GMC Sierra Complaints (1999)

813 consumer complaints on file.

#10356781September 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 99 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE PULLING A 9000 LB TRAILER MY BRAKES WENT OUT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING TRUCK TOO A STOP. UPON INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THE BLOWN BRAKE LINE AND LOTS OF CORROSION ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE OWNED OLDER VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH RUST ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE LIKE THIS TRUCK HAS. ESPECIALLY THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356867September 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES ON TO A 1999 GMC SIERRA THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, SPEWING BRAKE FLUID ONTO PAVEMENT AND CAUSING NEAR IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL STOPPING ABILITY. THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE AND THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 15 MPH. COULD THERE BE A DEFECT WITH THE PLACING OF THE LINES THAT CAUSES THESE BRAKE LINES TO RUPTURE? UPON CHECKING WITH FRIENDS AND THE INTERNET IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE WITH THE GMC SIERRAS/SILVERADOS. THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $1900 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE RUPTURED BRAKE LINE AS WELL AS OTHER ASSORTED BRAKE PARTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND FOR SOME REASON IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR INDUSTRY THAT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WILL DEVELOP PROBLEMS WITH ITS BRAKES. IF I WERE USING ANY SPEED WITH THIS RUPTURE OCCURRED, I AM SURE THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356530September 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES YET THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING DUE TO RUST OF THE BRAKE LINE. SHE STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,542 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,636. UPDATED 12/30/10. *LJ UPDATED 04/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355628September 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN MARCH OF 2009, THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 BROKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND CHECKED ALL OVER AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED UNDER THE CAB ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THAT WAS WHERE THE LINE BROKE AND BRAKE FLUID WOULD LEAK OUT. I HAD IT FIXED FOR $650 AND ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010, THE BRAKE LINE BROKE AGAIN RIGHT AT THE REAR AXLE WHEN I WAS MOVING THE TRUCK IN MY BACKYARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350379August 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I USED MY TRUCK MONDAY AND TUESDAY WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NOBODY HURT ! I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT. STILL WAITING FOR REPAIR AND NOT SURE I CAN AFFORD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350197August 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
APPLIED BRAKE AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL IS ALL CORRODED AND BLEW OUT. I'VE GOTTEN A C QUOTE OF UP TO $1,200. THE TRUCK WILL SIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THIS REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343654July 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THREE QUARTERS OF THE BRAKE LINE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,000. UPDATED 9/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED. UPDATED 09/24/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342857July 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE QUALITY WAS POOR WITH INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $850. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LINES EXHIBITED LEAKAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION WHICH WAS REPLACED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINES. UPDATED 06/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342035July 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL EXPLODED. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE CAREFULLY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BOTH BRAKE LINES TO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS UNIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,686 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,058. UPDATED 08/27/10.*LJ UPDATED 08/30/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341683July 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BELOW WITH MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LED LIGHTS GOING OUT. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. MAKE : GMC MODEL : SIERRA 1500 YEAR : 1999 CRASH : NO FIRE : NO NUMBER OF INJURIES: 0 ODI ID NUMBER : 10262724 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2005 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341686July 6, 2010
SEATS
I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS WAS REPORTED BELOW BY OTHERS. THE DRIVERS SEAT SLIDES FORWARD AND BACKWARD NEARLY 2 INCHES WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. MAKE : GMC MODEL : SIERRA 1500 YEAR : 1999 CRASH : NO FIRE : NO NUMBER OF INJURIES: 0 ODI ID NUMBER : 10191166 DATE OF FAILURE: MAY 18, 2006 COMPONENT: SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336781June 17, 2010
SEATS
1999 GMC SIERRA ABOUT 55,000MILES: MANUAL SEAT DRIVERS SIDE: THE DEVICE THAT PREVENTS THE SEAT FROM SLIDING BACK AND FORTH FREELY ON ITS TRACKS HAS FAILED. NOW THE SEAT IS ALL THE WAY BACK EXCEPT UNDER BRAKING, WHEN IT ABRUPTLY SLIDES ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NO MATTER HOW ALERT YOU TRY TO BE, EVENTUALLY SOME MANEUVER WILL BE NEEDED WITHOUT TIME TO BRACE YOURSELF, YOUR FOOT WILL MASH THE BRAKE UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE FLOOR AS THE SEAT RUSHES FORWARD, YOUR ARMS WON'T BE ABLE TO STEER AS YOUR BODY RUSHES FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. A HANDFUL OF BROKEN NYLON PIECES AND ZINC CASTING PIECES AND A SPRING WERE RECOVERED FROM THE STARBOARD TRACK. DEALER DOESN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT FOR JUST THE BROKEN STUFF, THE TRACK ASSEMBLY IS INSANELY EXPENSIVE ($500 FOR BOTH SIDES) NOT COUNTING LABOR. NO JUNKYARD I CAN FIND HAS THE PART, THIS MODEL SEAT WAS ONLY MADE IN 1999. I FOUND ABOUT A DOZEN COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS WHEN I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335823June 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FROM UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PROCEEDED UP AN INCLINE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINE EXPLODED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329610May 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 GMC K1500 TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SPENT OVER $2,157.81 IN BRAKE REPAIRS. THE BRAKE LINES, RIGHT REAR CALIPER AND REAR DISC BRAKE ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327034April 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT CORRODED. HAD TO REPLACE 5 BRAKE LINES AND 2 FRONT CALIPER DO TO CORROSION. MY BILL AT GM DEALER $957.35 FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326636April 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKELINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST ON 1999 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326108April 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999.5 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD EXT CAB, SHORTBED. MAY 2005 FRONT BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE APPLYING BRAKES DUE TO SLOWED TRAFFIC ON 65MPH INTERSTATE IN UPSTATE NY. USED SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, HOWEVER REAR BRAKES ONLY ON A 6K POUND PICKUP TRUCK, UNLOADED, DO NOT RESULT IN EFFECTIVE BRAKING. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT MY AUTOMATIC TO USE ENGINE BRAKING AS WELL AS THE PARKING BRAKE (WHICH ALSO IS POORLY DESIGNED AND INEFFECTIVE). TRUCK WAS TOWED TO GM DEALER WHERE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AS ALL WERE RUSTED/ROTTED TO UNSAFE LEVELS, WITH ONE FRACTURING CAUSING THE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND FLUID. APRIL 2009 UPON DOING AN OIL CHANGED, MYSELF, I DISCOVER THE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, INCLUDING THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE REAR ARE IN VERY BAD SHAPE DUE TO RUST. AFTER SPEAKING TO MY MECHANIC I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE GM BRAKE LIKE FROM THE LATE 90S TO 2004 WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THE WEATHER AND RESIST CORROSION. HE SAID AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK HE HAS TO REPLACE SECTIONS OF GM BRAKE LINE FROM THESE TRUCKS AND SUVS. I CANNOT CURRENTLY AFFORD TO REPLACE THESE YET AS ITS A $1700 JOB DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED AND THE FACT THAT REPLACING WITH GM'S BRAKE LINES WILL JUST RUST AGAIN IN 2-3 YEARS. SO I NEED AFTERMARKET LINES, PROBABLY STAINLESS STEEL OR AT LEAST SOMETHING WITH A PROPER AMOUNT OF NICKEL IN IT (WHICH GM HAS SKIMPED ON!) WHICH HOPEFULLY I CAN PUT ON IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BEFORE I GET KILLED OR SOMEONE ELSE KILLED. APRIL 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325956April 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*THE CONTACT 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL REPEATED PRESSURE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED GMC DEALER AND THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,617 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325973April 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXTREME RUST. AFTER ACCIDENT I CHECKED SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS OF THE SAME VINTAGE WHERE I WORKED AND ALL HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326017April 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVERY HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ON MY 75,000-MILE 1999 GMC 3500 PICKUP HAS RUSTED OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALL BLEW OUT WHEN PEDAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED...INCLUDING ONE TIME, WHEN I WAS BACKING UP AT THE TRANSFER STATION TO UNLOAD TRASH. THE ENTIRE TRUCK COULD HAVE GONE BACK AND FALLEN INTO THE DUMPSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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