GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10054047January 14, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT LOST STEERING CONTROL. DEALER INDICATED CALL NHTSA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054003January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053039January 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSTANT REAR BRAKE FAILURE WITH HEAVY BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS. CAN BE DUPLICATED AS DESIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053045January 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1999 GMC SIERRA 34719 MILES I HAD FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053064January 13, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
POWER STEERING ASSIST TENDS TO PULL THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITH TOO MUCH ASSIST AFTER BARELY TURNING THE WHEEL ONE WAY OR THE OTHER (HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS SINCE NEW). WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ACTING UP WHEN ACTIVATING THE WASHER MECHANISM. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T WORK, SOMETIMES THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WIPE CYCLE. THE DATE BELOW IS A REQUIRED FIELD, BUT THE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052906January 12, 2004
STEERING
WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MILES AN HOUR OR SO, THE STEERING WHEEL OCCASIONALLY LOSES ALL RESISTANCE AND THE WHEEL TURNS AROUND TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SWERVE. I READ THAT GM HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR MANY VEHICLES THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE GMC 1500 TRUCK DID NOT APPEAR TO BE AMONG THEM. PLEASE ADD IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052987January 12, 2004
STEERING
I HAVE A GMC 1500 SEIRRA PICK-UP 1997 THAT I HAVE HAD A LOT OF STEERING ISSUES WITH SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO TURN THEN IT GETS REAL LOOSE AND IF I GO IN TO A TURN, IT FEELS LIKE IT LOOSES ALL TENSION AND I OVER CORRECT MYSELF ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048372January 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE HEAVY RAIN STOPPED. NOW AT A LATER DATE, THE WIPERS WORKED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052861January 11, 2004
STEERING
2003 GMC 2500HD DURMAX TRUCK. WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES HARD THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T TURN. GM SAYS THIS IS STANDARD OPERATING FOR THIS TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS ABS. ABS GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO STEER WHILE BREAKING. THIS IS HARD TO DO WHEN STEERING LOCKS UP. GM HAS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THERE ARE 3 OTHER TRUCKS ALL GMC OR CHEVY IN MY TOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL OF US HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME RESPONCE FROM GM. CALL BBB DONT CALL US.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10052771January 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1999 GMC SIERRA ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION CAUSED ABS MOTOR TO RUN AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052711January 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ON 11-15-03 I HAD THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA GO OUT. WHICH I FOUND OUT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE TRUCKS AROUND 80000 MILES(MINE ABOUT 81000) THE REPAIR WAS A TOTAL OF ABOUT $1150.00. SEVEN WEEKS LATER ON 1-9-04 MY TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM(ECBM) PLUS THE ABS PUMP AND THE DEALER NOW SAYS IT WILL BE ANOTHER $950. IT APPEARS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME MALFUNCTION AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053743January 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THE EGR VALVE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WILL NOT CLOSE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO PANIC, AND TO DRIVE WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053754January 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053538January 6, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE WIPER CIRCUIT.*MR GMC INITIALLY DENIED REQUEST TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER THEN REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. AFTERWARDS, HE SOUGHT REIMBURSEMENT. SINCE THE CONSUMER DIDN'T PROVIDE THE RECEIPT FOR THE REPLACED PART, GMC WOULDN'T REIMBURSE HIM THE $161.00 DOLLARS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052463January 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE, UP TO AND INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE. GM IS AWARE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH ALL 1999 1/2 AND NEWER MODELS. ACCORDING TO FOLSOM LAKE GMC, THE PROBLEM IS COMMON, BUT FIX IS OFFERED OTHER THAN $2000 IN REPAIRS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT RESULT IN ACCIDENT FOR ME, BUT KNOW OF SEVERAL THAT HAVE OCCURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052319January 4, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DEAR SIRS, IN JANUARY OF 2000 I PURCHASED A NEW GMC SIERRA PICK-UP TRUCK FROM A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP. IN APRIL OF 2003 THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER A FILL-UP. IT WOULD GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY, AND THEN ACT NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT FILL-UP. THE ODOMETER READING WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THE GAUGE WOULD ONLY REGISTER FULL. AT THIS TIME I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT GARAGES. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF GMC'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMED THAT THE 1999-2001 MODELS HAD A DEFECTIVE PART. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2003 I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE PART. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WOULD BE $650.00, INCLUDING PARTS (THE PART COST WAS $395.83). I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE MILEAGE ON THE TRUCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000 MILES, THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. I STATED THAT THE MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR FOR A FUEL GAUGE. I DID NOT EXPECT GM TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY; HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT SOME CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TOWARD THE COST OF THIS PART. I HAVE CONTACTED THE GM CONSUMER DEPARTMENT HOWEVER NO RELIEF HAS BEEN OFFERED TOWARD THIS REPAIR/PART. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE HELD FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE PART. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052313January 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
PROBLEM IN FUEL SYSTEM (LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP OR RELATED COMPONENT) IN 1996 GMC SIERRA WITH 6.5 L DIESEL . CAUSES ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. HAPPENED WHILE PULLING TRAVEL TRAILER ON TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AND NUMEROUS OTHER TIMES. NO ENGINE CODE DISPLAYED DURING EVENT SO DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX PROBLEM WITHOUT CODE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052267January 2, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM. THIS RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER, AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO START WORKING. RECALL 03V15900 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051406December 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
GMC 2500HD WILL NOT STOP OR TURN SOMETIMES ,HYATT BUICK SAYS IT IS NORMAL . I HAVE A SIGNED LETTER THAT SAYS IT IS NORMAL.INCEDENT DATE IS FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I NEED HELP-------
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051433December 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I OWN A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 Z71 OFF ROAD TRUCK. I'VE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES NOW DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONSISTS OF EXCESSIVE PLAY/BACKLASH IN THE REAREND/DIFFERENTIAL ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THIS EXCESSIVE PLAY/BACKLASH IS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JERK AFTER SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD GEARS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAY THIS IS NORMAL ACCORDING TO GM SPECS. AT ONE POINT, WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE TRUCK DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE, BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE TRUCK SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND SPUN THE REAR TIRES. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SOLENOID FOR NOW, BUT THE CONSTANT JERKING OF THE REAREND/DIFFERENTIAL SEEMS TO BE WORSENING. WHEN DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERS SERVICE MANGER AND NOW FINALLY WITH THE GENERAL MANGER, THEY STILL SAY THIS IS NORMAL AND HAS BEEN FOR ALL 2000 THROUGH 2004 GMC SIERRA'S. THAT'S INTERESTING, BECAUSE I OWNED TWO 2000 GMC TRUCKS IN THE PAST AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM EXPERIENCED THESE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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