1998 GMC Sierra complaints

INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE PROBLEMATIC AND WOULD LOCK BUT WOULDN'T EXPAND. *AK *SC *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT BACK INTO IT'S HOLSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RETRACTOR MECHANISM. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM. *PH *SC

DON'T HAVE MY VIN HANDY AT THE MOMENT B/C MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP HAVING $1400 OF TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON IT. IT'S A 1998 GMC SIERRA 2WD, AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 8/21/03. THE TRANNY HAD 84,000 MILES BEFORE COMLETE FAILURE. THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BY AN EXCEPTIONALLY GENTLE DRIVER, NEVER USED FOR TOWING (EVEN THOUGH IT CAME WITH A TOWING "PACKAGE") AND NEVER ABUSED IN ANY WAY. YESTERDAY, IT WOULDN'T REVERSE OR GO INTO 1ST GEAR. TWO WEEKS PRIOR IT BEGAN SHIFTING HARD, EMITTING A LOUD "CLANK" SOUND...WE KNEW THE END WAS NEAR!

WINDSHIELD WIPER PARTIAL FAILURE. WORKS SOMETIMES...SOMETIMES NOT. PERHAPS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH. STEERING PROBLEM IS HARD TO DISCRIBE. AT LOW ENGINE RPM'S, EXPECIALLY AT IDLE ITS AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THEN, AT ROAD SPEED, AT TIMES WHEN YOUTURN THE WHEEL TO ABOUT THE TWO O'CLOCK POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY LOOSE ALL 'FEEL' AND WILL 'FALL' TO ABOUT THE FOUR O'CLOCK POSITION. THE STEERING IS STILL OPERATIONAL AS THE TRUCK WILL VEER IF YOU DON'T CATCH IT FIRST AND CORRECT. THE STEERING SYSTEM JUST LOOSES ALL FEEL AND THERE IS LITTLE OR NO EFFORT INVOLVED WITH TURNING THE WHEEL. WE'VE HAD ONE SHOP LOOK AT IT BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.

THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER ON A HILL AND BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE TOP THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TRERRIBLE SOUND. ALL THE GUAGES WERE READING NORMAL. THE GMC DEALER OR EVEN HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE MOTOR FOR IT IS NOT OUR FAULT THAT THIS HAPPEN. WE MAIMTAINED THE TRUCK TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE HEAVY RAIN STOPPED. NOW AT A LATER DATE, THE WIPERS WORKED. *PH

CONSUMER FOUND FLUID ON THE PASSENGER'S FLOORBOARD. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FLUID WAS CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER . AIR CONDITIONING FLUID CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT, CAUSING CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE FASTER THAN NORMAL.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER TURNED THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. AS TIME WENT ON THE PROBLEM WORSENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULDN'T COME ON FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1997 MODEL YEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS SINCE PAID TO THE HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. *PH ALSO THE TAILGATE DID NOT ALOWAYS LOCK INTO PLACE. *JB

BROKEN TAIL GATE CABLES ON A 98 GMC K 1500 PICKUP. *AK

FRONT END SHOOK WHILE BRAKING. BRAKING DISTANCE SEEMED NORMAL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND DEALER REPLACED AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS FOUR TIMES. IN MAY 2003, MECHANIC NOTICED REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING GREASE ONTO REAR BRAKE DRUMS, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL, SEAL WAS REPLACED. CURRENTLY, SEAL IS LEAKING AGAIN, REAR BRAKE DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE'S WAS A SIZZLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PLASTIC OR CELLOPHANE SEALANT STRIP FOR THE CARBURETOR GASKET LOCATED BETWEEN THE CARBURETOR AND THROTTLE CAME UNSEALED AND FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED GASOLINE TO POUR OUT ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE OF EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK INTERMITTENT. *JB

WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND MAY NOT START AGAIN. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, WITHOUT WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE IN USE. WIPER MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT ONCE AGAIN. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE , CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON THEY OPERATE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 001; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TOVIN.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INCORRECTLY. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME HOT, AND DISENGAGED FROM OVERDRIVE TO LOCK UP MODE, AND BLEW 2 QUARTS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT THE VENTS*MR *TS *JB

