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2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500 problems and owner complaints

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Key facts

180 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

75,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 model year. Data updated: . 162 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 55 of 180 complaints (30.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior10658.9%
Steering behavior1810.0%
Transmission and shifting84.4%
Electrical and battery issues52.8%
Fuel system concerns31.7%
Engine operation10.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes
55
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel
32
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
32
Electrical System
11
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
11
Steering
11
Air Bags
5
Fuel System, Gasoline
5
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes55
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel32
Service Brakes, Hydraulic32
Electrical System11
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip11
Steering11
Air Bags5
Fuel System, Gasoline5

Service Brakes: 55; Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel: 32; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 32; Electrical System: 11; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 11; Steering: 11; Air Bags: 5; Fuel System, Gasoline: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
9
25,000 to 49,999
26
50,000 to 74,999
44
75,000 to 99,999
38
100,000 to 149,999
32
150,000 and above
13
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0009
25,000 to 49,99926
50,000 to 74,99944
75,000 to 99,99938
100,000 to 149,99932
150,000 and above13

Under 25,000: 9; 25,000 to 49,999: 26; 50,000 to 74,999: 44; 75,000 to 99,999: 38; 100,000 to 149,999: 32; 150,000 and above: 13

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (44). 18 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006
13
2007
21
2008
23
2009
7
2010
22
2011
20
2012
14
2013
11
2014
21
2015
13
2016
4
2017
4
2018
3
2019
2
2023
1
2024
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200613
200721
200823
20097
201022
201120
201214
201311
201421
201513
20164
20174
20183
20192
20231
20241

2006: 13; 2007: 21; 2008: 23; 2009: 7; 2010: 22; 2011: 20; 2012: 14; 2013: 11; 2014: 21; 2015: 13; 2016: 4; 2017: 4; 2018: 3; 2019: 2; 2023: 1; 2024: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 106 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 18 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 8 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10163616 · 2006-07-27 (July 27, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING UNWARRANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN MICHIGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 12/15/06 WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT COST. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL #05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163616 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10168581 · 2006-09-18 (September 18, 2006)

VEHICLE BRAKE ANTI-LOCK ENGAGES AT LOW SPEED. 1 OCCURRENCE OF LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE SLOWING ON STEEP HILL. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM EVERY TIME I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR PARKING. MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN EARLIER MODEL YEARS. *JB

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Owner report 10163081 · 2006-07-21 (July 21, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, AND A SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER REMOVED THE SHAFT SECTOR, REGREASED IT, AND REINSTALLED IT.

Owner-reported narrative. 60,980 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163081 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10167482 · 2006-09-06 (September 6, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THE NOISE GOT LOUDER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

Owner-reported narrative. 51,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10167482 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10220598 · 2008-03-07 (March 7, 2008)

2003 GMC SIERRA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BROKE, SPEEDOMETER FAILED DUE TO STEPPER MOTOR FAILURE, TRUCK IS ON THE THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN BEARINGS, AND MORE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UPPER SUPPORT BEARING, BUT REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT INSTEAD. THE REAR PLANATERY FORWARD CLUTCH WAS BURNT, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *JB

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Owner report 10255730 · 2009-01-20 (January 20, 2009)

LOSS OF 3RD GEAR. TRIES TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND JUST RED LINE'S. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 124,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10255730 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10176051 · 2006-12-13 (December 13, 2006)

THE SPEEDOMETER, THE HEAT GAUGE, AND MY BATTERY GAUGE ARE ALL PEGGED AND DO NOT WORK AT ALL ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 WITH 50K MILES...I'VE READ NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE...THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GMC'S... *JB

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Owner report 10221292 · 2008-03-15 (March 15, 2008)

RECEIVED LETTER FROM GMC ABOUT CLUSTER PANEL GAUGES STICKING OR FLUTTERING. I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME AND MILEAGE WAS OVER THE 70,000 STATED IN LETTER. LATER THE OIL GAUGE STARTED FLUTTERING AND BATTERY GAUGE REGISTERS BATTERY AS DEAD. CONTACTED GMC ON 1/17/08, WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BE DIAGNOSED BY CERTIFIED GMC SERVICE PERSONAL. I WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER TO USE WHEN CONTACTING GMC. I HAD HPR AUTOMOTIVE IN SULLLIVAN,IL. DIAGNOSE THE PANEL.-COST $85. DIAGNOSIS WAS CLUSTER PANEL DEFECTIVE. GMC CONTACTED HPR TO VER…

Owner-reported narrative. 79,377 miles reported. Look up ODI 10221292 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10293515 · 2009-11-25 (November 25, 2009)

2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 PU TRUCK - CORRODED AND FAILING HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME IN OCTOBER 2003, AND NOW HAS ONLY 23,700 MILES ON IT. A LINE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, WHICH FEEDS THE REAR WHEEL CALIPERS, RUSTED THROUGH IN JANUARY 2009. OTHER LINES IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ALSO SHOW SIGNS OF CORROSION WHICH WILL LEAD TO FUTURE FAILURES. MECHANICS IN THIS AREA TELL ME THIS IS VERY COMMON, EVEN ON SOME NEWER GMC (AND SIMILAR CHEVROLET) VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE MECHANICS REPLACE THE FAULTY LINES WITH TUBING WHICH IS MORE C…

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10293515 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10430779 · 2011-10-19 (October 19, 2011)

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INVESTIGATED, AND CAUSE FOUND TO BE LOSS OF FUEL TANK PRESSURE DUE TO ROTTED OUT FUEL FILLER NECK. ORIGINAL PART MADE OF NON-CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL. OTHER CORROSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE INVOLVED BRAKE LINES. THE FIRST LINE WAS REPLACED IN 2007, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. A MORE EXTENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF CORRODED LINES WAS DONE IN 2008 OR 2009. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY AND EMISSIONS RELATED PROBLEMS, AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AS A RESULT OF THEM. OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS IN TH…

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Owner report 10358147 · 2010-09-28 (September 28, 2010)

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. FAILURE, NO POWER ASSIST TO LEFTHAND TURNS. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. 9-30-09 DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSEMBLE PT# 88965789 S/GR REM 6.508. 9-13-10 NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR LEFTHAND TURNS POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSEMBLE PT# 88965789 S/GR REM 6.508 THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 125,987 miles reported. Look up ODI 10358147 at NHTSA ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

180 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

90.0%Usable mileage162 / 180 records
100.0%Valid incident date180 / 180 records
100.0%Valid filing date180 / 180 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates180 / 180 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Engine
65.6%
ODI 10971155 · 126,000 mi

ON 26MAR2017 I NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 27MAR2017 AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW FLYWHEEL. I WANTED A SECOND OPINION BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A FLYWHEEL GOING BAD IN MY LIFE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A FEW MECHANICS WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS NOT THE FLYWHEEL. ON 4APR I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TICKING WAS THE FLYWHEEL. THE FLYWHEEL HAD TO HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. IT JUST CRACKED FOR NO GOOD REASON OTHER THAN IT WAS POORLY MADE. 2012 GMC SIE…

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87.0%
ODI 11220557 · 100,000 mi

OIL CONSUMPTION DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS IS EXCESSIVE.

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699.3%
ODI 10597570 · 540 mi

INITIAL VEHICLE START WAS FINE. AFTER DROPPING MY SON AT HIS SUMMER PROGRAM, I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS AND GAUGES POWERED ON, BUT WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE POWER BACK TO THE OFF POSITION AND ATTEMPTED TO START AGAIN. I REPEATED THIS PROCEDURE EIGHT SEPARATE TIMES BEFORE THE TRUCK FINALLY STARTED. I AM FORESEEING A 2ND TRIP TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT SOON, BUT 1ST FOR THIS ISSUE. MY 1ST TRIP WAS DUE TO THE INTELLILINK INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM GOING BLACK. I TO…

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8411.7%
ODI 10722787 · 4,892 mi

MADE 1 TRIP OUT OF STATE TO VISIT MY SON AND TO CARRY HIM A BEDROOM SUITE. I LIVE IN GA. AND HE LIVES IN TENN. WHEN I RETURNED I NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. CALLED DEALER IN BRUNSWICK GA. THEY SAID TO BRING THE TRUCK THEN. WHEN TRUCK WAS PUT ON RACK, FOUND ENGINE HEADS WERE FAULTY. HAD TO ORDER NEW HEADS, THEN HAD TO MACHINE HEADS WHEN ARRIVED. ALSO TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD IN HILLS OF NORTH GA. TO THE POINT OF ENGINE RPM 4500. CONTACTED GMC COMPLAINT DEPT. BUT AS OF 6/2/15 NO HELP.

