2005 GMC Sierra 4-DR.

My srs air bag light was first intermediate now it stays on all the time I am so in fear of my life while driving my 2005 GMC Sierra sle ext-cab my truck is now 16 years old and this safty light recently came on I purchased a srs scanner and it shows (OPEN FRONTAL LOOP) I NEED ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR I CAN GET IT REPAIRED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE AND ALSO STATED THAT THE BODY FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENCE MECHANIC WHERE ALL THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE FAILURE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAME ACROSS I PUSHED IN THE BOTTON THAT CHANGES IT AND CAME BACK ON THEN IT SAID TIGHTEN FUEL CAP WASHER FLUID LOW I HIT THE BUTTON AGAIN IT WENT OF BUT BATTERY LIGHT STAYED ON AND GAUGE READ ABOUT 10 VOLTS.MY TRUCK RAN FINE AND STARTED WHEN I GOT TO MY FIRST THEN AT THE SECOND STOP IT SAID THE SAME , I PUT IN REVERSE BACKED OUT PUT IT DRIVE AND THE CLUSTER QUICK WORKING THE AC QUIT YOU COULD ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN NOR DID THE LOCKS WORK AND IT DID NOT ANY POWER WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE GAS PED2 TO COME UP A HILL IT FELT LIKE IT SHIFTED WHEN YOU LET OFF THE PEDAL YOU COULD FEEL JERK, GO HOME TURNED IT AND WOULD NOT START OR MAKE ANY SOUND NOT EVEN THE CLICKING ON THE STARTER, SO I LEFT HOME AND CAME BACK ABOUT 4 HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED BUT THE VOLT READ ABOUT 10 VOLTS. I HAD THE BATTERY TESTED AND IT TEST GOOD. THIS WAS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 I HAVE PUT THE BATTERY BACK IN YET.

THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY LOSE WHERE I CAN TURN THE WHEEL ALMOST HALF WAY BEFORE IT TURNS THE TIRES. THE HEADLIGHTS MOVE CONSTANTLY AFTER BEING ADJUSTED AND MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE 4WHEEL DRIVE BOX IS CONSTANTLY THROWING THE TRUCK INTO 4WHEEL AUTO AND 4WHEEL LOW WITHOUT WARNING, WHATCHA IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING THE INTERSTATE

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WILL NOT TURN ON. BOTH LOWBEAM AND HIGH BEAM DON?T TURN ON. BULB IS IN WORKING CONDITION, FUSES ARE NOT BLOWN, CAN?T SEEM TO FIND A SOLUTION. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS WITH NO RIGHT SIDE VISIBILITY. UNKNOWN REASON BEHIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS HAD THE ODOMETER ROLLED BACK ACORDING TO THE CARFAX REPORT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE UNTIL TODAY WHEN I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN AND THE SALESMAN MADE ME AWARE OF THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE FOG LAMPS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD HAD MELTED AND A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WHEN BOUGHT NEW, BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH THERE IS A BOUNCING IN THE SUSPENSION. FIX WAS TO PLACE 400 LBS JUST BEHIND THE TAILGATE. I PUT 330 LBS ACROSS THE REAR AXIAL WITH GOOD BALANCED TIRES. BEEN THIS WAY SINCE 2005 AND IT'S A STUPID FIX.

THE PASSIVE ALARM SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING APROX EVERY 10 CRANKS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU ARE STUCK FOR AT LEAST A HOUR BEFORE IT WILL START. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND A COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO GMC COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT I HAVE CHANGED NUMEROUS PARTS M SWITCHES AND BOXES ,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TAKATA RECALL GM RECALL # 49151 DATED JULY 2016. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED OR RECEIVED AND RESPONSE FROM GM. LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS AND WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG TO COMPLETE THIS RECALL.

MY GMC SIERRA I BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 IT HAS 68,800 MILES ON IT WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT WHEN I TAPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF I WAS MOVING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPEN SOMETHING REAL BAD COULD HAVE HAPPEN. I OWN A 1948 CHEVROLET PICKUP AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE STILL GOOD ON THAT 70 YEAR OLD TRUCK. GM IS USING POOR QUALITY PARTS FROM LOW BIDDERS ON CONTRACT PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ENTERING (TURNING LEFT INTO) PARKING LOT, TOWED TO SHOP. SHOP FOUND BROKE/DEFECTIVE CONNECTION TO STEERING BOX AND LEAKING FLUID. REPLACED FITTING AND TUBING, FLUSHED SYSTEM, AND REPLACED FLUID.

A CAR DROVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, MARCH 3, 2018. I HIT THE BRAKES AND TURNED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. MY BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS STOPPING. BRAKE LINE NEAR LH FR.T WHEEL BUSTED AND BRAKE FLUID SHOT OUT. LUCKY I TURNED AWAY AS I WAS BRAKING THAT I MISSED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO TURNED AWAY FROM ME AND THEN DROVE AWAY.

BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO METAL BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORT: MOORESVILLE, INDIANA PD #A17315

CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGE KEEPS COMING UP ON VEHICLE...REPLACED ALTERNATOR THREE WEEKS AGO AND IT SEEMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM...FOR A WHILE AT LEAST...TWO NIGHTS AGO TRUCK DIED...REPLACED BATTERY WITH A BRAND NEW ONE YESTERDAY AND TRUCK IS STILL SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS BATTERY IS NOT GETTING CHARGE FROM ALTERNATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE RUST TO THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION, FRONT SUSPENSION, AND STARTER SUPPORT SHOWED EXCESSIVE RUST. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHOCK TOWER, SUPPORTS, TRANSMISSION BOLTS, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ACTUATOR, AND HARDWARE ALSO SHOWED EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HORN ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. BECKLEY AUTO MALL (3934 ROBERT C BYRD DR, BECKLEY, WV 25801, (304) 252-3300) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR SEVERAL FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE RUST ISSUE WAS NOT ADDRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *BF UPDATED 9/18/18*JB

COMPLAINT ON GM EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT DEFECT, INFERIOR BRAKE/ FUEL LINES. MINE IS A 2005 GMC. DEFECTIVE EXHAUST BOLTS AFFECT 12 MILLION GM TRUCKS FROM 1999 TO 2007. GM EXHAUST BOLTS ARE TO SMALL BRITTLE FOR SECURING EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. BOLTS SNAP OFF CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. TRUCKS NOT PASSING EMISSIONS AND DANGEROUS EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. I AND MY FAMILY GET A CARBON MONOXIDE HEADACHE WHEN I DRIVE IT AND HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FEELING LIKE I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT, OPEN WINDOWS AND SIT UNTIL I FELT BETTER. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING MY TRUCK TO PASS EMISSIONS DUE TO THE LEAKS AND THE LEAKS ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLES TO BE NONE EPA COMPLIANT BECAUSE OF O2 SENSOR ERRORS RESULTING IN FAILED EMISSION TEST. ALSO BRAKE AND FUEL LINES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR NORTHERN STATES CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE WITH OUT WARNING, FUEL LINES ARE ALL RUSTED AND SWELLED IN DANGER OF BURSTING CAUSING FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. FORD AND OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE WORKED ON USE STAINLESS FUEL LINES AND LOOK LIKE NEW FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER MANUFACTURERS USE POWDER COATED BRAKE LINES ON THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND 20 YEAR OLD VEHILCES SHOW NO RUST PROBLEMS. MY 2005 GMC FROM THE REAR END BRAKE HOSE TO THE WHEEL CYLINDERS THEY USED POWDER COATED BRAKE LINES. THOSE LINES LOOK LIKE NEW YET. GM KNEW THE POWDER COATED LINES WERE BETTER WHY DID THEY USE FAULTY GALVANIZED STEEL ON THE REST OF THE TRUCK? AS IT IS NOW MY TRUCK CAN'T BE OPERATED ON THE ROAD WITHOUT $3000 IN REPAIRS DUE TO GM USING POOR QUALITY PARTS. THE TRUCK HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW AND ONLY HAS 138,000 MILES. TRUCKS LIKE THIS IN SOUTHERN STATES HAVE OVER 250,000 MILES, LINES STILL GOOD. RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. GM IS MAKING MONEY NOW YOU TUBE VIDEO ABOUT DEFECTIVE BOLTS HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0YG6WLBNZGI *JS

SUNROOF WINDOW BLEW-UP

ALWAYS TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE AT IDLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I DROVE UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND PUSHED THE BRAKES AS USUAL. A BRAKE LINE BURST AND I COASTED THRU THE STOP LIGHT. I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I THINK ALL BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL UP HERE IN WISCONSIN. THIS DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE HAD THE LOWER STEERING ARM REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO A BAD BUSHING. ONCE UNDER WARRANTY & TWICE I HAD TO PAY FOR IT WHICH IS OVER $300.00 EACH TIME. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET & GMC TRUCKS. THIS IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHILE IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT SWITCHED LANES ON A CURVED ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND THEN A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND DISPLAY WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED IN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

BREAK LINE RUSTED AND BROKE ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRYING TO STOP BRAKE PETAL WENT TO FLOOR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING. IT WORKS ERRATICALLY. IT EVENTUALLY GOES TO ZERO AND STAYS THERE UNTIL I STOP AND RESTART THE TRUCK OR LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT.

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES GO OUT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES ON ME IN THE LAST YEAR. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS AND YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES AND A LINE BLOWS. YOU HAVE NO BRAKES PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND LITTLE TO NO STOPPING. ONE TIME I WAS COMING DOWN A DIRT ROAD TO A STOP SIGN AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND A LINE BLEW AND THE ABS KICKED IN BECAUSE OF THE DIRT ROAD AND I COULD NOT STOP AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH A INTERSECTION. THEY USED CHEAP LINES, AND NOW PEOPLE IN THE NE WHERE SALT IS USED ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.THE LINE RUSTY OUT WHERE THEY BEND AND SALT AND DIRT BUILD UP. THERE IS NO REASON THEY CAN NOT MAKE THESE LINES OUT OF SS OR AS WITH THE NEWER LINES THEY ARE COATED. WHY COME OUT WITH A COAT LINE IF THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON EACH SIDE OF ENGIN SNAPPED OFF FOR NO APPEARANT REASON / NORMAL USE, BIG CONCERN OF EXAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CAB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON URBAN ROAD I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES BECAUSE OF A DRIVER BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF ME. BRAKES INITIALLY SLOWED VEHICLE THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY ENGAGED PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST IN TIME WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY RUNNING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER INSPECTION LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED ON LEFT UPPER FRAME RAIL JUST TO THE REAR OF THE RADIATOR. AFTER BEING TOWED HOME FUTURE INSPECTION REVEALED A LONGITUDINAL FRACTURE ON THE BRAKE LINE FOR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE (BRUSH SCRAPES). *TR

BLEW OUT ONE BRAKE LINE LOST ALL BRAKES NO BACKUP,PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. 54,000 MILES ALL LINES RUSTED ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THANK GOD I JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. VERY FEW MILES. GMC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

CASTECH CYLINDER HEADS ON 2001 THROUGH 2006 5.3L VORTEC ENGINES ARE POROUS AND ALLOW ANTIFREEZE TO SEAP INTO THE OIL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT CAN DESTROY THE ENGINE (OIL DOESN'T LUBRICATE CORRECTLY, SLUDGE BUILDUP) AND LEAVE SOMEONE, AT THE LEAST, STRANDED, AT THE WORST, IT CAN CAUSE A HUGE ENGINE FIRE. GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2007. THEY ISSUED A BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX, BUT NO RECALL. TO FIX EITHER THE CYLINDER HEADS NEED TO BE REPLACED ($2500) OR THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ($5500). MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE. ALSO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY A LICENSED MECHANIC. THE FOLLOWING IS A LINK TO THE GM ISSUED BULLETIN. HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/BLUEGORILLA/2008-12-05_142924_COOLANT_LOSS_5.3.PDF

STEERING COLUMN GOES OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 117000 MILES AND RATTLES WHILE DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ON GOING THING WITH THIS MODEL AND OTHERS

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 05 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD WITH 6.0 VORTEC ENGINE. IT HAS A NOTICEABLE TICKING AND AFTER CHECKING MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS I FOUND THAT FOUR ARE BROKEN AND ALLOWING RAW EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE AIR. WITH THE BOLTS BREAKING THE MANIFOLD IS WARPED AND BROKEN. THIS IS ALL AT 94,000 MILES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 (NA) GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR BECAUSE STEEL LINE RUPTURED CAUSING MASSIVE LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID, ROLLED OUT OF DRIVE WAY INTO STREET CUTTING WHEEL TO AVOID WRECK BEFORE COULD GET IN NEUTRAL AND ROLL TO STOP !

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A LONG DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES DID NOT SLOW, STOP OR ENGAGE AT ALL. I PUMPED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE WHATSOEVER AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP BY PULLING ONTO THE GRASS WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I FOUND ONE BRAKE LINE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAD RUSTED THROUGH, BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS HAD A LEAK AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS STILL FULL. WITH ONLY ONE BRAKE LINE DAMAGED I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER.

I DRIVE A 2005 SIERRA 1500 4 WHEEL DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE TRUCK WENT FROM NORMAL 2 WHEEL DRIVE (D ON THE STEERING COLUMN), INTO NEUTRAL. I DID NOTHING TO CREATE THIS ACTION . THE SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I DID PULL OFF AFTER OTHER DRIVERS ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO MY IMMEDIATE DECREASE IN SPEED. ONCE STOPPED I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFT LEVER TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE OR PARK. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT, EVEN WITH FOOT ON THE BREAK. I NOTICED MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE SELECTOR SWITCH WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. I PUSHED THE 2WD BUTTON AND IT MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE. I TRIED THE AUTO 4WD BUTTON AND THEN WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING LEVER BACK TO PARK AND THEN TO D FOR DRIVE. NOW WHEN I SLOW TO TURN THE TRUCK DROPS INTO LOW 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHICH MAKES THE TRUCK SLOW TO 10 MPH MAX. THIS COULD GET ANYONE KILLED EVEN IF INITIALLY ONE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO TURN. THERE ARE 100S OF FORUMS ON THE INTERNET DEALING WITH EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO TELL? HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE?

CONCERNING GM 706 CASTECH CYLINDER HEADS/GM TSB 06-06-01-019B I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA WHICH HAS SLOWLY BEEN LEAKING COOLANT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE A 706 CASTECH CYLINDER HEAD THAT IS NOTORIOUS FOR CRACKING AND LEAKING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS COOLANT INSIDE MY OIL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. AS I HAVE BEGUN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I REALIZE THESE CYLINDER HEADS AFFECT MILLIONS OF GM VEHICLES AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS. GM HAS ISSUED A TSB AND ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AT HAND AND IN MY, AND MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALLED ITEM. I AM CALLING ON GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE/MISTAKE.

FUEL GAGE,SPEEDOMETER BROKEN, OIL GAGE , BATTERY INDICATOR ETC ALL STOPPED WORKING. ALSO STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES AND BROKE AGAIN.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE NEAR REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE

THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT HAS GONE FROM DIM TO NO LIGHT AT ALL SO YOU CAN NOT SEE WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO GEAR, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS BARELY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MEMORIZE IN WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LED SHIFT INDICATOR DISPLAY HAD FADED, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB

ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK OFF ON 2 DIFFERENT GM 1 TON TRUCKS. BAD/ FAILED VEHICLE EMISSIONS AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL FOR BOTH TRUCKS. 85,000 MILES ON BOTH VEHICLES.

ON 11-30-2015 I LOST THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE FROM THE PRIMARY SIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. INSPECTING OTHER BRAKE LINES, I FOUND OTHERS THAT HAD CORROSION WHERE PLASTIC CLIPS WERE USED TO LOCATE LINES. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NEW AND HAVE CARED FOR IT METICULOUSLY. THE TRUCK HAS 66,00 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANY VEHICLE THAT HAD IT BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS. A MAJOR CATASTROPHE TO ME AND MY FAMILY WAS AVERTED BY PULLING OVER AT THE FIRST SIGN OF FAILURE. GM SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR EVERY VEHICLE IT MANUFACTURED WITH POOR QUALITY MATERIALS THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE TO THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF AN AUTOMOBILE, THE BRAKES. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ATTACHED PHOTOS, THIS TRUCK IS NOT RUSTED ANYWHERE ELSE.

DRIVING 75MPH IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO 40 MPH IN ABOUT 200 YARDS. WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY ALL THE TRAFFIC BEHIND AND AROUND US AS THIS HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WE GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY AND I HAVE A SCANNER AND FOUND 2 CODES P0207 AND P2146. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE WIRING TO THE #7 INJECTOR AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. PLUGGED IT BACK IN CLEARED CODES ,ENGINE RAN FINE SO START DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN. AFTER 5 MILES IT DID IT AGAIN. IT TOOK ME 5 HOURS TO GO 90 MILES TO GET TO THE NEXT CITY. AT THE HOTEL I FOUND THAT GM HAS A TECH BULLETIN FOR THESE FAULTS AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN 2008 AT LEAST. SO I WENT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CHARGE ME FOR THIS REPAIR. I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT IN 2008 SO I COULD HAVE THE TRUCK REPAIRED IN 2008? THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO LOOSE SO MUCH POWER THAT IT WILL SLOW IN TRAFFIC WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHY WOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL THAT GM SHOULD PAY FOR ? GM TB NUMBER IS 05-06-04-047C WHICH TELLS YOU WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TRUCK WHEN THIS DEFECT HAPPENS.

