GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10145909December 22, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH OR LESS THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED, THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE SAME PUMP ACTIVATED THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER ASSIST BRAKES;. HE REPLACED A VALVE ON THE PUMP. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT PRODUCED NORMAL CODES. THERE WAS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PIT3310 , AND THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE ONGOING PROBLEM. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145833December 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
DT: THE CONTACT HAD RECALL 05V37900 REPAIR WORK DONE ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, HE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY GOING 8-10 MPH AND THE CONSUMER TRAVELED 200-300 FEET BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145869December 21, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD ON MID SPEED COLLISION WITH TREE- NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WITH INJURY TO DRIVER-SOLE OCCUPANT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10145681December 20, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
HAND BRAKE FAILURE! HAND BRAKE WAS NOTICED TO NOT BE FUNCTIONING AT 30K WARRANTY SERVICE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED BRAKE SHOES. BRAKE ONLY FUNCTIONED FOR 3 MONTHS AND BEGAN TO FAIL AGAIN. I THEN REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES AGAIN MYSELF SO THAT I COULD PASS INSPECTION AND HAVE AGAIN BEEN WORN OUT IN JUST A FEW MONTHS. I WAS THEN MADE AWARE OF TSB #02-05-26-002 WHICH EVENTUALLY BECAME TSB# 02-05-002A. IT SEEMS THAT GM IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR RETAINER CLIP DESIGN AND HAVE DEVELOPED A REPLACEMENT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE COST SHOULD BE THEIRS AND NOT THE CONSUMERS. I HAVE PLACED NOTES IN FORUMS SO THAT OTHERS DO THE SAME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145691December 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BOTH WHEEL SENSORS WERE CLEANED BY THE DEALER UNDER THIS RECALL. ALTHOUGH THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED THE CONTACT ABS FAILURES. RECURRED. THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO HIS CERTIFIED DEALER ONCE SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED, AND THE RIGHT FRONT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. HE HAD ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK TO DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF SOLUTION WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145693December 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STEERING
#1 04 SIERRA 4X4 RETURNED TO DEALER AFTER 2 WEEKS (9/18/04) WITH 1523 MILES FOR HARD SHIFTING. CLUTCH WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY FROM FACTORY. ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE POINT IN CLUTCH PEDAL TRAVEL IS AT FULL DEPRESSION INTO THE FIREWALL. #2 PASSENGER DOOR HARD TO CLOSE FULLY. DRIVER SIDE DOOR CLOSES AS EXPECTED WITH LITTLE EFFORT. PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY WITHOUT UNDUE FORCE BEING APPLIED OR A WINDOW CRACKED. #3 RETURNED TRUCK TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP ON 9/15/05 WITH 8,190 AND AGAIN 12/15/05 WITH 10,282 MILES. FOR A KNOCKING NOISE DURING TURNING, CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING CORRECTLY, PASSENGER DOOR NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY, AND A NEW RATTLING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH A WHINE NOISE FROM THE GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE KNOCKING NOISE FROM A SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING A STEERING BUSHING. THIS DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH OR THE TRANSMISSION OR THE PASSENGER DOOR. NONE OF THE PROBLEMS WERE FIXED #5 I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AFTER PICKING IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 3RD OPINION ON 12/20/05 WITH 10,284 MILES. HIS OPINION WAS FLATLY STATED THAT THE TRUCK HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH AND THE TRANSMISSION. HIS EVALUATION WAS THE CLUTCH WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY FROM THE FACTORY AND DEPRESSION INTO THE FIREWALL WAS NOT CORRECT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SYNCHRONIZER AND POSSIBLE BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS THAT WERE FAILING. HE STATED THE NOISES ALONE WERE DEFINITE INDICATORS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS AND THAT ANYONE WOULD KNOW THAT A CLUTCH IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE DEPRESSED INTO THE FIREWALL FOR PROPER OPERATION WHICH IN TIME WILL LEAD TO PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. THIS EVALUATION COST ME $30 AND 3 HOUR LOST FROM WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145605December 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SUSPENSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE CALIPER, CAUSING A HOLE/LOSS OF FLUID, AND FAILURE IN THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE, AND PLACED A RUBBER BOOT WHERE THE WEARING OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID DEFECT WAS A RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION MODIFICATION TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO STATED THE RUBBER BOOT WOULD NOT STOP THE WEARING, AND THE MODIFICATION COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145655December 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN AND STATE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145438December 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PERFORM CORRECTLY. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHILE BEING OPERATED AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR, BUT WOULD NOT CHANGE TO ANOTHER GEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A REPAIR FOR GM. GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, BUT PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR CONCERNS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. IT WAS STATED THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THAT YEAR OF VEHICLE. NOW THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS PIN POINTED, BUT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE CHARGED TO ME SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145314December 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REGARDS GM RECALL ON BRAKE SENSOR CORROSION. DEALER (JIM CAUSLEY PONTIAC-GMC MT. CLEMENS, MI) CLAIMS GM IS WRONG ABOUT REPAIR TAKING 1 HOUR. DEALER CLAIMS REPAIR TAKES MINIMUM OF 4 HOURS. WHO IS LYING? IS DEALER GIVING 4 HOUR ESTIMATE TO DISCOURAGE REPAIR? IS GM NOT REIMBURSING DEALER ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE DEALER TO DO REPAIR?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145413December 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT MANY DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUALLY HAD AN INACCURATE READ OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVED THIS FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS. SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE THE STALLING OCCURRED THE CONTACT PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKES TO ELEVATE THE STALLING. HE BELIEVED THIS WAS DUE TO THE POWER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON OCCASION AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM W AND ALL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS INCLUDED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145160December 14, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB PICKUP FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE NOT HOLDING. IT HAS 66000 MILES ON IT. I RARELY USE THE BRAKE LIVING ON FLAT LAND. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR REQUIRING APPX. $180 TO REPAIR. GMC HAS A SERVICE ADVISORY TO REPLACE A PART THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT WHY DOES THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR A FAILED SAFETY ITEM? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145185December 14, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED IN THE REAR. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE TREAD ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEPARATED. A BLACK POWDER SUBSTANCE WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT, P265/70R17 . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145060December 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT: THE CONTACT STATES HAD RECALL WORK COMPLETED, AND THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, AND THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED THE METAL CONTAINED IN THE ROTORS WAS DEFECTIVE. WHILE THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FACT THAT ROTORS SHOULD HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF MORE THAN 14,000 MILES THEY REFUSED TO OFFER A FREE REPLACEMENT. THEREFORE, THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT FELT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE CORRODED ROTORS. *AK UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145080December 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
NO INCIDENT YET...EXTENSIVE RUST ON BRAKE LINES NEAR ENGINE...ALSO EXCESSIVE RUST PITTING ON BRAKE ROTORS. GM DEALER SAYS CAUSED BY SALT..TRUCK IS 2000 MODEL WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. I AM AFRAID BRAKE LINES MAY RUPTURE PREMATURELY DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND PITTING. INDEPENDENT MECHANICS VERIFY MY FEELINGS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145092December 13, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSON FOR 1999 GMC PICK UP BUT THE AUTOMATIC HAS THE SAME ISSUE , THE PARKING BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGED. I KNOW THREE PEOPLE WITH GMC PICK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THEY TO DO NOT HAVE WORKING PARKING BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145126December 13, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V161000 CONCERNING THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - THE VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144966December 12, 2005
AIR BAGS
MY SON WAS JUST IN A ACCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT IN HIS 1999 GMC SIERRA TRUCK. HE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND ROLLED THE TRUCK SIX TIMES. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO STILL HAVE HIM. THE GMC DID VERY GOOD. IT IS TOTALED, BUT MY SON IS FINE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT. ARE THEY ONLY SUPPOSE TO WORK WITH A HEAD ON IMPACT? HE WAS GOING SIDE WAYS SO HE NEVER HAD AN HEAD ON IMPACT. HIS HOOD HAD DAMAGE AND HIS LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS BROKE OFF AS FAR AS THE FRONT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144938December 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION. SAME AS INDICATED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. WAS TOLD BY GMC MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF ABOVE RECALL WITH NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION GIVE AS TO WHY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144846December 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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