GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10427174September 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT BADLY AND ONE REAR LEFT LINE ROTTED THROUGH AND BEGAN TO LEAK. WHEN THE BRAKE LINES WERE INSPECTED ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427199September 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK HAS RUSTED STEEL SUPPORT STRAPS; REAR STRAP BROKE AND TANK DROPPED A FEW INCHES PLACING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON RUSTED FRONT SUPPORT STRAP. TANK WOULD BOUNCE UP AND DOWN DUE TO BUMPS IN ROAD. FORTUNATELY MY FRIEND, FOLLOWING MY TRUCK, ALERTED ME AND WE SECURED TANK WITH A LENGTH OF ROPE. HAD HE NOT ALERTED ME IT IS LIKELY FRONT STRAP WOULD HAVE FAILED, DROPPING TANK ONTO PAVEMENT. THE DEFECT WAS NOTED JUST BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO PROCEED ONTO INTERSTATE 93. HAD THE FRONT STRAP FAILED, THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE DRAGGED FOR A DISTANCE AT HIGH SPEED, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN EXPLOSION/FIRE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD A FUEL TANK DISLODGE AND I NORMALLY KEEP VEHICLE FOR 150,000 MILES AND 10 YEARS. HIGHLY RECOMMEND VEHICLES WITH STEEL FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS BE RECALLED FOR INSPECTION; IN NORTHEAST WHERE SALT IS USED ON HIGHWAYS, STEEL ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF A VEHICLE WILL RUST. FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS SHOULD BE MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL OR ANOTHER MATERIAL THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO DEGRADATION/CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT. OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLES, FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHERS ARE AT RISK DUE TO THIS DESIGN FLAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427191September 26, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING
I PREVIOUSLY HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING COOLER REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING CORRODED LINES. JUST RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE TRANS COOLER REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING CORRODED LINES. MECHANIC SAID ALL LINES UNDERNEATH (BRAKE, STEERING, ETC) ARE TERRIBLY CORRODED AND WE WILL DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION TO ALL CORRODED LINES, ETC IN FUTURE OIL CHANGE VISITS. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK IS A CORRODED DISASTER. THE ROCKER PANELS ARE GONE. CORRODED RAILER HITCH WAS REPLACED. LUCKILY NOTHING HAS TOTALLY FAILED YET TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427501September 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN OFF RAMP, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND A BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED AND BURST. HAD TO REPAIR ALONG THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427067September 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN
NP8 ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427085September 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY GMC SIERRA HAS THE 5.3 V8 ENGINE AND THREE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF AND IT IS LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES .THESE BOLTS SHOULD NOT BREAK OFF SO EASILY.I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426885September 23, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK AT NO COST TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426294September 19, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
DURING A TRIP ALONG WA HIGHWAY 2, WESTBOUND THRU STEVENS PASS, THE TEMPERATURE WAS DROPPING AS INDICATED BY THE VEHICLES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATION. AS IT TRAVERSED FROM APPROX 42 DEGREES F TO 36 DEGREES F ALL WINDOWS FOGGED SEVERELY SO AS TO RENDER NO VISIBILITY. THE DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED DURING THIS EVENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL HVAC SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AS THE TEMPERATURE TRAVERSES BELOW 36 DEGREES F, ALL TIMES RESULT IN EXCESSIVE CABIN MOISTURE AND WINDOW FOGGING. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2010/2011 GMC/SILVERADO/AVALANCE, ETC OWNERS. GMC IS AWARE BUT HAS NO FIX AND DEALERS OFFER NO FIX. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425934September 18, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I CAN NOT REMEMBER THE THREE OTHER TIMES THE ELEC. STABILITY CONTROL, HAS WENT OUT. THIS TIME MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. NO ISSUES OF CRASH, BUT THIS IS NOW BECOMING A PROBLEM, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK ALL TIMES TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALER. ALL TIME THEY SAY ITS FIXED. THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED HESITATING AND CHOKING OUT, MIS FIRING.. IM GLAD IT WAS AT LOW SPEEDS.. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425883September 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FORTUNATELY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD IT TOWED AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED A LINE. HE WENT FOR A ROAD TEST AND ANOTHER LINE BLEW OUT. THIS WAS FIXED AND I WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE LINES LOOK BAD AND IT WOULD BE $700 TO REPLACE ALL AND THIS SEEMED TO BE COMMON ON THE CHEVY AND GMC TRUCKS. THIS TRUCK IS GARAGE KEPT - WHY WOULD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES BE BAD? THIS IS A GMC SIERRA 2500HD EXTENDED CAB 4WD TRUCK. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425522September 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