ENGINE OIL LEAK ON OR AROUND REAR MAIN SEAL. AS OIL DRIPS WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LANDS ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BEGINS TO BURN. THIS LEAK LANDING ON THE EXHAUST WHILE HOT CAN CATCH ON FIRE.

ISSUES WITH EMISSIONS SWITCH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. ALSO 3 AND 4TH GEAR ARE COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I DO NOT TOW OR HAVE HAD ANYTHING EVEN REMOTELY HEAVY IN THIS TRUCK. IT'S A 2005 GMC SIERRA WITH ONLY 78,480 MILES ON IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH FOR THIS SIZE TRUCK. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED SLIPPING I LOST ALL POWER GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 55MPH. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE.

THE RUNNING LIGHT SOCKETS BURNED OUT. I CAN SEND YOU THE BURNED OUT SOCKET BUT NEED AN ADDRESS.

POWER STEERING HOSE HAS RUSTED AND BEGAN LEAKING. NOTICED A LOT OF UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME RUST ON THE WHOLE TRUCK.

TIRE IS SEPARATED BETWEEN TREAD THIS IS THE 2ND TIRE THAT HAS DONE THIS IN THIS LOT.

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. NOT ABLE TO PUMP UP ANY PRESSURE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM PERFORATED BRAKE LINE AT LEFT FRONT WHEEL. NO BRAKING ACTION AVAILABLE! APPEARS TO BE SOME TYPE OF CORROSIVE REACTION BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINE AND THE CLAMPS USED TO FASTEN THE LINE TO THE CHASSIS. NOTE: THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OPERATED IN SNOW OR ROAD SALT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

BRAKE FAILURE DO TO RUSTED OUT LINES.A ONGOING PROBLEM THAT GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF THESE LINES PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY INCREASED IN SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DISPLAY PANEL READ "REDUCED POWER MODE" AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WIRE HARNESS, THE THROTTLE ACCELERATOR CONTROL MODULE, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WERE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 270,000.

2005 GMC 2500HD THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. AFTER CHECKING THEY ARE RUSTED EVERYWHERE. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND I SEE THAT THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY BRAKE LINES FAILED AND I COULD NOT STOP MY TRUCK. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST AND IT WOULD SEEM REASONABLE FOR BRAKE LINES TO RUST OUT. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS KEEPING IT WASHED, INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE FAIL ON ANOTHER CAR AND I HAVE DRIVEN SOME REALLY OLD VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE I KNOW HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH GMC SIERRA AND CHEVY SILVERADO.

METAL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP QUICKLY, NARROWLY MISSING STOPPED VEHICLE AHEAD

A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM MY LEFT SIDE WAS SPEEDING AND RAN THE STOP LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID THE COLLISION AND MY BRAKES WET TO THE FLOOR. I MISSED HITTING THE CAR BY ABOUT 1 FOOT. AT AN INSPECTION AT A DEALERSHIP IT APPEARS THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. APPARENTLY FORM ROAD SALT CORROSION,

SLIGHT CLUNKING STARTED WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. FLUID ON GARAGE FLOOR. OFF TO AAMCO. FOUND TWO HOLES IN TRANSFERCASE. THE "4 STAR BUFFERING RING" ON SHAFT INSIDE POUNDED TWO HOLES IN CASING. JUST STEP ON GAS AND TORQUE POUNDS THE RING INTO THE CASING UNTIL HOLES ARE MADE. ALL FLUID POURS OUT. MOST PEOPLE WONT EVEN KNOW ITS HAPPENED UNTIL CASTASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEVERAL SEALS, CHAIN, TWO GEARS, 3 BOTTLES OF FLUID, "4 STAR BUFFER RING" AND A NEW CASING HALF WAS REQUIRED. $2654.00 TO REPAIR FOR A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. AAMCO POINTED OUT I DID NOTHING WRONG. ITS AN ENGINEERED FAILURE POINT BY GM. ADD THIS TO ; #1-SPEEDO GEAR FAILURE-20MPH AND GAGE READS 90 MPH, #2-CD/RADIO BURNT UP, #3-WATER PUMP FAILURE 16K MILES, #4-CAB OF TRUCK NOT ATTACHED TO FRAME CORRECTLY "CAB WOBBLING", #5-ROOF TEMP CONTROL UNIT FAILURE, #6-PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR STOPS WORKING BELOW 25 DEGREES, #7-FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY WAS THE WRONG ONE WHEN BOUGHT NEW IN OGDEN, UTAH. NOW,.... AIRBAGS???

WHEN PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. UPON INVESTIGATING I FOUND THE BRAKE LINES TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO BE DRIVING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED ON THE OPEN ROAD. THAT SAME WEEK THE STEERING HAD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LIKE IT WAS LOW ON FLUID, WHICH IT WAS NOT. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE COMPUTER AT 400 MILES. *TR

THESE PARTS WERE RECALLED ON PREVIOUS GM VEHICLES IN THE SAME YEAR. THE FUEL SENSOR DOESN'T WANT TO READ CORRECTLY AND NOT KNOWING AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. THE ABS SYSTEM OVER REACTS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE WHILE DRY CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT AND ALARM TO SOUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

2005 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *SMD

ANOTHER GM RUSTY BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. I DON'T EXPECT THINGS TO LAST FOREVER, BUT BRAKE LINES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE SAFETY OF A VEHICLE AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING TO FAILURE AT THIS POINT. I DON'T CARE WHAT THE CLIMATE IS. AT THIS POINT MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP GETTING FIXED ON MY DIME (GM REFUSES TO REPAIR IT). BUT THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE WORKED ON/DRIVEN MANY MUCH OLDER CARS IN THE SAME CONDITION, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE LINES RUST TO THIS EXTENT IN 10 YEARS. MY LAST CAR WAS A 20 YEAR OLD MONTE CARLO THAT STILL HAD ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES. IN MY OPINION THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TURN INTO BIGGER SAFETY ISSUE AT SOME TIME. IN MY OPINION, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. I WAS DRIVING TO FLORIDA FROM VIRGINIA AND MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED ON INTERSTATE 95. I WAS SUMMARILY ARRESTED IN SUMMERTON, GEORGIA FOR SPEEDING. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR SPEED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO WHEN YOU STOP IF IT GOES DOWN TO 40 AND YOU DRIVE OFF DOING 40 IT READS 80. *TR

WENT TO STOP AT STOP SIGN, BRAKES FELT SPONGY. STOPPED UP THE ROAD ABOUT 2 MILES AT MY MOMS HOUSE TO GET MY KIDS, LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME BEHIND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL.I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES NOW DUE TO RUST. *TR

THE STEERING SHAFT IS MOVING, SLIPPING BACK AND FORTH AS I HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHEN TRYING TO EXIT HIGHWAY OFFRAMP BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINES RUSTING THROUGH. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH PARKING BRAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF INDEPENDENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES SHOWED INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ELECTRICAL FAILURES ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TODAY WHEN I PARKED MY GMC SIERRA 2500HD, I TURNED OFF THE KEY SWITCH AND I NOTICED MY BLOWER MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. I WENT OUT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE LOCATED THE FUSE BOX AND REMOVED THE 40 AMP BLOWER MOTOR FUSE AND THAT SHUT DOWN THE HEATER AND THE SMELL STARTING GOING AWAY. IT WAS 19 DEGREES HERE IN OKLAHOMA AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND GOT SEVERAL HITS ABOUT GMC TRUCKS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE EXCEPT SOME OF THE VEHICLES BURNED COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. I ALSO GOT INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET THAT GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA RECALLED ALL THERE GM PRODUCTS THAT HAD THE SAME BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS, DETROIT. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALLS. *TR

AFTER RETURNING FROM A DAY OF SHOPPING, I PARKED MY TRUCK AT THE BACK, LIKE ALWAYS. I HAD BEEN NOTICING OIL SPOTS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT CHALKED IT UP TO AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE TRUCK. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS I SAW SMOKE FROM THE BACK AREA WHERE I PARKED. I RAN OUTSIDE TO CATCH TO MY SURPRISE! MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE, I AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, GRABBED THE GARDEN HOSE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE! I REALIZED AS I LOOKED, THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED AT THE AREA UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE FUSES, AND WIRING WERE LOCATED. AS I SLOWLY REBUILT MY TRUCK, I REALIZED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I HAD! THE FACT OF THE MATTER WAS THAT IF THE FIRE HAD NOT SHUT MY TRUCK DOWN, THERE WERE A WHOLE ARRAY OF OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I WOULD OF HAD TO REPAIR.

I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKES FAILED AND I WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I NEARLY WAS HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE BRAKE LINE HAS A SEVER LEAK AT A RUSTED AREA IN THE LINE. *TR

AROUND THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2014 THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY 2005 GMC 1500 SIERRA SLE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS NEARLY EMPTY. I COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM SO I SERVICED THE RESERVOIR WITH 12 OUNCES BRAKE FLUID TO THE FULL MARK. FROM ABOUT DECEMBER 15, 2014 UNTIL 28 DECEMBER 2014, I LOST ABOUT 7 OUNCES OF BRAKE FLUID. NO TRACE OF BRAKE FLUID CAN BE FOUND ON THE DRIVEWAY. I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND HAD MY WIFE PRESS THE BRAKES WHILE I LOOKED FOR A LEAK. I FOUND THE LEAK NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AREA ON A VERY CORRODED BRACKET. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY SMALL HOLE BECAUSE THE FLUID COMES OUT AS A FINE MIST AND NOT A STREAM. THE RIGID BRAKE LINE CONNECTS TO A FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE AT THE BRACKET AND THERE IS A LOT OF RUST AT THE CONNECTION AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LINE. I HAVE FOUND RUST FORMING ON OTHER BRAKE LINES AS WELL. *TR

THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, BARELY AVOIDED A CRASH. FOUND POOL OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER TRUCK. FIRESTONE AUTO CHARGED $675 TO REPLACE A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE. ALL OTHER LINES ARE HEAVILY CORRODED AND READY TO FAIL AS WELL. *TR

ENGINE HAS LOSE OF ENGINE COOLANT OVER TIME WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS FOUND. WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A GM DEALER WHICH TOLD US THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT ISSUE. THEY PROVIDED US WITH BULLETIN # 06-06-01-019B DOCUMENT ID 1986750 WHICH CLEARLY STATE THIS WAS DEFECT IN THE CASTING OF THE CASTECH HEADS. THE COST WITH PARTS AND LABOR IS $3,100.00 DOLLARS. CLEARLY, GM SHOULD COVER THIS COST SINCE THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A KNOWN DEFECT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET YOU CAN SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH LITTLE OR NO HELP FROM GM. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH IS STICKING IN RUN POSITION. I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH BACK AFTER CRANKING TO TURN OFF THE ABS /PARKING BRAKE LIGHT. TRIED A NEW SWITCH DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IS THIS PART OF THE RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

NOVEMBER 5, 2014: TURN KEY AND SYMPTOM OF A DEAD BATTERY. STARTER CLICKS ONCE. NO LIGHTS WILL WORK AT ALL. TOOK BATTERY OUT, CHARGED IT OVERNIGHT, AND HAD IT TESTED. TEST REVEALS BATTERY IS GOOD (SHOULD START VEHICLE) BUT WEAK (NEEDS A CHARGE). PUT BATTERY BACK IN, CONNECTED IT, PUT KEY IN, TURNED IT, AND VEHICLE STARTED EASILY. ............. NOV. 15, 2014: TURN KEY BUT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY DEAD. THEN, TAKE KEY OUT FOR FIVE MINUTES, PUT BACK IN, AND STARTS RIGHT UP LIKE NOTHING WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,250.

GOING SOUTH ON I77, CRUISE SET ON 70 MPH, NOTICED SLIGHT VIBRATION AND CONTINUED ABOUT 4 MILES WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. TAPED THE BRAKE, GOT OFF ON BURM ASAP AND TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS. HAD TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER MILE OR SO I COULD CLEAR THE INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. MICHELIN REFUSED TO WARRANTY THIS TIRE AND IT HAD ONLY BEEN ON MY TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A 2009 MODEL TIRE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THE BRAKE LINES AND FRAME ARE HEAVILY CORRODED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ON 10/26/14 BRAKES WERE APPLIED ABRUPTLY WHICH CAUSED A RUPTURE OF THE CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO SAFELY RETURN THE VEHICLE TO SERVICE. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE 2004 CHEVY YUKON AND 1994 GMC 2500, BOTH VEHICLES HAD BRAKE LINES FAIL DUE TO CORROSION AND REQUIRED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT IN ORDER TO SAFELY RETURN THE VEHICLES TO SERVICE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND THESE BRAKE LINE FAILURES ARE NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES MUCH OLDER THAN THIS VEHICLE WHICH STILL HAVE STOCK BRAKE LINES WITH NO CORROSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SIGNALED TO TURN RIGHT LAST MINUTE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, I ALSO APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IF I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOLLOWING DISTANCE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED RIGHT IN TO THE CAR. I ONLY HAD ABOUT 1/2 INCH OF BRAKE PEDAL AND DROVE IN LOW GEAR VERY CAREFULLY THE REST OF THE SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK I SAW BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I REALIZED ALL MY BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTY ON A NINE YEAR OLD VEHICLE, I NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED AND REPAIRED AT A LOCAL GARAGE THAT CHARGED ME $1,547.61 TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES AND DID A HORRIBLE JOB. I HAD CALLED THE GMC DEALER I DEALT WITH IN THE PAST AND THEY WERE INUNDATED WITH RECALL WORK AND HAD AT LEAST A 2 WEEK WAIT AND ANOTHER GM DEALER THAT GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED ME AND THEY WERE ALSO ALL BOOKED UP WITH RECALL WORK AND SO I WAS FORCED TO TRUST A LOCAL SHOP. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD GET PEOPLE KILLED, I ALWAYS HAVE MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND IT WAS A DEATH TRAP. IN TALKING TO GMC REPS IS SEEMS THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS PREMATURE AND ACCELERATED RUSTING CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE THEIR LIFE. *TR

CAR IN FRONT OF ME LOCKED UP HIS BRAKES FOR A AMBULANCE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION .GOOD THING HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP AS WHEN I TRIED TOO THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.KEPT PUMPING AND MANAGED TO STOP.GLAD I WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER AND HAD TIME TO REACT. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER RECENTLY MALFUNCTIONED AT AROUND 77,000 MILES AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE MANAGER, JEFF BEVINGTON, AT RALLY GMC AUTO GROUP IN PALMDALE, CA (WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2005). I WAS GIVEN SERVICE BULLETIN #07187C - SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTION (MARCH 20, 2009), WHICH INDICATES THE FOLLOWING: THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO INCLUDE CERTAIN 2005 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES IN THE U.S. ADDITIONALLY, FOR U.S. 2003-2005 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, GM WILL PROVIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) ONLY, AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER FOR VERIFIED FAILURES BETWEEN 70,001 MILES (110,001 KM) AND 80,000 MILES (130,000 KM). ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS, INCLUDING LABOR TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER. DEALERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RETURN OF THE CUSTOMER'S IPC BACK TO THE ELECTRONIC SERVICE CENTER. PLEASE DISCARD ALL COPIES OF BULLETIN 01787B, ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VIN BREAKOUTS OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE BULLETIN INCLUDE 2005 GMC SIERRA BETWEEN 51100001 AND 51347001. HOWEVER, JEFF BEVINGTON TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OLDER THAN 7 YEARS AND OVER 70,000 MILES, IT IS NOT COVERED??? HE SUGGESTED I CALL THE GM TOLL FREE NUMBER (800) 222-1020 AND ASK IF THEY CAN HELP. I CALLED AND SPOKE TO DONTES WHO TOLD ME THAT GM HAS NO RECORD OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN MENTIONED ABOVE??? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE A/C, THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,510.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL, PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND DIN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. BRAKE LINE ROTTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

7-9-2014 MICHELIN TIRE BLOW OUT LEFT FRONT TIRE 65 MPH ON I5 NORTH BOUND JUST NORTH EXIT 734 I HAVE TIRE AND PICTURES OF TIRE AND DAMAGE OF $3665.01 TO FRONT END OF TRUCK. THE TIER 'S DOT NUMBERS WERE NOT READABLE. I REPORTED THIS TO LOCAL MICHELIN DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERRED ME TO MICHELIN. I HAVE PLACED SEVERAL CALLS TO MICHELIN. MICHELIN HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY CALLS. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING ON SLOW RIGHT HAND TURNS. I SOMETIMES NEED TO BACK UP IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I ALSO END UP CROSSING INTO ONCOMING LANES IF NO TRAFFIC IS COMEING TOWARDS ME. IF THERE IS TRAFFIC I NEED TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN UNTIL THE TRAFFIC CLEARS. THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME ON AT 85000 MILES AFTER THE BATTERY DISCHARGED FROM THE VEHICLE SITTING TO LONG WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. *TR

ALL BRAKES LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

THE DRIVE INDICATOR ON MY DASH BOARD CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND SHOW WHAT GEAR IM IN. CALLED BEFORE BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF TRUCK BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BUT I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

