GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#753752October 26, 2001
TIRES
TWO TIRES BLEW THREE HOURS APART CAUSING ALMOST $4000 DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. ACCORDING TO THE TIRE TECH, THE THIRD TIRE WAS NOT FAR FROM BLOWING OUT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: CHW8 TIRESIZE: 265/75/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898310October 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING AND SYSTEM KEEP WORKING AS THOUGH FOOT WAS ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLIDING. ALSO, HAD TO TAKE FUSE OUT TO STOP ABS MOTOR FROM RUNNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WHAT IT WILL COST TO FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898202October 25, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
RIGHT/ REAR FIRESTONE STEEL-TEX TIRE , SIZE: LT245/75R16, DOT: VN11V1C4800 IS STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DEFORMATION IN SIDEWALL. TIRE IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT , AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES ON IT. DEFORMATION IS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES IN LENGTH. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753609October 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON 10/23/01 I STARTED MY TRUCK AND REVERSED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. AT THAT POINT I HEARD A HUMMING FROM UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AT THAT POINT AND CONTACTED S&K PONIAC IN SPRINGFIELD, IL, THE LOCAL GMC DEALER. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE SERVICE MANAGER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS, WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE TRUCK. I WAS ADVISED MY ABS HAD FAILED AND THAT REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. ON 10/24/01 I CONTACTED SEVERAL SERVICE CENTERS CONCERNING REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS MODEL/MAKE OF TRUCK (CHEVY'S ALSO) AT THE APPROXIMATE SAME MILEAGE AS I AM AT. THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ABS IS INTREGRATED INTO THE VEHICLE IT CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED. I HAVE DISCOUNTED AUTO INSURANCE BECAUSE THE ABS IS ON THIS VEHICLE, STANDARD PRACTICE IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL, OR ANY INFORMATION,. ON GM'S WEBSITE BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING RELATED TO THE ABS FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VERY IMPORANT SAFETY FEATURE IS FAILING IN MANY OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR TRUCK AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY RELATED FEATURES. I OWN A NISSAN AND ALL SAFETY FEATURES ARE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753632October 24, 2001
TIRES
I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR CONCERNING RECALL OF THESE TIRES. THEY NEVER SEEM TO FALL IN ANY OF THE RECALLS EVEN UNDER THE RECENT RECALL BY FIRESTONE FOR TIRES AFTER 1998. IN CHECKING WITH SEVERAL TIRES STORES IN OUR AREA I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ONLY REASON THAT THEY ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL IS THAT THEY ARE NOT ON A FORD PRODUCT. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE LUDICIOUS SINCE THESE TIRES ARE KNOWN TO FAIL AND ARE ON A VEH OF SIMILAR WEIGHT AND CHARACTERISTICS TO THE FORD PRODUCTS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY FIRESTONE IS NOT REPLACING THESE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDW8 AW2 TIRESIZE: 235/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563746October 22, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, SPIN COUNTERCLOCKWISE, AND HIT THE MEDIAN BARRIER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, ALSO THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753459October 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT.I FOUND 2 RECALLS AT YOUR SITE ON THE WIPERS FOR 1995 SIERRA AND WENT TO DEALER TO CHECK ON RECALL.HE CHECKED VIN # AND SAID TOO BAD NOT COVERED IT WAS NOT BUILT AT THE RECALLED FACTORIES.THIS TRUCK WAS BUILT 9-94 SERIAL # 1500181 AND SHOULD BE COVERED.FOR SAFETY REASONS YOU SHOULD RECALL ALL 1995 SIERRAS FOR FAULTY WIPERS,GM IS FUDGING ON A SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898030October 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AFTER START UP VEHICLE IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THROTTLE WILL STICK AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897765October 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 35 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT CONTINUE ON UNTIL IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563677October 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE TRANMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 43429 MILES, CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIAL WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563678October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND STALL, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DEALER FOUND NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE SIGNALS, CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS ON SIX OCCASIONS WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AND RUN ROUGH, AND HAS HAD VARIOUS COMPONETS REPLACED, SUCH AS RADIATOR COOLANT, COOLANT SENSOR, FUEL PUMP, SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY, DISTRIBUTOR, FUEL INJECTORS, SPARK PLUGS, WIRES, SERPENTINE BELT, THROTTLE-POSITIONING SENSOR, EGR AND OXYGEN SENSOR, THE BRACKET THAT PROTECTS THE MAIN WIRE HARNESS WAS NEVER INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY AND CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH, SOME OF THE COMPONETS WERE EVEN REPLACED A SECOND TIME AND STILL DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563653October 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MODULE FAILED, CAUSING A HUMMING NOISE FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897541October 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THERE IS RECALL 98V150000 ON THIS PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753023October 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS & WASHER SPRAY INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STOP WORKING, BUZZ SOUND FROM MOTOR HOUSING. TYPICALLY I COULD GET TO START AGAIN BY HITTING BLACK COVER OF WIPER MOTOR. I TOOK OFF COVER AND DETERMINED THE CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, PROBABLY THE RELAY. I PURCHASED NEW BOARD AND WORKS FINE. I NOTIFY NHTSA FOR 2 REASONS & THINK SHOULD BE RECALL. 1) NEW PART INDICATES NEED TO SEAL COVER, ORIGINAL NOT SEALED 2) FRIEND HAS SAME YEAR CHEVY K2500 & HAS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. SUSPECT MAY BE DUE TO NORTHEAST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEFECT IN DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752949October 5, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOORS NOT MOUNTED CORRECTLY, HINGES NEED TO BE PULLED OUT WITH FRAMING MACHINE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC TRUCKS IS WHAT THE AUTOBODY SHOP STATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752935October 4, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY MOVE THE WIPERS TO MAKE THEM MOVE AGAIN. GM RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE ONLY BECAUSE OF VIN #. I'M EXPERIENCING ALL THE PROBLEMS THE RECALLED VEHICLES HAVE./ ON THE SECOND PROBLEM. I WAS HAVING SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY COLUMN DUE TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH GOING BAD. THIS SWITCH CONTROLS THE CRUISE CONTROL, TURN SIGNAL, WIPERS, HAZARD LIGHTS ETC. THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY KEPT GOING OFF , SOUNDING LIKE THE HAZARDS WERE ON ALL THE TIME. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752862October 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPONENT (ELECTRONICS BOARD) THAT CAUSES THE FAILURES IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL (98V150000/98V150001) BUT GMC REFUSES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897308October 3, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO HIT COVER A FEW TIMES BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752829October 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THERE IS AND HAS BEEN AN ENGINE KNOCK SINCE 7/2000, HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM, GMC CONTENDS CARBON KNOCK, GETTING WORSE. IDLES ROUGH, TOLD BY DEALER AND GMC IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. GMC SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HORNOR WARRANTY. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WARRANTY EXPRIRES, AND THE PISTON COMES THROUGH THE BLOCK. DRIVETRAIN HESTIATES WHEN IN GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897233October 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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