1999 GMC Sierra complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKES. THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO 4 OR 5 MPH THE BRAKES WOULD NOT BE PRESENT FOR FOUR OR FIVE FEET, THEN THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB. THE ABS HAD GOTTEN WORSE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BURNED OUT. THE DEALER WANTED $1,000 TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE ABS BRAKES WERE DISCONNECTED. *AK (11/21/05) *SC

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR IWASNOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED UP THE GAUGE WILL MOVE TO EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE THE GAUGE WILL MOVE TO FULL. BUT WITH CONTINUED DRIVING THE GAUGE WILL DROP DOWN TO EMPTY, AND THE FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT REPLACED THE SENSOR. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA WILL RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN STOPPING AT ABOUT 5 - 10 MPH. I HAVE TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER GMC SIERRA OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OTHER OWNERS, I DISABLED MY ABS BY REMOVING THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS UNIT. *NM

ABS ACTIVATED ON DRY ROAD WHILE STOPPING ON A SLIGHT GRADE . THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF BRAKES AS IF A BRAKE LINE FAILED. I SHOT FORWARD ABOUT THREE FEET THEN ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK THE CODES. THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS BAD BUT GAVE NO INDICATION UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME HE HAD SOMEONE WITH A99 - 02 GM TRUCK IN HIS SHOP WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM . FOR ME THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN $5000.00 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME (WHICH LUCKILY WE ALSO OWN).I JUST GOT A RECALL NOTICE TODAY ALMOST THREE MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOR THE ABS SPEED SENSOR THAT CAUSES THIS SAME TYPE OF MALFUNCTION BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CONTROL UNIT ON THE FRAME RAIL ? IN THIS CASE IT ALSO FAILED AND COSTS ALMOST $1000.00 JUST FOR THE PART ALONE BEFORE IT IS REPLACED. THAT'S OVER $6000.00 BY THE TIME EVERY THING IS FIXED. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES HE OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA PICK-UP TRUCK. SOMETIME THIS PAST SUMMER HE HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MOTOR RUNNING. THE DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE MOTOR SO HE WOULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE ANYMORE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A BAD SENSOR MOTOR. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED HIM A PRICE OF APPROXIMATELY. $400.00 TO FIX IT. THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. HE HAS SINCE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE ABS BRAKES ON 10-18-05. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE RECALL PRIOR TO THE CONTACT RECEIVING THE RECALL;NOTICE ON 9-28-05. BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE IF THE TWO WERE RELATED, BUT STILL WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN THE HOPE THAT HE MAY BE ABLE TO GET THIS SENSOR REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT CHEAPER PRICE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

1999 GMC SIERRA VIN [XXX] - ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT STOP PROPERLY - GM HAS A RECALL ON THIS - 05068 - BUT THEY SAY THAT OUR VEHICLE ID NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED THAT IT IS A NEW RECALL AND TO WAIT TO SEE IF THAT CHANGES - TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES BUT WE WERE LUCKY. *NM 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS MODULE ON 1999 GMC SIERRA FAILED. HE NOTICED THIS WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THE PUMP IN THE ABS MODULE KEPT RUNNING. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL 05V379000 ON THE ABS BRAKES. HE FOUND INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED REGARDING T ABS MODULE FAILURE AND THAT IT RELATED TO THE CURRENT ABS RECALL.*AK

ABS MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING HAD TO PULL FUSE TO GET TO STOP. IS GOING TO COST OVER $900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAS 50000 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD EXTREMELY GOOD CARE. DO NOT THINK THAT THIS IS MY PROBLEM AS THERE IS MANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO THESE VEHICLES. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ANTI-LOCK PUMP WENT OUT ON HIS 1999 GMC SIERRA AT 60,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER HAD IT CHECKED BY A DEALER. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $3,000.00. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THIS FIXED. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITHOUT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK *JB

TAIL GATE CABLES HAVE FAILED DUE TO RUST, THIS IS THE 2ND SET OF CABLES THAT HAVE FAILED I WAS LOADING HAY ON TO THE TRUCK WHEN THE CABLES GAVE WAY I FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING MY ANKLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE CABLES WITH THE NEW STYLE CABLES THAT WERE MADE DUE TO A RECALL IN 2003 OF ONE YEAR TRUCK. THE GALVANIZED CABLES WERE USED ON MORE THAN THE YEAR RECALLED AND ARE CLEARLY OF POOR DESIGN. GM IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR MY YEAR TRUCK I PUT NHTSA PARTLY AT FAULT FOR THIS FOR NOT RECALLING ALL YEARS USING THIS CABLE. *JB

