CORROSION IN TAILGATE RESTRAINT STRAPS CAUSED FAILURE WHILE SITTING ON TAILGATE TO UNLOAD SEWING MACHINE.MINOR INJURY TO PERSON. NO DAMAGE TO SEWING MACHINE.MINOR DAMAGE TO TAILGATE.LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT STRAPS.(G.M.DEALER INSISTS STRAPS CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPERATELY.PURCHASE OF COMPLETE LATCH ASSEMBLY REQUIRED AT 40 DOLLARS PER SIDE). *AK
1999 GMC Sierra 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 1999 record →
ABS MODULE WENT BAD AND CAUSED THE PUMP TO RUN CONTINOUSLY. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE PUMP TO MAKE IT STOP. I NOW DO NOT HAVE ABS AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AT THE DEALER, THE REPAIRS WOULD BE GREATER THAN $1000. AT THE TIME THIS OCCURED, THE TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP DURING OPERATION. *AK
E-MAIL FM JEREMY BRUENN (NY) REQUEST NHTSA TO RECALL THE 1999 GM SIERRA FOR DEFECTIVE TAILGATE & CABLES, CABLE ON HIS 1999 TRUCK RUSTED AND BROKE WITHOUT WARNING, REPLY ATTN CHRISTINE RUMFOLA/ROCHESTER OFC, ES HAVE NO REC OF PREVIOUS FM MR. BRUNO. *PH (2000-2004 TAILGATE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN RECALLED) THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A LAWN TRACTOR ONTO THE BED OF THE 99 GMC SIERRA. *SC B *JB
BRAKE PROBLEMS/ FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON GMC TRUCK: I JUST PAID OVER $ 800 LAST FALL TO REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT ALL 4 WHEEL BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE AT 35000 MILES OF NORMAL ON ROAD DRIVING. NOW HE AND ANOTHER GOOD SERVICE GARAGE TELLS ME I HAVE A BAD BRAKE MODULE (AT 39000 MILES ) WHICH IS GOING TO COST ANOTHER $900 OR SO. WORST OF ALL, RESEARCH AT YOUR SITE SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND WILL NEVER HAVE THE RELIABILITY THAT I PAID ( AND AM RE-PAYING ) FOR. THE TRUCK IS OUT OF NORMAL WARRANTY BUT I AM LOOKING AT SO CALLED "SECRET WARRANTIES" AND COMPLAINT SITES SO THAT I AM WELL PREPARED WHEN I VISIT THE DEALER ASAP. I HOPE THEY ARE NOT AS DISAPPOINTING TO ME AS GM IS.*AK
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES VERY QUICKLY AND A PART IN THE MANUAL ADJUSTED DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND THE SEAT SLID FORWARD PUSHING ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN ANY POSITION (IT SLIDES FREE IN THE TRACK). I REPORTED THIS TO GM AND THEY EQUATED IT WITH BRAKES WEARING OUT. I AM SO VERY THANKFUL TO THE LORD THAT NOTHING WAS COMING BECAUSE WHEN THE SEAT MALFUNCTIONED MY ABILITY TO STEER AND CONTINUE BRAKING WAS AFFECTED.
