GMC Sierra Complaints (2003)

570 consumer complaints on file.

#10273654June 12, 2009
STEERING
2003 GMC SIERRA - INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. SECOND FAILURE OF THE STEERING SHAFT, TRUCK HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT SHAFT FAILED AT 26,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN VARIOUS GM TRUCK INTERNET FORUMS. A NEW, IMPROVED REPLACEMENT PART IS NOW AVAILABLE, GM PART #19153614. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO FORCE GM TO REPLACE THE FIRST GENERATION PART. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269356May 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER LIGHT FAILED FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED LATER AND THE ENTIRE PANEL WENT BLACK. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.UPDATED 06/17/09. *LJ THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES FAILED COMPLETELY. UPDATED 06/17/09.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267824May 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MY 2003 GMC 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING. SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T EVEN WORK. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE TO PARK MY TRUCK, OR EVEN GET IT TAKEN FOR SPEEDING. NOT TO MENTION IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE GM HAS A FAULTY PART. THAT IS NOT FAIR. I AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEM BUT NO SOLUTION. PLUS I HAVE LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262963March 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDO WAS ACTING ERRATICALLY AND FINALLY HAS STOP WORKING AT ALL. IT HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE AND I AM HEARING ALOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM FRIENDS AND THE COMPANY I WORK FOR WHO HAS SEVERAL OF THESE VEHICLES THEY ARE ALL GOING BAD. MY VEHICLE IS 03 GMC SIERRA AND MOST THE OTHERS I KNOW OF ARE SIMILAR TRUCKS AND SUVS. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING TWICE NOW BUT HAVE NEVER BEEN PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING UNTIL MY SPEEDO QUIT WORKING. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL I HERE THIS IS A EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261401March 10, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER ACTIVATES AUTOMATICALLY AND DOES NOT SHUT OFF AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. SHE MUST OPEN THE HOOD AND REMOVE THE FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX TO TURN OFF THE HEAT. BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED, SHE MUST REINSTALL THE FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX ONCE AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY A TSB FOR THIS FAILURE AND NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261480March 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP ON HIGHWAY FROM APPROX. 45MPH, DUE A TRACTOR TRAILER SUDDENLY STOPPING, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM STARTED TO FLUCTUATE, BUT TRUCK DID NOT STOP NORMALLY. AVOIDED COLLISION BY VEERING TO SIDE OF ROAD. LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE, AT CLIP NEAR WHEEL, LEAKED BRAKE FLUID THEREBY PREVENTING QUICK STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS SEEMED TO BE NO SECONDARY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE FOR REAR BRAKES. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS HARDLY EFFECTIVE.TURNS OUT ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED IN NEARLY ALL AREAS, EVEN UNDER HOOD. TRUCK HAS 50,000 MILES AND IS 6 YEARS OLD. HAVE ALSO PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE DUE TO POWER STEERING LINE CORROSION AND FLUID LOSS. POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROVIDES HYDRAULIC BOOST FOR BRAKES, THEREFORE BRAKES ARE IMPACTED ALSO. BRAKE AND POWER STEERING LINES SEEM TO BE MADE OF STEEL WITH INCORRECT OR POOR ALLOYS, THEREBY ACTING LIKE A SACRIFICIAL ANODE ON THE TRUCK, AS EVIDENCED BY THE RUST THROUGHOUT THE LINES, VS. LOCALIZED RUST. BRAKE LINES AND POWER STEERING LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. STILL HAVE SEVERAL RUSTY LINES FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259621February 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO WORK. IT OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257583February 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK FAILS UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEPPER MOTORS AND THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT IT. CERTAINLY, ONE HAS TO KNOW THE SPEED THEY ARE TRAVELING,ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL AND CONSTRUCTION ZONES. MARK THESE WORDS "SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED" THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND YOU AND YET NOTING IS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IS IT GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A FATALITY BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED. NO WONDER THE CAR COMPANIES ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255730January 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LOSS OF 3RD GEAR. TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND JUST RED LINE'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252891December 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 SPEEDOMETER FAILED -- DRIFTED FULLY UPSCALE. NO PRECURSOR - WAS DRIVING STEADY AT 45 MPH. 93000 MILES ON VEHICLE. FIRST TIME FAILURE - BUT IT IS A HARD FAILURE - READING >120 MPH WITH CAR SHUTOFF IN DRIVEWAY. I ADJUSTED MY SPEED DOWN TO BE BELOW WHAT I HOPED WOULD MEET THE SPEED LIMIT. IT APPEARS GMC HAS ISSUED SERVICE NOTICES ON THIS ... I FOUND THE FOLLOWING ON THE INTERNET: SUBJECT:BULLETIN GMP07-174 - SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07187 --- SOME CUSTOMERS OF 2003-2004 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, AND ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, AND TAHOE; AND GMC SIERRA, ENVOY, YUKON, AND YUKON XL VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (IP) CLUSTER GAUGES STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS MAY CAUSE INACCURATE READINGS, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250769December 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY TRUCK ONLY HAS HALF OF IT'S BRAKING POWER. THE BRAKE PADS ARE RUSTED TO THE SLIDES & HAVE NOT MOVED FOR A VERY LONG TIME THE ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS ARE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN RUST. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO GMC FOR SERVICE [OIL CHANGE] & THEY STATED THE REAR ROTORS WERE "VERY RUSTY". I ASKED THE SERVICEMAN WHAT TO DO & HE SAID EITHER I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED OR THE BRAKES WOULD WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME NOW [AFTER LOOKING AT THE BRAKES PERSONALLY] THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING OR THE ROTORS WOULDN'T BE RUSTY AT ALL. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING SAID ABOUT THE BRAKES NOT WORKING OR THE EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE OF A 3/4 TON TRUCK GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ONLY HALF OF IT'S BRAKING POWER. I TALKED TO THE BBB AND THEY SAID WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN IT HAD 48000 MILES ON IT & WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS SITUATION STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT. MY TRUCK IS A 2003 AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT [SERVICED REGULARLY AND GARAGE KEPT] AND THERE IS NO REASON THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE RUSTED THIS WAY UNLESS INFERIOR PARTS OR WORKMANSHIP IS INVOLVED. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR TRUCKS AND ONE OF THEM HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. WE LOOKED AT HIS AFTER I DISCOVERED MY PROBLEM. HE, AS I, WERE UNAWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE OF. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST AN INDEPENDENT STUDY ON THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249458November 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER, READS120MPH MOST OF THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249114November 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH IN A BUSY PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE COMPLETING A LEFT TURN AND FELT THE BRAKES SHAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY AND CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. HE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,974. UPDATED 12/17/08. *LJ THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED, DUE TO THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. UPDATED 12/18/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248972November 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER , FUEL GAUGE ETC. WENT AT 93,000 MILES. GMC KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL ONLY FIX IT ON A LIMITED BASIS. NOT EVERY ONE WAS INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL ONLY FIX IT IF YOU ARE UNDER 70K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248354November 10, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 GMC 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCK...WON'T STOP SLOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244751October 8, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL BEARINGS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,149.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244642October 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 45 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 120 MPH. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT TO SEE IF THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM REPAIRS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,571.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242890September 19, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT FEELS BUMPING OR BANGING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16491 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT TWICE. UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242863September 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN ALL GUAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242860September 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. NO LIGHTS, NO ODOMETER, NO INFORMATION AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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