2001 GMC Sierra Problems & Complaints

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Truck has just over 150k miles. Maintained well and garaged when possible. 1) Noticed a fuel smell from the driver side door area and after parking for a long weekend, a small pool of liquid formed in front of the driver side rear wheel. It was fuel dripping from the line leaving the evap canister that had rusted through. Resulted in a $600 repair to replace all rusted fuel lines so as to eliminate the risk of fire. 2) When approaching an intersection to make a left turn and slowing down the brake pedal pushes to the floor with no stopping power at all. Used the engine/trans in manual mode to slow the truck down and avoid an accident. Driver side brake lines are blown out in multiple spots near the ABS module due to corrosion. Potential cost based on research is in the $1000 ballpark. This level of rust on critical vehicle components is irresponsible and potentially deadly. GM needs to take this more seriously and realize that their cost-cutting measures are putting people and their families in grave danger.

MY ANTI LOCK KEEP KICKING IN, THE PANHEAD BY GAS TANK IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND THERE IS A BOX BY THE GAS TANK FOR EMISSIONS AND NOT ABLE TO GET 1 AND THE FRAME IN THE FRONT IS SHOT ALSO ALONG WITH THE BODY THAT'S COMPLETELY SHOT AND THE GAS GAUGE KEEPS TELLING EMPTY 1 TIME AND THEN IT GOES TO FULL TO EMPTY EVEN AFTER I FILL IT UP...

FUEL IS DUMPING INTO INJECTORS. 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 DIESEL. ONLY HAS 135,000 MILES!! ENGINE BOGGS DOWN WHEN CLIMBING HILL, BRIDGE, OR TOWING.

THE ABS AND BREAK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND STAYING ON. I LOST MY BREAKS LEAVING A PARKING SPOT AT MY LOCAL WALMART AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT! WE THEN MADE APPOINTMENT FOR THE BREAK SYSTEM TO BE CHECKED/REPAIRED. THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT WENT OFF FOR AWHILE BUT THEN COMES BACK ON EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR OF SAID REPAIR TO BREAK LINES. MY TRUCK ALSO HAS NO FUEL GAUGE THAT DOES NOT WORK. WITH THESE ISSUES ON MY VEHICLE MAKES IT VERY SCARY TO DRIVE AND MAKES DRIVING LIMITED. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK LONG DISTANCES DUE TO CONCERNS OF SAFETY AND POSSIBLY OF ABS WARNING LIGHT, BREAK ISSUES, AND FUEL GAUGE! I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK TO PICK ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS UP FROM SCHOOL TO LOSE POWER WHILE PUSHING ON GAS THEN SOME JERKING AND A FOUL SMELL OF RUBBER BURNING COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AREA. I THEN HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT WHAT EVER IT WAS HAPPENING THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY AND IT WAS POSSIBLE JUST A BREAK STICKING. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. MY TRUCK STILL HAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000 OR SO MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK ALSO HAS BAD CORROSION ON BOTTOM BASEBOARDS OF THE TRUCK. I SAW BELOW THAT I AM ASKED FOR SPECIFIC DATE OF ISSUES. I CAN NOT PROVIDE SPECIFIC DATES SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY THINGS WRONG WHICH HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

SOLD ME A "GOOD RUNNING VEHICLE" THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN, CAUSED NO BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF CENTER DO TO STEERING COMPONENTS, NO SAFETY BELTS IN REAR OF VEHICLE

ABS MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON CONSISTENTLY AND DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE EXPLAINED BY MY MECHANIC SHOP, I HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CHANGED AND NOW ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE ABS MESSAGE LIGHT IS NOW APPEARING IN THE MESSAGE BOARD AGAIN INTERMINTENTLY. I READ WHERE GMC STARTED A RECALL ON SEPTEMBER 22,2005 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM WHICH CALLED( GM RECALL # 05068) BUT ONLY FOR "SALT BELT STATES" "SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK".INTERESTINGLY MY STATE WAS LEFT OFF OF THE LIST. I CALLED GMC AND THEY INDICATE THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL AND SUGGESTED I CALL NHTSA. I HAVE NOW NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES LOCK UP AND DO NOT HAVE THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM OPERATING.

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT UNDER DRIVERS SIDE CAB. TRUCK STUCK IN DRIVEWAY. LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY WILL COST ALMOST AS MUSH AS TRUCK IS WORTH TO HAVE ALL NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED

I HAVE A 2001 GMC TRUCK THAT THE REAR FRAME HORN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE THE FRAME IS WELDED ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THAT POINT IT HAS A CRACK ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE FRAME RIGHT WERE THE BUMP STOP IS ON THE FRAME WITH ONLY ABOUT 1 INCH HOLDING THE FRAME TOGETHER AS OF RIGHT NOW THE REST OF THE FRAME LOOKED OK WHEN INSPECTED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST COMPRESSION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY CADILLAC (1345 EVANGELINE THRUWAY, BROUSSARD, LA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OR MORE FUEL INJECTORS WERE FAULTY AND REMAINED OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ALL EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS; HOWEVER, BUT THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

RUSTED OUT FUEL LINES. HAD TO REPLACE ALL FUEL LINES. RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. BRAKES GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING. LUCKLY NO ACCIDENT. HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 800 (NA). ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HILEY BUICK GMC (3535 W LOOP 820 S, FORT WORTH, TX 76116 (817) 632-8800 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEAKAGE FROM THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO HILEY BUICK GMC WHERE IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. DURING THE THIRD FAILURE, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE AND NOTICED A TRAIL OF FLUID ON THE GROUND. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED FLUID COMING FROM THE STEERING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO HILEY BUICK GMC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT WITH A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER (19330428). THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,650.

LOST ALL BRAKES ON MY 01' GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE 4X4 WHILE BRAKING ON AN OFF RAMP, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WHEN I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLDER HONDA CIVIC, WITH 110K MORE MILES ON IT, AND THE BRAKE LIKES DO NOT LOOK NEAR AS BAD. BOTH SPENT THEIR LIVES IN MINNESOTA / WISCONSIN. AFTER DOING SOME GOOGLING, IT APPEARS THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH 2000-2003 GM TRUCKS. IF THIS WASN'T A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WOULDN'T ALL UNCOATED BRAKE LINES RUST OUT AT SIMILAR RATES, IN THE SAME CONDITIONS? MIND BOGGLING THAT GM IS ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH NOT HAVING TO SPEND THE CASH TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. AS IF THAT MONEY IS WORTH MORE THEN THE PERSONS LIFE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND IDLE. SOMETIMES IT STARTS BACK UP IMMEDIATELY, OTHER TIMES IT WILL JUST CRANK OVER BUT WILL NOT START. AFTER LETTING IT SIT SOMETIMES 5 TO 20 MINUTES AT A TIME IT WILL THEN START BACK UP. ALL RESEARCH AND ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE INDICATE A MANUFACTURER RECALL OF A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OR SHUT OFF AT RANDOM WHETHER IT'S IN MOTION DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION OR AT A STOP SIGN . I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T-BONES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVERS MIRROR DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING ON THE INTERSTATE AND NEARLY BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

MANIFOLD BOLT(S) BROKEN. HEARD IT'S A COMMON THING. REALLY DISAPPOINTS ME ABOUT MY TRUST IN GM.

WAS ON MY WAY HOME, WHEN I WENT TO TURN LEFT ONTO MY ROAD. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO ACCELERATE ACROSS A MAIN ROAD BECAUSE A VEHICLE CAME UP OVER THE HILL AT ME AND I COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. I COASTED DOWN A HILL UNTIL THE TRUCK STOPPED ROLLING. WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION THE MECHANIC NOTED A RUSTED OUT HOLE IN MY BRAKE LINE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME WAS IN 2013. YET THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS!!!!!!!

WHILE DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN CITY AREA, VEHICLE IN MOTION, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO RESIDENCE AND REVIEWED. BRAKE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER HAVE SUFFERED RUST DAMAGE AND CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER REVIEW ALL BRAKE LINES ON VEHICLE ARE EXHIBITING EXTREME CORROSION TO A SYSTEM THAT SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING.

TAKATA RECALL ABS & PARKING BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON. CLEAN CONNECTIONS, LIGHTS WENT OUT. WENT DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 3 MILES, LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. SOMETIMES STARTING UP IN THE MORNING, LIGHTS WILL BE OFF. GET DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 3 TO 5 MILES LIGHTS COME BACK ON. ACCORDING TO INTERNET THERE IS A BAD SOLDERING CONNECTION IN THE CONTROL MODULE. HAS THIS BEEN A RECALL AT ANY TIME. WHEN LIGHTS COME ON, ELECTRIC BRAKES TO TRAILER ARE IN OPTIMAL.

I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVER STOPPED SUDDENLY AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES OVER AND OVER TO STOP WHEN THE RUSTED LINE BROKE. I WAS ON A CITY STREET DRIVING SPEED LIMIT AND WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I WAS TOWING MY TRAILER LAST WEEK AND ALMOST LOST THE TRAILER BECAUSE THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY IS RUSTED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL TRUCKS AND NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN. IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION IN BOTH CASES.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A BUSY ROAD. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO HONK MY HORN AND GO THROUGH THE LIGHT. I DRIVE THIS TRUCK ALMOST EVERY DAY AND HAD THIS HAPPENED ON MY NORMAL DAILY COMMUTE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT STAINLESS STEEL LINES WERE NOT USED ON SUCH A VITAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. NOW I AM LOOKING AT A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES. I DO NOT HAVE A BILL TO UPLOAD AT THIS TIME AS THE REPAIR WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET.

ANTI-LOCKING BRAKES COMING ON WHEN STOPPING. NO REGULAR BRAKES 100 FEET PASS STOP ON HIGHWAY AND ONCE TURNING WHILE PARKING SPACE,HIT A FENCE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN BRAKES FAILED.

HAVING HEARD ABOUT MICHELIN RECALLS I CHECKED THE TIRES ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. I HAVE MICHELIN LT245/75R16 120/116R XC LT4 TIRES WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES WEAR. TWO OF THEM ARE "CRUMBLING" OUT 1 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE RIM. YOU CAN SEE FIBERS IN THE HOLES. THERE ARE CRACKS EVERYWHERE ON ALL THE TIRES. THEY HAVE BEEN COVERED FROM THE SUN. GRANTED THE TIRES HAVE AGE BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN "CRUMBLING" BEFORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR BRAKE BLOCK HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I UNDERSTAND GM HAD A RECALL ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYTEM AND ALSO A FEW YEARS BACK A RECALL ON REPLACING ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS ON THE DIESEL ENGINE ! I AM ORINGINAL OWNER AT THE SAME ADDRESS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ! I MISSED THE RECALLS BECAUSE I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED ! ITS SAD TO BUY A GM PRODUCT AND THEY DON'T ALERT ME TO A RECALL ! WHAT'S UP WITH THIS?

SECOND BRAKE LIKE FAILURE IN AS MANY YEARS. AGAIN, RUSTED AT A BEND JUST AS THE REAR LINE TURNS DOWN INTO THE CENTER HOSE GOING TO THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL. LUCKILY, I WAS JUST FINISHING PULLING STRAIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN IT POPPED JUST AS A I STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE PARKING BRAKE SO I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING.

THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED OUT STEEL BRAKE LINES WHILE DRIVING.

05068A PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL IN 2006 WHICH INVOLVED REMOVING AND CLEANING THE ABS SENSOR AND REINSTALLING IT. NO REDESIGN WAS CREATED TO IMPROVE THIS FLAWED DESIGN. I'M HAVING THE SAME FAILURES DESCRIBED AND COVERED IN THIS RECALL. WHILE MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN DRY CONDITIONS ABS KICKS IN AND INCREASES MY STOPPING DISTANCE. I HIT A PARKED CAR IN A PARKING LOT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT <5MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT WHEN THE BREAKS WENT INTO 'ABS MODE' AND HIT A STATIONARY PARKED CAR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. WHEN I CONTACTED GMC I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR THIS RECALL IN 2006 AND THAT THE ISSUE WAS THEREFORE CLOSED. IN MY CASE THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS NOT ADEQUATE AND MY CAR BREAKS STILL FAILED EVEN THOUGH SERVICED IN 2006. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T START TO OCCUR WITH ALL OF THE VEHICLES THAT WERE SERVICED ~10 YEARS AGO WHICH IS WHY I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT. LINK TO RECALL: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/ACM5671334/RCRIT-05V379-9258.PDF

AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN A PERSON HIT THE BRAKES THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ALL EQUIPMENT IS ORIGINAL AND IS NOT DUE TO RECALL REGARDING AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. LOCAL GARAGE SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CORRODED SPEED SENSER. MY PROBLEM IS I ALMOST RAN THROUGH MY HOUSE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE BRAKE LINES ON THESE TRUCKS CORODE AND BREAK WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH AS I REPLACED THEM AND ABS IS STILL MESSED UP. CHEVROLETS INFERIOUR PARTS USAGE REGARDING BRAKE LINES CAUSE THEM TO BURST PREMATURELY. I ALSO HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH IDENTICAL TRUCKS WHO ALL REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH PROBLEMS ARE ONGOING PROBLEMS. I FIXED THE BRAKE LINES BUT I HAD TO REMOVE THE ABS MODULE TO KEEP THE ABS FROM ENGAGING AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

THE FRAME IS SEVERELY ROTTED BEHIND THE CAB ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME THAT IS THIS AGE ROTTED SO BAD. THIS REMINDS ME OF THE PROBLEM TOYOTA HAD WITH THEIR TACOMAS. BUT ATLEAST TOYOTA PUT OUT A RECALL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

IGNITION SWITCH FAULTY MY CAR NOT IN RECALL TAKES NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START AND WHEN STARTED AIRBAG CONTINUOUSLY LIGHTS UP WHEN DRIVING.

WENT TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COAST TO A STOP. FORTUNATE NO CARS WERE IN LANE.$1200.00 FOR REPAIR OF LINES.

I RESIDE IN MICHIGAN AND THE WINTERS HERE ARE SOMEWHAT BAD ON VEHICLES BUT THIS IS IN NO WAY ACCEPTABLE FOR GM TO GET AWAY WITH. I WAS OUT OF TOWN ON THE 15TH OF AUG ABOUT 80 MILES FROM HOME AND PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO ENTER ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW AND THE DRIVER/CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY AND THANKFULLY PROCEEDED TO TURN HENCE GETTING OUT OF MY WAY BECAUSE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THEIR WAS NOTHING RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, I HAD KNOWN WHAT JUST HAPPENED, RUPTURED A BRAKE LINE. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE THE TURN AND SOMEHOW GET THE TRUCK TO STOP WHILE GOING DOWN THE ON RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. HERE IS MY BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH GM`S BRAKE SYSTEM. WHY WHEN 1 LINE RUPTURES ALL OF THE REST OF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK TO AT LEAST GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP? ONCE I WAS ABLE TO HAVE A LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE I NOTICED ALL BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE STEEL AND IN TERRIBLE CONDITION, SO NEXT QUESTION, WHY ARE AUTO COMPANY`S ALLOWED TO USE STEEL BRAKE LINES AND NOT A CORROSION PROOF STAINLESS?? OH, WAIT TO SAVE MONEY FOR BIGGER PROFITS AND CEO BONUS`S. I JUST CAN`T BELIEVE IN THIS DAY AND AGE WITH TECHNOLOGY WE CAN`T HAVE AN ABS SYSTEM WORK TO WHERE 1 LINE GOES YOU STILL HAVE SOME BRAKES FOR THE NAME OF SAFETY LIKE ON THE OLD CLASSICS WHERE EACH LINE IS INDEPENDENT TO EACH WHEEL. I`M JUST VERY LUCKY NOBODY WAS INJURED, COULD YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED??? UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!

BRAKE PEDAL MOVED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WITH NO APPARENT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE BRAKES WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES BENEATH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR REVEALED EXCESSIVE RUST AND A HOLE IN STEEL BRAKE LINE LEAKING FLUID.

BRAKE LINE RUSTED INTO OTHER LINES ARE RUSTY ALSO TRUCK HAD BEEN KEPT IN GARAGE FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS ONLY DROVE ON BEACH MAYBE 5 TIMES ALWAYS WASHED OFF AFTERWARDS.LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN S/S

KUHMO ROAD VENTURE AT TIRE 245/75R/16 TREAD SEPARATION. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WITH TIRES UNDER 10,000 MILES FOR THIS BRAND AND SIZE TIRE. THE FIRST INCIDENT TORE UP THE SIDE OF MY PICKUP WHILE TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. WHEN THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED, I FELT A VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK AND PULLED INTO A ROADSIDE REST AREA. AFTER I STOPPED AND WAS ALMOST OUT OF THE TRUCK, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED RIPPING THE SIDE OF THE TIRE OUT. AGAIN, TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT KUHMO ARGUED FOR THREE MONTHS THAT I HAD DRIVEN THE TIRE FLAT. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND REPAIR MY TRUCK. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE FOR HIGHWAY USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE SELF-SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. FOUND BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED LEFT FRONT ALONG CHASSIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE ABS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS A DEFECTIVE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. ...UPDATED 06-11-15 *BF UPDATED 11/23/2015*JS

AS FAR AS I KNOW THE TRUCK WENT AROUND CORNER AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD IN TO A SNOW BANK DUE TO BLACK ICE AND INTO A TREE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF TRUCK .IT WAS A HARD HIT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK .WHEN I GET THE ACCIDENT REPORT I WILL PUT EXACT SPEED. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, GOT VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT TO FIND ALL LINES UNDER THE TRUCK RUSTY, ALL LINES INCLUDING THE FUEL LINES ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILED AND BROKE, UPON INSPECTION ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BRITTLE, HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTY THEY LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND APPROACHED THE GARAGE, APPLIED BRAKES AND ALL THEY DID WAS VIBRATE AND MAKE THAT PULSE NOISE. NO MATER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE PEDAL, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AND I WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND ALSO KNOCKED OVER MY HARLEY THAT WAS IN THE GARAGE. I CANT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF COMMON STORY'S ABOUT THIS BRAKE ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

HEADING INTO PARKING SPOT AT WALMART , APPLIED BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP , HEADING HEAD ON INTO PARKED CAR , SLAMMED EMERGENCY BRAKE , PUT INTO NEUTRAL , FINALLY STOPPED . HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO MECHANIC BRAKE LINES ALL BURST DUE TO RUST , MECHANIC SAID COST TO FIX , APPROX. $1000 OR MORE ? WHICH I DON'T HAVE . THANK GOD I WAS GOING SLOW AND DIDN'T CAUSE ANY INJURY , POUR DESIGN AND POUR QUALITY PARTS PER MECHANIC ON GM'S PART , NOTICE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE ERA OF TRUCKS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-95 SOUTH IN VIRGINIA ON THE HOV LANES AT ABOUT 1:30 PM APPROACHING THE ROUTE 1 EXIT. TRAFFIC WAS DEAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF A MODERATE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND EVERYONE QUICKLY SLAMMED THE BRAKES (INCLUDING ME) TO SLOW AND STOP TO PREVENT REAR ENDING THE STOPPED CARS. TRAFFIC WAS FLOWING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN I SLAMMED MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES GRABBED MOMENTARILY AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR; THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE GONE. NO PRESSURE WAS AT THE PEDAL EVEN AS I PUMPED IT. THE ONLY WAY OUT WAS TO HIT THE SHOULD AND BERM AND TAKE THE ROUTE 1 EXIT TO COAST TO A STOP; WHICH I DID. NO FLUID LOSS WAS EVIDENT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR AND I COULDN'T SEE EVIDENCE OF A BLOWN LINE OR BRAKE CALIPER UNTIL I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME AND NOTICED THE METAL (STEEL) BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL VALVE/MODULE WAS LEAKING AT A PIT IN THE LINE CAUSED BY RUST. THE POINT WAS UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PAN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME AND PARALLEL WITH THE FRAME. IT BLEW A RUSTED PITTED SPOT ON THE LINE UNDER PRESSURE.. *JS

ON 11-29-2014, WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY 2 SONS, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A BRAKE LINE BURST DUE TO EXTERIOR CORROSION (RUST). THE FIRST TIME A BRAKE LINE BURST IN THIS TRUCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YOUNG SONS, APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND I WAS, FORTUNATELY, ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY TURN RIGHT, INTO A PARKING LOT. AT THAT TIME, I REPORTED THE ISSUE ONLINE AT SOME WEBSITE, BUT I CANNOT RECALL THE NAME OF THE SITE. THIS TIME I CAME TO THIS WEBSITE. I NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED, AND HAVE TO HAVE ALL RIGID OEM BRAKE LINES REPLACED, RIGHT HERE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE RUPTURE CAME FROM OUTSIDE THE FRAME RAIL, UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE SEAT. ALL OEM RIGID BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST (THE FIRST INCIDENT) CAME FROM THE LAST 3 INCHES OF THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEFORE IT ATTACHES TO THE FLEXIBLE HOSE. NOTE THAT THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN THE MUD OR SAND, NOR HAS IT PUT ANY BOATS INTO THE WATER. ALSO, IT HAS NEVER PULLED/TOWED ANOTHER VEHICLE. I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT PULL ANYTHING IN THIS MODEL OF GMC TRUCK WITHOUT REPLACING ALL OEM RIGID BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED LEADING TO COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE METAL. PLEASE FORCE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE BURST AND HAD NO STOPPING POWER.HAD TO ROLL TO A STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENTIRELY DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 227,570.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS GM VEHICLE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM A LOCAL GMC DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUST BUILD UP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED ONE BRAKE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM AN EVENT THIS PAST SATURDAY HEADING TO DROP OFF MY SON. AFTER DROPPING HIM OFF I CONTINUED HOME. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND WAS TERRIFIED WHEN IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALTHOUGH I HAVE AS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT I HAVE AS STILL TERRIFIED. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN WITH A HEART CONDITION AND COULD HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK. I HAD MY TRUCK LOOKED AT BY MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST AND IT WILL COST ME AROUND $1000.00 FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE HAD MANY MANY CARS AND TRUCKS IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER EVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE. IT SEEMS TO ME THE MANUFACTURE WOULD ALLOW FOR THESE NORTHERN CONDITIONS WITH THE PARTS THEY USE IN PRODUCTION. *TR

ON THE DURAMAX DIESEL, WHILE UNDER A LOAD (TOWING, FULL BED) FUEL LINES COLLAPSE CAUSING SEVERAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND VEHICLE TO GO INTO "LIMP" MODE. MUST RELEASE VACUUM IN FUEL SYSTEM (BY LOOSENING THE FUEL FILTER THEN RE-BLEEDING THE FUEL SYSTEM) IN ORDER FOR THE CODE TO GO OFF. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE WHILE TOWING UP HILL. IF THIS HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN A GM SHARE HOLDER. VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE WINTER DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE WINTER DIESEL AND THE VACUUM FUEL SYSTEM. ONCE WHILE ON AN ICY ROAD, ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 4AM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS BACKING MY BOAT INTO THE WATER,STEPPED ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.THE BRAKES WERE GONE. QUICKLY PUT IN DRIVE AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND PULLED UP RAMP(UP HILL RAMP SO BRAKES WERE NOT SO IMPORTANT USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP).THE COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILED,THERE WERE NO HYDRAULIC BRAKES AT ALL AS ALL THE LINES CORRODED. *JS

I CONNECTED MY CAMPER TO THE TRUCK. PROCEEDED TOWARD THE STREET DRIVING ON THE DRIVEWAY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND FELT A THUMP AT MY FOOT THAT'S WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID FLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. APON INSPECTION MY BRAKE LINES WERE TOTALLY RUSTED. THE TRUCK IS IN THE REPAIR FACILITY AS I WRITE THE COMPLAINT. THE TRUCK BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE LINES. BETTER REGULATIONS NEED TO BE MET REGARDING BRAKE LINE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INJECTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

GOT IN TRUCK STARTED IT, DROVE TO THE TOP OF MILE DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED INTO THE ROAD BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. AN ONCOMING CAR HAD TO BRAKE, SO AS TO AVOID HITTING ME. I GOT THE TRUCK BACK IN TO THE DRIVEWAY AND RODE THE PARK BRAKE DOWN THE DRIVE. CALLED A WRECKER TO TOW TO NEAREST GARAGE. THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED IN THE DIFFERENT PLACES, LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID.

EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TRAVELING 15MPH AND IN AN AREA THAT WASN'T CONGESTED WITH TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING THE ROADSIDE BERM BANKING AND AVOIDED ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY GM DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED SO BADLY IT CAUSED THE LINES TO RUPTURE RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. JUST DAYS EARLIER I HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED AT A DIFFERENT GM DEALERSHIP NEAR MY HOME AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS CONDITION NOR THE PREVIOUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS AS NOTED ON THIS WEB SITE. EVEN IF GM OR THE NHTSA DOES NOT DEEM THIS ISSUE FREQUENT ENOUGH TO ISSUE A TSB, AT MINIMUM A SERVICE WARNING/RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE ISSUED TO GM DEALERSHIPS AND OTHER REGISTERED SERVICE PROVIDERS ALERTING THEM TO INSPECT FOR THIS CONDITION WHILE SERVICING THE BRAKING SYSTEMS FOR THESE MODEL YEARS. DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY CAN AND MOST LIKELY WILL OCCUR AS THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES FROM THESE MODEL YEARS STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT UPON STOPPING, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL ABS SENSORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TRUCK JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, COAST TO SAFEST PULL OVER, TURN KEY OFF, SIT AND WAIT A MINUTE, SOMETIMES LONGER, TRY TO START ENGINE, USUALLY STARTS, SOMETIMES LONGER WAITS. OTHER THEN THE APPARENT SAFETY POSSIBILITIES, DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. WELL, THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY ONCE & AWHILE. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, LAST 3 MONTHS WITH INCREASING OCCURRENCES. TRUCK OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I HAVE IT SERVICED LOCALLY, DAVE COTE AUTOMOTIVE, A GM TRAINED TECHNICIAN WITH 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE, PROBLEM DIAGNOSED, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AT THE REAR OF THE 8.1 L ENGINE. TECHNICIAN COTE HAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME REMOVING SENSOR, AT THIS WRITING STILL NO WORD. COTE GOES ON LINE TO SEEK ONLINE HELP FROM OTHER TECH'S AND DISCOVERS A SUPPOSED RECALL FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK, THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. I ENQUIRE AT THE LOCAL DEALER VENDEHTTI MOTORS, FRANKLIN, MA ABOUT IT AFTER SUPPLYING THE VIN NUMBER, THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL? I SAY TO THEM THAT "HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN IT IS DOING WHAT THE RECALL WAS FOR" & THEY SAID "THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AT THE FACTORY BEFORE MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED"? SO I AM ASKING WHY I WILL HAVE TO PAY POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD AT PRESENT, WHEN OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED TO BEGIN WITH. SENSOR IN BAD LOCATION. I OWN A SMALL LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CO. MOSTLY MOWING & SEASONAL CLEAN-UPS, I WAS EXPECTING TO USE THIS TRUCK TILL I HAD TO RETIRE. IT IS MY SOLE MEANS TO OPERATE PLOWING & LANDSCAPING BUSINESS. I CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THEN 45,000 MILES ON IT, IT IS USED LOCALLY ONLY, LESS THEN 4,000 MI. A YEAR, I HAVE MAINTAINED IT WELL. NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS, LITTLE PLOWING DENTS. CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT GM IS NOT ONLY HAVING RECENT DIFFICULTIES WITH ITS VEHICLES BUT HAS BEEN HIDING ALLOT FROM THE PUBLIC & GOVERNMENT! *TR

AFTER BACKING MY TRUCK INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS REACHING INTO THE BACK SEAT WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT I HAD A HOLE IN MY REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE. IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. FURTHER INVESTIGATING SHOWED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY AND IN POOR CONDITION. I HAVE REPAIRED THE RUPTURED LINE, BUT AM FEARFUL OF ANOTHER RUPTURE. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE. WHY DOES GM NOT USE HIGH QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES FOR ALL VEHICLES? ALL VEHICLE MAKERS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE HIGH QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL FOR BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE COMPONENTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUST. *TR

THREE WEEKS AGO NOTICED LOW BRAKE FLUID. FILLED RESERVOIR AND DIDN'T SEE AND LEAKS. YESTERDAY I WAS IN TOWN SHOPPING AND WHEN I CAME OUT OF STORE AND LEAVING BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP HAD ENOUGH BRAKE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BOUGHT A QUART OF FLUID AND REFILLED TANK AND CAUTIOUSLY MADE IT THE 25 MILES HOME AFTER REFILLING TWICE. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND SAW LEAK ABOVE THE FUEL FILTER. THE WHOLE LINE UNDER TRUCK IS TERRIBLY CORRODED AND WILL NEED REPLACING. I LIVE IN HAWAII AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR 5 YEARS SO NO SALT DAMAGE HERE. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOD, HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING TRUCK, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

WHEN MY ISSUES STARTED, I WOULD FILL MY GAS TANK AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD PLUMMET TO EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING, IT WOULD GO TO FULL, BACK TO EMPTY OR BE ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. AT THAT TIME, THERE NO NO MECHANICAL ISSUES, JUST THE ANNOYING FACT THAT YOU HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL YOU ACTUALLY HAD. THIS WENT ON UNTIL THIS SPRING, WHEN I HAD THE FIRST POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE TRUCK'S ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING, NOTHING. IT HAPPENED JUST AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN THANKFULLY. I WAS ABOUT 50 MILES FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO CALL A FRIEND THAT MANAGES THE COLLISION CENTER OF A LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT GETTING A TOW OR HIS OPINION AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, IT RESTARTED. I TALKED TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM ALL OF THEM: THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT FAIL IN GMC TRUCKS AROUND THE MILEAGE, 95,000 MILES, THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE TRUCK. THE GAS GAUGE IS STILL ERRATIC, I HAVE HAD TWO EPISODES OF THE VEHICLE STALLING AND NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS COMING ON AND WHEN IT IS PUT ON AN ANALYZER IT SAYS EMISSIONS, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIRS REPLACED AND EVERYONE SAYS TO GET A FACTORY MADE PUMP BECAUSE THE CHEAP AFTERMARKETS BREAK DOWN EVEN QUICKER. I GOOGLED THE INFORMATION AND THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA THAT HAS BEEN LOSING COOLANT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS JUST WANDERING WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

IT WAS SNOWING AND ICY OUTSIDE. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR AN UPCOMING RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I STEERED TO THE CURB TO AVOID TRAFFIC IN THE INTERSECTION. I JUMPED THE CURB AND CAME TO A STOP AGAINST A POWER POLE. DAMAGE TO THE POWER POLE AND TO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. ONE OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, ALL THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. *TR

WAS ABOUT TO GO SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, STEPPED ON BRAKE AT TOP OF COURT AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR. NOT JUST LOSS OF HYDROS FULL ON BRAKE MALFUNCTION , NO BRAKES AT ALL. I LIVE IN NEW YORK AND TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM CONNECTICUT. DECIDED TO MAKE LEFT TURN AND MISSED GETTING HIT BY 18 WHEELER BY INCHES. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TO BE TYPING THIS NOW, NO THANKS TO GM. NO WARNING LIGHTS NOTHING AT ALL JUST NO BRAKES. TO ADD EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

SUDDEN RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINE DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION. RUPTURE WAS EVIDENT ALONG A SEAM IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. RUPTURE GREATLY REDUCED THE BRAKING CAPACITY. RENDERED VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING FLUID DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 5 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

ENGINE STALLED AFTER PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY THEN RESTARTED, ENGINE STALLED AT STOP LIGHT RESTARTED 5 MINUTES LATER , ENGINE STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THEN STARTED TWO MINUTES LATER. GM RECALL #06083 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FROM DEC. 11, 2007 NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE OR MAYBE ALL 2001S WITH 8.1L V8 NOT JUST THE VIN # THAT ARE LISTED. *TR

WE HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 90 MILES FROM OUR MAIN HOUSE TO OUR LAKE HOUSE ON FRIDAY NIGHT-BRAKES WERE FINE. SATURDAY MORNING WE BACKED THE SIERRA UP AND HOOKED UP THE BOAT TO THE HITCH. AFTER HOOKING UP THE BOAT WHILE WE WERE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE DROPPED THE BOAT AND DROVE THE SIERRA A FEW MILES TO THE STORE. WHILE AT THE STORE WE NOTICED A LEAK ABOVE THE GAS TANK. THE LEAK WAS BRAKE FLUID AND THE SIERRA TOOK AN ENTIRE BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID. WE DROVE IT THE FEW MILES BACK TO THE HOUSE AND GOT THE TRUCK TOWED HOME THE NEXT DAY. WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS DROPPED WE NOTICED RUST SO BAD ON THE FRAME THAT A SCREWDRIVER WENT THRU THE FRAME. THE FRAME COULD HAVE BUSTED APART RIGHT BEHIND THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TR

STEPPED ON BRAKES APPROACHING YELLOW LIGHT ,SAILED RIGHT THOUGH LIGHT. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BUT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALWAYS RINSE UNDERCARRIAGE AFTER DRIVING ON SALT ROADS WHICH ISN'T THAT OFTEN IN CHESTERFIELD VA. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES I KNOW OF 5 OTHER PERSONS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 WITH A 8.1L V8 ENGINE STALLED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL A "COOL" DOWN PERIOD. THIS PROBLEM SURFACED AS NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AFTER IT HAD RUN AND THEN SET FOR 30 - 60 MINUTES AND WOULD NOT START UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO START IT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST YEAR AND HAS PROGRESSED TO THE STALL ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET AN ENGINE FAILURE CODE FROM THE VEHICLE LISTED AS CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THE RECALL FROM GMC (06083 -- CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ENGINE STALL) AND CALLED THE DEALER WHICH INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I THEN CALLED GMC'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THAT I'M HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEMS LISTED ON THE EXACT VEHICLE WITH THE EXACT ENGINE LISTED. ALSO I HAVE SINCE FOUND 3 OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT COVERED. IT IS EVIDENT TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS BEYOND THE BLOCK OF VIN'S GMC RECALLED AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER THESE OTHER VEHICLES. GMC DOES NOT SEEM TO BE INTERESTED IN EXTENDING THIS RECALL AND IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A VEHICLE STALLING ON THE FREEWAY IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED. *TR

I PARKED MY VEHICLE AND UPON EXITING OBSERVED FLUID DRIPS ON THE PAVEMENT. I TOUCHED AND SMELLED THE FLUID AND DETERMINED IT TO BE BRAKE FLUID. I THEN OBSERVED FLUID DRIPPING FROM BENEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RES. AND OBSERVED IT TO BE BELOW THE 1/2 POINT. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM MY HOME AND DECIDED TO TAKE THE BACK ROAD WHICH REQUIRED LESS BRAKING. THE FLUID WAS STILL LEAKING UPON MY ARRIVAL HOME. I SHOULD NOTE THERE WAS NO FLUID LEAKING PRIOR TO DEPARTING MY RESIDENCE. I DID NOTICE THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO HAVE INCREASED AND THE FEEL TO BE SLIGHTLY SPONGY AS I DROVE DOWN A STEEP GRADE REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT BRAKING TO MAINTAIN THE 35 MPH LIMIT INTO HAVRE DE GRACE. THE VEHICLE (2001 GMC 2500HD) IS NOT DRIVEN MUCH AND MOSTLY FOR LOCAL (<15 MILES) TRAVEL. THE FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE LINES BLED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO. THERE IS RUST EVIDENT ON THE BRAKE LINES. I MIGHT ARGUE THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE AGE THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED; HOWEVER, THE EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE IS EQUIVALENT TO APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) YEARS WORTH OF DRIVING. HAVING OWNED MANY VEHICLES, THIS IS THE FIRST TO HAVE HAD SUCH A PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE THE UNSCHEDULED EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES. I AM LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN FURTHER FROM HOME WHERE I MIGHT HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.*JB

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINE AT DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. RUST IS SEVERE ON ALL SURFACES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES AND OTHER ASSORTED BRAKE COMPONENTS. ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING PRIOR TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE, LIKELY DUE TO CORROSION WITHIN WHEEL/HUB ASSEMBLY. THIS MALFUNCTION IS KNOWN TO GMC, AND OCCURS BY THE ABS ERRONEOUSLY SENSING WHEEL STOPPAGE AT LOW SPEED, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE AND INABILITY TO STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED NEAR MISSES IN PARKING LOT SITUATIONS, THUS THE ABS HAS NECESSARILY BEEN DISABLED UNTIL REPAIR (PULLING FUSE). NOT THE KIND OF ISSUES A LOW MILEAGE TRUCK SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING. *JB

MY ABS CONTROL MODULE IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ABS IS DISABLED AND COSTS $1000 TO REPLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE BRAKES CAN LOCK UP AT ANY MOMENT OR ABS IS DISABLED AND MAY CAUSE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THE ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON CONTINUOUSLY AND THE MODULE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED OR FURTHER DAMAGE WILL OCCUR. *TR

DRIVING LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM HOME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND ONE FAILED. AS I WAS REMOVING TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM DUE TO THE RUST CONDITIONS, SEVERAL OF THEM WERE BRITTLE ENOUGH TO BREAK UPON MANIPULATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA STAMPEDE TIRES, SIZE 265/75/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AS IT SPUN AROUND AND TRAVELED ONTO A DITCH BEFORE CRASHING INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER TRAVELING ONTO A NEARBY ROAD. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SLIGHTLY EXPLODED WITH SEVERE TIRE SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE CENTER WHERE BOTH REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S TIRE WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE WHEELS MALFUNCTION ENDING UP HITTING A COVERT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL AND REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE LINES. *TR

THE FIRST DAY I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT CLOSER TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTIVATED. THE SECOND DAY THE PEDAL NEARLY TOUCHED THE FLOOR AND THEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD INDY TIRE CENTER WHERE THEY QUICKLY DETERMINED BRAKE LINE FAILURE NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY CAUSING A HOLE AND RAPID LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. A NEW TEFLON COATED MAIN BRAKE LINE AND FITTINGS WAS INSTALLED ALONG WITH NEW BRAKE FLUID. OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE EXAMINE AND FOUND TO BE RUSTED BUT NOT COMPROMISED. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $461.38. *TR

BRAKES HYDRAULICS FAILED WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH TOWARDS A BUSY INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THE REAR BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE RUSTED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF PRESSURE. *TR

MY WIFE APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING LIGHT AND WITH THE GRACE OF GOD IT STOPPED BEFORE WE WERE T-BONED IN BUSY INTERSECTION. AMAZING THAT GM CAN PUT STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST WHICH BY THE WAY IS STILL ON THE TRUCK BUT NOT THE BRAKE LINES!!!!!!! *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED, LEAKING. ANTILOCK SPEED SENSOR ENGAGES DURING LOW SPEED STOPPING - EVEN AFTER RECALL WORK WAS DONE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN LEFT TURN LANE WHEN IMPACTED HEAD ON BY SMALLER CAR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED BACK APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AND 16 FEET SIDE WAYS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED OR SEAT BELT LOCKED TO PREVENT DRIVER FROM IMPACTING STEERING WHEEL AND DASH BOARD, RESULTING IN FACE ,CHEST, ARM, AND LEG INJURIES. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ABOVE THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING. I HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS HAS BEEN A WELL DOCUMENTED GENERAL MOTORS PROBLEM. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WAS APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. PUSHED DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WHEN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY DOWN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION FROM "D" TO "3" AND AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 35 MPH, DOWN SHIFTED TO "1" SLOWED DOWN MORE AND THEN SHIFTED TO "2". AT THAT POINT, I WAS APPROACHING A CAR AHEAD OF ME, WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT, AND I BEGAN SLOWLY APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, NARROWLY MISSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER PULLING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND DETERMINED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A BRAKE LINE LOCATED IN THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT LOCATION. *TR

FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED. COMPLETELY RUSTED, IT BLEW OUT INSIDE ONE THE CLIPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. HORRIBLE DESIGN. TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR BRAKES. ESTIMATE WAS OVER 1500, JUST TO REPLACE THE LINES, WITH COATED STEEL, NOT STAINLESS. FUEL LINES ARE ALL RUSTED AS WELL. ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL SEEMED TO GO DOWN FURTHER THAN NORMAL. WAS EXITING FREEWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXIT RAMP AND GET VEHICLE TO STOP BY PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE THEN PARK. IT NOW HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTING UNDER THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED. THIS ONE LINE FAILURE CAUSED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NOT TO APPLY AT ALL. AFTER INSPECTING FURTHER NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SEVERE CORROSION AND LOOK LIKE THEY COULD FAIL AT ANYTIME. *TR

WAS TRAVELING EAST ON RT 460 NEAR GLEN LYN VIRGINIA 4:30 AM IN THE EARLY MORNING TRUCK SWERVED AND I TRIED TO CONTROL IT DID A 360 OR MORE RAN BACKWARDS UP ON A BANK ON WET ROADS TURNED BACK AROUND CAME OFF BANK AND WENT BACK INTO THE EMBANKMENT WHERE IT MADE CONTACT WITH CONCRETE THROWN BACK OUT INTO HIGHWAY ENGINE WAS STALLED THE LEFT FRONT TIEROD BROKE IT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH OR LESS IN DIAMETER WAY TOO SMALL FOR A HEAVY DUTY DIESEL TRUCK ITS SMALLER THAN MOST CAR TIEROD END I WAS AT COVINGTON COLLISION AND WAS ADVISED OF AT LEAST THREE MORE OF THESE TIEROD ENDS BREAKING INCIDENTS THESE TRUCKS NEED RECALLED NOW AND UP SIZED BAD I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE AS A MECHANIC SEEN A TIE ROD END BREAK EXCEPT THAT THE SOCKETS WERE SO WORN OUT IT WASN'T FUNNY BUT THEN YOU TURN YOUR WHEEL SO FAR BEFORE YOU TURN YOUR WHEELS THIS THING JUST BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE DIDN'T MATTER WHO WAS DRIVING THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN I CAN NOT BELIEVE SOMEONE HASN'T DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE NOW THEY NEED RECALLED NOW THEY BREAK UNDER THE GREECE BOOT JUST IN FRONT OF JOINT CANNOT DETECT WHEN ONE IS READY TO BREAK WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING IT. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT THEN SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE CRASHING INTO A MEDIAN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED HIP. THE VEHICLE WAS PERSONALLY INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIE ROD HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. SIX YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND HE COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,358 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINEWOULD TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, IT WOULD RESTART AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. IT HAS SHUT OFF AT FREEWAY SPEED, CITY TRAFFIC, AND WHILE PARKING. UPDATED 1/31/2013 *JS

ON 12/14/2012. I ENTERED A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TRUCK STOPPED, BUT I NEEDED TO APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT WAS A PINT LOW. ADDED BRAKE FLUID, BUT BRAKE PEDAL STILL NEEDED TO BE PUSHED TO FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. BROUGHT TRUCK TO MECHANIC ON 12/18/12. THEY PUT TRUCK ON LIFT, FOUND ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CORRODED. THE BACK PLATE WAS ALSO CORRODED. TO REPAIR, ALL BRAKE LINES, BOLTS NEED TO BE REPLACED, AS MANY PARTS HAVE RUSTED AWAY COMPLETELY. ESTIMATE IS OVER $4,000 TO REPAIR. *TR

TWO THINGS STARTED TO HAPPEN 1. THE TRUCK WHEN COMING TO A STOP OF A SPEED OF LESS THEN 25 MPH STARTED TO LOSE ITS BRAKES AND FEEL SPONGY. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I GOT IT IN THE SHOP WHICH WAS ABOUT TWO DAYS. 2. THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME AS WELL. AFTER I GOT IT IN THE SHOP AND THEY GOT IT UP ON A LIFT THEY FOUND THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES WERE ALL MOST RUSTED THROUGH AND STARTING TO LEAK. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES AND SINCE THEY HAD THE FUEL TANK DOWN THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THEY FOUND RUST AND DIRT IN THE OLD PUMP. THE SHOP MECHANIC SAID THE LINES WERE READY TO FAIL AT ANY MOMENT. THE CHEVY DEALER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK OFF OF JUST FOUR MONTHS EARLY HAD JUST INSPECTED IT AND HAD SEEN THE RUSTED LINES AND EVEN REPAIRED A PIECE OF ONE OF THE FUEL LINES BUT LEFT THE REST GO TO FAIL DOWN THE ROAD, THEY GAVE ME LITTLE TO NO HELP. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, DANGEROUS AS WELL AS VERY EXPENSIVE ONE AND NEEDS LOOKED INTO. IS THERE ANY HELP I CAN GET FOR THIS PROBLEM?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE AND IT APPEARED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUPTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WANTED TO PURCHASE A STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE AND INSTALL IT ON THE VEHICLE BUT HE STATED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. I APPLIED MY PARKING BRAKE AND SWERVED ONTO A NEARBY LAWN JUST MISSING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WAS NO WAY THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THIS BAD FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. I SUBSEQUENTLY INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE? MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHY SHOULD GM BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS? *TR

I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, ABS KICKED ON AND GRINDING ROTORS BEFORE A FULL STOP. BRAKE LINE FAILED LEAKING FLUID UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR - MOST LIKELY DUE TO RUST. *TR

THE CHASSIS BRAKE LINES ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 ARE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE FALLING APART. I NOTICED LAST WEEK THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL IS STARTING TO GET MUSHY. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM I DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE HARD CHASSIS BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND FLAKING APART. I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY DRIVE THIS TRUCK UNTIL THESE LINES ARE REPLACED. *TR

THE ENGINE DIED ON ME IN A PARKING LOT AND WOULDN'T RESTART FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES. THE SECOND INCIDENCE WAS THE SAME. THE THIRD INCIDENT, IT STOPPED ON ME AS I WAS COMING OFF AN EXIT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD JUST REACHED 50 MPH WHEN IT CUT OUT. IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 15-20 MINUTES. THE NEXT AND FINAL EVENT BEFORE REACHING A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM...THE TRUCK CUT OUT AS I WAS ON AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND BUSY SECTION OF HIGHWAY DOING 60 MPH. I THANK GOD IT WAS A STRAIGHT STRETCH OR SOMETHING FATAL COULD HAVE OCCURED. IN BETWEEN EACH OF THESE EVENTS, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE MECHANIC AND TRIED DIFFERENT OXYGEN SENSORS AND OTHER REPAIRS THAT I WAS TOLD WASN'T A PROBLEM BUT I HAD NO OTHER EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED. THERE WERE NO CODES THROWN FOR THE MECHANIC TO GO BY. AFTER THE LAST EVENT ON THE HIGHWAY, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM I WOULD NOT EXCEPT THE TRUCK BACK UNTIL THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS. AFTER MUCH ARGUING, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR UPON MY REQUEST. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THROWING A CODE FOR THAT AND THEY COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT WOULDN'T BREAK OFF DURING REPAIR AND RESULT IN AN EVEN COSTLIER REPAIR. I DIDN'T CARE AT THAT POINT AND TOLD THEM TO DO IT. I HAD READ MANY OTHER REPORTS ON MECHANIC SITES ABOUT THIS SENSOR BEING RECALLED ON SOME BUT NOT ALL GMC 2500 HD TRUCKS SO I INSISTED THE DEALER REPLACE MINE. MINE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALLED VIN# SO IT WAS OUT OF POCKET FOR ME! IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE AND IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS NOW. I AM STILL UPSET AT THE LACK OF AGREEMENT ABOUT EXTENDING THE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE TO OTHER VIN#'S. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE GOTTEN NOT ONLY ME KILLED, BUT MY 2 YOUNG SONS WHO RIDE WITH ME EVERYWHERE. I AM VERY ANGRY AT THE MAKERS! NOTHING WILL FIX THAT. EVER.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2001 GMC PICKUP WHEN THE LINE OF VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME STARTED SLOWING DOWN,I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE TO MY LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE MOMENTUM OF THE TRUCK TOOK ME THROUGH A SMALL PARKING LOT AND INTO A BUILDING . I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN AS THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 ? YEARS AGO BUT I SUSPECT IT IS AVAILABLE SOMEWHERE. *TR

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. GOT TO END OF STREET AND SUSPECTING A PROBLEM BEGAN SLOWING EARLY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE AND VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. WENT BACK TO HOUSE AND FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID WHERE THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SITTING. OPENED THE HOOD TO LOOK AT BRAKE RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT EMPTY BUT ALSO REALIZED ALL HARD BRAKE LINES IN VIEW WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND CRUSTED. LEAK WAS FROM BURST HARD LINE BELOW DRIVER. ALL HARD LINES ARE HEAVILY CRUSTED AND CORRODED NEAR THE POINT OF FAILURE IF NOT ALREADY FAILED. SOME FUEL LINES ALSO CORRODED. *TR

MAIN BRAKELINE FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKED RESULTING IN A NO BRAKE SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF HOWEVER, ABS CONTINUED OPERATING AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE ABS AND THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING THROUGH. *TR

MOVING THE TRUCK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I EXPERIENCED A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST. WAS ABLE TO STOP AND INVESTIGATE WHY MY BRAKES FAILED. ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE. UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM A RUSTED BRAKE LINE. THIS TRUCK WAS GARAGED WHEN NOT USED AND HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO SALTY ROADS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE. GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POOR DESIGN AND REPAIR. I SEE FROM THE INTERNET I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T FORCED GM INTO A RECALL FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

THE STEEL BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER BACK ALONG THE FRAME RAIL ON MY GMC 2500HD RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED THE OTHER DAY, CAUSING PRESSURE AND FLUID LOSS, FORTUNATELY WHILE TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED CLOSE TO HOME. OF THE VARIOUS VEHICLES OWNED OVER THE YEARS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD A STEEL BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH LIKE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLES WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 MORE TIMES AFTERWARDS IN WHICH THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,999 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/11/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE AS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

BRAKE LINE CORRODED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND SUBSEQUENT BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. DRIVER REAR BRAKE LINE CORRODED WITH LEAK IN 90 DEGREE BEND. 2ND BRAKE LINE LATER FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY, CAUSING ALL LOSS OF BRAKE CONTROL AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ALL BRAKE LINES ON VEHICLE. *TR

WAS BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I COULD HEAR A NOISE LIKE WATER RUNNING. I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. TURNS OUT MY BRAKE LINE LET GO. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY CORRODED AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO TRIED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED FROM ALSO BEING CORRODED. I DON'T LIVE NEAR SALT WATER OR ANYTHING. I'M JUST GLAD THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FILLER NECK WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, SHE THE BRAKES FAILED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,005. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE,PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR GOT OUT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM FRONT LEFT OF TRUCK UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR ON FRAME. LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON OUTSIDE OF FRAME, COULD NOT SEE LEAK AS IT WAS HIDDEN ON TOP OF FRAME,BRAKE LINES TOO CORRODED TO FIX HAD TO REPLACE ALL. I AM VERY GRATEFUL THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR BECAME COMPLETELY EMPTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE OF FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS BRAKE LINE RUPTURE HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS @ 15 MPH STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC .HOW SHE MANAGED TO STOP I DON'T KNOW. SHE DOES NOT LIKE DRIVING THIS GMC 2500 HD PICKUP BECAUSE IT IS SCARY FOR HER, AFTER THIS BRAKE LINE RUPTURE SHE WILL PROBABLY NEVER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. THANKS GENERAL MOTORS A BUNCH FOR THE NONEXISTENT WARNING ABOUT THIS COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE GENERAL MOTORS PROFIT MEANS MORE TO THEM THAN THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS PRECIOUS FAMILIES. *TR

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUPTURE OF RUSTED BRAKE LINE, NO WARNING LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP BY PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. MULTIPLE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN OPEN AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO THE SIERRA MODEL UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE10010 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. HAD TO VEER INTO ADJACENT LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. VERY FORTUNATE! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 2 KIDS AND THE BRAKE LINE BURST BY THE REAR WHEEL CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BRAKES ARE TOO IMPORTANT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *JS

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON FLAT PAVED ROAD THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I TESTED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF THEN FLASHED BACK ON. ON THE SECOND OR THIRD PUMP THE WARNING LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. AT THAT TIME I HAD REGAINED A VERY SOFT AND LITTLE BRAKE. UPON INSPECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE AFT OF THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, BEHIND THE INTER-FENDER COVER WHERE IT PASSES OVER THE FRAME MEMBER HAD FAILED DUE TO SERIOUS RUSTING AND HAD BURST. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO MY HOME AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO LOW GEAR AND FINALLY MADE IT HOME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE COST TO FIX THE BRAKES LINES, MASTER CYLINDER - $1000. NOT HAPPY WITH GMC AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE A CHEVY TAHOE AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THAT VEHICLE AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

SIRS/MADAM; SINCE NEW THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY. THEY WORK BUT, I AM ALWAYS ON ALERT. THE ABS HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS WITH GROOVED AND RELIEVED WITH DRILLED HOLES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LINING ALL AROUND. WITH NO DIFFERENCE. MY PICKUP IS EQUIPPED WITH ROTORS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE PICKUP. WAS TOLD THE IS/WAS NO WARRANTY IMPLIED FOR BRAKING SYSTEMS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED, STILL NO DIFFERENCE. I AM VERY EASY ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANS AND I USE IT LIKE A STANDARD. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THAT I COULD THINK OF, MIGHT BE THE EQUALIZER VALVE. I AM ONLY A NOVICE WITH THESE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH I AM A MECHANIC BY TRADE. PERTAINING TO THE PARK BRAKE. AFTER A FASHION AND $246 SPENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID I HAD LEFT THE PARK BRAKE ON, WHICH I DID NOT, I FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE CONTACT SURFACE FOR THE PARK BRAKE LINING WAS EGG SHAPED. I HAD IT MACHINED, RE-INSTALLED THE COMPONENTS AND MY PARK BRAKE WAS NOW FUNCTIONAL. FROM NEW, I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE PARK BRAKE BECAUSE IT NEVER WORKED. NOW THE PARK BRAKE HOLDS MY PICKUP. TO WIT A FEW YEARS PAST THERE WAS LAW SUIT WHICH I JOINED BECAUSE OF THIS VERY PROBLEM. I DID RECEIVE COMPENSATION WHICH MADE UP FOR THE COST AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR "REPAIRS". I UNDERSTAND THIS 12 YEARS IN THE MAKING BUT, THE BRAKING PROBLEM PERSISTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND WORKING ON KEEPING THE HIGHWAYS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING10 MPH AND ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVE-WAY WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LINE FRACTURED, CAUSING ALL BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK AND THE CONTACT TO LOSE BRAKING CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND DISCOVERD THAT ALL OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

FIRST POWER STEERING AND HYDROBOOST LINES RUSTS THROUGH. BRAKE LINES RUPTURES IN CRASH DUE TO ACCIDENT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR TRUCKS AND FIX THE PROBLEM OF THERE FAULTY RUSTLY BRAKE AND POWER STEERING SYSTEM LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY CONFIRMED THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD PICKUP TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER ATR TIRES, TIRE SIZE 245/75/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 3DCBD0406. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE TREAD AND OUTER SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES, WHICH OCCURRED PREMATURELY. THE WIRE BELTS WERE VISIBLE IN THE FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 5/7/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE TIRES STEEL BELTS WERE SHOWING AND THE OTHER TIRES HAD RUBBER COMING OUT OF THEM/ ALL THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED.

