GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10188050April 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA SLE IS FAULTY. IT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES AND READS BETWEEN 20-60 MPH HIGHER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. THE PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY ISOLATED TO THE SPEEDOMETER, BUT NOW MY TACHOMETER IS NOW READING 800-2000 RPM HIGHER THAN ACTUAL AND THE AMP METER HAS ALSO STARTED TO READING HIGH. I CONTACTED A LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP AND GOT AN ESTIMATE OF AROUND $600 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN I SPOKE TO AT THE GMC DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM GMC OWNERS BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND DISCUSSION FORUMS WHERE MANY OTHER GMC OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND GMC CONFRONTED WITH A SOLUTION. *JB
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#10188970April 12, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
2002 GMC EXTENDED CAB FAILED STATE INSPECTION TODAY DUE TO INEFFECTIVE PARKING BRAKES. THEY HAVE BEEN INEFFECTIVE FOR YEARS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE BRAKES APART AND THE LEFT REAR SHOE WAS WORN OUT**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHOE WAS NOT HELD IN PLACE VERY WELL. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE RIGHT REAR BUT THE BRAKE LINING MATERIAL WAS STILL PRESENT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WEARS PREMATURELY ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUST AS WELL AS THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT IN NORTH CARLOLINA PARKING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IS A PART OF ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO GET A QUOTE TO APPLY THE APPROPRIATE RECALL PROCEDURE. UPDATE 05/09/07 *TR
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No
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0
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#10187955April 9, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
2002 GMC EXTENDED CAB FAILED STATE INSPECTION TODAY DUE TO INEFFECTIVE PARKING BRAKES. THEY HAVE BEEN INEFFECTIVE FOR YEARS. TODAY, I TOOK THE BRAKES APART AND THE LEFT REAR SHOE WAS WORN OUT. THE SHOE WAS NOT HELD IN PLACE VERY WELL. SAME PROBLEM ON RIGHT REAR, BUT BRAKE LINING MATERIALWS STILL PRESENT. THIS SEEMED LIKE A BADLY DESIGNED SYSTEM. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, HAVE 56,000 MILES ON TRUCK, NEVER BEEN ABUSED. AM TAKING TO DEALER TOMORROW AND FEAR HUGE BILL.*AK
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0
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#10187387April 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHEN CLIMBING A SIGNIFICANT GRADE , 6%, WHILE TOWING 12.500# 5TH WHEEL ON A DAY WITH HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE , 95% ENGINE TEMPERATURE, IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO CLIMB AND REACHED ALMOST OVERHEAT WHEN I FORTUNATELY FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON THE GRAPEVINE IN CA. IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN TRAFFIC LANE WITH 18 WHEELERS RIGHT BEHIND ME. 2 DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO HELP.*AK
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0
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#10187394April 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SIERRA PICK UP WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 40,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING IMPROPERLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 120 MPH. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING THE SPEED CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO TRY TO GAGE THE VEHICLES SPEED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER MOTOR. AK UPDATED 05/23/07. *JB
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0
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#10187164April 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 2004 GMC SIERRA WILL OFTEN NOT SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. SOMETIMES IT GOES WAY UP, SOMETIMES WAY DOWN - EVEN TO ZERO. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SAYS IT WILL COST AT LEAST $600 TO REPAIR AND I HAVE CONTACTED GMC WHO SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO - THEY REPORT NO RECALL. MY WIFE'S 2004 CHEVY MONTE CARLO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS SOON AFTER WE BOUGHT IT NEW - IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY WIDESPREAD WITH GM PRODUCTS. I BELIEVE A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM. *JB
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0
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#10187054April 4, 2007
STEERING
FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN I SLOW DOWN AT STOP SIGNS. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED A CLICKING/KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I MAKE TURNS AND I CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. I WILL BE SCHEDULING AN APPT. FOR THIS IMMEDIATELY. *JB
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0
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#10186903April 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. STICKS ON 40-50 MPH. *JB
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0