TAILGATE CABLE RUSTED AND BROKE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING A LAWN MOWER ONTO THE TAILGATE. RECALL 04V129000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED. WHILE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING THE ABS MOTOR STILL WAS. NOT KNOWING ABOUT THE $1,100 FAILURE(QUOTED FROM A DEALERSHIP) I LEFT IT ALONE FOR A SHORT TIME WHILE THE 60 AMP SYSTEM SUCKED MY BATTERY DRY IN LESS THAN A HALF HOUR. AFTER READINGS HUNDREDS OF FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I FOUND THE TSB (#220101 DATED 04/06/01, ANTI LOCK BRAKE MOTOR RUNNING WHILE ENGINE OFF). SO THIS "PROBLEM" HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BUT NOT CORRECTED(IGNORED) IN ALMOST THREE YEARS. A $1,100 PROBLEM! *JB
CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA PICKUP. OTHER CABLE IS CORRODED READY TO BREAK. CAN NOT PUT ANY LOAD ON TAILGATE FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL FALL AND HIT SOMEONE AND HURT THEM.*AK
1999 GMC SIERRA 1GTEK19TSXE504480 TAILGATE CABLES BREAKING. REPLACED FIRST CABLE JUST AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT. I SHOULD HAVE REPLACED BOTH CABLES AT THAT TIME. SOME TIME LATER I REPLACED BOTH CABLES. THESE ONLY LASTED A VERY SHORT TIME. AT THE PRESENT TIME I HAVE ONE CABLE BROKEN AND THE ONE LEFT IS STRECHED TO THE BREAKING POINT. I HAD ONE INCIDENT OF THE TAIL GATE FALLING OFF. I FEEL BUYING MORE CABLES FROM GM IS A WASTE OF MONEY. THE INCIDENT DATE IS A GUESS.*AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED A WHEEL SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGINE NOISE MUFFLER REPLACE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAULT TIRE WEAR TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC SHIFTING REAREND NOISE
TAILGATE STRAPS BREAK FOR NO REASON. I HAVE REPLACED THEM TWICE WITH IN THE PAST 4 YEARS. *AK
AT 62000 MILES ABS LIGHT CAME ON. ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE FUSE OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE ABS MOTOR RUNNING. DEALER INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH ABS MOTOR, IT WAS STILL RUNNING EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF.*AK
THE LOCATION OF THE ABS WAS EXPOSED TO DEBRIS, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION AND RESULTED IN ABS FAILURE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNPLUG THE ABS AS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB
TRUCK HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. MECHANIC SAID ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUN WITHOUT OIL. KNOWING THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR THE FAILURE HAD TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY COOPERATION.
ABS FAILURE
#1. RT. WINDOW INTERMITTENT. SATISFIED WITH REPAIR #2. ABS SYS. LITE ON. ABS SYS. INOP. COST WAS TO BE $1200, BUT AFTER NEOGATIONS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. (VEHICLE WAS OVER 36 MO. WARRANTY.) I FEEL THIS TYPE FAILURE IS TOO PREMATURE @ 26,00 MI.
ABS MOTOR WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING - HAD TO REMOVE FUSE. ECB MODULE, AND TAMPER PROOF BOLTS REPLACED
ABS BRAKE MODULATOR LOCKED UP
TODAY WHILE TRYING TO PARK MY TRUCK, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WAS GOING TO BACK UP, WHEN I HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE. I PUT THE TRUCK BACK IN NEUTRAL,NOISE WAS GONE, BACK IN REVERSE NOISE HAS RETURNED. NO REVERSE. I ABANDONED PARKING AND DROVE HOME. I HAD ALL FORWARD GEARS. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK..... NO PARK THE TRUCK ROLLED AHEAD AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. CALLED GMC, WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE REACTION SUN GEAR AND SHELL INTERNAL IN TRANSMISSION. VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A FAILED TRANSMISSION, ITS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH NO PARK IN TRANSMISSION. GMC BASICALLY TOLD ME I AM S.O.L., AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH NO PARK AND THAT SAFETY ISSUE.
ON OCCASION WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THERE IS SUDDEN LOSS OF. RESULTING IN HAVING TO APPLY FULL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP.
