GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10202162September 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SLID AND STOPPED 3 INCHES AWAY FROM A STORE WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202201September 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LINES WERE RUBBING AGAINST ANOTHER SET OF AIR CONDITIONER LINES, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER FLUID TO LEAK. AS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 158,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE 2 1/2" TO 1/2" WIDE WEAR MARKS. THE CONSUMER STATED 1999-2006 THAT ALL WIDE BODY TRUCKS WITHIN THE YEARS PREVIOUS LISTED HAVE THIS DEFECT. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201604August 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FAILURE OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 DESCRIBES THIS VERY CONDITION, BUT I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS RECALL AFTER A DEALER SEARCH OF MY VIN NUMBER. MY TRUCK HOWEVER FALLS WITHIN THE YEAR, MODEL AND LOCATIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201104August 29, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOBBLES SEVERELY. THE DEALER CHANGED THE HUB AND THE WHEEL BEARING. THE SPEED AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200871August 27, 2007
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE BODY SHOP. HE STATED THAT GM IS GIVING HIM THE RUN AROUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SPOKE WITH DEALER, THERE HAVE BEEN 4 RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED AND HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED SUCH AS TAILGATE, AIRBAG, FRONT BRAKE PIPE WITH BODY CROSS SEALS, AND FRONT BRAKE HOSE ABRASION. UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200935August 27, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS HEADING NORTH BOUND ON I-45 NEAR NORTH AVENUE IN MILWAUKEE, WI WHEN IT BEGAN TO RAIN SLIGHTLY. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3:28 AM. I SLOWED DOWN TO 50 THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 AND THE I TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS TO HELP ME SEE BETTER BY THE TIME I GOT TO CAPITAL DRIVE IT WAS A COMPLETE DOWNPOUR. RAINING VERY HARD. I WAS IN THE VERY INSIDE LANE IE: "THE FASTLANE" I WAS APPROACHING THE HAMPTON AVENUE EXIT AND THERE WAS A SEMI ON MY RIGHT HIS REAR TANDOM AXLES WHERE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND HE WAS COMING OVER TO MY LANE. I HIT THE BREAKS AND WAS STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO GO TOWARDS THE MIDDLE LANE. MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE ABS BRAKES NEVER TURNED ON. THIS IS A 2003 GMC 2500 HD CREW CAB ALL THE WEIGHT IS IN THE FRONT AN THE CAB. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES I WAS HEADING FOR THE RIGHT LANE AND THE TRUCK TURNED 90DEG TO THE LEFT AND HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL. AT FULL 50 MPH SPEED AND THE PASSENGER REAR CAME AROUND AND HIT THE WALL AS WELL. THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I HIT THE WALL WITH SO MUCH FORCE THAT THE BED OF THE TRUCK EMBEDDED IN THE REAR OF THE CAB. MIND YOU THIS WAS A 3/4 TON TRUCK IT TAKES A LOT OF FORCE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. I FEEL THAT IF MY ABS BREAKS HAVE PULSATED 10 TIMES PER SECOND PER WHEEL I WOULD HAVE CAME TO A CONTROLLED STOP ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITH THE TRAJECTORY I WAS HEADING. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. GOOD THING I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS. 3:45 AM. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10200936August 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE TOWING A BOAT AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200718August 24, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING AND IT IS CURRENTLY STUCK AT 120 MPH. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DISPLAYED 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $600, IN WHICH HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING. THE GM MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE SPEED CONTROL REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200460August 22, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TIRES, SIZE LT26575-16. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PIECES OF THE INNER BELT OF THE TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE FENDER FLARE AND THE MUD FLAP ALSO DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,476.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200151August 20, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARALLEL PARKED POSITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE TURNED ONE QUARTER TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER ON THREE OCCASION, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WITHOUT A RECALL THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 650 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3745.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200046August 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
