GMC Sierra Complaints (2002)

591 consumer complaints on file.

#10050598December 16, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING, EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT YET PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. EVEN WITH MY FOOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, THE VEHICLE STOPPED BRIEFLY, BUT THEN THE REAR TIRES BRIEFLY SPUN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE AGAIN, DRAGGING THE LOCKED FRONT TIRES. AFTER 25 FEET, VEHICLE HIT PARKED VEHICLE ON OTHER SIDE OF STREET. VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. IT SEEMED LIKE THROTTLE WAS STUCK OPEN, EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT ONCE HIT THE ACCELERATOR.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049828December 1, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM: INJECTOR FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED CLEANING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047227November 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH JERK FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WITH A CLUNK NOISE. ALL OTHER SHIFTING APPEAR TO BE SMOOTH WITHOUT THE JERK OR CLUNK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048247November 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, WHEELS:RIM
WHILE HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED A TECHNICIAN NOTICED A GROOVE CUT FROM A ROCK BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER AND THE RIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044660November 12, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAIL GATE CABLE SNAPPED IN HALF WHEN THE PASSENGER WAS EXITING THE BACK OF THE PICK UP. THE PASSENGER HIT HIS/HER HEAD ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE CABLE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB CONSUMER NOTED BOTH CABLES SNAPPED SENDING HIS ASSISTANT FACE FIRST TO THE GROUND. HIS KNEES WERE FIRST TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CONCRETE AND HE LAID THERE SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO MOVE. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10043942October 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH 2002 GMC SIERRA TRUCK HESITATING.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT GMS ASSIST IN GETTING THE PROBLEM RESOLVED BEFORE IT CAUSES A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041661October 12, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
I HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES FOR MY 2002 GMC SIERRA ON 10/2/03. FIRESTONE IN MARTINSBURG, WV ADVISED ME THAT MY TRUCK TIRES THAT GM PLACED ON THE TRUCK THAT WAS ORDERED NEW WERE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK. THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES WERE VERY WEAK. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER TRUCKS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHO WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. I SINCERELY HOPE THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. CAN YOU INVESTIGATE AND MAKE SURE THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED IF THIS IS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *LA *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030119October 12, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDN'T HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, PER GM, THAT THE TRUCKS WITH DISC BRAKES NEEDED THE PARKING BRAKES ADJUSTED AT 15K MILES AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041084October 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE MAKE A VERY LOUD TAP/KNOCK UPON START UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040375September 23, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER, AND STOPPED TO CHECK THE TIRE. NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. BRIDGESTONE TIRE, SIZE 285/75R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031948September 4, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DIESEL ENGINE QUIT AND IT WAS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH ONE FUSE, AND THE FUSE BLEW. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WHEN THAT FAILED IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038110September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING ENGINE WOULD STALL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033006August 18, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, TIRES
I HAVE CARLISLE SURE TRAIL ST TIRES, SIZE ST 205/75D15, ON MY 2003 BIG TEX 60CH TRAILER. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND A LIGHT LOAD ON THE TRAILER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLE ON THIS TRAILER AT TIME OF PURCHASE, I HAVE REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES, DUE TO THE ONE BLOWOUT, AND VERY SEVERE CROWNING IN THE CENTER OF THE TREAD AT THE PROPER COLD INFLATION PRESSURE OF 35PSI, THIS CROWNING OF THE TREAD ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE AN OVER-INFLATED TIRE, WHEN IN FACT IT IS PROBEBLY A SEPARATION INSIDE THE TIRE. THE DOT NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: UUUL SCB0103 UUUL SCB0103 UUUL SCB0103 8LUL 0703 THE ODD NUMBERED TIRE IS THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT AND HAD PRINTED IN THE BEAD AREA THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN TRINIDAD. BY THE TIME I COULD GET THE TRAILER OFF THE FREEWAY THE BLOW-OUT WAS SMOKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031318July 29, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WENT AIR BORN AND DID A NOSE DIVE INTO THE GROUND. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020495July 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLES MUFFLER WAS COVERED WITH METAL THAT IMPACTED THE DRIVE SHAFT AND CAUSED IT TO WEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER BUMPS. *NLM *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019805June 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB THE BRAKE LINE CONTAINED A BEND, WHICH WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING SNAGGED. THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#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
#10017003May 4, 2003
STRUCTURE
WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THE PICKUP HAS A VIBRATION THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED "NORMAL" BY THE SERVICE TECH. THIS DETERMINATION WAS BY A FACTORY REP. NOT THE LOCAL REP AS HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY NOISE AT THIS SPEED IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. THE TECH. DID HEAR AND FEEL THIS VIBRATION. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017748April 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FELT THAT THE BRAKES HAD A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT DUE TO OPEN DRUMS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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