GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10457500May 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND IS KICKED BACK, NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS 5 TO 8 MPH. WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL WHEN STILL UNDER MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. PROBLEM IS SAME NOW. NO BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, VERY LOW MILEAGE. GMC WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457070May 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SUDDENLY BLOWN OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THESE OCCURED DURING NORNAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, ON ABOUT 6/29/06, AND AROUND 10/27/09. THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE CONDITIONS OR SIGNIFICANT OFF-ROAD USE. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ALL-TO-FREQUENT OCCURENCE IN THIS VEHICLE.....AND THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN (OR WILL BE) A RECALL, AND HOPEFULLY SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT. PLEASE ADVISE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456746April 28, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE SEVERE FRAME RUST TO THE POINT WHERE THE FRAME HAS A CRACK HALFWAY AROUND IT NEAR THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE FACTORY MOUNTED TOW HITCH LITERALLY BROKE COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRAME DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT WAS BUILT UP AROUND THE WELDS WHILE I WAS TOWING MY CAMPER, LUCKILY I HAD JUST MADE IT HOME FROM A TRIP FROM CAMPING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I CAN LITERALLY PEEL OFF 1/8" THICK PIECES OF RUST AT A TIME, THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER OPERABLE DUE TO THE SAFETY ASPECT, I HAVE NEVER SEEN RUST LIKE THIS ON ANY VEHICLE, EVEN ONES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND THE OCEAN AND SALT, AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE PARTICULAR MODEL AND YEAR TRUCKS RANGING FROM 1999-CURRENT I HAVE DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT, MAYBE IF YOUR ADMINISTRATION GETS ENOUGH OF THESE COMPLAINTS SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY GM WILL DO SOMETHING TO COMPENSATE SO MANY OF THEIR DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS OR BETTER YET FIX THE ISSUE, THIS WILL BE THE LAST GM TRUCK I PURCHASE DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND AFTER READING 100'S OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE GM DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE THEY JUST GIVE THE RUN AROUND JUST LIKE WHEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLES IN THE PAST UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456567April 26, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES BELOW DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BECAME EXTREMELY RUSTED, THUS BUSTING AND RELEASING ALL THE BRAKE FLUID AT ONCE, LEAVEINGTHE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456279April 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VEHICLE STALLS LOSING ALL POWER TO STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES. THERE IS NO ADVANCED WARNING OF POWER LOSS, IT SIMPLY QUITS RENDERING THE DRIVER INCAPABLE OF STEERING, MOVING OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. HAS BEEN IN CERTIFIED GMC SHOP THREE TIMES, THEY KEEP INSISTING THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE BE PICKED UP. POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP. NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR DRIVER BUT ALSO ANYONE BEHIND THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455743April 19, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED AND THE REAR LINES WERE VERY CLOSE TO FAILING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455746April 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL VIBRATION/NOISE AT 47-70 MPH. INTERNAL BEARINGS REPLACED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT METAL FOUND ON MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG. TECHNICIAN STATEMENT "BEARINGS COMING APART" STATED. IDENTICAL COMPLAINT WITH IDENTICAL REPAIR REPEATED 4 TIMES WITHIN 85,000 MILES. FIRST REPAIR OCCURRED AT 34,000 MILES. LATEST (4TH) PERFORMED AT 85,919 MILES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455655April 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
SECOND BRAKE PROBLEM, SECOND OF THREE BRAKE LINE PROBLEMS FROM RUSTY BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE STOPPING AND LOSE OF BRAKES, NEEDING TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. ALL REMAINING BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR SAFE DRIVING. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND ARE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NEVER FAIL FROM RUST, PERIOD. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455698April 18, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455585April 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CORRODED BRAKE LINE FAILURE. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES, FRONT WORKED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455478April 17, 2012
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455420April 16, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455298April 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UPON LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY TO THE FIRST INTERSECTION THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. I GOT THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. I THOUGHT THE ANTI-LOCK PART WAS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM. EXPENSIVE AS THAT PART IS I JUST LET THE TRUCK SIT. ONE DAY I LEFT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD UNDER THE TRUCK AND ISOLATED THE LEAK TO TWO RUSTED OUT LINES AT THE PLASTIC CLIP ON THE FRAME. THIS AREA MUST HOLD MOISTURE AND DOESN'T DRY-OUT, ALLOWING IT TO RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454973April 12, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FIRST POWER STEERING AND HYDROBOOST LINES RUSTS THROUGH. BRAKE LINES RUPTURES IN CRASH DUE TO ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR TRUCKS AND FIX THE PROBLEM OF THERE FAULTY RUSTLY BRAKE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM LINES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455051April 12, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEADLIGHTS DIM THEN RETURN TO NORMAL EVERY TIME THE BREAK IS APPLIED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. DEALER FOUND THE COMPLAINT TO BE VALID. BATTERY TESTED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD. VOLTAGE TEST OF ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT NORMAL. ENGINE AND BODY GROUNDS CHECKED OUT NORMAL. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH WITH NEW PART WITH NO CHANGE. GENERAL MOTORS REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN #02-06-03-008D AND CLAIM THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM AND I AM STUCK WITH THE TRUCK AS IS. THE GM SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO REFUSED TO SEND ME ANY DOCUMENTATION REGARDING MY CUSTOMER CLAIM AND DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND THE DEALER. I HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ITS SAFETY AT NIGHT. MY GM CUSTOMER CLAIM #[XXX]. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND I WOULD NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO OPERATE IT AT NIGHT AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIGHT SYSTEM FAILING OR SHORTING OUT AS THE VEHICLE GETS OLDER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454602April 9, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRYING TO SELL MY VEHICLE, AN AUTO SERVICE FACILITY DISCOVERED SERIOUS FRAME CORROSION WHICH COULD PROVE TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CORROSION SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND SUGGESTS DESIGN AND/OR MATERIAL DEFICIENCIES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE FAILURE, ALL DUE TO RUST. ALSO, EXCESSIVE BODY RUST IN THE LOWER ROCKER PANELS HAS OCCURRED, MORE OF A COSMETIC PROBLEM, BUT INDICATIVE OF THE PERVASIVE RUST PROBLEM THAT EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454362April 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454252April 5, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD PICKUP TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, TIRE SIZE 245/75/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 3DCBD0406. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE TREAD AND OUTER SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES, WHICH OCCURRED PREMATURELY. THE WIRE BELTS WERE VISIBLE IN THE FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE TIRES STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING AND THE OTHER TIRES HAD RUBBER COMING OUT OF THEM/ ALL THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454262April 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOTH FRONT HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES CORRODED ON DRIVERS SIDE, WITH LOSS OF BRAKING, ON CHASSIS TOP REAR OF FRONT WHEEL. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A LARGE WIRING LOOM (1 1/2" O.D.) CLIPPED ON TOP OF HYDRAULIC LINES, ONE TO LF AND RF WHEELS. CORROSION ON BOTH LINES ARE AT THE CONTACT OF THE LOOM AND LINES. VIBRATION MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LOOM AND LINES TO RUB AND ALLOWED MOISTURE TO CORRODE THE BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453954April 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NEEDED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. THIS MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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