Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 SIERRA PICKUP HAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WORSE WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER LUBED IT AT 12,000 MILES. IT ONLY LAST A SHORT TIME THE NOISE IS BACK AGAIN. VEHICLE HAS NOW HAS ONLY 32,200 MILES. APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR IDEALS ON WHAT TO DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
A NEW DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND ROTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. THE VEHICLE TRIES TO START BUT IT DOESN'T CATCH AND THEN SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO BACK FIRE. THE AC COIL IS LEAKING ON TO THE CAP AND PRODUCING MOISTURE WHICH IS WHY IT WILL NOT START OR STALLS AND WILL NOT START BACK UP. GMC SAYS THEY HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS MY 3RD GMC VAN AND HAVE NEVER HAD THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS OR I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED THE 2ND ONE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED!
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.