AT ANY RATE OF SPEED TRUCK WILL GO INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MUST PULL OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND KILL ENGINE WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN RESTART SOMETIMES YOU CAN GO 1 MILE TILL HAPPENS AGAIN SOMETIMES 50 MILES VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT GOING DOWNHILL AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. PUMPING DID LITTLE SO USED PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE OUT OF TAIL PIPE AS ENGINE SHUTTERED AND VALVES CHATTERED. FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LINE FAILED FROM EXTERNAL CORROSION SHOOTING FLUID ON HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WHEN PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR MASTER CYLINDER PASSED FLUID INTO BOOSTER AND THROUGH VACUUM LINE INTO INTAKE OF ENGINE CAUSING WHITE CLOUD OF BRAKE FLUID BURNING WITH GAS INTERNALLY ALMOST SHUTTING MOTOR DOWN AND LOSS OF ALL POWER. REPLACED CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND MASTER CYLINDER. NEGLIGENT DESIGN AND MATERIALS QUALITY IN MY OPINION. NOW BOTH FRONT CALIPERS DRAG AND SHAKE STEERING WHEEL. WHERE IS SAFETY RECALL? BRAKE LINES ARE NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM! TRY REPLACING ONE AS THEY WERE INSTALLED TO NEVER COME OFF. WOULD TOYOTA HAVE BEEN GIVEN A PASS ON THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MANY YEARS OF COMPLAINTS, THOUSANDS OF FAILURES, INJURIES AND DEATHS? *TR

BRAKES FAILED IN MY DRIVEWAY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH ALMOST NO RESISTANCE. FORTUNATELY I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. I INSPECTED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER & FOUND ALL FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT, AREA UNDER IT WAS WET WITH FLUID, ALSO, THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CYLINDER LOOKED VERY RUSTED. *TR

STOPPING IN DRIVEWAY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED OBSERVED FLUID LEAK UNDER FRONT DRIVER SIDE AFT OF FRONT TIRE. INSPECTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND OBSERVED SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LIVES AND BRAKE FLUID IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BRAKE LINE APPARENTLY CORRODED AND RUPTURED RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA PICK UP CONSTANTLY READS THE WRONG SPEED. AT TIMES IT REGISTERS 0 MPH WHEN IM ACTUALLY DRIVING OR IT READS 120MPH WHEN STOPPED. ALSO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS PEGGED OUT. THERE SAMES TO BE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING ON THE YEAR AND MODEL, YOU NEED TO MAKE GM DO A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

I WENT OUT TO MOVE THE TRUCK AND NOTICED THERE WAS FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. I EXAMINED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND THERE WAS A BRAKE LINE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE WITH THOSE TRUCKS. I HAD RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DID NOT FAIL WHILE DRIVING MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. WHAT I HAVE READ IS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH POOR QUALITY MATERIALS AND THAT THEY FAIL. THE ARTICLE REFERENCED IS: HTTP://MOBILE.NYTIMES.COM/2014/07/08/AUTOMOBILES/GM-RESISTS-RECALLING-TRUCKS-OVER-BRAKE-LINE-PROBLEM.HTML?REFERRER=&_R=1. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AROUND 78,000 MILES. SLOWLY BUT SURELY ALL MY OTHER GAUGES HAVE QUIT WORKING OVER TIME. THE RPM GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, OIL TEMP, AND GAS GAUGE. ONLY ONE WORKS NOW. THE REST EITHER DON'T WORK OR FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH. I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS EARLIER IF I KNEW ABOUT THIS SITE. IT'S NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT SO THERE IS SOMETHING UP WITH THESE MODELS. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY THE DEALERS. I WON'T EVER BUY ANOTHER GMC VEHICLE. THAT'S FOR SURE. *TR

HELPED FRIEND WITH PLUMBING PROBLEM, AS I BACKED OUT HIS DRIVE WAY BRAKES SEEMED A LITTLE SOFT. AT FIRST STOP SIGN BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN ABOUT 1/4 MORE ON TRAVEL THAN NORMAL. AT NEXT STOP SIGN A CAR WAS ALREADY STOPPED, I APPLIED MY BRAKES, PEDAL TO FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL. DROPPED TRANSMISSION INTO FIRST GEAR, SLOWED SOME. THE CAR AT STOP SIGN LUCKILY PROCEEDED ON THRU. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, AND ROLLED THRU THE STOP SIGN. JUST ABOUT HIT ANOTHER CAR. I WAS ABLE TO NURSE TRUCK HOME. I HAVE A GARAGE AT HOME WITH A CAR LIFT IN IT. I LIKE WORKING ON OLD CARS, AND MOTORCYCLES. WORKED ON CARS AND TRUCKS SINCE I WAS 16, AM 61 NOW, AND BY NO MEANS A NOVICE WORKING ON, OR RACING CARS!!! AFTER CHECKING TRUCKS BRAKING SYSTEM. LEFT FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED BADLY AND HAD RUPTURED. AS I CONTINUED CHECKING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, ALL BRAKE LINES EXTREMELY RUSTED. I HAVE A 1952 STYLELINE DELUXE THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES LOOK BETTER. TRUCK MY HAVE SEEN SNOW 3 TO 4 TIMES IN ITS LIFE, PRETTY SAD. I AM LUCKY TO NOT HAVE KILLED SOME ONE OR MYSELF. HAVE PICTURES OF BRAKE LINES AND TRUCK IS STILL ON LIFT. EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY BRAKE LINES. GMC SHOULD RECALL. WITH OUT A DOUBT SURE SOME HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED, THERE WILL BE MORE IF NOT ADDRESSED NOW!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

1) THE DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOWS,LOCKS,AND EXTENDED MIRROR BUTTONS QUIT WORKING,I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I CANT ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN ,CANT ADJUST MY MIRROR AND TIME THAT I STOP TO CHECK THE FUZES THE DOOR CONTROLS START WORKING AGAIN. I TRY TO LOCK THE DOORS WHEN I GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND NOTHING IS WORKING THE PASS.SIDE WORKS FINE,I TOOK OFF THE DOOR PANEL AND THEY START WORKING BUT BY THE TIME I PUT THE PANEL BACK ON .THERE STILL WORK BUT COME BACK OUT AND THEY QUIT AGAIN. 2)SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING I THOUGHT IT WAS MY POWERSTEERING PUMP AND REPLACED IT ,BUT THERE STILL SOMETHING WRONG I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE STEERING BOX I HAVE OIL LEAKING SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE 3)ITS MY AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER, I CAN HAVE THE AIR ON I GET NOTHING BUT HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND COLD ON THE PASS SIDE.I CAN USE THE VENT WITH AIR AND ITS THE SAME,JUST HOT ON THE DRIVER SIDE.AND NOT ON THE PASS SIDE. 4) I KEEP LOSING THE GMC CENTER CAP ON MY FACTORY WHEELS I KEEP THE BLACK LUGNUT COVERS TIGHT BUT I LOSE ANOTHER CENTER CAP, 5) GMC ALUMINUM RIMS CLEAR COATING PILLED OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT MY GMC SIERRA 2500 IN JUNE OF 2005. SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I STARTED TO NOTICE RUST ON THE TRAILER HITCH AND FRAME RAILS. AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY, THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED OVER. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS A BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS LUCKY TO BE PICKING MY TRUCK UP FROM THE SHOP AFTER AN OIL CHANGE & NOT DRIVING IT, WHEN I NOTICED BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER MY TRUCK.MY SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY & THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING WORKS OCCASIONALLY. MY TRAILER HITCH RUSTED SO BAD THAT THE LAST TIME I PUT THE RECEIVER INTO THE HITCH IT WAS STUCK & I HAD TO GET A FRIEND TO CONNECT A CHAIN TO HIS TRUCK & WHILE I DROVE FORWARD & HE REVERSED, THE RECEIVER FINALLY BROKE FREE AFTER APPROX. 10 MINUTES. *TR

I DROVE INTO LUMBER YARD HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE GONE. AS MY SPEED WAS LOW DUE TO PARKING LOT, I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ALL THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED INTO PARKING LOT. I HAD THE BRAKE LINES REPAIRED AT CONSIDERABLE COST AS THEY WERE ALL RUSTED. THEY NEEDED TO BE CUSTOM BENT BY THE SHOP. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAD RUST IN ALL LINES AND THE GROUPING OF LINES OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL NEXT TO FRONT TIRE WAS THE CULPRIT AREA WITH ALL LINES RUSTED THRU. I HAD NO STOPPING POWER. I HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. *JS

WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 25 MPH WHEN TRANSFER CASE SHIFTED INTO 4 HIGH ON IT'S OWN. SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTART AND ABLE TO PUT BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE. HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A MONTH WHEN IT WENT TO 4 LO WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THROUGH TOWN. UNABLE TO RESET. LIMPED IT THE 2 MILES TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. COST ME $1200 TO HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE REBUILT. SMOKED THE CLUTCH PACK, BURNED OUT 2 BUSHINGS AND BENT SHIFT SHAFT. HAD SECOND ISSUE OF SHIFTING ON IT'S OWN, MAY 15TH, 2014. THIS TIME IT COST ME $500 FOR THE SHIFT MOTOR TO BE REPLACED. SECOND PROBLEM, SPEEDOMETER READING INCORRECTLY OR NOT AT ALL. BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS SPORADICALLY (APPARENTLY THE LITTLE DRIVE "MOTOR" ON THE BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, $300 REPLACEMENT OR, FOUND A COMPANY TO REBUILD WITH NEW "MOTORS" FOR UNDER $200). PASSLOCK ISSUES STARTED IN JAN 2014, HAS LEFT ME STRANDED A COUPLE TIMES NOW. CAN'T GET A GOOD ANSWER FROM DEALER AS TO HOW TO REPAIR OTHER THAN "BRING IT IN AND WE'LL HOOK IT TO OUR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM" (I.E. PAY US LOTS OF MONEY). ALSO HAVING ISSUE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. INTERMITTENT ENGINE MISS ON MULTIPLE CYLINDERS. ROUGH IDLE, CRAPPY MILEAGE, BUT NOT DOWN ON POWER. MISS SEAMS TO GO AWAY OFF IDLE AND NOT NOTICEABLE UNDER LOAD. NEW PLUGS, WIRES, ETC, ETC, ETC.... HAVEN'T FIGURED THIS ONE OUT YET. SAME ANSWER FROM DEALER (PAY US MORE MONEY PLEASE). LASTLY, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN DEC OF 2012. NEVER CRASHED OR BUMPED BUT HAD TO REPLACE LEFT FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR. LOVE THE TRUCK, CURRENTLY HAS 154000 MILES BUT I'M GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH ALL THE LITTLE ELECTRICAL "GLITCHES" AND THE DEALER WON'T HELP A BIT WITHOUT THE NORMAL ANSWER, "BRING IT IN AND WE'LL HOOK IT TO OUR DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM". IT'S DANG NEAR $200 (DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE) JUST TO GET MY TRUCK IN AND OUT WITHOUT EVEN GETTING ANYTHING REPAIRED! *TR

I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO FITZGERALD AUTO MALL, WITH WHOM I'VE HAD A GREAT RELATIONSHIP, FOR SOME POWER STEERING ISSUES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM PIPING ITSELF WAS RUSTING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1600.00. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH GM TRUCKS AND THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT. GM HAS REDUCED THE COST OF THE REPAIR "KIT" TO $500, BUT WHO IS GOING TO INSTALL IT? I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND LIVED IN MANY STATES WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE ROAD. I'VE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE THAT HAD SO MUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE OF IT, ESPECIALLY A CRITICAL SYSTEM LIKE BRAKES. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL YEARS AGO. I DON'T THINK THE OWNERS OF THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX AN ENGINEERING MISTAKE. GM SHOULD BE LIABLE AND FIX IT FOR FREE. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE PULLING A 30 FT. CAMPER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT PAST 120 MPH AND STAYED . I NOW HAVE NO WAY OF DETERMINING MY SPEED . THE LOCAL DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN AND LEAVE IT AT LEAST 3 DAYS . *TR

CRANK VEHICLE TURN CORNER , MESSAGE ENGINE POWER REDUCED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, TURN AROUND RETURN 200 FEET TO HOME, CHECK ALL FLUIDS CONNECTIONS TURN OFF IGNITION, UNABLE TO START ENGINE, LET SIT, UNABLE TO START ENGINE, DRIVE WIFE TO WORK OTHER VEHICLE, RECHECK ALL FLUIDS CONNECTIONS, REFILL COOLANT, CRANK ENGINE, COOLANT DISCHARGE ON OVERFLOW LINE ON COLD ENGINE, KILL ENGINE WOULD NOT START, GO TO AUTOZONE GET EXTRA COOLANT AND NEW GAS CAP. RETURN COOLANT LEVEL OK. INSTALL NEW GAS CAP, ENGINE HARD TO CRANK LIKE VAPOR LOCK OR NO FUEL TO ENGINE. CRANK ENGINE, LET RUN, KILL ENGINE. UNABLE TO CRANK, RETURN TO WORK, RETURN IN 3 HOURS, REINSTALL OLD GAS CAP, CHECK FLUID LEVELS, OK. CRANK ENGINE LET RUN FOR 5 MINUTES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON, WAIT ONE HOUR, CRANK ENGINE BACK TO NORMAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF, ENGINE RUN OK, DRIVE SHORT TEST DRIVE. UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE SAFELY FOR 6-8 HOUR PERIOD, UNSURE IF VAPOR LOCK, BAD FUEL, FUEL FILTER, BAD PLUGS, COIL ON PLUGS, LOOSE PLUG WIRE, ETC. NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. ONLY INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILURE, AND STEERING CLICK KNOCK THAT WAS FIXED BY DEALER. RESEARCH PROBLEM ON INTERNET, IT APPEARS THIS IS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURE THAT GMC HAS IDENTIFIED AS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND MADE A SPECIAL EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR 2008 TO CURRENT YEAR VEHICLES OR TEN YEARS OR 120000 MILES. FROMRESEARCH ON COMPUTER, IT APPEARS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS REGARDING THIS LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE STOP. I AM OLDER MAN AND REACTED WITH CAUTION AND WAS NEAR MY HOME. HAD I BEEN ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY A CRASH OR INJURY WOULD MOST CERTAINLY OCCURRED WITH THIS DISABLED VEHICLE THE CAUSE. I HAD NEVER IMAGINED THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME NOR HAD I HEARD OF IT FROM ANY MEDIA SOURCE OR DEALER MEMOS. I AM HESITANT TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE OR ON CERTAIN HIGH TRAFFIC ROADS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM RECURRING. *TR

2005 GMC SIERRA Z71. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS VEHICLE HAS 18K MILES, YES 18 THOUSAND ORIGINAL MILES. THIS TRUCK DOES NOT GET BEAT ON AT ALL, NO OFF ROAD ETC, AND IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF SINCE NEW. THERE IS A RUST ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. ON 5-19-2014, ON MY WAY TO THE CAR WASH MY BRAKES STARTED TO FEEL VERY SOFT AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING. I CHANGED ROUTES TO MY MECHANICS SHOP, AND WHILE EN ROUTE LOST THE REAR BRAKES. I THANKFULLY ARRIVED (DRIVING VERY SLOWLY) TO THE FRONT OF HIS SHOP. I GOT OUT AND SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE REAR END BRAKE LINES REAR LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND AS IF THIS WASN'T ENOUGH, INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINES WERE ALSO LEAKING (RUSTED). MECHANIC ADDED THAT I SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE FUEL LINES TO RUST THROUGH NEXT. THIS LINE REPLACEMENT JOB WILL COST ME ABOUT 2K. NOT TO MENTION THE ISSUE WITH THE LOWER ROCKERS AND CAB CORNERS RUSTING. THAT ESTIMATED IS FOR ANOTHER 2K. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK TO LAST ME, AND APPARENTLY GM DOES NOT BUILD A QUALITY PRODUCT ANYMORE. THERE A NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. VERY UNHAPPY! *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 TIRE BLEW DUE TO HIGHWAY ROAD AND FAULTY WHEEL HUB, STEERING CAPABILITY , SUSPENSION ON THE TRUCK. IT SPILT THE BUMPER AND SHATTERED MIRROR AND HIT MY ARM. I ALMOST LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IT DID A LOT OF DAMAGE. THE FRONT ENDS ON THESE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THEY DON'T LAST DUE TO CHEAP PARTS I ASSUME. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE INSTEAD OF CONTINUING THE TURN I PULLED ONTO THE CENTER MEDIAN SO I WOULD NOT HIT THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. I RUPTURED A BRAKE LINE AND HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.AFTER READING ON LINE I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SIERRA AND SILVERADO. I ALSO HAVE READ THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THEY FEEL IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WE'LL IF I HAD NOT PULLED THE WHEEL BACK TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO THE MEDIAN I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH,I WOULD CALL THAT A SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS WALKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND THOUGHT THE CAR WAS BEING STOLEN AS IT WAS STARTING. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE CAR. THE CAR DID START SEVERAL TIMES ON ITS OWN SO I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE AND HAD IT SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN DOING THIS I DO NOT KNOW. I DO KNOW IT HAD NOT BEEN DOING THIS ON THE PREVIOUS DAY AS I WALK BE THERE EVERY DAY AT LEAST 2 TIMES. *TR

PROBLEMS TURNING IGNITION SWITCH BACK AND FORTH, AND ALL OTHER GENERAL MOTORS TRUCK THIS MODEL BOTH CHEVROLET AND GMC HAVE HAD SAME EVENT. FATHERS TRUCK IS 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

