GMC Sierra Complaints (1999)

813 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#10051000December 23, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FUEL PUMP WILL OVER HEAT AND THAN SHORT OUT. EXHAUST ALWAYS RATTLES ENGINE KNOCKS CAT. CONVERTERS WENT OUT DIGITAL DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051754December 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A HUMMING NOISE CONTINUED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER DETERMINED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044603December 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SCC THE ABS FAILED AS A RESULT OF ABS SWITCH FAILURE. ABS MOTOR STAYS RUNNING EVEN WITH IGNITION KEY REMOVED AND ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER QUOTED A PRICE OF $900. DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. THIS SEEM TO BE QUITE COMMON. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048848November 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY 1999 SIERRA GMC TRUCK ABS MODULE HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY ABS BRAKES. IT COSTS 829.00 TO FIX AND IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE CHIP IN THE MODULE AND GMC KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 63,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048893November 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED. TRUCK WAS OPERATING NORMALLY THEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ABS PUMP CAME ON AND STAYED ON, EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FUSE WAS REMOVED TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM AND SHUT THE PUMP OFF. THE ABS SYSTEM REMAINS DISABLED AFTER WE FOUND OUT WHAT THE REPAIR COSTS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURANCE AS THE INTERNET IS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND WWW.CIRCUITSOLUTIONS.INFO SEEMS TO BE DOING A PRETTY GOOD BUSINESS REPAIRING THESE MODULES. TO ME, THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL BY GM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044789November 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CONSUMER HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE ABS MODULE WAS DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THE MODULE CONTINUED TO RUN ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. IF THE MODULE WAS LEFT CONNECTED IT COULD DRAIN THE BATTERY AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE OTHER SYSTEMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE ABS MODULE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047340November 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING BREAKING PROBLEMS WITH 1999 (NEW BODY STYLE) AND NEWER GMC AND CHEVY 1/2 TON PICK-UPS 2+4WD TRUCKS. IF YOUR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ABS GOING OFF AT SLOW SPEEDS LIKE UNDER 15 MPH, HAVE YOUR SERVICE SHOP CHECK YOUR ABS SENSOR LOCATED ON YOUR HUB. IF ITS RUSTED, THE SENSOR CAN'T TELL IF YOUR WHEEL IS MOVING OR NOT AND SETS IT OFF. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MINE AND HAD TO CHANGE THE WHOLE HUB/WHEEL ASS. ON BOTH SIDES BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO PIN POINT WHICH SIDE WAS THE CAUSE. THIS CAN GET EXPENSIVE UNLESS YOU CAN DO THE WORK YOURSELF. GOOD LUCK. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048082November 17, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
RECALL 98V242000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR/FRAME BOLTS: AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. ALSO, A GRINDING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046972November 15, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046856November 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE (CERTIFIED), I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS UNUSUAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE ABS SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, IN MAY OF 2003, MY ABS PROBLEMS BECAME SEVERE, IN THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES OR STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS, THE ABS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON FOR 3-4 SECONDS, RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THIS DID RESULT IN MY VEHICLE STRIKING A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH NO DAMAGE. TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING FURTHER, I PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AFTER FIRST COMPLAINING TO GM. THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL, AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY LEFT FRONT HUB. GM AND THE DEALER LIMITED MY COST TO $100 ON THE $500 REPAIR. THIS APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, UNTIL RECENTLY. DURING THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, AND AGAIN RENDERED THE TRUCK VERY DANGEROUS, AND AGAIN I PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. AGAIN, THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL, AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM THIS TIME AS A FAULTY ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. AGAIN, THEY OFFERED COMPENSATION, BUT TO A LESSER DEGREE. I PAID $500 FOR THE $1000 REPAIR. IT APPEARS THROUGH MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING THE NHTSA SITE, THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO MY VEHICLE. I AM LUCKY IN THAT I DID NOT CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF OR OTHERS IN ANY OF THE MANY INSTANCES WHERE THIS PROBLEM SURFACED. I WAS VERY LUCKY A FEW TIMES. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045939November 11, 2003
SUSPENSION
FROM DAY ONE THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK AT 35-45 MPH AND AN AT 70 MPH.I HAD FRONT END ALIGNMENTS,TIRES BALANCE,NEW TIRES AND NEW WHEELS. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.IDLED ROUGHLY AT STOP LIGHTS. TWO NEW FUEL PUMPS IN 3 MONTHS.DRIVE SEAT MAKES A POPPING NOSIE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN.SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON.ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046533November 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS. *MR THIS PROBLEM WORE AWAY THE SHOES WHICH WERE ONLY 50% OF THE SHOES BRAKING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A GM PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045095October 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER DRIVER WINDOW FAILED IN DOWN POSITION. TAILGATE CABLE FRAYED, READY TO BREAK. ABS DEPLOY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AND BUMP HIT ON DRY ROAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF BREAKING POWER. THIS VEHICLE IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF THEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043910October 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND CONTINUED TO RUN CAUSING MY BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE FOR 1999 -2003 GMC SIERRA'S AND CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. GM DEALERSHIPS WANT NEARLY $800 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR FOR A PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND IN QUALITY. THE NTSB AND/OR NHTSA SHOULD MANDATE THAT GM RECALL AND CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES IN THEIR PRODUCT INSTEAD OF SIMPLY ISSUING A SERVICE BULLETIN JUST ONE MONTH PRIOR TO MY WARRANTY RUNNING OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043760October 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 1999 GMC SIERRA HAD PROBLEMS BRAKING CAUSE CLOSE COLLISIONS. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS TO COME TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PRESS DOWN. SEEMED LIKE BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT. HAD TO APPLY EXTREAM AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISION. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHICH FOUND NOTHING AFTER HOOKING UP DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND ALSO MANUALLY CHECKING OUT BRAKES. FOUND NOTHING ON COMPUTER TO SAY WHY BRAKES FAILED. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHY THIS IS PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] LUCKLY THERE HAS BEEN NO COLLISIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044790October 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN ABS MOTOR RUNNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURN OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043346October 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS REQUIRING MORE THAN AVERAGE FORCE TO ENGAGE. THIS BECOMES A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN PARKING LOTS OR CLOSE QUARTERS, SUCH AS IN TRAFFIC AS IT MAY LEAD TO A COLLISION WITH NEARBY VEHICLES OR WOES YET, A NEARBY PEDESTRIAN. THIS CONDITION STARTED SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AT ALMOST EVERY INITIAL ACCELERATE FROM START UP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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