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3811.1%
ODI 11074032 · 49,000 mi

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCURRENCES, W/ FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, STARTING SPEED AT APPROX. 35MPH, THE ACCELERATOR (GAS PEDAL) STUCK TO THE FLOOR DURING THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE DURING CITY STREET DRIVING. TOP SPEED GOT TO APPROX. 55MPH, W/ STOP LIGHTS FAST APPROACHING. THE PEDAL SIMPLY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM FULL THROTTLE UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO COMPLETE STOP WITH BRAKES APPLIED, SHIFTER TO NEUTRAL POSITION, SLAMMING THE SHIFTER TO PARK, AND IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF! HAD TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND DECISIVE EMERGENCY ACTIONS DURING…

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5816.4%
ODI 10953974 · 700 mi

THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS UNDER SEVEN HUNDRED MILES ON IT DOES THE FOLLOWING: WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO MISFIRE, STARTS TO CHUG AND JERK, IT STARTS TO HESITATE AND BECOMES ROUGH. WHEN I CALLED GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CODE FOR THIS PROBLEM #PIP5457B BUT THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON AND NO KNOWN REPAIR AND NO KNOWN COMPUTER CODE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED TO SPEED UP BUT THE TRUCK STARTED TO LURCH; I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED. I CAN'T DRIVE UP A H…

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6722.0%
ODI 11153131 · 5,460 mi

FUEL INJECTION SEALS #4 O-RING SPLIT - LEAKING FUEL - POOLING GAS ON MANIFOLD. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SMELL OF GAS, LACK OF ACCELERATION AND POOR GAS MILEAGE. THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE BASED ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN 18-NA-137 - VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 6000 MILES

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30547.3%
ODI 11193645 · 10,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, SUDDEN MESSAGE OF "NO OIL PRESSURE, TURN OFF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY". WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER (LUCKILY IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO AT THE TIME). LEFT A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, LEFT LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE FROM OIL SPLASHING ON HOT COMPONENTS UNDERNEATH VEHICLE (EXHAUST, ETC...) BEHIND ME. VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. LARGE OIL LEAK WAS THE RESULT OF A BURST OIL COOLER LINE. DEALER DID NOT SHOW ME THE FAILED PART. UNABLE TO CONFIRM NATURE OF "BURST".

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23450.0%
ODI 11309738 · 168 mi

SMELL OF SMOKE STRONG IN THE CAB AND OUTSIDE HOOD OF TRUCK. ALSO HAVE SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD OF TRUCK. SMELLS LIKE BURNING ELECTRICAL OR PLASTIC

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30353.0%
ODI 11383585 · 625 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND WAS ONLY DRIVEN FOR A WEEK. IT WAS IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SOUND NOISIER THAN USUAL, LIKE THAT OF AN OLDER TRUCK. IT WAS HARD TO NOTICE ON HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY, BUT UPON SLOWING DOWN ON CURVES, IT GOT MORE OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING WAS REALLY WRONG BECAUSE THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION. FORTUNATELY, I WAS A…

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23740.4%
ODI 11458165

service trailer brake system, service esc, steering assist is reduced, brake system failure. almost had an accident because of the brake system failure

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20843.2%
ODI 11508802

At just 600 miles, the 2023 GMC Sierra 3.0 Duramax gave out a check engine light. The code reader displayed a P0402. The truck had a very strong fume odor. The truck was taken to service two times. GM engineering made tests on the truck and concluded that the truck needs to be reprogrammed. I have a case number established with GM (case number 9-9217617941). If the program is bad, why release the product to the public? See attached invoice for details. This issue is present on almost all LZ0 GMC trucks based on people I've met in forums. Please…

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18551.1%
ODI 11585882

I was driving my vehicle, with my 9-year-old son in the back, when it seemed to completely lose power and shut down (while I was driving!). The power steering, brakes, and gas all gave out. I was able to steer myself toward the side of the road where I waited for a tow. The vehicle would not start, nor would it shift into neutral, which led to towing challenges. This is a 2024 vehicle that I've had for about eight months, and it completely gave out while I was driving with a child in the back, which is a significant safety concern. Nobody a…

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5345.7%
ODI 11635955

While on the freeway at 65mph the truck experience a hard gear shift, loss of acceleration, went into shut down, lost steering assist, and brakes became hard, lights came on the dash for transmission issue massage, as well as Check engine light. Safety became a major concern with loss of power in the mids of a flow off traffic at freeway speeds. Vehicle had to be towed.

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8668.3%
ODI 11693972

I do not have an official communication from the dealer who is servicing my vehicle. However, they have had my vehicle for almost 3 weeks and they tell me that the engine has failed and needs complete replacement. They said the engine lost compression and quit running, it now cranks and does not start. Although the engine has not been disassembled we believe the point fo failure to be in the rotating assembly of the bottom end of the engine.

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Power Train
65.6%
ODI 10875937 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THINKING THAT IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT AND UPLIFTERS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. .....UPDATED 08/11/16 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 08/17/16 *JB

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32.6%
ODI 11322066 · 111,155 mi

TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION IN BACK END WHEN YOU REACH 50 MILES PER HOUR DEALER CLAIM THEY NEED TO REBUILD REAR DIFFERENTIAL COST $3300.00 TRUCK IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD ONE OWNER

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689.2%
ODI 10584229 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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9713.5%
ODI 10679505 · 976 mi

I HAD MADE A COMPLAINT TO CHAPDELAINE BUICK- GMC THAT MY BRAND NEW TRUCK DID NOT SEEM TO GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT FOR ME. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE TRUCK WORKED JUST FINE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK SEEM TO SHIFT VERY ROUGH AND I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASKED ME TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK DOWN TO THEM THE NEXT DAY AND THEY WOULD TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. WHILE…

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8224.0%
ODI 10845603 · 900 mi

VEHICLE SHAKES & VIBRATES AT SPEED I & OTHER OWNERS ARE REPORTING THAT CONDITION LEADS TO HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, AND NAUSEA. THIS TRUCK IS A REPLACEMENT FOR A 2014 THAT EXHIBITED SAME ISSUES. 2014 WAS TRADED FOR 2016 WITH $$ ASSISTANCE FROM GM WHEN THEY DID ADMIT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR VIBRATION ISSUES. APPARENTLY VIBRATION ISSUES AFFECT 2014, 2015, AND NOW 2016 MODELS. DEALERS ARE FLOODED WITH COMPLAINTS AND VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR, BUT THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. GM IS QUIETLY DOING BUY BACKS OR OFFERING TRADE ASSISTANCE. MY 2016 IS CURRENTL…

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11632.8%
ODI 10978630

HEAVY VIBRATION BETWEEN 1200 RPM AND 1500 RPM ANYWHERE BELOW 45 MPH AND ABOVE 70 MPH

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12842.1%
ODI 11149780 · 200 mi

SINCE DAY 1 OF PURCHASING NEW,TO CURRENT DATE, THERE IS VIBRATION AT IDLE. THERE IS VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60 MPH PLUS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR TESTING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES. GM SAYS IT MEETS THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. THE DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES 3 TIMES, NO LUCK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES, SAME ISSUE. I AM TOLD THE VIBRATION AT IDLE IS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH GM AND THE DEALER FOR 7 MONTHS WITH NO RESOLVE. HTTPS://WWW.KSHB.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NE…

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13320.6%
ODI 11163136 · 5,000 mi

REAR WHEEL BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY LOCK UP AFTER DRIVING OVER A HOUR OR MORE

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9620.5%
ODI 11307331 · 250 mi

THE TRUCK RANDOMLY GETS STUCK IN PARK. CANNOT PUT IT INTO DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE JANUARY 27, 2020. GMC WONT SEND THEM THE PART, THE DEALSHIP BELIEVES IT MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PART AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX OR REDESIGN THE PART BEFORE ITS SENT OUT. ALSO I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP ANOTHER 2020 AT4 CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS TOWED TO THEM.

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13724.0%
ODI 11405103 · 2,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD WHEN SHIFTING UP AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. VEHICLE JERKS WHEN GOING SPEEDS <40 AFTER COMING OFF HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS >70.

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10718.2%
ODI 11466673

On 05/28/2022 my family was driving my brand new 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 3.0 Diesel at a rate of 60mph. There was suddenly a loud clunk (transmission) after proceeding a little further and getting speed back to 60mph there was a similar “clunk”… the diesel truck then immediately gained several various check engine / sensor lights all over the dash and went into Limp Mode. Speed slowly decreased from 60mph and finally as we were navigating our final left turn to our destination the truck would not accelerate thru an intersection subjecting our enti…

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9018.7%
ODI 11558187

The truck jolts forward when approaching a complete stop. I have to prepare for it as I decelerate 10mph to 5mph to complete stop.

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6718.5%
ODI 11624495

Called multiple dealerships and found out there is a known problem with the valve body for the transmission in these vehicles, which mine is currently being towed today to the dealer. This is what happened to me today, I was driving with my two children on the interstate and all of a sudden I had no drive nothing so the speed reduced quickly. Well behind me there was a 18 wheeler on my back and almost ran into me because I had no more drive on my pickup. Then when it was safe to pull to the side of the road found out there is no reverse either.…

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2521.6%
ODI 11635955

While on the freeway at 65mph the truck experience a hard gear shift, loss of acceleration, went into shut down, lost steering assist, and brakes became hard, lights came on the dash for transmission issue massage, as well as Check engine light. Safety became a major concern with loss of power in the mids of a flow off traffic at freeway speeds. Vehicle had to be towed.