DT: THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISFUNCTIONAL FOR THREE YEARS. CONTACTED GM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOING 10 MPH OR LESS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. NOW, IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL THE BRAKE COMING BACK WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. IT MAKES A SOUND. HAD THE ABS SYSTEM DISCONNECTED, THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON NOVEMBER 15, 2000. CONSUMER STATED GM INFORMED HIM THEY WERE DOING RECALL REPAIRS ON BRAKES FOR SALT STATES. HOWEVER,THE CONSUMER TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE OCEAN, AND FOR OTHERS WHO USE THE VEHICLES THERE. *AK

DT: 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR AND IF STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT THE TRUCK WILL NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. ONCE THE TRUCK DOES SHIFT IT IS A VERY HARD SHIFT, AND IF ON WET OR SLIPPERY SURFACES THE TRUCK WILL SQUALL THE TIRE. THIS STARTED AROUND 60, 000 MILES. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, IT IS HIT OR MISS. WHILE PULLING ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC THE TRUCK SHIFTED PROPERLY AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING CARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC TRUCKS. THERE IS A KIT THAT IS MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR COST IS BETWEEN $700 - $1,800. THIS HAPPENS 4 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK. *AK *JB

BRAKE ON MY 1999 GMC TRUCK FAIL CAUSING ME TO HIT A BUILDING. THE PROBLEM HAS DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD. HE CONTACTED GMC ABOUT NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. CONSUMER' LIVED IN MARYLAND AND HIS WAS NOT LISTED FOR THE RECALL HE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. HE ALMOST RAN INTO TRAILER BECAUSE HE HAD THE BRAKES ON, AND AT A CERTAIN SPEED, RELEASED THEM. HE HAD TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE TRAILER. WHEN HE LET OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN IT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE ESTIMATED SPEED AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WAS UNDER 10 MPH. THERE WHERE NO INJURIES. *AK

GAS TANK GAUGE WORKS ONCE IN A WHILE. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO MOISTURE. ALSO, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER IS EITHER CRACKING OR RUSTING THROUGH. I PUT A NEW GASKET ON IT AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN BUT NOT AT THE GASKET. ABOUT 1/3 UP FROM THE BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE WHERE FLUID IS LEAKING THROUGH THE COVER. I CALLED 2 DEALERS (1 CHEVROLET, 1 GMC). THEY BOTH GAVE ME NUMBERS TO OTHER DEALERS (1 IN PA., 1 IN IA., 1 IN UPPER MI.). THE TWO OUT OF STATE DEALERS TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS FOR A CUSTOMER AND WOULD NOT SELL IT. THE ONE IN MI. ALSO SAID THAT, IN ADDITION TO "THAT MUST BE A POPULAR PART, BECAUSE I'VE HAD EVERY DEALER IN THE COUNTRY CALL ME." IS THIS PART A DEFECTIVE PIECE? *NM

MY 1999 GMC, SIERRA TRUCK DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS DUE TO THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT TO DO SO, SNOW IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN DRY PAVEMENT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR ONCE. THIS HAPPENS ROUTINELY WHEN STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *NM

1-SEAT ADJUSTMENT 2-SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN POSITION-SLIDES FREELY FRONT TO BACK 3-TEMPORARILY LOCKED FAILED PIECE INTO USABLE POSITION-CANNOT ADJUST TO ANY OTHER POSITION DUE TO FAILED PLASTIC BLOCK. RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS FOR 99 GMC SIERRA TRUCK AND FOUND 10 EXISTING IDENTICAL FAILURES. THESE ARE COMPLAINTS-566049, 758819, 855016, 862903, 877718, 10020665, 10022698, 10066125, 10074822. I AM SURE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS UNDER "MIRROR" VEHICLES SUCH AS CHEVROLET AND CADILAC AND OTHER YEARS. I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PIECE AS A PLASTIC BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH WIDE BY 2.5 INCHES LONG WITH A LEVER, SPRING AND PIN ASSEMBLY. THE "U" PORTION OF THIS BLOCK FAILS CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FREELY CREATING A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS CLEARLY AN UNSAFE AND POOR DESIGN. I HAVE PIECES OF BROKEN BLOCK FOR REFERENCE AND WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE THIS AS FAR AS NECESSARY FOR RESOLUTION FROM GM.