PARTS OF THE CLUSTER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE, AMP GAUGE HAVE FAILED ONE AFTER THE OTHER. ALTHOUGH 04 MODEL WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, THE SAME EXACT CLUSTER WAS USED IN THE 05 GMC AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERAL GMC OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425546September 15, 2011
WHEELS
THE TIRES SEAL AT THE WHEELS LEAK AIR CONTINUOUSLY. CAUSING THEM TO BE REFILLED. IF THEY GO DOWN POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS CAN RESULT. GM WILL DO NOTHING. THE WHEELS ARE CORRODING AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. RIGHT WHERE THE TIRE MEETS THE WHEEL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426091September 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
2006 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING HUB BEARING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED, THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN IT FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES DIDN'T GRAB. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425189September 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RETURNING HOME TURNED ONTO PROGRESS DR. XENIA, OH. HAD TO MAKE A RAPID STOP (CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME), BRAKES FELT SOFTER, PULLED INTO SIOUX DR. XENIA, OH. TO PICK UP WIFE AND HEAD A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE. DROVE UP SIOUX DR. STOPPED AT THE STOP AND TURNED ONTO MAUMEE DR., WENT TO PUSH ON BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, DROVE BACK HOME AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING ON THE DRIVEWAY. FOUND THAT BRAKE LINE NEXT TO FRAME OF TRUCK WAS LEAKING. LATER FOUND BRAKE FLUID ON FRONT DRIVEWAY WHERE I HAD STOP EARLIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425025September 12, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEEDS, THE SIDE WINDOW AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10424402September 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE TANK I DROVE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AND I LOOKED AT THE TANK AND IT SHOWED I HAD GAS SO I KEPT DRIVING, SOON THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I WAS LEFT STRANDED BY MY TRUCK AND I AM DISABLED. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE SERVICE STATION FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT OTHER THAN THEY ADDED GAS AND IT STARTED AND RAN FINE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS WAS NOT GOING DOWN ON THE GAUGE LIKE IT SHOULD. ONE DAY I GOT IN MY TRUCK AND STARTED IT AND THE LOW FUEL SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A CHIME , THE (DIC) SAID THE FUEL WAS LOW BUT I HAD JUST FILLED IT UP AND HAD ONLY DRIVEN A FEW MILES. THE LOW GAS LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME NOW EVEN WHEN I FILL IT UP ALONG WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND IT WILL CHIME EVERY TIME I START IT UP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED IT WAS A WORN FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND HE HAS HAD SEVERAL GM VEHICLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE DISABLED AND HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING AROUND IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424481September 9, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR AN APPROACHING TRAFFIC STOP, THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424329September 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT IDLE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424271September 8, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424324September 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE MANIFOLD WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSED LEAKAGE THROUGH THE EXHAUST EMISSION BEFORE GOING TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED REPLACING THE BOLTS AND MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500. THE CONSUMER STATED HE FIRST HEARD A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE EVENTUALLY FOUND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADS BROKEN OFF THE BOLT SHANKS. HE THEN FOUND EVIDENCE DUE TO LEAKING OF THE EXHAUST, GAS CARBON DEPOSITS ON THE ENGINE BY THE MANIFOLD'S BROKEN BOLTS. UPDATED 10/14/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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