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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 →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 30, 2001UT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 27, 2001IL

AT TAKE OFF AND AT 45-55 MPH FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE ONCE FOR 3 WEEKS, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Oct 30, 2001AR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AFTER COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER WILL THEN APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. CONSUMER FOUND A TSB STATING THAT THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE REPLACED.*AK

Tires
Filed Oct 29, 2001AZ

I WAS TRAVELING ON A RURAL PAVED ROAD IN WILLCOX ARIZONA (REX ALLEN DR.) I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. I KEPT THE TIRE AND DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE TIRE AND WHEEL WELL DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. LOOKING AT THE TIRE (WHAT'S LEFT), IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIRE SEPERATED CAUSING THE DAMAGE. ALSO, THE ALUMINUM WHEEL IS SCRATCHED BECAUSE IT HIT THE PAVEMENT. IT WAS A SUNDAY AND WILLCOX, AZ IS A SMALL TOWN. I DROVE TO A LOCAL TRUCK STOP (RIP GRIFFEN TRUCK & TRAVEL CENTER - ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY) THAT ACTUALLY SOLD FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE, BUT NOT FOR REGULAR TRUCKS. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SPARE (THE SPARE WAS USED) SO I PURCHASED A KUMHO TIRE OF THE SAME SIZE (IT IS NOW THE SPARE). I DROVE TO TUCSON AZ (ABOUT 70 MILES - CLOSEST LARGE TOWN) AND DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE DRIVING ON THESE FIRESTONES SO I WENT TO ONE OF THE ONLY SUNDAY OPENED TIRE STORES WHICH WAS SAM'S CLUB AND PURCHASED 4 NEW GOODYEAR TIRES AGAIN OF THE SAME SIZE AS THE FIRESTONES. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH THE TIRE (ONLY KEPT THE DAMAGED TIRE - THE OTHER 4 TIRES I CHECKED THE SERIAL NUMBER AND THEY ALL MATCHED AND LEFT WITH THE SAMS CLUB) AND THE WHEEL WELL DAMAGE. THE ALUMINUM WHEEL IS SCRACHED PRETTY BAD ALSO. I ALSO HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS FOR REPLACING THESE 5 TIRES. I ONLY ESTIMATED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AND ALUMINUM WHEEL.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMA059 TIRESIZE: 265 75R 16)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 26, 2001WI

ABS BRAKE MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING AND SYSTEM KEEP WORKING AS THOUGH FOOT WAS ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLIDING. ALSO, HAD TO TAKE FUSE OUT TO STOP ABS MOTOR FROM RUNNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WHAT IT WILL COST TO FIX.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 24, 2001IL

ON 10/23/01 I STARTED MY TRUCK AND REVERSED IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. AT THAT POINT I HEARD A HUMMING FROM UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AT THAT POINT AND CONTACTED S&K PONIAC IN SPRINGFIELD, IL, THE LOCAL GMC DEALER. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE SERVICE MANAGER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS, WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE TRUCK. I WAS ADVISED MY ABS HAD FAILED AND THAT REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. ON 10/24/01 I CONTACTED SEVERAL SERVICE CENTERS CONCERNING REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS MODEL/MAKE OF TRUCK (CHEVY'S ALSO) AT THE APPROXIMATE SAME MILEAGE AS I AM AT. THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ABS IS INTREGRATED INTO THE VEHICLE IT CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED. I HAVE DISCOUNTED AUTO INSURANCE BECAUSE THE ABS IS ON THIS VEHICLE, STANDARD PRACTICE IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL, OR ANY INFORMATION,. ON GM'S WEBSITE BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING RELATED TO THE ABS FAILURE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VERY IMPORANT SAFETY FEATURE IS FAILING IN MANY OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR TRUCK AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY RELATED FEATURES. I OWN A NISSAN AND ALL SAFETY FEATURES ARE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Oct 19, 2001TN

AFTER START UP VEHICLE IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THROTTLE WILL STICK AND CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS FAILED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 10, 2001LA

ABS MODULE FAILED, CAUSING A HUMMING NOISE FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 20, 2001MS

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. ONCE VEHICLE GOT WARM IT STILL WOULD NOT MOVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER NFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 20, 2001MS

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 12, 2001PA

TROUBLE WITH ROTORS-8000 MILES & REAR BRAKES STARTED TO HANG UP & LOCK UP. 8400 MILES ROTORS WERE REPLACED - 29100 MILES ALL FOUR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ORIGINAL FACTORY BRAKES HAD 50% LINING LEFT - ROTORS WERE BADLY SCORED AND CHEWED UP - ROTORS OVER HEATED AND DELAMINATE-THEY ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 11, 2001GA