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2822.2%
ODI 11707315

My 2026 GMC 1500 is equipped with the 2.7L L3B & 8L90 Transmission. At approximately 1000 miles, I noticed that in 2nd between 2700-3200 RPM, a vibration could be felt throughout the cabin and would occur whether with or without throttle application. I am able to recreate the issue during hard acceleration or placing in manual mode. No matter the Vehicle mode selection (sport, normal, snow, tow/haul, etc.), the issue still persists. I took the vehicle to a local GMC dealer at approximately 6K miles to diagnose. I requested that we test drive an…

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Service Brakes
54.7%
ODI 11056267 · 47,000 mi

ON COLD MORNING STARTS, FRONT BRAKE PADS WILL ENGAGE ROTOR, AND RELEASE VERY SLOWLY. THEN ON A TURN, FRONT PADS WILL ENGAGE, LOCK FOR A SHORT TIME, AND THEN SLOWLY RELEASE. SEEMS LIKE ENGINE HAS TO WARM UP BEFORE BRAKES ACT NORMAL. AFTER COLD MORNING STARTUP, BEFORE MOVING VEHICLE, IF BRAKE PEDAL IS PUMPED REPEATEDLY FOR 30 SECONDS, BRAKES WILL TRY TO ACT NORMAL, WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVED. I AM ON MY 2ND SET OF FRONT PADS AND ROTORS. 1ST SET WERE SEVERALLY WORN. TECH SAID IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR CALIPERS WERE STICKING.

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21.7%
ODI 10908826 · 35,590 mi

ODOMETER 35,590 MILES, TRUCK FLUID LEAKED AT THE REAR WHEEL AND THE BRAKES ON SIDE CAUGHT FIRE. FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 6MM AND REAR BRAKES WERE AT 1MM. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 8 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK (EVERY 7,000 - 12,000 MILES). METAL TO METAL WITH ROTORS BEING REPLACED.

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13918.8%
ODI 10785535 · 27,416 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND VEERED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE STABILITY TRAC, AND THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE DROP RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER WITH THE MANUAL TRAILER BRAKE, THE BC…

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21930.5%
ODI 10953747 · 12,000 mi

ON 2/5/2017 WHILE TURNING UNTO MY STREET THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT MOVE MY TRUCK FROM HITTING A BLOCK WALL. I ALSO TRIED BREAKING BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP IN TIME TO NOT HIT THE WALL. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY (20 MPH) BECAUSE I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND ME AND MY FAMILY WERE ALL WEARING SEATBELTS SO NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. AND I ALSO BENT THE STEERING WHEEL IN HALF TRYING TO MOVE IT. I AM ATTACHING A PICTURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT CALIBER COLLISIONS FOR T…

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10029.3%
ODI 10957402 · 6,700 mi

WHEN THE PEDDLES ARE RAISED AND YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE YOU COULD BE PUSHING THE GAS AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THE PEDDLES ARE LOWERED THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE STEP ON THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE AND IT HAPPENS ONLY WHEN RAISED.

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10028.2%
ODI 11011507 · 3,173 mi

WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT,WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. STARTED ROLLING FORWARD AND HAD TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE. WHEN HOLDING FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IN GEAR PEDAL SLOWLY MOVES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO WAS LUCKILY CLOSE BY. THEY TESTED TRUCK BRAKE'S AND FOUND THE SAME THING. THEY KEPT TRUCK, AND REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY. MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD. THEY BELIEVE THAT A SEAL MAY HAVE A CRACK,OR A NICK IN IT, ALLOWING PRESSURE TO RELEASE. THE DEALER SAID MORE THAN LIKELY GM WILL ASK FOR PART TO EXAMINE IT, SO THEY CAN'T TAKE IT APART…

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4013.2%
ODI 11064915 · 150 mi

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT STEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT . NOT A SIMPLE ALIGNMENT PULL OR WANDER I CAN FEEL THE WHEEL AS TO WHICH WAY IT WANTS TO STEER AT RANDOM. IF NOT PAYING ATTENTION OR IF YOU WERE TO LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL GO OFF THE ROAD ABSOLUTLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE I HAVE TO GIVE EXCESSIVE GAS PETAL THROTTLE TO GET UP TO SPEED. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE CAME HOME FROM AS SHORT DRIVE AND I CAN SMELL THE BRAKES THEY SMELL…

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10716.6%
ODI 11160622 · 5,000 mi

HAVE ABOUT 6000 MILES ON MY 2019 GMC SEIRRA DENALI 5.3 . I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY TROUBLING ISSUE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY AND HAD A HARD TIME CONVINCING THEM THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK .EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME OR IDLE FOR 10+ MINS WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE I CANNOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH WITHOUT THE REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF LIMP MODE OR WHAT .

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4910.5%
ODI 11301704 · 7,020 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 52 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT WAS VERY FIRM. THE PARK BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A PARKING LOT AND WAS PUT IN PARK. THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT, THE ABS AND SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BAKER BUICK GMC OF CHARLESTON DEALER, LOCATED AT 1621 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER …

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234.0%
ODI 11378394 · 847 mi

STARTED VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE PROCEEDED FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLES STEERING SEIZED I WAS UNABLE TWO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MESSAGES CAME UP ON TO DISPLAY READING SERVICE POWER STEERING AND BRIEFLY IMESSAGE ABOUT THE BRAKES FLASHED QUICKLY ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. AT THAT POINT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER I GOT IT STOPPED TURN IT BACK ON SAME MESSAGE STILL UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL REPEATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES APPROXIMATE…

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284.8%
ODI 11458165

service trailer brake system, service esc, steering assist is reduced, brake system failure. almost had an accident because of the brake system failure

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142.9%
ODI 11541322

electric parking brake turn on while towing behind Rv did damage to driver side ,had towed it for 340 miles before this happened it is not in my manual to disconnect the ground cable ,when I took it to dealer they gave me a paper stating I need to disconnect the ground cable after putting truck in neutral I told them GM should have put that in the manual instead of tell the dealer .I have turned a claim into GM thru bbb auto line have not heard back yet

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102.8%
ODI 11585882

I was driving my vehicle, with my 9-year-old son in the back, when it seemed to completely lose power and shut down (while I was driving!). The power steering, brakes, and gas all gave out. I was able to steer myself toward the side of the road where I waited for a tow. The vehicle would not start, nor would it shift into neutral, which led to towing challenges. This is a 2024 vehicle that I've had for about eight months, and it completely gave out while I was driving with a child in the back, which is a significant safety concern. Nobody a…

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65.2%
ODI 11676015

While in the parking lot of a local grocery store, I shifted the vehicle into reverse, at which point all dashboard warning lights immediately illuminated and the braking response became significantly weakened and nearly unresponsive. I placed the vehicle back into park, paused, and then attempted to shift into reverse again, but the dashboard alerts and brake issue persisted. This created a very unsafe driving situation because the brake system was very unresponsive. Despite the unsafe condition, I cautiously drove to my home 2miles away at a …

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21.6%
ODI 11723734

I was out one day for lunch and my brakes stopped working on my truck. I had the truck towed after I limped home in it. The master cylinder failed at 4,200 miles causing the brakes to fail. It was replaced by the dealership.

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Electrical System
76.5%
ODI 10886127 · 51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SEWAGE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABIN FILTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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65.2%
ODI 10885357 · 35,000 mi

SAFETY ISSUE WITH CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD IN THE UPPER LEFT PORTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IF THE AIRBAG GOES OFF, EITHER IN ACCIDENT OR IN ERROR, PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WILL DISLODGE AND BE A DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS.

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12516.9%
ODI 10622451 · 2,230 mi

HEADLIGHTS ARE WEAK. *TR

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9112.7%
ODI 10679213 · 150 mi

DURING NIGHT OPERATION WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ADJUSTED TO PROPER BRIGHTNESS THE CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS AND MOST NOTABLY, THE INTELLILINK SCREEN ARE DANGEROUSLY BRIGHT. THE INTELLILINK SCREEN DOES NOT HAVE AN INDEPENDENT BRIGHTNESS CONTROL FROM THE DIMMER. WHEN SET TO OFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM, THE INTELLILINK SCREEN REACTIVATES WITH SUBSYSTEM ADJUSTMENT, E.G. TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT, ABSOLUTELY DESTROYING NIGHT VISION OF THE DRIVER. IF ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL TO ACCEPTABLE FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTING AND INTELLILIN…

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5115.0%
ODI 10883299

I BOUGHT A NEW 2015 GMC SIERRA 4X4 FROM BOB KING AUTO IN WILMINGTON NC WITH 0 MILE'S ON IT VERY EXPENSIVE TRUCK. YOU CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT TO DRIVE THE HEADLIGHT'S THE HEADLIGHT'S HAVE NO DISTANCE TO THEM MAYBE 25 FT. AND NO SIDE VISION IN OTHER WORD'S YOU CAN'T SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALSO IF IT'S RAINING AT NIGHT YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING TERRIBLE HEADLIGHTS! MY TRUCK WAS LIKE THIS WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2015 AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE THEN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH GENERAL MOTOR'S CORPORATE IN DETROIT MI. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO FIX THIS…

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5114.4%
ODI 11206329

TAKA RECALL WIRELESS CHARGER ON CONSOLE DOES NOT WORK WITH SMART PHONES ONLY ON A VERY SELECT FEW THAT ARE OUT OF DATE MY PHONE BEING THE GALAXY NOTE 9, AND MY FIANCEE'S PHONE IPHONE XR DO NOT CHARGE AND FRANKLY THE MONEY YOU PAY FOR THIS TRUCK TO HAVE AN ACCESSORY OPTION NOT WORK IS RIDICULOUS

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4113.5%
ODI 11162966 · 200 mi

MY VEHICLE IS HACKED ANYTIME I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE I AM NOT IN FULL CONTROL. THE VEHICLE STEERS ITSELF LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES ARE ALWAYS ON WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES BRAKING HARDER BUT ALWAYS ON. THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM HAS MANY GLITCHES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 15 TIMES HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE OVER 35 DAYS GM EVEN FLEW A ENGINEER/TECH TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND SAYS THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING. THEREFORE THIS VEHICLE IS HACKED THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES AND GLITCHES AND THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK ONLY…

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9214.3%
ODI 11160622 · 5,000 mi

HAVE ABOUT 6000 MILES ON MY 2019 GMC SEIRRA DENALI 5.3 . I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY TROUBLING ISSUE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY AND HAD A HARD TIME CONVINCING THEM THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK .EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME OR IDLE FOR 10+ MINS WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE I CANNOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH WITHOUT THE REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF LIMP MODE OR WHAT .

