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2002 Gmc SIERRA: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

249 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

40,490 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data updated: . 189 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip is the most frequently named component, appearing in 45 of 249 complaints (18.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior14457.8%
Steering behavior176.8%
Transmission and shifting166.4%
Engine operation104.0%
Electrical and battery issues52.0%
Fuel system concerns52.0%

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, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
45
Service Brakes
31
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
26
Parking Brake
17
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
16
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
9
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
8
Structure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments
7
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip45
Service Brakes31
Service Brakes, Hydraulic26
Parking Brake17
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor16
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine9
Power Train:Automatic Transmission8
Structure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments7

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 45; Service Brakes: 31; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 26; Parking Brake: 17; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 16; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 9; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 8; Structure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments: 7

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
42
25,000 to 49,999
68
50,000 to 74,999
32
75,000 to 99,999
13
100,000 to 149,999
27
150,000 and above
7
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00042
25,000 to 49,99968
50,000 to 74,99932
75,000 to 99,99913
100,000 to 149,99927
150,000 and above7

Under 25,000: 42; 25,000 to 49,999: 68; 50,000 to 74,999: 32; 75,000 to 99,999: 13; 100,000 to 149,999: 27; 150,000 and above: 7

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (68). 60 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.

2001
1
2002
20
2003
33
2004
39
2005
68
2006
16
2007
6
2008
5
2009
4
2010
5
2011
11
2012
12
2013
10
2014
10
2015
7
2016
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20011
200220
200333
200439
200568
200616
20076
20085
20094
20105
201111
201212
201310
201410
20157
20162

2001: 1; 2002: 20; 2003: 33; 2004: 39; 2005: 68; 2006: 16; 2007: 6; 2008: 5; 2009: 4; 2010: 5; 2011: 11; 2012: 12; 2013: 10; 2014: 10; 2015: 7; 2016: 2

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 144 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 17 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 16 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.

Examples from the source records

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

Owner report 10000767 · 2003-01-07 (January 7, 2003)

REAR AXLE UNSTABLE WHEN CORNERING OVER MODERATE BUMPS. LOSES LATERAL TRACTION. DEALER FAILED TO MAKE A GENUINE EFFORT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED REAR SHOCKS AT MY OWN EXPENSE, PROBLEM WAS REDUCED BUT NOT ELIMINATED.

Owner-reported narrative. 10 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000767 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10001480 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF PREMATURE STALLING AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE LACKS SUFFICIENT POWER, IT SURGES AND AT TIMES REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT DOWN PROPERLY OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AND MAKES WHISTLING NOISES. *JG *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10001480 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10001611 · 2002-12-27 (December 27, 2002)

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. DUE TO A MOOSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO AVOID THE MOOSE AND HIT AND ENBANKMENT. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10001611 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003806 · 2003-01-14 (January 14, 2003)

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED UP, AND DID NOT RELEASE WHEN THE SEAT WAS RECLINED. *JB. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003806 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10006172 · 2003-02-03 (February 3, 2003)

THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTING MECHANISM ON THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10006172 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10007861 · 2003-02-20 (February 20, 2003)

GMC SERRIA 2002. OUR TRUCK HAS RUST ON THE BUMPER BEHIND THE PAINTED COVER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THIS IS NORMAL AND POLISHED IT, WITHIN ONE WEEK THE BUMPER SHOWED RUST AGAIN. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS NOT LINED UP CORRECTLY, THE DEALER TRIED TO ADJUST IT, THE RESULT IS THE DOOR MUST BE SLAMMED TO CLOSE IT. THE MOTOR MAKES KNOCKING SOUNDS AT THE START AS IF IT HAS NO OIL. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES. THE KNOCK STARTED AFTER THE TRUCK TURNED FOUR THOUSAND MILES. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT GM REPORTS THE KNOCK IS NORMAL. …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007861 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009555 · 2003-02-27 (February 27, 2003)

THE BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN APPLIED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND CLIPS. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009555 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009556 · 2003-02-27 (February 27, 2003)

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED HESITATION WHEN IDLING AND DRIVING ANY SPEED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009556 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

4 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

03V435000 · Fuel System, Other:Delivery

Reported: 2003-11-03 (November 3, 2003)

SOME 2WD AND 4WD PICKUP TRUCKS, CONVERTED TO EITHER DEDICATED OR BI-FUEL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) FUEL USAGE, WERE ASSEMBLED WITH A THROTTLE CABLE THAT CAN CONTACT AND RUB THROUGH THE FLEXIBLE PRESSURIZED FUEL LINE CREATING A PINHOLE LEAK OF NATURAL GAS TO THE ATMOSPHERE.