A SECOND BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AS A RESULT OF RUST CORROSION CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL AT 76,158 ORIGINAL MILES. I NARROWLY AVOIDED A REAR END COLLISION INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE CARRYING A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE COST ESTIMATE FROM THE GM DEALER TO REPLACE ALL OF THE RUSTED BRAKE PARTS IS $5,125.00 THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF BRAKE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 73,870 ORIGINAL MILES. A CALL WAS MADE TO GMC IN AN EFFORT TO SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR AMOUNT AND THEY ADAMANTLY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. *TR

UPON STARTING THE TRUCK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE FLUID DRAINED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. A BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING A LACK OF BRAKING POWER. THERE WERE NO ALARMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRUCK IS NOT DRIVABLE IN THIS CONDITION. NONE OF THE BRAKES GRAB AND IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. UPON EXAMINATION, ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE GM DOES NOT MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT BRAKE LINES, EACH LINE WILL NEED TO BE BENT AND FITTED BY HAND. I UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM AND SAYS THERE ARE 6.2 MILLION VEHICLES THAT ARE POSSIBLY AFFECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, WHERE THEY CUT OFF THE ROTTEN PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE AND REPAIRED IT. THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE FUEL LINES AND PUMPS IN THE PAST DUE TO CORROSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BY AAA EMERGENCY SERVICE WHERE THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE FAILED BRAKE LINE WAS $270.79 THE REST OF THE UNDER-CARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK IS BADLY RUSTED AS WELL. *KB

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOST PRESSURE, MAJOR BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM METAL LINE(S) ADJACENT TO THE ABS PUMP/MODULE ASSY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT ALL OF THE METAL BRAKE LINE(S), (PIPES), WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AT THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE ROUTED ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRAME, APPROXIMATELY 18" IN FRONT OF THE ABS PUMP ASSY. *TR

STOPPED IN FRONT OF HOUSE AND WHEN ALMOST STOPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES EXCEPT FOR A VERY SLIGHT "DRAG". I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. IT APPEARED TO BE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS TRACED TO A METAL BRAKE RUNNING ACROSS THE FRONT FRAME MEMBER TO THE BRAKE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THE LINE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY AND LEAKING PROFUSELY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL METAL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEED REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MANY VEHICLES BUT NONE WITH THIS AMOUNT OF RUST ON EVERY PART OF ALL LINES AND THE FRAME. THIS TRUCK IS 10 YRS OLD AND IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL ALL BRAKE LINES ARE REPLACED AT SUBSTANTIAL COST AND EFFORT. AS YOU WOULD EXPECT I AM NOT PLEASED BUT CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY. I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF. PLEASE WARN OTHERS THIS HAZARD EXISTS. *TR

WHILE BLEEDING THE PASS. REAR BRAKES I HAD A VERY SUDDEN LOSE OF PRESSURE ON THE PEDDLE AND THE PEDDLE WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK WHEN PRESSED. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT I HAD A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ALONG THE FRAME UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I REALIZED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THAT AREA WERE VERY RUSTED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING THE TRUCK AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

AT LOW SPEED THE ABS MALFUNCTIONS REGULARLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC ALSO EXPRESSED THAT THE CONSTANT MALFUNCTION WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE ON DRIVER SIDE, BACK TWO. THESE BOLTS ARE FAR TOO SMALL FOR THE JOB AND THIS EXPOSES HEAT AND EXHAUST GASES TO THE ENVIRONMENT. CREATING A FIRE DANGER TOO. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500 HD TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH BCT HI-RUN TIRES, TIRE SIZE 275/245/75/16/ (N/A), DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROADWAY AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS BLOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED FOUR TIRE BLOW OUTS WHEN THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE ON FOUR SEPARATE VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE TIRE WAS 12,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 239,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 242,000.

I WAS VERY LUCKY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT HURT, THEY USE THE TRUCK ALL THE TIME. I WENT TO MOVE MY TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES HIT THE FLOOR. I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THAT BRAKE LINES ARE REALLY RUSTED BAD. I HAVEN'T HAD A BRAKE LINE PROBLEM SINCE THE 1960S. READ THAT GMC AND CHEVY BRAKES ARE NOW ALL FALLING PART FOR ANYONE WHO BOUGHT THEM IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. GMC / CHEVY CHOOSE TO PUT PEOPLE AT RISK. *TR

THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR AN ABS PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE. I HAD THIS RECALL COMPLETED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. RECENTLY, THIS RECALLED PART FAILED AGAIN. GM DENIED MY CLAIM WHEN I HAD THIS RECALL FIXED FOR THE SECOND TIME. GM CLAIMS THAT A RECALL IS A ONE TIME DEAL. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,154.

FIXED FRONT BRAKE LINES IN 2010,. NOW REAR ARE SHOT. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST ON LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND PROVIDED ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENDING UNIT INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

I HAVE A 200 GMC SIERRA AND HAVE FOUND NOW THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH, AND THE FRAME IS SO BADLY RUSTY IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AS I REVIEW THE INTERNET THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS, MANY RESULTING IN CRASHES. YOU MUST MAKE GMC FACE UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND GET THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. *TR

EXHAUST BOLTS BROKE OFF AND NOW GASKET HAS FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED 11/04/11

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSE. I DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK TO MY HOUSE. UPON INVESTIGATION, A 12" SECTION OF THE INSIDE OF MY LEFT REAR BRAKE ROTOR BROKE OFF. WHEN THE ROTOR CONTINUED TO TURN, THE REMAINING SECTION OF THE BRAKE ROTOR CAUGHT THE CALIPER PISTON AND SHEARED IT OFF. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY DRIVING AT 18 MPH. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55-65 MPH, THE LOSS OF BRAKING WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE PIECE THAT BROKE OFF WAS COVERED WITH RUST ON THE INSIDE - THE SIDE MANUFACTURED WITH COOLING OPENINGS WHICH ARE LOCATED BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BRAKE ROTOR. *KB

WHILE BLEEDING THE REAR DISK BRAKE CALIPERS IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEEL HYDRAULIC TUBING FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS BURST DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE RESULT WAS A QUICK LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL BRAKING WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR IS NOT DIVIDED INTO FRONT/REAR COMPARTMENTS. AFTER THE LEAK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY STATE THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED AND THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED DUE TO RUST CORROSION AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A COLLISION CENTER. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE DAMAGES WERE BEYOND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,780. UPDATED 09/27/11 *BF UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN

A STEEL BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND FAILED LEAVING LIMITED BRAKING FOR THE VEHICLE. ALL FLUID DRAINED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,500. UPDATED 08/31/11*LJ UPDATED 09/07/11

BRAKE FAILURE (LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR). CAUSED BY CORRODED STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. INSPECTION OF BRAKE LINES SHOWED EXTENSIVE HEAVY RUST, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRAME MEMBERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO INFORM THE CONTACT WHAT REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 HD SLE WHICH I LOST MY BRAKES WHILE ENTERING A INTERSECTION THE OTHER DAY BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THEY INFORMED ME I HAVE ROTTED BRAKE LINES AT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE ROTTED LINES I TOOK SOMETIME TO CHECK THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WHERE OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS SHACKLES HAVE ROTTED OUT. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK WITH AROUND 55K MILES. LAST DEC 2010 THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE. WE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS ONE OF THE REAR CALIPERS; HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKES LINES HAD RUSTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURST/RUPTURED DURING A BRAKE APPLICATION. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO HOME WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND WE MANAGED TO GET OUR TRUCK HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE LEFT OUR TRUCK PARKED OVER THE WINTER TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE WHEN THE WEATHER WOULD BE MORE COOPERATIVE FOR HAVING OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. I CONTACTED GM EARLY MARCH 2011 REGARDING OUR PROBLEM AND GM SAID A GM AUTHORIZED DEALER HAD TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. WE HAD OUR PICKUP TOWED TO A LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THE DEALER?S SERVICE DEPT CHARGED US $98 TO INSPECT OUR VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPORTED BACK TO GM THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THE DEALERS ESTIMATE WAS $4,657 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES AND PERFORM OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK CAUSED BY THE LINES RUPTURING. IF THE "EBCM FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THEN THE DEALER?S ESTIMATED REPAIR BILL WAS REDUCED TO $3,316. I INFORMED GM THAT I'VE OWNED 10 OR SO VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD ANY BRAKE LINES CORRODE/RUPTURE DURING A BRAKE APPLICATION NOR DID I HAVE TO HAVE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE BRAKE LINES TO PREVENT THEM FROM CORRODING. OTHER OWNERS OF GM PICKUPS/SUVS HAVE ALSO FILED COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA?S WEBSITE FOR THIS SAME BRAKE LINE FAILURE PROBLEM DUE TO CORROSION. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION WAS OPENED BY NHTSA TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN GM PICKUPS/SUVS MANUFACTURED DURING 1999 TO 2003. THE INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS "PE 10-010" DATED 30 MARCH 2010. THE SUBJECT IS "BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION". THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED MARCH 2010 AND I CANNOT LOCATE ANY UPDATES ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. UPDATED 05/19/11 *TR

2001 GMC SIERRA - 8.1 ENGINE. ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND/OR FAILURE TO RESTART AFTER SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS AN NHTSA CASE FOR RECALLS, 07V521000, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 06083 BY GM FOR A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. GM WOULD NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL IN SPITE OF IT BEING AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE SENSORS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. IT COST OVER $700 TO REPAIR WHAT I BELIEVE IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER MY ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SHUT DOWN RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES SO IT WAS DIFFICULT TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA K1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY VEHICLE. THE MOTOR HAS ALWAYS HAD A KNOCK WHEN YOU START IT,WHICH DEVALUES THE TRUCK & IT ALSO HAS ALWAYS USED OIL. THE RACK & PINION HAS STARTED LEAKING. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A TRUCK & HAVE NEVER HAD A RACK & PINION GO OUT LET ALONE AT 152000 MILES.IT ALSO IS LOSING ANTIFREEZE BUT THERE ARE NO LEAKS. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY,NOW ITS ALSO FLASHES LOW COOLANT LIGHT WHEN ITS NOT LOW. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE CONCERNING THESE SAME ISSUES & LAWSUITS. I DO NOT FEEL THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE HAVING TO FOOT THESE BILLS. I HAVE CALLED GM ABOUT MY CONCERNS & THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET A RECALL FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT HAVE DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES DUE NOT WORK AND TRUCK TENDS TO GLIDE. IT DOES THIS WEEK AFTER WEEK. I AM TIRED OF HAVING MY TRUCK DIAGNOSED AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE COME SO CLOSE TO HAVING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ANTILOCK BRAKES THAT MAKE MY BRAKES GO OUT. I HAVE TO SHIFT THE TRUCK TO PARK AND TURN OFF COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN ALL THE WAY AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I HAD MY BRAKES FAIL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS A RESULT OF A BROKEN STEEL BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHAT I FOUND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK WAS ALL THE LINES THAT WENT TO THE ABS UNIT WERE BADLY RUSTED. ONE OF MY COWORKERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS 2001 GMC SUBURBAN BUT HE CHUCKED IT UP TO ALL THE CAMPING TRIPS HE WENT ON WHERE HE LEFT HIS TRUCK PARKED OFF ROAD. MY TRUCK HOWEVER ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD. I ALSO FLUSH THE BRAKE FLUID ONCE A YEAR AS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, SO THEY CAN'T CLAIM THEY RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I DRIVE MY TRUCK EVERY DAY TO WORK ABOUT ONE MILE AWAY. MY DRIVEWAY IS PAVED AND THE PARKING LOT AT MY PLACE OF WORK IS ALSO PAVED. I DON'T PULL ANY HEAVY TRAILERS OR DO ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE LINE FAILURE. I AM NOT PUTTING DOWN GM PRODUCTS BECAUSE ALL MY VEHICLES ARE GM VEHICLES INCLUDING TWO ANTIQUES. ONE A 1955 CHEVY WHICH HAD ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES UNTIL I DID A DISC BRAKE CONVERSION SEVERAL YEARS BACK. THE OTHER A 1970 CHEVELLE WHICH IS CURRENTLY A RESTORATION PROJECT BUT THE LINE ARE STILL ORIGINAL. THERE IS OBVIOUS A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THESE LINES. I WAS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO GM NO LONGER SELLS THE LINES WHICH MAKES IT A MUCH MORE TROUBLESOME REPAIR. I ALSO DON'T OWN A BOAT, JET SKI OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN SALT WATER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY AND THE ABS ACTIVATED SUDDENLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. . UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 04/29/11

WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. LUCKILY I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD AND ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LIMP IT BACK HOME. COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. FOUND RUSTED BRAKES LINES UNDER THE TRUCK JUST SPRAYING FLUID WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NEEDS ALL NEW BRAKE LINES FROM FRONT TO BACK. HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS THEY ARE NOT SAFE! *TR

BRAKES ON TRUCK FAIL TO STOP. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TRUCK KEEPS JUMPING AND THAN FINALLY COMES TO A STOP. *TR

PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. NO DETECTABLE CHANGE IN BRAKING. SEPARATELY, BUT ALSO INTERMITTENTLY, AT LOW SPEEDS (NO WARNING LIGHTS) THE ABS IS ENGAGED WHILE BRAKING, MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO STOP AT TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. SYMPTOMS ARE VERY SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000. MANY ANECDOTAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 1999-2002 GMC LIGHT TRUCKS CAN BE EASILY FOUND ON THE INTERNET.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR

IT STARTED WITH THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTING UP FOR APPARENTLY NO REASON. THEN IT STARTED GIVING ME TROUBLE STARTING AND MAKING A WEIRD WHINING NOISE. I CHECKED ALL THE FLUID LEVELS AND FUSES, EVERYTHING WAS OK. I WAS AT THE CAMP(MIDDLE OF NOWHERE) AT NIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM AROUND THE AREA OF THE STARTER WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO START IT.(IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE DARK AND I WAS SITTING WITH A VIEW OF THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL) I CHECKED THE WIRES AND FOUND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BREAK IN THE INSULATION, TAPED IT AND THE SPARKS QUIT. HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT HOME THE NEXT DAY AS THERE WAS NO PHONE SERVICE. STARTED RIGHT UP , AND DROVE FINE, EXCEPT FOR THE LOW WHINNY NOISE THAT NO ONE COULD PINPOINT. I WAS ALMOST HOME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I BROUGHT IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT NONE OF US CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DEVIL IS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE TOW/ HAUL BUTTON DIDN'T DO ANY THING, NOW THE LIGHT ACTUALLY COMES ON-WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT,BUT I CAN'T GET IT TO GO OFF. THE GAS GAUGE IS STILL ACTING NUTS AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STILL COME AND GO. PLEASE POST INSTRUCTIONS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING THIS THING! *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BREAKAGE,I'M WRITING IN REGARDS TO MY 2001 GMC SIERRA W/5.3 LITER MOTOR,I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED A BOLT BROKEN OFF ON MY HEAD THAT MOUNTS MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS A DEFECTIVE OR INFERIOR PRODUCT USED BY GMC THIS REPAIR SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY FOR ANY VEHICLE IF THE PROPER MATERIALS WERE USED DURING ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE BY GMC OR ANY OTHER COMPANY IN THAT REGARD,THIS REPAIR IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC TO THE SUM OF $760+TAX TO REPAIR AND IF IT IS NOT FIXED IT CAN LEAD TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE AMONGST OTHER EMISSION FAILURES AS WELL AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS WELL DUE TO EXCESSIVE HOT EXHAUST HEAT ESCAPING FROM THE BROKEN BOLT AREA INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT,AS FOR THIS COMPLAINT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND HAVE FOUND A LARGE MAJORITY OF OTHER GMC OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOT VERY HAPPY WITH GMC'S INABILITY TO OWN UP TO RESPONSIBILITY AS A MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT DUE TO INFERIOR OR IMPROPER MATERIAL USED ON THESE VEHICLES,SO ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ALL GMC OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS CONSISTENT PROBLEM.. *TR

FAILURE OF ABS MODULE CAUSED ABS LIGHT AND RED SERVICE BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON. REPLACING BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS (INCLUDING BOTH FRONT ABS SENSORS AND WIRING) AND REPAIRING THE GROUND STRAP ON THE FRAME FOR THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NEW CALIPERS ,ROTORS,AND PADS AND A FULL INSPECTION REVEALED NO PROBLEMS OR FAILURES. ABS MODULE IS STILL ON VEHICLE BUT WILL BE REPLACED NEXT. *TR

THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS MY 2001 GMC SIERRA AND GM'S RECALL NUMBER 05068. THE RECALL CONCERNS THE ABS AND A RUST PROBLEM. I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON OCT. 19, 2005 AND THERE WAS 47,249 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I NOTICED A BRAKING PROBLEM LAST WEEK WITH MY TRUCK. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DECIDED IT WAS PROBABLY A ABS SENSOR PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALER THAT DID THE ORIGINAL RECALL. THEY CHECKED WITH GM REGIONAL MANAGER AND SAID IT WAS ALREADY COVERED ONCE AND WOULDN'T COVER IT A SECOND TIME. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON DEC. 8, 2010 AND THE MILEAGE WAS 65,849. SO THE EFFECT OF THE RECALL ONLY LASTED 18,600 MILES. I KNOW 5 YEARS HAVE PAST, BUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THAT FEW MILES? I SENT AN EMAIL TO GM ON DEC. 9 AND THEY PHONED ME THIS MORNING. SAID THE VEHICLE AGE WAS SUCH THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. IF I HAD 150,000 MILES OR SO ON THE TRUCK, I WOULDN'T THINK THAT MUCH ABOUT THIS. HOWEVER, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL ON AND FROM WHAT A UNDERSTAND, THE ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOTHING BUT REMOVE RUST FROM THE SENSOR AND TREAT THE SURFACE. I WOULD THINK A RECALL WOULD LAST MORE THAT 18,600 MILES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL ONLY STALLING A PROBLEM LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE CONCERN I HAVE. THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED AND THE MESSAGE CENTER IN THE DASH DOES NOT GIVE ANY MESSAGE. THANK YOU. *TR

BRAKING SYSTEM BEGAN FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS (< 10 MPH), ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END VEHICLES WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AT A COST OF $110. ONE MONTH LATER, THE BRAKES BEGAN FAILING AGAIN AND AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE, FOUND A GM RECALL FOR 1999-2002 GMC SIERRAS. CONTACTED GM BUT WAS INFORMED ONLY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN #'S ARE INCLUDED, AND MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE CHILDREN AND FREQUENTLY DRIVE IN SCHOOL ZONES AROUND SCHOOL BUSES AND CHILDREN AT LOW SPEEDS (<15 MPH). THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP.

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN JUMPING FROM FULL TO EMPTY REGARLESS OF THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. I TOOK GM'S RECOMMENDATION TO PUT THEIR FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER INTO THE GAS TANK TO CLEAN THE CONTACTS ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW TOLD THAT ONLY WAY TO FIX THE FUEL GAUGE IS TO PULL THE GAS TANK AND REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS FAULTY SENDING UNIT AND THE "QUICK FIX" THAT MANY PEOPLE PROBABLY TRY. APPROXIMATELY $400 TO FIX SENDING UNIT BECAUSE IT'S BUILT INTO THE GAS TANK, AND APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE PAST YEAR THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE STALLING, BUT THE MESSAGE CENTER AND BATTERY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ANY FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT TRIED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND RELAYS, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V521000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58300. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 04/20/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 01/26/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 02/22/11

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, TRUCK WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. TRUCK TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND WERE REPLACED. I REQUESTED THAT THE SERVICE STATION SAVE THE RUSTED PARTS WHICH ARE NOW IN MY GARAGE. *TR

FOR ABOUT THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ABS LIGHT ISSUES AND HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, HUBS REPLACED. MECHANIC ASSURED EVERYTHING FINE. HAVE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES TWICE IN LAST YEAR. LATEST FAILURE WAS ONE WEEK AGO...BRAKES FAILED, WENT TO FLOOR BUT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AS WAS IN PARKING LOT. MECHANIC FOUND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE AND REPLACED SECTION OF THE LINE INVOLVED. *TR

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TROUBLESHOOTING AND RESEARCH POINTS TO THE LIKELY FAILURE OF THE ABS SENSORS IN THE HUB OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEELS. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE IS SUDDEN ABS FAILURE, HENCE SERIOUS INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THAT MY METAL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BURST LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES. TRUCK IS 2001 SIERRA 2500HD WITH 64,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN METAL BRAKE LINES FAIL LIKE THIS . *TR

COMING TO A STOP LEAVING A PARKING LOT ENTERING A 45MPH ROADWAY APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SWERVED MISSED REARENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME JUST MISSED BEING HIT BY CAR COMING ON MAIN ROADWAY FINALLY GOT VEHICLE STOPPED ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MAIN ROAD ON TOP OF THE SIDEWALK/GRASS BY SLAMMING E BRAKE ON. AFTER HAVING TRUCK CHECKED OUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO ROTTED THERE IS A HOLE IN ONE UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR AREA. THE HOLE SYSTEM IS SO ROTTED IT NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. I WAS STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK MOVED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET. I PUSHED THE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE TRUCK STOPPED BUT THE PEDAL TRAVELED NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I LOOKED AND SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM A HOLE IN ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE LINES ARE ALL VERY RUSTY/CORRODED AND THE BLOWN LINE WAS OUTSIDE THE FRAME BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR

2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4 MAIN BRAKE LINE RUPTURE FROM CORROSION WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS COMING LOOSE, DUE TO LOOSING STUDS, BROKEN STUDS OR THE STUDS JUST FALLING OUT. THE TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM FOUR OR FIVE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF PROBLEM ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED AND I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES. THE DANGER THAT THIS PROBLEM CREATES IS THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE AND CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. GM/THE DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SO I AM FORCED TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON IT. ON AUGUST 25, 2010 I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TOWING A 14? TRAILER AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE LIGHT CHANGED. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS ROUGH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY SO THAT I COULD STOP FOR THE INTERSECTION. DUE TO THE ROUGH ROAD THE ABS KICKED IN AND WHEN IT DID MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, NO ONE WAS HURT AS I CONTINUED INTO CROSS TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION. AFTER PULLING INTO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION, I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES GOING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BOTH BLOWN OUT. ONCE I HAD THE VEHICLE HOME I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND FOUND ALL THE LINES IN EXTREMELY BAD CONDITION. IN FACT THE LINES GOING TO THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SEEPING BRAKE FLUID. HAVING OWNED MANY VEHICLES, MOST OLDER THAN THIS ONE, I WAS SHOCKED THAT BRAKE LINES WERE IN AS BAD A CONDITION AS THEY ARE. ESPECIALLY IN A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T EVEN 10 YEARS OLD YET. BRAKE LINE FAILURE IS A CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT GM IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THIS PROBLEM - HOPEFULLY YOU WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TOO. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD TRUCK SINCE IT WAS NEW. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILES ON IT. WITH THE BRAKE LINE PROBLEM I RECENTLY HAD I FIGURED I SHOULD REPORT THE OTHER ISSUES THAT I DON?T THINK I SHOULD BE HAVING WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. THE OIL COOLER LINES AND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES HAVE ALL RUSTED THROUGH AND HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALONG WITH THE LINES, THE CONNECTORS FOR THE LINES HAVE ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE (THEY RUSTED SO BAD THAT WERE FALLING APART). IF THE VEHICLE WAS 20 YEARS OLD I MIGHT EXPECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON ONE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND THE MILEAGE THAT IT HAS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON SEPTEMBER 7 2010 I LEFT MY HOUSE TO GO TO WORK, I STOPPED AT THE MAIL BOX AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. I BACKED UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED AND ONE WAS LEAKING. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN IT HAPPENED. SCARY UNSAFE!!! *TR

ON 8/4/10, WHILE MOVING IN REVERSE IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY 2001 GMC SIERRA'S BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE STEEL BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE IS 10 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS RARELY DRIVEN IN THE WINTER WHEN THERE WAS SNOW, ICE OR SALT PRESENT. AS OF 9/5/10 THE TRUCK REMAINS PARKED AND THE LINES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, I CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO FIND THIS FAILURE TO BE A PENDING INVESTIGATION FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE10010. I ONLY WANT GMC TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR THAT IS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE A RECALL ON 6.3 MILLION VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ISSUED WITH GM'S IPO SET TO BE RELEASED. SO, I, THE GM CONSUMER, WILL HAVE TO WAIT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR AND THE VEHICLE STARTED CORRODING TWO YEARS AGO. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84000.

BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BURST, SPILLING FLUID IN DRIVEWAY WHILE PARKING TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED/ROTTED. TRUCK IS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, UNDRIVEABLE. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN DRIVEWAY, NOT ON HILLS WE LIVE ON. USED E-BRAKE TO STOP. *TR

AFTER EXPERIENCING ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS ON MY 2001 GMC TRUCK MODEL NK3, I BECAME AWARE OF GM RECALL NO. 05068, 05V379000, WHICH THE LOCAL DEALER SAYS THIS ISSUE DOES NOT INVOLVE MY VEHICLE. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I DID REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE TRAVELING 4 TO 10 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAD INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107000.

I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A 2001 GMC SIERRA. IT HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WHICH CAN ALSO DAMAGE THE HUB ASSEMBLY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP STILL WANTS TO CHARGE A WHOPPING $550 REPLACEMENT FEE. THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WITHOUT REPLACING THE HUB ASSEMBLY EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN RECALLED. THE BAD SPEED SENSOR IS CAUSING THE ABS TO MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS AND IT IS ALSO SMELLING LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE, THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE HE TRUCK AND I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL SOON CATCH FIRE. WE WERE TOLD ONE DAY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND THE VERY NEXT DAY, AFTER INFORMING THE DEALER THAT IT WAS UNDER A SAFETY RECALL, THEY TOLD US WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE ENTIRE HUB BEARING IS BAD, BUT I BELIEVE IT PROBABLY WENT BAD AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTIONING WHEEL SENSOR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM DISAPPOINTED IN MY DEALER AND GMC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET K2500 HD SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS ON THE VEHICLE ARE BAD AND THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUEL INJECTORS MUST BOTH BE REPLACED. GM WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLES FOR THIS FAILURE TO 7 YEARS OR 200,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. THE CONTACTS 7 YEAR PERIOD HAD EXPIRED SO THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 158,500.

SIXTY MILES INTO RETURN TRIP HOME WHILE BRAKING FOR STOP LIGHT FROM ABOUT 55-60 MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKES WORKED FINE EARLIER AND FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY I APPLIED THE BRAKES EARLY MISSING A VEHICLE THAT WAS ALREADY STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT BY LESS THAN ONE FOOT. BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED AND ALL NEED REPLACING. ALL OF THE TRUCK'S METAL BRAKE LINES ARE RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER KNEES, NECK AND BRUISES ON HER CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS DID NOT INFORM HER WHAT PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 76836.

