GMC Sierra Complaints (2003)

570 consumer complaints on file.

#10046958November 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE ON MY NEW GMC SIERRA 1500 SERIES 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS TOLD AT 5000 MILES ON MY FIRST OIL CHANGE THAT THE ENGINE SOUND WAS "NORMAL" AND THEY ALL SOUND LIKE THAT. THE DEALER, MARTIN GMC IN FENTON, MICHIGAN MADE THAT ASSERTION. *LA
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#10045815November 9, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
2003 GMC 3/4 TON PICKUP. PROBLEM WITH INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. HAVE A 1999 GMC 3/4 TON THAT THE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES. SON HAS A 2001 TAHOE THAT HAS HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWO TIMES. WHEN WILL SOMEONE MAKE THEM GET THIS FIXED IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK
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#10044443November 5, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN USING FEATURE "FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE" THE ACCELERATOR CANNOT BE CONTROLLED.*MR WHEN ENCOUNTERING ANYTHING MORE THAN THE SLIGHTEST BUMP OR VARIATION IN THE ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP ETC. ACTION WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS SEVERELY DEPRESSED WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN SPEED AND THEN A VOLUNTARY RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR, EVEN WHEN THE CONSUMER KNEW HE WAS APPROACHING A BUMP, HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATOR. *TS *JB
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#10042569October 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHEN THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE TRANSFER CASE ENCODER MOTOR LOCKING IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, BUT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.*AK
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#10041913September 29, 2003
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER CAN FEEL KNOCKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A PART IN THE LOWER STEERING UNIT, BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER OF THE PARTS NAME. *AK
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#10041933September 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO A GEAR. WHEN THE GEAR IS CHANGING THERE IS A HARD THUMP/A BRIEF HESITATION BEFORE THE GEAR ACTUALLY GOES IN TO THE PROPER POSITION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
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#10037284September 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 GMC SEIRRA 4X4 SLE (EXT) CAB AND THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR ALSO , BUT AT TIMES THERE IS A CLUCK NOISE BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A UNIVERSAL JOINT THAT IS BAD.FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. SECOND TIME THEY CHANGE THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID IN THETHE VALVE BODY, FILTER, AND FLUID IN TRANSMISSION. IT WORKED GREAT FOR @ TWO WEEKS AND NOW IT'S BACK. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE . TWO FRIENDS AT WORK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE 2003 GMC'S AND CHEVY'S TRUCKS.*AK
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#10036767August 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 GMC SIERRA, 7000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JERKY. VERY POOR PERFORMANCE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW FOR A FACT THIS IS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. WHAT CAN THE DEALER DO ABOUT IT?
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#10030141August 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A STOP, HE NOTICED THE TRAILER BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE WIRING HARNESS IN WHICH GMC HAD SWITCHED TWO OF THE WIRES ON THE TRUCK AT THE FACTORY. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE CONTROLLER BECAUSE IT BURNED UP . *AK *JB
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#10032986August 17, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE. DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE. ENGINE HAS NO RESPONSE UNTIL 2000 PLUS RPMS. OUR 1999 YUKON,AND PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1996 SIERRA RESPONDED IMMEDIATLY TO THROTTLE INPUT,UNLIKE OUR NEW GMC. AS THE CORVETTE HAS A DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM,THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SORTED OUT LONG AGO. AS INSTALLED,THIS SYSTEM MAKES IT A HAZARD TO PASS SLOWER VEHICLES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ANTICIPATE WHEN THE THING WILL WORK. VEHICLE GOING BACK TO DEALER FOR REMEDY.*AK
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#10029675August 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND MADE NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD A ROUGH IDLE AND MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. WHEN TURNED OFF, IT MADE A LOUDER NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES SINCE THEN. *PH *JB
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#10031079August 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I HAVE A 2003 GMC SIERRA SLT EXT. CAB Z71 (4X4), THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT WORKING, NO LIGHTS SHOW UP ON THE BUTTONS. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE 4WD SWITCH, THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY STILL HAVE THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAS 20,700MI. THERE ARE SERVICE BULLITENS FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX. WHY SELL A 4WD PRODUCT IF THE 4WD WILL NOT WORK?
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#10029669July 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS UNPREDICTABLE. WHILE DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT GEARS AND DRIVE ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , WHO STATED THIS I WAS NORMAL. *AK
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#10029610July 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
PROBLEMS WITH GMC TRUCK BEING COMPATIBLE WITH RV TRAILERS.*MR TRAILER BRAKES MAY LOCK UP RANDOMLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OR TRAILER BRAKES MAY NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THEIR TRAILING LOAD IS WIRED TO AS PRESCRIBED ON THE 7-PIN TRAILER CONNECTOR DUST CAP. *PH. THE ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES MAY NOT WORK IF THE HEADLAMPS OR PARK LAMP ARE TURNED OFF. *JB
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#10025227July 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED STOP, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT, WENT TO FLOOR, LOUD NOISE IN FRONT END, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DID NOT STOP UNTIL PEDAL WAS PUMPED AGAIN. WORKS NORMALY NOW.*AK
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#10023845June 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I OWN A 2003 CMG 1500 4X4 WHEN I HAD 300 MILES ON VEHICHLE I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE DRIVETRAIN. I TOOK TO DEALER, THEY ADJUSTED TIRE AIR PRESSURE. 2ND TIME IN THEY CHANGED BEARING IN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL, 3RD TIME IN THEY CHANGED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER, THIS GOT RID OF VIBRATION, I STILL HAVE A CONCERN THAT THE CARRIER COME AS A SHELL SO IT STILL HAS ORIGINAL RING AND PINION. DON'T NO IF THIS WILL CREATE A PROBLEM LATER OR NOT BUT GEAR PATERN MUST HAVE CHANGED. *AK
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#10023559June 22, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I HAVE A 2003 GMC 2500 HD DURAMAX DIESEL. MY COMPLAINT IS THE AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T SEEM TO COOL VERY WELL. I HAD A 2002 MODEL AND IT COOLED ALOT BETTER. I AM NOT SURE WHAT WAS CHANGE OTHER THAN THIS IS A DUAL ZONE SYSTEM BUT IS NOT FOR THE BETTER. I WOULD LIKE IF GMC WOULD CHANGE IT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS IN 2002, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. I AM A PROFESSIONAL AND WHEN I CLIMB INTO MY TRUCK ON A HOT DAY I SOAK A PERFECTLY GOOD SHIRT WAITING ON IT TO COOL DOWN IN THE CAB. THIS IS PATHETIC TO THINK THAT GMC'S SLOGAN IS "PROFESSIONAL GRADE" NOT AS FAR AS THE AC! *NLM
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#10020955June 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FRONT BUMPER IS RUSTING, WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP / LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. *NLM
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#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
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#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
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