - 1 1/2 MONTHS PRIOR TO FAILURE. I WAS OUT IN THE BACK COUNTRY, 40 MILES FROM PAVED ROADS, WHEN I HEARD THE ROTORS BEING TORN UP BY WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BRAKE PADS. IT RUINED BOTH ROTORS. I WAS TOLD AT AN INDEPENDANT SHOP THAT THE CALIPERS FAILED. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR INSISTED THAT THE CALIPERS DIDN'T FAIL . IT WAS JUST CHEAP BRAKE PADS. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WASN'T THE CASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833024January 5, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT OFF IS TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832964January 4, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT THE METAL UPRIGHT OF DRIVER'S DOOR. DEALER AND GMC SAID THERE WAS NO DEFECT. INSURANCE INSPECTOR STATED VEHICLE WAS HIT AT THE CENTER OF RADIATOR, AND THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DAMAGED, BUT NO DEPLOMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#832808December 29, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. 1). THE HOOD LATCH BECAME UNLATCHED WHILE CONSUMER MOVED HIS LEG WHICH BUMPED UP AGAINT THE LATCH, CAUSING HOOD TO UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING; 2). CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR TAIL LIGHTS AND SIDE LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON AS LONG AS DAY RUNNING LIGHTS; AND 3). PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULD BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER PASSENGERS. DEALER/MFR. CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832618December 23, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIRBRATE AND BOUNCE. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE FRAME AND WITHIN THE WHEEL BASE WHICH IS AT A DISTANCE FROM THE WHEELS IN THE EXTENDED CAB. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832487December 18, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES DON'T WORK. AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START UP BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE BATTERY SHORTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE DIED OUT, CAUSING THE STARTER TO OVERHEAT AND BURN OUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT SIDE PASSEGER'S BATTERY TO SHORT OUT AND THEN DIE OUT.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY THREE MONTHS FOR REPAIR SERVICE, AND THE CONSUMER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SHOP. *AK OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A STOP. FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES. RIGHT FRONT AXLE CONTINUES TO BREAK AND THE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE MISSES AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, RUNS ROUGH, AT TIMES, AT TIMES WILL SHUT DOWN, HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP 3-4 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED: ENGIN. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE,REAR SHOCK WAS BLOWN,CLUTCH WAS REPLACED,FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED, ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON,FULE FILTER WAS REPLACED. * SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701449December 18, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT. DEALER FOUND WIRING BURNED UP ON DIMMER SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN. NO FIRE OCCURRED. DEALER CHARGE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS $502.65. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT. INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. WHY DIDN'T FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECT WIRING? PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE FAILED DIMMER SWITCH ASSEMBLY. WE HAVE THE FAILED SWITCH WHICH THE DEALER HERE IN FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832290December 15, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS & HIT A BUMP, THERE IS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. CONTROLING VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT WHEN THIS OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832178December 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE HAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE REAR BRAKES ONLY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED HARD CONSUMER WILL HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND AND WILL SLIDE FOR ABOUT 7FT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832098December 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVNG AT ANY SPEED UNDER ANY CONDITION AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD RUBBING NOISE AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831955December 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701148December 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AT VEHICLE STARTUP, WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AS WELL AS HAVING THEM STOP RUNNING ONCE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED THEY SAID THERE WAS A SHORT AND SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED IT. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE REOCCURED AND KEEPS OCCURING. THE NUMBER THAT I PUT IN THE BOX IS LOW WHEN I CONSIDER ALL OF THE TIMES THAT THEY WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN THEY WERE TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831494December 1, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50-55MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT FROM LEFT SIDE & HIT OUTSIDE BUMPER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & WENT INTO A DITCH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOTED TO BE DENTED & CRUSHED. INSURANCE TOTALED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#831506December 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT, DEALER STATES THE PROBLEM IS THE OVERSIZED TIRES CAUSING THE ABS TO REACT WRONG, CONSUMER THINKS THIS IS INCORRECT DUE TO DISCONNECTION OF THE ABS AND THE SAME PROBLEMS EXISTING, NEW HOSES, CALIPERS, PADS, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831194November 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831197November 23, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL INJECTION PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT. WOULD LOSE ALL POWER WHEN IT OCCURS. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. GMC MFG. SAYS NO PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM & HAD THEM REPLACE FUEL PUMP. GOING FOR THE 4TH REPLACEMENT OF FUEL INJECTION PUMP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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