LASS THEN 50000 MIL THE SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING IT NEED A NEW ( INSTRUMENT PANEL ) *TR

TRUCK WITH A FULL-SIZE CAMPER WAS PARKED FOR LESS THAN 5 MIN. BEFORE IT BLEW UP AND BURNED UP. NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL & FORENSIC SERVICES EXAMINED THE TRUCK AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE POWERSTEERING FLUID LINE OR LINE CONNECTIONS. AFTER THE FIRE, I CONTACTED GM REGARDING THE INCIDENT AND ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY RECORD OF THIS TYPE OF FIRE AND THEY SAID NO. HOWEVER, IN CHECKING THE RECALLS, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR POWERSTEERING LEAKAGE. GM THEN FILED BANKRUPTCY. *TR

WENT TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD NOT STOP...HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES A LOT. GOT OUT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE PAVEMENT. *TR

BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE BROKE LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY REGULAR STOPPING CAPABILITY AND REQUIRING TOW. ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT OF ALL LINES RECOMMENDED BY GMC DEALER DUE TO FAILURES BEING COMMON, $1,480 PLUS TAX. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN SUDDENLY THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER GETTING SAFELY OFF THE ROADWAY, I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND SAW A LOT OF FLUID LEAKING FROM BENEATH THE REAR OF THE CARGO BED. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT A REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED, APPARENTLY FROM CORROSION. I CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND FOUND THAT IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. ONCE I GOT THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP I SAW THAT ALL THE TUBULAR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD STAINLESS STEEL LINES INSTALLED AND REPAIR COSTS EXCEEDED $1.200.00. I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS KEPT IT VERY WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER READS FAULTY SPEEDS, AS MUCH AS 20 MPH OVER THE ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON BALDWIN RD., CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW FOR A CORNER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD.I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH A MECHANIC AT MY DEALERSHIP WHILE MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RUST WAS JUST DISCOLORATION AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON 3/7/2014, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INVESTIGATION. *TR

APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH VIRTUALLY NO RESISTANCE AND NO BRAKING AT ALL. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO OUR CAMPSITE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST GM DEALER. THEY DECIDED IT WOULD BE MORE 'ECONOMICAL' TO SEND THE CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINES OUT TO A SHOP AS MODELS FOR MAKING UP NEW ONES RATHER THAN USE THE KIT IN TSB 13-05-22-001. UNFORTUNATELY IT TOOK THAT SHOP A WEEK TO DO THE WORK AND WE HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET AROUND WHILE THE DEALER WAITED FOR PARTS, ADDING SOME $250 TO THE $1113.32 REPAIR COST. SINCE WE WERE OVER A THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME AT THE TIME WE HAD LITTLE CHOICE. *TR

SOMETIMES STEERING IS HARD TO STEER AS IF IT HAS NO POWER STEERING. INSTALLED NEW POWER STEERING PUMP CLEANED ALL LINES & INSTALLED NEW FLUID. HAVE HAD FRONT END CHECKED TWICE. TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS, CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. PROBLEM HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. *TR

2005 SIERRA 1500 4X4 I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW 01/ 2005, THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES FAILED ON 02/20/2014 DUE TO RUST, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE REAR 3FT OF FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED MAKING IT NOT ROADWORTHY. GMS POSITION IS THAT THIS IS SOMEHOW NEGLECT ON MY PART AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS NOT RUSTED AND STILL LOOKS GOOD. I FIND IT UNREASONABLE THAT A 9YR OLD TRUCK WITH NO BODY RUST SHOULD HAVE THE FRAME SO RUSTED AS TO MAKE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK MY KIDS UP AFTER SCHOOL AND AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. NO DASH ABS INDICATOR LIGHT OR WARNING LIGHT SHOWING ANY FAULT CODE CAME ON BEFORE OR SINCE. FORTUNATELY, I NEVER FOLLOW CLOSE IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT AND NOBODY GETTING HURT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT I SAFELY RETURNED HOME BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. SINCE IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE WHEN I GOT HOME I LEFT ALL UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING TO TAKE A LOOK. THE FOLLOWING MORNING BEHIND MY LEFT FRONT TIRE ON THE GROUND WAS A PUDDLE THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL AND IT WAS BRAKE FLUID, I LOOKED UP AND TRACED IT TO A CORRODED/RUSTED/INFERIOR BRAKE LINE. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE BY VIN FOR THIS ISSUE, SO I THEN CALLED GM CUSTOMER CARE AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD TOOK PLACE AND GM HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP IN SERVICE AND AS I AWAIT WORD ON GM'S POSITION ON WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO TO CORRECT THE ISSUE I CAME ACROSS THIS SITE AND A COUNTLESS LIST OF OTHER GM CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I SECURED A GM CASE NUMBER, TOOK PHOTOS OF THE CORRODED/RUSTED/INFERIOR LINES AND WILL AWAIT WHAT I HOPE WILL BE THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FROM GM, WHICH IS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. I'LL UPDATE THIS VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT WITH THE RESPONSE I RECEIVE! *TR

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. $650.00. RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED NEAR THE WHEEL WELL. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/07/14*LJ UPDATED 03/13/2014 *JS

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I LOST ALL BRAKES,TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC ,HE INFORMED ME IT WAS RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

TRUCK WAS MAKING A "KNOCKING" NOISE UPON START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC AND INFORMED, BASED ON THE NOISE AND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, IT'S MOST LIKELY A CRACKED CYLINDER AND INFORMED THIS IS "COMMON." REALLY?? WILL COST THOUSANDS TO REPAIR ... WHICH I DON'T HAVE. FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. IT HAS LOW MILES, SERVICED REGULARLY. IF THIS IS "COMMON" WHY WON'T GMC STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF IT?? *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR NEW BRAKES AND COOLANT LEAK. NO COMPLAINT ABOUT BRAKES, BUT COMPLAINT ABOUT COOLANT LEAK. COOLANT LEAK ISSUE IS CONNECTED TO GM TSB 06-06-01-019B AND AFFECTS CASTECH 706 CYLINDER HEADS. THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE HEADS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN POROSITY ISSUE. MY ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED BECAUSE OF GLYCOL CONTAMINATION. GM DEALER SAID TO JUST "KEEP AN EYE" ON IT. A SECOND, INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, DID CONFIRM THE COOLANT LEAK IS NOT EXTERNAL AND MY ENGINE WILL FAIL IF THE HEADS ARE NOT REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM FOR MANUFACTURE YEARS 2001-2006 ON THE VEHICLES WITH THE 5.3L ENGINE. *TR

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PROCEEDING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, THE ABS LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AND CHIMING ON THE DASH. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED THROUGH JUST ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE STATED THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM GM. HE SAID I NEEDED ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED AND GM'S NEW PARTS HAD AN EXTRA COATING TO PREVENT CORROSION. IT COST ME $1100. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SEEMS WAY TOO SOON FOR A TRUCK WITH 38,000 MILES. *TR

THE REAR SPEAKERS ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB QUIT WORKING AND HAVEN'T CAME BACK ON. I HAVE BEEN TO DIFFERENT FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE AT INTERSECTION/STOPLIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. DETERMINED THAT RUST THROUGH IN BRAKE LINE AT DRIVER SIDE OF FRAME, UNDER DRIVER SEAT, HAD ALLOWED FLUID LOSS. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER RANDOMLY TURNS ON BY ITSELF. IT RANDOMLY SWITCHES FROM THE SEAT TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER. WHEN I TURN IT OFF IT JUST COMES RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN. I HAD THE MODULE IN THE DOOR REPLACED ONE TIME, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH, SO IT'S EXTREMELY UNBEARABLE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. I WILL GO FOR WEEKS AT A TIME WHEN IT DOESN'T DO IT, BUT THEN IT JUST SEEMS TO START AGAIN. THERE REALLY DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT TRIGGERS IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS GETTING WET WHEN IT RAINS, BUT SINCE I LIVE IN THE SOUTH WE HAVE HIGH HUMIDITY 95% OF THE TIME, SO WE HAVE MOISTURE PROBLEMS HERE ALL THE TIME. I CAN GO FOR WEEKS THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THEN IT JUST STARTS UP AGAIN. I HAVE SEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON GOOGLE AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, BUT I CAN NOT FIND A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED BY GMC. *TR

BRAKE LINES BLEW TO MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE ABS MODULATOR TO THE REAR BRAKES FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

FAULTY CASTECH HEADS ARE LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE OIL. GM IS AWARE THAT THE 5.3L V8 ENGINES HAVE FAULTY HEADS, AND THEY REFUSE TO PLACE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT RIGHT TO NOT STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. THE REPAIR COSTS ARE IN THE $5000 RANGE. *TR

FIRST THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ERRATIC THEN FAILED, THEN THE SPEEDOMETER PEGGED AND IS FAILING TO SHOW EVEN CLOSE TO TRUE SPEED AS IN SHOWING 100+MPH IN AN ACTUAL +/-35MPH RANGE. CIRCUMSTANCES MATCH DESCRIPTION OF COMMON PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES ON THAT MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

WHEN OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS,I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL TO LEFT AND STEERING FELT SLUGGISH,FELT LIKE A RUBBING AND FEELS LIKE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. BROUGHT TO LOCAL GARAGE, THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT HAD SOLUTIONS. THEY CHECKED POWER STEERING PUMP, BRAKE SENSORS, SERPENTINE BELT, FLUIDS...ALL CHECKED OUT FINE. *TR

BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FLAT TO THE FLOOR. LOST ALL BRAKING POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM RUSTED LINE. *TR

RECENTLY, I SPENT THREE DAYS PERFORMING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA AND FOUND TWO PRIMARY ISSUES THAT SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING ON THIS YOUNG OF A VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS ROTTED SECTIONS OF BRAKE LINE (SUPPOSED TO BE STAINLESS STEEL) IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE (THE MAIN LINE THAT COMES BACK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER) AND THE SECOND ISSUE WAS A LEAKING SEAL IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR A RECALL OR WORK TO BE DONE UNDER A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN LIES OUTSIDE OF THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE. *TR

BRAKE LINES HEAVILY RUSTED. LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL SOON FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FAN MOTOR RELAY WIRES BURNED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500 CREWCAB WITH LESS THAN 77,000 MILES ON IT EXPERIENCED A RUPTURED BRAKELINE. AS I COMMENCED GOING OUT MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANK-GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY OPPOSED TO OUT ON THE ROAD! BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED THROUGH CAUSING A RUPTURE IN THE LINE AND BRAKE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ROUTINELY DRIVEN BUT USED FOR HAULING A HORSE TRAILER, TRIPS OR SERVER WEATHER WINTER DRIVING; THUS THE LOW MILEAGE FOR IT'S AGE. CANNOT HAUL A THING WITHOUT BRAKES AS THE UNDERSIZED BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK BARELY STOPS ITSELF UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. IT IS KEPT CLEAN, DRY AND STORED IN AN OPEN FRONT BUILDING. SINCE MY INCIDENT A FRIEND OF MINE WITH A VERY SIMILAR TRUCK (MAYBE A YEAR OR 2 NEWER) EXPERIENCED THE SAME SCENARIO. FORTUNATELY, THEIRS HAPPENED AS THEY WERE BACKING UP TO PARK AT A CAMPGROUND AND NOT OUT ON THE ROAD EITHER. *LN UPDATED 1/8/2103 *JS

WHILE DRIVING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC WHEN CAR CUT IN FRONT FROM THE NEXT LANE TO THE RIGHT. THIS REQUIRED EMERGENCY BRAKING, BUT MY SPEED WAS SLOW AND TRUCK SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WITHIN THE SPACE AVAILABLE AND THE TRUCK BRAKES SEEMED TO FEEL AS IF THEY RELEASED ON THEIR OWN. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE CAR I REAR ENDED AND THEY REAR-ENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. DAMAGE TO ALL 3 VEHICLES WAS LIGHT ENOUGH THAT ALL WERE DRIVEN AWAY AFTER CRASH. ON THE WAY HOME I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND LOST STOPPING POWER SHORTLY AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL EACH TIME. AFTER A 2 MILE TRIP HOME LIKE THIS I CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT LOW. THEN I SAW FLUID ON THE GROUND AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE WAS DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID. IT APPEARS TO HAVE RUPTURED FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE FLUID INSIDE. THE LINES WERE ALSO SERIOUSLY CORRODED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM IN MATERIALS AND MY 1985 SUBURBAN SHOWS ALMOST NO SIGNS OF CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES AND IS 20 YEARS OLDER. I WAS TICKETED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING FOR NOT STOPPING BECAUSE THE CAR THAT CUT IN FRONT MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE CENTER OF THE LANE BEFORE I STRUCK IT. THAT CAR WAS BEHIND ME AND WENT AROUND ME AND CUT IN FRONT BECAUSE I WAS ?DRIVING TOO SLOW? ACCORDING TO HER. I HAD LEFT TWO TO THREE FULL CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME AND THIS BOTHERED HER. I HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF DISTANCE TO STOP THE TRUCK EVEN AFTER SHE CUT IN FRONT, BUT THE TRUCK WAS UNABLE DUE TO THE LINE BREAKING WHEN I PUSHED THE PEDAL HARD. THE LINE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THAT PRESSURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE FLUID DISCHARGED FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE SENOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE AS THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

2005 GMC 2500HD WITH 6.0 LITER GAS MOTOR. LEFT AND RIGHT BANK EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO ENGINE BOLTS BROKEN OFF IN HEAD. LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES AND CAUSING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. GM NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS ALSO AN EMISSION PROBLEM DUE TO IT WILL CAUSE THE CAT CONVERTER TO OVERHEAT.. EPA? THANK YOU *TR

THIS MODEL GMC SIERRA TRUCK HAS A KNOWN PROPENSITY FOR FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MECHANISM. WHEREAS THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IT HAS RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS WHEN VISION OBSCURED BY DUST OR MUD. THE WASHER RESERVOIR IS LOCATED IN A VERY TIGHT SPACE BETWEEN THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE BATTERY. MY WASHER STARTED TO LEAK AFTER I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOPPING UP THE FLUID I KEPT GETTING A LOW WASHER FLUID WARNING LIGHT. EVENTUALLY I NOTICED THAT WHEN REFILLING ALL OF THE WASHER FLUID LEAKS OUT ONTO THE GROUND BENEATH THE TRUCK. I NOTE THAT WHEN REPLACING THE BATTERY IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO STRIKE THE WASHER MECHANISM. THIS CAN CRACK THE RESERVOIR, DISLODGE A HOSE, OR CAUSE A GASKET IN THE DEVICE TO FAIL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH CERTAINTY AS GMC REFUSES TO DIAGNOSE THIS SAFETY CONCERN FREE OF CHARGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER IS A CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER MECHANISM IS OF FLIMSY CONSTRUCTION AND, BY VIRTUE OF ITS LOCATION, IS PRONE TO DAMAGE WHEN REPLACING THE BATTERY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLYWHEEL BECAME CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM LITTLE LEAGUE GAME WITH MY 7 YR OLD, CAME INTO TRAFFIC IN TOWN AND MY BRAKES WENT MUSHY, WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES WENT FROM MUSHY TO 5% BRAKING. MADE IT HOME ABOUT 2 MILES BY PUMPING QUICKLY JUST ENOUGH TO SLOWLY STOP AT THE END OF DRIVE. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID EATING THROUGH MY ASPHALT DRIVEWAY. ALL BRAKE FLUID HAD DRAINED OUT COMPLETELY RUSTED / CORROSION AREA OF ALL BRAKE LINES BY BUNDLE UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. MY MECHANIC, SAYS OTHER AREAS ARE ALMOST AS BAD IN OTHER AREAS IN THE REAR. NOW I'M LOOKING AT 500+ IN LINE REPAIRS. *TR

THE REAR UPPER FRAME MOUNT FOR THE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE NON-PAINT RUBBERIZED COATING PLACED ON THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE IS FLAKING OFF AND EXPOSING THE BARE STEEL TO THE ELEMENTS. THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE HAS MORE RUST THAN SHOULD BE EXPECTED ON A 50 YEAR-OLD TRUCK BUT IT IS LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS OLD. THE TRUCK IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND THE BODY SHOWS NO SIGNS OF RUST. THE FAILURE OF THE NON-PAINT RUBBERIZED FRAME COATING HAS RENDERED THIS 2005 SIERRA UN-DRIVABLE. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. I WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE PARKING BRAKE AND SAFELY STOP THE TRUCK. ON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FACTORY INSTALLED STEEL BRAKE LINES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS WELL CARED FOR AND HAS NO SIGNS OF BODY RUST BUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FRONT TO BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLID A SMALL DISTANCE. THE CONTACT THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FLEX HOSES LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS PUMP TO THE REAR CALIPERS WOULD ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AFTER MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. WAS SURPRISED AT HOW RUSTY ALL THE LINES ARE. AAA TOWED MY TRUCK HOME. I SPENT THE NEXT 3 DAYS REPLACING BRAKE LINES. NOW I NOTICED THE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER ARE RUSTY AS WELL. NOW I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE AS WELL. I'VE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES RUST OUT LIKE THESE HAVE. MY WIFE DRIVES A LITTLE 1999 ESCORT AND THE BRAKE LINES ON THAT ARE FINE. WHAT THE HECK THIS IS ALL THE USE YOU CAN EXPECT ON A GMC SIERRA? *TR

ALL BRAKE LINES BADLY RUSTED. LINE ABOVE FUEL TANK RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WENT OFF ROAD. NO DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND THEN THE BLOWER FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE BLOWER MOTOR MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

DRIVING THE TRUCK ON DRIVEWAY WHILE PLOWING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ROTTEN BRAKE LINES CAUSING TRUCK TO SLIDE OFF DRIVEWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT. NEED TO BE TOWED OUT OF REVINE & TO MECHANIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALSO FRACTURED AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINES AND THE CALIPERS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE RUPTURED, DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,772. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,146.

