GMC Sierra Complaints (1998)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#10056514February 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
GM HAS ADMITTED IT HAS FAULTY SEALS ON THE COOLENT SYSTEM AND HAS CLAIMED DEX COOL IS FINE BUT THE RADIATOR CAPS ARE FAULTY AS THEY CORODE. IF THE DEX COOL CORODES THE CAPS WILL IT NOT FOLLOW IT MAY CORODE OTHER PARTS OF THE SYSTEM? AND IF GM HAS ADMITTED INSTALLING FAULTY SEALS WHY WON'T THEY AT LEAST RECALL THIS PART AND FIX IT INSTEAD OF MAKING THE CONSUMER FIX IT FOR THEM. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIANCING COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND WISH THE COMPANY WOULD AT LEAST FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY ADMIT TO. I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO THE GARAGE ONE DAY AND FIND ALL THE COOLANT ON THE FLOOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055918January 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055767January 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052257January 23, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE PROBLEMATIC AND WOULD LOCK BUT WOULDN'T EXPAND. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071284January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER ON A HILL AND BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE TOP THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TRERRIBLE SOUND. ALL THE GUAGES WERE READING NORMAL. THE GMC DEALER OR EVEN HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE MOTOR FOR IT IS NOT OUR FAULT THAT THIS HAPPEN. WE MAIMTAINED THE TRUCK TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069281January 15, 2004
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
DON'T HAVE MY VIN HANDY AT THE MOMENT B/C MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP HAVING $1400 OF TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON IT. IT'S A 1998 GMC SIERRA 2WD, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 8/21/03. THE TRANNY HAD 84,000 MILES BEFORE COMLETE FAILURE. THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BY AN EXCEPTIONALLY GENTLE DRIVER, NEVER USED FOR TOWING (EVEN THOUGH IT CAME WITH A TOWING "PACKAGE") AND NEVER ABUSED IN ANY WAY. YESTERDAY, IT WOULDN'T REVERSE OR GO INTO 1ST GEAR. TWO WEEKS PRIOR IT BEGAN SHIFTING HARD, EMITTING A LOUD "CLANK" SOUND...WE KNEW THE END WAS NEAR!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070299January 15, 2004
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER PARTIAL FAILURE. WORKS SOMETIMES...SOMETIMES NOT. PERHAPS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH. STEERING PROBLEM IS HARD TO DISCRIBE. AT LOW ENGINE RPM'S, EXPECIALLY AT IDLE ITS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THEN, AT ROAD SPEED, AT TIMES WHEN YOUTURN THE WHEEL TO ABOUT THE TWO O'CLOCK POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY LOOSE ALL 'FEEL' AND WILL 'FALL' TO ABOUT THE FOUR O'CLOCK POSITION. THE STEERING IS STILL OPERATIONAL AS THE TRUCK WILL VEER IF YOU DON'T CATCH IT FIRST AND CORRECT. THE STEERING SYSTEM JUST LOOSES ALL FEEL AND THERE IS LITTLE OR NO EFFORT INVOLVED WITH TURNING THE WHEEL. WE'VE HAD ONE SHOP LOOK AT IT BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048370January 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK INTO IT'S HOLSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. *PH *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053039January 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSTANT REAR BRAKE FAILURE WITH HEAVY BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS. CAN BE DUPLICATED AS DESIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048372January 12, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE HEAVY RAIN STOPPED. NOW AT A LATER DATE, THE WIPERS WORKED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049988December 3, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER FOUND FLUID ON THE PASSENGER'S FLOORBOARD. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FLUID WAS CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER . AIR CONDITIONING FLUID CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT, CAUSING CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE FASTER THAN NORMAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038212November 5, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER TURNED THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. AS TIME WENT ON THE PROBLEM WORSENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULDN'T COME ON FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1997 MODEL YEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS SINCE PAID TO THE HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. *PH ALSO THE TAILGATE DID NOT ALOWAYS LOCK INTO PLACE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043887October 29, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
BROKEN TAIL GATE CABLES ON A 98 GMC K 1500 PICKUP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044133October 16, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040723September 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
FRONT END SHOOK WHILE BRAKING. BRAKING DISTANCE SEEMED NORMAL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND DEALER REPLACED AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS FOUR TIMES. IN MAY 2003, MECHANIC NOTICED REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING GREASE ONTO REAR BRAKE DRUMS, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL, SEAL WAS REPLACED. CURRENTLY, SEAL IS LEAKING AGAIN, REAR BRAKE DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040121September 17, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE'S WAS A SIZZLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PLASTIC OR CELLOPHANE SEALANT STRIP FOR THE CARBURETOR GASKET LOCATED BETWEEN THE CARBURETOR AND THROTTLE CAME UNSEALED AND FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED GASOLINE TO POUR OUT ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE OF EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039011September 16, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK INTERMITTENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038820September 13, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND MAY NOT START AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039921September 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038130September 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE. WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT ONCE AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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