1999 GMC SIERRA 34719 MILES I HAD FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE.
1999 GMC SIERRA ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION CAUSED ABS MOTOR TO RUN AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.*AK
ON 11-15-03 I HAD THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA GO OUT. WHICH I FOUND OUT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE TRUCKS AROUND 80000 MILES(MINE ABOUT 81000) THE REPAIR WAS A TOTAL OF ABOUT $1150.00. SEVEN WEEKS LATER ON 1-9-04 MY TRUCK IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM(ECBM) PLUS THE ABS PUMP AND THE DEALER NOW SAYS IT WILL BE ANOTHER $950. IT APPEARS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME MALFUNCTION AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME. *AK
CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE, UP TO AND INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE. GM IS AWARE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH ALL 1999 1/2 AND NEWER MODELS. ACCORDING TO FOLSOM LAKE GMC, THE PROBLEM IS COMMON, BUT FIX IS OFFERED OTHER THAN $2000 IN REPAIRS AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT RESULT IN ACCIDENT FOR ME, BUT KNOW OF SEVERAL THAT HAVE OCCURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.*AK
FUEL PUMP WILL OVER HEAT AND THAN SHORT OUT. EXHAUST ALWAYS RATTLES ENGINE KNOCKS CAT. CONVERTERS WENT OUT DIGITAL DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A HUMMING NOISE CONTINUED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. DEALER DETERMINED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SCC THE ABS FAILED AS A RESULT OF ABS SWITCH FAILURE. ABS MOTOR STAYS RUNNING EVEN WITH IGNITION KEY REMOVED AND ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER QUOTED A PRICE OF $900. DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. THIS SEEM TO BE QUITE COMMON. *PH
MY 1999 SIERRA GMC TRUCK ABS MODULE HAS GONE OUT, CAUSING ME TO LOOSE MY ABS BRAKES. IT COSTS 829.00 TO FIX AND IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE CHIP IN THE MODULE AND GMC KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 63,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT.*AK
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED. TRUCK WAS OPERATING NORMALLY THEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ABS PUMP CAME ON AND STAYED ON, EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FUSE WAS REMOVED TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM AND SHUT THE PUMP OFF. THE ABS SYSTEM REMAINS DISABLED AFTER WE FOUND OUT WHAT THE REPAIR COSTS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURANCE AS THE INTERNET IS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND WWW.CIRCUITSOLUTIONS.INFO SEEMS TO BE DOING A PRETTY GOOD BUSINESS REPAIRING THESE MODULES. TO ME, THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL BY GM.*AK
THIS IS FOR SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING BREAKING PROBLEMS WITH 1999 (NEW BODY STYLE) AND NEWER GMC AND CHEVY 1/2 TON PICK-UPS 2+4WD TRUCKS. IF YOUR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ABS GOING OFF AT SLOW SPEEDS LIKE UNDER 15 MPH, HAVE YOUR SERVICE SHOP CHECK YOUR ABS SENSOR LOCATED ON YOUR HUB. IF ITS RUSTED, THE SENSOR CAN'T TELL IF YOUR WHEEL IS MOVING OR NOT AND SETS IT OFF. I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MINE AND HAD TO CHANGE THE WHOLE HUB/WHEEL ASS. ON BOTH SIDES BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO PIN POINT WHICH SIDE WAS THE CAUSE. THIS CAN GET EXPENSIVE UNLESS YOU CAN DO THE WORK YOURSELF. GOOD LUCK. *LA
RECALL 98V242000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR/FRAME BOLTS: AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. ALSO, A GRINDING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
SIDEWALL OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. *LA
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE (CERTIFIED), I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS UNUSUAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE ABS SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER, IN MAY OF 2003, MY ABS PROBLEMS BECAME SEVERE, IN THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES OR STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS, THE ABS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON FOR 3-4 SECONDS, RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THIS DID RESULT IN MY VEHICLE STRIKING A CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH NO DAMAGE. TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING FURTHER, I PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AFTER FIRST COMPLAINING TO GM. THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL, AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY LEFT FRONT HUB. GM AND THE DEALER LIMITED MY COST TO $100 ON THE $500 REPAIR. THIS APPEARED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, UNTIL RECENTLY. DURING THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, AND AGAIN RENDERED THE TRUCK VERY DANGEROUS, AND AGAIN I PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. AGAIN, THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL, AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM THIS TIME AS A FAULTY ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. AGAIN, THEY OFFERED COMPENSATION, BUT TO A LESSER DEGREE. I PAID $500 FOR THE $1000 REPAIR. IT APPEARS THROUGH MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING THE NHTSA SITE, THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO MY VEHICLE. I AM LUCKY
FROM DAY ONE THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK AT 35-45 MPH AND AN AT 70 MPH.I HAD FRONT END ALIGNMENTS,TIRES BALANCE,NEW TIRES AND NEW WHEELS. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.IDLED ROUGHLY AT STOP LIGHTS. TWO NEW FUEL PUMPS IN 3 MONTHS.DRIVE SEAT MAKES A POPPING NOSIE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN.SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON.ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *AK
VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE ROTORS. *MR THIS PROBLEM WORE AWAY THE SHOES WHICH WERE ONLY 50% OF THE SHOES BRAKING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A GM PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
POWER DRIVER WINDOW FAILED IN DOWN POSITION. TAILGATE CABLE FRAYED, READY TO BREAK. ABS DEPLOY WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AND BUMP HIT ON DRY ROAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF BREAKING POWER. THIS VEHICLE IS THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF THEM. *LA
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND CONTINUED TO RUN CAUSING MY BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE FOR 1999 -2003 GMC SIERRA'S AND CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. GM DEALERSHIPS WANT NEARLY $800 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR FOR A PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND IN QUALITY. THE NTSB AND/OR NHTSA SHOULD MANDATE THAT GM RECALL AND CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES IN THEIR PRODUCT INSTEAD OF SIMPLY ISSUING A SERVICE BULLETIN JUST ONE MONTH PRIOR TO MY WARRANTY RUNNING OUT.*AK
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 1999 GMC SIERRA HAD PROBLEMS BRAKING CAUSE CLOSE COLLISIONS. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS TO COME TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PRESS DOWN. SEEMED LIKE BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT. HAD TO APPLY EXTREAM AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISION. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHICH FOUND NOTHING AFTER HOOKING UP DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND ALSO MANUALLY CHECKING OUT BRAKES. FOUND NOTHING ON COMPUTER TO SAY WHY BRAKES FAILED. IF ANYONE KNOWS WHY THIS IS PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected] LUCKLY THERE HAS BEEN NO COLLISIONS.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN ABS MOTOR RUNNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURN OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS REQUIRING MORE THAN AVERAGE FORCE TO ENGAGE. THIS BECOMES A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN PARKING LOTS OR CLOSE QUARTERS, SUCH AS IN TRAFFIC AS IT MAY LEAD TO A COLLISION WITH NEARBY VEHICLES OR WOES YET, A NEARBY PEDESTRIAN. THIS CONDITION STARTED SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY BECAME WORSE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AT ALMOST EVERY INITIAL ACCELERATE FROM START UP. *LA
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, CONSUMER FOUND THAT ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS STILL RUNNING, EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE MODULE TO KEEP FROM DRAINING THE BATTERY. *AK
GM ISSUED TECH. BULLETIN (TSB 03-03-10-001A DATED 04/08/03) TO ADDRESS A WHEEL-CRACKING CONCERN IN MODEL YEAR 99 THROUGH 03 , SIERRA PICK-UP. I HAVE ONE WHEEL THAT SLOWLY GOES FLAT AND NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. DEALER STATES CANNOT REPLACE RIM BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *LA
WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR FAILED. *AK *NLM
BOTH REAR ROTORS ARE BADLY RUSTED. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $714.00. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 19,000 MILES . *AK
CONSUMER STATED WHILE HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED BOTH REAR ROTORS WERE RUSTED. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS SQUEAK WHEN SEAT BELTS GO IN AND OUT OF THE RETRACTOR. ALSO, SEAT BELTS ARE TOO SENSITIVE. CONSUMER HAS TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY TO AVOID SEAT BELTS LOCKING IN PLACE. *AK
ABS WENT OUT. DEALER SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $795 FOR MODULE AND $130 FOR INSTULATION. ONLY HAVE 35,000 MILES ON TRUCK. (GMC SIERRA). *NLM
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