1997 GMC Sierra complaints

EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE (CODE 1870). *AK

BRAKES FAIL AT TIMES. *AK

EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED A NOISE IS HEARD AND IT CONTINUES TO GO FOR A DISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE ON.

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY FELT AS IF THEY WERE BRAKING. HOWEVER, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MY THROTTLE PLATE BROKE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY ROAD, I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND MY TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS OF 75 M.P.H. I THEN PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK SOMEHOW. I STARTED MY ENGINE AND IT IDLED A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL AT ABOUT 2000 R.P.M.'S. I DIDNT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT AND STARTED HOME. BY THE TIME I WAS AT MY HOUSE I COULD BARELY CONTROL MY TRUCK, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PUSH IN THE CLUTCH BECAUSE THE ENGLINE FLEW TO OVER 3700 R.P.M.'S IF I DID SO. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CALLED A TOW SERVICE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID MY THROTTLE PLATE HAD BROKE WHICH HE HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND SAID I WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, MUCH LESS HAVE AN ENGINE. HE FIXED IT FOR $510.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN AT 2000 RPMS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE WILL RUNAWAY, AND ONLY WAY TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN IS TO APPLY BRAKES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *YH

THE STEERING BECOMES QUITE LOOSE AND IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD, MOSTLY DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON ICY OR SNOWY ROADS.

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH ON A SMOOTH DIRT ROAD BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. GMC WILL REPLACE AIRBAGS FREE OF CHARGE ONLY IF CONSUMER WILL SIGN RELEASE. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THEY WILL NOT BE LIABLE. AIRBAG SENSOR WAS SENT TO DETROIT, NO PROBLEM FOUND. VEHICLE AT DEALER SINCE INCIDENT.*AK

DEXCOOL IS COOLANT USED IN THE SYSTEM, BUT IT DESTROYS THE COOLING SYSTEM WHEN MIXED WITH AIR. GMC WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT PUT DEXCOOL IN THE SYSTEM AND WHEN THE WATERPUMP DEVELOPED A WEEPHOLE THE AIR THAT GOT IN DESTROYED THE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS IS GMC'S AND DEXCOOL'S FAULT.

AFTER MARKET TIRE DAYTON TIMBERLINE AT TIRE 31X10.5R15 SIZE DOT#: VD60TAT319. TREAD ON REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

THERE WAS REDUCED STEERING, AND STEERING WANDERED TO ONE SIDE. HAPPENED AT ABOVE 25 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 86-32-06 WAS USED BY THE DEALER TO FIX. CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL IN STEERING. *YH

MY TRUCK WAS IN FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER FOR THE SAME REPAIR-I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE- THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY OF THESE SENSORS - I DID NOT FEEL SAFE LETTING MY WIFE DRIVE MY TRUCK, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS OVER 45MPH. NO PRECISE SAFETY DEFECT LISTED *AK

ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS BADLY FRAYED AND COMING APART. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ENGINE KEPT REVVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOSIE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND, 4TH, OR REVERSE AND HAD NO COMPRESSION BRAKING ON A HILL .*JB

AFTER A LONG RUN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND, CONDITION LEADS EVENTUALLY TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

CV JOINTS ON FRONT END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THIS WOULD BE 3RD TIME.*AK

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GMC ABOUT MY PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THEY GAVE ME A FILE # C0344768. BASICALLY, THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I WAS CONCERNED WITH MY GEAR BOX FREEZING ON ME OR SOMETHING. I HAD REPLACED THE PUMP ONCE AND ALL IT TOOK TO RUIN THE PUMP AGAIN WAS A 500 MILE TRIP. I KNOW THAT THINGS GO WRONG WITH VEHICLES BUT AT 55,000 MILES POWER STEERING SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. I AM GLAD THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY INJURIES. *AIK

I FOUND 29 PAGES OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ON NET LEMON LAW. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

BRAKE ROTOR SEPARATING FROM HUB, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR, VIBRATIONS; ULTIMATELY THE WHEEL WILL FALL OFF

EVO SYSTEM IS CREATING A DANGERIOUS DRIVING SITUATION AND SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALLED, I HAVE CONTACTED GMC AND HAVE RECIEVED NO SATISFACTION AT ALL.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD APPEARS TO HAVE BUBBLES BETWEEN THE GLASS AND AIR IS MOVING INSIDE THE GLASS, THE BUBBLES INSIDE THE WINDSHIELD ARE GETTING BIGGER. NLM

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOE KIT AND STATED THAT FRONT BRAKES WERE DOING ALL THE WORK, 3 MONTHS LATER A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, IN JANUARY OF 2000 MORE FRONT NOISE WAS HEARD AND DEALER INSTALLED CYLINDER, VALVE KIT, DRUM ASSEMBLY, SPRING KIT, PIN KIT, AND SHOE KIT, BRAKES ALSO CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, 12-08-00, CALIPER KIT AND PAD KIT WERE INSTALLED AND 7 DAYS LATER ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS LOST BECAUSE OF A FAULTY CALIPER KIT, DEALER REPLACED A SEAL WHICH HAD CRACKED. *SLC

REAR AXLE PINION SEAL FAILED. NLM

STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN, AND THEN SUDDENLY WILL BECOME LIGHT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

DATE IS APPROXIMATE, HAVE SINCE HAD PROBLEM WITH SAME MODEL TRANSMISSION ON ANOTHER 1997 TRUCK. *AK

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 35MPH STEERING SEEMS TO RESIST TURNING AND WHEN MORE STEERING FORCE IS APPLIED,STEERING BECOMES VERY LIGHT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERSTEER.PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED OR PREPARED FOR IT. *AK

SPOT WELDS ARE BREAKING FROM FRAME. DEALER HAS WELDED VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS.*AK THE WELD IS NOW BREAKING AGAIN. *YH

GENERAL AMERI 550 AS TIRE (P225 75 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

WHEN STEERING VEHICLE EITHER TO LEFT OR TO RIGHT STEERING WHEEL MOVES ONE INCH. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK THE STEERING PROBLEM CAUSED BY A STEERING SENSOR FAILURE. *YH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE PULLS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CUSTOMER HAED ALIGNMENT DONE AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. THE MECHANIC THINKS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING BOX. *YH

THE VECHICLE HAS 4-6 INCHES OF PLAY WHICH IS EXCESSIVE FOR A LOW MILAGE TRUCK.*AK

PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT STAY OUT OF RECLINING POSITION, SEAT WILL FLOP BACK IN FORTH DUE TO DEFECTIVE RECLINING MECHANISM.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN STEERING SENSOR WENT OUT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE STEERING CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED STEERING SENSOR. PROBLEM WAS VERY GRADUAL UNTIL IT BECAME WORSE.*AK

TIRES HAVE POOR TRACTION WHEN ON WET SURFACE COMPARED TO BFG OR GENERAL TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: BM05324-1 TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)

BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AREA CAUSING CORROSION. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL OR BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS THE 2ND 1997 GM PRODUCT WITH A DELCO BATTERY I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS CONDITION.*AK

TRANSMISSION KICKS AT SLOW SPEEDS NOT ALL THE TIME, DEALER CHANGED COMPUTER MODULE DID NOT RESLOVE THE PROBLEM DEALER WOULD NOT GARRANTEE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, GMC ASKED ABOUT RECALLS BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE A REPY APPEARS TO BE FAULTY TRANS ELECTICAL PART. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT WITHIN 12,000 MILES ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THESE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME FRONT ROTOR AND CALIPERS THAT ARE ON THE BUICK LESABRA. THIS COULD EXPLAIN THE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE PAD DUE TO THE WEIGHT DIFFERENCE. THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO WONDER AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED FRONT END AND STATED WAS WITHIN SPECS. VEHICLE ALSO WILL PULL AT TIMES TO LEFT OR RIGHT BY SELF ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY.

WOULD LIKE HISTORY BACKGROUND ON THIS VEHICLES V I N ,(ACCIDENTS&ANY OTHER)

NO SUMMARY

CONSUMER HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. BEARINGS IN THE DRIVETRAIN ARE DEFECTIVE/ ALIGNMENT/BRAKES REPAIRED/REAR END REPLACED, AND OTHER PROBLEMS DEVELOPED DUE TO THE BEARING. AN AUTHORIZED GMC REPAIRMAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT'S THE WAY GMC MAKES VEHICLES. CONSUEMR INSISTED THAT HAS HAD NOTHING BUT BAD EXPRIENCES WITH THE VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER.*AK

WHEN FIRST PURCHASED, WE CONTACTED GM. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 SHOPS, BUT THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. OUR WARRENTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE, AND NOW THE BRAKES, ALL 4 ARE COMPLETELY LOCKING UP WHEN GOING SLOW. IT PULLED AND GRIPPED PREVIOUSLY WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ETC. THIS IS WHEN IT WAS FIRT REPORTED. WE CAN NOT GET ANY HELP, AND ARE QUITE AGGRAVATED CONSIDERING THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES!! WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THIS SAFTETY DEFECT ASAP> IT IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY NOW, PROBABLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WE WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE ASAP, OR WILL CONTACT A LAWYER.*AK

STEERING WILL BECOME "LOOSE" WHEN IN A CURVE, CAUSING AN OVERSTEER. *AK

TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTS FROM 1-2ND AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES. I CAN TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. THEN IT WILL START SHIFTING HARD AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO THE RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

HIGH SPEED TURN STEERING FAILURE EXPERIENCED WHILE MAKING LANE CHANGE ON FREEWAY. THIS CAUSED TRUCK TO ALMOST GO OFF FREEWAY ONTO GRASSY MEDIAN DIVIDER AREA. I MADE VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE CORRECTION IN A RIGHTHAND TURN. THIS CAUSED TRUCK TO FISHTAIL AND WEAVE INTO LANE I HAD JUST EXITED. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC IN THIS VICINITY AS I BELIEVE A HIGH SPEED(70MPH)CONTACT BETWEEN VEHICLE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. BROUGHT TRUCK INTO GMC DEALER FOR EVALUATION(PASO ROBLES, CA. GMC TRUCK).I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING-SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART WITH GMC. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. AS A FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC I DRIVE PROFESSIONALLY AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SUCH DEFECTS SHOULD GO WITHOUT A RECALL NOTICE PUBLISHED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE UTILIZED YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THANKS! *AK

WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE VEHICLE WILL JERK AT LEAST 1 FOOT, MAKING IT DIFFCULT TO CONTROL. *AK

BUMPS INTO GEAR, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, TRANSMISSION OVERFLOW DRIPS, POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDS REPLACING

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 35 TO 60 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, STEERING WILL GO FOR A MATTER OF SECONDS. WHEN IT COMES BACK IN, THE VEHICLE IS THROWN TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING DOWN LOW GRADE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A BANK, TURNING ON IT'S SIDE AND HITTING A MAIL BOX. NLM

POWER STEERING JERKS AS IF HITTING A PATCH OF ICE. *AK