2001 GMC Sierra complaints

TRUCK EXHIBITS FAILURE OF BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS; PEDAL HARD AND NO BRAKE; HIT BUILDING AT SLOW SPEED MINIMAL DAMGE; TRUCK HAD 38,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER;THEY SAID KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG; CHANGED OUT LEFT FRONT HUB AND SPEED SENSOR $405.00. *AK

A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS A/T TIRE SIZE P265/75R16 SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHERE THE TREAD COMPLETELY DELAMINATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAUSING $1,000 BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK CONSUMER TOLD SERVICE WRITER THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHILE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE TECHNICIAN DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR ABS BRAKES. *BF *NM

MY 2001 GMC SIERRA HAS A TENDENCY TO USE OIL. IT HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 3000 KMS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I BROUGHT IT UP TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO TRY A DIFFERENT BRAND OF OIL. I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT MY TRUCK ROLLS AHEAD WHEN I START IT IN COLD WEATHER. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THAT IS THEIR ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING!!! AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, WHEN A VEHICLE IS IN PARK IT SHOULD NOT MOVE WHEN YOU START IT!!!! *JB

LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP WHEN IT IS SUPPOSE TO. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCOSIANS AND HAS RESULTED IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS FOR ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK LIKE THEY SHOULD BECAUSE ABS ENGAGES. THERE IS ABSOLUTLY NO REASON FOR THE ABS TO BE ENGAGING. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON GM TRUCKS.*AK

TRUCK WILL RUN FINE UNTIL WARM. PULLING INTO STOP SIGN, GARAGE, TRAFFIC LIGHT,PARKING LOT ETC. TRUCK WILL SHUT OFF. ALTERNATOR GAUGE PULLS DOWN BELOW 9 VOLTS. NEW ALT. BELT, NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. SEVERAL BOTTLES OF INJECTOR CLEANER WERE USED OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD. NOTHING HELPED SO FAR. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS. THE LAST ONE WAS ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE STOPED AND I ENDED UP OUT INTO THE SOUTH OBUND LANES OF TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NOTHING WAS COMING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. *AK

WHILE PARKING ON AN ICY PAVEMENT, THE ABS FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT AND ROLL OVER THE CONCRETE PARKING DIVIDER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CLEANED THE CORROSION OFF BOTH FRONT WHEEL SENSORS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES UNDER 5MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS ENGINE TROUBLE AND HAS HAD TROUBLE SINCE PURCHASE. *TC

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ABS ACTIVATES BELOW 10 MPH. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP MY VEHICLE FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME! *JB

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE STATE INSPECTION... KEPT FAILING DUE TO BRAKES AFTER CHANGING THE BRAKES IT FAILED ON THE E-BRAKE, THAT WE HAVE NEVER USED, WHEN CHECKED THE WAS NO E-BRAKE PAD ON ONE SIDE AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT HAS WORN, THE CABLE DOES NOT EVEN TIGHTEN LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO... FOR SOMETHING WE DO NOT EVEN USE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT CAN BE THIS BAD. I STILL HAVE THE E-BRAKE WE CHANGED ON MY 2001 GMC SIERRA. *JB

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, WITH A QUARTER OF TANK OF FUEL REGISTERED ON THE FUEL GAUGE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE AND A PULSATING SENSATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE MAKING TURNS. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WRONG LUBRICANT WAS USED AT THE FACTORY FOR THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. THE SHAFT WAS UNABLE TO BE LUBRICATED BECAUSE THE LUBRICANT WOULD NOT PENETRATE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SLEEVE. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. *TC

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2001 GMC SIERRA,THE FIRST TANK OF FUEL THAT WAS PUT IN THE FUEL GAGE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY, IT HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS UNTIL THE CURRENT DATE, I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO IN MY AREA WITH SAME VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT YEARS 1999-2002, EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM, WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT IT IS THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO'S VEHICLE"S HAVE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF IT, SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM,VERY UNSAFE!*JB