SPEEDOMETER SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED BY APROX. 20 MPH LESS THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED AT TIMES. *TR

STARTED THE TRUCK AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES PRESSING THE PEDAL THERE WAS NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED ALL THE BRAKE LINE WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,300.00. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, I AM SURE THIS WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURED BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL- THE CONTACT WANTED TO USE THE COMPLAINT THAT WAS SENT VIA EMAIL. JO I PURCHASED THIS USED GMC SIERRA P/U IT HAD GOODYEAR WANGLER ATS TIRES. I WAS DRIVING ON OUR HIGHWAY 3 IN IOWA AND I WAS PASSING A BUS, AT ABOUT 70MPH THE TIRE SIDEWALL EXPLODED I HAVE A PICTURE TO SEND YOU IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT. LEFT FRONT TIRE. THERE WERE PLENTY OF TREAD AND THE AIR WAS AT PROPER NUMBERS. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER WANGLER BUT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW. UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF UPDATED 01/17/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ILLUMINATE INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 2/25/13 *CN UPDATED 03/11/2013 *JS

SPEEDOMETER READING ERRATICALLY. 20MPH WHEN PARKED, SOMETIMES 40 WHEN PARKED. UNABLE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL SPEED. APPARENTLY THIS IS AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF GM VEHICLES AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MAYBE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER? A SILENT RECALL IS IN PLACE IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 80K MILES, IF YOUR VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE RANGE OF VIN #'S, IF IT HAPPENED ON A DAY THAT DOESN'T END IN Y. GM NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ESPECIALLY IF THEY KNOW ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THREE MONTHS PRIOR I LOST POWER STEERING BECAUSE OF A METAL LINE LEAK. THEN COMING UP ON TRAFFIC I'M APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL ON THE SHOULDER MY GMC WOULD HAVE SLAMMED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND WOULD HAVE PUSHED THAT VEHICLE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF THAT ONE. HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE TRUCK BACK FROM THE SHOP YET BUT I COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A METAL BRAKE LINE. 2005 GMC 88,000 MILES THIS IS MY FIRST GMC AND MY LAST. I THINK ALL GMC PRODUCTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED!! *TR

ALL EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSING THEM TO BREAK, WHEN THEY DO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEPARATES FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD IN TURN DIRECTING ALL EMISSIONS FROM THE ENGINE INTO THE AIR, AND CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF NOT CORRECTED. ONE SPARK WOULD SET THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE FOUR BROKEN ALREADY AND AN EXHAUST LEAK DEVELOPING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH TWO OF THE SAME TRUCKS THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE WEB. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND WORKED THEM HARD BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN A BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT ON ANY OF THEM. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS HAVING EXHAUST LEAKS UNDER HOOD COULD CAUSE A FIRE. AS FAR AS I KNOW GM HAS NOT ISSUED A BULLETIN OR RECALL ON THIS BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME REMEDIATION AS THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT IS NOT A FAILURE CAUSED BY THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD REPORTS OF REPAIRED UNITS BREAKING AGAIN IN ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF MILES AND HAVING TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE, TACHOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER ARE INOPERABLE, BUT ALL OTHER GAUGES, SUCH AS FUEL LEVEL, BATTERY METER, OIL PRESSURE, COOLANT TEMPERATURE, AND TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAS ARE STILL FUNCTIONING. OWN ANOTHER 2005 1500 WITH 32,632 WHICH HAS JUST STARTED DOING THE SAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500-HD. THE CONTACT STATED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT THE MECHANIC STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V455000: STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTS: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED; THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

BRAKE LINES ROTTED ON WAY TO GARAGE . *TR

DRIVER SEAT HEATER TURNS ON BY ITSELF CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION IN THE SUMMERTIME IN HIGH DENSITY TRAFFIC WITH SUN GLARE A PROBLEM AND AN INABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY TURN THE SEAT HEATER OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REVIEWED BOTH BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET AND GMC DEALERS WITH THE ULTIMATE CORRECTIVE ACTION BEING TO DISCONNECT THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENTS. WHILE THIS ADDRESSES SAFETY FOR ME IT FALLS SHORT OF PROVIDING ME WITH A FUNCTIONING SEAT HEATER AS PURCHASED. ALSO THE CORRECTIVE ACTION DOES NOT GIVE CONSIDERATION TO A POTENTIALLY GENERAL EXISTING PROBLEM---WHICH IS THE MORE IMPORTANT REASON THAT I MAKE THIS REPORT. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT 40 WHEN A ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME . I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . I SWERVED AND AVOIDED THE ON COMING VEHICLE . THE REAR HARD STEEL BRAKE LINE ABOVE THE FUEL TANK BURST DUE TO CORROSION . NO WARNING NO FLUID OR BRAKE LIGHT JUST A CATASTROPHE FAILURE OF LINE. UPON INSPECTION LINE IS NOT CORRODED ON THE FRAME RAIL BEFORE THE FUEL TANK JUST BEHIND THE TANK. *TR

DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP TRUCK AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THIS TRUCK IS MY MAIN TOW VEHICLE AND I HAD A SMALL TRAILER ON WHEN THIS OCCURRED. MY TRUCK HAS NOT SEEN MUCH WINTER USE SINCE NEW AND I AM THE OWNER SINCE NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,533.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD IN MY PICKUP TRUCK MY BRAKE LINES FAILED IN 2 SPOTS DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER ALSO. VERY VERY DANGEROUS. LUCKY TO HAVE ACTED SO FAST IN USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 10/24/12 *CN UPDATED 11/08/12

AS I WAS LEAVING HOME MY HOME AND APPROACHING STOP SIGN, MY BRAKES GAVE OUT. I LOCATED AN AREA NEAR THE REAR LEFT AXLE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND BURST. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SHOWS EXTENSIVE CORROSION ALONG THE ENTIRE LINES. *TR

THE 2005 GMC 2500HD FWD (WELL MAINTAINED AND OILED TO PREVENT CORROSION) EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WHILE TOWING MY 24' PURSUIT FISHING BOAT (7200 LBS.) HOME FROM STURGEON POINT MARINA TO HAMBURG, NY 14075 (APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES) WITH "MINIMAL" STOPPING CAPABILITY AS THE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID WAS BEING EXPELLED. I HAD TO FEATURE THE THROTTLE TO NEGOTIATE STOPPING SENARIOS WITHOUT ISSUE. AS OF 8/20/12, THIS VEHICLE IS WITH FUCCILLO CHEVROLET, INC. (GRAND ISLAND, NY) FOR OVERHAUL OF ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM; INCLUDING FUEL LINES. THE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES SYSTEM BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINES DUE TO EXTREME CORROSION. ALL THIS WORK IS BEING PERFORMED SINCE THE EXCELLENT CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE.THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS WORK IS APPROXIMATELY $2250 TO REPLACE ALL LINES (BRAKE / GAS) AFFECTED BY SEVERE CORROSION. THIS CONDITION IS A RESULT OF POOR MATERIAL SELECTION NOT CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING NORMAL WINTER CONDITIONS FOUND IN THE NORTHEAST. THE SAME STANDARDS SHOULD BE USED AS SELECTING EXHAUST SYSTEM MATERIAL. BRAKES CAN KILL YOU....EXHAUST SYSTEMS CAN NOT! FINAL NOTE: TRUCK DRIVEN 50 MILES PER WEEK TO WORK (10 MILES EACH DAY). DURING WINTER MONTHS, THE RESIDUAL SALT IS RINSED AS REQUIRED ON A WEEKLY BASIS (OR SOONER) TO PREVENT CORROSION. THIS TRUCK PRIOR TO WINTER DRIVING HAS HAD OIL APPLIED TO THE UNDERFRAME, APPARENTLY, THE BRAKE / FUEL LINE WHERE NOT ADEQUATELY TREATED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY GMC USED IN 2008 AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL A JUNE OF 2012 WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO GET MY SPEED TOTALLY WRONG. AT TIMES IT WOULD SAY I WAS DRIVING OVER 120 MPH OR WHEN IN IDLE IT WOULD EVEN SAY THE SAME THING. THE SPEEDOMETER PICKS A DIFFERENT SPEED DAILY. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO IN JULY OF 2012 MY GAS GAUGE WENT COMPLETELY OUT SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS IT LEFT IN MY TRUCK. I HAVE TO GUESS BY MILEAGE NOW IN HOPES THAT MY ELECTRICAL DOESN'T GO COMPLETELY OUT NOW. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST COMPLETE RESISTANCE AND WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATORS. INSPECTION OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES POSITIONED NEAR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL REVEALED THAT ALL FOUR LINES SHOWED SEVERE SIGNS OF CORROSION AND ONE OF THE LINES HAD PRODUCED A HOLE THEREFORE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

I FOUND 2 BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON MY 2005 SIERRA (70, 717 MILES), 1 ON EACH SIDE, 1 WAS ACTUALLY MISSING & THE OTHER WAS JUST HANGING THERE, I THEN WENT TO CHECK MY WIFE'S VEHICLE, A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE ( 90,420 MILES) & THAT ALSO HAS 2 MISSING , 1 FROM EITHER SIDE, YOU CANT IMAGINE HOW SICK I AM AT THIS POINT, BOTH OUR VEHICLES ARE IN NEED OF MAJOR REPAIRS, PLEASE TELL ME THAT GENERAL MOTORS WILL NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES & MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIRS, SICK TO MY STOMACH & CASH STRAPPED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

EXHAUST IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SERVICE MAN INFORMED ME OF BROKEN BOLTS AND THAT I MUST REPLACE BOTH MANIFOLDS BEFORE NEXT INSPECTION. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, SOME TO THE POINT OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ACCURATE SPEED RATES. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ THAT THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 120 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ACTUALLY TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,800. ... UPDATED 08-07-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/09/12

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL "WENT TO THE FLOOR". PUMPED BRAES ONCE AND STILL NO PRESSURE. WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE LEAK UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS OBVIOUS UNDER THE TRUCK. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ONE OF THE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AT THE PLASTIC CLIP TO SECURE IT TO THE FRAME NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. *TT

THE PROBLEM IS A TOTALLY RUSTED-OUT SET OF STEEL BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE GMC TRUCK. THE BURST BRAKE LINE IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKE DISTRIBUTION POINT (ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BENEATH THE DRIVER SEAT). IT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME, ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL AND PAST THE STEERING BOX, AND THEN MAKES A RIGHT TURN BENEATH THE RADIATOR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK, WHERE IT EXITS INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND CONNECTS TO THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE STEEL LINE BURST IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE STEERING BOX, SO THAT IT SPRAYS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE STEERING BOX WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS QUICKLY EMPTIED THE RESERVOIR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAVING ALMOST NO BRAKES AT ALL. THERE IS VERY MINIMAL BRAKING AVAILABLE WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED THE FLOOR. I INITIALLY EXAMINED THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE OF A DO-IT-YOURSELF REPAIR BUT QUICKLY ABANDONED THAT IDEA. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED AND COVERED WITH SCALE, SO THERE IS NO CHANCE OF CUTTING OUT THE BAD SEGMENT, DOUBLE FLARING THE ENDS, AND SPLICING-IN A SHORT SEGMENT TO REPLACE THE RUSTED-OUT PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK ARE BADLY RUSTED AND LIKELY WILL FAIL AGAIN IF LEFT IN PLACE (ACCORDING TO THE GMC SERVICE MANAGER). THE BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED BURST IN A PART OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT WOULD SEEM TO NOT EVEN BE EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT, SINCE IT IS INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RELATIVELY SHIELDED FROM SALT SPRAY AND ROAD GRIME BY THE BODY, WHEEL WELL AND FRAME RAIL. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER IN MURPHY, NC ESTIMATES THAT IT WILL TAKE ONE OF HIS MECHANICS ALMOST A FULL DAY TO REMOVE ALL OF THE BAD BRAKE LINES AND FABRICATE REPLACEMENTS (THESE LINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN PREFABRICATED FORM FROM GMC. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT PROVIDING A READING. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200.

I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD CREW CAB 4X4 WITH THE 6.0 ENGINE AND 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EVERYTIME I COME TO A SLOW STOP THE ABS UNIT ENGAGES AND REDUCES PEDAL PRESSURE, CAUSING THE BRAKE POWER TO FADE AND INCREASING THE DISTANCE OF MY STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 2005 GMC 2500 HD, HAS 154,000 MILES NOW AND I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OUT THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS 3 TIMES. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY KEEP GOING BAD. MY DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE A LIFT AND OVERSIZED TIRES ON TRUCK, BUT ALL MY TRUCKS HAVE HAD LIFTS AND OVER SIZED TIRES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE. *TR

AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WHEN PARKED IT WOULD SAY I WAS GOING AT ANY SPEED EXCEPT 0 MPH (FOR EXAMPLE 120 MPH.).

BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. FRONT AND REAR MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. AS A RESULT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE NOW WARPING PUTTING UNDUE STRESS ON REMAINING MANIFOLD BOLTS AND CREATING AN EXHAUST LEAK. BOLTS ARE STEEL, MANIFOLDS ARE CAST, AND HEADS ARE ALUMINUM. DISSIMILAR METALS, HEAT, AND MOISTURE HAVE CAUSED THE BOLTS TO PREMATURELY RUST AND FAIL. EMISSIONS DILUTION WILL NOT ALLOW FOR A PASSING SMOG TEST IN 2013. GMC REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT HAND, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE ON ALL V8 ENGINES. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR; $2500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD INCREASE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/13/12

GOT INTO VEHICLE ON 12/24/2011. WHEN I STARTED IT, I NOTICED AN ODOMETER ERROR. STILL NOT WORKING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILURE.... SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 120 OR O. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STUCK TO FURTHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL. *TR

UNDER CARRIAGE OF TRUCK IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. FRAME, BRAKE LINES, LEAF SPRINGS, BASICALLY EVERYTHING. FUEL TANK LOOKS AS IF MIGHT BREAK OFF AND FALL TO GROUND AT ANY MOMENT AND LEAF SPRING SHACKLES LOOK AS IF MIGHT BREAK AND SPLIT TRUCK IN HALF. ALL DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

GAUGE CLUSTER FOR MY 2005 GMC SIERRA IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER, ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE & TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGES STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE CAUSING INACCURATE READINGS. *TR

UPON TRYING TO STOP, WHEN ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES FADE AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *TT

I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROADS AND BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ABNORMALLY ACTIVATES WITH OUT WARRANT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE GM DEALER TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT AND I COULD BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. I SEE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AT THE NHTSA FOR THE SAME THING. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON 1999-2002 VEHICLES. I ALSO FOUND THAT GM KNOWS THEY STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THERE ABS BECAUSE THEY HAVE PUT OUT A TSB # 03-05-25-007D ON IT, AND THE NHTSA HAS IT LISTED ON THERE BULLETIN SECTION. IT IS NHTSA BULLETIN #10004310. *TR

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR MY TRUCK AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

PARTS OF THE CLUSTER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE, AMP GAUGE HAVE FAILED ONE AFTER THE OTHER. ALTHOUGH 04 MODEL WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, THE SAME EXACT CLUSTER WAS USED IN THE 05 GMC AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SEVERAL GMC OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *KB

THIS MODEL YEAR HAS AN ENGINE DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE HEAD GASKET IS KNOWN TO BREAK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS CAN CAUSE SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES DEPENDENT ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT IS OPENLY KNOWN THAT THIS IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE YEAR.

GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING ON 2005 GMC 1500 PICKUP. *KB

MAJOR RUST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 78,000 MILES. SO FAR HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS, BRAKE LINES , FUEL RADIATOR AND LINES. FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS AS WELL AS CONTROL ARMS ARE ALL RUSTED. MADE COMPLAINT WITH GMC THEY HAD ME BRING TO A DEALER TO TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL RUSTING. TWO OF MY RELATIVES HAVE THE SAME YEAR TRUCK BUT ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND WE ALL LIVE IN THE SAME AREA DRIVE SAME ROADS. *KB

AIRBAG ALERT IS ON DASH OF MY SIERRA, AT 38,000 MILES--DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE TO CHECK IT OUR; NO IDEA WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS. I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM WITH ANY HONDA PRODUCT I HAVE EVER OWNED--MANY SINE 1985. *KB

DEFECT DISCOVERED THIS DATE, BUT KNOWN BY MANUFACTURER. EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING, LEADING TO EXHAUST GASES LEAKING UNDER HOOD WHICH WILL LEAD TO EMISSION PROBLEMS. LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM 8 CYLINDER TRUCKS MADE FROM 1999 TO 2007, WHICH INVOLVES ABOUT 12 MILLION VEHICLES. THE REPAIR COST IS $800 TO $1000, AND GM HAS NOT RECALLED OR OFFERED TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIR. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD; FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND A CHIME SOUNDING INSIDE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED BOTH FRONT BRAKE HUBS AND SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT CHIMED. UDPATED 01/03/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA K1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSE POWER STEERING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE HAD RUSTED AND CAUSED IT TO LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,600.