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7716.5%
ODI 11308116 · 144 mi

BRAND NEW TRUCK. STUCK AT THE GYM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TRUCK WONT START. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND RADIO WONT SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WONT START. I'M ASSUMING THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED BECAUSE INTERIOR LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO, WONT SHUT OFF. HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. WAITING ON GM ROADSIDE.

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6912.1%
ODI 11378394 · 847 mi

STARTED VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE PROCEEDED FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLES STEERING SEIZED I WAS UNABLE TWO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MESSAGES CAME UP ON TO DISPLAY READING SERVICE POWER STEERING AND BRIEFLY IMESSAGE ABOUT THE BRAKES FLASHED QUICKLY ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. AT THAT POINT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER I GOT IT STOPPED TURN IT BACK ON SAME MESSAGE STILL UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL REPEATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES APPROXIMATE…

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8214.0%
ODI 11458511

Truck drove as expected with no prior warnings. We pulled over for road snacks/drinks upon starting the truck we got a whole slew of warnings and warning lights. The warnings included:. Service ESC, Service Trailer Brake System, Service Brake Assist, Steering Assist is reduced Drive with care and finally Brake System Failure 43 MPH top speed. The check engine light, Traction Control Off and BRAKE light stayed on. We slowly drove to an O'Reilly's and got the ODB Code P25A2 (1 of 2 stored) and P25A2 (2 of 2 pending). I then noticed I had an e…

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6212.9%
ODI 11506426

The infotainment system loses all audio through the speakers intermittently. when this happens I also lose the Safety warning chimes as well. shutting off the vehicle for an extended period of time resets something and it resumes normal function. I have contacted GM customer service and spoke to 3 different representatives and requested an escalation to a Senior Advisor, which i was told could take up to 4 days to hear back. the vehicle has 800 miles and is 1 month old, this has occurred 4 times. it has not been looked at by the manufacturer as…

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3910.8%
ODI 11577863

The infotainment systems audio while driving decreases so much that you have to increase the volume to hear it and then will randomly increase to the correct volume level without warning and then decrease again.

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2521.6%
ODI 11656822

2025 GMC Sierra 1500 shifted from Park to Drive uncommanded, accelerated uphill, and crashed while idling, keyfob outside of vehicle, March 2025. ESIS couldn't replicate and falsely claimed I didn't put it in Drive, despite photos and no one inside.

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1310.3%
ODI 11704497 · 300 mi

The contact owns a 2026 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting into reverse(R), the vehicle failed to move while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact felt a hesitation while depressing the brake and accelerator pedals, and the contact then attempted to restart the vehicle. The contact restarted the vehicl;e however, while attempting to accelerate, the brakes independently activated. Despite the repeated failure, the contact was able to pull into a gas station to restart the vehicle. The contact …

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Air Bags
4138.3%
ODI 10872093 · 12,500 mi

INTERIOR UPPER DASH CRACKED AT 11,000. ALWAYS GARAGED. KNOWN ISSUE WITH '07-'13 GM TRUCKS. POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO PASSENGER AIR BAG UPON INFLATION. DUE TO SHARP CORNERS ON CRACK THE AIRBAG COULD BE DAMAGED OR BECOME INOPERATIVE DUE TO A PUNCTURE UPON INFLATION.

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3530.4%
ODI 10863457 · 51,000 mi

THERE IS A CRACK ON THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, MY CONCERN IS IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE DASH WILL BECOME SHRAPNEL IF THE AIRBAGS GO OFF.

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243.2%
ODI 10851473 · 19,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE WHIPLASH AND A CONCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STABILITRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHE…

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365.0%
ODI 10954805

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH AND WILL NOT GO OUT.

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113.2%
ODI 10967669 · 7,120 mi

ON 20 MARCH 17, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN A DOG ENTERED THE ROADWAY. I SWERVED RIGHT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT, WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF OVER STEERING AND POSSIBILITY ROLLING MY TRUCK. I WENT THROUGH A SMALL DITCH MY SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD.I STOPPED THE TRUCK AND COULD NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE. I RETURNED TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE AND CONTACTED MY INSURANCE,TOW COMPANY AND THE LOCAL SHERIFF DEPT, NOBODY INCLUDING THE REPAIR FACILITY COULD DETECT ANY DAMAGE ASIDE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MY INSURANCE…

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41.1%
ODI 10944223 · 1,700 mi

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT BUT CHEMICAL FILLED THE CAB. SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE WAS THEN DISPLAYED AND A NOTIFICATION FROM ONSTAR RECEIVED INDICATING AIRBAG SERVICE NEEDED.

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82.6%
ODI 11066902 · 1,800 mi

STRUCK A DEER WITH THE VEHICLE AT APPROX. 75MPH. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED AND THERE WAS NO SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE COVER OF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH BEARS A PLASTIC GMC LOGO THAT IS HEAVIER THAN THE REST OF THE MATERIAL BLEW EXACTLY ON THE CORNER OF THE G. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE SPLIT THE LOGO HIT MY WRIST LIKE A HAMMER CAUSING NERVE DAMAGE AND PERMANENTLY STAMPING THE GMC LOGO ON MY WRIST. I CURRENTLY POSSESS ALL DEPLOYED SRS COMPONENTS ALONG WITH THE ACM THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE T…

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60.9%
ODI 11281396 · 6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE AIR BAG COVERS DETACHED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS SMOKE DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE RESTRAINT MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-56540909990. THE VEH…

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51.1%
ODI 11385428 · 10,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE CRASHING TO THE GROUND. DURING THE CRASH THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER MAYSE EARNHARDT AUTO GROUP…

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61.0%
ODI 11408633 · 3,400 mi

RETURNED HOME AFTER SOME SHOPPING. PARKED TRUCK IN DRIVE WAY. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER RETURNING HOME MY WIFE SAW TRUCK SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO THERE WERE VISIBLE FLAMES COMING FROM THE BACK EDGE OF THE HOOD. WE CALLED 911. WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE ENTIRE FRONT AND CAB OF THE TRUCK WAS DESTROYED. FIRE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED FIRE STARTED AT BACK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR BATTERY. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED…

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30.5%
ODI 11528907

Front collision with a deer at 65 mph. Hit front drivers side. Airbags did not deploy. Airbag dash light is on and a notification to service restraint system.

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20.4%
ODI 11541504

Warning light stated “Vehicle Restraint System requires Service”. Dealership looking into warning light.

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20.6%
ODI 11628435

The contact owned a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while his wife was driving at 50-55 MPH, the front passenger side tire detached from the vehicle, and the front passenger side was damaged. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. His wife sustained injuries to the neck and shoulder which required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed from the scene and deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The contact stated that the ball joint, hub bearing, and 4x4 drive shaft we…

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Unknown Or Other
3633.6%
ODI 10872093 · 12,500 mi

INTERIOR UPPER DASH CRACKED AT 11,000. ALWAYS GARAGED. KNOWN ISSUE WITH '07-'13 GM TRUCKS. POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO PASSENGER AIR BAG UPON INFLATION. DUE TO SHARP CORNERS ON CRACK THE AIRBAG COULD BE DAMAGED OR BECOME INOPERATIVE DUE TO A PUNCTURE UPON INFLATION.

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4236.5%
ODI 10854241

PASSENGER AND BACK SEAT IN THE CREW CAB ARE COMING OFF OF THE BRACKETS. I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND A PROBLEM. I GGOGLED PROBLEM AND THERE ARE MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE SEATS ARE COMING AWAY FROMBTHE CLAMPS OR BRACKET TO HOLD THE SEATS SECURE. THIS IS UNSAFE. I HAVE A RATTLING ANDBCLICK CLACKING SOUND WHILE DRIVE IN MOTION OVER ROUGH ROADS OR BUMPS.