FUEL GAUGE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY( JUMPS FROM 1/2 TANK TO EMPTY) TODAY I WAS DRIVE ON ! 40 EAST AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 75 MPH WITH 1/2 TANK OF FUEL AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN, I DID GET SAFLEY TO THE SHOULDER, TO FIND I WAS OUT OF FUEL ...I T READ 1/2 TANK PREVIOUSLY I HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER GMC OWNERS IN THIS AREA BUT IT WAS THEIR FUEL PUMPS. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS THE LOCAL REFINERY'S FALT FOR ADDITVIES IN THE FUEL .. AND THIS IS THE ONLY AREA WHERE THE FUEL SYSTEM IS BEING AFFECTED. MY EMPLOYEER HAD 2 FUEL PUMPS PUT IN HER NEW GMC YUKON IN 6 MONTHS, AT HER EXPENSE. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS OR AN VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE FOR THE INTERSATE.

AT 35,000 MILES HAVING EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AS IF ABS WAS ENGAGING. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND IT HAPPEND AGAIN ONLY ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP. *TC

THE TAILGATE CABLES WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE NEW CABLES WERE UNEQUAL IN LENGTH WHICH PLACED ALL OF THE WEIGHT ON THE TAILGATE ON ONE CABLE. *AK *SC

ABS FRONT SPEED SENSOR RIGHT HAND(PASSENGER) SIDE FAILURE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OUR 2001 GMC SIERRA Z71 AT SPEEDS BELOW 5MPH WOULD ACT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEMS WAS KICKING IN FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD CAUSE US NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP WHEN WE WOULD OF LIKED TO OF STOPPED. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 35,000 MILES OF ADULT DRIVEN, EASY, MOSTLY NON-TOWN DRIVING, SO THE BRAKES ARE NOT CONTINUALLY BEING APPLIED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND WE HAD TO PARK THIS TRUCK UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. COST OF REPAIR $391.36. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE THROTTLE STUCK. IT WAS NOT A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND WOULD BE PARKED,CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE AND HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO HAVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED VEHICLE JUMPED OR WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR. *AK

PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP, REQUIRING IT TO BE UNBUCKLED AND FULLY RETRACTED BEFORE IT CAN BE FASTENED AGAIN.*AK

THE HARNESS WIRING ON THE STEERING WHICH CONTROLLED THE HEADLIGHTS OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THEY WERE SO MASHED TOGETHER THAT THEY HAD BEGAN TO RUB AGAINST OTHER WIRES. THE WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT : THE CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN THAT THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE TAILGATE LATCH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE TAILGATE WILL NOT CLOSE/LOCK PROPERLY. *JB

A GMC SERVICE MANAGER CONVEYED TO ME THAT SEVERAL GM TRUCK OWNERS HAVE REPORTED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE STEERING SHAFT LEADING THROUGH THE FIREWALL. WEAR AT A U JOINT OCCURS AROUND 15,000 TO 25,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE TORQUE ON THE JOINT, AS EXPLAINED TO ME BY A GM SERVICE MANAGER. GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM BY PROVIDING A NEW STEERING ROD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT THE OLD PART. HOPEFULLY THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. THIS FIX CAME AT A COST OF $180.00 TO ME. THIS COST, I BELIEVE, SHOULD BE BORN BY GM. IF THE STEERING ROD IS LEFT UNREPLACED, COULD LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL RESULT FOR THESE VEHICLES OVER TIME? I OWN A 2001 GMC SIERRA 2500HD, 6 LITER, V8.*AK

BRAKES FAIL TO STOP MY 2001 GMC PU WHILE TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT IT CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A PARKED TRUCK . THE BRAKE PEADEL WAS HARD AS A ROCK. KNOW I'M HAVING TO REPAIR THIS PERSON TRUCK. THANK GOD THEIR WAS NO PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME !!!TRYING TO ASK DEALERN FOR RECALLS AN TECH BULLETINS NO LUCK SO FAR ABS SYSY IN NOT RIGHT KNOW ACT TO SOON. PLEASE HELP FOR SOME ONE GET KILLED.

PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE SYSTEM. AT 48005 MILES THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM COMPRISED OF ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO DETERIORATION. THE BRAKES WERE IN SUCH A STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE FRONT BRAKES ONLY HAD NORMAL WEAR. 50% OF THE VEHICLES MILES ARE ON THE NYS THRUWAY.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INSPECTION AGENCY FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA

THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED, PREVENTING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING EFFECTIVELY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER WANT TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR REPAIRS. VEHICLE HAD 57,000 MILES. CONSUMER BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THE ROTORS. *AK

1. HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES OF ABS SYSTEM IN MY 2001 GMC SIERRA 4X4. THERE WERE NO EXACT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. 2. FAILURES HAVE NOT RESULTED IN ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS, BUT HAVE COME CLOSE TO CAUSING ACCIDENTS EITHER SOLO OR WITH OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP. I HAVE FISHTAILED BECAUSE OF THIS, ALMOST HIT A POLE, ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES, ETC. THE ABS SHOULD ENGAGE AND STOP ME, BUT WHEN I BRAKE HARD FOR ANY REASON, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I DON'T STOP LIKE I SHOULD. THIS IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL (<25 MPH) SPEEDS! AT NO TIME DID I HAVE ANY PRE-WARNING OF AN IMPENDING FAILURE. MY TRUCK IS EQUIPED WITH THE SERVICE/WARNING COMPUTER ON THE DASH, AND AT NO TIME DID IT EVER STATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM OR PENDING PROBLEM WITH MY ABS SYSTEM. THE [XXX] THING TELLS ME WHEN IT'S TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS MY BRAKES IT DOES NOTHING. 3. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD THE SAME CODE SHOW UP ON MY VEHICLE AND HAD THE SAME PARTS REPLACED AND THE SAME DIAGNOSIS OF A SHORT IN THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ELECTRICAL SHORT I HAVE HAD IN THE SYSTEM (4X4 LIGHT AND OTHER WARNINGS HAVE COME UP FOR NO REASON BEFORE, BUT NEVER ANYTHING WITH THE ABS), BUT IT IS THE ONE THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, AND GMC DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (IE LET ME EXCHANGE THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS STILL NEWER, OR EXTEND MY WARRANTY, ETC.), I AM COMPLAINING STRO

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER HE POSSIBLY FELL A SLEEP. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE MULTIPLE IMPACTS, HE COLLIDED WITH A UTILITY POLE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED. THE DRIVER WAS UNRESTRAINED AND SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA, A RUPTURED SPLEEN AND A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED AND CONSEQUENTLY THE DRIVER DIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THERE WAS MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE BUT SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *JB CW

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN THE FENDER AND BUMPER BENDING. *AK FIRESTONE SAID THAT CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER DENIED HITTING A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING. *LA

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS NORMAL. *AK

AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. *PH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, IT WOULD NOT START. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED BUT NOT THE CONNECTOR. THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AND QUIT RUNNING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. (THE CAP WAS TIGHTENED) THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS THEN OUT OF WARRANTY. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND NO GAS PRESSURE AND REPLACED THE PUMP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN UPON HIMSELF TO GO UNDER THE VEHICLE AND WIGGLED THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR HARNESS. (THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNED AND PITTED) *SC *JB

ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN STARTING COLD AND WHEN PULLING A TRAILER OR UNDER A LOAD. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT ALL THE 5.3 LITER ENGINES WILL EVENTUALLY DO IT. ALSO SAID THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A CARBON BUILD UP. SO THEY HAD THE DEALER DO A DECARBONASATION WHICH REMOVES THE CARBON BUILD UP. WHEN IT WAS FINISHED, IT WAS WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE THEY WORKED ON IT. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS BACK AND THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PISTONS ARE SMALLER THAN NORMAL AND THAT THEY ARE SLAPPING AROUND IN THE CYLINDER WALLS CAUSING THE KNOCKING NOISE, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT DOING ANY DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. THEY OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DRIVE TRAIN AND I DECLINED IT. I PAID FOR A QUIET RUNNING GAS MOTOR, NOT ONE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL. THE KNOCKING NOISE DECREASES THE TRADE IN VALUE, REGARDLESS IF IT IS DAMAGING THE MOTOR OR NOT. IF I WANTED A DIESEL I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE. I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH GM AND THE DEALER FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND HAVE GOT NOWHERE.