THIS IS MY 2ND GMC 6.0L THAT HAS BROKEN EXHAUST BOLTS FIRST TRUCK BROKE 3 BOLTS AT 32,000 MILES, REPLACED BY DEALER AND BROKE BOLTS OFF AGAIN AT 39,000 MILES. NOW HAVE 2005 WITH 51,000 MILE WITH THREE BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS AND AN EXHAUST LEAK. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

2005 GMC 2500HD ABS SLOW STOPPING PROBLEMS DUE TO PROBABLY SENSOR CORROSION,SAME AS WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AND SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTED IN EARLIER YEAR MODELS. LIVE IN MAINE HEAVY ROAD SALTING STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED AND THE GAUGES WERE NOT READING ACCURATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

ODI #10403836, 2005 GMC 1500 SIERRA, VIN#, COMPLETE FAILURE OF DASH INSTRUMENTS, STARTED WITH THE OIL GAUGE, THEN THE RPM INDICATOR, NOW THE SPEEDOMETER, RUNS UP TO 120 MPH SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK ONLY GOING AT UNKNOWN, UNSAFE SPEED WHICH I CAN ONLY ASSUME TO BE THE LEGAL LIMIT OF 70 MPH, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A MONETARY LOSS FOR ACCIDENTS AND OR SPEEDING TICKETS. IN ADDITION THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK AND YOU CAN NOT TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN ANOTHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ON TOP OF THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY CAUSING MINOR REPAIR COSTS EACH TIME IT OCCURS. THERE HAS TO BE CUSTOMER RECOURSE, WHEN THIS ORIGINALLY STARTED THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NOT TO WORRY AS SOON A RECALL WOULD BE ISSUED AS IT HAD FOR THE PRIOR YEARS, AS YET NO OFFICIAL RECALL OTHER THAN THE TRANSMISSION PANEL LIGHT FAILURE WHICH CURRENTLY COVERS 7,194 VEHICLES BUT GMC STATES THAT MINE IS NOT COVERED? ONE WONDERS WHY WHEN THEY SAY QUALITY IT IS A JAPANESE AUTO! IF INDEED ALL OF THE CONSUMERS WITH A COMPLAINT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WOULD GATHER UNDER A LEGAL ACTION, I AM SURE THAT GMC WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY AND REPAIR AND SOME POINT IN TIME. I HAVE OWNED GMC AUTOS AND TRUCKS ALL OF MY LIFE, I CURRENTLY HAVE A 77 CHEV. PICK UP THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL STILL WORKS, I HAVE A 1995 GMC SIERRA THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STILL WORKS, I HAVE LEFT INSTRUCTIONS WITH MY FAMILY THAT IF I AM IN A WRECK DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED AND OR MISTAKENLY PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE WRONG GEAR AND BACK OVER A CLIFF THAT THEY ARE TO SUE GMC. MY NEXT ACTION IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

BROKEN FRAME ON THE FRONT BY THE FRONT SHOCK MOUNT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ON OTHER 2500 AND 3500 SERIES GMC AND CHEVROLET MODELS I HAVE HAD TO WELD AND PLATE THE FRAMES ON 2 OF MY OWN TRUCKS. *TR

TRUCK IS NOW 6 YEARS OLD, JUST OVER 70,000 MILES. 3 TO 4 YEARS AGO (MAYBE MORE) THE #5 SPEED ON THE AIR SYSTEM BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. PERHAPS LAST SUMMER OR FALL, I CHECKED THE FUSES: ALL GOOD. I FINALLY FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS PLUG TO THE FAN AND FOUND THE #5 LINE HAD MELTED INSULATION AND THE SURFACE OF THE CONTACT PRONGS BLACKENED. I SANDED THEM AND REINSTALLED THE PLUG. ALL SPEEDS WORKED, FOR A WHILE, BUT SOON BECAME INTERMITTENT. THEN ALL SPEEDS STOPPED WORKING TOTALLY. AT LAST, I REMEMBERED THAT I STILL HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH MASTERTECH, CHECKED IT AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE HARNESS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE WORKMAN WHO DID THE REPAIR SAID THAT THIS ITEM WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 SIERRA. WHILE I DO NOW HAVE A WORKING FAN CONTROL, I AM AFRAID TO USE THE #5 FAN SPEED. *TR

STEERING HYDRULIC ASSIST CONNECTIONS AT BOOSTER CONSTANTLY LEAK FROM DAY ONE. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL LEAK. WHICH IN TURN CAUSE A DECREASE IN BRAKE PRESSURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME NON-FUNCTIONAL AND FAILED TO DISPLAY THE SPEED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,400.

GM STATES THAT DEXRON-VI IS FULLY BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE WITH ALL DEXRON-III APPLICATIONS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 GMC SIERRA K2500HD, WITH AN 8.1L GASOLINE ENGINE AND ALLISON 1000 TRANSMISSION. AFTER PERFORMING A ROUTINE SERVICE ON MY TRANSMISSION (FLUID DRAIN AND REFILL), REPLACING THE DEXRON-III WITH DEXRON-VI, I NOTICED THE SEALS AND GASKETS LEAKING FROM AROUND THE TRANSMISSION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE SYNTHETIC DEXRON-VI IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CERTAIN SEALS INSTALLED IN ALLISON BRAND TRANSMISSIONS. ALLISON TRANSMISSION DOES NOT APPROVE THE USE OF DEXRON-VI IN ITS TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO THE SEAL INCOMPATIBILITY (ALLISON SERVICE TIP #1099P). ANOTHER ALLISON DOCUMENT (SA5429EN) LISTS TWO SERIAL NUMBER CUTOFFS, PRIOR TO WHICH CONTAIN SEALS INCOMPATIBLE WITH DEXRON-VI. THE SITUATION HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED - GM DENIES ANY POSSIBLE INCOMPATIBILITY, AND WILL NOT WARRANT ANY DAMAGES, WHILE ALLISON REPRESENTATIVES HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DIRECT RESULT OF DEXRON-VI. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE ALL OF THE SEALS IN THE TRANSMISSION IS $1,900.00. *TR

NOTICED VEHICLE VIBRATION FROM THIS FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL LOOK AT IT AND FIX ANY PROBLEM..THEY LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND SAID THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL. I WENT TO THE AUTOMOBILE COMPLAINT CENTER AND HAD A JUDGE LISTEN TO THE "LEMON" ISSUE. THE JUDGE ORDER A DIFFERENT MACHANIC TO EVALUATE THE TRUCK. HE DID AND SAID "YES IT VIBRATES TOO MUCH". THE JUDGE ASKED THE GMC COMPANY REP WHAT COULD BEEN DONE. HE SAID THE SAME THING THAT I HAVE READ BEFORE... THAT IS TO PUT 500 LBS IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THAT DID NOT HELP. AT ABOUT 45 MPH LIKE TIRE OUT OF ROUND. AT 55 MPH AND GREATER, VIBRATION FELT LIKE TIRE OUT OF BALANCE. GM TELLS ME PROBLEM IS NORMAL, WILL NOT CORRECT. GM CALLS THE PROBLEM "BEAMING", AND SUGGESTS PLACING 500 LBS IN BED OF TRUCK. TRIED THIS AND VIBRATION STILL EXISTS. TRUCK SHAKES SO BAD AT 65 MPH THAT MY WIFE WHATED TO GET A HEAVY DUTY BRA. , . . THE VEHICLE NOW HAS DEVELOPED A HARMONIC NOISE AT 45 MPH AND LESS, WHICH THE DEALER TELLS ME IS ALSO NORMAL AND WILL NOT REPAIR. *NM *TR

FACTORY SYLVANIA RUNNING LIGHT BULBS TO HOT AND SCORCHING/MELTING THE PLASTIC SOCKETS IN GM PICKUP TRUCKS. 2005 TO 2009 THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SO MANY GM TRUCKS INCLUDING CADILLAC ESCALADE WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT WORKING THE SOCKET HAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT OF THE LIGHT BULB. *TR

PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED TO FULL, A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WOULD SURROUND THE VEHICLE AND FUEL WOULD BEGIN TO DRIP FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK. WHEN TANK WAS FILLED ONLY PARTIALLY (BELOW 75%) ONLY THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WOULD OCCUR AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK ATTACHES TO THE BODY OF THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 3X IN THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE (AT 99,500 MILES CURRENTLY). FIRST WAS FOR RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR. - REPLACED AT A COST OF 300+ DOLLARS AROUND 65K MILES. SECOND WAS SEAT SENSOR - RECALIBRATED IT, NO CHARGE. NOW AT 99,500 MILES MY LEFT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR IS BAD. - REPLACED IT MYSELF AT A COST OF $100. AIRBAG ISSUES AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, READING 60 MPH WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING APPROX 40. ALSO BULBS BURNED OUT IN IT MAKING IT UNREADABLE AT NIGHT. BULBS ARE NON-REPLACEABLE IN THIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, SO YOU NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE CLUSTER TO FIX BULB ISSUE. POOR DESIGN, EXPENSIVE, AND ANNOYING PROBLEM AT ONLY 99,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL TANK VENT SYSTEM PLUGS UP WITH DUST. - CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL WHEN USING AUTOMATIC FILLERS, ALSO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. - HAD TO REPLACE CANISTER (FULL OF DUST) AND PURGE SOLENOID AT 95,000 MILES. *TR

WAS ON MAIN ROAD GOING 50MPH AND APPROACHING STREET THAT I LIVE AT, APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND PEDAL WHEN TO FLOOR. I THEN STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT INTO LOWER GEARS AND APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND CAUSE WAS METAL BRAKE LINE TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS RUSTED OUT. ALSO ALL THE OTHER LINES WERE VERY RUSTY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED.....OTHERWISE OTHERS WILL GO SOON AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT GMC AND CHEVY TRUCKS IN A CERTAIN YEAR RANGE (SUCH AS THIS) HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM IS LOCATED NEAR THE FRAME AND THUS ALL LINES ARE EXPOSED TO SALT ETC.......WHERE AS IN A CONVENTIONAL DESIGN THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM IS LOCATED ON THE FIRE WALL AND ONLY ONE LINE (THE LINE THAT GOES TO BACK) IS EXPOSED TO SALT ETC AND IS USUALLY MADE OF RUST PROOF MATERIAL. THE BRAKE LINE THAT IS USED ON THIS TRUCK IS MADE OF CHEAP STEEL WHICH WILL RUST.....NOT RUST PROOF LINES SUCH AS "ARMOR COAT TYPE BRAKE LINES". THIS REPAIR COST ME $700 2ND ITEM: WHILE ON THE SUBJECT OF BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK.....I HAVE FOUND THAT IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS TOO SENSITIVE AND CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THING WORSE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE STARTED ROTATING IN THE HUB ASSEMBLY, ABS LIGHT CAN ON AND IT STARTED TO MAKE GRINDING SOUND IN MY 2005 GMC SIERRA, THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE DEALERS; THE SERVICE MAN SAID THAT WAS THE SECOND ONE OF THESE FAILURES HE HAD SEEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE TIRE AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SPARE TIRE HOUSING UNIT WAS REMOVED IN ORDER TO CUT THE CABLE HARNESS WHICH ALLOWED THE TIRE TO DETACH. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE SPARE TIRE HOUSING UNIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT 78,000 MILES SPEEDOMETER PEGGED OUT AT 120 MPH. PULLED CLUSTER PANEL AND PUSHED NEEDLE BACK DOWN TO 0. WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 3,000 MILES. NOW IT IS A EVERYDAY REPAIR. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. I LOVE HOW GM KNOWS WHEN THESE WILL FAIL AT 70,000. GM OR DELPHI SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS. *TR

2005 GMC SIERRA TRUCK WITH 5.3L MOTOR. EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FAILURE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FLUXUATE SPORADICALLY, WRONG SPEED SHOWING. TOOK TO DEALER, DIAGNOSIS AS COMPONENT FAILURE. GMC ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSE TO RECALL. DEALER WILL REPLACE ODOMETER IF LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. *TR

I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO BOB JEANNOTTE PONTIAC-GMC TRUCK, INC., PLYMOUTH, MI 48170 (734) 453-2500 TO HAVE AN INSPECTION FOR RUSTED BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS RUSTED FRAME ON THE ABOVE LISTED INCIDENT DATE. MY INVOICE # IS GCCS189900 AND MY CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROVIDED CASE # IS 71-784-24265. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CONDITIONS BY THE DEALER REP. THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING CONTINUAL RUST PROBLEMS TO BOTH THE BRAKE LINES AND FRAME. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM UP TO YEAR 2003 AND WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE YEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THESE INVESTIGATION ISSUES.

RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND FRAME. *TR

2005 GMC SIERRA WITH 68,000 MILES HAD WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ON PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP DUE TO MY FEAR OF POSS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA WITH 70,000 MILES. IT WILL READ 20 TO 30 MPH LESS THAN ACTUAL SPEED. THIS HAPPENS ERRATICALLY SO I HAVE TO MONITOR THE TACH TO MAKE SURE I AM CLOSE TO THE POSTED SPEED, MAYBE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 68,000 MILES. IT STICKS ALL THE WAY PAST 120 MPH. CAN'T SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING, DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT. TRIED THREE DEALERS. *TR

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FUNCTIONS INTERMITTENTLY. REPLACED SWITCH AND TRANSFER MOTOR. EVERY 6 MONTHS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BECOMES INOPERATIVE OFTEN AFTER A HIGHWAY RUN. COSTS TO REPAIR HAVE EXCEEDED $1000. CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES, INCLUDING SILVERADOS, EXPERIENCE SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS HANGING ABNORMALLY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF (4). 6.0 L ENGINE AND EXHAUST IS ESCAPING AND ENTERING CABIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD 6.0. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND HEAT ODOMETER GAVE INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NOTICED A NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION/DRIVE TRAIN. AN ALIGNMENT SHOP CHECKED THE FRONT END AND THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT SEALED WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ABOUT TO HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 65,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO HARSH ENVIRONMENTS. WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY. SEALED BEARINGS HAVE NO MAINTENANCE OPTIONS AND CAN CREATE AN ACCIDENT. LEARNED OF OTHER GMC FRONT WHEEL BEARING ISSUES WHILE MEETING WITH THE SHOP TO ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER AND DEFROST FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE HEATER WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WASNT CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

DETAILS: 2005 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL NOT GO BACK TO 0 WHEN I AM STOPPED, WHICH CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER TO READ WRONG MPH WHEN DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE SINCE IT FIRST BEGAN. IT STARTED FOR NO APPARENT REASON APPROXIMATELY 6 - 7 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I AM PAST ANY WARRANTIES OUT THERE. APPROXIMATE COST TO ME TO FIX FROM THE DEALER IS $500. I CANT AFFORD THIS. HOWEVER, BASED UPON NUMBER OF POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET, IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FEATURE ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS (APPROX 5 MPH AND BELOW) WHICH CAUSES INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AT THESE SPEEDS. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. THIS PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS REPORTED BY THE NHTSA PRIOR TO THIS MODEL YEAR. REFERENCE RECALL NUMBER--05V379000. *TR

2005 GMC 2500 HD SIERRA 4X4 SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK ON 120MPH AND NEVER READS BELOW 70 HEAD LIGHTS SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MILEAGE ODOMETER WAS MOVING 1 MILE FOR EVER 30 MILES I DROVE NOW IT WENT BLACK ALL TOGETHER AUTO SEAT ADJUSTMENT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT WORK RIGHT ALL DASH LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AND EVERYTIME I UNLOCK THE TRUCK THE ALARM GOES OFF , I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN AND TURN IT TO STOP THE ALARM. *TR

ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4 PICKUP'S SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT GO BELOW 45 MPH AND PEGS OUT AT 120 MPH. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY, IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER 1 WEEK. I HAVE TRIED TURNING ON AND OFF, LEAVING OFF AND RESTART. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO RECALL; NOT THEIR RESPOSIBILITY.. ANOTHER SHOP WILL CHARGE OVER $600.00 TO REPAIR IN WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I READ ON LINE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GMC'S WITH THIS ISSUE. WHERE IS HELP FOR THE CONSUMER???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE EVAPORATION SYSTEM AND THAT THE EVAPORATION VENT AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF. SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ON WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR BUMP TO THE VEHICLES. *TR

EXHAUST LEAKING UNDER HOOD DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. CARBON MONOXIDE HAZARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF SEVERAL YEARS OF GM ENGINES. *TR