Consequence: A STRONG ODOR OF NATURAL GAS MAY BE DETECTED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY ACCOMPANIED BY A HISSING NOISE. IF THE NATURAL GAS WERE ACCIDENTALLY IGNITED, SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL SECURE THE THROTTLE CABLE TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTACT WITH THE CNG FUEL LINE. THE CNG FUEL LINE, THROTTLE CABLE, AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE ARE ALSO TO BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.

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04V129000 · Structure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments

Reported: 2004-03-17 (March 17, 2004)

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER.

Consequence: ANYONE SITTING OR STANDING ON THE HORIZONTAL SURFACE OF THE TAILGATE WHEN BOTH CABLES FRACTURED COULD BE INJURED BY FALLING FROM THE TAILGATE. ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE BUMPER REMOVED, THE TAILGATE MAY DROP EVEN LOWER. ADDITIONALLY, IF THERE IS CARGO ON THE TAILGATE THE CARGO MAY FALL OFF IF THE SUPPORT CABLES FRACTURE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CABLES. INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 20004. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004, WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR VISIT WWW.MYGMLINK.COM, AND ENTER YOUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

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05V161000 · Parking Brake

Reported: 2005-04-22 (April 22, 2005)

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND BUILT WITH EITHER PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS OR TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS, THE PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LININGS MAY WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.

Consequence: IF THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD, UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.

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05V379000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Reported: 2005-08-29 (August 29, 2005)

CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.

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

Data completeness

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

75.9%Usable mileage189 / 249 records
94.0%Valid incident date234 / 249 records
100.0%Valid filing date249 / 249 records
94.0%Ordered incident and filing dates234 / 249 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
Component200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
115.3%
ODI 10025227 · 3,066 mi

BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED STOP, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT, WENT TO FLOOR, LOUD NOISE IN FRONT END, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DID NOT STOP UNTIL PEDAL WAS PUMPED AGAIN. WORKS NORMALY NOW.*AK

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73.7%
ODI 10054003

WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

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43.4%
ODI 10140130 · 6,500 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT UNDER LIGHT AND SEVERE BRAKING.. TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK UPDATED 11/16/05.*JB

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11.9%
ODI 10310045 · 18,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY AN ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

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Service Brakes
4521.8%
ODI 10461091 · 135,000 mi

PUMPING UP BRAKES IN DRIVEWAY WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL FRONT OR BACK COULD ONLY USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO POSITION TRUCK TO BE TOWED. *JS

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4423.4%
ODI 10465372 · 80,000 mi

BRAKE FLUID ALL LEAKED AND I BARELY STOPPED THE TRUCK ON MY HOME DRIVEWAY. DEALER SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR METAL BRAKE LINES. *TR

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2723.1%
ODI 10460887 · 55,437 mi

THE PROBLEM IS A TOTALLY RUSTED-OUT SET OF STEEL BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE GMC TRUCK. THE BURST BRAKE LINE IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKE DISTRIBUTION POINT (ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BENEATH THE DRIVER SEAT). IT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME, ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL AND PAST THE STEERING BOX, AND THEN MAKES A RIGHT TURN BENEATH THE RADIATOR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK, WHERE IT EXITS INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND CONNECTS TO THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE STEEL LINE BURST IN THE AREA AD…

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2037.7%
ODI 10465045 · 41,000 mi

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATES CONSISTENTLY AS VEHICLE NEARS FULL STOP. IT'S AUDIBLE AND YOU FEEL THE PULSATION IN THE BRAKES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NORMAL AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE ABS TO ACTIVATE. *TR

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1220.3%
ODI 10460679

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATED, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE ONCE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS BELOW 5 MPH, CAUSING AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO REMOVE THE FUSE. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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11.5%
ODI 10672678

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V459000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILU…

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12.7%
ODI 10486130 · 31,000 mi

I STATED MY TRUCK TO WARM IT UP WHEN I GOT IN AND STARTED TO DRIVE I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I REVVED THE MOTOR A LITTLE AND I COULD HEAR THE POWER STEERING PUMP MAKE A NOISE AND IT STARTED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

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38.8%
ODI 10485868 · 6,000 mi

DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN APPLYING LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKE PEDAL (AS IF SLOWING TO EXIT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY) BRAKES BEGIN TO PULSE. IT FEELS AS IF ITS IN THE REAR BRAKE. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SHOES AND DRUMS TWICE. IT LASTS 2K MILES AND STARTS ALL OVER. *TR

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37.0%
ODI 10459134 · 4,168 mi

PURCHASED TRUCK 11/10/2011 WITH 3 MILES ON IT. AT 4,000 MILES THE TRUCKS BRAKES STARTED PULSATING AND SHIMMING WHILE APPLING BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL. TOOK IT TO DEALER , THEY RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS. GOOD TILL 5,700 MILES AND IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN, BUT WORSE, ALSO PROBLEMS JUST BRAKING ANY WHERE. TOOK BACK TO DEALER, NOW THEY RESURFACED REAR DRUMS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS NEW VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM. THEY WROTE THE BRAKES WERE WARPED DURING BOTH VISITS, AND NO REASON AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY NEW VEHICLE. *TT