2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD DIESEL WITH ALLISON TRANS, WHILE ON VACATION 800 MILES AWAY LOST ALL BRAKES (FRONT AND REAR) NEARLY KILLING PEOPLE. FOUND BRAKE LINE BUST AT THE FUEL TANK (WHICH WAS FULL) EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON ALL BRAKE LINES AND UNDER CARRIAGE OF THIS TRUCK LESS THAN 50K MILES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME FIRST HAD ALL ROTORS FAIL AT 20K, DEALER RELUCTANTLY REPLACED ONLY BY FORCING THE ISSUE (UNDER WARRANTY) THEN AT 36K LINE BUST AT MASTER CYLINDER (FRONT AND REAR) CORROSION, $500 , THEN THE LINE AFTER THAT ONE TO THE PROPORTIONING VALVE ANOTHER 500 TO FIX, THE FRONT HUBS REPLACED TWO TIMES AT 300 EACH BAD WHEEL BEARINGS AND CORRODED HUBS, NOW REAR LINE AT THE TANK AREA, TRUCK HAS 49K MILES NEVER IN SALT/SNOW, WASHED REG. YET UNDERSIDE LOOKS LIKE A JUNKER. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A DISASTER SINCE DAY ONE! ANTILOCK BRAKES 3X, ROTORS 2X CALIPERS ONCE, BRAKE LINES 3 X AND THIS IS BEFORE 40K MILES!!! , ONLY THING THAT SAVED US FROM THE MORTUARY WAS FAST ACTING ON MY PART , AND THROWING IT IN ONE ON THE TRANS, WHICH I SUSPECT IS NEXT. WHO DO YOU HAVE TO RUN OVER BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL? GM IS JUNK! I SUGGEST ALL GM TRUCK OWNER CHECK UNDER FOR CORROSION AS THEY USE CRAP MATERIAL IN MAKING THEIR TRUCKS.. HEAVY DUTY MY [XXX] ! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HE THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE INTO A PARKING LOT, PURPOSELY HITTING AGAINST THE CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE, FRAME, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE BRAKES SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AND UNDER COATED THE REAR BRAKE LINES TO PREVENT RUSTING AND CORROSION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST TO REPAIR THE BRAKE LINES WAS $3,000. UPDATED 11/24/10

SAFETY ABOUT GMC SIERRA TRUCK ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK FOR ABS ACTIVATION WHEN STOPPING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. I EXPERIENCED THIS AND THEY DID REPLACE OR CLEAN THE WHEEL SENSOR AND TEST FOR PROPER OPERATION. NOW I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY WILL NOT CORRECT IT. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME FOR I WILL BE TOWING A TRAILER AND DEPEND ON MY BRAKES TO STOP. THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I DISCONNECTED THE SENSOR AND THE BRAKES WORK FINE. I BELIEVE THAT THEY CORRECT THIS AND ALSO I DID HAVE A BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHERE I HAD TO PAY THEM $700.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MY BRAKE LINES. I AM FURIOUS ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND CHEAP BUILDING OF OUR CARS AND TRUCKS. DO INVESTIGATE THIS AND REPLY. *TR

2001 GMC 2500 SIERRA WITH 50 K MILES, TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE!!!, THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE 2 TIMES, FIRST UNDER WARRANTY (THEY BALKED AT FIXING) REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND CALIPERS, THEN ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY WAS OUT, FAILURE AGAIN BRAKE LINE CORROSION FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO TRANSMISSION (NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE!) COST $250 TO FIX, THEN THE LINE BEHIND THAT, UNDER THE FUEL TANK AT 50K MILES WHILE 800 MILES AWAY IN MAINE ON VACATION!! NEARLY KILLED US! (AND OTHERS) ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR ANOTHER $500... THE ENTIRE FRAME AND UNDER CARRIAGE IS RUSTED TO HELL! THIS TRUCK IS WASHED AND WAXED REGULARLY, AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER COATED! I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAIL AT 21K AND THEN AGAIN AT 35K MILES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE AS WELL BOTH TIMES, THE BEARINGS $300 APIECE AND DEALER INSTALLED.. WHAT NEXT? TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN COLD, BELOW 50 DEGREES!! ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THIS OVER $1500 JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG.. THIS TRUCK COST OVER FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS NEW AND HAS SPENT MORE TIME PARKED GETTING FIXED THEN DRIVING!!! HELP US PLEASE!!!!!!!!! *TR

2001 GMC SERRIA 3500 VIN #[XXX]. VEHICLE INTERMITTANTLY STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART FOR A WHILE. I SEE A RECALL # 07V521000 FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT GM SAYS THIS VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. IT SEEMS THE RECALL DIDN'T INCLUDE ENOUGH VINS. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT. PLEASE REOPEN A FAILURE INVESTIGATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR AN UNKNOWN FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR RECALL BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY INCREASED. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, THE REPAIR WAS TO DECREASE STOPPING DISTANCE AND CORRECT THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND LUBRICATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AND THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SEVERELY INCREASED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 *BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JB

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKS ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FROM GM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL IT FALLS UNDER THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND I ONLY HAVE 48,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 05068C FROM GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA C1500. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 3 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A U-TURN, THE BRAKES LOCKED. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NT ENGAGE AS HE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY TREE. HE WAS NOT INJURED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,323 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,357.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF SO THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,320.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ENTIRE BREAKING UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,722. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,320

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. DURING EARLY MARCH OF THIS YEAR, MY BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES. TWO OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK WERE SO CORRODED WITH RUST THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RUPTURED THE LINES WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND POURED OUT ON THE GROUND. MY BRAKED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD ZERO BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS ONLY BY SHEER LUCK THAT I WAS TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. I WAS IN THE TOWN OF RENOVO, AND COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE DUE TO THIS MISHAP. WE LIVE ON A MOUNTAIN, AND TOW A TRAILER WITH HORSES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE DISASTER UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WOULD SOON COMPLETELY FAIL. IT COST OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON OUR TRUCK. I HAVE THE RECEIPT. *TR

DO NOT KNOW IF IT WAS THE FRONT OR REAR BRAKES THAT WERE LOST WHEN DRIVING. DROVE CAREFULLY TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD A CORRODED BRAKE LINE REPLACED THAT HAD A HOLE OR HOLES IN IT. *TR

CORRODED BRAKE LINE ON MY 2001 GMC PICK UP TRUCK. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN ALOT OF THIS. I JUST READ IN THE BOSTON HERALD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. THIS REPAIR WAS $350.00. *TR

I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT A LITTLE PROBLEM I'M HAVING WITH MY 2001 GMC 4X4 TRUCK. THERE ARE TWO CERTAIN GROCERY STORES I GO TO AND WHEN I START MY TRUCK BACK AT THESE STORES THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND THE GAS PEDAL LOCKS UP AND CAN NOT BE PUSHED DOWN.THEN I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE , THEN WHEN I GET THE GAS PEDAL FREED THEN START THE TRUCK BACK THE GAS PEDAL IS OK. I'M THINKING MY TRUCK'S COMPUTER IS GETTING CONFUSED WITH SOME KIND OF MICRO WAVES OR SOMETHING COMING FROM THE STORES ELECTRICAL DEVICES. I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

WE HAVE A 2001 GMC 2500HD CREWCAB WITH THE ABS BREAKING PROBLEM. AT SLOW SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH EVERYTIME YOU STOP THE ABS ACTIVATES NOT ALOWWING THE TRUCK TO STOP. GM NOW HAS A RECALL ON SOME MODELS BUT REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS MY 19 YR OLDS SONS TRUCK THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM BEFORE HE GETS IN AN ACCIDENT AND KILLS HIMSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOTHING BEING DONE WITH THE VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF GM'S RECALL. I AM SICK OF COMPANY'S MAKING CRAP AND NOT HAVING TO FIX IT. *CN

2001 GMC 1500 SIERRA 4X4 CURRENTLY HAS 68K MILES. VEHICLE SPEED SENSORS CAUSING ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION AT SPEEDS BELOW 12MPH. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ORIGINALLY ON 2/28/2005 FOR THIS CONDITION. VEHICLE IS HAVING A REOCCURANCE OF THIS CURRENTLY NOTICED ON OR AROUND 10/2009. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT SENORS ARE IN NEED OF COMPLETE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER GENERAL MOTORS HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSORTS AND A RECALL HAS NEVER EXISTED FOR SAID VEHICLE (REF NHTSA RECALL# 05V379000). GENERAL MOTORS CONTACT THAT STATED THIS RECALLL DID NOT EXIST. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, AND OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS 95% OF THE TIME WHEN BRAKING BELOW 12MPH, AND MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT INTERSECTIONS, TRAFFIC, ETC. LOOKING FOR GM TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCUR. ALSO PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER SUFFICIENTLY HELD VEHICLE AS IT GETS DEPRESSED TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE STILL CAN ROLL, PROMOTING A HAZARD TO OTHERS IN THE VICINITY IF THE TRANSMISSION LOCK GIVES OUT. *TR

THE INCIDENT STARTED WHEN THE OWNER OF REPAIR SERVICE CENTER BACKED MY VEHICLE OUT OF HIS GARAGE, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY. FORTUNATELY, THIS BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN A COLLISION WITH PEDESTRIANS, FIXED OBJECT, OR OTHER VEHICLES WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATHS AND INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE PROFUSELY THUS BRAKE FAILURE. THESE TWO RUPTURED LINES WERE LOCATED NEXT TO THE ABS ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THESE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAD EXCESSIVE RUSTING AND ROTTING. THE ENTIRE STEEL BRAKE LINE SYSTEM SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SEVERE RUSTING OR ROTTING. TO CORRECT THIS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS CONDITION I HAD THE ENTIRE STEEL BRAKE LINES REPLACED. I HAVE SECURED THE ORIGINAL, FAILED BRAKE LINES. I'D APPRECIATE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SERIOUS CONDITION TO PREVENT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS COLLISIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD ALSO BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND/OR DESIGN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 GMC 2500 HD TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD TO LOCK IN THE 4WD DUE TO A HEAVY SNOW STORM IN THE NORTH EAST. WHEN I GOT TO THE END OF THE ROAD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN (BRAKE PEDAL PULSING) THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO HIT THE GAS TO PREVENT BEING HIT IN THE DRIVERS DOOR DUE TO GOING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN WITH NO BRAKES. I DID CALL THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER GM WARRANTY OR RECALLS AND WOULD COST OVER $1000 TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR A TRUCK WITH ONLY 97000 MILES ON IT. I WOULD HOPE GM WOULD STEP UP AND COVER ALL COST FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

BRAKES FAILED, BRAKELINE RUSTED AND LEAKED FLUID , PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. COULD NOT STOP TRUCK, EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK EITHER, HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO THE LOWEST GEAR, WENT OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CARS IN FRONT OF ME, TOOK 200 YARDS TO STOP. SCARY FEELING. NEVER HAD A BRAKELINE FAIL LIKE THAT. *TR

2001 GMC 2500 HD ABS GOES OFF AT LOW SPEED. GOES OFF 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES WHEN STOPPING. CALL DEALER NO RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. STILL DRIVING UNTIL RECALL HAPPENS.*TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, SOME SECONDS LATER IT RESTARTED. TWICE SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BUT THEN STARTED SOMETIME LATER. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT SHARON CHEVROLET, THEY FOUND A CODE THAT INDICATED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR (CKP) WAS AT FAULT. THIS HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE TO GM AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL. THIS COST ME $356.30 TO REPAIR, AND IT IS EXACTLY WAS IS ON ID #07V521000 RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SET OF COOPER MASTER CRAFT COURSER A/T 2 TIRES ON A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-55 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD ON THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING. HE HAD THREE SETS OF TIRES REPLACED. HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FOURTH SET. A REPRESENTATIVE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRES ARE SEPARATING BECAUSE OF STONE DRILLING ON THE ROADS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 10/27/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE REPLACED THREE OF THE TIRES. THE FOURTH TIRE IS SPLITTING IN THE CENTER WITH WIRES COMING THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/29/09

DRIVING IN A SINGLE LANE PORTION OF I80 AT THE 97 MILE POST. A TRACTOR TRAILER MADE A ROLLING STOP AT THE ON RAMP AND SCARED THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. THE LADY HIT HER BRAKES HARD. I NATURALLY DID THE SAME ONLY MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I HAD TWO RUSTED BRAKE LINES,ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR,BLOW AT THE SAME TIME. I MANAGED TO SWERVE AND GET BETWEEN THE OTHER PICKUP AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER ONLY HITTING THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR ON THE OTHER PICKUP. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FINALLY STOP AND HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK HAULED HOME. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT FROM THE NUMBER OF THESE BRAKE LINE FAILURES LISTED ON THE INTERNET AND AFTER TALKING WITH MY GARAGE ABOUT THE NUMBER OF THESE GM TRUCKS THAT HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LINES FAIL THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES BOTH OLDER AND WITH MORE MILES ON THEM WITH BRAKE LINES NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD AS THE ONES ON MY TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. AT LOW SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) ACTIVATION. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK) FREE REMEDY WAS NOT RELATED TO HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000 .

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE ENGINE STALLED; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AT AN EXPENSE OF $400.59. HE THEN ADDED THAT BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,550. UPDATED 10/13/09 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE GOING THROUGH HIS FILES, HE DISCOVERED THE CAM CAM SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2004. AT THAT TIME, ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. UPDATED 10/14/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A GMC 2001 SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL 05V379000 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK ON OCTOBER, 25, 2007; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AUGUST 19, 2009. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $300 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. REPORT 71-752849960 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,100.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. ON THE HW1 FWY ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU , HAWAII @ 7:30 PM HAWAIIAN TIME. WAS GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH NO BRAKES. THE SYSTEM DIDNT RESPOND OR REPORT A FAILURE. HAD TOO DOWN SHIFT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & USE PARKING BRAKE TOO STOP VEHICAL & WAS ABLE 2 MANUEVER THE TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER OF HW1 FWY & SLID ON THE RED DIRT UNTIL IT STOP SIX FEET FROM A CALL BOX. PLEASE HELP TOO AVOID THIS HAPPENING TOO ANYONE ELSE. THE TRUCK IS @ GMC CUTTER IN WAIPAHU HAWAII.

AY HIGHWAY SPEED FELT VIGOROUS VIBRATION THROUGHOUT OUT MY 2001 GMC HD 2500 4X4 AS I SLOWED DOWN IT GOT WORSE NEXT THING I HEARD WAS A LOUD CRUNCH AND BANGING AND A PUFF OF SMOKE, THE TRUCK FISH TAILED SIDE TO SIDE (DUE TO THE TIRE STILL BEING INFLATED,IT DID NOT LOSE AIR PRESSURE) AND I CORRECTED IT TO SAFELY STOP . WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS I LOST THE TREAD OFF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND FENDER AND EXHAUST. *TR

ANTI LOCK BRAKING KICKS IN WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. WE HAVE FOUND WHERE VEHICLES SOLD IN CERTAIN STATES WHERE RECALLED FOR THIS. PA IS ONE OF THOSE STATES BUT OUR TRUCK WAS NOT SOLD IN PA UNTIL IT WAS A YEAR OLD. GM SAYS THE SPEED SENSOR IS NOT COVERED DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER. THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO MILEAGE. BUT MY POINT IS IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL SEVEN YEARS AGO I WOULD NOT BE FACED WITH AN $1100.00 REPAIR NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE FREQUENTLY AND REGISTER IT AS FULL AND THEN EMPTY. GMC STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E043000. THE ONLY NEW EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE WHEELS, TIRES, AND WATER PUMP. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON ONE OCCASION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN

SINCE WE'VE HAD THIS TRUCK, THE ACELERATOR STICKS AND YOU HAVE TO PRESS IT HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE, THEN IT RACES FOR A SECOND AND JUMPS FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN YOU'RE STARTING OFF. IT IS DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, SUCH AS FREQUENT STOP & GO TRAFFIC, AND WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO MANEUVER IN TIGHT SPACES, SUCH AS PARKING. I'M SURE THAT IT ALSO CAUSES EXCESS FUEL CONSUMPTION. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL ON THE BRAKES A WHILE AGO. NOW THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON JUST ABOUT EVERY TRIP AND DISABLES MY ABS SYSTEM. *TR

I USE MY TRUCK TO PULL A 5TH WHEEL CAMPER. WHEN I STARTED TO CHECK IT OUT THIS YEAR, I NOTICED A FUNNY SHIFT PATTERN AND A GROWL WITH TEMPORARY BRAKE LOSS AT APPROX. 4 MI. PRE HR OR LESS. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR AND THEY SENT ME TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE THE TCM REFLASHED. THAT FIXED THE SHIFT HARSHNESS. AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP I NOTICED THE GROWLING AGAIN. IT IS NOT EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL END UP LOOSING THE BRAKES LONG ENOUGH TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE INTERNET STUDIES I FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL THAT IS FOR THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. I CALLED 2 DEALERSHIPS BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PARTS USED ONLY ON SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERED VEHICLES. I ASKED THAT IF THIS IS TRUE THEN WHY IS MY PART FAILING IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER IF IT IS NOT DEFECTIVE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH. THAT THIS WAS A GOOD QUESTION AND HE WOULD CALL GM TO SEE IF MY TRUCK QUALIFIED. APPARENTLY NOT OR I WOULDN'T BE FILING THIS. MY RESEARCH ALSO SHOWED ANOTHER COMPLAINT EXACTLY THE SAME AS MINE ON THIS SITE (NOVEMBER 10, 2006 ODI ID NUMBER : 10173313). PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO FROM HERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED BETWEEN 20-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND PERFORM AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL EIGHT FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $350 PER FUEL INJECTOR. THIS DID NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR COST. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E043000. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE STALLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 172,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREMATURELY ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,600. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 THAT STALLS ON A CONSTANT BASIS WHILE GOING A LOW SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK A FEW YEARS AGO BUT HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE RECENTLY. THE TRUCK STALLS SEVERAL TIMES EVERY DAY NOW WHILE COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE TRUCK WILL RESTART INSTANTLY UNTIL IT STALLS AGAIN AT THE NEXT STOP. I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE AND THERE ARE SOME RECALLS FOR CRANK SENSORS FOR GMC SIERRAS, BUT NOT THE 1500 MODEL, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. MY TRUCK HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE CRANK SENSOR CASE. SEVERAL TIMES CARS HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME WHILE MY TRUCK STALLED AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW THE CRASH OCCURRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, CONCUSSION, BRUISED LUNG, AND LACERATIONS ON THE BODY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000 UPDATED 03/05/09 *CN UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

CRANK SENSOR FAILURE, WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT RE-STARTING UNTIL ENGINE COOLS DOWN. ALSO CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEM RE-OCCURRING WITH VEHICLE NOW AT 84,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE STOPPING FROM 50 MPH. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD COST SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 175,000.

I HAVE A TRUCK THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL IN THIS RECALL NUMBER 07V521000 YET GMC DOES NOT CLAIM IT IN THE RECALL. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE RECALL IS FOR A STALLED ENGINE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY TIMES. WHY WOULDN'T GMC COVER ALL THE VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE ENGINE HAS STALLED A NUMBER OF TIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS. I AM ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE , BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO MY WIFE THE BEST SHE CAN DO IS COAST TO A STOP. THIS IS CITY DRIVING SO THE FAILURE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I HAVE HAD TWO GM TRUCKS THAT HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING. IN BOTH CASES IT HAS BEEN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CHEVY C2500 HAPPENED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. THE 2001 YUKON HAPPENED RECENTLY. *TR

STATE INSPECTION, FAILED DUE TO ROTTED FUEL FILLER NECK. WAS TOLD FOR AWHILE IT WAS DUE TO GAS CAP, REPLACED THAT, LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. WHEN IT WOULD NO LONGER GO OFF TOOK BACK TO DEALERS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL FILLER NECK, ALONG WITH VALVE/SENSOR AT A COST OF OVER $500. GM WILL NOT HELP AS THEY CLAIM IT WAS DUE TO "ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS" (WE LIVE IN MA). ALSO, PARKING BRAKE BACKING PLATES RUSTED OUT, E-BRAKE CABLES FROZEN, HAD TO REPLACE THOSE AT ANOTHER $850. OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE, DEALER REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT WENT TO A MECHANIC INQUIRING ABOUT THE BACKING PLATE LOCATED NEAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE BACKING PLATES OFTEN DISINTEGRATED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT IT WAS MADE OUT OF AN INFERIOR METAL AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT SUCH A RATE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING IN HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED, WHICH THE CONTACT ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEFECTIVE BACKING PLATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE BACKING PLATES AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

I BOUGHT A GMC SIERRA C-1500 PICKUP TRUCK, NEW IN 2001. IN SEPT '05, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON & A HUMMING NOISE COULD BE HEARD EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE ODOMETER WAS AT 50,000 MILES, AT THAT TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS THE EBCM SHORTED-OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW, 31,000 MILES & 3 YEARS LATER (81,000 TOTAL MILES), IT SHORTED-OUT AGAIN & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THIS PART ALONE IS $1,000.00 (+ OVER $200.00 INSTALLATION). THAT PART ISN'T EVEN SUBJECTED TO NORMAL 'WEAR & TEAR' LIKE BRAKES, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A MOVING PART. IT'S A COMPUTER MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, THAT IS VITAL IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BRAKING, WHICH LUCKILY I HAVEN'T NEEDED TO USE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE EBCM (PART) IS DEFECTIVE ITSELF OR IF SOMETHING ELSE IS CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS PART SHOULD FAIL, THIS OFTEN. REQUIRING A THIRD EBCM IN 7 YEARS, IN MY OPINION, IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE CONTACTED GMC & I DON'T THINK I RECEIVED A LEGITIMATE REASON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE PART'JUST A POOR EXCUSE. HIS REASONING WAS THAT MY VEHICLE IS 7 YEARS OLD & HAS 81,000 MILES, THAT IT'S ACCEPTABLE FOR A COMPUTER MODULE, WHICH CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (A SAFETY ISSUE), TO MALFUNCTION & NEED REPLACING TWICE. THAT 'REASON' WAS TOTALLY ABSURD IN MY OPINION. MILEAGE SHOULDN'T COME INTO PLAY BECAUSE IT'S AN ELECTRONIC PART NOT A MOVING PART. IF THEY WANT TO JUSTIFY IT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS 7 YEARS OLD'.IT WAS THE PART THAT FAILED, NOT THE TRUCK & IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY 31,000 MILES HAD BEEN ADDED, WHEN IT SHORTED-OUT AGAIN! SO, THEY SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TALKING ABOUT THE VEHICLE ITSELF'JUST THE FAULTY PART WHICH HAPPENS TO CONTROL A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE! *TR

I FULLY SUGGEST THAT YOU DO AN INVESTIGATION ON GMC/CHEVY PICK-UP TRUCKS. I, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. THE FUEL GAUGES ARE GOING OUT VERY QUICKLY. THEY CONSTANTLY SHOW THAT YOU EITHER HAVE A FULL OR AN EMPTY TANK WHEN NEITHER MAY BE THE CASE. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. IT ALSO MAKES THE LOW FUEL LIGHT STAY ON CONSTANTLY. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL ON THIS. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE CONSIDERING THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON FAR LESS SERIOUS ISSUES THAN THIS. THE QUOTES FROM GMC TO CORRECT IT IS UP TO $500. THIS MATTER NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CABLE STOP HAS FALLEN OFF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE CABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT AN EMERGENCY BRAKE EVER SINCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T HAVE. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ECM IN THE VEHICLE EMITS INVALID DATA INTO THE SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, MISCOMMUNICATION IN THE HYDRAULIC UNIT OCCURS WHILE APPLYING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO ALL FOUR TIRES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E050000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,007.

I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD WITH AN 8.1 LITER V8 GASOLINE ENGINE. WHILE I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TRYING TO DIAGNOSE WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH IT, I STUMBLED ACROSS YOUR WEBSITE STATING THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THAT TRUCK WITH THAT ENGINE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 07V521000. THIS RECALL INFORMATION DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT PART IS ONE I WAS DOING RESEARCH ON BASED UPON A MECHANIC FRIENDS ADVICE. I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE PART PUT ON PROFESSIONALLY AND AM NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE TO DO IT MYSELF. THIS DEFECT REALLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE TRUCK HAS GONE DEAD AND I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION AND ALSO HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND NOT STEERING EASILY OR STOPPING EASILY. SO I CALLED A TOLL FREE NUMBER THAT I GOT FOR GMC AND THEY TELL ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE RECALL DEFINES. MY VIN# IS . I HOPE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN DO TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO AFFECT MY VEHICLE OR LET GMC KNOW THAT IT ALREADY DOES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL ME IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND TYPICALLY RESTARTS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $400 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,500. UPDATED 12/30/08 . *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 01/05/09. *JB

2001 GMC SIERRA PICK TRUC 1500 - ABS BRAKE MODULE HAS GONE OUT TWO TIMES NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PULSATES BETWEEN 1-5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 09/13/08. *LJ AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH, THE ABS ACTIVATED, NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT THE PROPER DISTANCE. UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, IT SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MUST WAIT UP TO 20 MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE. THE FUEL FILTER WAS CHANGED ON ONE OCCASION, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED FOR THE OTHER THREE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY WHEN FULL, HALF THE TIME. GAUGE WILL SHUT OFF THEN COME ON. THIS PROBLEM STARTED 2 YRS AGO WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES. *TR

TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 40 LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND TURNED VEHICLE SIDEWAYS. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE WITHOUT CRASHING. I HAVE VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR AND LEFT FRONT OF TOWED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA C3. WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A STOP, THE ABS GRAB AND MAKE IT HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONE YEAR EARLIER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALSO FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE WHEEL SENSORS POSSIBLY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 06/25/08. *LJ UPDATED 06/25/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,520 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,515. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/09/08

ON OUR SIERRA GMC 01 THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNING ON FOR 2 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD NO USAGE OF OUR EMERGENCY BRAKE, WE FIGURED IT HAD TO DO WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES SO WE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES WHICH WE PURCHASED THE BRAKE SHOES FOR $74.94,BRAKE PADS $33.97,BRAKE ROTOR$61.98,TWO PNT CALIPER BLK $6.44 EACH AND THE TOTAL COST OF PURCHASING THIS WAS $199.91 AND TO DO THE REPAIRS WE HAD A FAMILY MECHANIC FIX WHAT WE BELIEVED COULD BE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE REPLACING THE FUEL INJECTORS UNDER A SPECIAL INJECTOR WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP BROKE A GLOWPLUG OFF AND CALLED TO SAY I NEED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD AT MY COST. CALL GMC CUSTOMER SUPPORT WHO SAY DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE 2001, 124500. THAT THE CORROSION OF THE GLOWPLUG AND THE FACT IT SEIZED IN THE CYLINDER HEAD IS NOT THERE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE ONE WHO DESIGNED THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THAT IT'S AT MY COST FOR A NEW CYLINDER HEAD WHICH WAS QUOTED TO ME OVER THE PHONE AT A PRICE OF $1,800.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT IS A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC AND HE REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

GMC 2001 SIERRA C3 PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS IT SHOULD. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST IT (FROM WHAT I CAN TELL). A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN 05V161000 ALLUDED TO THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS. THIS IS NOT LOGICAL AS THE MECHANISM IS THE SAME. *TR

FRONT RIGHT ABS WHEEL SENSOR FAILED 2001 SIERRA TRUCK CAUSING SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT AS THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AT LOW SPEED. TRUCK IS SUBJECT TO A GMC REGIONAL RECALL (RECALL ID# 58438 ) BUT GMC HAS REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM STATING THE TRUCK WAS NOT IN THE RECALL DATABASE. TRUCK WAS SHIPPED BY DEALER TO MASS IN 2002 WHERE IT WAS REGISTERED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB

COMPLETE ENGINE STOPPAGE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING STOPLIGHTS AND SIGNS, SOMETIMES REFUSING TO START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR SOME TIME. SHOP REPLACED FUEL PUMP. COST $734.27, 4 MONTHS LATER SHOP REPLACED CRANK SHAFT SENSOR COST $296.89. I HAVEN'T HAD PICKUP RETURNED LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW IF PROBLEM IS FIXED. MOST TIMES MOTOR WOULD START AFTER 15 TO 60 SEC. PROBLEM STARTED 12+ MONTHS AGO WITH MOTOR FAILURE INCREASING FROM MONTHS TO DAYS TO HOURS. COMPANION REFUSED TO RIDE WITH ME FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. THE FIRESTONE TIRES FURNISHED AT TIME OF PURCHASE, ALL 5 DEVELOPED TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN 33000 MILES. THEY SHOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 55,000 TO 60,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I TILTED MY STEERING WHEEL AND THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I FOUND THAT AS I MOVED THE WHEEL UP AND DOWN THERE WAS A SPOT AT WHICH THE LIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING. AFTER GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP I THEY FOUND THAT A WIRE IN THE JUNCTION BLOCK OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH (BLINKER ASSEMBLY) HAD SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS POOR. COMPARED TO BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHEN NEW, VEHICLE TAKES TOO LONG TO STOP FROM ANY SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH. HAVE REPLACED ALL PADS, ALL ROTORS, AND BLED BRAKES TWICE; NO NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED AT 80,000 MILES, VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 110,000 MILES. *TR

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN SOFT (GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED), AND PARKING BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE ON INCLINES OF GREATER THAN 25 - 30 DEGREES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX WITH ADJUSTMENT AND NEW PARTS; ALL RESULTED IN LITTLE OR NO SUCCESS. ONE OCCASION THE TRUCK ACTUALLY ROLLED DOWN A HILL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET. FORTUNATELY, NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. I DON'T TRUST THE P-BRAKE AT ALL; I ALWAYS CHOCK THE TIRES WHEN PARKED ON ANY INCLINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TIRES, SIZE LT26575-16. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PIECES OF THE INNER BELT OF THE TIRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. THE FENDER FLARE AND THE MUD FLAP ALSO DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A SPARE TIRE WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 101,476.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ENGAGING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE USED OR ALTERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES ARE THE VEHICLE'S ORIGINAL TIRES. THE PURCHASE DATE AND TIRE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,960 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,910.

