GMC Sierra Complaints

15,732 consumer complaints on file.

#555743October 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES WERE FAULTY BUT DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED SEVERE INJURIES, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND NOW THE VEHICLE BRAKE PROPERLY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#733259October 2, 2000
TIRES
LT 245/75R16 VIBRATE/SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AT 40-45 MPH. YOU CAN FEEL IT THRU YOUR BACK. WORSE WHEN COLD IN THE AM. BALANCING BY THE GMC AND FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE NOT HELPED. FIRESTONE HAVE OFFERED A GENEROUS PRORATED TRADE TOWARD DUELLER HT 6 PLY PASSENGER TIRE. 50% OF TIRE HAS WORN BY TREAD DEPTH AT 18000 MILES. SHOULD BE A 50000 MILE TIRE. RIDE HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES. STILL OCCURS IN NEUTRAL AND APPEARS TO COME FROM THE REAR. NO VIBRATION THRU THE STEERING COLUMN. AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 60-65, SOMETIMES IS NOTICEABLE. FEELS VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY TOWING CAMPER AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TIRES WERE MADE IN CANADA.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871985October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 GMC, SIERRA, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT # W273WMA109. TIRES HAD 18 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CONSUMER HAS NOTED TWO FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION AT THE SIDE WALL, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO PEEL THE TREAD BACKWARDS ABOUT A INCH. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *AK THERE ARE PLACES THE SIZE OF MY FINGER NAIL THAT PEAL BACK TO SHOW WHITE NYLON UNDER THE BLACK RUBBER SIDEWALLS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871998October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE-00020 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, GMC, VAN 3500, TIRE SIZE LT24575R16. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871962October 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING GEARS AND PUSHING CLUTCH OR WHEN LETTING UP OF THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL, IDLE DOES NOT RETURN, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND PICK UP SPEED, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871983October 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE
BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR SEATBELTS , WERE LOCKED UP, COULD NOT USE THE SEATBELT AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BOTH SEATBELTS. THE REAR OF CAB WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY. DEALER HAD TO WELD THE REAR CAB TO FRONT. REAR AXLE SEAL WILL GO OUT, CAUSING OIL TO GO INTO THE BRAKE SHOES, RESULTING IN NO REAR BRAKES. THE ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO GET A REBUILT ENGINE, AND THE MANUFACTURER PUT OUT A TSB BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK THE ENGINE FELL APART JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732852September 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INVOLVED WITH RECALL GMC SAYS NOT MY VEHICLE, PURCHASE NEW CIRCUIT BOARD AT A COST OF $51.00 AND INSA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555406September 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL 98V150001 AND PAID TO HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FIXED, DEALER IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR RECALL REPAIR, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871710September 28, 2000
TIRES
PE00-020; TIRE SIZE P2657516, DOT W273WMA408, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, A BIG CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE SIDEWALL MEETS THE TREAD, TO THE POINT WHERE CONSUMER CAN STICK FINGER IN IT, AND TREAD IS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. *AK FIRESTONW WILDERNESS AT TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732664September 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MY ISSUE IS THAT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL...NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150001. MY TRUCK IS THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND MODEL AND IS EXPERIENCING THE IDENTICAL ISSUE AS THE STATED RECALL OF MFG. CAMPAIGN # OF 98043 OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID OF 98V150001. CAN I GET MY VIN ADDED TO THE LIST SO I CAN GET THIS CORRECTED. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY TRUCK WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHEN IT IS THE SAME YEAR,MODEL, AND PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871637September 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINE (NON-METAL) HAS WORN THROUGH. OWNER CHECKED BRAKE LINE AFTER HEARING ABOUT IT. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO BEING OUT WARRANTY & TOO MANY MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871536September 26, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHILED WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING WHEN IT'S RAINING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO DEFECTIVE SOLDER JOINT OF MOTOR . CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND CLAIMED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT.*AK (RECALL # 98V-15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732429September 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY WILL COME ON AND THEN STOP FOR NO REASON. SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL. I AM HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V150001 BUT WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALSO CALLED GMC AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER IS PREMIER GMC, 22211 EASTTEX FREEWAY, KINGWOOD, TX 77339. PHONE # 281-359-3600. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AS IT IS HARD DRIVING IN THE RAIN WHEN YOUR WIPERS QUIT WORKING. IF IT QUITS WORKING I CAN RAISE THE HOOD AND BANG ON THE WIPER CONTROL BOX AND IT SOMETIMES STARTS WORKING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732434September 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AREA CAUSING CORROSION. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL OR BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS THE 2ND 1997 GM PRODUCT WITH A DELCO BATTERY I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871380September 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE USING WINDSHELD WIPERS DURING RAIN WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE WIPER PROBLEM WAS ON RECALL (#98043) BY GMC BUT THIS VEHCILE IS NOT INCLUDED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871292September 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
POSITIVE POST FOT DELCO BATTERY HAD PULLED OUT AND WAS LEAKING ACID AND RELEASING HYDROGEN ACID. CONSUMER REPLACED BATTERY, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SLACK FROM THE CLAMP TO THE BATTERY CABLE TO ALLOW BAD MOVES FROM THE CHASSITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732100September 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732173September 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRES FROM SAM'S ABOUT 9/17/98. ONE OF THE TIRES WAS ACTING ODD WITH A BUMPING SOUND CAUSED BY AN EGG IN THE TIRE OR THE TREAD BEING PARTIALLY SEPARATED. THE DEFECTIVE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRE WAS EXCHANGED AT SAM'S ABOUT 9/18 OR 19/98 BY SAM'S WITHOUT QUESTIONS AND IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRE ON MY PASSENGER REAR SIDE OF MY GMC PICKUP THAT HAD THE TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE ON HWY 90 AT 70 MPH MADE NOISE JUST LIKE THE OTHER DEFECTIVE TIRE JUST BEFORE IT SEPARATED. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ABOUT HALF OF THE TIRE AND THE TIRE REMAINED INFLATED. WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED IT BEAT UP AND DAMAGED MY PASSENGER REAR FENDER, UNDER SIDE OF MY BED, MY BUMPER AND MY EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. WHEN THE TIRE SEPARATED IT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO SWERVE RIGHT AND LEFT VIOLENTLY AND ALMOST CAUSED MY PICKUP TO FLIP OVER. MY WIFE AND I WERE SERIOUSLY SHAKEN, STOPPED THE VEHICLE, CHECKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THANKED GOD WE WERE NOT INJURED OR KILLED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE AND WE CONTINUED TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. THE TRUCK HAD NOTHING IN THE BED BUT WE WERE TOWING A TRAILER WITH NOTHING IN OR ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRAILER HELPED IN PREVENTING THE OVERTURNING OF MY PICKUP BY KEEPING THE REAR END OF MY PICKUP FROM SWERVING MORE VIOLENTLY THAN IT DID. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO SAM'S AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, I CONTACTED PIRELLI, SENT THE TIRE WITH ESTIMATED DAMAGES BUT PIRELLI REPORTED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. AFTER VIEWING THE FILM ON THE TIRES BEING INVESTIGATED BY CONGRESS, I FELT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THE SITUATION THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THESE PIRELLI DESERT DOG TIRES. MY VEHICLE REACTED EXACTLY LIKE THOSE ON THE VIDEO SEEN ON TV WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. NEITHER SAM'S OR PIRELLI ARE WILLING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE OR REPLACE MY TIRE SO I HAVE HAD TO GO TO MY OWN INSURANCE CARRIER TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. PLEASE HELP IN REPORTING THIS SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731986September 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TRANSMISSION KICKS AT SLOW SPEEDS NOT ALL THE TIME, DEALER CHANGED COMPUTER MODULE DID NOT RESLOVE THE PROBLEM DEALER WOULD NOT GARRANTEE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, GMC ASKED ABOUT RECALLS BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE A REPY APPEARS TO BE FAULTY TRANS ELECTICAL PART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871026September 20, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHEN MAKING A CURVE TO RIGHT WHEEL JERKS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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