A FRIEND WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB 2WD ON OCTOBER 2, 2010 DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON HER WAY TO MEMPHIS, TN FROM ASH, NC TO PICK ME UP. SHE HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 70MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO 110MPH! THANKFULLY SHE WAS USING A GPS UNIT AND WAS ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS ACTUALLY GOING. WHEN SHE MET UP WITH ME THE NEXT MORNING I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AND THE NEEDLE WAS STUCK AT 50-60MPH WITH THE VEHICLE SITTING STILL. ON THE DRIVE BACK TO NC IT READ ANYTHING FROM 100-120MPH AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. JUST ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP ALSO. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER'S PARTS DEPARTMENT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE THAT PART IS APPROX $300+ AND IT IS UNCERTAIN HOW LONG IT WOULD BE TO GET ONE IN. IF THE WAREHOUSE DOES NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK THEY WILL HAVE TO SEND MINE OUT FOR REPAIRS AND IT COULD TAKE A WEEK. DURING THIS TIME I WILL NOT HAVE A VEHICLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE TRUCK BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND NO RECALL BEING ISSUED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. VERY DANGEROUS - WHILE TRYING TO RESUME SPEED ON AN INTERSTATE I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE INTERSTATE BARRIER/WALL ON A CURVE THE OTHER NIGHT BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER READ 70. I THEN SLOWED TO "STAY WITH THE FLOW" AND SPEEDOMETER READ 35 (ASSUMING TRAFFIC WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70). NOW IT START OF OK AND THEN BEFORE YOU KNOW IT WILL START TO DROP AND AFTER A STOP WILL STAY AT 0 WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE SPEEDS, WILL STICK AT 55 WHEN PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 10. IT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE FAILURE IS NOW DAILY AND IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND I TO DRIVE. HOPE THIS GETS RECALLED QUICKLY BEFORE IT CAUSES DEATHS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER DEFAULT , IT WILL NOT INDICATER THE CORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES IT WILL INDICATE 120 MPH, OTHER TIMES IT WILL INDICATE 20-30 MPH , SOMETIMES IT STICKS ON SEVERAL MPH'S SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE I AM NOT GOING THE SPEED INDICATED ON THE SPEEDOMETER. ONE TIME IT WAS INDICATING 120 MPH THRU A SCHOOL ZONE!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED. THE SHIFT LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LOCATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V055000- POWER TRAIN: MANUAL TRANSMISSION: SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR) HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

2005 GMC 2500HD PICKUP TRUCK, HVAC BLOWER SPEED CONTROLLER/RELAY CONNECTOR GOT HOT, BURNED OUT CONNECTOR AND WIRE, LOTS OF SMOKE. IT HAPPENED WHEN TURN FAN TO HIGH. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CONTACT RESISTANCE AT THE CONNECTOR. THE WIRE HARNESS END IS TINTED COPPER, THE RELAY/CONTROLLER CONNECTOR IS BARE METAL. DUE TO GALVANIZATION OF DIFFERENT METAL IN THE CONNECTION SYSTEM, THE CONNECTOR IS UNDERSIZE FOR THE BLACK WIRE, WHICH IS THE RETURN CURRENT BECAUSE THE BLOWER ASSEMBLY IS PLASTIC. THE RESISTANCE BETWEEN THE CONTACT POINT OF THE CONNECTOR ACT AS HEATER AND GOT HOT, BURN OUT CONNECTION AND CONNECTOR HOUSING. THE SPEED CONTROL UNIT, WHICH COMPOSED OF FEW POWER RESISTOR IS MOUNTED IN THE AIR STREAM THAT IT WILL COLLECT VAPOR WATER DUE TO CONDENSATION WHEN AC IS IN USED. THIS CAUSE CORROSION IN THE SPEED CONTROLLER/RELAY BOARD. THE WORK AROUND IS BYPASS THE CONNECTOR BY SHORTING THE BLACK WIRE FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR TO THE BLACK INPUT WIRE THAT BURNED OUT. CUT THE INPUT BLACK WIRE, WIRE NUT IT TOGETHER WITH A 12 AWG JUMPER WIRE, CUT THE BLACK WIRE AT THE BLOWER MOTOR, WIRE NUT IT TO THE OTHER END OF THE JUMPER WIRE. AFTER THE JUMPER PUT IN, BLOWER FAN WORKS IN ALL SPEED AND NO SMOKE FROM CONNECTOR AND WIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT HE WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AN HOUR LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED DIFFICULTY STOPPING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS TILTED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES HAD BEGAN RISING FROM BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 49,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/06/10*JB

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST GM FOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION ISSUES & EXCESSIVE FRONT ROTOR/PAD WEAR. I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 2WD CREW CAB WITH THE VORTEC 5300 MOTOR. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL SETS OF FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AND HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES THAT LEAD TO THE REAR WHEELS. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNTIL I DID SEARCH ONLINE. MOTORTREND REPORTED IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2010, AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED FOR GM VEHICLES UP TO AND INCLUDING MODEL YEAR 2003. I THINK YOU NEED TO ADD 2005 TO IT ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE ABS ABNORMALLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS IF NECESSARY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 10 MPH, THE PEDAL FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE FURTHER INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,198.

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKE ON SIDE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SO FAR. THE MECHANIC AT FW TUCKER AND SON, IN, OSWEGO, NY 315-342-0444 STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THESE ON 12 TRUCKS AND AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 12,000 VEHICLES THAT HAVE TO HAD THESE REPLACED. THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GMC (SERVICE REQUEST #[XXX] ) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND THAT IT WASN'T A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY FOUND NO INDICATION THAT IT WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, HOWEVER 12,000 VEHICLES IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REMOVED, TO HAVE THE BOLTS EXTRACTED, THE COST OF THE NEW BOLTS AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE BOLTS, NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKETS AND SEALS. I ALSO HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE OIL REMOVED AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK TUBE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK. THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL NOT GO BACK TO '0' WHEN I AM STOPPED, WHICH CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER TO READ WRONG MPH WHEN DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE AND MORE SINCE IT FIRST BEGAN. IT STARTED FOR NO APPARENT REASON APPROXIMATELY 6 - 7 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I AM PAST ANY WARRANTIES OUT THERE. APPROXIMATE COST TO ME TO FIX FROM THE DEALER IS $500. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. HOWEVER, BASED UPON NUMBER OF POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET, IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND COLLISIONS. DANGEROUS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING. SHOWS 75 MILES AN HOUR WHILE STOPPED GOES UP TO 120 ON ACCELERATION. NO WAY TO KNOW ACTUAL SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON APRIL 19, 2010 WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 2 MPH, THE BRAKES AND STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THAT INDICATED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED; IT WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RELATED RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A HYDRO BOOST FAILURE. AS HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE STEERING AND BRAKING MECHANISMS MALFUNCTIONED. UPDATED 11/18/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THT THE VEHICLE LUNGED TEN FEET WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL UPON COMING TO A STOP SIGN. EXTRA EFFORT WAS REQUIRED TO STOP WHICH INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS FUSE WAS REMOVED BASED ON ADVICE BY A MECHANIC. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE FUSE, THE PROBLEM STOPPED; WHEN THE FUSE WAS REINSTALLED, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TKANE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT.

2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT CAB 4X4 33K MILES ALL BRAKE LINES ARE ROTTED AND ONE HAS A HOLE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALMOST DIDN'T STOP IN TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 GMC 3500 TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE HIS HOME WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WHILE INSIDE THE HOME, HE HEARD AN UNUSUALLY LOUD EXPLOSION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE FAILURE AND HAVE FAILED TO DO SO. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL DESCRIBING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE BUT WAS UNAWARE IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINES OR LINE CONNECTION. UPDATED 05/17/10. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED HER SPEEDOMETER WAS INCORRECTLY READING 16.2 MPH AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS CURRENTLY DISPLAYING A ERROR MESSAGE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT LESS SPEED THAN VEHICLE GOING DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL TIMES BUT, IS A SAFETY AND VIOLATION FACTOR. *TR

WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN FAN SWITCH AND FAN MOTOR GET VERY HOT AT THE CONNECTION AND MELTS THE CONNECTION. *TR

FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW THE BRAKES "DROP OUT" OR ESSENTIALLY QUIT SLOWING THE TRUCK BELOW 10 MPH. EXTRA EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR MISS REAR END COLLISIONS. WHEN TOWING AN 8000 POUND TRAILER THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. I REMOVED THE ABS BRAKE FUSE ON THE ADVICE OF A TECH AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. WITH THE FUSE REINSTALLED THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR

2005 GMC SIERRA K2500 PICKUP TRUCK. PROBLEM - BRAKES FADE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES WORK FINE UNTIL VEHICLE SLOWS TO 5-10MPH AT WHICH TIME BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE - UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE BY 10-15 FEET CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION. ATTEMPTED RESOLUTION - REPLACED ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS AT OWN EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WENT TO DEALERAND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSORS LOCATED IN EACH WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THEY CLAIM THIS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE IS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT OR FAULTY DESIGN... MY PROBLEM IS THIS - IF THE DEALER (AND, BY EXTENSION, THE MANUFACTURER) KNOWS THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GOING TO START FAILING AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OPERATION, THEN HOW IS THIS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT A DESIGN DEFECT??? THIS IS CLEARLY AN EXAMPLE OF A MANUFACTURER PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT THEY KNOW WILL FAIL IN TIME AND, THUS, CREATE A HAZARDOUS SAFETY CONDITION. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. IT IS STICKING ON 15 MILES PER HOUR OR SOMETIMES 60 MILES PER HOUR. CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 120 MPH...... *TR

SPEEDOMETER WORKS OCCASIONALLY, UNKNOWN SPEED TRAVELING. *TR

I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD PICKUP. THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VEHICLE IS STARTING TO GO BAD AND WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT WILL GRADUALLY LOOSE INDICATED SPEED AND THEN EVENTUALLY GO TO ZERO. I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OUT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND FOR SOME REASON MY VIN # DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL LIST SO I HAVE NOT GOT IT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE RECALL DOCUMENT THAT I FOUND IS #07187C: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTION -(MAR 20, 09), MY QUESTION IS THAT DOES YOUR AGENCY UPDATE THIS LIST FREQUENTLY OR ONCE IT IS OUT THAT IS ALL THAT WILL BE COVERED? *TR

WE OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS GONE OUT. WAS INFORMED IT IS AN INTERNAL GAUGE CLUSTER THAT HAS GONE OUT AND IT WILL TAKE $400-$600 TO FIX IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH TRUCKS SINCE AT LEAST 2007. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. GMC REFUSES TO DO A RECALL AND SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE ACCURATE SPEED DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE SPEEDOMETER IS COVERED UP TO 75000 MILES AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 86000 MILES WHICH WAS THE CURRENT MILEAGE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED.

MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED IN DEC OF 2009 ON MY GMC SIERRA PICKUP. IN THE COLD IT ALWAYS REGISTERS 0 MPH AND WILL START TO WORK AFTER AN HOUR ON THE ROAD. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. I HAVE LEARNED THERE IS A RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2004. SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM MAY EXTEND TO FURTHER YEARS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 CREW CAB ARE ERRATIC AND OCCASIONALLY NON OPERATIVE. SPEEDO READS 120 MPH AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. SOMETIMES DOES NOT READ AT ALL, STAYS AT ZERO WHEN DOING FREEWAY SPEEDS. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN 1/4 TANK, THEN AFTER A RESTART WILL SHOW PROPER(?) LEVEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHENEVER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER PLACED IN THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION; THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING, HE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE AND A MELTED HARNESS ASSEMBLY. THE BLOWER RESISTOR AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD ONLY OFFER A 15,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 48,198. UPDATED 02/23/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/12/10*JB

05 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER ERRATIC AT FIRST,15,000 ML.,NOW AT 62,000 ML. DOESN'T WORK. I WAS GOING 50 AT A STOP SIGN. I HAVE MY OWN BUSINESS AND PULL TRAILERS W/ EQUIPMENT AND THE RIGHT SPEED IS CRITICAL FOR THE TOWING WEIGHTS. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WILL NEVER TAKE A FAULTY SPEEDOMETER AS A REASON FOR GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. INTERSTATE DRIVING IS AT A MINIMUM BECAUSE GOING WITH THE FLOW WILL MEAN OVER HEATING OF THE SMALL TRAILER TIRES ON THE TILT BED TRAILER. NO ACTION YET IT JUST QUIT TODAY,1-4-2010 , AND I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ADD TO THE NUMBERS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE ALREADY FILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD BEGUN TO WOBBLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE TIRE HAD SUDDENLY LOCKED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.

SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND GOES BELOW THE O MPH. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY AFTER AROUND 15 MILES OR SO OF DRIVING. *TR

I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA PICK-UP TRUCK. SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING COLUMN THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM, HOWEVER I COULD TAKE IT TO A GMC DEALER AND HAVE IT EVALUATED FOR ABOUT $100.00. I CONTACTED 2 INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOPS AND BOTH STATED THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GMC'S AND IS CAUSED BY MOVEMENT INSIDE THE STEERING SHAFT. THEY WOULD NOT COMMIT TO STATE THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, HOWEVER IT DOES CONCERN ME. SINCE GMC IS NOT CONCERNED, I FELT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION BETWEEN 10-12 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DRIVER-SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS CLEANED, BECAUSE OF CORROSION . THE TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,433. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,453.

I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500HD, THE SPEEDOMETER HAD BEEN MESSING UP BUT ALL THE OTHER GAUGES WORK FINE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SHOP THINKING IT WAS A LOOSE OR BROKEN CABLE. THE SHOP FOREMAN LAUGHED AND SAID THAT CHEVROLET/GMC HAS HAD A RASH OF THE CLUSTERS GO BAD, AND THAT HE ALONE HAS REPLACED 5 IN THE PAST MONTH. IF THIS IS THE CASE, I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $553.50 THAT I HAD TO PAY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE COMPANY. *TR

SUDDEN PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER. SPEEDOMETER STARTS AT BETWEEN 35 AND 60 MPH AT A COMPLETE STOP THEN GOES UP FROM THERE WELL PAST 120MPH WHEN TRAVELING NO FASTER THEN 60MPH. ALSO DOES NOT MOVE SMOOTHLY BUT RATHER VERY JUMPY. THIS IS A VERY WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK WITH 54K MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 40 MILES OVER THE ACTUAL MILEAGE TRAVELED. THE MANUFACTURER INITIATED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT THE MILEAGE ON HIS VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 90,000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF UPDATED 12/09/09.*JB

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AND DOESN'T RETURN TO 0 AND CONTINUES TO RISE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER IS PEGGED OUT AND THEN IT STICKS THERE. *TR

FAULTY SPEEDOMETER READINGS ON 2005 GMC SIERRA RESULTING IN DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY GMC SIERRA 1500 IS ERRATIC WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITION KEY IS IN MY POCKET THE SPEEDOMETER READS ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATES UP TO 120 MPH. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. A SEARCH OF YOUR DATABASE INDICATES MANY COMPLAINTS. HELP. *TR

ABS SENSOR ENGAGING WHEN NOT REQUIRED AT LOW SPEED BRAKING. OCCURS AT ALMOST EVERY STOP. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 98-02 MODELS BUT IS STILL OCCURRING ON MINE AND IT IS AN 05. DEALER WANTS TO CLEAN SENSORS BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THEY WONT GET BROKEN DURING EXTRACTION AT A REPLACEMENT COST OF $280 A WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS AN 05 GMC SIERRA HALF TON. I LIVE WITHIN THE STATES DEFINED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FALL FINANCIALLY TO THE CONSUMER SINCE IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN LINGERING FOR NEARLY A DECADE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER OPERATION ERRATIC. IT SUDDENLY READS AT HALF THE ACTUAL SPEED (COMPARED TO GPS READING). THEN IT READS ZERO. OTHER GAUGES AND CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. WORKED FINE AFTER A RESTART BUT THEN IT STARTED READING ERRATICALLY AGAIN. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY GMC TRUCK KEEPS ON GETTING STUCK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY OTHER GMC AND CHEVROLET OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT IT IS IN THE BRAIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY THE MOST. IF I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING I AM I AM CREATING POTENTIAL HAZARD. IF THE SPEED LIMIT IS THE RECOMMENDED SAFE SPEED. I DON'T KNOW IF I AM IN COMPLIANCE. NOT ONLY IS IT A SAFETY ISSUE IT IS ALSO A FINANCIAL RISK IN TERMS OF TICKETS. ALL CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCK OWNERS I KNOW HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR UNDER THE GLOVE BOX BECAME TOO HOT AND MELTED THE PLASTIC RESULTING IN THE A/C AND HEAT NOT TO WORK (THIS INCLUDES THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER). I'VE BEEN LOOKING UP PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH GMC AND CHEVY TRUCKS YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALL, IN FACT THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE AN EXTREMELY OVERPRICED KIT TO FIX THEIR FAULTY WIRING. ABOUT 66,000 MI. *TR

REPLACED EVERY MODULE IN THE HEATER SYSTEM IN MY 05 GMC SIERRA SEVERAL TIMES, AND SO HAS JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE I KNOW WHO OWNS ONE. NOW MY WIRING HARNESS BURNED WITHOUT BLOWING ANY FUSES. GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS, AND FIND THE PROBLEMS, AND FIX THEM, BEFORE EVERYONE WHO OWNS ONE GOES BROKE REPAIRING THEM. *TR

THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER'S PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR CRACKED AND /OR SEPARATED FROM THE HYDRO-BOOST ASSEMBLY DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE PRESENCE OF THIS CRACK OR FRACTURED SURFACE ALLOWED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE ACCUMULATOR CIRCUIT OF THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE LOSS OF FLUID CAUSED INCREASED STEERING AND BRAKING EFFORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THEY WOULD GRADUALLY NEED MORE BRAKING DISTANCE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39391.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE LOWER RESISTOR MELTED, BEGAN SMOKING WHICH CAUSED THE BLOW MOTOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THE SAFETY RISK CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 9/17/09 *CN UPDATED 09/21/09. *JB

2005 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC OR DOES NOT WORK. *TR

GMC SIERRA 2005 SPEEDEMOTER BAD, CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED I'AM GOING. 37.000 MILES ON TRUCK... *TR

TAILGATE LATCH FAILURE, ALLOWS TAILGATE TO DROP DOWN WITH VIBRATION OR SLIGHT JARRING. THIS RESULTS IN LETTING CARGO FLY OUT ONTO HIGHWAY. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND OR DEATHS. *TR

I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. I AM HAVING THE SAME ABS PROBLEMS IN CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. AS I COME TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AND INCREASES MY STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

MULTIPLE REPORTS TO THE DEALERSHIP OF A CONTINUOUS VIBRATION AND NOISE IN THE FRONT END ACCOMPANIED BY UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. TIRES WERE ROTATED REDUCING BUT NOT ELIMINATING THE NOISE. THREE TO FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS WAS REQUESTED FROM ME BY THE DEALERSHIP TO REMOVE AND DISASSEMBLE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED BY ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WITHIN 1100 MILES AND TWO WEEKS OF LAST INSPECTION BY DEALERSHIP, FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. DURING THIS EVENT THE VEHICLE BECAME NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE AND DOVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE, STEERING WAS VIOLENTLY REACTIVE AND THE VEHICLE ENDED UP TRAVELING OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IN THE OF THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE BRAKE ROTOR AND CALIPER HAD BECOME RED HOT SETTING FIRE TO THE DRIVE AXEL BOOT AND GRASS BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS ABLE TO BE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. DEATH AND/OR INJURY WERE ONLY AVOIDED DUE TO THE LACK OF TRAFFIC IN THE ONCOMING LANE AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE AREA OF THE DITCH WITHIN WHICH THE VEHICLE TRAVELED. RESULTS OF BEARING FAILURE INCLUDE DESTROYED BRAKE ROTOR, CALIPER AND PADS. THE FRONT DRIVE AXEL WAS PURGED OF GREASE THROUGH EXTREME HEATING AND AXEL BOOT WAS ALSO DESTROYED. ALTHOUGH REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE INCURRED A 300 DOLLAR TOWING BILL WHICH THE DEALERSHIP, GENERAL MOTORS, AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY GMPP ARE REFUSING TO COVER. THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTIC METHOD OF INSPECTION TO PREDICT EMINENT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE ISSUE AND SUPPORTS IT'S DEALERSHIPS PRACTICES. THE WARRANTY COMPANY IS ONLY ACCEPTING LIABILITY OF 50 DOLLARS FOR TOWING WHICH I HAVE HAD TO PAY 300 DOLLARS FOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. ON JUNE 5, 2009, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY BEING DRIVEN 45 MPH. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GREASE AND CAUSES THE STEERING TO STIFFEN UP WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES FOR THE STEERING SHAFT TO BE RE-GREASED, BUT THAT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE STEERING STIFFENS AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

ABS WHEEL SENSORS ON 2005 GMC P.U. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SIERRA 2500 HD. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE SERVICE BRAKES LOCKED. WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILE ON VEHICLE ,SOMETIMES IT WORKS FINE OTHER TIMES IT MAY STICK ON 50 OR 60 OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. IF IT STICKS ON 50 FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I START MY NEXT TRIP IT STARTS AT THAT POINT,IF I'M GOING 20 MPH IT SAYS I'M GOING 70 MPH,ECT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 20000 MILES. IT WAS WORKING FINE THEN STARTED TO WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND HAS NOW COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WE HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED AS OF YET. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT, PLUS CAN RESULT IN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS CAUSING YOUR INSURANCE TO INCREASE. *TR

HELLO, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GM PLACED AN UNDERSIZED TRANSMISSION (4L60E) IN THE POPULAR CREW CAB 1/2 TON TRUCKS AND I AM REQUESTING FOR NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE GM REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND MAKE A RECALL. MY TRUCK IS A 2005 GMC SIERRA SLE Z71 CREW CAB (K1500) WITH ONLY 76K+ MILES AND HAS THE 4L60/65E TRANSMISSION. THIS 4L60E TRANSMISSION IS ALSO USED IN GM TRUCKS COLORADO & CANYON AND WORKS GOOD FOR THESE SMALLER TRUCKS BUT IN THE LARGER SILVERADO & SIERRA CREW CABS THE TRANSMISSION WEARS OUR THE 3-4 CLUTCH PREMATURELY DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A BAD DESIGN AND GM HAS FIXED IT IN THE 2007+ CREW CAB TRUCKS BY USING A 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS 4-SPEED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN 4TH GEAR. I SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR AND TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR AND I WAS GOING 65 MPH. I HAD TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SO I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER WHILE I HAD SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME WAITING. MY TRUCK COULD NO LONGER HOLD SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH WITHOUT SLIPPING THE TRANSMISSION. I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY TRUCK COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. I HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEED A REBUILD AND THE MOST IT WOULD COST ME IS $3K TO FIX. I SAID NO THANKS AND PAID THE $45 DIAGNOSES FEE. I TOLD THEM WHY IF I DO NOT TOW WITH MY TRUCK AND DRIVE PASSIVE TO GET THE BEST MILEAGE AND SOME HOW MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS A REBUILD AT ONLY 76K MILES? THIS SHOULD NOT BE. I HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 193K MILES AND IT HAS NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I HAVE CALLED GM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL AND THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT I DISAGREE. I ASKED THE DEALER TO PROVIDE ME WITH HOW MANY TRANSMISSION REBUILDS THEY HAVE DONE AND THEY SAY THEY DO NOT TRACK THIS INFORMATION. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT GIVE GM ANY FEEDBACK ON HOW MANY REPAIRS THEY DO TO CARS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MAGNETIC SWITCH SHORTAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 04-23-09 *BF UPDATED 04/24/09.*JB

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 66,000 MILES ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED READING 70 MPH WHILE THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED, AND ROSE FROM THERE AS IT ACCELERATED. THE CONDITION PERSISTED FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK; EACH TIME THE TRUCK WAS RESTARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER RESET ITSELF TO A LOWER STARTING SPEED, UNTIL IT READ ZERO AGAIN WHEN STOPPED. IT IS BEHAVING NORMALLY NOW, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND GM HAS NOT PROVIDED OTHER OWNERS ANY RELIEF IF THE VEHICLE IS PAST ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. SOMETHING AS BASIC AND NECESSARY TO DRIVING SAFETY AS SPEEDOMETER FUNCTION SHOULD, IN MY OPINION, BE DESIGNED TO LAST THE VEHICLE'S ENTIRE INTENDED LIFESPAN WITHOUT SYSTEMIC FAILURE. *TR

TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IT JUST QUICK WORKING CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER THAT IS ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING, AS WELL AS THE DAYTIME LIGHT ON THE FRONT IS ALWAYS BURNING OUT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WAS INTERMITTENTLY STICKING. (NEEDLE WOULD JUMP UP OR DOWN, NOT ROTATE SMOOTHLY WITH SPEED CHANGES. THIS PROBLEM LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. THEN STARTED READING HIGH OR LOW BY UP TO 50MPH. THIS LASTED APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS. THEN NEEDLE ROLLED OVER PAST THE 120 MARK AND STUCK THERE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. *TR

2005 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATIC - VEHICLE IN STOPPED POSITION SAYS GOING 105 KM/H OR 65 MPH ?? INCORRECT READINGS, JUMPY -. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL 'SINKS' A BIT TOWARD FLOOR, ON SLOW STOPS, JUST BEFORE CAR COMES TO A STOP. OCCURS ON ALMOST EVERY STOP, BRAKES INSPECTED AND DISCS AND PADS ARE OKAY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. IT SOMETIMES READS INACCURATELY LOW AND SOMETIMES INACCURATELY HIGH. IT WILL USUALLY GO SEVERAL WEEKS WITHOUT EVER WORKING PROPERLY AND THEN WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS. IT SOMETIMES NEVER COMES BACK DOWN AFTER PEAKING AT THE MAXIMUM SPEED. *TR

I'M CURRENTLY AT 84,000 MILES ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA, AND WHEN STOPPED WITH THE TRUCK IN PARK MY SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING 90MPH THEN PROCEEDS UP FROM THERE WHILE DRIVING. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME YEAR MODEL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM. ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. TALKED TO A DEALER ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST 300 FOR THE PART, AND 200 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED.... *TR

THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GMC VEHICLES WHERE THE ODOMETER QUITS WORKING AFTER 70,000 MILES. THERE IS, I BELIEVE, A RECALL ON THE 2003/2004 MODEL YEAR. I HAVE A 2005 GMC PICKUP THAT HAS THE EXACT SAME PART IN IT AS IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. IT GIVES INACCURATE READINGS OR PEGS AT 120 OR 0. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF IT WASN'T SO EXPENSIVE, I'D FIX IT MYSELF. BUT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART PUT IN THE VEHICLE BY GM AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM. *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS AND ABS SENSORS WENT BAD. I HAVE SPOKE TO OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES AND THEY ALSO HAD TROUBLE. *TR

AFTER 70,000 MILES THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. IT WILL READ 120 GOING 70 OR READ 20 GOING 50. SO ITS READING TOO HIGH AND TOO LOW. ALSO IT SEEMS IT IS STARTING TO HAVE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS WELL. *TR

GMC PICKUP DEVELOPED COOLANT LOSS. TOOK IN AND FOUND THAT HEAD HAD CRACKED. SERVICE BULLETIN REVEALED 50% OF HEADS FOR THAT YEAR CAME FROM ONE MANUFACTURER AND HAD BEEN PRONE TO CRACKING. DISCOVERED MINE INDEED HAD THE SUSPECT HEAD AND DID HAVE THE CRACK AS DESCRIBED. WHY DIDN'T GMC ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE AND SAVE ME $4,000? *TR

WIRING HARNESS FROM BLOWER MOTOR TO RESISTOR PACK LOCATED IN THE HEATER COIL AREA UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE AS FAR AS WE CAN SEE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT OVER 70 MPH THEN WHEN YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF IT GOES TO 120 AND NOT BACK TO 0 IT MAY SOMETIMES POINT TO THE ODOMETER WHICH IS DOWN AND ILL NOT MOVE BACK TILL YOU START AND STOP THE VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES TO RESET TO 0. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA Z71, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY ONLY TO GLANCE DOWN AND SEE 95 MILES PER HOUR, I BRAKED HARD ONLY TO REALIZE I WASN'T GOING THAT FAST. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER READ 35 AT A COMPLETE STOP. SINCE THEN IT HAS WORKED SOME DAYS OTHER DAYS IT WILL NOT READ BEYOND 50 MILES PER HOUR OR IT WILL BE SOME BIZARRE READING. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK FOR 3YRS 6 MONTHS IT HAS AROUND 31,500 MILES UNDER MILEAGE WARRANTY OF 36,000 MILES BUT 6 MONTHS PAST THE TIME WARRANTY. *TR

2005 GMC SIERRA SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. DEALERSHIP STATES A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS REQUIRED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AFTER 75,000 MILES. *TR

I OWN A 2005 GMC SIERRA AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. I OWN A GPS SO I USE THIS TO HELP DETERMINE THE SPEED I AM TRAVELING. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT HELP ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $380.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. TWO DAYS AFTER BRINGING INTO MY LOCAL DEALER I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS ON CERTAIN MAKES AND MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COAST. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. SHE SHIFTED THE GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. LATER THAT WEEK, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 55 MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. WHILE DRIVING TO HER PLACE OF BUSINESS, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 100-120 MPH. LATER THAT DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING IT BACK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,300. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK AT 47 MPH AT STARTUP. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING, SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ON MY 2005 GMC SIERRA PICK UP CONSTANTLY READS THE WRONG SPEED. AT TIMES IT REGISTERS 0 MPH WHEN IM ACTUALLY DRIVING. *TR

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES I NOTICED A CLUNKING IN MY STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END CHECK EVERYTHING IS TIGHT. I WAS TOLD IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE I SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SOON AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE MORE OCCASIONS DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE HE RECENTLY BEGAN HEARING THE KNOCKING NOISE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND INFORMED HIM TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE I SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE STEERING. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TIRES RE-BALANCED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE FINE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE. A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS RECOMMENDED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE INNER TIE ROD ENDS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED NONETHELESS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,054 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,547.

TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT MY RIGHT FRONT HUB & BEARING ASSEMBLY HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. I NOW HAVE 69,587 MILES, AT 32,000 MILES THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE WITH THE LEFT FRONT HUB & BEARING ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY UNDER GM'S 36,000 MILE 3 YEARS WARRANTY. THIS DEFECTIVE HUB & BEARING ASSEMBLY JUST COST ME $553.81. THIS PART CANNOT BE LUBRICATED OR ADJUSTED. I HAD SOME SWAY WHEN TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROADWAY, BUT NOW I KNOW IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED NEXT? THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FALLING OFF? OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 45 YEARS AND NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM. TWO FRONT HUBS WEARING OUT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED LUBRICATION OR ADJUSTMENTS I COULD UNDERSTAND. BUT NOTHING AN OWNER CAN DO. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BY THE WAY I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRAKES AT 69,000 MILES BUT HAD TWO HUB BEARING ASSEMBLES GO BAD!! *TR

SPEEDOMETER WAS OFF A LOT!! 74 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL, 130+ MPH WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS. I DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS TRAVELING. SCHOOL ZONES ETC. NEVER KNOW IF I WAS SPEEDING OR NOT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON VACATION IN CALIFORNIA. SOMETIMES IT WAS NORMAL, BUT IT GOT WORSE. IT FIRST HAPPENED AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT MAY BE UNDER WARRANTY, AS MANY HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY 2005 GMC DID NOT FALL UNDER A WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY $356.70 PLUS TAX TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. I ASKED FOR THE OLD PARTS, BUT WAS TOLD GM NEEDED IT BACK SO THEY COULD REBUILD IT FOR THE NEXT FAILURE!! IT SEEMS GM IS COVERING CERTAIN SERIAL NUMBER VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO MINE. 2003 AND 2004 MODEL YEARS, BUT MINE IS A 2005 AND ITS NOT COVERED! WHY? I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM, AND I HAVE OWNED 11 GM MADE VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A SPEEDOMETER GO BAD. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET THEM TO COVER THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED INTO FIFTH GEAR, THE FAN STOPS BLOWING. WHEN SWITCHING BACK TO FOURTH GEAR, THE FAN WILL BLOW. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN DECEMBER OF 2007. IN AUGUST OF 2008, THE WIRING PLUG AND RESISTOR MELTED. THE WIRING PLUG WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE METAL CONNECTOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE PLUG TO PROPERLY CONNECT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN IN THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD OCCASIONALLY REMAIN AT ZERO OR DISPLAY 110 MPH. IT FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RELATED RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BEFORE THEY COULD MAKE ANY JUDGMENTS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,265 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ERRATIC FOR THE LAST 2K MILES BUT NOW AT 43K MILES HAS COMPLETELY DIED. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HUB FAILED. THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT AND THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. (OR) UPDATED 09/24/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/30/08. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500 TRUCK AND THE CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE THE A SMALL FIRE DEVELOPED ON THE WIRE BUNDLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FAN BLOWER UNDER THE DASH PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PRY THE BURNT CONNECTOR OFF OF THE RESISTOR / BLOWER HOOK UP. THE FUSE DID NOT WORK AND THE CONNECTOR CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL I SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND REMOVE THE CONNECTOR. I PLAN TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO SKILLMAN GMC SINCE A FUSE DID NOT BLOW PRIOR TO THE BURNING OF THE WIRING. ALSO I DID A BRIEF SEARCH AND FOUND OTHERS HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH EITHER THE GMC SIERRA AND THE CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE HEAT ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR. SOMETIMES, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, HE WOULD SMELL FUEL. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, ONE OF THE REAR TIRES SLIDES AND THE OTHER ONE KEEPS SPINNING. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OR THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205.

RETURNED TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR: BRAKES GOING OUT (4 NEW SETS INSTALLED) ABNORMAL WEAR ON TIRES (F) VALVES CHATTERING AT 10-65 MPH RETURNED TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR: STEERING SECTOR KNOCKING FRONT AXLE MAKING WARPING NOISE TRANSMISSION CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN RETURNED TO DEALER 2 TIMES FOR: VARIOUS ELECTRICAL/LIGHT PROBLEMS SMOKING IN PASSING GEAR OR HARD TAKE OFF ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS ARE STILL ON-GOING AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS PEGGED AT 120MPH AND STOPS AT 30MPH. *TR

GMC SIERRA 1500 FRONT SEAT METAL FAILED ON THE UPPER BACK CUSHION/ SUPPORT OF SEAT CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL ON ONE SIDE. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE DRIVE ABILITY OF THE TRUCK TO BE DANGEROUS FOR SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND ALL IN TRUCK. THIS IS NOT AT A WELDED AREA BUT IN THE METAL ITSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DRIVES HIS VEHICLE UPHILL WITH A TRAILER IN TOW, THE VEHICLE SLAMS INTO THIRD GEAR, JERKS, AND OVERHEATS. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL DEALERS WERE TELLING HIM DIFFERENT THINGS AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. ONE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE WRONG TRANSFER CASE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. A NEW SERPENTINE BELT WAS INSTALLED, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE AXLE SHAFT WAS STUCK, THE AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND BOTH HIGH PRESSURE LINES OF THE HYDROBOOST WERE LEAKING AS WELL. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CHARGE AIR COOLER WAS LEAKING RESIDUAL OIL FROM THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. UPDATED 05/13/08.