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9112.3%
ODI 10733208 · 1,865 mi

TRUCK VIBRATED NEW WITH 8 MILES WHEN WE FIRST DROVE IT HOME. PINPOINTED SPECIFIC SPEEDS AND RETURNED 9+ TIMES TO DEALERSHIP OVER 7 MONTHS. TIRES (TWICE), SHOCKS AND REAR END WERE ALL REPLACED BUT DID NOT STOP VIBRATION. 5 MONTHS FROM PURCHASE WE WERE FOLLOWED BY A NEIGHBOR AND THEY SAW MY TRUCK "DOG TRACKING" (TRAVELING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE ROAD). DEALER NOTED BUT WOULD NOT FOLLOW AT DISTANCE AND SPEED REQUIRED TO WITNESS THE "DOG TRACKING". DEALER TOLD ME THEY WERE CLUELESS AND COME GET THE TRUCK. LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOLLOWED ME AND SAID THERE…

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679.3%
ODI 10819095

2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM. BEEN IN SHOP 2 TIMES SO FAR WHEELS AND TIRES BALANCED. STILL THE VEHICLES VIBRATES AT SPEEDS 77 AND UP AT 85 YOU CANT STAND TO BE IN VEHICLE HAVE DROVE ON NEW PAVEMENT, INTERSTATE, CHANGED LANES STILL NO CHANGE. I HAVE A VIDEO ON THIS AS WELL AS A LOT OF VIDEOS ON U TUBE TO SHOW VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPENDS THIS IS A PROBLEM ON 2014 AND 2015 AND THE DEALERSHIP AND GM STATES THIS IS NORMAL BUT WILL NOT GIVE YOU THAT IN WRITING THEY STATE THEY ALL DO IT.

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3510.3%
ODI 10906053

A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW 2016 GMC SIERRA DENALI 1500 SHORT BED I BEGAN NOTICING A STRONG VIBRATION/SHAKE THAT COULD BE FELT WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 75-80MPH. THE FLATTER THE ROAD THE STRONGER THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT AT THESE SPEEDS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND ONCE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP YIELDING NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. ACTUALLY, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THAT IS HOW THE TRUCK RIDES. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD MY EXPECTATIONS FOR A PICKUP TRUCK "UNREALISTIC." WHEN THE FRON…

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359.9%
ODI 11006022 · 3,605 mi

I WAS TOWING A TRAILER FOR APPROX: 5 MILES WHEN I NOTICE A STRANGE ODOR AND I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED THE TRUCK HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE BY IT SELF AND POLICE AND GOOD SAMARITIN TRIED TO PUT IT OUT BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL . HENCE THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE A TOTAL LOSS ALONG WITH $ 750 WORTH HAND TOOLS. ( TRAILER WORTH APPROX: $12,500) I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD SPEED 40 (IT WAS A RENTAL TRUCK)

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258.2%
ODI 11085149 · 25 mi

THE VEHICLE OPERATES UNPREDICTABLY WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, ANY ONE OF THE FOLLO^WING CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. 1.) SOMETIMES THE RPM'S DECREASEA. 2. )SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION HUNTS SEVERAL TIMES. 3.) SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SPEED SURGES. 4.) MANY TIMES THE ENGINE HESITATES FOR A LONG PERIOD BEFORE THE RPM'S INCREASE. THIS UNPREDICTABLE OPERATION IS MORE APPARENT WHEN THE ENGINE IS LOADED LIKE GOING UP HILLS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN HEADING INTO STRONG …

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446.8%
ODI 11173410 · 100 mi

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY TRUCK, I WILL GET NOTIFICATIONS SAYING THAT THERE IS A TRAILER DISCONNECTION ISSUE WHEN I DON'T EVEN HAVE A TRAILER CONNECTED. IT ALSO FLASHES AN ALERT SAYING THAT THE LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM AND PEDESTRIAN SENSOR ARE BEING EFFECTED. AS THIS IS GOING ON, THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN FLASHES ON AND OFF AS WELL WHICH IS VERY DISTRACTING. THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO COME ON IN COLD WEATHER AFTER I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PROBLEM BUT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT…

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449.4%
ODI 11300894 · 1,000 mi

THE BACKUP CAMERA IS ENTIRELY TOO BRIGHT AT NIGHT. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE MIRRORS DUE TO THE BRIGHTNESS

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427.3%
ODI 11447766

The only way to get the heater to work on your feet is to turn off defrost, turn on only feet, turn on AC and sync both sides. I live in North Idaho and when you do this your windshield fogs up and freezes. I have taken this to the dealership and was state "Works as designed by GMC". To me this is unacceptable. I drive 90 miles each way to the airport and have to decide what condition i can live with. Completely frozen feet and a clear window or the reverse.

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7512.8%
ODI 11488401

Vehicle is equipped with a max trailering package and includes an integrated brake controller. Trailer brakes become disabled within 1-2 brake applications. A "Check trailer brakes" warning is displayed on the DIC followed by a "Trailer Brakes Disabled" alert. GM has issued a Bulletin No. PIT5948. Currently there is no work around or fix for the problem.

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5210.8%
ODI 11529706

I sent my vehicle to the dealer, Brandywine GMC dealer in Bradywine MD. To have my fluids topped off upon receipt of my truck the next day my truck broke down. I sent my truck back to the dealer where they said Def was placed into the diesel tank by me, which was a lie. I filed an insurance claim because the dealer accused me of putting Def into my diesel tank. The insurance company paid to have everything fixed, however shortly after receiving my car I was traveling the interstate and my speed was cut back to 15 miles per hour per the trucks c…

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328.8%
ODI 11569113

The driver's side floor mat will not stay in place because the device that is supposed to hold it in place is broken. The floor mat is now able to move forward and interfere with the function of the brake and/or accelerator. Both the dealership (Castle Rock GMC, Colorado) and GMC Customer Care (Case #: 91-11325687695) have ignored all requests to address this and other issues. I have also written letters to GMC Corporate and the Castle Rock GMC General Manager, both of which were also ignored.

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1412.1%
ODI 11656822

2025 GMC Sierra 1500 shifted from Park to Drive uncommanded, accelerated uphill, and crashed while idling, keyfob outside of vehicle, March 2025. ESIS couldn't replicate and falsely claimed I didn't put it in Drive, despite photos and no one inside.

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97.1%
ODI 11689080

Ac not working properly. Ac blows air to defrost vents foging front windshield and side windows causing bad visibility

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Steering
32.8%
ODI 11080422 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED INDEPENDENTLY EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL MARSH AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (1621 S GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITIONING SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

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00.0%

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15521.0%
ODI 10679063 · 15,000 mi

THE PART BROKE IN HALF AT LOW SPEED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA (MY OWN DRIVEWAY BEING INSTALLED) I HIT SOMETHING AND THE METAL CASING OF THE AXLE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FRONT DIFF. BROKE IN HALF. I AM 60 YEARS OLD MY WIFE WAS IN THE TRUCK I WAS GOING SO SLOW THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ON 0. THE DEALER SAID THE PART WAS CRACKED BY THE IMPACT. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HEAVY DUTY 4X4 P/U, IF I WAS GOING AT 40 MPH OFF ROAD WHAT WOULD HAVE BROKE AND WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT? I THINK THE METAL OF THE CASING WAS FLAWED AND I AM AFRAI…

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8111.3%
ODI 10873464 · 14,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POST AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEFT HAND INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE CRASH SCENE TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTION POINT AT STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFI…

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3710.9%
ODI 10893169

I PURCHASED A NEW GMC SIERRA FROM ROYAL AUTOMOTIVE GMC IN VESTAVIA, AL ON MAY 12, 2016. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION PRESENT, AND NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO ROYAL THREE TIMES AND THEY HAVE YET TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. WHILE OBVIOUSLY ANNOYING, THE ISSUE CAUSES ME HEADACHES, AND I QUESTION WHETHER IT COULD LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH GM ON THE ISSUE, BUT THERE IS STILL NO RESOLUTION.

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257.1%
ODI 10992896 · 800 mi

MY NEW 2017 GMC SIERRA VIBRATES BADLY AT ALL SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. THE SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES MY HANDS TO GO NUMB AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE INFORMED GM OF THIS AND HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES. THIS DIDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE AND GM IS STATING THE VEHICLE IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" AND WILL NOT DO ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE A VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO HAVE A CONSTANT VIBRATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MODEL YEAR 2014 AND GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. IT IS GOING TO T…

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309.9%
ODI 11064915 · 150 mi

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IT STEERS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT . NOT A SIMPLE ALIGNMENT PULL OR WANDER I CAN FEEL THE WHEEL AS TO WHICH WAY IT WANTS TO STEER AT RANDOM. IF NOT PAYING ATTENTION OR IF YOU WERE TO LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL GO OFF THE ROAD ABSOLUTLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE I HAVE TO GIVE EXCESSIVE GAS PETAL THROTTLE TO GET UP TO SPEED. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE CAME HOME FROM AS SHORT DRIVE AND I CAN SMELL THE BRAKES THEY SMELL…

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426.5%
ODI 11193906 · 4,500 mi

ON APRIL 2, 2019 I PARKED BREFILY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. UPON RE-ENTERING MY 2019 GMC SIERRA TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES AND STARTING THE ENGINE I IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED MULTIPLE WARNING MESSAGES ON MY DASH PANEL. THEY WERE "SERVICE ESC" "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE", "BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE" "STEERING ASSIST REDUCED" AND TO DRIVE NO FASTER THAN 62 MPH. PREVIOUSLY PRIOR TO PARKING I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. I WAS IN A LOCATION WHERE I NEEDED TO GO SO I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BUT FOUND QUICKLY THAT THE BRAKE PEDEL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE…

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367.7%
ODI 11310853 · 300 mi