1999 GMC SIERRA BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEEDS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS DISCONNECTED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ROTATION SPEED ON THE WHEEL SENSORS. *JB

THE ABS BRAKE MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY. THEREFORE, WE HAVE PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM.

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE SPARE HAD ONLY BEEN REMOVED ONCE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ROUND BALL THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ONTO THE TRUCK BROKE. WHEN THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM THE TIRE WAS BOUNCING ABOUT TWENTY FEET IN THE AIR. *AK *NM *JB

I OWN A 1999 GMC SIERRA PICK UP. THE BRAKES WILL STOP WORKING DURING BRAKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS. THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS. AFTER CHECKING THE WEB, I NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA ON THESE SAME TRUCKS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN THE US? I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER GMC OWNERS ,SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MY 1999 GMC SIERRA 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK, VIN NO. [XXX], AND I COULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE REAR END OF MY GIRLFRIEND'S 2001 CHEVY BLAZER. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT GM OF THE ACCIDENT AS THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA (PRODUCT SAFETY BULLETIN [PSB]- FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION #04094 DATED JANUARY 25, 2005) FOR BRAKE FAILURE. GM REPRESENTATIVES SENT A FACT FINDER TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL SENSOR. THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR ESTIMATE TO MY TRUCK IS $2,902.86 AND $1,907.79 TO THE BLAZER. THE ESTIMATES WERE FAXED TO GM AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE REPORT INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT, SINCE THE DAMAGES WERE OVER $1,000.00 THE CASE HAD TO BE REFERRED TO RISK MANAGEMENT. RISK MANAGEMENT STATED THE FACT FINDERS REPORT DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO WHAT I WAS TOLD PREVIOUSLY. I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REPORT AND WAS DENIED AS IT IS CONSIDERED PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. I INFORMED RISK MANAGEMENT THAT A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF. RISK MANAGEMENT OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE DAMAGES. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL CONTACT PERSON AT GM AND WAS TOLD THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A CURRENT DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE HISTORY CODE SHOWS THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS MISSING - DROPPED OUT OF CIRCUIT - INDICATING THAT THERE HAS BEEN PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL SENSOR. SINCE THE ACCIDENT I BORROWED MY MOTHER'S CAR AND WAS ASKED TO RETURN IT SO, I DROVE MY TRUCK

DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED RECALL 05V161000 CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. CALLER'S VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL. THE CALLER WAS CONCERNED FOR SAFETY BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE.*AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 GMC SIERRA Z71. THERE WAS A NHTSA INVESTIGATION , PE05020. THERE WERE NO ABS BRAKES. HAD TO PULL THE FUSE. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. A GM MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND TOLD HIM TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. ALSO SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS PEOPLE IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE GM MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT PULL THE FUSE BECAUSE OF LIABILITY REASONS SO CONSUMER FIGURED OUT BY HIMSELF WHICH FUSE TO PULL, AND DONE IT. *AK

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD ANYMORE. THIS PREVIOUSLY HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARKING BRAKE PADS. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE PADS WEAR UNEVENLY. PARKING BRAKE PADS SHOULD NOT WEAR. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A AUDIBLE WARNING TO PREVENT DRIVING WITH PARKING BRAKES APPLIED. *JB

DT: CONSUMER WAS BACKING A LAWN TRACTOR OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND DRIVER'S SIDE TAILGATE STRAP SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE. THE STRAP WAS COVERED IN PLASTIC, COULDN'T SEE THE CONDITION THE STRAP WAS ACTUALLY IN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HINGE MECHANISM HAS TWISTED AS A RESULT.*AK *NM

