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2003 GMC Sierra 2500 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2003 record →

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed Jan 21, 200410,000 milesKS

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE TRANSFER CASE THAT RESULTED IN VEHICLE ENGAGING INTO 2-WHEEL DRIVE OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAILED PART. ALSO, FRONT DRIVESHAFT WAS LOOSE, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO VIBRATE/SHAKE.*AK

SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 11, 200415 milesFL

2003 GMC 2500HD DURMAX TRUCK. WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES HARD THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T TURN. GM SAYS THIS IS STANDARD OPERATING FOR THIS TRUCK. THIS TRUCK HAS ABS. ABS GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO STEER WHILE BREAKING. THIS IS HARD TO DO WHEN STEERING LOCKS UP. GM HAS SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THERE ARE 3 OTHER TRUCKS ALL GMC OR CHEVY IN MY TOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL OF US HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME RESPONCE FROM GM. CALL BBB DONT CALL US.*AK

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Sector
Filed Nov 9, 200326,722 milesTX

2003 GMC 3/4 TON PICKUP. PROBLEM WITH INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. HAVE A 1999 GMC 3/4 TON THAT THE SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES. SON HAS A 2001 TAHOE THAT HAS HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWO TIMES. WHEN WILL SOMEONE MAKE THEM GET THIS FIXED IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Aug 27, 20033,000 milesLA

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A STOP, HE NOTICED THE TRAILER BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE WIRING HARNESS IN WHICH GMC HAD SWITCHED TWO OF THE WIRES ON THE TRUCK AT THE FACTORY. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE CONTROLLER BECAUSE IT BURNED UP . *AK *JB

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 22, 20034,000 milesGA

I HAVE A 2003 GMC 2500 HD DURAMAX DIESEL. MY COMPLAINT IS THE AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T SEEM TO COOL VERY WELL. I HAD A 2002 MODEL AND IT COOLED ALOT BETTER. I AM NOT SURE WHAT WAS CHANGE OTHER THAN THIS IS A DUAL ZONE SYSTEM BUT IS NOT FOR THE BETTER. I WOULD LIKE IF GMC WOULD CHANGE IT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS IN 2002, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. I AM A PROFESSIONAL AND WHEN I CLIMB INTO MY TRUCK ON A HOT DAY I SOAK A PERFECTLY GOOD SHIRT WAITING ON IT TO COOL DOWN IN THE CAB. THIS IS PATHETIC TO THINK THAT GMC'S SLOGAN IS "PROFESSIONAL GRADE" NOT AS FAR AS THE AC! *NLM

Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Jun 3, 2003MI

FRONT BUMPER IS RUSTING, WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP / LESS THAN 6,000 MILES. *NLM

Fuel System, Diesel
Filed Apr 23, 2003300 milesIN

THE VEHICLE LEAKED DIESEL FUEL FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE RAN HOT, WHICH COMBINED WITH THE FUEL LEAK, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. *NLM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 16, 2003150 milesNY

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TOO SLOWLY WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY AND NOT PROPERLY DOWNSHIFTING. *NLM

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)
Filed Mar 6, 2003MD

THE 4-WHEEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD WHICH INDICATED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS ON, WHEN IT WAS NOT, THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE SHOP ON 6 OCCASIONS, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

Steering
Filed Feb 4, 2003NC

THE 4X4 WHEEL DRIVE CAME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TR

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