GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#10140500October 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GMC 2002 1/2 TON PICKUP,TRANSMISSION REVERSE WENT OUT AT 44,000 MILES (FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT AT 28,000 MILES). REPAIRED FOR SECOND TIME PARTS. REACTION SHELL GEAR STRIPPED. PARTS SHELL, GEAR, FLTR KIT, SEAL, SEAL OIL, GASKET. R&R TRANS REPLACE REACTION SHELL AND GEAR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140508October 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES CORRODED (RUSTED). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140414October 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKES. THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO 4 OR 5 MPH THE BRAKES WOULD NOT BE PRESENT FOR FOUR OR FIVE FEET, THEN THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB. THE ABS HAD GOTTEN WORSE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BURNED OUT. THE DEALER WANTED $1,000 TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE ABS BRAKES WERE DISCONNECTED. *AK (11/21/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140315October 20, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR IWASNOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED UP THE GAUGE WILL MOVE TO EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE THE GAUGE WILL MOVE TO FULL. BUT WITH CONTINUED DRIVING THE GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY, AND THE FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT REPLACED THE SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140355October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA WILL RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN STOPPING AT ABOUT 5 - 10 MPH. I HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER GMC SIERRA OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OTHER OWNERS, I DISABLED MY ABS BY REMOVING THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS UNIT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140360October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1-I NOTICED BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. 2- THIS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS AS FAR AS ALMOST HITTING STRUCTURES OR VEHICLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. 3-TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR LOCATED IN THE WHEEL HUB AND REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00 PLUS . ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A RECALL FOR EAST COAST ONLY RECALL # NHTSA ID # 05V379000. BECAUSE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON EAST COAST I FEEL IT SHOULD APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AS WELL EVEN THOUGH I'M ON THE WEST COAST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140369October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140276October 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATED ON DRY ROAD WHILE STOPPING ON A SLIGHT GRADE . THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BRAKES AS IF A BRAKE LINE FAILED. I SHOT FORWARD ABOUT THREE FEET THEN ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE CODES. THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS BAD BUT GAVE NO INDICATION UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME HE HAD SOMEONE WITH A99 - 02 GM TRUCK IN HIS SHOP WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM . FOR ME THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN $5000.00 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME (WHICH LUCKILY WE ALSO OWN).I JUST GOT A RECALL NOTICE TODAY ALMOST THREE MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR THE ABS SPEED SENSOR THAT CAUSES THIS SAME TYPE OF MALFUNCTION BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CONTROL UNIT ON THE FRAME RAIL ? IN THIS CASE IT ALSO FAILED AND COSTS ALMOST $1000.00 JUST FOR THE PART ALONE BEFORE IT IS REPLACED. THAT'S OVER $6000.00 BY THE TIME EVERY THING IS FIXED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140062October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO HARD AT LOW SPEED AND NOT BRAKE. MY DEALER SAID IT IS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND HE CLEANED IT. GMC HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR SUVS AND SOME PICKUPS BUT NOT FOR MY TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140069October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT : THE CONTACT STATED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004 THE ABS LIGHT WAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACT HAS TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONTACT STATED SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERS, AND THEY SAID THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. THE ABS BRAKES EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED THAT REPLACING THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140098October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES HE OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA PICK-UP TRUCK. SOMETIME THIS PAST SUMMER HE HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MOTOR RUNNING. THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE MOTOR SO HE WOULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE ANYMORE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A BAD SENSOR MOTOR. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED HIM A PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY. $400.00 TO FIX IT. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. HE HAS SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE ABS BRAKES ON 10-18-05. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE CONTACT RECEIVING THE RECALL;NOTICE ON 9-28-05. BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE TWO WERE RELATED, BUT STILL WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT HE MAY BE ABLE TO GET THIS SENSOR REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT CHEAPER PRICE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140096October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS. THE ABS KICKS IN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR STOPPING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2003. HE HAS TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE IT PUSHES BACK AGAINST HIS FOOT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE COULD BE HURT DUE TO THE DELAYED STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE SENSORS WERE DIRTY, AND HAD MAJOR CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THEM TO WORK IMPROPERLY, AND BOTH SENSORS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD THEM CLEANED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE HE HAD THEM CLEANED. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140116October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GM RECALL #05068 ANTI- LOCK CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, GM IS ONLY REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM ON 1/2 TON PRODUCTS DUE TO THE FACT IT IS A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE REPAIR. I OWN A 3/4 TON TRUCK WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT DUE TO THE FACT A REPAIR CONSISTS OF REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS THEY (GM) HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO INCLUDE 3/4 TON IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAD INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DUE TO THE SENSOR FAILURE, MY DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CAN REPAIR GM'S DEFECT AT A PRICE OF $800.00 TO ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140122October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: A HUMMING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GM DEALER, WHO NOTED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL, BUT THE PUMP WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE COST FOR A REPLACEMENT OF A BRAKE PUMP WAS $2,000 OR THE DEALER COULD PERFORM A CHEAPER PROCESS BY SIMPLY REMOVING ANTI LOCK BRAKE FUSE WHICH BYPASSED THE BRAKE PUMP. THE CONTACT OPTED FOR REMOVING THE FUSE DUE TO COST. THIS REMEDY WARRANTED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES AS NON WORKING. SINCE THIS REPAIR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140130October 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT UNDER LIGHT AND SEVERE BRAKING.. TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK UPDATED 11/16/05.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130569October 18, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE BANDS DRAGGED ON THE HUB OF THE REAR WHEEL EVEN THOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT BEING USED. CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, AND WHEN HE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM THE HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GMC INVESTIGATED TRUCKS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. HAD TO REPLACE THE HUBS ON 7-25-05. HAD 53,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140011October 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP 4X4. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE ABS HAS ACTIVATED WITHOUT NEED MORE THAN FORTY TIMES AT LOW SPEED. SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT! THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE TALKED TO HAVE DONE NOTHING.. AS OF LATE, I'VE SEEN ON THE NEWS THAT GM AND NHTSA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS LOOKING INTO IT. WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THE STATES THEY ARE LOOKING AT, ISN'T ONE I LIVE IN. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT I HAVE DISABLED THE ABS FOR FEAR IT WILL CAUSE A ACCIDENT! THE SNOW IS COMING SOON AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WORKS AT 100% PLEASE DO WHAT EVER YOU CAN TO SPEED THIS PROCESS ALONG. MYSELF AND THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE COUNTING ON YOU! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME JASON ZEBROWSKI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140023October 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POSITIVE TERMINALS ON THE BATTERIES THAT ARE MADE BY AC DELCO, THESE TERMINALS CORRODED FROM THE INSIDE, CAUSING THEM TO FALL OFF. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 10, 2005. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN IN THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BATTERY NEITHER OF THEM WANTED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WENT TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD TWELVE MORE OF THE SAME BATTERIES SI WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139973October 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THIS WAS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE. IT ONLY COVERED THE SALT BELT STATES. THIS TRUCK WAS IN A SOUTHERN STATE. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139677October 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. THE "BRAKE" LIGHT STAYS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. I UNDERSTAND MANY GMC TRUCKS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM, BUT IT BEGINS WITH TRUCKS A COUPLE OF YEARS NEWER THAN MY 1997 SIERRA TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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