REDUCED ENGINE POWER, THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN TO 1500 RPMS MAXIMUM. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS PART WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $481. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200008August 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BURNED OUT. WHEN I REPLACED IT THE BOTTOM OF THE BULB WAS BURNED AND THE PLASTIC WIRING SOCKET WAS PARTIALLY MELTED AND BRITTLE AROUND THE BULB BASE. I CHANGED THE BULB AND THE LIGHT STILL WORKS. HOWEVER, I ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH ONE OF MY TWO HORNS NOT WORKING, BUT AFTER REPLACING THE BURNED OUT BULB, BOTH HORNS WORKED. WIRING SEEMS TO BE IN SERIES WITH HORN(S) AND BURNED OUT BULB DISABLES HORN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199744August 16, 2007
TRAILER HITCHES
WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASE (01/19/2002 I REPORTED TO THE SELLING DEALER (DENNIS DILLON GMC, BOISE, ID) THAT THE HITCH BOX WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE ALLOWING THE TOWING HITCH TO MOVE BOTH VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY WHEN INSTALLED ON THE TRUCK. HAVING OVER 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE RV INDUSTRY I KNEW IT TO BE WORRY SOME. I PRESSED THE POINT SUCH THAT A REGIONAL REP LOOKED AT IT. THE EVENTUAL RESPONSE WAS THAT THE HITCH WAS BUILT TO SPECIFICATION AND THEY FELT NOTHING WAS WRONG. ANNUAL INSPECTION OF RECEIVER HITCH (TRAILER HITCH) IN EARLY 2006 SHOWED A MARKED TWIST OF THE RECEIVER BOX THAT THE TRAILER HITCH SHANK RIDES IN. CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE HITCH BOX SHOWED A SEPARATION AT THE FORWARD END OF THE HITCH BOX AND A PRONOUNCED DISTORTION OF THE WEEP HOLES IN THE TORQUE TUBE (CROSS MEMBER). I PHOTOGRAPHED THE OLD HITCH AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW EAZ LIFT HITCH ON 4/14/2006. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199806August 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,850 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199864August 16, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON AUGUST 15, 2007, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT ENGAGING. HE STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199642August 15, 2007
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON AUGUST 6, 2007 MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A SET OF USED 265/75/R E FIRESTONE STEELTEX FROM MYERS TIRES IN MORGAN CITY ,LA. WE DID BUY THEM USED. THE OWNER TOLD US THAT THEY JUST TOOK THEM OFF OF A FORD PICKUP A FEW DAYS BEFORE. SO WE HAD HIM PUT THEM ON OUR 2000 GMC SIERA STEPSIDE PICKUP TRUCK. ON SATURDAY AUGUST 11,2007 MY HUSBAND AND I ALONG WITH MY 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS ON HWY 90 GOING TO HOUMA LA FROM PATTERSON LA THE TIRE THAT WAS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TORE APART AND DESTROYED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE BED OF OUR TRUCK AND WE COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR AND IT ALMOST FLIPED US ON THE HIGHWAY. WE LET THE OWNER KNOW WHAT HAPPEN AND HE IS NOT HELPING US WITH NOTHING. I ASKED HIM IF HE CAN PAY FOR DAMAGES DONE AND REPLACE THE OTHER 3 TIRES AND HE REFUSED. HE TOLD ME TO GET AN ATTORNEY. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT NOW I CAN BARLY GET MY 11 YEAR OLD SON IN THE TRUCK AND I AM SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT. WE NOW HAVE 4000.00 IN DAMAGES TO OUR TRUCK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199431August 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 GMC 2500HD AND THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER IS ALL FAILING SO NO GAUGES ARE STARTING TO WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199457August 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN RETURNING FROM A TRIP, THE TRUCK WAS SHUT OFF AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED. THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO RUN, FLASHED CODE P0758, CHECK 4WD, CHECK BRAKES, ABS FAILURE. THE TRUCK DID THIS FOR TWO DAYS WHILE DRIVING HOME AND WOULD STAY RUNNING WITHOUT THE KEY FROM 2 TO 16 MINUTES AND COULD BE PUT INTO GEAR AND DRIVEN, ALL WITHOUT THE KEY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199461August 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA ARE CHATTERING AND NOT STOPPING PROPERLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT THAT IS SUBJECT TO RECALL BUT ONLY UP TO THE 2002 MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THIS OR SUBSEQUENT RECALLS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199087August 10, 2007
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK. ABS SENSORS ARE CORRODED AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. IT WAS IN FOR RECALL 1 AND A HALF YEARS AGO AT 40,000 MILES. NOW AT 48,500 IT IS DOING THE SAME THING WITH ABS. DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR FOR THE FIX. IN ADDITION THE DEALER NOW WANTS ME TO REPLACE ROTORS THAT ARE UNDER RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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