IN THE SUMMER OF 2002 MY GMC SIERRAS PU TRUCK VIN [XXX] BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE CHATTER AT VERY LOW SPEED. IT THEN BEGAN TO CONTINUE TO ROLL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AND MORE PRONOUNCED AS TIME WENT ON. I HAD NUMEROUS VERY CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS TRUCK INVOLVING BUILDINGS, TREES AND OTHER VEHICLES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO BOWSER GMC IN PLEASANT HILLS PA. THEY REPAIRED THE TRUCK BY REPLACING THE FRONT HUBS AND SENSORS. WITH THIS REPAIR AND THE PREVIOUS COMPLETE BRAKE JOB INCLUDING BRAKES AND ROTORS THIS EPISODE COST MORE THAN $1400. AT THE TIME THE TRUCK HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT. ON 7/20/05 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE BRAKE CHATTER RETURNING. JUST A SLIGHT CHATTER COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHTS ON INCLINES, THEN ON THE LEVEL AND FINALLY ON 7/23/05 I ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY HOUSE AS I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD RETURNED, THE TRUCK NOW HAS 47,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT MY $800 HUB REPLACEMENT WAS DONE WITH THE SAME FAULTY HUB ASSEMBLY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED ONLY IN LESS TIME. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK, I JUST RECENTLY AT 46,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE PARTS. SO OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED 6 BRAKE ROTORS, 6 SETS OF PADS, TWO HUBS AND TWO SENSOR ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS TRUCK COMING WITHIN INCHES OF

REPEATED ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR PROBLEM(S). HEATER MOTOR MALFUNCTION, REPEATED WIPER ARM REPLACEMENT, TAILGATE HANDLE MALFUNCTION.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE; STILL NOT REPAIRED

TRUCK RUNNING SLUGGISH. DIFFICULT TO START AT TIMES. HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER A COUPLE TIMES AND SHOWED DIFFERENT SENSORS BAD AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DRIVING TO WORK ON 7/7/2005 VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, ABLE TO PULL INTO A RESTURANT PARKING LOT. PROBLEM : FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR CLOGGED ( THIS IS A VACCUM LINE NO GAS SHOULD GO THROUGH IT) CAUSING GAS TO FLOW AT 60 POUNDS FUEL PRESSURE INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING A FIRE. BECAUSE OF THIS THE MANIFOLD BURNED A BIG HOLE WHERE #4 CYLINDER WOULD BE LOCATED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH DOWN THE ROAD & WAS POSSIBLY STILL BURNING WHILE I WAITED IN MY VEHILCLE TO BE PICKED UP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS & SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. MY GIRLFRIENDS NEPHEW FOUND THE PROBLEM & REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD & FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. WHILE WORKING ON MY 99 GMC SIERRA HER BROTHER WHO DRIVES A 2000 GMC SIERRA DESCRIBES THE SAME PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING & PROMPTLY BRINGS OVER HIS TRUCK. UPON LOOKING AT HIS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IT ALSO WAS FULL OF GAS ! HIS WAS FOUND EARLIER WITHOUT RESULTING IN FIRE & HIS FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED GMC & THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A HARD TIME, BECAUSE THEY WANTED ME TO TAKE IT TO A GMC GARAGE, I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE . BUT PLAN ON STOPPING THERE MONDAY 7/18/05 TO SHOW THEM THE PARTS ( I HAVE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR & THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH THE HOLE BURNT THROUGH)

THE DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTER FAILS TO HOLD THE SEAT FROM SLIDING BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE MANUAL BUCKET SEATS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GMC THAT THERE IS NO RECORDS OF FAILURES. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES BY REPLACING THE SEAT ADJUSTER, ALL UNDER WARRANTY THUS FAR, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING, IT ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO BE MOVED FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

DT: AT SLOW SPEEDS THERE IS A CLANKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES, AND CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE CONSUMER'S FOOT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2002. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT. THE OWNER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS AND HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL, AND THE PEDAL WAS WORKING AGAINST THE DRIVER. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP 2 MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GM, THE MANUFACTURER CAME AND INSPECTED THE TRUCK. GM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE TRUCK TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY INSPECTED IT. THE DEALERSHIPS REPORT STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING AFTER TESTING AND THE FOUND BEARING CAUSED UNWANTED ABS OPERATION DURING SLOW SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THE CRASH. *AK *SC

WHILE ATTEMPTING A THREE POINT TURN ACROSS A ROAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN GRINDING AFTER PUTTING THE VECHILE IN REVERSE. I WAS IN THE LANE FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE REVERSE GEAR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. FORTUNETLY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VECHILE IN DRIVE AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT, GETTING BACK TO THE PARKING LANE. THE VECILE ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES. IN THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THE PROBLEM SO FAR I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE, A MAN NAMED CHUCK WHO WORKS AT ALL-WORLD TRANSMISSION (262-547-0136) SAYS THESE VECHILES COME IN ALL THE TIME WITH THE SAME TRASNMISSION PROBLEM. GMC CLAIMS IT IS A NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. I BEG TO DIFFER. I HAD MY WIFE AND 5 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR COMING, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE.