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NOT ENGAGING. HUB DAMAGE. CONTINUOUS NEED FOR NEW BRAKES. FINALLY AN ACCIDENT IN NOV 2002.AFTER 7 MONTHS THE REPAIRS COMPLETE BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR NEW HUBS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A BRAKE ISSUE.AFTER RESEARCH I FIND THAT THE HUBS MAY BE MADE IMPROPERLY. THE WRECK WAS CAUSED BY A MISALIGNED TONE RING OR ABS SENSOR.I BELIEVE THE HUBS ARE A PART OF THIS BUT THE DEALER DENIES IT.MY INSURANCE COVERED MOST OF THE REPAIRS WEAVER AUTO REPAIRED MANY HOSES AND THE ENGINE OIL COOLANT LINESAND ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 2003,FIRST DAY DRIVING THE TRUCK AFTER THE REPAIRS MY ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT BLEW. NOW THEY CLAIM THAT IT MAY HAVE SPUN 2 BEARINGS.( I LEARNED THIS CAN BE CAUSED BY OIL/RADIATOR DAMAGE) ( I DROVE THE TRUCK 80 MILES TOTAL AFTER THE REPAIRS.)I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AS WELL AS GMC SINCE THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK IN 1998 WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE FIRST SET OF BRAKES PREMATURELY,THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS. A WHILE DOWN THE ROAD I LEARNED OF A RECALL ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THEM AND WAS TOLD MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS TRUCK DOES HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM I HAVE COMPLAINED AND TAKENM IT IN TO BE CHECKED CONSTANTLY. FINANCIALLY DRAINED, I AM AT MY WITS END. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS . THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LICENSED MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *JB

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. *NLM

WATER LEAK COMING FROM A SEAM FRONT QUARTER PANEL DRIVERS SIDE. WATER GETS INTO FLOOR BOARD DRIVER SIDE. CARPET AND INSULATION GETS WET AND STINKS. ALSO- ROOF SEAM AT WINDSHIELD RUSTING AND PAINT BUBBLING. *NLM

THE GAS TANK COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED GAS TO LEAK. *JB

FUEL GAUGE FAILS TO OPERATE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES.*JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN EXHAUST LEAK.*JB

INTERMITTENTLY AND MOMENTARY THE STEERING WOULD LOSE CONTROL AT MULTIPLE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACES THE EVO SENSOR TWICE AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING, IF MOVING STEERING WHEEL JUST A LITTLE TO RIGHT TO MAINTAIN PROPER LANE, VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY JERK TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ANIT LOCK BRAKES GRAB, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE BRAKES DON'T HOLD WHEN APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER, CONNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *YH

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE'S ABS PULSATES AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY IN COLD OR DAMP WEATHER. *TT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING USAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN BRAKING FRONT CALIPERS STAY ENGAGED AND DO NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKES RELIABILITY.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AS SPEED GOES BELOW 10MPH AND PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT LEFT ABS SENSOR. *AK UPON READING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE ARE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER DENIED KNOWING ABOUT IT. BEFORE THE FAILURE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *JG

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL, THEN SHE FELT SOMETHING HOT ON HER LEG, WHEN LOOKING SHE SAW VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HER LEG WAS ALSO ON FIRE, FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THEY HIT THE BRAKES THE SEATBELT WILL NOT LOCK UP, WHICH CAUSES SEATBELT TO BE USELESS IN A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

LOSS OF CONTROL / ERRRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. *AK

ABS FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS FRONT HUBS. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A MEDIAN WALL, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTINGIN DRIVER INJURY. NLM

I NOSED DIVED INTO A DITCH AND SLIDE ON DRIVERS SIDE FOR ABOUT 1500FT BEFORE HITTING BANK AND BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THE TAIL/SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED. *JG

WHILE IN REVERSE AND GOING DOWN A SLOPED DRIVEWAY IN WINTER CONDITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED. IT CRASHED INTO A TREE ON OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. *AK THE TRUCK WAS EXAMINED BY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TECHNICIAN CLEANED LINKAGE AND MADE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EASIER TO OPERATE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A CARBON BUILD UP ON SOME RELATED PART WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD, MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A MALFUNCTION. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLS. AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK