1999 GMC Sierra complaints

1999 GMC SIERRA-46000 MILES-ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT,3 LEAKS. DUE TO DESIGN OF TRUCK,CAB HAS TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS BRAKE LINES-ALSO REAR BRAKE CALIPERS RUSTED OUT AFTER >4600 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL REPAIRS DONE AT DEALERS. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT'S 1999 GMC SIERRA WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE STILL NOT REPAIRED PROPERLY. HE READ IN A CONSUMER MAGAZINE WHICH STATED THAT THE 1999 GMC TRUCK SIERRA HAS THE WORSE BRAKES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2000 GMC TRUCK SIERRA ON THE BRAKES, STATING THAT THE BASE BRAKES WOULD REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE DYNAMIC REAR PROPORTIONING (DRP) SYSTEM, WHICH OPTIMIZES FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT BOTH MODEL YEARS HAD THE SAME FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES FAILED. DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE THE CONTACT HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES AS WELL. IT FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE COMING OFF WHEN THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING. *AK UPDATED 2/22/2007 -*NM

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA EXT. CAB DOES NOT WORK. IT HAS NEVER WORKED. I DID NOT SEE THE PROBLEM AS URGENT UNTIL MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME TRUCK, GOT STRANDED IN MEXICO BECAUSE HIS FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. HE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE HE HAS HAD HIS TRUCK AND IT COST HIM $300.00 DOLLARS TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP OUT. THAT WAS CHEAP BECAUSE HE DID THE WORK HIMSELF. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL TRUCKS OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR MY TRUCK AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE FUEL GAUGE/PUMP FOR THE 1999 GMC/CHEVY 1500 TRUCK BE LOOKED INTO FOR CONSIDERATION FOR A RECALL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP DETERMINED THE STEEL BRAKE SYSTEM HAD RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED IN A SALT BELT STATE. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE ENTIRE STEEL BRAKE LINE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM DOES NOT SELL REPLACEMENT PARTS. *NM

1999 GMC SIERRA REAR FRAME ON BOTH SIDES BROKE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WAS VERY THIN AND IT WAS DIFFICULT WELDING IT BACK TOGETHER. *JB

BRAKE LINE CORROSION SEVERED AT AREA WHERE LINES PASS THROUGH FRAME. PREVIOUS RECALL FOR A RUBBING WEAR CONDITION AT EXACT LOCATION. DEALER CLAIMS UNRELATED. LOST ENTIRE BRAKE FUNCTION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING A 65 MPH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. COST $481.00. *JB

BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING. BRAKES APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONAL UNTIL OCCASION AROSE AT 65 MPH WHERE HARD BREAKING WAS REQUIRED. RIGHT REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND SEVERE TIRE WEAR RESULTED. EXCESSIVE SLOWING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED. VEHICLE AT NON DEALER REPAIR SHOP PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *JB

THE CABLE ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE SPARE TIRE BROKE CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL. THE TIRE STARTED BOUNCE AND ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS. *JB

ABS CONTROL UNIT MODULE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING ABS VALVE TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY & BURN UP. DEALER STATED THAT CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION GETTING INTO MODULE UNIT. DEALER REPLACED MODULE,VALVE & BLED BRAKE SYSTEM. COST WAS $1090. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT GM KNEW ABOUT BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. ACCORDING TO NHTSA WEB SITE , GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR WHEEL SENSORS ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAME CAUSE AS THE MODULE FAILURE; CORROSION. THE MODULES ARE LOCATED JUST BELOW DRIVER ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL. HOW THEY EXPECTED TO KEEP THEM FROM A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT ,I CAN'T FIGURE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF GM ACKNOWLEDGE A CORROSION PROBLEM ON ONE PART OF THEIR ABS SYSTEM THAT THEY SHOULD DO THE SAME ON THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. I ALSO CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CHOOSE CERTAIN STATES AS BEING IN THE "SALT BELT". WE USE IT HERE IN KANSAS TOO. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAD TRUCK THE DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTMENT MADE OF PLASTIC WHEN IT BREAKS THE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK. THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT SO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ALL THAT IS HOLDING IS FLIMSY PLASTIC. I CHECKED ALL THE SALVAGE YARDS IN MY AREA THEY SAID EVERY TRUCK THAT THEY HAVE THAT HAS WRECKED THE PLASTIC SLIDE IS BROKEN. TO ME, MY WIFE AND MY LIFE ARE WORTH MORE THAN THIS PLASTIC PIECE. GM NEEDS TO RECALL AND EITHER FIX THIS PIECE WITH METAL OR DIFFERENT SEAT TRACKS. MY SEAT BROKE JUST ADJUSTING IT. *JB

1999 SIERRA BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO USE THE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. FIRST, THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE FUEL GAUGE. SECOND, THE PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED A CABLE WAS BROKEN THAT HELD THE WINDOW IN PLACE. A SHIM WAS ADDED TO KEEP THE WINDOW IN STATIONARY POSITION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT ANY SPEED THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID ON WET OR ICY ROADS. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ABS PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

MY GAS GAUGE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA HAS NOT WORKED FOR OVER TWO YEARS. COST OF REPAIR TO HIGH. *NM

THE GAS GAUGE IN THE CONSUMER'S 1999 GMC SIERRA FAILED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE COST OF REPAIRING THE PART WAS TOO HIGH. THE CONSUMER HAS SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE PART. *NM *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE, BOTH FRONT SEATS MOVE FORWARD/BACKWARDS A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - THE POWER SEAT TRACK ON BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE LOOSE. *NM

LOCKING MECHANISM ON FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED, CAUSING MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BOTH FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT 8MPH AND BELOW. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED AS A RESULT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15MPH, THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AND THE TAILGATE FELL DOWN AND STRUCK THE REAR BUMPER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED REPLACEMENT CABLES FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

HAULING FIRE WOOD AND THE CABLE ON THE TAILGATE BROKE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, BUT IF I HAD BEEN HAULING SOMETHING LARGE ON THE BACK WITH THE TAILGATE DOWN, I COULD HAVE DROPPED PART OF A LOAD IN FRONT OF SOMEONE BEHIND ME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH AND ARE READY TO BREAK. THE CONTACT VERBALLY SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V066000, CONCERNING THE TAILGATE ATTACHMENTS. THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM; HOWEVER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION.

I STARTED UP MY 1999 GMC SIERRA ONE MORNING LAST SPRING TO GO TO WORK AND WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY A LOUD NOISE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE CAB AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE WHO FOUND IT TO BE THE EBCM. THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 45000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD SO IT HADN'T BEEN MISTREATED. THE MODULE HAS STAYED ON AND THE ABS LIGHT IS ON ALWAYS. I TRIED TO GET GM TO OWN UP TO THE FAULTY PART BUT THEY REFUSED. I THINK IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT GM PUTS LOW QUALITY ELECTRONIC PARTS IN THEIR VEHICLES, AND CHARGES SO MUCH FOR THE PARTS. THE EBCM COSTS OVER 900 DOLLARS WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY. WHEN YOU PAY OVER 30,000 FOR A TRUCK YOU EXPECT IT TO LAST A LONG TIME. BUT GM IS NOT INTERESTED IN MAKING QUALITY ANYMORE. GM TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY UNCOMMON PROBLEM, WRONG, ON THE WEB I FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IN FACT THERE IS A REBUILD KIT FOR THEM. I ALSO HAD MY 4WD CONTROL MODULE GO OUT AT 140 DOLLARS JUST TO REPLACE A PUSH BUTTON. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD MOMENTARILY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WHO DETERMINED THE PISTONS WERE KNOCKING. THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A TSB #010601028A. UPDATED 3/9/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF 16M PH OR LESS IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER WHO SUGGESTED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS SHOULD BE REPLACED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 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. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

I SENT THIS INFO TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE I LIVE IN OHIO WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER. I DID NOT BOTHER TRYING TO DEBATE THIS SILLY RESPONSE, I AM JUST FORWARDING SAME INFO TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A (GMC SIERRA Z-71, 4X4 WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES. WHILE REPLACING A FAILED RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER, I NOTICED THE BRAKE SHIELD WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY. DURING THIS INSPECTION AN APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHE PIECE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND (SEE PICTURES). I PERFORM MOST REPAIRS MYSELF BUT SINCE THIS INVOLVED REMOVING THE AXLE IT WAS BEYOND MY CAPABILITY. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR AT BOB ROSS GMC WAS $222.00 WHICH I PAID. I AM WRITING GMC BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE A PART SUCH AS THIS BRAKE SHIELD SHOULD RUST SO BAD AS TO FALL APART AND HAVE RUSTED THROUGH HOLES (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO) IN ONLY 6 YEARS. I HAVE INSPECTED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE SHIELD AND ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS BAD AS THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE SHIELD, IT IS EXTREMELY RUSTY AND PROBABLY WILL FAIL AND NEED REPLACED IN THE NEXT YEAR. MY POSITION IS THIS IS A MATERIAL DESIGN FLAW THAT GM SHOULD INVESTIGATE. FAILURE OF THIS PART, AS IN MY CASE, WILL ALLOW THE ELEMENTS (WATER, SNOW, DIRT, ROCKS, ETC.) TO DAMAGE THE BRAKE ROTOR AND ULTIMATELY CAUSE PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND FAILURE. THE BRAKE SHIELDS ON THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE NO RUST, AS I WOULD EXPECT OF A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I CAN SEND PICTURES OF FAILED PART BUT NOT S

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS, BELOW 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE ABS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. A YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ABS, #05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ABS WAS CLEANED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LETTER WAS RECEIVED LETTER IN OCTOBER 2005 ON NHTSA RECALL #05V379000, CONCERNING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIRED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS; HOWEVER THE ABS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MODULE TO THE ABS WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 2/24/2006 - *NM

CASE #05V379000 ISN'T INCLUDING VIRGINIA RESIDENTS? I HAD THE ABS PUMP? GO OUT IN MY 1999 GMC SIERRA WHICH MESSED UP THE REAR ROTORS, HAD ALL REPLACED AT DEALER WHICH COST IN EXCESS OF $1000.... WILL IT INCLUDE VIRGINIA OR JUST STOP IN MARYLAND? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DUE TO THE INABILITY TO STOP AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE GENTLY TAPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR BUMPER. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE . THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL,CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER , IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK THE ABS CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TNE ABS SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WANTS GMC TO EXPAND THEIR RECALL OR PAY FOR A NEW MODULE. *AK

E.B.C.M. SHORTED ABS PUMP RUNS CONSTANTLY CHEVY DEALER WANTS $ 1200 TO FIX IT. 1999 GMC 2500 PICKUP. *NM

SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSON FOR 1999 GMC PICK UP BUT THE AUTOMATIC HAS THE SAME ISSUE , THE PARKING BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGED. I KNOW THREE PEOPLE WITH GMC PICK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THEY TO DO NOT HAVE WORKING PARKING BRAKES. *NM

MY SON WAS JUST IN A ACCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT IN HIS 1999 GMC SIERRA TRUCK. HE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND ROLLED THE TRUCK SIX TIMES. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO STILL HAVE HIM. THE GMC DID VERY GOOD. IT IS TOTALED, BUT MY SON IS FINE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT. ARE THEY ONLY SUPPOSE TO WORK WITH A HEAD ON IMPACT? HE WAS GOING SIDE WAYS SO HE NEVER HAD AN HEAD ON IMPACT. HIS HOOD HAD DAMAGE AND HIS LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS BROKE OFF AS FAR AS THE FRONT. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OVER TO A CURB HE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, IT WAS MAKING A HUMMING NOISE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON THE ABS BRAKES, AND THEY FOUND THE ANTI LOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ( EBMC) BUSTED. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

1. ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS 2. BEING UNABLE TO STOP IT COULD LEAD TO REAR END COLLISIONS OR CAR PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS 3.REPLACED 2 FRONT END WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. *JB

ANTILOCK BRAKES KICKEDIN AT LOW SPEED, LESS THAN 10 MPH IN PARKING LOT. TOOK A LOT OFDISTANCE TO STOP. IF THIS HAPPENED AT AN INTERSECTION I WOULD BE IN BIG TROUBLE. *NM

FUEL GAUGE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN AFTER JUST FILLING UP AND FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES ALL OVER THE PLACE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

THE REAR STRAP THAT HOLDS THE GASOLINE TANK IN MY VEHICLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE STRAP. THE TANK STAYED INPLACE UNTIL I COULD DRIVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED AND ORDERED THE PART AND SCHEDUELD TO REPLACE IT IN A WEEK. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE PADS. THE VEHICLE HAD A FREE REMEDY PERFORMED ON THE BRAKES, NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. HOWEVER THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE OLD ROTORS WITH AFTER MARKET ROTORS. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE RUST ON THE SURFACE OF THE DISC WAS SO DEEP THAT IT TORE THE LINING OFF THE PADS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN .VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8-23-05. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE HUB WAS DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

DT: CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE PARKED HIS VEHICLE HE RAISED THE SEAT. WHEN HE GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK THE SEAT KEPT MOVING BACK AND FORTH. THE SEAT WILL NOT STOP GOING BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRACK AND THE PARTS TO THE SEAT. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM THE SEAT TRACK WAS REPALCED. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 1/25/2006 - THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. *NM

NHTSA ACTION # PE05020 - I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT (ODI ID# 10120245) FOR MY 99 GMC SIERRA TRUCK LAST SPRING FOR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. YOU "CLOSED" THE INVESTIGATION ON 9/13, AND GM ISSUED A RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT GM STILL CHARGED ME OVER $1000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT ABS CONTROL MODULE THAT FAILED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF ABS TOTALLY ON MY TRUCK, PER MY COMPLAINT. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK INSPECTED IN VT WITHOUT THE ABS WORKING SO I HAD TO PAY UP TO GMC TO REPLACE THE MODULE. WAS THIS TO BE COVERED OR NOT? IF NOT, WHY? IT SEEMS THAT THIS ABS MODULE FAILURE IS A RECURRING THEME FOR GM(C) TRUCKS. PLEASE RESPOND BY E-MAIL. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000)FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

(1) RECALL ON WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. (2) DUE TO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION, THE ABS MODULE TURNED DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE MODULE NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO OVER ACTIVATION. A LOW SPEED CRASH OCCURRED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. (3) DURING THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO RELATE THE CRASH OR THE FAULTY ABS MODULE TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THEY ESTIMATED REPAIRS IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLAR RANGE. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE MALFUNCTION. I DO NOT HAVE ABS ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE BRAKING PROBLEM. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THAT COULD BE DONE. HE CALLED GM, AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT HIMSELF. HE WAS GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THIS EVENING. *AK

DT: THE CALLER SAID AT SPEEDS 3-10 MPH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD KICK IN, AND THE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL AND SHE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE. THE CALLER HAD THE HUBS WERE REPLACED ONCE LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO AT MANUFACTURER'S S EXPENSE. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE HUB AND THAT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP FOR FREE. SHE SAID HER HUSBAND HAS HAD A CLOSE CALL WITH A WALL. HE STOPPED IN TIME. SHE SAID THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK ONCE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED TO HAVE THE HUBS REPLACED., WHICH THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE HUBS EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEM IN THE RECALL. WHEN THE MECHANIC WAS PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP, THE BRAKES FAILED AND HE CRASHED. THE BUMPER, THE CHROME ON THE GRILL, THE FOG LIGHT, AND THE PIECE BELOW THE BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER SAYS HE WILL PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS MOTOR WENT OUT TWO YEARS AGO. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE PROBLEM. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE, WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THE ABS. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST GARAGE TO HAVE THE ABS DISCONNECTED. HE HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ABS FOR TWO YEARS. *AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM