GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10175328December 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
SERVICE REQUEST # FILED AT GENERAL MOTORS REGIONAL OFFICE #(71-448842107)INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING IN ALL 4 CORNERS ON MY GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK. LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE, AND POSSIBLE SEIZURE OF ENGINE. BACKORDER OF GM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. A PETITION HAS BEEN CREATED AND SENT TO GM AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU EXPLAINING ....AS OF APRIL 10, 2002, THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AT THIS TIME, IS IT NOT EVEN KNOWN WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. BEING AWARE OF THIS PROVES THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED. BECAUSE OF APPARENT POOR ENGINEERING, GM CAN NOT MANUFACTURER REPLACEMENTS FAST ENOUGH FOR ALL THE VEHICLES IN WHICH THEY ARE NEEDED. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS CAN LEAD TO ANY NUMBER OF VERY SERIOUS, AND EXPENSIVE, PROBLEMS. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISN'T COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800 USD (GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEM(S) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK MAY HAVE PRODUCED. WE ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE WORLD'S LARGEST VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. SINCERELY, 13,000 SIGNATURES HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175232December 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND MANAGED TO AVOID A CRASH BY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED A LARGE AMOUNT OF GREASE WAS PRESENT ON THE PARKING BRAKE SHOE FROM A LEAKING RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL. THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED, BUT AFTERWARDS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THE LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175267December 5, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 GMC SIERRA AT 50,000 MILES DEVELOPED A SPEEDOMETER SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHICH CAUSED WILD SWINGS IN MPH READINGS. AFTER MENTIONING IT TO A FRIEND WITH A CHEVY SILVERADO, SAME YEAR AND MILEAGE , I FOUND HE HAD THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM . I HAD THE CLUSTER REPLACED AT MY COST.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175064December 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, REGISTERING 80 MPH AT COMPLETE STOP. WOULD GRADUALLY RESET TO 0 MPH AT A STOP THEN STARTED REGISTERING 120 MPH AT COMPLETE STOP AND WILL NOT MOVE OFF THAT SPEED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174877December 1, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
PERSISTENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION UNDER NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS LED TO LACK OF VISIBILITY THROUGH WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED RECALL OF THE WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY FOR GM TRUCKS/VANS. MY TRUCK IS A 1997 GMC K1500. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL VIN RANGE. THERE IS NO DOUBT MY TRUCK HAS THE BAD PARTS ILLUSTRATED IN THE RECALL(S) (EG, EA02006). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AND FIXED BY GM, AND THAT BY SOME SORT OF VIN TECHNICALITY OR ERROR, THEY REFUSE TO FIX. WHAT IS MY COURSE OF ACTION TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174784November 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
DT*: WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS GOING DOWN HILL AND APPLIYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICEL RATTLED AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 1/31/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174826November 30, 2006
TIRES
MY TIRES STARTED FALLING APART AROUND 11000 MILES. THE SIDEWALLS ARE INDENTING AND THE TREAD IS COMING OFF THE TIRE AS WELL AS EXTREME FEATHERING. THE DEALER HAS TESTED THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 13000 ON MY TRUCK AND FINALLY GOT THE DEALER TO REPLACE THEM BUT ONLY WITH THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174835November 30, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS GAUGE ON MY 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP IS ACTING ERRATIC. IT GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE SENDING UNIT IN THE TANK AND WOULD COST APPROX $800 THANK YOU...*AB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174703November 29, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS NOW (SINCE 2005),MY 2000 GMC FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES REGARDLESS HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. I CAN BE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL I PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND GAUGE NEEDLE WILL MOVE TO FUEL LEVEL. I'VE HAVE GONE TO GMC AND CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPTS. AND BOTH SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE AND ADAPTER KIT FOR AROUND $150. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE GAUGE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE THERE ARE MANY TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS SINCE DEALERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS TAKEN IN FOR THIS REPAIR MAKING IT KNOWN THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE OUT THERE. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING AN 9000 LB. FIFTH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AND SECOND HAVING TO PLACE THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL TO MAKE IT GO BACK UP. WHEN TRUCK IS IN PARK AND IDLING AND GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINS THERE UNTIL THE SHIFTER IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE , I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME WHEN I TRAVEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174566November 28, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON DRY NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND PUMPED CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE CRUISING. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. A NHTSA RECALL REGARDING THE SPEED SENSORS, WAS PERFORMED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT BOTH PROBLEMS WERE NOT RELATED, AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DISPLAYED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IN THE MEAN TIME, WHICH DEACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. UPDATED 1/19/2007 -*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174602November 28, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/29/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174241November 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2000 GMC 2500 SIERRA BRAKE LINES RUSTING THROUGH AT FRAME CLIP NEAR LEFT FRONT WHEEL. ALL BRAKE LINES VERY RUSTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174125November 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TIRES
LOSS OF TRACTION ON WET ROAD , HIT ROCK CUT AT 50 MPH NO BRAKE NO ANTI-LOCK NO STEERING NO CONTROL . VERY THIN WATER ON ROAD DID NOT FELL SLICK AFTER CRASH BY HAND OR MY SHOES. 8JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174078November 22, 2006
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
I HAVE A 2003 GMC SIERRA EXT CAB SHORT BED PICKUP. AT 24,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS WORE OUT AND CAUSING A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURNED OR WENT OVER A BUMP. I NOW HAVE 44,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND THE SHAFT IS ALREADY WORN OUT AGAIN! IT SEEMS LIKE THESE ARE ONLY LASTING FOR ABOUT 20,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174340November 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WHICH MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *TS THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE BUT THE SAME DAY THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER . THE DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174007November 21, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN GEAR ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THIS WAS A DEFECT.*AK THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/15/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174337November 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 SIERRA CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRUCK. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173839November 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC IN FUNCTION I HAVE 44,000 MILES ON MY 2004 GMC SIERRA AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS IN NEED OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173880November 20, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING AN INSPECTION PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173791November 18, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
INJECTOR FAILURES ON 2001 GMC DURAMAX 6.6 DIESEL ENGINE. INJECTORS FAILED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 167,000 MILES, FAILED AGAIN AT 197,000 MILES AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. G M CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY FAILED AGAIN IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. INJECTORS FAILED AT 234,000 MILES AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE RENIGGED ON THEIR WORD. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD FAILURES IN 30,000 TO 40,000 MILES. THEY ARE REPLACING PARTS WITH REMANUFACTURED PARTS AND THEY ARE NOT LASTING. GM DEALERS ARE CHARGING $3600.00 TO $4,500.00 TO REPLACE THESE INJECTORS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS PLAIN THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INJECTORS WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON INJECTORS FROM 100,000 TO 200,000 MILES OR SEVEN YEARS. THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES THAT MUCH IN SEVEN YEARS. ALL I WANTED WAS A FAIR DEAL AND DID NOT GET IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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