ABS MODULE KEPT RUNNING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, HAD TO UN-PLUG THE ABS MOTOR NOW THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LITE STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. NEED'S TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE IMPORTANT PARTS OF A NEW TRUCKS BRAKING SYSTEM. HOW MANY MORE WILL HAVE TO GO OUT/FAIL BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL ON IT, NOT MANY I HOPE. LET DOWN ON THE DEPENDABILITY OF THIS NEW TRUCK, MY 1995 CHEVROLET WAS MORE DEPENDABLE THAN THIS ONE. AND IT HAD 350,000 MILES ON IT BEFORE IT FINALL LAYED DOWN!!!!*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsCrash
Filed Sep 10, 2001WV

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TRUCK TO IMPACT SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. RECALLS 00V345000 AND 00X001000 REPAIRS HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR BRAKE RELATED ISSUES, BUT NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Parking Brake
Filed Sep 5, 2001ME

THE REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TWICE PREMATURELY DUE TO BROKEN A RETAINING PIN WHICH CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOE TO ENGAGE AND WEAR COMPLETELY OFF, ALSO THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACEED.*YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 29, 2001AL

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK ABS SYSTEM COMPLETELY WENT OUT, RESULTING IN TWO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, ABS SYSTEM (MOTOR) COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN UNTIL BATTERY CABLES WERE REMOVED. *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 28, 2001CA

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO STOP AND ROLLOVER A SMALL BUMP OR HOLE IN THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSSES PRESSURE AND THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IN CALIFORNIA WHERE I LIVE, IT IS VERY HILLY AND I DRIVE ON HILLS ON A DAILY BASIS, HOWEVER I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY NORMAL DRIVING AND BEGIN TO BRAKE 100-150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO STOP SIGN TO PROTECT MY FAMILY. WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLS OVER A SMALL BUMP OR HOLE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND GO RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THREE (3) DIFFERENT LOCAL GMC DEALERS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL ABS BRAKE OPERATION. I TOLD EACH OF THEM THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL BRAKING OPERATION. ON JUNE 11, 2001, MY FAMILY AND I WENT TO THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR RUNNING UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CALLED FOR A NEXT DAY APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL GMC DEALER. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME AND JUMPED THE DEAD BATTERY AND DROVE TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS CONTROL HAD COMPLETELY FAILED AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, I STILL HAVE THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS I HAD PRIOR TO THE DEALER REPLACING THE 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Aug 26, 2001AZ

DEALER DIAGNOSIS IS ENGINE KNOCK HOT OR COLD SEE HISTORY PISTON MOVING IN CYLINDER MAKING NOISE OPERATING TO MANUFACTURES SPECS AT THIS TIME---PERFORMED DECARB 2 TIMES PER GM RECOMMENDATIONS NOISE RETURNS CURRANTLY NO RESOLUTINS PER GM FOR NOISE. THAT MEANS THAT I PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A DEFFECTIVE TURCK, THE FACTORY WARRANTY IT GOING TO EXPIRE WHEN THE TRUCK HITS THE 36000 MILES DEALER EXPLAIN TO ME THAT WHEN GM FIND HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM I CAN GO BACK AND GM GOING TO FIX THE ENGINE OF MY TRUCK, I'M SCEPTICAL FOR THIS COMMENT. GM BUILT THOUSANDS OF THIS KIND OF ENGINES AND I DONT THINK THAT GM GOING TO EXPEND MONEY AND TIME TO FIX ENGINES WHEN THE WARARNTY AL READY EXPIRE.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Aug 23, 2001ME

I WAS INFORMED BY OCONNORS DEALSHIP OF AUBURN, ME. THAT THE ECM SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 700 DOLLAR, NOT INCLUDING LABOR.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 16, 2001TX

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM , CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 15, 2001PA

VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INSPECTION IN MAY OF 2001. TECHICIAN STATED THAT ROTORS WERE PITTED, SHOWING SPOTS WHERE BIG PIECES WERE BROKEN OFF. BEFORE INSPECTION BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKY AND GRINDING NOISE. AS PROBLEM INCREASED BRAKES BEGAN TO CHATTER. REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS STILL REMAINED ON VEHICLE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 6, 2001CA

AFTER GETTING HOME AND TURNING OFF ENGINE COULD STILL HEAR MOTOR RUNNING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY SAID THAT DEFECT WAS WITH ABS MODULE WHICH THEY COULD NOT FIX.*AK *SLC

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Aug 4, 2001NJ

THROTLE STICKS FROM IDLE, CAUSING TRUCK TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jul 31, 2001TX

STEEL BELTS SEPARATED ACROSS TIRE WIDTH. NO KNOWN ROAD HAZARDS STRUCK. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W273WMB139 TIRESIZE: P265-75R16)

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 31, 2001WI

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND IN ENGINE EVERY MORNING AT START UP, DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE, THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED THE CONSUMER A WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE, CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEM.*YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 13, 2001NY

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A SLOW STOP VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WIHTIN LAST 10 FEET OF DRIVING ,AND AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS CLICKING, RATCHING NOISE UNDERENEATH HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE THAT LASTED 10 FEET. VEHICLE ACTUALLY TRAVELS 15 FEET BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 3, 2001NY

PLACEMENT OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE (IN THE FRAME RAIL UNDER THE CAB) SUBJECTS IT TO CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT AND OTHER DEBRIS. GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD FIX IT AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 30, 2001MI

BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. DEALER DID NOT WRITE UP PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL INCIDENT. AFTER MULTIPLE INCIDENTS, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND OWNER DEMANDED INVESTIGATION (MAY 25, 2001). DEALER COULD NOT DETECT DEFECT. *AK

Tires
Filed Jun 28, 2001TX

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, GMC, SIERRA PICKUP, TIRE SIZE P265/75R16, DOT NUMBER W273WMB129, TIRES HAD 38 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM, WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT COMPLETELY AND TREAD SEPARATED. *AK FIRESTONE AT TIRES. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 25, 2001PA

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER'S MECHANIC FOUND THAT FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE RUSTED. DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE NORMAL. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 25, 2001MS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 22, 2001NC

WHILE CUTTING VEHICLE OFF, CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER UNHOOKED WIRING TO ABS BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED VEHICLE NEEDED A MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 20, 2001IL

CONSUMER STATES ABS ACTIVATES WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP AT ANY SPEED, ON DRY PAVEMENT, GM TECH STATED THIS WAS NORMAL. *SLC

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jun 15, 2001ID

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V097 REGARDING THE SEATBELT UNIT REPLACEMENT, WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN SHORT ONE SEATBELT KIT AND WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN LATER TO HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER TWO MONTHS LATER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED AFTER LOOKING UP THE VIN THAT BOTH SEATBELTS HAD BEEN REPLACED, SO THE DEALER WOULD DO NO FURTHER WORK UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. *YH

Tires
Filed Jun 2, 2001TX

IF FORD SEES FIT TO RECALL THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATS THEY INSTALLED, WHY DOESN'T GMC? EITHER THE EXPLORER REALLY IS TO BLAME, OR THE TIRES ARE. IF THE TIRES ARE, WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING THEIR 16 INCH WILDERNESS ATS? *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jun 1, 2001TX

THROTTLE STICKS WHEN PRESSING DOWN TO TAKE OFF. VEHICLE JERKS AND CAN GO FASTER THAN INTENDED IF BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED QUICKLY ENOUGH. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE HEARD OF PROBLEM, BUT CONSUMER HAS TO COME UP WITH MONEY BEFORE THEY CAN LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 1, 2001AZ

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND MOTOR RUNNING CONSUMER NOTICED ELECTRIC BRAKE MODULE WAS RUNNING. CALLED MECHANIC WHO DISCONNECTED FUSE. MODULE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 29, 2001AL

ANTI LOCKING BRAKING STSTEM FAILED, PUMP RAN ALL THE TIME.*AK *JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 9, 2001MI

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKES IN THE CLOSED POSITION (FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL) THIS WAS FIRST NOTED AROUND 20,000 TO 24,000 MILES. DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY (AROUND 28,000 TO 30,000 MILES) WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS ABOUT 80 TO 90% OF THE TIME. THE CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT IF I AM BACKING UP TO A TRAILER FOR HOOK-UP OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THAT IN MY EFFORTS TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE COULD LURCH, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR BODILY INJURY.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash3 injured
Filed Apr 29, 2001WV