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#10186909April 3, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED THE ADJUSTABLE THROTTLE PEDAL SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A COLLISION. THE THROTTLE SWITCH ENGAGED THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE THAT THE LOCATION OF THE THROTTLE SWITCHWAS A SAFETY HAZARD. COMPLAINT # 71502035998 WAS FILED WITH GENERAL MOTORS, AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FAILED TO WARN THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE SWITCH COULD BE DEACTIVATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 986, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10186911April 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE 7-8 ISSUES, ONE SELLING POINT WAS THE ONSATR CELLULAR SERVICE, NEVER WORKED, ETC. ETC. ETC. THE SALIENT MATTER AT THIS TIME IS THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN ORGINALLY EXHIBITED A CLINCKING SOUND SHIFTING FROM 2ND-3RD AND FROM 3RD-2ND, THE NOISE WAS SPORADIC AND WENT FROM A CLINCKING TO A DECIRNABLE CLUNK ALL THE TIME, THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE REPAIRS AND NOW STATES THE MATTER IS A CONCERN BUT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM, THE OEM, GMC, HAS STATES THAT THER IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND I AM RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS, I CAN NOT SELL IT AS IS. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10186922April 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN HOT AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH AND GREATER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED INTO LOW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER CURRENTLY POSSESSED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.*AK
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0
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#10186949April 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP IN COLD WEATHER. STOPPED WORKING. BRINGING TO MECHANIC TO FIX. ALSO, FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING *JB
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0
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#10187926April 3, 2007
PARKING BRAKE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2002 GMC SIERRA 2500 CREW CAB CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR STARTING PROBLEMS THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL ON EMERGENCY BRAKE AFTER HAVING THE WORK DONE HE FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE CABLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE CABLE WAS INCLUDED.**CC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE STARTING PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A LEAKING FUEL FILER, WHICH THEY REPLACED. *JB
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0
Deaths:
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#10186681April 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ CORRECT SPEED. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AND THEN WHEN YOU START AGAIN IT WILL START READING FROM WHERE IT WAS STOPPED SO IF IT STICKS AT 30 MPH AND YOU RESUME SPEED TO 60 MPH IT WILL READ 90 MPH. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186453March 29, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER SITTING IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING AT 100 MPH AND I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. SINCE THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ALMOST ALWAYS INCORRECT. IT HAS OCCASIONALLY FIXED" ITSELF, BUT USUALLY DID NOT LAST MORE THAN A DAY OR TWO. THE NEEDLE WAS OFTEN BURIED PAST 120 MPH. A NUMBER OF MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY I HAVE NOT PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT HOPE THAT IT WILL BE RECALLED AT SOME POINT SOON.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10186465March 29, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 GMC SIERRA 1500 SPEEDOMETER FAILED AFTER WARRANTY WAS OVER. SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND READS ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 120 MPH WHEN STANDING STILL. MANY COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS, BUT NO RECALL FROM GMC. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT KNOWING TRUE SPEED. GMC WANTS BIG BUCKS TO FIX, SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10186405March 28, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 GMC SIERRA WITH 10,900 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 15 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY HE PUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED , NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THEY FOUND FOUR ABS ERROR CODES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,002.*AK CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED INVOICES FOR THE DEALER. UPDATE *4/23/07T *TR
Crash:
Yes
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10186426March 28, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PERIODICALLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTION ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. AFTER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGINS SLOWING, THEN YOU CAN FEEL A SENSATION OF THE BRAKING ACTION RELEASING, NO MATER HOW HARD THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THE SENSATION IS LIKE SOME OF THE BRAKES HAVE LET GO AND ARE NOT LONGER BEING APPLIED. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TENSE CLOSE SITUATIONS AT TEE INTERSECTION, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. WE HAVE HAD IT IN FOR CORRECTION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE ABS SYSTEM. GMC AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM WHILE THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WERE WITHIN THE WARRANTY LIMITS AND NOW DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY ANY CORRECTION. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 17, 2007.*JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186162March 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
GAS PEDAL STICKS ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU FIRST STEP ON PEDAL. YOU THEN ACCELERATE IN A JERKY MANNER AS YOU HAVE TO PRESS IT HARD TO GET IT TO UNSTICK!!! ALSO DOS IT ON OUR 2001 GRAND PRIX AND MY FATHERS 1999 CHEVROLET PICKUP.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186023March 23, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 6000 MILES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD WORN UNEVENLY, AND THE PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE WAS STARTING TO WEAR OUT AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 9,691. THE DEALER STATED THE REASON FOR THE PREMATURE WEAR WAS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED ACCORDING TO GMC SPECS. GMC OFFERED TO GIVE THE CONTACT $500 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF NEW TIRES, BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED THE OFFER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,691.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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