ABS ENGAGED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER PRESSED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT REAR ENDED A PARKED VEHICLE, AND MOVED IT 3 FEET FORWARD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ABS SENSOR.*AK *JB

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS AND BOTH FRONT HUBS. *JB THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETLY WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED THE VEHICLE UP. *TC

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD.*AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS IN THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING THE TRUCK TO JUMP FORWARD AT TAKE OFF.*AK

FAILURE OF BOTH TAILGATE CABLES, CAUSING THE PERSON STANDING ON THE TAILGATE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.*AK

TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED UNDER A WEIGHT BEARING LOAD CONDITION. *AK

WHEN IT RAINS WATER COLLECTS IN THE ELBOW OF THE RUBBER SLEEVE COVERING THE SUPPORT CABLE HOLDING THE TAILGATE UP. THE WATER IN THE ELBOW CAUSED BOTH CABLES TO CORRODE AND BREAK. *AK *NM

I HAVE A GMC SIERRA 1550HD TRUCK. PURCHASED IN 2001. IT CURRENTLY HAS 62,000 MILES. IT CAME WITH FIRESTONE 245X75X16 TIRES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE BOTH REAR TIRES OF THE SAME DESCRIPTION HAS HAD FAILURES WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE TIRES DEVELOPED LARGE HUMPS ON THE TREAD AREA WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER DRASTICALLY AND BECOME UNSTABLE. THIS IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO ME SINCE IN BOTH CASES I HAD MY FAMILY WITH ME WHICH INCLUDES A BABY AND A 10 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT MY COMPLAINT AND IS THERE CONCERN FOR OTHER CONSUMERS WHO MAY BE RIDING ON THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AS WELL? *JB

WE HAVE A 2001 GMC CREW CAB THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR 26 MONTHS. BE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW SO WE WOULD BE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS (NOT INCLUDING THE FACTORY ONE). IT IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE IT DIES. NOT EVERY TIME BUT IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. IT WAS IN THE SHOP BEFORE FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHICH RESULTED IN 1 OF THE 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS. LETS HOPE IT DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS GETTING OLD!!!!!!!!!!!

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE USES TO MUCH OIL, KNOCKS, SMOKES BODY- TRUCK BED SIDES ARE RIPPELING BECAUSE THE METAL IS TO THIN,& CAN NOT HANDEL THE WEIGHT OF A LUMBER RACK, FRONT BUMPER IS DENTED ON BOTH SIDES BUT IN DIFFERANT PLACES, WAS LIKE THIS AT DELIVERY, ALL THE TRUCKS WERE LIKE THIS BUT ALL OF THEM IN DIFFERANT PLACES.MANUFACTURE DEFECT EXHAUST- LOOSE PARTS INSIDE OF MUFFLER, EXHAUST RATTELS FROM MOUNTING HARDWARE, MUFFLER RETAINS WATER AND LEAKS AT THE SEAMS. PAINT-RUST ON THE TOP OF CAB SEATBELT- DRIVER SIDE BELT WILL NOT RECOIL,BROKEN SEAT BELT BRACKET.(THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE) TIRES-BELOW 1/32 TREAD LEFT AT 23,000 MILES(THIS IS ALSO A SAFTY ISSUE) TRANSMISSION-MAKES A CLUNCKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS,TAKES A LONG TIME TO SHIFT WHEN RUNNING THE A/C ALSO MAKES A HOWLING NOISE,TRANSMISSION SLIPS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, REAR END BODY STARTED MAKING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOWED THE CONSUMER THE DAMAGE ON TIRES, BUT COULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. MEDIATION SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE WRITING ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER. *LA *SC *JB

2001 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP AILGATE CABLES SNAPPED (BOTH) WHEN I SAT ON THE TAILGATE. I AM NOT TOO HEAVY THE CABLES ARE DEFECTIVE BY ALLOWING WATER THE SEEP INTO THE CABLE AND RUST WHILE NOT SHOWING ANY OBVIOUS PROBLEM UNTILL THE FAILURE.*AK

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) IS USED IT TAKES AT LEAST EIGHT MINUTES FOR THE COOL AIR TO FLOW. THERE IS A FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS THAT SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. ALSO, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A GAS ENGINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. THERE IS A IRRITATING NOISE THAT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE NOISE IS NORMAL. *AK ENGINE BURNS 3 QTS. OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T ACCURATE. *PH *NLM