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN PANIC STOP, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THIS ALLOWS INADVERTANT CONTACT WITH ACCELERATOR MOST OF THE TIMES I TRIED TO DUPLICATE THIS AFTER THE ACCIDENT USING RIGHT FOOT TO BRAKE. PRECISE PLACEMENT OF RIGHT FOOT IS NECESSARY FOR ME TO PREVENT THIS( I HAVE TO LOOK DOWN AT MY FOOT TO GET IT WHERE IT WON'T HIT THE ACCELERATOR IN THIS SITUATION). MEASUREMENTS MADE INDICATE THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMS OUT DUE TO THE PANIC STOP IT TRAVELS ABOUT 1/2" PAST THE ACCELERATOR, ALLOWING CONTACT WITH IT IF YOUR FEET ARE BIG LIKE MINE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT TRAVEL FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THIS IS A FOLLOWUP TO ODI#744510. I JUST GOT MY TRUCK OUT OF THE SHOP YESTERDAY AND DUPLICATED THE BRAKING PROBLEMS OF THE ACCIDENT. I MEASURED DISTANCE THAT I HAD TO STOP AT ABOUT 200 FT. DURING THE ACCIDENT AT 40 MPH INITIAL SPEED, I DID NOT STOP AND HIT STOPPED VEHICLE AT ABOUT 10 MPH WHILE APPLYING FULL PEDAL PRESSURE WITH RIGHT FOOT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 27, 2001MI

THROTTLE BODY STICKS. IT IS HARD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY TO ACCLERATE AT A SLOW SPEED. WHEN FINALLY PUSHING PEDAL IN THROTTLE WILL SNAP TOWARDS THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX EVERYTHING. THEY COULD GUESS WHAT HAS BEEN CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT WITH NO SUCCESS.*AK EACH TIME REPAIR WAS DONE, IT LASTED ONLY 8,000-9,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM WAS VERY SERIOUS AND AFFECTS OTHER DRIVERS TOO. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 25, 2001WV

ABS SYSTEM FAILS ON PANIC STOPS. SUDDENLY APPLIED PEDAL PRESSEUR LOCKS BRAKE PEDAL AND PROVIDES LITTLE OR NO BRAKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS IS TYPICAL OF ALL ABS AND THAT I NEED TO TRAIN MYSELF NOT TO JAM THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY. VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP IN DEC. 1999 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR AND BRAKES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CHECKED. NO CHECK WAS NOTED ON REPAIR ORDER, BUT SERVICE MANAGER ASSURED ME THAT THE MECHANIC HAD TEST DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS OK. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A RESULT OF ABS PUMP OVERREACTING TO SUDDENLY APPLIED PEDAL PRESSURE AND LOCKING THE PEDAL WITH BACK PRESSURE BEFORE BRAKING ACTUALLY STARTS. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD AT LEAST CHIRP THE TIRES FIRST. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS UNDER REPAIR FROM ACCIDENT, BUT IT WILL BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP UPON COMPLETION OF THIS REPAIR.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 19, 2001CA

EVER SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED THIS VEHICLE WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THROTTLE WOULD STICK WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS DEFECT OCCURRED MOSTLY DURING LOW SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. DEALERSHIP WAS EXAMINING WHEEL BEARINGS. DEALER STATED THAT THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 17, 2001FL

WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF, MINUTES LATER WOULD TRY TO START ENGINE, AND THROTTLE WAS OPENED. THEN, TAPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND IDLE WILL GO TO ONE RPM. OTHER CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER SAID THAT THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFFECTIVE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Apr 16, 2001PA

REAR DISC BRAKES SHIIMMY VERY BADLY WHEN BRAKING.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 13, 2001SC

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO GEAR TO START ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBELM AS CARBON BUILD UP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS IT WOULD GET WORSE WITH TIME AND WANTS THE DEALER TO FIX IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.. *YH

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 10, 2001GA

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V097000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00045 FOR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS AN INCONVEINCE IF IT WAS A SAFTEY ISSUE.*AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 6, 2001CO

A BRUSHING FAILURE IN STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 6, 2001MS

THROTTLE BODY STICKS WHILE DRIVING. HAD BUILT UP DIRT AND VARNISH. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN PRESSING ON PEDAL. DRIVETRAIN MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION. THIS CAN CAUSE TEETH NOT TO MESH CORRECTLY*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Mar 30, 2001CO

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK WHEN CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OFF PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL KEEP GOING UNTIL CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES. VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE DURING THIS TIME.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 29, 2001FL

VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND HAD TO PLACE FOOT ON BRAKES TO STOP. ABS PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. HAD TO UNPLUG PUMP DUE TO WEARING OUT OF BATTERY. DO NOT HAVE ANY ABS BRAKING FEATURES. *AK

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