I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THESE ERROR CODES STARTED POPPING UP, FIRST "ESC MALFUNCTION" THEN TRAILER BRAKE MALFUNCTION,STABILITRAK, STEERING ASSIST REDUCED, BRAKE SYSTEM FAIL, LIGHS JUST POP UP I DO FEEL LIKE THE TRUCK LOOSES SOME POWER FEELS MORE SLUGGISH, I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY RECALIBRATED THE BREAK SYSTEM AND STUFF, IT FIXED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY, BUT THE LIGHTS KEEP COMING BACK, SOMETIMES I TURN THE TRUCK ON IN THE MORNING AND LIGHTS ARE GONE, THEN LATER ON I GET ALL THE ERROR CODES AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IT…

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335.8%
ODI 11378394 · 847 mi

STARTED VEHICLE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE PROCEEDED FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLES STEERING SEIZED I WAS UNABLE TWO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MESSAGES CAME UP ON TO DISPLAY READING SERVICE POWER STEERING AND BRIEFLY IMESSAGE ABOUT THE BRAKES FLASHED QUICKLY ON THE MESSAGE BOARD. AT THAT POINT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER I GOT IT STOPPED TURN IT BACK ON SAME MESSAGE STILL UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL REPEATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES APPROXIMATE…

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132.2%
ODI 11491138

After leaving my truck parked for a couple of hours over dinner I returned to find error messages stating "Service Power Steering / Drive With Care" and "Service ESC". I also received a notification from OnStar stating "Diagnostic Alert: Service the Antilock Braking System in your 2022 Sierra within 1 day." My power steering was non-functional, nor were any cruise control functions. Repeated stop / start cycles did not clear the errors or regain functionality. After parking overnight everything was functional, and the errors on the DIC were gon…

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122.5%
ODI 11539087

Driving home in the 2023 GMC Sierra 1500, when the error message came up to Service Power Steering. A short time later also had messages for ESC, Restraint System, and Trail Brakes error messages. Then lost all electric power assist on the power steering, and truck almost impossible to turn without extreme effort. Took to dealer and they had truck for almost 2 weeks and said they couldn't replicate the problem. Within 24 hours of getting it back I had the exact same problem, with total loss of power steering assist. Parked truck for approx an…

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61.7%
ODI 11624774 · 10,200 mi

The contact owns a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel went dark, and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact immediately drove to the dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed. The dealer retrieved a DTC code for power steering failure. Additionally, the contact was informed that the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the repairs were completed another time…

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32.6%
ODI 11635955

While on the freeway at 65mph the truck experience a hard gear shift, loss of acceleration, went into shut down, lost steering assist, and brakes became hard, lights came on the dash for transmission issue massage, as well as Check engine light. Safety became a major concern with loss of power in the mids of a flow off traffic at freeway speeds. Vehicle had to be towed.

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43.2%
ODI 11720900

I stopped at a red light in the middle of a 50 mph intersection when the light turned green The engine completely shut off, and it didn’t want to turn back on. I was stuck in the middle of the intersection in a very high risk area, putting myself and other drivers at risk. OnStar diagnostics didn’t report any issues with the truck. According to their diagnostics, everything should have been running perfectly fine. The motor shut down completely and we weren’t able to shift the truck into neutral in order to try to move out of harms way. There w…

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Structure:Body
1715.9%
ODI 10902046 · 30,000 mi

THIS TRUCK IS FOUR YEARS OLD, HAS 30,000 MILES, IS GARAGE KEPT (NEVER PARKED IN THE SUN) AND THE DASH HAS CRACKED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA. I AM CONCERNED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG COULD BE AFFECTED BY THE CRACKED DASH.

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2118.3%
ODI 10862236 · 72,000 mi

CRACKED DASHBOARD TOP LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG .

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263.5%
ODI 10651103 · 45 mi

ON 4/10/2014 I FACTORY ORDERED AN 2014 GMC 1500 CREW CAB 4X4 SHORT BED WITH A MAX TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE. THIS TOWING PACKAGE HAD A MAXIMUM TRAILERING WEIGHT OF 11,800# AND A GCWR OF 17,500#. I TOOK RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE ON 5/29/14. ON 6/4/14 GM RELEASED DOCUMENT ID: 3931537 STATING THAT THE GCVWR IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IS INCORRECT. THE MAX TRAILER WEIGHT IS NOW BEING STATED AS 11,200# AND A GCWR OF 16,700# AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT. THIS 800# GCVWR REDUCTION IS AN ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND SIZED WITH THE O…

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263.6%
ODI 10872192 · 6,624 mi

DESIGN FLAW IN CABIN AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM LEADING TO HEALTH HAZARD WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS IN MY FIRST 16 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, MICE HAVE ENTERED THE COWL AIR PLENUM AREA AND BUILT NESTS ON TOP OF AND OUT OF THE CABIN AIR FILTER MATERIAL. BOTH TIMES THE FILTER HAS BECOME SATURATED WITH MOUSE DANDER, FECES AND OTHER MATERIALS. EVENTUALLY THESE CONTAMINANTS WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THE FILTER AND AN ODOR IS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MICE ARE BELIEVED TO ENTER THIS AREA THROUGH SIGNIFICANT UNSCREENED OPENINGS AT THE ENDS OF A …

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61.8%
ODI 11021517 · 5,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PROTECTIVE RUST PROOFING COATING WAS COMING OFF, AND RUST AND CORROSION WERE PRESENT ON THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

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72.0%
ODI 10978630

HEAVY VIBRATION BETWEEN 1200 RPM AND 1500 RPM ANYWHERE BELOW 45 MPH AND ABOVE 70 MPH

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62.0%
ODI 11156354 · 8,300 mi

THE SUNROOF IN THE 2018 GMC SIERRA EXPLODED OUTWARD OF THE VEHICLE, DROPPING GLASS SHARDS INTO THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT ABOUT 15 MPH IN A NEIGHBOORHOOD STREET WITH NO OVERHANGING OBJECTS THAT MAY HAVE CONTACTED THE GLASS. THE WEATHER FORECEAST FOR THE DAY WAS SUNNY WITH A HIGH OF 76 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT. NO EXTERNAL CONTACT WAS MADE TO THE SUNROOF GLASS PRIOIR TO THE INCIDENT. NO INVESTIGATION WAS DESIRED BY BOTH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR GENERAL MOTORS ON THE INCIDENT ITSELF. BOTH HAVE DIRECTED ME TO MAKING AN INSURANCE CLAIM T…

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142.2%
ODI 11164092 · 1,800 mi

REAR LEFT ROOF IS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAB. WATER IS / WAS NOTICED DURING RAIN AND CAR WASH. IN THE ATTACHED PICTURE I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED WERE THE WATER IS COMING INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAB. WATER CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN THE INSIDE OF THE REAR WINDOW AND ON THE LEATHER OF THE SEATS. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR DRIVING. IT WAS NOTICED AT 1800 MILES AND ITS LESS THEN A MONTH OLD.

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122.6%
ODI 11569648

The back window leaks, I brought it in they told me it wasn't warranty so I paid to have it fixed. Still leaks.

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71.2%
ODI 11415136 · 5,000 mi

SUN GLARE REFLECTS OFF CENTER CONSOLE CUP HOLDER WITH SUCH INTENSITY IT'S HARD TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD EVEN WITH SUNGLASSES ON.

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9315.8%
ODI 11523814

Vehicle does not have a notification via chime or message stating the rear tailgate is open. There is a button on the dash that can open the tailgate when the vehicle is stopped at an intersection, this can be inadvertently pressed without the driver knowing, causing the vehicle to drop any cargo when accelerating or leaving the intersection. This can lead to serious injury or to any vehicle behind it. Many owners have already reported losing cargo such as tool boxes, paint cans and groceries spilling throughout intersections.

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7716.0%
ODI 11531780

In past three weeks, the tailgate just drops down for no reason at all. Sometimes going down the highway, other times while I am parking vehicle the Tailgate Lowers itself automatically.????Is their a recall out for this, if not should be as you can lose portions of a load in the bed, right out in highway in traffic.....What action if any should I take at this point.

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226.1%
ODI 11573799

UNKOWN. It came like that. I took the truck to the dealership to be inspected and I was told that it was a manufacturing problem.

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32.6%
ODI 11656822

2025 GMC Sierra 1500 shifted from Park to Drive uncommanded, accelerated uphill, and crashed while idling, keyfob outside of vehicle, March 2025. ESIS couldn't replicate and falsely claimed I didn't put it in Drive, despite photos and no one inside.

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21.6%
ODI 11737046

The tailgate intermittently opens while driving or parked

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Service Brakes70,125–113,273 mi89,863 mi54
ODI 10459052 · 32,278 mi

ON MAY 20, 2012 WHEN MOVING MY GMC 1500 PICK UP TRUCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS. ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 21, 2011 I ALSO LOST MY BRAKES WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL STRIP MALL. THE REQUIRED REPAIR WAS FOR A CORRODED BRAKE LINE. THANK GOD THAT BOTH TIMES I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY. AT HIGHWAY SPEED I COULD EASILY HAVE BE KILLED. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT!! *TR

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ODI 10460427 · 40,300 mi

MY WIFE WAS PARKING AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *TR

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ODI 10464322 · 89,000 mi

I PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE SHOP AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY THREW IT IN PARK AN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. I THEN PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND IT AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HEARD BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT. I PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND RAISED IT UP TO INSPECT THE ISSUE. AFTER DOING SO I FOUND VERY RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND COMPONENTS. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. SEEMS MAYBE GM SHOULD BE FIXING THE ISSUE. I WOULDN'T THINK A TRUCK LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAV…

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Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel62,000–80,750 mi73,500 mi26
ODI 10173567 · 81,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLES SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO STICK AND DID NOT SHOW THE ACCURATE SPEED TRAVELED. THE OTHER GAUGES WORKED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

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ODI 10178264 · 116,150 mi

1 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT LIMIT 2 SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP TO 100 3 SPEEDOMETER AT 30 WHEN STOPPED, STILL NOT WORKING. *JB

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ODI 10181326 · 78,000 mi

OUT OF THE BLUE, THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 GMC SIERRA STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY. AT REST, IT READS ~50 MPH, AND OVER 120 MPH WHEN DRIVING. *JB

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic44,300–85,770 mi68,000 mi29
ODI 10248354 · 90,000 mi

2003 GMC 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCK...WON'T STOP SLOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

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ODI 10293515 · 22,000 mi

2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 PU TRUCK - CORRODED AND FAILING HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME IN OCTOBER 2003, AND NOW HAS ONLY 23,700 MILES ON IT. A LINE NEAR THE FUEL TANK, WHICH FEEDS THE REAR WHEEL CALIPERS, RUSTED THROUGH IN JANUARY 2009. OTHER LINES IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS ALSO SHOW SIGNS OF CORROSION WHICH WILL LEAD TO FUTURE FAILURES. MECHANICS IN THIS AREA TELL ME THIS IS VERY COMMON, EVEN ON SOME NEWER GMC (AND SIMILAR CHEVROLET) VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE MECHANICS REPLACE THE FAULTY LINES WITH TUBING WHICH IS MORE C…

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ODI 10313020 · 24,500 mi

CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON 2003 GM SIERRA 1500 LONG BOX PICKUP TRUCK. FIRST FAILURE WAS IN JANUARY 2009. SECOND FAILURE IN FEBRUARY 2010. WHEN TRUCK WAS INSPECTED IN NOV. 2009, INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT GM TRUCK BRAKE LINES ARE A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD. HE LOOKED OVER MINE, BUT DID SEE EVIDENCE OF NEED FOR IMMEDIATE REPAIR. TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN OCT. 2003 BY ME, AND NOW HAS ONLY 24,500 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT. GM SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE ALL CORROSION-PRONE BRAKE LINES WITH CORROSION-PROOF ONES. THE…

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Electrical System68,000–100,000 mi72,151 mi9
ODI 10175656 · 68,000 mi

WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 120MPH AND I WAS ONLY RUNNING 75MPH. WHEN I STOP AND SHUT OFF MY VEHICAL THE SPEEDOMETER READS 45MPH INSTEAD OF 0MPH. IF YOU SWITCH THE IGNISTION OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO BACK TO 0MPH. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON IT AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE WWW.TOPIX.NET. I FOUND OUT PRETTY QUICK THIS IS NOTHING NEW. THERE WERE SO MANY LISTINGS ON THERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IT WAS UNREALISTIC. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED CHRYSLER PRODUCTS UNITLL I PURCHASED MY GMC. I HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT B…

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ODI 10242863 · 100,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN ALL GUAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS FAIL. *TR

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ODI 10267824 · 66,667 mi

MY 2003 GMC 1500 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING. SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T EVEN WORK. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE TO PARK MY TRUCK, OR EVEN GET IT TAKEN FOR SPEEDING. NOT TO MENTION IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE GM HAS A FAULTY PART. THAT IS NOT FAIR. I AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEM BUT NO SOLUTION. PLUS I HAVE LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. *TR

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip31,000–50,000 mi37,000 mi9
ODI 10163616 · 37,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING UNWARRANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN MICHIGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 12/15/06 WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT COST. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL #05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

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ODI 10190932 · 33,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. HE ALSO FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ABS UNIT. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIPER PULSE MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPLACEMENT AND NO OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 34…

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ODI 10194856 · 25,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2003 MODEL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

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Steering15,000–80,845 mi26,000 mi9
ODI 10219136 · 80,845 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE AND THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST THE DEALER IN LOCATING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,845. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE IS STILL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES INOPERABLE. UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

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ODI 10230399 · 60,000 mi

CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN STEERING COLUMN AT LOW SPEEDS ON BUMPY ROADS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS. FEELS LIKE SERIOUS FRONT-END MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. CURRENT MILEAGE ON MY 2003 GMC SIERRA IS 60,000. I LEARNED FROM GM THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT 24,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. $207 FOR NEW SHAFT AND $92 LABOR. NEW, IMPROVED PART # IS 19153614. IF GM KNEW THE ORIGINAL SHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE, WHY DIDN'T THEY HAVE TO RECALL IT? *TR

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ODI 10242890 · 16,491 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT FEELS BUMPING OR BANGING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16491 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT TWICE. UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range100,500 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10219920 · 45,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM ALSO FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE HER IN THE VEHICLE. THE IMPACT EJECTED HER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, SUCH AS A PUNCTURED KIDNEY AND LUNGS, BROKEN RIBS, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO THE HEAD, A BROKEN LEFT HAND, AND A BROKEN RIGHT FINGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF FILING ARBITRATION AGAINS…

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ODI 10381356 · 130,000 mi

DEAR NHTSA, I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE CAR MVA ON 2 FEB ON I-95 SOUTHBOUND NEAR MILE MARKER 131.2. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE SLOW LANE DURING THE EVENING TRAFFIC COMMUTE WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND FROM AN INFINITY SUV WHICH COLLIDED AND IMPACTED WITH THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE AND PUSHED MY VEHICLE GMC 2003 SIERRA EXT CAB INTO A LATE MODEL FORD FUSION. THE IMPACT AND FORCE FROM THE SUV BEHIND ME CAUSED REAR AND FRONTAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND IS EST TO COST OVER $8900.00 FOR REPAIRS. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND AFTER SEEING THE PHO…

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ODI 10412286 · 71,000 mi

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT YOU, NOT LISTING A RECALL BY GM ON THE DASH BOARD CLUSTER MINE HAS FAILED, THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GM PARTS BULLETINS & INFORMATION - TO CADILLAC, CHEVROLET AND GMC DEALERS SUBJECT:BULLETIN GMP07-174 - SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07187' INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTIONMESSAGE #:VSU20071575 CAMPAIGN - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARRANTY EXTENDED # 07187C: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLU…

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Fuel System, GasolineToo few reports for a range60,968 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10364102 · 100,000 mi

FUEL LINE CORROSION RESULTING IN MULTIPLE LEAKS IN PRESSURIZED FUEL LINE. FUEL DRIPPED CONTINUOUSLY ONTO THE TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING SOME ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, AS WELL AS ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, CLEARLY REPRESENTING A FIRE HAZARD. WHEN PROBLEM FIRST STARTED, GASOLINE VAPOR WAS NOTICEABLE IN THE CABIN. 2003 GMC SIERRA 2WD EXT CAB FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACE BY LOCAL MECHANIC ~$640 PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

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ODI 10417450 · 77,636 mi

A BRAKE LINE BURST UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE (NOT ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS ON THE DRY PAVEMENT). WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID VEHICLE THAT CUT US OFF AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED/CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.

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ODI 10430779 · 29,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INVESTIGATED, AND CAUSE FOUND TO BE LOSS OF FUEL TANK PRESSURE DUE TO ROTTED OUT FUEL FILLER NECK. ORIGINAL PART MADE OF NON-CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL. OTHER CORROSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE INVOLVED BRAKE LINES. THE FIRST LINE WAS REPLACED IN 2007, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. A MORE EXTENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF CORRODED LINES WAS DONE IN 2008 OR 2009. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY AND EMISSIONS RELATED PROBLEMS, AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AS A RESULT OF THEM. OWNERS WHO HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS IN TH…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 2307 reports

2022: 218 complaints · 2023: 307 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20223583218
202333102307
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
202258502
202347903

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentService BrakesElectrical System: Instrument Cluster/PanelService Brakes, HydraulicElectrical SystemService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipSteeringAir BagsFuel System, Gasoline
Service Brakes—0000000
Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel0—000
1
ODI 10220598

2003 GMC SIERRA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BROKE, SPEEDOMETER FAILED DUE TO STEPPER MOTOR FAILURE, TRUCK IS ON THE THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN BEARINGS, AND MORE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UPPER SUPPORT BEARING, BUT REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT INSTEAD. THE REAR PLANATERY FORWARD CLUTCH WAS BURNT, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *JB

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00
Service Brakes, Hydraulic00—00
2
ODI 10324763 · 15,000 mi

2003 GMC HALF TON SIERRA TRUCK. 3 TIME SINCE 2003 THAT I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR CLUNKING NOISE FELT THRU STEERING WHEEL. LUBED A COUPLE TIMES THEN REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. STILL NO GUARANTEES THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. ALSO VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN BRAKING AND BRAKES DON'T RESPOND WELL WHEN APPLIED QUICKLY. THE FIRST TIME THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED ATTENTION THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS 30,000 MILES AND THE LAST TIME WAS 45,000 MILES AND OCCURRED IN MARCH 2010. *TR

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ODI 10325225 · 4,500 mi

STARTING AT <5K MILES THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN CLUNKED WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. NOW AT 70K MILES IT CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN ALL GEARS EXCEPT FINAL DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE TRANNY, THEN THE U-JOINTS, AND MODIFIED THE ELECTRICAL SHIFT PATERN. IT STILL CLUNKS. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AT SLOW SPEED TURNS, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT ALMOST EVERY THREE MONTHS. HAD TO PAY ($486.00) FOR REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHEN VEHICLE HAD LITTLE OVER 40K MILES. BRAKES …

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0
3
ODI 10417450 · 77,636 mi

A BRAKE LINE BURST UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE (NOT ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS ON THE DRY PAVEMENT). WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID VEHICLE THAT CUT US OFF AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED/CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.

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ODI 10447946

MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE HAS CORRODED BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY ALL NEED REPLACED OR BREAKAGE AND LEAKAGE WILL OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING BREAK, TRANSMISSION OR FUEL DELIVERY OR FIRE DAMAGES. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM ASAP. 00. *TR

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ODI 10734179 · 44,300 mi

WHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECK OVER FOR THE WINTER, THE MECHANIC INFORM ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES AND THE COOLING LINES GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DISTURBING SINCE I HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE TUBING USED FOR THE BRAKE AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND RUSTING FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE MATERIAL USED BY GM WAS NOT UP TO SPECIFICATION AS FAR AS CORROSION PROTECTION EITHER COMPENSATION TO REPAIR IT IS IN ORDER A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE.

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Electrical System000—00
1
ODI 10412286 · 71,000 mi

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT YOU, NOT LISTING A RECALL BY GM ON THE DASH BOARD CLUSTER MINE HAS FAILED, THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GM PARTS BULLETINS & INFORMATION - TO CADILLAC, CHEVROLET AND GMC DEALERS SUBJECT:BULLETIN GMP07-174 - SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07187' INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTIONMESSAGE #:VSU20071575 CAMPAIGN - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARRANTY EXTENDED # 07187C: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLU…

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0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip0000—000
Steering0
1
ODI 10220598

2003 GMC SIERRA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BROKE, SPEEDOMETER FAILED DUE TO STEPPER MOTOR FAILURE, TRUCK IS ON THE THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN BEARINGS, AND MORE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UPPER SUPPORT BEARING, BUT REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT INSTEAD. THE REAR PLANATERY FORWARD CLUTCH WAS BURNT, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *JB

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2
ODI 10324763 · 15,000 mi

2003 GMC HALF TON SIERRA TRUCK. 3 TIME SINCE 2003 THAT I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR CLUNKING NOISE FELT THRU STEERING WHEEL. LUBED A COUPLE TIMES THEN REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. STILL NO GUARANTEES THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. ALSO VERY HARD TO STEER WHEN BRAKING AND BRAKES DON'T RESPOND WELL WHEN APPLIED QUICKLY. THE FIRST TIME THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED ATTENTION THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS 30,000 MILES AND THE LAST TIME WAS 45,000 MILES AND OCCURRED IN MARCH 2010. *TR

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ODI 10325225 · 4,500 mi

STARTING AT <5K MILES THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN CLUNKED WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. NOW AT 70K MILES IT CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN ALL GEARS EXCEPT FINAL DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE TRANNY, THEN THE U-JOINTS, AND MODIFIED THE ELECTRICAL SHIFT PATERN. IT STILL CLUNKS. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AT SLOW SPEED TURNS, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT ALMOST EVERY THREE MONTHS. HAD TO PAY ($486.00) FOR REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHEN VEHICLE HAD LITTLE OVER 40K MILES. BRAKES …

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00—00
Air Bags000
1
ODI 10412286 · 71,000 mi

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT YOU, NOT LISTING A RECALL BY GM ON THE DASH BOARD CLUSTER MINE HAS FAILED, THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GM PARTS BULLETINS & INFORMATION - TO CADILLAC, CHEVROLET AND GMC DEALERS SUBJECT:BULLETIN GMP07-174 - SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07187' INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGE NEEDLE FUNCTIONMESSAGE #:VSU20071575 CAMPAIGN - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARRANTY EXTENDED # 07187C: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLU…

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00—0
Fuel System, Gasoline00
3
ODI 10417450 · 77,636 mi

A BRAKE LINE BURST UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE (NOT ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS ON THE DRY PAVEMENT). WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID VEHICLE THAT CUT US OFF AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE. ALL BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED/CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AS WELL AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.

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ODI 10447946

MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE HAS CORRODED BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL LINES. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY ALL NEED REPLACED OR BREAKAGE AND LEAKAGE WILL OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING BREAK, TRANSMISSION OR FUEL DELIVERY OR FIRE DAMAGES. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM ASAP. 00. *TR

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ODI 10734179 · 44,300 mi

WHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECK OVER FOR THE WINTER, THE MECHANIC INFORM ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES AND THE COOLING LINES GOING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DISTURBING SINCE I HAVE VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE TUBING USED FOR THE BRAKE AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINES SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND RUSTING FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE MATERIAL USED BY GM WAS NOT UP TO SPECIFICATION AS FAR AS CORROSION PROTECTION EITHER COMPENSATION TO REPAIR IT IS IN ORDER A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE.

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

43 mentions · 23.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 82,000 mi (43 usable records).

ODI 10194856 · 25,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2003 MODEL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

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ODI 10211369 · 50,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK DRAMATICALLY INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07. *JB

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ODI 10217022 · 48,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OR LESS, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE TWO FAULTY ABS SENSORS. BOTH SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,195 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

8 mentions · 4.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 98,513 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10233022 · 31,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP, THE ABS WOULD SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND STATED THAT IT WAS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURES MENTIONED IN THE 2005 SIERRA K1500 RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,580.

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ODI 10242863 · 100,000 mi

SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN ALL GUAGES AND WARNING LIGHTS FAIL. *TR

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ODI 10393199 · 97,025 mi

LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS NORMAL ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT OF AN APPARENTLY RUPTURED LINE TO THE BACK BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON. REGARDLESS OF THE MILES, THIS TRUCK IS BARELY 8 YEARS OLD. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS MODEL YEAR AND NEARBY YEARS OF THE SAME TYPE OF TRUCK HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. HAD THIS BEEN ON A HIGHW…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

5 mentions · 2.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 103,994 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10325225 · 4,500 mi

STARTING AT <5K MILES THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN CLUNKED WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. NOW AT 70K MILES IT CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN ALL GEARS EXCEPT FINAL DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OUTPUT SHAFT ON THE TRANNY, THEN THE U-JOINTS, AND MODIFIED THE ELECTRICAL SHIFT PATERN. IT STILL CLUNKS. POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS UP AT SLOW SPEED TURNS, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING. LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT ALMOST EVERY THREE MONTHS. HAD TO PAY ($486.00) FOR REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHEN VEHICLE HAD LITTLE OVER 40K MILES. BRAKES …

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ODI 10358147 · 125,987 mi

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. FAILURE, NO POWER ASSIST TO LEFTHAND TURNS. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. 9-30-09 DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSEMBLE PT# 88965789 S/GR REM 6.508. 9-13-10 NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR LEFTHAND TURNS POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSEMBLE PT# 88965789 S/GR REM 6.508 THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

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ODI 10427191

I PREVIOUSLY HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING COOLER REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING CORRODED LINES. JUST RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE TRANS COOLER REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAKING CORRODED LINES. MECHANIC SAID ALL LINES UNDERNEATH (BRAKE, STEERING, ETC) ARE TERRIBLY CORRODED AND WE WILL DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION TO ALL CORRODED LINES, ETC IN FUTURE OIL CHANGE VISITS. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK IS A CORRODED DISASTER. THE ROCKER PANELS ARE GONE. CORRODED RAILER HITCH WAS REPLACED. LUCKILY NOTHING HAS TOTALLY FAILED YET TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 62,500 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10195307 · 75,000 mi

UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED PRIOR TO PURCHASE THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ ACCURATLY. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF THE FIX. AFTER A DAY OR TWO DURRING A SHORT IN TOWN DRIVE I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING "JERKY". I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, BUT WHEN I LEFT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 60MPH AT A STOP. AT WHAT I ESTIMATED TO BE 65MPH THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120MPH. GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR BUT THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL ON A OBVIOUSLY FLAWED PRODUCT.

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ODI 10211369 · 50,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK DRAMATICALLY INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI LOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07. *JB

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 1.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 103,416 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10219136 · 80,845 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE AND THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST THE DEALER IN LOCATING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,845. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE IS STILL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES INOPERABLE. UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

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ODI 10358147 · 125,987 mi

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. FAILURE, NO POWER ASSIST TO LEFTHAND TURNS. POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. 9-30-09 DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSEMBLE PT# 88965789 S/GR REM 6.508. 9-13-10 NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR LEFTHAND TURNS POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF TRUCK. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING ASSEMBLE PT# 88965789 S/GR REM 6.508 THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b