DASH BOARD CRACKING AN DODGE RAM TRUCK

HAD A RECALL ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 SERIES PICK UP TRUCK FOR FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. AFTER THEY REPLACED IT MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES STARTED ENGAGING AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MI/HR. NOT ALWAYS BUT FREQUENTLY. ESPECIALLY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC OR COMING TO A SLOW STOP. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. NOISE WAS COMING FROM ABS UNIT WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WHEN IGNITION SWITCHED OFF. CAN ONLY STOP BY UNPLUGGING ABS UNIT ABS BRAKES DON'T WORK. BAD ON ICY ROADS. *TR

MY 2001 DODGE 1500 PICK UP TRUCK DASH BOARD CRACKED AND CAME APART. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 50MPH WITH TWO PASSENGERS, WEATHER CLEAR, WHEN WE SMELLED A HINT OF BURNING PLASTIC. CONTINUED TRAVELING AND AFTER 2 OR SO MILES THE TRUCK SLOWED AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. PULLED TO SIDE PASSENGER IN BACK SEAT NOTICED THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB UNDERNEATH. WITNESS WHO WAS BEHIND IN ANOTHER VEHICLE STATED THAT SPARKS WERE FLYING FROM THE TRUCK WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD PREVIOUS TO MY PULLING OVER. THE FIRE WAS LEANING TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE SO AFTER A TRYING TIME OF WAITING FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO FIND THE LOCK, WE ESCAPED THROUGH THE PASS DOOR UNHURT. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROVED TO BE NO HELP AS THE TRUCK WAS SOON ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MY TRUCK HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT, HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS DEALER MAINTAINED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I CALLED GM WHO RESPONDED QUICKLY AND STATED THEY WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATION TEAM OUT. AFTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GM AND MY INSURANCE CO, GM STATED THEY WERE GOING TO WORK WITH THE INSURANCE AND CLOSE THE CASE WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. I FEEL SOMEBODY SHOULD INSPECT THIS TRUCK AS WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED OUT THERE AND TRUCKS SHOULD NOT SPONTANEOUSLY GO UP IN FLAMES! WOULD BE A SHAME TO SETTLE FOR INSURANCE MONEY AND HAVE THE EVIDENCE CRUSHED WHILE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE SAME TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS DESTROYED BUT PERHAPS LIVES WILL BE SAVED IF THIS SITUATION IS LOOKED INTO.

I HAVE A 01 GMC SIERRA (LIGHT DUTY) THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM AS THE TRUCKS IN RECALL IN THE NORTH EASTERN STATES. MY PROBLEM IS I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN FLORIDA...MOVED TO DELAWARE AND HAVE LIVED HERE THE PAST TEN MONTHS..TRUCK IS STILL REGISTERED IN FLORIDA...AND GMC WON'T REPLACE THE RECALL ABS SENSORS BECAUSE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN FLORIDA AND ITS HAS A VIN NUMBER SHOWING ORIGINATION IN FLORIDA...HOW RIDICULOUS IS THIS???????? IS THIS LEGAL TO DENY ME A RECALL....WHEN I CAN PROVE I HAVE A PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN DELAWARE???? *JB

TL*- WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB AT 20 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAQN TO SLOW DOWN , THEN WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A COMPLETE STATE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 8, 2006, PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH AND NOTFIED THE CONTACT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 52300 MILES. *AK

FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW - SOMETIMES WORKS PROPERLY, BUT OTHER TIMES READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL, READS MORE FUEL THAN IN TANK, ETC. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO HAVE THIS GENERATION OF GM FULL-SIZE TRUCK (GMC SIERRA, CHEVY SILVERADO, GMC YUKON, CHEVY TAHOE - GMT800 SERIES), AND MOST OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *JB

PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ROTORS RUSTING, REAR ROTORS RUSTED AND WORE PADS OUT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN OUT ON INSIDE ONLY, PARKING BRAKE WORN OUT ON DRIVERS SIDE INOPERABLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. ALL PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ROTORS TOO DELAMINATED TO TURN, PARKING BRAKE PADS REPLACED TOO. ALL PARTS AVAILABLE. 800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. *JB

GAS TANK FILLER NECK LEAKING FUEL. *JB

FRONT WHEEL (BOTH) SPEED SENSOR WERE CORRODED AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE WAS A RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000 DATE: AUG 29,2005 THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT PROBLEM WE HAD WITH THE SENSORS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON 9/07/05 FOR AN INSPECTION AND IT DID NOT PASS DUE TO THE SENSORS. WE WERE ADVISED TO PAY FOR REPAIR ($500) AND SEND RECEIPT IN WHEN OUR VIN NUMBER WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL....TO THIS DAY GM CLAIMS WE DO NOT QUALIFY AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT THAT WE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR REPAIRS. *NM

MY PARKING BRAKE NEVER WORKED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY. TOWING MY 28 FT 5TH WHEEL TRAILER ON LEVEL GROUND WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD BANG AND THE FEELING LIKE SOMETHING IN THE DRIVELINE HAD BROKEN. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATORS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED YET, BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY ON MY MIND. *JB

SLOW SPEED UNINTENTIONAL ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE POWER ASSIST STEERING SHAFT WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/29/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING AN INSPECTION PERFORMED, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE RECALL WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND VIN.

INJECTOR FAILURES ON 2001 GMC DURAMAX 6.6 DIESEL ENGINE. INJECTORS FAILED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 167,000 MILES, FAILED AGAIN AT 197,000 MILES AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. G M CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY FAILED AGAIN IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. INJECTORS FAILED AT 234,000 MILES AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE RENIGGED ON THEIR WORD. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD FAILURES IN 30,000 TO 40,000 MILES. THEY ARE REPLACING PARTS WITH REMANUFACTURED PARTS AND THEY ARE NOT LASTING. GM DEALERS ARE CHARGING $3600.00 TO $4,500.00 TO REPLACE THESE INJECTORS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS PLAIN THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INJECTORS WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON INJECTORS FROM 100,000 TO 200,000 MILES OR SEVEN YEARS. THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES THAT MUCH IN SEVEN YEARS. ALL I WANTED WAS A FAIR DEAL AND DID NOT GET IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WHILE TRAVELING 4 MPH, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #05V379000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE; THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL.

GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WITHOUT WARNING, EVEN AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. "LOW FUEL" WARNING STAYS ON WHEN ON EMPTY, EVEN WHEN THERE'S PLENTY OF GAS IN THE TANK. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, GMC SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THERE CUSTOMERS. THIS IS MY SECOND GMC TRUCK, AND I BOUGHT THIS ONE BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY MY 1ST TRUCK WAS GOOD. MY WIFE WANTS ME TO BUY A TOYOTA NEXT TIME, THAT'S ALL SHE EVER OWNED. GMC TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, OR I'LL WON'T BE COMING BACK FOR A 3RD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED PERTAINING TO THE ABS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL WORK. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED TO THE BRAKES, BUT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE REPAIRS WERE NEVER MADE AND THE ABS BRAKES STILL PRESENTED PERMANENT AND REPEATABLE PROBLEMS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, THE TAILGATE CABLES FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED BOTH TAILGATE CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

GASOLINE SENSOR OR COMPUTER INDICATOR SHOWS LOW FUEL AND GAS GAUGE SHOWS NO FUEL WHEN ENGINE COLD AND WEATHER IS COOL OR COLD OUTSIDE, REGARDLESS OF THE QUANTITY OF GAS IN THE TRUCKS TANK (FULL, 1/2, 3/4, ETC). THIS JUST RECENTLY HAPPENED AND ALSO FOUR TO SIX TIMES LAST WINTER. *NM

2001 2500HD DISC BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE VEHICLE FAILED A SAFETY INSPECTION AN THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR ROTORS AND WHEEL PADS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ( CHATTER, VIBRATION OR JERKING) OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING TAKEN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED.

POWER STEERING PUMP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND RESULTED IN TWO REAR END COLLISIONS. THE ACCIDENTS WERE REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED BUT DENIED THE CLAIM. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

BRAKE FAILURE. *NM

GAS FUEL GAUGE-: GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL. REFUEL LIGHT COMES ON & STAYS ON. GAUGE BOUNCES BACK & FORTH & IS HARD TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. HAVE TO WATCH ODOMETER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN TO FILL TANK UP WITH GAS. ON -GOING PROBLEM!!!!! *NM

PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO HOLD VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. DEALER STATED PARKING BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND DAMAGED REAR ROTORS OF DISK BRAKE SYSTEM. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLES VIN. *JB

2001 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB TRUCK WAS PURCHASED PRE-OWNED IN JULY 2004. VEHICLE AT PURCHASE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 28,410. IN JANUARY 2006 WITH 35,904 MILES FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS WITH PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO "RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS". IN AUGUST 2006, REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATES WERE FOUND TO BE ROTTED AWAY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE AT TIME WAS 39,846. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT ALL TIMES BY THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THROUGH. *JB

ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING AND BRAKES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PARKING FAILED DUE TO THE FRICTION MATERIAL ON THE PARKING BRAKE BEING WORN AWAY. THE PARKING BRAKE ERODED THE ROTOR TO THE POINT WHERE THE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000 REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE GAS GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN, AND THE FUEL LIGHT FLASHES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT 47,000 MILES AND WAS INFORMED I HAD TOTAL BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY (GM FILE#1-420413913) TO HAVE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY A GM DEALERSHIP AND I DID. THERE FINDINGS WERE NOTHING COULD BE DONE BY GM IN ASSISTING ME WITH A COMPLETE SET OF BRAKES & ROTORS DUE TO PREMATURE RUST. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH. THE ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE I THINK THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA FAILED TO STOP MY VEHICLE IN TIME. I REAR-ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH HIT A TOYOTA, WHICH THEN HIT A JEEP. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, YET MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NHTSA SHOULD FORCE GM TO RECALL ALL TRUCKS, REGARDELESS OF LOCATION, AND HAVE THE ABS SYSTEM PROPERLY FIXED (NOT JUST CLEAN THE SENSORS!!). *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS BELOW 10 MPH THE VEHICLE GOES INTO ABS MODE AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS TWICE FOR THE SAME REPLACEMENT PERTAINING TO THE ABS SENSING UNIT AND THE FRONT HUB RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PRESENTING THE SAME PROBLEMS. UPDATED 7/25/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A NOISE WAS HEARD, UPON INSPECTION THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE VACUUM PLATES OF THE REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE BRAKING ABILITY HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 2001 K1500. *TS THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BELIEVED IT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON I-10, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, I FELT A VIBRATION AND WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED. MY VEHICLE SWERVED AND I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RUBBER ON THE TIRE SEPARATED AND EXPOSED THE INFLATED TIRE. THE TIRE MAINTAINED ITS AIR PRESSURE AND SOME OF THE STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE BUT THE TREAD WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME, APPARENTLY, OVER STEERED IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID MY DISCARDED RUBBER AND DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ASSISTED THIS DRIVER. THE DISCARDED RUBBER DAMAGED THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO FIRESTONE'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT AT BFNT LLC ( REF # 917284) AND THEY EVALUATED IT. THEY ARE NOT CLAIMING THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. MY VEHICLE IS NOT USED OFF ROAD AND THE MODEL NUMBER IS LT245/75R16, STEELTEX RADIAL R4S II. *NM

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WITH ABS & RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AT THE TIME OF FAILURE RESULTING IN INTERMITTENTLY NO BRAKES. DEALER DIAGNOSED PART BPMV (HYDRAULIC MAIN BRAKE CONTROL VALVE GM PART#88964302 VALVE) FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED WIRES. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR WIRES ONLY ABLE TO REPLACE ENTIRE VALVE. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *JB

WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, WHY IS THERE A RECALL ONLY FOR THE NORTHEAST FOR WHEEL SPEED SENSORS IN CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENTS? I LIVE IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH, ALL OF THE ROADS IN UTAH ARE KEPT THAWED WITH SALT ALL WINTER LONG. YET THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE "SALT BELT STATES". *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT 3 MPH THE POWER STEERING AND ABS FAILED. THIS OCCURRED ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN HOME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHILE MAKING A NORMAL SPEED U TURN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THEREFORE, DELETING ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 05V005000 AND O5V379000 WERE ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY GAS GAUGE DANCES CONSTANTLY OR JUST STAYS ON EMPTY WITH GAS GAUGE ALWAYS ON GMC SIERRA 2001. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS THE GAS LEVEL CORRECTLY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER GETTING GAS THEN IT MOVES AROUND OR GOES TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT EMPTY. *JB

BRAKES WORKING POORLY AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ABS ENGAGING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT STOP SIGNS. REPLACED ALL PADS AND ROTORS, STILL LITTLE CHANGE IN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO PRECISION AUTO IN MAYVILLE WI, TO HAVE THEM CHECK BRAKES. TECHNICIAN KEITH PASTORIUS RECOMMENDED REPLACING ABS SENSORS AND HUB ASSY'S ON BOTH SIDES AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS. CHARGED $60.00 FOR SCAN TOOL DIAGNOSTICS. (INVOICE#7964) I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND RECALL 05V379000 MATCHING SAME SYMPTOMS I HAVE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO HOLIDAY AUTO, FON DU LAC WI THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE SENSORS CORRODED, BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED YET IN THE RECALL. THEY FOUND "DOCUMENT 1748482-WHEEL SPEED SENSORS NEED TO BE CLEANED." THEY TRIED TO REMOVE SENSORS, AND THEY BROKE. CHARGED ME $200.00 AND SAID IF THE RECALL INCLUDES MY VEHICLE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I COULD BE REIMBURSED. (INVOICE#257356) JAN 27 2006. I FEEL THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED AS A WARRANTY RECALL (AS DID THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALER) BECAUSE SYMPTOMS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE SYNONYMOUS WITH OTHER RECALL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, AND WHEN THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THEY ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE SERVICE BAY DOOR FROM POOR BRAKING. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY INVESTIGATING YOU DO ON MY ISSUE. I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION IF NECESSARY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 10MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACTIVATION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK 43K MILES , BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LONG BEACH 24HR FAMILY FITNESS CENTER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL ON JAN 11 2006. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AVAILABLE. WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE CAME AN INDETERMINATE PULSING SOUND AND VIBRATION ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HIT THE PARKING STRUCTURE WALL AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR). THE TRUCK IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRENTY AND THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS REPLACED WITH MY $100.00 DEDUCTABLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AT $2828.20. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AND GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE NORTH EAST STATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OVER 250+ CASES REPORTED IN CRASHES. LIVING BY THE OCEAN AND WHERE THERE IS SALT AIR PRESENT AND WITH THE 850K TRUCKES RECALLED MAKES SENSE. GM CAN RECALL ALL OF THE TRUCKS FOR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NATION WIDE THAT ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION BUT NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS TRUCKS NATION WIDE? *NM

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK 43K MILES , BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE LONG BEACH 24HR FAMILY FITNESS CENTER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL ON JAN 11TH 2006. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKES AVAILABLE. WHILE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THERE CAME AN INDETERMINATE PULSING SOUND AND VIBRATION ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HIT THE PARKING STRUCTURE WALL AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR). THE TRUCK IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY AND WAS REPLACED WITH MY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED AT $2828.20. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUE AND GM HAS TOLD ME THAT THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS IN THE NORTH EAST STATES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND OVER 250+ CASES REPORTED IN CRASHES. LIVING BY THE OCEAN AND WHERE THERE IS SALT AIR PRESENT AND WITH THE 850K TRUCKS RECALLED MAKES SENSE. GM CAN RECALL ALL OF THE TRUCKS FOR TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NATION WIDE THAT ARE CAUSED BY CORROSION BUT NOT A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT EFFECTS TRUCKS NATION WIDE? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE'S PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND WHILE UNLOADING A BOAT FROM A TRAILER, THE PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. AFTERWARDS THE CONTACT INITIALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE SHOES OF THE PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (APRIL 4, 2006): THE COMPLAINANT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE HAD INADVERDENTLY LEFT THE SHIFTER BETWEEN 'P' AND 'R'. WHEN HE SAW HIS PICKUP STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE RAMP, HE IMMEDIATELY JUMP BACK IN AND HIT THE SERVICE BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK.

ABOUT APRIL OF 2005 MY TRUCK STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME IT WOULD RESTART AUTOMATICALLY WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. TOOK IT IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS MISSING A STALL CODE AND THAT THEY HAD UPDATED IT. IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTED TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I HAD ASKED SOME MECHANICS I KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE AN IGNITION PROBLEM. WE STARTED CHECKING ALL IGNITION CONNECTIONS, FUSES, GROUNDS ETC. IT STOPPED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WERE IT WILL SHUT OFF THREE AND FOUR TIMES PER TRIP. WHILE MYSELF AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE WORKING IN LUGOFF SC IT SHUT OFF ON US IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT IF IT DID IT AGAIN TO CALL THEM AND THEY WOULD SEND A SERVICE TECH OUT TO LOOK AT IT. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK

MANY PROBLEMS: 4 WHEEL DRIVE SENSOR, FRONT END SUSPENSION, PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, SPEED SENSORS, RADIO, CENTER CONSOLE, ENGINE NOISE RAPPING WHEN STARTING, TAILGATE CABLES, ANTI-THEFT SENSOR, AND NOW THE BATTERY VOLTAGE GAUGE NEEDLE EXCESS DROPPING WHEN STOPPING, ENGINE IDLING TO LOW WHEN STOPPING. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS NORMAL. LET'S TEST DRIVE A NEW TRUCK AND SHOW ME IT IS NORMAL. THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON IN MY EYES!*JB

I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 3500. I HAVE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ID NUMBER 05V37900. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW SPEEDS. I HAVE CALLED GM ABOUT IT, E-MAILED THEM ABOUT IT, STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AND EVERYONE SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL BUT IT IS SHOULD BE FOR SURE. MY FRIENDS WITH 1500'S AND 2500'S HAVE ALL HAD IT REPAIRED BUT I GOT NO NOTICE. EVERY PLACE I CHECK SAYS IT SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT NOT WHEN I USE THE VIN ON THE GM SITE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP AND RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS RECALL IS NOT VALID FOR THE STATE IN WHICH THE CONSUMER LIVES THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AREA AND REPLACED THE BROKEN LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *NM

IN 2001 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 XXX]. WE HADN'T HAD THE VEHICLE LONG, ROUGHLY 20,000 MILES, BEFORE WE NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT TAPPING FEELING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. NOT ONLY DID THE BRAKE TAP, BUT IT WOULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE. I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ABS, BUT WAS NOT SURE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY OUR LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING PERSISTED. LAST YEAR SOMETIME WE HEARD OF A CANADIAN RECALL DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING IMPROPERLY. WE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED IT WAS A RECALL IN CANADA AND NOT THE U.S.; THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WE RECENTLY HEARD OF A RECALL IN THE U.S. FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR VIN WAS OUT OF A DIFFERENT FACTORY THAN THAT OF THE RECALL. I WAS ALSO INFORMED DURING THIS CALL THAT GM WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL MANDATED TO DO SO BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HAVING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN I DO NOT FEEL MY VEHICLE IS SAFE AND BELIEVE GM SHOULD HAVE VOLUNTARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, AS I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS TRIGGERED THE RECENT RECALLS. HOWEVER, GM, SPECIFICALLY MCKAY MOTORS A GMC DEALERSHIP, REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE UNTIL MANDATED BY A GOVERNING AUTHORITY. I AM ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER AN INVESTIGATION INTO MY VEHICLES FACTORY AND ULTIMATELY A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PERFORM CORRECTLY. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE CORRECTLY. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHILE BEING OPERATED AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR, BUT WOULD NOT CHANGE TO ANOTHER GEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED A REPAIR FOR GM. GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE, BUT PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR CONCERNS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NOTHING WAS REPAIRED. IT WAS STATED THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THAT YEAR OF VEHICLE. NOW THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS PIN POINTED, BUT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE CHARGED TO ME SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ABS. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE RIGHT FRONT HUB. THE HUB HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME ALREADY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT AS INTERMITTENTLY, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE ABS ENGAGED AT AROUND 20 MPH. SHE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM AND A DEALER. NEITHER OF THEM OFFERED ANY FREE REMEDY. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS A DUALLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE ABS PROBLEM.*AK

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 [XXX] WAS RECALLED FOR UNWANTED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. I PAID FOR THE SAME REPAIR ($363.20) OUT OF MY OWN POCKET LAST OCT. 28, 2004. RECENTLY THEY STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN AND THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT. (CAMPAIGN #05V379000). I TOOK MY TRUCK NOV. 2, 2005 TO HARBOR PONTIAC BUICK GMC, 9911 W. 300 NORTH, MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE SENSORS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $85 JUST TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO CHECK WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT IF IT WAS THE ABS MODULE, IT WILL COST ME $1,111.99 TO REPLACE IT. I AM A MECHANIC AND FEEL THAT IF THE MODULE IS BAD, THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS CAUSED IT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MY VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THE EXACT SAME THING IT WAS RECALLED FOR. I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME. IN ADDITION, WHEN I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY FOR THE REPAIRS THEY ONLY HAD (1) SENSOR IN STOCK AND REFUSED TO LET ME TAKE THE TRUCK HOME FOR "LIABILITY" REASONS. BUT TODAY THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I CAN TAKE IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT WAS RECALLED FOR. I CAN'T AFORD TO PAY WHAT THEY WANT TO FIX IT SO I AM FORCED TO DRIVE IT THE WAY IT IS. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE FOLLOWED BY A RUBBING NOISE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 INVOLVING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS LED TO BELIEVE HE WOULD RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT UNDER 10 MPH.I HAVE CALLED THE GMC HOT LINE AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 TRUCK WHICH IS ONE OF THE MODELS IDENTIFIED AS BEING IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLES VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST,AND THAT EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM THAT GMC WILL NOT COVER IT. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. HAD PREVIOUSLY THE REPAIR WORK DONE. WHEN SHE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY TOLD HER THEY WOULD REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR WORK, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REMAINING REPAIR WORK. . SINCE REPAIRS THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP , AND THEY FOUND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE ABS REMAINED LIT AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ADJUSTED THE CABLE. THIS ADJUSTMENT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. HE STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR ROTORS. THE ROTOR/DRUM ASSEMBLY RUSTED. THE RUSTING WAS CAUSING A DECREASE IN THE BRAKING POWER. THE ROTORS WERE SO RUSTED THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. *AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05V379 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. THE ABS SYSTEM WAS CLEANED PREVIOUSLY AND THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS AGAIN. THEREFORE, HE FELT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD OFFER A PERMANENT SOLUTION. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR HAVING THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RUST ON THE ABS SENSOR ON THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY TOOK THE FRONT HUBS OFF AND CLEANED OUT THE RUST. THE TWO ABS SENSORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY AT THIS TIME. THERE WAS RECALL, 05V379000, AND THIS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE ROTORS WERE REPLACD DUE TO RUST. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT WA SHAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PUSH BUTTON MODULE THAT ENGAGES THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS GETTING STUCK BETWEEN TWO WHEEL AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. HE HAS TALKED TO GM, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANY REPAIRS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. *NM

BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO HARD AT LOW SPEED AND NOT BRAKE. MY DEALER SAID IT IS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND HE CLEANED IT. GMC HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR SUVS AND SOME PICKUPS BUT NOT FOR MY TRUCK. *JB

DT : THE CONTACT STATED ON OCTOBER 1, 2004 THE ABS LIGHT WAS CAME ON AND STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACT HAS TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONTACT STATED SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERS, AND THEY SAID THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AT ALL NOW. THE ABS BRAKES EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER THEY CLAIMED THAT REPLACING THE ABS MODULE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 1500 SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. HE HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKES EVER SINCE HE BOUGHT THE TRUCK SIX MONTHS AGO. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE ABS KICKS IN AT LOW SPEEDS, AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL . THEY TOLD HIM TO CALL BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HE CALLED BACK AND THEY SAID THERE STILL WASN'T ANY RECALL. HE WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN THE EVENT THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE RECALL. HE HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT RECALL 05V379000 WILL BE ISSUED. *AK

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK IN 4 LOW ON MY 4X4 (MANUAL SHIFT),AND I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE, YOU CAN FEEL THE TORQUE. WHEN I GO AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK IT STARTS TO GRIND WHILE ENGAGING IN THE PARK POSITION. I BROUGHT IT TO A GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSFER CASE TO DO THIS. IF YOU ASK ME, IF THERE IS GRINDING NOISES ON MOVING PARTS, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT OR "NORMAL". *NM

2001 GMC SIERRA WHEN I COME IN FOR STOP THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. WILL GO ABOUT 5 TO 10 FEET FROM WERE YOU WANT IT TO STOP IT. I CALLED GMC AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR 2001 TRUCKS AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE RECALL THEY HAD TO OF USED THE SAME PARTS ON ALL OF THEIR TRUCKS FOR THAT YEAR SO THEY ARE LYING AND MY BRAKE ROTORS FALL APART ABOUT 41,000 MILES FRONT AND BACK THEY REPLACED THEM AFTER SOME '!@#$% ON MY END AND WHEN I HIT 83,000 MILES THE HIGH QUALITY GMC ROTORS THAT THEY REPLACED FALL APART ON ME AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT WAS NORMAL AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. *JB

DT: NOTICED ON AUGUST 30, 2005 THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BRAKES, BUT THE STATE OF WISCONSIN WAS NOT INCLUDED, WHEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE THE SENSOR DID NOT READ IT AND THE PEDAL PUSHED FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. COULD COME UP TO A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT KEEP THE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING, AND NO MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE THE VEHICLE STILL DID THIS. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE CONSUMER HAD TO TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, BUT THEY HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS. *AK

2001 GMC SIERRA HALF TON PICKUP, ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER STATES, WHY NOT MINNESOTA. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM !! *NM

CONSTANT LOW SPEED ANTILOCK FAILURE. *NM

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. REF:PE 05020 NHTSA INVESTIGATION.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE SEATBELT ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PICKUP FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THE SEAT BELT STOPED WORKING IT PULLS TIGHT IN THE SEAT MAKING ITUNUSEABLE WITHOUT WARNING MY WIFE WAS IN SOUTHDAKOTA WITH HER DAUGHTER AND IT TIGHTENED UP THEY HAD TO FINISH THE TRIP WITHOUT IT . I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THR 2000 TRUCKS FOR SEATBELTS . MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN MID 2000 AND PUT INTO SERVICE IN AUGUST 2000. COULD I HAVE GOTTEN ONE OF THE OLD SEATBELTS . NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW SEAT BELT . THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS COVERED UNDERWARRENTY AS IT HAPPENED ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST TIME NOW ALMOST 2 YEARS TO THE DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN WEARING BELTS SO NOW FOR 2 WEEKS NO ONE CAN RIDE IN MY TRUCK. I STILL HAVE NOT GOT THE NEW BELT

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC 2500 PICK UP TRUCK, AND THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 18,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING HEARD A BUZZING NOISE FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, AND LATER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS ON THE BACK. ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THE ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED. THE ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SERVICE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR, REPLACE AT LEAST ONE ROTOR ON THE BACK, A BACK CALIPER, AND THE FRONT ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED, AND MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK

DT: 2001 GMC SERRIA. THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL IN THE STATES ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TAKE OVER, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, MAY BE ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE STOPS, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE GET WORSE. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS TRUCK BUT ONLY FOR THE ONES PRODUCED IN CANADA. THIS APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSED FROM THE ROAD SALT WHICH CORRODED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES. *AK

THE BREAKS ON MY 2001 GMC 1500 SIERRA BEGAN KICKING BACK DURING STOPS ON DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT NEAR THE END OF THE STOP. THIS CAUSED ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO NEARLY HIT CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP SIGNS AND IN PARKING LOTS. I ALSO USE THIS VEHICLE FOR WORK AROUND MY PROPERTY AND HAVE NEARLY RUN INTO TREES AND EQUIPMENT NEAR MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER, HAWKINS CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE, INC. AND WAS TOLD THE ABS SPEED SENSOR WAS CORRODED AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS ON THE TWO FRONT WHEELS ON 8/17/05 UNDER INVOICE CTCS85615. I WAS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM AS MY OTHER VEHICLE, A 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BEGAN TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD TWO VEHICLES WHICH WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THE SAME TIME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ABOUT THE SUBURBAN (ODI NUMBER 10132681) ON 8/12/05 AND ALSO CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS DENIED ANY HELP WITH MY PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN A FILE NUMBER 1-355599627 AND THEREFORE DID NOT CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT MY SIERRA TRUCK. I CONDUCTED SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THESE MODEL TYPE VEHICLES IN THE YEARS 1999 TO 2002 WERE RECALLED IN CANADA FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO SPOKE TO MY SISTER'S FAMILY ABOUT THEIR 1999 GMC SIERRA AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY TOO HAVE REPLACED THESE SENSORS, BUT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA OR GM. *NM

FIRST SHOWING SIGNS OF BRAKES NOT WORKING WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE PROPERLY, ABOUT A 5 DAY PERIOD BEFORE THEY WERE GETTING TO THE POINT OF NOT ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT IT FAILING. I HAD ALL BRAKES REPAIRED THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE. I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BUT, IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO ME REAR ENDING SOMEONE AT A STOP LIGHT, HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET TRUCK TO STOP COMPLETELY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY PUT IN TWO FRONT SENSORS FOR THE ABS SYSTEMS. THEY STATE THEY HAVE HAD TO FEW THEY HAVE REPLACED. *JB

DT: 2001 GMC SIERRA TRUCK. THERE WAS RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING THE TAILGATE LATCH/CABLE FAILURE. RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. TAILGATE FAILED THREE TIMES, AND THE CABLES FAILED ONCE. THE CABLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS ON OCTOBER 14, 2002 AND REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS ON DECEMBER 13, 2004 AND REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE THIRD FAILURE WAS ON AUGUST 8, 2005. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. IN THE FINAL RECALL LETTER THE MANUFACTURER INCLUDED A COSTUMER CLAIM FORM. THE CONTACT FILED THE CLAIM FORM ON DECEMBER 13, 2004 FOR $663.87, ON JANUARY 5, 2005 , AND THE CLAIM WAS DENIED BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

DISC ROTOR DELAMINATION, ANTI-LOCK CONTROL. I WAS PULLING A 3/4 TON VAN STUCK IN HIS YARD, AS I GOT HIM CLOSE TO THE HARD SURFACE ( DRIVEWAY) I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP, IT HIT THE CORNER OF HIS BLOCK HOUSE. NO DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE HOWEVER I HAD TO REPLACE ALL BUT HOOD AND ONE HEADLIGHT ASSY. 10 MPH AND NEITHER BAG DEPLOYED. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY OWN STUPIDITY UNTIL READING ALL THE ISSUES ON HERE W/ GM'S BRAKING PROBLEMS. I FEEL A BIT BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. THE BIG ISSUE !! ALL FOUR ROTORS DELAMINATED W/ 46,000 MILES THIS IS THE 1ST NEW TRUCK I'VE OWNED AND BELIEVE ME IT'S BEEN BABIED FOR SURE. I WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE DEALER THERE WAS NOTHING GM WOULD DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT WAS MY PROBLEM FOR NOT DRIVING IT AS MUCH AS I SHOULD (B.S.) DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME A GRAND TO REPLACE ALL THE ROTORS AND PADS I DID IT FOR 500.00 AND STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS. I'M SURE GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS, IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE DID I FAIL TO MENTION THE MUFFLER HAD A RATTLE IN IT AND WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE 1ST 1000 MILES, THE THUMP IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAS NO WAY TO BE LUBRICATED. MAN I AM DISAPPOINTED IN GM PRODUCTS. *JB

MY 2001 GM SIERRA TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE, EXACTLY AS REPORTED IN MANY NEWS SOURCES, WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. (REF: DETNEWS.COM MAY 27, 2005 BY JEFF PLUNGIS) *JB

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA AND THERE HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AFTER THE FIRST 5,000 MILES O. TTHE BRAKE HIT PERFECTLY ON THE OUTBOARD PART OF THE BRAKE, BUT THE IN BOARD PART OF THE BRAKE OF EACH BRAKE IS ONLY HITTING ABOUT 15 PERCENT. UPON INSPECTION THE BRAKE PAD WORE OUT VERY LITTLE. BY APPEARANCE, IT A INSIDE CALIPER WAS NOT MILLED SQUARE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CALIPER, CAUSING THE BRAKE PAD NOT HIT SQUARELY ON THE ROTOR. THE SERVICE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON T AND THAT THE ROTOR WAS WARPED. *AK

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FOUND TO BE WORN OUT. MOVEMENT OF THE TIRE AT TOP FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. NO STEERING OR BRAKING PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED BEFORE THE CONDITION WAS FOUND AS PART OF THE MISSOURI STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. THIS PROBLEM CAN ONLY BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE HUB ASSEMBLY. ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COST $1000.00. *JB

DT: CALLER SAID AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS KICKED IN AND MADE IT HARD TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED THREE TIMES. HAD THEM REPLACE THE ABS IN THE SPRING OF 2003, 2004 AND IN MAY OF 2005. DEALER SAID THE FIRST TIME WAS A HUB ASSEMBLY AND THE OTHER TWO IT WAS THE ROTORS. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

AS I AM COMING TO A STOP NEAR 10 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY AND IT IS HARD TO STOP WITHOUT PUMPING THE BRAKES. THIS IS ONLY OCCURRING AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH WITHOUT ANY SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. *NM

DT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AT 10 MPH . HAD TWO TECHNICANS THAT VERIFIED WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT WAS THROUGH THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED ON JANUARY 11, 2005. EXPECTED TO GET A RECALL LETTER BUT THIS VEHICKE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THE TREAD ON 2 FIRESTONE TIRE COME OFF. THE FIRST ONE CAME OFF AT 19,657 MILES ON 6-10-05. THE SECOND ONE CAME OFF AT 22,250 MILES ON 7-13-05 WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. HE BROUGHT THEM TO FIRESTONE ON 6-10-05. THEY MADE HIM AN OFFER, BUT IT DID NOT SEEM REASONABLE. ONE MONTH LATER, THE SECOND TIRE FAILED, AND THEY PRORATED THE TIRES FOR WEAR. CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES, AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME ON THE TRUCK THAT HE BOUGHT IN 2001. THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM THE NEW TIRES UNTIL HE GAVE THEM THE OLD TIRES. THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO TRUCK. HE STILL HAD THE FIRST TIRE THAT WAS DAMAGED. THE TIRES THAT FAILED WERE THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES.*AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE POSSIBLY RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05020. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED INCREASE DISTANCE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. POSSIBLE LEADING TO REAR ENDING OF OTHER VEHICLES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY TO OCCUPANTS OF OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED BY DEALER WAS TOLD TO REPLACE SENSORS AND CLEAN RUST OR "PULL THE FUSE AND IGNORE ABS LIGHTS ON DASH. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 05500 WORK ON 7-28-05 FOR THE IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR SYSTEM. IT WAS INSPECTED AND REPLACED. . WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER IT WAS RUNNING WELL, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES LATER CONSUMER WAS CALLED BY THE SERVICE DESK AND INFORMED THAT TRUCK NEEDED A NEW DISTRIBUTOR. HOWEVER, CONSUME R DID NOT BELIEVE THAT TRUCK NEEDED A NEW DISTRIBUTOR. THEN A SERVICE PERSON TOLD CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A DISTRIBUTOR OR THEY COULD TIE A ZIP TIE ON THE DISTRIBUTOR, AND THAT WAS WHAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID. THEY TIED A PLASTIC ZIP TIE ONTO THE DISTRIBUTOR. CONSUMER WAS WONDERING WHY THAT HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS RUNNING WELL. BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE THIRTY MINUTES EARLIER. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID IF THE OWNER DID NOT GET A NEW DISTRIBUTOR THE TIE COULD COME LOOSE AND THE TRUCK WOULD QUIT RUNNING. NEEDLESS TO SAY, CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED THAT THE DEALERSHIP PUT A BRAND AIDE FIX ON THE TRUCK AND PUT IT BACK ON THE ROAD. CONSUME R HAD NOT CONTACTED GM AT THIS POINT. *AK

DT: THE CALLER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT, AND THEY WOULD CHANGE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH ONE THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. INSPECTOR TOLD CALLER HE NEEDED TO GET PROBLEM FIXED OR NEXT YEAR IT WILL PROBABLY NOT PASS INSPECTION. TRUCK IS A SIERRA C15.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES THE ABS BRAKES COME ON AT BELOW 10 MPH. IT CAUSES THE TRUCK NOT STOP. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST MONTH. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS THAT COME ON INSIDE THE TRUCK WHEN THIS OCCURS. HE HAS WRITTEN A COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. HE HAS NOT TAKEN IT TO A DEALER YET. HE HAS RESEARCHED THIS AND KNOWS IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (2+ WEEKS) AND THE MACHINED SURFACE ON THE REAR ROTORS RUSTS AND PEALS OFF LEAVING A ROUGH SURFACE WEARING OUT PADS PREMATURELY AND NECESSITATING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS

MY ABS SYSTEM PUMPS THE BRAKES AS I SLOW TO A STOP. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS AS I APPROACH A STOP SIGN. I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE TRUCK SLOWS, AND JUST BEFORE IT STOPS, THE ABS PUMP PUMPS ONCE OR TWICE. I CAN HEAR THE PUMP AND FEEL IT IN THE PEDAL. I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500, 4WD, EXTENDED CAB. I REMOVED THE 2 FRONT WHEEL SENSORS, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, CLEANED THEM AND REPLACED THEM. I ALSO TESTED EACH SENSOR TO VERIFY THAT IT SHOWED THE PROPER RESISTANCE VALUE. NONE OF THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM.

DT: THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY. IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. OWNER HAS HAD THE PARKING BRAKE CHANGED AND IT STILL DID NOT WORK. OWNER THOUGHT THE CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS THE PROBLEM. HE FOUND THIS INFORMATION IN THE CONSUMER REPORTS IN JULY 2005 ISSUE. THE OWNER CONTACTED GM AND THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO HELP HIM. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADING A BOAT ON A RAMP, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HOLDING THE TRUCK. IT HAS WORKED FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. OWNER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK *SB PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (APRIL 4, 2006): THE COMPLAINANT (DRIVER) WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN HE FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKES ALONE WOULD NOT IMMOBILIZE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL BACK INTO THE WATER.

I HAVE A 2001 SIERRA PICKUP WITH AUTO TRANS AND THE PARKING BAKE IS NOT WORKING. THE OTHER DAY I SET THE BRAKE IN THE DRIVE WAY AND NOTICED THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY (IT WAS IN NEUTRAL). I ADJUSTED THE BRAKE TO ITS MAXIMUM SETTING AND IT STILL WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE PULLED THE WHEEL ROTOR TO INSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE. IT IS A ONE PIECE SHOE DESIGN. THE LINING IS WORN FUNNY. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAME PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM THAT IS BEING RECALLED IN THE MANUAL TRANS VERSION OF THIS TRUCK. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE LINING, HOWEVER I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WORE OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE

PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP WHEN BUTTON TO RAISE IT WAS PUSHED. WINDOW WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHEN MOVER BY GRABBING THE GLASS. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO TOOK APART THE DOOR THEN SAID THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN. A WIRE CABLE IN THE MECHANISM WAS BROKEN, BUT THE WIRE BY ITSELF WAS NOT AVAILABLE. NOT COVERED BY WARRATY, AS THIS WAS A "WEAR " ITEM. MILEAGE ON TRUCK 24000 COST $717.00

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA PU TRUCK AFTER THE SECOND YEAR OF OWNERSHIP BEGAN TO EMIT HOWLING SOUNDS FROM THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAB'S INTERIOR. GRADUALLY THE NOISE GOT WORSE. TODAY IT IS AN ALMOST CONSTANT HOWLING SOUND AS IF WIND IS COMING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I WILL RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK FOR A RECHECK. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OTHER, SIMILAR GMC AND CHEVROLET TRUCKS ARE DOING THE SAME THING.

DT:THE CONSUMER STAED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS.. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS DUE TO CORROSION. THIS DID REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS.*AK

DT: ALL THE BRAKES FAILED PREMATURELY AT 50,000. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE, THOUGHT IT WAS BRAKE PADS, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. USE VEHICLE FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING BOATS IN THE SALT WATER. HAD 6 OTHER GMC VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *AK *TT *NM

LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION ON 2001 GMC SIERRA (SEE INVESTIGATION PE05020)

THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. *JB A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE. *JB

CONTACT STATES: CONTACT IS HAVING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN HE SLOWS DOWN THE ABS KICKS IN AND EXPERIENCES EXTENDS STOPPING DISTANCE. NO PRIOR WARNING. ONLY DOES IT LIKE AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH AND UNDER. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. DEALER ADMITTED THAT ONE OF HIS MECHANICS DID FIX ANOTHER GMC SIERRA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ABS PROBLEM CAUSED THE MECHANIC TO HIT THE DOCK DOOR AT THE DEALER STATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN SNOWY WEATHER DUE TO SALT ON THE SENSOR.*AK ON A DAILY BASIS ABS BRAKES PULSATE AND INCREASE CONSUMER'S BREAKING DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEEDS. CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL CLOSE ACCIDENTS WHICH WERE A RESULT OF THE FAILED ABS BRAKES. *SB *NM

I HAVE A 2001 GMC PICKUP. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED TWICE. JUNE 2003 AND AGAIN THIS MONTH. BOTH TIMES REQUIRING A $650 FIX. SOMETHING ABOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE/DISC BRAKE SYSTEM BUT THE DEALER WAS VAGUE.

I AM COMPLAINING AND ASKING FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO ABS BRAKE ACTIVATIONS ON MY 2001 GMC 1500 SIERRA. I READ AN ARTICLE THAT MANY FAILURES WERE OCCURRING AND THAT THIS WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. GM HAS RECALLED VEHICLES IN CANADA ALONG THE "RUST BELT" I HEARD. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND GO THROUGH SIMILAR WEATHER ISSUES AS CANADA AND FEEL THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE ALSO THE SAME AS THE CANADIAN ISSUES. MY ABS BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE ALMOST DAILY AND MY VEHICLE IS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. I WOULD ENCOURAGE FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AS CLEARLY THE SAME THING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN CANADA IS ALSO OCCURRING HERE AS WELL. WITH THE ADDED STOPPING DISTANCE AS A RESULT OF THE ABS/BRAKE FAILURES, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE A SENSELESS ACCIDENT OCCUR WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE, INJURY OR GOD FORBID ANY DEATHS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT HOME IF YOU NEED FURTHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MARCO A. HERNANDEZ OLIVET, MI (269) 749-9295

DT: CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH ABS SENSORS. FIRST INCIDENT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO. AT SLOW BRAKING AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH OR LESS THE ABS SENSORS ACTIVATED, AND THIS INTEREFERED WITH THE BRAKING ITSELF. WAS UNABLE TO STOP. HAD TRUCK SERVICED IN DECEMBER 2003 FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER DID SCAN TEST, REMOVED WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND REMOVED RUST AND DEBRIS FROM IT AS WELL. CURRENTLY, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM . CALLED GMC AND DEALER STATED THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR UNTIL THERE WAS A RECALL. THIS PROBLEM WAS WORSE WHEN TRYING TO PARK TRUCK. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER LITERALLY. *AK

DT: ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. TRIED TO CALL GM, AND THEY WILL NOT RETURN THE CALLS. THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. CAR VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES.*AK *SB

PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE. REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER# 05V161000

DT: CONSUMER SAYS AT LOW SPEED UNDER 9 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN, AND VEHICLE LOSES BRAKING ABILITY. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. BRAKES PULSATE, AND CONSUMER SAYS HE HAS TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THIS STARTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.*AK

ANTI-LOCKING BRAKES - PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES - AS BRAKES APPLIED ON DRY OR WET SURFACE, THE WORST BRAKES GOT, NO MATTER IF LIGHT OR HARD TOUCH OR SLOW OR FAST SPEED. GMC SIERRRA (2001) WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR AFTER BRAKES FAILED CAUSING SLOW SPEED COLLISION WITH SPOUSES PU TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY RESULTING IN NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. REPLACED ONE SPEED SENSOR (LEFT FRONT WHEEL) AND CLEANED OTHER AT MY EXPENSE ($148.60 FOR PARTS, LABOR CHARGE WAIVED - MILEAGE 35416). 2ND COMPLAINT OR REQUEST - DRAGGING BRAKES OR LOCKING AND PULLING WHEN APPLIED 3RD COMPLAINT OR REQUEST - REMOVE ALL FOUR WHEELS AND CHECK BRAKES - RESULTS - REPAIR INCLUDE PARTS & LABOR AT MY EXPENSE - (MILEAGE 41073) MACHINE TWO FRONT AND TWO REAR ROTORS AND REPLACE FRONT AND REAR CALIPERS PLUS FREE UP SLIDDERS (PARTS $272, UNKNOWN BREAKDOWN ON LABOR COST ABOVE AND BEYOND).

DT: WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN AND THE VEHICLE LOOSES BRAKES FOR A SECOND AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DROPS. DEALER WILL CHARGE TO FIX IT AND CALLER HAS NOT HAD THEM FIXED YET AND SAYS HE MIGHT JUST DISCONNECT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES UNTIL GMC HAS A RECALL. *NM *TT *SB

ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM- VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP TRUCK AT LOW SPEEDS. NO ACCIDENTS, BUT NEAR ACCIDENTS, AND NO INJURIES. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED ON 10/29/2003 AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED ON 10/08/2004. BOTH WERE REPLACED AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. REPEATED FAILURES OF THE TRUCK BRACKING SYSTEM TO STOP IN SUFFICIENT TIME BEFORE PANIC SET IN!

DT: THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES FIXED AND THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT A CANADA RECALL. WHEN PREPARING TO STOP IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ABS KICKED IN AND WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES I T SHUTTERED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE THE LEFT SENSOR AND WHEEL BEARING ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW THEY HAVE FIXED THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF, $500.50. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RETURN HIS CALL. *JB THE CONSUMER HAS THE OLD PART IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED A NOISE WOULD BE PRESENT. THE ABS BRAKES WOULD POP BACK AND ACTIVATE WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT. *AK *SC *JB

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT 10 MPH WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ON OCTOBER 14, 2004. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO INTERNAL HUB FAILURE IN WHICH BOTH HUBS WERE REPLACED. *AK THE BRAKES NEVER FAILED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. *SC *JB

DT: ABS BRAKES ON 2001 GMC SIERRA. AT A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW AND AT LOW SPEEDS LESS THAT 15 MPH THE ABS KICKED IN. HAD IT LOOKED AT, AND MECHANIC SAID IT WAS FINE. I DID HEAR THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ONE LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. *AK

ABS ACTIVATES JUST BEFORE COMMING TO COMPLETE STOP.(5-8MPH) ABRUPTLY EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM SHOWED UP AFTER TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 4 DAYS. PROBABLY ALLOWING CORROSION TO DEVELOPE. VIRGINIA DID USE LARGE QUANTITIES OF SALT THIS YEAR FOR ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL. CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. NOT YET CORRECTED. WILL SEE IF REMOVAL, CLEANING AND LUBRICATION OF WHEEL SENSORS WILL SOLVE PROBLEM.

I HAD A DEER JUMP IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND MY TRUCK BARELY SLOWED DOWN. I AVOIDED THE ANIMAL.I THEN TORE APART ALL BRAKES AND FOUND THE REAR EXTREMALY RUSTED. I REPLACED ALL PADS, HAD ROTORS RE-SURFACED.REAR ROTORS WERE BARELY SALVIGABLE AFTER SANDBLASTING.TRUCK HAS 30,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP MY 2001 GMC SIERRA TRUCK'S BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.

I DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE BUT THE PASS LOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ON THE GM PRODUCTS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT OR NOT START AT ALL. 90 % OFF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM ON THEM HAVE PROBLEMS. GM MECHANICS SAY IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH OR THIS OR THAT BUT IT ISNT IT IS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. AFTER PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IT STILL HAPPENS. I LIVE IN A SMALL RURAL COMMUNITY WITH ALOT OF TRAINS AND I DONT FEEL THAT MY TRUCK SHOULD BE STALLING ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING AROUND ON THE NET TO FIND HELP THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WRONG PLACE OR AN EMERGENCY COMES UP AND IT WILL NOT START. SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I BELEIVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. MY VEHICLE ITSELF STALLED FOR 10 MIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT COULD FIX THE PROBLEM EXCEPT THERE IS WAYS TO BYPASS IT. REWIRE YOUR IGNITION SWITCH. THIS COULD CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS. OR YOU CAN BUY A FIFTY DOLLAR BYPASS MODULE. THEN YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT ON. YA YOU COULD UNPLUG THE LIGHT IN THE MESSAGE CENTER BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER ALERTS THAT COME UP IN THERE. YOU WOULD LOOSE THEM. I WOULD RATHER HAVE MY SECURITY SYSTEM WORKING PROPERLY SO THAT IF SOMEONE TRYS TO STEAL MY VEHICLE THEY HAVE A HARDER TIME DOING SO & SO MY FAMILY AND I DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT STALLING SOMEWHERE. I WOULD THINK THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT GM GETS ABOUT THIS THEY WOULD HAVE A BIT OF AN IDEA TO FIX IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

DT: AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN BRAKES FROZE AND VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE PEDAL FROZE WITH NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE ABS DID COME ON A COUPLE TIME AFTERWARDS AND THE PEDAL ALSO FROZE AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER BUT HAD NO REPAIRS MADE. *NM

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA PICKUP AND HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE RECENT INVESTIGATION YOU ARE DOING ON THE BRAKES FADING AT SLOW SPEEDS. OVER THE WINTER THIS VEHICLE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. LESS THAN 10 MPH IT ACTS LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE KICKING IN EXCEPT THE DIFFERENCE IS IT WONT STOP. YOU MUST QUICKLY PUMP THE PEDAL AND THEN THE BRAKES WORK. I AM TOLD THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND MY HOPES ARE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL AND GM WILL HAVE TO PICK UP THE TAB. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS IS A POSSIBILITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE OR SHOULD I HAVE THEM REPAIRED AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN? I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LET YOUR INVESTIGATORS INSPECT MY TRUCK AS IT IS NOT A RANDOM ISSUE. IT WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU BRAKE LESS THAN 10 MPH. THANK YOU. JEFF NEWKIRK FORT WAYNE IN. 260 627-3350 260 413-1116

DT: ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. TAKEN TO DEALER, HAD THE EROSION CLEANED OFF, AND THE FIX HELPED FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. MOVING DOWNWARD ON A HILL THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. MULTIPLE NEAR-MISSES.*AK

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THIS TRUCK, I WAS DOING LESS THAN 20 MPH SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT. I HIT A SMALL DUMP THEN I HEARD THE ABS COME ON AND I ROLL RIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT MUST BE MY DRIVING. AFTER SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR SITUATIONS, I HAD THE ABS DISCONECTED AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER FAILURES.

THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ON MY TRUCK HAVE ONLY BEEN ACTUALLY USED 4-5 TIMES. THEY DO NOT HOLD AND I'M TOLD WILL NOT PASS MY ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS ( AND CONFIDENTIALLY BY A SERVICE REP AT A DEALER) THAT THE DESIGN OF THE GMC AND CHEVROLET EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM IS POORLY DESIGNED AND WHETHER ENGAGED OR NOT , THE BRAKESHOES ARE CONTINOUSLY IN CONTACT W/THE DRUMS, CAUSING THEM TO WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY - BECOMING COMPLETELY USELESS AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPARE AND REPLACE - NOT TO MENTION VERY DANGEROUS.

PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND MADE GRINDING NOISE WHEN BUTTON PUSHED TO ROLL DOWN. DISASSEMBLED PASSENGER DOOR TO INVESTIGATE. FOUND ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR CABLE BROKEN WITH OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CORROSION (RUST) AT POINT OF FAILURE. ALSO NOTED SUBSTANTIAL CORROSION ON SCREWS HOLDING MOTOR ASSEMBLY IN PLACE.

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 4 WD PICK-UP WITH 45,000 MILES THAT EXPERIENCED ANTI-LOCK FAILURE.THE SYSTEM WOULD START PULSATING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS(SMASHED IN TO MY GARAGE DOOR ONCE) BEFORE PULLING THE FUSE AS ADVISED BY THE GM DEALER.AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT MOST EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WITH 99-2002 YEAR GM VEHICLES HAD THEIR FUSES PULLED AS WELL. I CALLED GM PREVIOUSLY REGARDING OTHER BRAKE PROBLEMS (ANTI-LOCK PUMP FAILURE)(GM ROTORS THAT ONLY LAST 6,000 MIES) AND THE ARROGANT CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSONEL TRY TO CONVINCE YOU THAT THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR BRAKE PARTS OR SYSTEMS AND WON'T COVER ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THEY ARE LIARS. I SAW THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION NOTICE AND WANTED TO GIVE MY TWO CENTS. THANKS FOR MAKING THESE CROOKS CORRECT A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

DT: ABS WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. RECENTLY HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON BY A DEALER, AND THIS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE YOU HEAR A GROWLING NOISE ,AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NO OTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT HAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK

DT: WHEN IT IS WET OR SNOWING; AND YOU START TO LEAVE AND GO TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP . THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT FIRST START. *AK

WHILE BRAKING AT A STOP LIGHT, MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, PROCEEDED TO SLIDE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT, LIGHT SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND AND A LITTLE WET, SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR LESS AT IMPACT, IS THIS RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATION FOR GM TRUCKS ? ALSO THIS PAST YEAR AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I WAS BRAKING THE ABS KICK IN BUT THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOW SPEED BUT I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO PREVENT ENTERING THE INTERSECTION AND MISSED STRICKING A CAR?

CONTACT STATES: AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS LOCKED UP. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO CONSUMER'S OTHER GMC SIERRA . DEALER SAID THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY WAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE ABS KICKED IN IT RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NO PRIOR WARNING TO THE FAILURE. *AK

CONTACT STATES: AT VERY LOW SPEED ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD KICK IN WHEN CONSUMER WOULD BRAKE INSTEAD OF BRAKING THE VEHICLE WOULD KEEP MOVING, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITION IS. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. CONTACT CALLED GM, THEY SAID IT NEEDED TWO NEW HUBS, INCLUDING THE BEARINGS (LEFT AND RIGHT). GM COVERED 1/2 OF THE COST. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE.*AK

GMC 2001 SIERRA. BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE WHEN STOPPING. ONLY 23,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TOO RUSTED AND PITTED TO RESURFACE. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM, BUT SAID IT WAS MY FAULT THEY RUSTED BECAUSE I "DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ENOUGH". THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE PADS UNDER WARRANTY.

DRIVIND DOWN 1603 EAST BOUND APPROACHING STOP LIGHT AND FELT SMALL RIPPLES IN THE ROAD AND ANTI LOCK SYSTEM KICKED IN AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND HIT A FULL SIZE 2001 TO 2004 CHEVY PICK UP IN THE REAR BUMPER. NO INJURIES AND CRASH WAS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH AND AN ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE BETWEEN THE 2 VEHICLES WAS 2000.00 TO 2500.00. AS OF MAY 3 2005 I AM HAVING THE BRAKES SERVICED AND SENSORS CHECKED. AFTER READING THE ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT A POSSIBILITY OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN A FLUKE BEING THAT THIS HAPPENED ON DRY PAVEMENT AND SUNNY CONDITIONS.

I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA, I WAS DRIVING FROM ONE JOB TO THE OTHER WHEN A PERSON DRIVING NEXT TO ME FLAGGED ME DOWN SAYING THAT I DROPPED MY SPARE TIRE. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK, I WAS MISSING MY TIRE AND THE CABLE THAT WAS HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE WAS BUSTED. LUCKILY THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER SCHOOL AND SPEED LIMITS WERE AT 20MPH. NO ONE GOT HURT BUT IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A CONGESTED HIGH SPEED ROAD THIS COULD OF CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE SAFTY OF ALL PEOPLE ARE AT RISK OF THIS HAPPENING AS I EXPERIENCED IT MYSELF. A 2001 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A PART THAT CAN BUST AND DROP A TIRE ON THE ROAD. I TOOK THIS REPORT TO CHAMPION GMC LOCATED IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. THE MAN THAT ATTENDED ME MEL DID NOTHING BUT GIVE ME A 200.00 ESTIMATE FOR PARTS AND LABOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL BEFORE IT CAUSES A PROBLEM OR DEATH.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND GOT HARD. CONSUMER HAD TO PUMPS THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL ABS SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK IT. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SIDE BRAKE CALIPER SHEARED OFF AND THAT THE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK TWO BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE WHEEL CAUSING THE CALIPER TO COME LOOSE AND GET CAUGHT IN THE WHEEL OPENING TEARING THE BRAKE LINE. *NM

TRUCK EXHIBITS FAILURE OF BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS; PEDAL HARD AND NO BRAKE; HIT BUILDING AT SLOW SPEED MINIMAL DAMGE; TRUCK HAD 38,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER;THEY SAID KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG; CHANGED OUT LEFT FRONT HUB AND SPEED SENSOR $405.00. *AK

A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS A/T TIRE SIZE P265/75R16 SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHERE THE TREAD COMPLETELY DELAMINATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING $1,000 BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE.*AK

ABS LIGHT IS ON AND WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD. WHICH I HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE HUB ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $375.00 PER SIDE AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 31,543 MILES ON IT. THE REPLACEMENT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK CONSUMER TOLD SERVICE WRITER THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHILE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE TECHNICIAN DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR ABS BRAKES. *BF *NM

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOUND FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK *JB

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA HAS A TENDENCY TO USE OIL. IT HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 3000 KMS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND OF OIL. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT MY TRUCK ROLLS AHEAD WHEN I START IT IN COLD WEATHER. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THAT IS THEIR ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING!!! AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, WHEN A VEHICLE IS IN PARK IT SHOULD NOT MOVE WHEN YOU START IT!!!! *JB

LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP WHEN IT IS SUPPOSE TO. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCOSIANS AND HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS FOR ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK LIKE THEY SHOULD BECAUSE ABS ENGAGES. THERE IS ABSOLUTLY NO REASON FOR THE ABS TO BE ENGAGING. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON GM TRUCKS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRUCK WILL RUN FINE UNTIL WARM. PULLING INTO STOP SIGN, GARAGE, TRAFFIC LIGHT,PARKING LOT ETC. TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF. ALTERNATOR GAUGE PULLS DOWN BELOW 9 VOLTS. NEW ALT. BELT, NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. SEVERAL BOTTLES OF INJECTOR CLEANER WERE USED OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD. NOTHING HELPED SO FAR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS. THE LAST ONE WAS ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE STOPED AND I ENDED UP OUT INTO THE SOUTH OBUND LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NOTHING WAS COMING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. *AK

WHILE PARKING ON AN ICY PAVEMENT, THE ABS FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT AND ROLL OVER THE CONCRETE PARKING DIVIDER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CORROSION OFF BOTH FRONT WHEEL SENSORS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES UNDER 5MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS ENGINE TROUBLE AND HAS HAD TROUBLE SINCE PURCHASE. *TC

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ABS ACTIVATES BELOW 10 MPH. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP MY VEHICLE FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME! *JB

ABS WILL ACTIVATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO AND DEALER PAID HALF UNDER WARRANTY. I'M NOW TOLD BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC THAT THE SPEED SENSOR GEAR IS RUSTED AND THE WHOLE HUB WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE STATE INSPECTION... KEPT FAILING DUE TO BRAKES AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKES IT FAILED ON THE E-BRAKE, THAT WE HAVE NEVER USED, WHEN CHECKED THE WAS NO E-BRAKE PAD ON ONE SIDE AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT HAS WORN, THE CABLE DOES NOT EVEN TIGHTEN LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO... FOR SOMETHING WE DO NOT EVEN USE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE THIS BAD. I STILL HAVE THE E-BRAKE WE CHANGED ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA. *JB

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOST ITS TREAD, BUT IT DID NOT GO FLAT. THE ENTIRE TREAD WAS GONE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD ALL OF THE TIRES REPLACED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *JB

2001 GMC K1500 SIERRA, 52000 MILES COMING TO A STOP NEAR 0 MPH THE ABS BRAKES START PULSATING. THIS CAUSES THE TRUCK TO STOP A FEW FEET FURTHER FROM WHERE YOU EXPECT. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IS MORE SOLID WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS ARE TURNED (LIKE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION AROUND A BEND OR, TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE). *JB

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, WITH A QUARTER OF TANK OF FUEL REGISTERED ON THE FUEL GAUGE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

VEHICLE IS HAVING TROUBLE STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP AND RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS CRACKED AND FELL APART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE GOING AROUND A WINDING ROAD. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND A PULSATING SENSATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE MAKING TURNS. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WRONG LUBRICANT WAS USED AT THE FACTORY FOR THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. THE SHAFT WAS UNABLE TO BE LUBRICATED BECAUSE THE LUBRICANT WOULD NOT PENETRATE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SLEEVE. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. *TC

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 GMC SIERRA,THE FIRST TANK OF FUEL THAT WAS PUT IN THE FUEL GAGE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS UNTIL THE CURRENT DATE, I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO IN MY AREA WITH SAME VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT YEARS 1999-2002, EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM, WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT IT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO'S VEHICLE"S HAVE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF IT, SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM,VERY UNSAFE!*JB

CONSUMER PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT WAS 3 INCHES TALLER THAN SAFETY REQUIREMENT. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. CONSUMER WAS PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TOO TALL. VEHICLE WAS FINALLY IMPOUNDED BY HIGHWAY PATROL DUE TO SAFETY STANDARDS. *AK

FUEL GAUGE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY( JUMPS FROM 1/2 TANK TO EMPTY) TODAY I WAS DRIVE ON ! 40 EAST AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 75 MPH WITH 1/2 TANK OF FUEL AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, I DID GET SAFLEY TO THE SHOULDER, TO FIND I WAS OUT OF FUEL ...I T READ 1/2 TANK PREVIOUSLY I HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER GMC OWNERS IN THIS AREA BUT IT WAS THEIR FUEL PUMPS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE LOCAL REFINERY'S FALT FOR ADDITVIES IN THE FUEL .. AND THIS IS THE ONLY AREA WHERE THE FUEL SYSTEM IS BEING AFFECTED. MY EMPLOYEER HAD 2 FUEL PUMPS PUT IN HER NEW GMC YUKON IN 6 MONTHS, AT HER EXPENSE. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS OR AN VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE FOR THE INTERSATE.

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE CARBURETOR DESIGN ALLOWS CARBON TO BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE BODY THROAT. I OFTEN HAVE TO "HIT" THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY FOOT TO DISLODGE THE BUTTERFLY. THIS HAPPENS WORSE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SETTING FOR AN HOUR OR SO. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AFTER DEPARTURE WHILE SETTING IN TRAFFIC OR AT STOP LIGHTS. I USE MID GRADE FUEL AND THE TRUCK IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE UP TO $100 TO CLEAN THE CARBON OUT ONLY TO HAVE IT RETURN IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION/PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION THIS CONDITION IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

AT 35,000 MILES HAVING EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AS IF ABS WAS ENGAGING. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND IT HAPPEND AGAIN ONLY ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP. *TC

THE TAILGATE CABLES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE NEW CABLES WERE UNEQUAL IN LENGTH WHICH PLACED ALL OF THE WEIGHT ON THE TAILGATE ON ONE CABLE. *AK *SC

ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR RIGHT HAND(PASSENGER) SIDE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OUR 2001 GMC SIERRA Z71 AT SPEEDS BELOW 5MPH WOULD ACT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEMS WAS KICKING IN FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD CAUSE US NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP WHEN WE WOULD OF LIKED TO OF STOPPED. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 35,000 MILES OF ADULT DRIVEN, EASY, MOSTLY NON-TOWN DRIVING, SO THE BRAKES ARE NOT CONTINUALLY BEING APPLIED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND WE HAD TO PARK THIS TRUCK UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. COST OF REPAIR $391.36. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE THROTTLE STUCK. IT WAS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND WOULD BE PARKED,CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED VEHICLE JUMPED OR WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR. *AK

ABS BRAKE CONTROL ACTIVATES AS TRUCK COMES TO A STOP AT LOW SPEED. *AK

PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, REQUIRING IT TO BE UNBUCKLED AND FULLY RETRACTED BEFORE IT CAN BE FASTENED AGAIN.*AK

THE HARNESS WIRING ON THE STEERING WHICH CONTROLLED THE HEADLIGHTS OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THEY WERE SO MASHED TOGETHER THAT THEY HAD BEGAN TO RUB AGAINST OTHER WIRES. THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 IN EL PASO, TEXAS, THE LEFT REAR TIRE (MICHELIN XPS RIB 245-75R-16) ON MY PICKUP CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, BUT PICTURES OF THE FAILED CARCAS ARE. AS ALL FOUR TIRES WERE THE SAME MODEL AND PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS NECESSARY THAT ALL FOUR BE REPLACED IN ADDITION TO BODY REPAIR TO THE TRUCK.*AK

04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT : THE CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE TAILGATE LATCH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE TAILGATE WILL NOT CLOSE/LOCK PROPERLY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HIT A TRUCK HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE LOOSE , AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, BACK AND LEG INJURIES, AND WAS MEDIVACED BY HELICOPTER TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

THE REAR END WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. VEHICLE STARTED TO SCREAM. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR END WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

A GMC SERVICE MANAGER CONVEYED TO ME THAT SEVERAL GM TRUCK OWNERS HAVE REPORTED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE STEERING SHAFT LEADING THROUGH THE FIREWALL. WEAR AT A U JOINT OCCURS AROUND 15,000 TO 25,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE TORQUE ON THE JOINT, AS EXPLAINED TO ME BY A GM SERVICE MANAGER. GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM BY PROVIDING A NEW STEERING ROD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT THE OLD PART. HOPEFULLY THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS FIX CAME AT A COST OF $180.00 TO ME. THIS COST, I BELIEVE, SHOULD BE BORN BY GM. IF THE STEERING ROD IS LEFT UNREPLACED, COULD LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL RESULT FOR THESE VEHICLES OVER TIME? I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, 6 LITER, V8.*AK

BRAKES FAIL TO STOP MY 2001 GMC PU WHILE TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT IT CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A PARKED TRUCK . THE BRAKE PEADEL WAS HARD AS A ROCK. KNOW I'M HAVING TO REPAIR THIS PERSON TRUCK. THANK GOD THEIR WAS NO PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME !!!TRYING TO ASK DEALERN FOR RECALLS AN TECH BULLETINS NO LUCK SO FAR ABS SYSY IN NOT RIGHT KNOW ACT TO SOON. PLEASE HELP FOR SOME ONE GET KILLED.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 GMC HD PICKUP WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME DUE TO A SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BREAKING. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE BOTH DRIVEN BY THE SAME PUMP. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM AND THE SHAFT WAS A "POOR" DESIGN BECAUSE IT NARROWS AT ONE END WHICH IS WHERE THEY HAVE SEEN THEM BREAK IN SIMILAR VEHICLES. *JB

PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. AT 48005 MILES THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM COMPRISED OF ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO DETERIORATION. THE BRAKES WERE IN SUCH A STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY HAD NORMAL WEAR. 50% OF THE VEHICLES MILES ARE ON THE NYS THRUWAY.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INSPECTION AGENCY FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA

THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, PREVENTING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING EFFECTIVELY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER WANT TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. VEHICLE HAD 57,000 MILES. CONSUMER BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THE ROTORS. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED , LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING, DEALER INSTALLED NEW PUMP, SAID SHAFT WAS BROKEN. *AK

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 4X4 PICKUP WAS DESIGNED WITH THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF THE ROTORS. ANY ROAD DEBRIS THROWN-UP BY THE FRONT WHEELS CAUSES THE REAR BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. THE TRUCK HAS 44600 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE REAR PADS, ON THE OUTSIDE, ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE REAR PADS, ON THE INSIDE, ARE WORN TO THE METAL. I COMPLAINED ABOUT A NOISE IN THE REAR END WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.THE REAR BRAKES ALWAYS HANG WHEN YOU STOP, THEN MAKE TWIN POPPING SOUNDS WHEN YOU START-OFF AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FOUND OR FIXED. THIS IS NOT EASY TO DETECT AND COULD LEAD TO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

1. HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF ABS SYSTEM IN MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 4X4. THERE WERE NO EXACT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. 2. FAILURES HAVE NOT RESULTED IN ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS, BUT HAVE COME CLOSE TO CAUSING ACCIDENTS EITHER SOLO OR WITH OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP. I HAVE FISHTAILED BECAUSE OF THIS, ALMOST HIT A POLE, ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES, ETC. THE ABS SHOULD ENGAGE AND STOP ME, BUT WHEN I BRAKE HARD FOR ANY REASON, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I DON'T STOP LIKE I SHOULD. THIS IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL (<25 MPH) SPEEDS! AT NO TIME DID I HAVE ANY PRE-WARNING OF AN IMPENDING FAILURE. MY TRUCK IS EQUIPED WITH THE SERVICE/WARNING COMPUTER ON THE DASH, AND AT NO TIME DID IT EVER STATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM OR PENDING PROBLEM WITH MY ABS SYSTEM. THE [XXX] THING TELLS ME WHEN IT'S TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS MY BRAKES IT DOES NOTHING. 3. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD THE SAME CODE SHOW UP ON MY VEHICLE AND HAD THE SAME PARTS REPLACED AND THE SAME DIAGNOSIS OF A SHORT IN THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ELECTRICAL SHORT I HAVE HAD IN THE SYSTEM (4X4 LIGHT AND OTHER WARNINGS HAVE COME UP FOR NO REASON BEFORE, BUT NEVER ANYTHING WITH THE ABS), BUT IT IS THE ONE THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, AND GMC DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (IE LET ME EXCHANGE THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS STILL NEWER, OR EXTEND MY WARRANTY, ETC.), I AM COMPLAINING STRONGLY BECAUSE THE FAILURE IS BACK. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK FROM DAY ONE OF HAVING IT, STARTING WITH A RADIATOR LEAK, TRANSMISSION U-JOINT WAS WORN ON DELIVERY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, ON TO THE DEALER SWAPPING MY WHEELS AND TIRES FOR ONES OFF A DIFFERENT TRUCK, ELECTRICAL SHORTS THAT CAUSE OTHER WARNINGS TO COME ON THAT AREN'T REAL PROBLEMS, THE WINDOW GUIDE IS BROKEN...BUT NEVER ONCE DID THE ABS WARNING COME ON! I FEEL THIS TRUCK IS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE REPLACED!*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2001 GMC SIERRA WITH 6065 MILES THAT IS 6 THOUSAND. 65 MILES ... TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS TOTALLY SHOT.. NOT DRIVABLE!!!! CLOSE TO KILLING SOMEONE, (SCHOOL BUS FULL OF KIDS) MADE IT TO DEALER, TOLD THE BAD NEWS, UNBELIEVABLE!! 40 THOUSAND DOLLAR TRUCK WITH 6065 ACTUAL MILES AND NO FRIGGING BRAKES!!!! REPAIR BIL OVER 1500 DOLLARS!! GMC SAYS SUCKS TO BE ME.. NO HELP, NO FIX, NOT DRIVEABLE. WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS ACTUALLY KILLED??? WOULD GMC CARE? NO!!!!! BTW THIS VEHICAL IS OWNED BY AN 85YR OLD MAN DRIVES IT TO STORE, AND DR.'S OFFICE. HELP HELP HELP....*AK

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL FROM UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER HE POSSIBLY FELL A SLEEP. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE IMPACTS, HE COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED. THE DRIVER WAS UNRESTRAINED AND SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA, A RUPTURED SPLEEN AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AND CONSEQUENTLY THE DRIVER DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE BUT SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *JB CW

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN THE FENDER AND BUMPER BENDING. *AK FIRESTONE SAID THAT CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER DENIED HITTING A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING. *LA

WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING,THE DRIVER EXPERIENCING A FLUCTUATE IN SPEED. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER FRONT AND REAR U JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT. *MR *LA

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS NORMAL. *AK

TREAD SEPARATION ON FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL A/T, LT245/75/R16, DOT VN11 BAC1301. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON I80, OUTER BELT APPARENTLY BROKE, CAUSING A STRIP OF TREAD 1 1/2 " WIDE X 33" LONG TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. TREAD SEPARATION WAS DIAGONAL ACROSS THE TIRE FROM OUTSIDE TO IN. TIRE WAS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT REAR OF A 2001 GMC 2500HD PICKUP TRUCK. TIRE HAD 47,600 MILES ON IT, APPROXIMATELY 30,000 ON THE REAR. TIRE DID NOT BLOW OUT OR DEFLATE, AND WAS STILL INFLATED TO 80PSI WHEN REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK. TIRE REPLACED. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.

AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. *PH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, IT WOULD NOT START. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED BUT NOT THE CONNECTOR. THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND QUIT RUNNING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. (THE CAP WAS TIGHTENED) THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND NO GAS PRESSURE AND REPLACED THE PUMP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN UPON HIMSELF TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE AND WIGGLED THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR HARNESS. (THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNED AND PITTED) *SC *JB

ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTING COLD AND WHEN PULLING A TRAILER OR UNDER A LOAD. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT ALL THE 5.3 LITER ENGINES WILL EVENTUALLY DO IT. ALSO SAID THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A CARBON BUILD UP. SO THEY HAD THE DEALER DO A DECARBONASATION WHICH REMOVES THE CARBON BUILD UP. WHEN IT WAS FINISHED, IT WAS WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE THEY WORKED ON IT. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS BACK AND THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PISTONS ARE SMALLER THAN NORMAL AND THAT THEY ARE SLAPPING AROUND IN THE CYLINDER WALLS CAUSING THE KNOCKING NOISE, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT DOING ANY DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. THEY OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DRIVE TRAIN AND I DECLINED IT. I PAID FOR A QUIET RUNNING GAS MOTOR, NOT ONE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL. THE KNOCKING NOISE DECREASES THE TRADE IN VALUE, REGARDLESS IF IT IS DAMAGING THE MOTOR OR NOT. IF I WANTED A DIESEL I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE. I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH GM AND THE DEALER FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND HAVE GOT NOWHERE.

ABS ENGAGED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER PRESSED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT REAR ENDED A PARKED VEHICLE, AND MOVED IT 3 FEET FORWARD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ABS SENSOR.*AK *JB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS AND BOTH FRONT HUBS. *JB THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETLY WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED THE VEHICLE UP. *TC

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *JB

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD.*AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD AT TAKE OFF.*AK

WHILE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE VEHICLE'S GEAR WAS IN REVERSE AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM *MR

2001 GMC HD2500 PICKUP, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *JB

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED CABLE FAILURES AND SUDDEN TAILGATE DROP. *PH *MR

WHEN YOU START THE MOTOR AT ANY TIME YOU HERE KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE MOTOR.WHEN YOU START TO SLOW DOWN THERE IS A RUBBING OR BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING UP THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO BRAKE PEDAL IS LOOSE WITH NO ADJUSTMENT.*AK

FAILURE OF BOTH TAILGATE CABLES, CAUSING THE PERSON STANDING ON THE TAILGATE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.*AK

TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED UNDER A WEIGHT BEARING LOAD CONDITION. *AK

WHEN IT RAINS WATER COLLECTS IN THE ELBOW OF THE RUBBER SLEEVE COVERING THE SUPPORT CABLE HOLDING THE TAILGATE UP. THE WATER IN THE ELBOW CAUSED BOTH CABLES TO CORRODE AND BREAK. *AK *NM

I HAVE A GMC SIERRA 1550HD TRUCK. PURCHASED IN 2001. IT CURRENTLY HAS 62,000 MILES. IT CAME WITH FIRESTONE 245X75X16 TIRES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE BOTH REAR TIRES OF THE SAME DESCRIPTION HAS HAD FAILURES WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE TIRES DEVELOPED LARGE HUMPS ON THE TREAD AREA WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER DRASTICALLY AND BECOME UNSTABLE. THIS IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO ME SINCE IN BOTH CASES I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME WHICH INCLUDES A BABY AND A 10 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT MY COMPLAINT AND IS THERE CONCERN FOR OTHER CONSUMERS WHO MAY BE RIDING ON THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AS WELL? *JB

WE HAVE A 2001 GMC CREW CAB THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR 26 MONTHS. BE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW SO WE WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS (NOT INCLUDING THE FACTORY ONE). IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE IT DIES. NOT EVERY TIME BUT IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. IT WAS IN THE SHOP BEFORE FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN 1 OF THE 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS. LETS HOPE IT DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS GETTING OLD!!!!!!!!!!!

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

I OWN A 2001 GMC 2500HD 4WD, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTENDED CAB, SHORTBED, 6.0 LITRE GAS ENGINE. PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2000. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY STOCK EXCEPT FOR AN TIRE UPGRADE TO 285/75 R16. ON DEC 17, 2003, I TOOK A WIDE LEFT TURN ON TO A STREET. AFTER MAKING THE FIRST LEFT, THE STEERING FELT STRANGE. WHILE MAKING THE SECOND LEFT THE POWER STEERING DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY AND SO DID THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOW HEADING TOO WIDE RIGHT AND I WAS STOMPING ON THE BRAKES TO TRY AND STOP IT. I ALMOST RAN INTO A POST TO THE RIGHT OF THE TURN. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND SO WERE POWER BRAKES. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE 8600 LB. TRUCK BACK AND FINISH THE TURN IN A VERY PHYSICAL MANNER. THIS WAS NO EASY TASK. I DROVE IT A SHORT WAY HOME VERY SLOWLY AND WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY. I DISCOVERED THE POWER STEERING PULLEY SHAFT HAD SHEARED INSIDE THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP.THE DAY AFTER THE SECOND UNIT WAS INSTALLED, THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I SNAPPED THE SAME SHAFT ON THE SECOND PUMP. FEARING I HAD JUST RECEIVED A BAD PART, I AGAIN REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP. I SPOKE TO MANY MECHANICS SPECIALIZING IN FRONT END AND STEERING WORK. THEY HAVE ALL CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS THE SAME PUMP THAT HAS BEEN USED IN OLDER GM TRUCK MODELS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS NOW THE PUMP PROVIDES ADDITIONAL WORK TO THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST. THIS IS BEYOND THE ABILITY OF THE OLDER DESIGN PUMP, ORIGINALLY ONLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE POWER STEERING. THE SITUATION THAT MOST COMMONLY OCCURS WHEN THIS PUMP FAILS IS USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND DURING A TURN. TO LOSE CONTROL OF THESE HEAVY TRUCKS IN THIS INSTANCE IS DANGEROUS AND COULD VERY LIKELY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THIS CRITICAL COMPONENT AND THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL THAT HAPPENED TO ME. THERE ARE MANY OF THESE TRUCKS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS SAME FLAW. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE USES TO MUCH OIL, KNOCKS, SMOKES BODY- TRUCK BED SIDES ARE RIPPELING BECAUSE THE METAL IS TO THIN,& CAN NOT HANDEL THE WEIGHT OF A LUMBER RACK, FRONT BUMPER IS DENTED ON BOTH SIDES BUT IN DIFFERANT PLACES, WAS LIKE THIS AT DELIVERY, ALL THE TRUCKS WERE LIKE THIS BUT ALL OF THEM IN DIFFERANT PLACES.MANUFACTURE DEFECT EXHAUST- LOOSE PARTS INSIDE OF MUFFLER, EXHAUST RATTELS FROM MOUNTING HARDWARE, MUFFLER RETAINS WATER AND LEAKS AT THE SEAMS. PAINT-RUST ON THE TOP OF CAB SEATBELT- DRIVER SIDE BELT WILL NOT RECOIL,BROKEN SEAT BELT BRACKET.(THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE) TIRES-BELOW 1/32 TREAD LEFT AT 23,000 MILES(THIS IS ALSO A SAFTY ISSUE) TRANSMISSION-MAKES A CLUNCKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS,TAKES A LONG TIME TO SHIFT WHEN RUNNING THE A/C ALSO MAKES A HOWLING NOISE,TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, REAR END BODY STARTED MAKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED THE CONSUMER THE DAMAGE ON TIRES, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. MEDIATION SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE WRITING ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER. *LA *SC *JB

GMC 2500HD WILL NOT STOP OR TURN SOMETIMES ,HYATT BUICK SAYS IT IS NORMAL . I HAVE A SIGNED LETTER THAT SAYS IT IS NORMAL.INCEDENT DATE IS FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I NEED HELP-------

2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP AILGATE CABLES SNAPPED (BOTH) WHEN I SAT ON THE TAILGATE. I AM NOT TOO HEAVY THE CABLES ARE DEFECTIVE BY ALLOWING WATER THE SEEP INTO THE CABLE AND RUST WHILE NOT SHOWING ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM UNTILL THE FAILURE.*AK

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) IS USED IT TAKES AT LEAST EIGHT MINUTES FOR THE COOL AIR TO FLOW. THERE IS A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS THAT SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. ALSO, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A GAS ENGINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. THERE IS A IRRITATING NOISE THAT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. *AK ENGINE BURNS 3 QTS. OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T ACCURATE. *PH *NLM

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. VEHICLE IS 2001 GMC SEIRRA. *AK

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN THE EVENING ROAD WAS WET DUE TO EARLIER RAIN, TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER CAR PASSED US AND CHANGED LANES ERRATICALLY WHICH CAUSED THE NEED TO SLOW DOWN. UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKES THE ABS FAILED TO WORK, AND VEHICLE'S REAR END LOST TRACTION AND SLID INTO NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC, THEN HIT GUARD RAIL AND SPUN TRUCK AROUND AND HIT BRIDGE GUARD RAIL ON OPPOSITE SIDE, CAUSING TRUCK TO STARTLE AND RIDE CONCRETE BRIDGE MEDIAN AND FINALLY COMING TO REST IN GRASS MEDIAN. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY TRUCK IS TOTALED. *LA

I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 GMC K3500 PREPARING TO UNLOAD MY NEW REFRIDGERATOR WHEN THE CABLES SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED ME TO FALL BACK DOWN ON THE STEPS TO MY FRONT PORCH. I HAVE BEAN HAVING MID TO UPPER BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE BEGAN SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR AND A ACUPUNCTURIST IN ORDER TO KEEP GOING TO WORK. *LA

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON MY 2001 GMC 2500HD TRUCK. ONE (1) ONLY, BUT THE OTHER SIDE WAS REALLY RUSTY TOO. DEALER REPLACED THEM, LUCKILY I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS "DEFECT" AND COULD INJURE SOMEONE BADLY. TRUCK TAILGATES ARE USED EXTENSIVELY FOR LOAD BEARING. *LA

TAILGATE CABLE SUDDENLY FAILED, NARROWLY AVOIDED DAMAGE / INJURY. *AK

FRONT LEFT HUB ON 2001 GMC SIERRA 4WD HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED AT SIGNIFICANT COST. VEHICLE HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT. TRUCK HAS BEEN KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND SERVICED PROPERLY. NO OFF ROAD USE OTHER THAN ON GRASS TO ENSURE 4WD SYSTEM WORKING. *LA

BRAKE PROBLEM W/2001 GMC SIERRA. FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES. ROTORS WERE COMPLELELY RUSTED AT 60K MILES. SEVERE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER ALTHOUGH PADS WERE NOT IGNIFICANTLY WORN. THIS CAUSED REPLACEMENT OF 4 ROTORS. GM MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES, WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *CB *JB

LARGE CHUNKS OF RUBBER IS COMING OFF VEHICLE'S TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS IS CAUSED BY VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN OVER A GRAVEL SURFACE.

VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHILE DRIVING.*MR DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WITH 13,000. MILES ON IT , RAN GREAT. AT 30000. MILES MOTOR STARTED TO PING LIKE A LIFTER WASN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT MAKE NOISE. TOOK SERVICE WRITER OUT AND STARTED TRUCK, ENGINE MADE LOAD KNOCKING NOISE. HE STATED THAT GMC SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT ENGINE AND THAT IT STARTS AT 10,000.-19,000. MILES. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GMC. THEY STATE IT WON'T HURT MOTOR,I DON"T NO WHY IT WOULDN'T, METAL AGAINST METAL WILL WEAR WITH TIME!!!!!!!!THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000. MILES !!!! I DON"T WANT IT I WANT MY TRUCK FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY 3YR/36,000 THAT I HAVE. IF THEY WON'T HONOR THAT WARRANTY WHAT MAKES ME THINK THEY WILL HONOR 100,000. WARRANTY. *NLM

TIRES ON A 3500 GMC SIERRA WERE NOT THE CORRECT TIRES FOR THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.*MR *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BATTERY DIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4SII TREAD SEPARATION OF TWO TIRES WITHIN FOUR DAYS .*AK

ENGINE PINGS/KNOCKS ON EVEN SLIGHT ACCELERATION. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR AJAR ALARM TO SOUND AND THE DASHBOARD GAUGES TO MALFUNCTION. *JB

FAILURE OCCURS BELOW 15MPH WHILE DOING A NORMAL STOP ON BOTH WET AND DRY ROAD (WITH NO CONTAMINANTS ON THE ROAD TO AFFECT BRAKING). THIS HAS HAPPENED EIGHT TIMES IN THE 8500 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, WITH THE EIGHTH TIME RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. EVENT COURSE IS THAT I AM COMING TO A NORMAL STOP, AND WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE I PUSH SLIGHTLY MORE ON THE PEDAL IN AN INSTANCE WHERE A LITTLE MORE BRAKE IS NEEDED TO STOP BEFORE WHERE I HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED. IMMEDIATELY THE ABS KICKS IN (I CAN HEAR A WHIRRING SOUND BUT THE BRAKES PEDAL DOES NOT FLUCTUATE), AND I LOOSE ABOUT 50% OF THE BRAKING POWER RIGHT WHEN I NEED MORE TO STOP SOONER. OBVIOUSLY THE VEHICLE KEEPS MOVING FORWARD PAST WHERE I NEED IT TO STOP. THIS VEHICLE IS OWNED BY SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND IS A MAINTENANCE VEHICLE. THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AND DEALER CLAIM THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND I HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE IT. REAR WHEEL BEARING SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF RESPONSE FROM ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN. / PLEASE NOTE ON YOUR WEB PAGE, I COULD NOT MAKE A SELECTION FOR ANYTHING BUT A 'PASSENGER VEHICLE'. THIS IS A VAN.

PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP WITH A 2-YR INSPECTION STICKER. AFTER STICKER EXPIRED, WENT TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED. FAILED DUE TO VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED. INSPECTOR COMMENTED THAT MANY GMC SIERRAS ARE FAILING DUE TO THIS REASON. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR WHO ALSO AGREED WITH STATEMENT. HE SAID GMC WAS REPAIRING AT NO COST THOSE VEHICLES THAT HAD 36,000 MILES OR LESS. SINCE OURS HAS 55,000 MILES RECOMMENDED CONTACTING GMC. CONTACTED GMC WHO SAID THEY HAVE NO EVIDENCE OF THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ARE REPAIRING VEHICHLES IF LESS THAN 23.000 MILES WITH THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. IN ADDITION GMC SAID PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE WEARING OF EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS. COMPLAINT #8006225 IS SIMILAR TO OURS.

2 FIRESTONE LT265/75R16 DEVELOPED A CRACK WHICH RAN HALFWAY AROUND THE TIRE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH WIDE IN BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE TREAD AND THE 1ST INSIDE TREAD. TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY. 16,000 MILES ON THEM. COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT AS WE WERE LEAVING ON A TRIP PULLING A HORSE TRAILER. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REAR AXLE PROBLEMS. *AK *JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 GMC (4-DOOR) EXTENDED CAB PICK UP (SHORT BED). THE TRUCK CAME EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES. THE DOT CODE FOR THE TIRES IS AS FOLLOWS: DOT M63D EKWR 4200 (TIRES 0715, 0801, 1131, 1132). THE TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 18,500 MILES ON THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED - AIR PRESSURE CHECKS AND ROTATION. THE SUBJECT TIRES HAVE VERY VERY POOR WET WEATHER TRACTION. I CONSIDERED THEM DANGEROUS SO THEY WERE REPLACED. IT SEEMS TO BE RATHER COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TIRES HAVE POOR WET TRACTION. I DRAW THIS CONCLUSION BY MY CONVERSATION WITH A GOODYEAR DEALER AND POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET AT TIRERACK.COM AND DISCOUNTTIRE.COM (WHERE PEOPLE COMMENT.) GM AND/OR GOODYEAR SHOULD CONSIDER HAVING BETTER WET WEATHER TRACTION FOR THE APPLICATION.

MY VEHICLE TAPS VERY LOUD WHEN I FIRST CRANK COLD ENGINE. DEALER SAYS THIS IS CARBON BUILD-UP BECAUSE OF NEW EMMISIONS REGULATIONS AND WONT HARM ENGINE. MY DEALER SAYS THEY CAN PERFORM A TREATMENT FOR APPROX. $100.00 THAT WILL CORRECT BUT NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY 20000 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THIS SERVICE IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIEND EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE NEW GENERAL MOTORS ENGINE. THANKS

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK DIESEL FUEL INTO THE OIL, AND OVERFLOW WHEN THE INJECTORS STUCK OPEN. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED 14 TIMES. VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE, AND WOULD REACH CERTAIN RPMS WHEN THIS HAPPENS.*JB

2001 GMC SIERRA Z71 WITH 5.3L VORTEC ENGINE. ENGINE KNOCKS LOUDLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS ON EVERY COLD START. CALLED THE DEALER AND SPOKE WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PERSON I SPOKE WITH STATED THAT "ALL 5.3 LITER ENGINES DO THAT" AND THAT IT WAS "NORMAL". I EMAILED GMC WITH MY CONCERN AND THEY REPLIED: WE HAVE CONTACTED YOUR DEALER TO REVIEW THIS CONCERN. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THEY PROVIDED AND THAT WE HAVE HERE, THIS TICK IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS TICK IS NOT INDICATIVE OF ANY DAMAGE BEING DONE TO THE ENGINE AND DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE LONGEVITY OR DURABILITY OF THE ENGINE OR ITS COMPONENTS. YOUR DEALER MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. TS

THE VEHICLES' ABS BRAKES FAILS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR

THE VEHICLE HAS FRONT END PROBLEMS WHICH MAKES TRUCK VEER TO THE RIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO THE SECOND ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. *YH...*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE PARKING BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, PARKING BRAKES SHOES WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY, METAL TO METAL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTOR.*JB

I WAS DRIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON I-40 APPOX. 130 MILES EAST OF BASTOW CLAIF. IT WAS 1030AM TEMP. WAS LESS THAN 90 DEGREES. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEEMED TO EXPLODE AND THE TRUCK WENT IN TO THE MEDIAN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT ROLL OR DIE. WHEN I INSPECTED THE FRONT TIRE TREAD WAS 3/4 GONE (SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE) BUT THE TIRE STILL HELD AIR. THAT WAS THE ONLY SAVING GRACE. I TOW A 17000LB 5TH WHEEL TRAILER; HAD I BEEN TOWING THE TRAILER I DO NOT BELIEVE I WOULD BE WRITING YOU NOW. THERE WAS ALSO SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AREA OF THE TRUCK FROM THE TIRE TREAD SLAPPING IT. I SPENT $700. TODAY REPLACING ALL THE DANGEROUS TIRES ENCLUDING THE SPARE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC FROM THIS DANGEROUS REALITY.*AK

TIRE SIZE LT24575R16; THIS MOTORHOME HAS HAD 2 TIRES FAIL AT DIFFERENT MILEAGES. FIRST ONE HAD TREAD SEAPARATION AT 11,800 MILES, AND SECOND TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION AT 14,300 MILES. BOTH CAUSED MOTORHOME TO VIBRATE, AND BOTH OCCURRED IN REAR WITH NON-DUAL AXLE ASSEMBLY. *AK THIS MOTORHOME IS SITTING ON A FORD CHASISES. *YH

OWNER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE SLIGHTLY WENT OFF THE ROAD. ONCE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS SPINDLE BROKE, CAUSING IT TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL OVER FOUR TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES WILL GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE EVEN STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIDE CONTROL WILL NOT GO ON; THERE IS AN INTERNAL SHORT-REPLACED THE RIDE CONTROL, THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON-FAULTY SPEED SENSORS, AND RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING. *SCC

TRUCK WAS STRUCK IN FRONT END AT 35 TO 40 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT IDLE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT. CONDITION WORSENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR ON BUMPY ROADS, WITH NO NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. ALSO, DEFECT APPEARS TO BE THE BREAK AWAY JOINT NOT BEING TIGHT ENOUGH TO HOLD THE MIRROR STABLE.*AK THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC IS A DISTRACTION BECAUSE THE RED TAIL LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE FLASHING, OFTEN MISTAKING THEM FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKING MECHANISM FREQUENTLY LOCKS THE BELT IN A RETRACTED OR PARTIALLY RETRACTED POSITION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BELT, HOWEVER IT STILLED OPERATED THE SAME, THE DEALER STATES THAT THE BELT WAS INTENDED TO SECURE A CHILD SEAT, THEREFORE BEING MORE SENSITIVE TO DECELERATION THAT THE DRIVERS BELT, WHILE IN MOTION, THE BELT BECOMES SO SHORT AND IS UNCOMFORTING TO THE PASSENGER. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES UP AND DOWN. VIEW OF THE GLASS IS CLOUDY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES AT IDLE WHILE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT. THIS CONDITION WORSENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR ON BUMPY ROADS, WITH NO NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT ON 2 LANE ROADS ALL OF THE TAILLIGHTS OF THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC ARE FLASHING TO THE POINT OF DISTRACTION. ALSO, I DUE TO THIS EFFECT OF TAILLIGHTS BEING RED AND FLASHING IN THE MIRROR ALREADY, WHETHER A DRIVER WOULD NOTICE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM BEHIND DUE TO THERE ALREADY BEING FLASHING RED LIGHTS IN THE MIRROR. THE DEFECT APPEARS TO BE THE BREAKAWAY JOINT NOT BEING TIGHT ENOUGH TO HOLD THE MIRROR IN A STABLE POSITION AS WHEN I HOLD THE JOINT THE VIRBATION LESSENS, AND WHEN I HOLD THE GLASS AGAINST THE HOUSING THE VIBRATION PERSISTS.*AK

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE CONSUMER CAN HERE KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM MOTOR. ALSO RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTING COLD. REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MAKES NOISE. THE STEERING COLUMN SHOWS RUBBING SOUND. THE DRIVER SIDE SPEAKER FELL OFF. RIGHT FRONT WINDOW MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN GOES UP OR DOWN. PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. FUEL DOOR BUMPER FAILED. LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCK SWITCH CAME OFF. *YH

SHAFT ON POWER STEERING SNAPPED, MECHANIC SAYS HAPPENS A LOT WITH FULL GM SIZE TRUCKS. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP CONTINUOUSLY WHEN WORN. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE BELT IS USELESS AND UNUSABLE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES AT TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. I KNOW OF TWO OTHE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER TELLS ME THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFICEIENCY AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ON THIS VERY HIGH VOLUME VEHICLE (SUBURBAN, DENALI, TAHOE ETC..)

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK INJECTOR PUMP FAILED, TRUCK WOULD RUN BUT FUEL WOULD RUN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WITH IT RUNNING ON THE EXHAUST PIPE, POSSIBLE FIRE CONDITION. *SCC

AFTER CLOSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR REAR GLASS SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD JUST DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES, RETURNED HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE. TWO MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER DID NOT SMELL ANY SMOKE OR HAD ANY INDICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK

FRONT CRASH AT 40 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED KNEE AND FACIAL INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $20000.00.*AK *JG

STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN HAND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS CAN BE DUPLICATED WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM ON 01/25/02 BY REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BRAKE BOOSTER. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP MY TRUCK ON THE 25TH, I WAS NOTIFIED BY MARCUS THAT THEY HAD NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY CONSIDERED THE PROBLEM A SAFETY ISSUE, I WASN'T ALLOWED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS GIVEN A LOANER TO DRIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON THE 29TH AND I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP COULD DUPLICATE THE "PROBLEM" ON ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE ON THE LOT, GM HAD DETERMINED IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM BUT A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE POWER ASSIST. I CONTACT GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF MY CONCERN WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. I ASKED THEM TO DOCUMENT MY CONCERNS. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS INITIALLY CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE OR THEY WOULD HAVE RETURNED IT ON THE 25TH. I AM CONCERNED WITH GM'S RESPONSE THAT THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE JUST BECAUSE SOME OTHERS EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS JUST RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF YOUR WEBSITE AND WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU! SCOTT

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A REGULAR INTERMITTING BUMP AND SHAKE IN THE INTERIOR VEHICLE. THE CHASSIS FELL THROUGH THE SEAT AND STEERING. VEHICLE HAS A RUFF DRIVE. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB

IF BRAKES ARE HIT HARD POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT, AND CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *YH

THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AS MANY AS TEN TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE. ON MAY 4TH IT OCCURED SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REAR WINDOW. IN THIS INCIDENT THE SHIFT WAS SO HARD THE REAR WHEELS LEFT THE GROUND(ALL 4) AND THEN THE TRUCK LURCHED FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSED HARM TO THOSE INSIDE THE TRUCK AND COULD HARM OTHER DRIVERS OR PEDESTRIANS. THE TRUCK SEEMS TO GO TO A NEUTRAL OPERATION EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE IN DRIVE THEN WHEN THE RPM"S ICREASE TO ABOVE 2,000 IT SUDDENLY SHIFTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND RECENTLY COMPLETED ARBITRATION TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK. THE GMC REPRESENITIVE CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A "HEAVY DUTY" TRANSMISSION SUCH AS THE ALLISON. THE BEST DISCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IS IT FEELS AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15-20 MPH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CONSUMER PUSHED DOME LIGHT OVER RIDE BUTTON, IMMEDIATELY HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, GMC WAS CONTACTED. MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. TO PRESS AGAIN 4 TIMES WITHIN 6 SECONDS. THIS WOULD PROMPT ALL LIGHTS TO COME ON AGAIN. THERE IS A SECTION IN OWNERS MANUAL WHERE THIS FACT IS MENTIONED, BUT NOT IN CLEAR TERMS.*AK DEALER COULD NOT FIX. *TT

TAILGATE WAS DOWN, 2 PERSONS WERE SITTING ON IT. TAILGATE CABLES BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING TAILGATE TO FALL DOWN. NO INJURIES.*AK

THERE IS EXCESSIVE ENGINE NOISE, THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IS ENGINE LIFTERS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP GM HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN OIL PUMP ISSUE. THEY SAY THAT SUFFICIENT OIL IS NOT PUMPED TO THE ENGINE, SO THERE IS A LACK OF LUBRICATION. THE RESULT IS A TYPICAL "LIFTER STICKING" NOISE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED ANY SORT OF A RECALL YET! IN FACT THEY SAY THERE IS NOT AN ADVERSE EFFECT OR DAMAGED BEING CAUSED TO THE ENGINE. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE AS PROPER LUBRICATION IS CRUCIAL TO MOTOR LONGEVITY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE, AND THE LONG GM WAITS TO DIAGNOSE AND RECALL THIS PROBLEM, DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE WILL ONLY WORSEN. IF ALL ALLOWED TO GO LONG ENOUGH, I WOULD THINK GM WOULD BE LOOKING AT HAVING TO REPLACE MOTOR BLOCKS, RATHER THAN INSTALLING AN OIL PUMP THAT CAN HANDLE THE TASK OF GETTING OIL TO THE CRANK CASE. *TS *NLM ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761983

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH OR HIGHER VEHICLE WILL START TO BOUNCE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR DRIVER TO STEER. PROBLEM WORSENS WHEN ROAD CURVES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO DEALER NOT BEING ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM, CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL THAT VEHICLE IS SAFE. *SLC

GAS PEDAL WILL CONTINUOUSLY GET STUCK WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL IT BACK OUT WITH BOTH FEET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOW GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT, THE BACK TIRES LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP AND FISHTAIL*AK.*SLC

THROTTLE BUTTERFLY STICKS WHEN CLOSED. INITIAL RE-OPENING IS SUDDEN AS THROTTLE UNSTICKS CAUSING EXCESSIVE/UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE TRUCK TO LURCH FORWARD JUST AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE LURCH CAN BE QUITE STRONG CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD IN EXCESS OF A FOOT. THE LURCH OCCURS AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE BEST DESCRIPTION I CAN OFFER IS THAT IT FEALS AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT HAS OCCURED AT LEAST 6 TIMES ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS.*AK

WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE.*AK THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED AND THEY STILL DO NOT HOLD. *JG

EXTREME NOISE IN ENGINE FOR FIRST 20-30 SECONDS AT COLD STARTUP. REGIONAL FACTORY REP. STATES "PERFECTLY NORMAL" AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. NO FIX AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND FLIPPED TRUCK OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DRIVER UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD TRAVEL TO FLOORBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE IS FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL LEAK FUEL FROM ENGINE. THERE IS A BIG AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPILLS AT ONCE. *AK *YD

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LIFTS UP AND KICKS SIDEWAYS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY TAIL LIGHTS TO ALERT VEHICLES OR TRAFFIC BEHIND OF A SUDDEN STOP OR JUST BEING THERE. BRAKE LIGHTS ONLY COME ON TO INDICATE A STOP. DEALER REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES AFTER THEIR INVESTIGATION. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER IN SEAT, PASSENGER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY THING WRONG. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *YD

RIGHT/ REAR FIRESTONE STEEL-TEX TIRE , SIZE: LT245/75R16, DOT: VN11V1C4800 IS STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DEFORMATION IN SIDEWALL. TIRE IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT , AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES ON IT. DEFORMATION IS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES IN LENGTH. *JG *AK

RIGHT/ REAR FIRESTONE STEEL-TEX TIRE, SIZE: LT245/75R16, DOT: VN11V1C4800 IS STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DEFORMATION IN SIDEWALL, TIRE IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES ON IT, DEFORMATION IS APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES IN LENGTH. *JG *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 35 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT CONTINUE ON UNTIL IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

MODEL 6500 GMC TOP KICKS OR KODIAKS HAVE CAUSED EXTREMELY HARD STEERING EFFORTS IN THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, AND THEN WILL LOCK UP WITH NO WARNING. THEY CHANGED ALL THESE UNITS, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *YH *JG

MODEL 6500 GMC TOP KICKS OR KODIAKS HAVE CAUSED EXTREMELY HARD STEERING EFFORTS IN THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, AND THEN WILL LOCK UP WITH NO WARNING. THEY CHANGED ALL THESE UNITS, AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *YH

ENGINE KNOCK AT START UP FOR APPROX 10-30 SECONDS. *AK

ENGINE KNOCKING- DESCRIBED BY GMC AS AN OIL CAVITATION NO KNOWN FIX AND ONLY CERTAIN TRUCKS ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WHICH WAS NOT ACTIVATED.PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A MAIN STREET WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A LIGHT AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK NLM

WHEN COASTING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, MPH DECREASED TO ABOUT 25 MPH, AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGED INTO A FAST JUMP AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS TOUCHED, BUT IT WASN'T. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. PLEASE FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

MY PICKUP HAD A RECALL (#01021) TO CHANGE THE RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE . THE PRESSURE WENT FROM 55PSI IN THE FRONT AND 80 PSI IN THE REAR TO 35 PSI ON ALL TIRES. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND THEY TOLD ME THIS PRESSURE WAS UNSAFE AND THOSE TIRES SHOULD HAVE NO LESS THAN 58PSI. THE NEW STICKER MAKES NO MENTION OF INCREASING THE AIR PRESSURE IF A LOAD IS BEING CARRIED. THE RGVW FOR THAT TRUCK IS 6084 LBS, AND THE TIRES ARE EACH RATED TO CARRY 3042 LBS AT 80 PSI. A LOWER AIR PRESSURE DRASTICALLY REDUCES THE LOAD BEARING CAPABILITY OF THE TIRE, WHICH IS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR BY GMC. MY DEALER AGREES THAT THE PRESSURE IS TO LOW AND HAS RECOMMENDED I REMOVE THE TAG AND USE THE PREVIOUS RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. I AND THE DEALER HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND CAN GET NO ANSWER ON WHY THEY CHANGED THE PRESSURE AND WHETHER IT IS SAFE. I AM CONCERNED THAT OTHER OWNERS WILL NOT REALIZE THERE IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN WITH OPERATING THESE TIRES AT SUCH A LOW PSI. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75)

TRANSMISSION SURGES AT ALL SPEEDS. INTERMITTENT. DEAL STATES COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED INTO GEAR WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOPLIGHT. RPM'S WENT UP TO 2000 BEFORE ENGAGING GEAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT BOTH TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD SUFFERED BEAD SEPARATION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND AFTER EXAMINGING BOTH TIRES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE ONLY INFLATED TO 40LBS PRESSURE EACH, THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT PROPERLY INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AS PER THE DOOR STICKER, THE UNDER INFLATION CAUSED THE BEAD SEPARATION, THERE WAS DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE VEHICLE. (FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT245/75R16/E. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT BOTH TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD SUFFERED BEAD SEPARATION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND AFTER EXAMINGING BOTH TIRES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE ONLY INFLATED TO 40LBS PRESSURE EACH, THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT PROPERLY INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AS PER THE DOOR STICKER, THE UNDER INFLATION CAUSED THE BEAD SEPARATION, THERE WAS DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE VEHICLE. (FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT245/75R16/E. *JB

ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE RADIATOR TURNS TO A GEL LIKE SUBSTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. A TECHNICIAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING FILLED, FUEL SPEWS FROM FILLER NECK BECAUSE FILLER NECK IS SMALL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAKES GEAR NOISE IN 1ST AND 4TH GEARS. AT PURCHASE, VEHICLE HAD BAD VIBRATION PROBLEM. DEALER BALANCED WHEELS, WHICH DID NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. DEALER TESTED TIRES AND FOUND ONE DEFECTIVE TIRE...THE OTHER THREE HAD TO BE "INDEXED" ON THE WHEELS. DRIVESHAFT, SUSPENSION COMPONENTS/HARDWARE AND PARTS OF THE CHASSIS HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUST. (TIRESIZE: P235/75R16)

BACKING UP AT ABOUT 2MPH HIT A PIPE STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND. THE PIPE WAS ABOUT 3 FT. HIGH. IT HIT THE REAR BUMPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE BUMPER WAS BENT SO BADLY THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF ALMOST $600.00. I THINK THIS BUMPER SHOULD HAVE WITHSTOOD THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT.*AK

SIDE OF THE TIRES BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENTLY REASON, FIRESTONE RHS 245/75R16 LDE

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 50-55 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. NO BRAKING ACTION, BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE SKIDDED TO RIGHT. NO ACCIDENT. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PEDAL HAS FELT THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE.*AK

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO ENGAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 SECONDS AFTER PRESSURE HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER RECENTLY REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 70 MPH WHEN VEHICLE AHEAD OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN, BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. NO INJURIES, NO POLICE REPORT, COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DISSATIFIED WITH RECALL AND CALLED IT FRAUD IF TIRES ARE OVER INFLATED/ UNDER INFLATED, OR COLD PRESSURE . *AK

THE SAFTY DEFECT IS THAT THE ENGINE JUST QUITS AT ANY SPEED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TWO TIMES. ONCE AT 3793 MILES ON APRIL 5, 2001 AND THEN AGAIN AT 6340 MILES ON MAY 15, 2001. BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE BEGAN TO PING AND THEN JUST STOPPED RUNNING. BOTH SITUATIONS HAPPENED WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET TO A SHOULDER LANE ON THE HIGHWAYS. THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS IF THE TRUCK SHOULD STOP AT A LOCATION WHERE ROAD REPAIRS ARE IN PROGRESS AND THE SHOULDER LANES ARE BLOCKED BY CEMENT BARRIERS TO NOT ALLOW ME TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY LANES WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC. THIS IS NOT HYPOTHETICAL, I DRIVE HWY 35 BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND DALLAS AND THE HIGHWAY IS ALLWAYS UNDER REPAIR, THE CEMENT BARRIERS ARE UP AND THE HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC IS THERE. THE DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN IS THE TRUCK STALLING AT THESE LOCATIONS.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD LEAN TO LEFT, AND ALSO PULLED LEFT WHILE DRIVING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP , AND HAD 2 STEP COIL SPRINGS/ INSULATOR , AND BODY SHIMS REPLACED ON LEFT SIDE. BROUGHT VEHICLE 1/8 INCH ON ALL FOUR CORNERS. LATER VEHICLE WAS HIGH LEFT AND LOW REAR LEFT. *AK

THERE WAS A LARGE "BOOMING" NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE EVERYTIME CONSUMER DROVE IT. THIS NOISE OCCURRED WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY GREASED DIFFERENTIAL. HE WAS TOLD THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

JACK THAT COMES WITH VEHICLE HAS A HEAD THAT IS ABOUT ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT JACK CANNOT PROPERLY LIFT VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SAFELY USE AND REMOVE THIS JACK. *YH

IT TAKES A HALF AND HOUR BEFORE FUEL GAUGE WILL REGISTER. CONSUMER FEELS THAT IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDREN PRESENT, AND IF ON ROAD AND IT COOLED THEY MAY FREEZE. *AK

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT RGISTER TILL 1/2 HOUR LATER. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY BE UNSAFE BECAUSE CHILDREN MAY BE PRESENT, AND MAY RUN OUT OF GAS.*AK

NEW VEHICLE ONLY 6 DAYS OLD, DRIVEN ONLY 350 SOME MILES, WHILE ON LOCAL ROAD AT SPEED LIMIT (30) BEGAN TO VIBRATE, UNABLE TO CONTROL CAUSING ME TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING LANE THEN ONTO SHOULDER. WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED IT WAS FOUND BOTH FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD BEADS HAD SEPARATED. TOWED TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHO UPON CHECKING FOUND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES ONLY AT 40LBS, GMC DOOR STICKER STATES 55LB FRONT, 80LB REAR. DEALER ADMITS TO INFLATING ONLY TO 40-45LBS.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )