GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10021124June 5, 2003
TIRES
FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4SII TREAD SEPARATION OF TWO TIRES WITHIN FOUR DAYS .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10022290June 4, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022356June 4, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 280 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020955June 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT BUMPER IS RUSTING, WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP / LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020706May 29, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OBVIOUSLY I ONLY ATTEMPT TO USE MY WIPERS WHEN IT IS RAINING. THE LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE INTERSTATE. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCEDENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020665May 28, 2003
SEATS
SON WAS DRIVING 99 GMC SIERRA TRUCK ON I-20 IN ARLINGTON, TX MONDAY, MAY 26TH WHEN HE BRAKED TO SLOW AND THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD THROWING HIM INTO THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY VEHICLE. SON AND FIANCEE WERE UNHURT AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND INVESTIGATE, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITHOUT LOCKING INTO PLACE. SON HAD TO BRACE HIS FOOT AGAINST THE DASH TO HOLD SEAT IN PLACE IN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT IF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOST. FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT IF THIS HAPPENED TO OTHERS OR MYSELF SINCE I DRIVE THE SAME IDENTICAL VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020590May 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I STARTED MY TRUCK UP AND HEARD A VIBRATING NOISE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I SHUT OFF MY TRUCK THE NOISE CONTINUED. I UNHOOKED THE BATTERY CABLE UNTIL I DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. I PULLED THE FUSE AND CHECKED WITH MY DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED ME THAT BOTH PARTS OF THE UNIT (BPMV AND EBCM) USUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROX. 1600.00 FOR PARTS ALONE. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT. I ALSO CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID AT 30,000 MILES IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THESE PARTS TO BE OUTRAGEOUS. THE FUSE CAN BE LEFT OUT AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE ANTI-LOCK FEATURE WORKING. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE VERY FEW PEOPLE WILL PAY THIS PRICE TO HAVE THE ANTI-LOCKING FEATURE RESTORED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND CANNOT BE CLEARED WHEN DRIVEN WITH THE FUSE PULLED. THIS CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO MISS OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WOULD BE INDICATED BY THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020352May 22, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020309May 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON AN INCLINE WITH GEAR PLACED IN PARK BEFORE ENGAGING PARKING BRAKE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK IT THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE TOW TRUCK PULL THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO UNLOCK IT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION. TRUCK IS A 2003 GMC 1/2TON 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020217May 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019812May 14, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019814May 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018603May 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE PINGS/KNOCKS ON EVEN SLIGHT ACCELERATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018534May 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP RUNS EVEN WITH KEY OFF! ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL FUSE. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. DID NOT INITIALLY NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL I MADE A TIRE SCREECHING PANIC STOP. DEALERSHIP STATED NO RECALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019649May 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS . THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LICENSED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018445May 9, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT ALL THE TIMES. HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 8 TIMES AT PURCHASING DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO OFF AT 1:00 POSITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019441May 8, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR AJAR ALARM TO SOUND AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES TO MALFUNCTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018389May 7, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT IS TOO BRIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TOO SEE AT NIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017085May 6, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL AS WELL AS BRAKING ABILITY. THE LEFT WHEEL ENDED UP DETACHING THREE FEET AWAY FROM WERE THE WHEEL IS TO BE MOUNTED TO THE TRUCK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017101May 6, 2003
SEATS
WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT CUSHION FRAME FRACTURED AT THE LEFT FORWARD ATTACH POINT. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO ROCK AND POSSIBLY COULD CAUSE REMAINING THREE FASTENERS TO BECOME OVERLOADED AND FAIL. FAILURE OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURAL SEAT ATTACHMENT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY DURING AN ACCIDENT. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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