1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 4WD VIN#[XXX] ACTIVATION OF ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN COMING TO A STOP THIS CAUSES MY VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN IT SHOULD ALLOWING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHEN COMMING TO A STOP THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO KEEP PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN.

ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED

1.DRIVER'S SEAT, DEVICE THAT MOVES SEAT TO DIFFERENT SEATING POSITIONS, FELL APART. 2. TURN SIGNAL DEVICE CLICKS NONSTOP 3. PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS TIGHT WHEN PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT NOT ALLOWING FOR MOVEMENT.

DT: THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ABS PROBLEMS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE ABS LIGHT IS ON, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ABS KICKS IN, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH ON BRAKE. THEN THERE IS A SHAKING. THIS RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . DRIVER HAS TO REPEATEDLY PUSH BRAKE IN HARD TO GET IT TO STOP. ONE DAY THE ABS PUMP CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS COST $700.00 TO REPLACE. NO CODES WERE SHOWN WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC OR DEALERSHIP, THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS OCCURS UNDER 10 MPH, IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND EVERY AND WITH NO WARNING. HAS HAPPENED MORE AND MORE OFTEN AS TIME HAS PASSED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS. VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED. CONSUMER WILL HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL GARAGE.*AK

DT: WHILE GOING AT A SLOW SPEED THE BRAKES PULSATED AND WOBBLED. THE CONSUMER BRAKE PEDAL DOESN'T WORK AFTER IT JUMPS UP AND DOWN. THE CONSUMER HASN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP YET. *NM *SB *NM

ABS FAULTY, REPLACED, NOW ACTUATES WHEN IT SHOULDNT

ENGINE KNOCKS ON COLD START

TRANSMISSION HESITATES BADLY TO SHIFT 2-3, WHEN COLD OUT

THROTTLE BODY PLATE STICKS, HAVING TO SURGE ENGINE TO UNSTICK THROTTLE

CONTACT STATES: HE TURNED INTO HIS BROTHERS' DRIVEWAY, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. HE HIT THE REAR END OF HIS BROTHERS' CAR, AND DID $600 DAMAGE TO THE CAR.*AK *SB *NM

ANIT-LOCK BRAKES COME ON WHEN NOT NEEDED I.E. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS.

1999 SIERRA 1500 EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *SC THE BRAKES RELEASED JUST AS THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *JB

WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN,APPLIED THE BRAKE WAS ALMOST TO A STOP THEN THE BRAKES FAILED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND I ROLLED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN INTO THE INTERSECTION!! THIS WAS GOING ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST TO A STOP AROUND 10 MPH. I TALKED TO A GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ABS BRAKES SO I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED I JUST DON'T HAVE ABS BRAKES.

1999 GMC SIERRA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONING.*MR WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES PUSHED BACK. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL, DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. *BF

CONSUMER STATES: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN APPLYING IT MAKES WEIRD NOISE, AND HAS TO PUSH BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO DO 4 TIMES, WAS UNDER 5 MPH AND PEDAL KICKED BACK, AND IT GRABBED. JUST GOT ABS SERVICED AND NEW FUSE PUT IN. HAD TO TAKE OUT FUSE FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. COULD HEAR WHINNYING NOISE BEFORE TAKING OUT THE FUSE, AND LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER HOOKED UP VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

PROBLEMS RELATING TO NUMEROUS BREAKS IN THE TAIL GATE CABLES ON THE GMC SIERRA. REFERENCE ODI 10113427.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED 15 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TAILGATE ON HIS FORD 150 FAILED. THE CONSUMER'S CURRENT COMPLAINTS IS IN REFERENCE TO HIS 1999 GMC SIERRA. THIS TRUCK IS ON IT'S THIRD SET OF TAILGATE CABLES IN ONLY 5 YEARS. THE RUBBER COATING ON THE CABLES CRACKED OVER TIME WHICH RESULTED ON WATER AND ROAD SALT SEEPING INTO THE CRACKS. OVER TIME THE METAL CORE RUSTED THEN BROKE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE TAILGATE PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO ONE MANUFACTURER . *NM