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310.3%
ODI 10615633 · 54,500 mi

PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING GARAGE GOING NO MORE THAN 3 MILES PER HOUR, OR HOWEVER FAST THIS VEHICLE CAN GO WHILE FOOT IS RESTING ON BRAKE, GETTING READY TO FULLY BRAKE. AS I PRESSED DOWN ON BRAKE TO STOP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SLIPPED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO DRIVE FORWARD CRASHING THROUGH THE SHEETROCK WALL AND FINALLY STOPPING AFTER HITTING THE GLASS WINDOWS. TWO WEEKS LATER, AFTER ALL COSMETIC REPAIRS WERE DONE, THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING IN ANOTHER PARKING LOT, BUT LUCKILY BROKE BEFORE HITT…

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410.3%
ODI 10550983 · 3,967 mi

VIBRATION IN FRONT BRAKES, WHEN BRAKING AROUND 55 - 60 MPH. *TR

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23.8%
ODI 10852825 · 8,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER ON MY K3500 TRUCK. RECENTLY THE MESSAGE "CHECK TRAILER WIRING" HAS BEEN COMING ON FREQUENTLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKING CONTROLLER SHUTS OFF POWER TO THE TRAILER BRAKES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY WITH A TRAILER THAT WEIGHS OVER 14,000 POUNDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY BOTH THE GMC DEALER AND THE TRAILER DEALER HAVE FAILED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BY THE DEALER, THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED APPR…

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1931.1%
ODI 11076600 · 46,000 mi

I ALMOST KILLED A KID TODAY PARKING FOR A BASEBALL GAME. I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY AND PARKING WHEN MY BRAKES BECAME HARD TO PUSH AND FAILED. TRUCK WENT OVER CURB AND TOWARD KID PUTTING ON HIS CLEATS AND NOT FACING ME. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD AND IT STOPPED. I BACKED UP AND BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. I HAVE 46,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, BUT IT SEEMS THEY ARE WORKING AGAIN. IF THIS IS COMMON, GMC NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. SOMEONE WILL SOON BE HURT SERIOUSLY!

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
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10.5%
ODI 10184730 · 44,500 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. THE WIPERS KEPT OPERATING AT LOW SPEED WITH THE SWITCH POSITION BEING IRRELEVANT. ONLY 44500 MI. ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE, THE MOTOR CONTROL MODULE IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY THE COMPLETE MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
10.5%
ODI 10181481

TRAVELING 47 MPH OR HIGH, WIPER BLADE LIFTS OFF WINDSHIELD AND DOES NOT COME INTO CONTACT TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD. *JB

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11.7%
ODI 10289456 · 25,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 GMC SIERRA. THE AUTOMATIC WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGE WITHOUT WARRANT AND SPRAYED WATER ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS VISIBILITY WAS IMPAIRED. HE HAS TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO TURN OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SENSORS. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADDED THAT IN YEAR 1995 THERE WAS AN IDENTICAL FAILURE WITH THIS MODEL TYPE. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TO BE REPLACED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. HE WILL HAVE TO AS…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
178.3%
ODI 10016467

I GOT A NEW 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 THE FRONT BUMPER START TO SHOW RUST IN UNDER 4000 MILES THEN I GOT OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC CALL ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE ARE SOLID RUST BOTH FRONT ONES THE FRAME IS RUSTING ALL OVER THE PLACE AT 10000 THE STEERING COLUMN KNUCKLE NEAR THE STEERING BOX IS SOLID RUST AND HE SAYS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THAT RUSTED SO BAD I HAVE SENT 4 EMAILS TO GMC ABOUT IT AND GO TO MARINA GMC IN SAN LEANDRO WHERE I GOT IT FROM THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THEM ARE RUSTING AND THEY NOT GOING TO DO ANY THING ABOUT IT. *NL…

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179.0%
ODI 10066509 · 1,500 mi

2004 GMC SIERRA POOR BRAKE RESPONSE. *AK

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43.4%
ODI 10160295 · 20,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAK PADS, ROTORS, SHOES, AND DRUMS. AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 5 OCCASSION TO GRIND DOWN THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. NONE OF THE REPAIRS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM WAS AT 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED THIS MANY REPAIRS AT THIS MILEAGE . THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO GO BAD.

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59.4%
ODI 10345014 · 17,000 mi

ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS. NO DTSC CODES SET. *TR

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23.4%
ODI 10436629 · 42,900 mi

WHILE STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS ON DRY ROADS MY ABS BRAKES KICK IN CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP THAN NORMAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO DROPS TOWARD THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO THINK I HAVE LOST MY BRAKES COMPLETELY. THIS HAS JUST STARTED,AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES. I NEVER NOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ME CAUSING ME TO BE ON EDGE EVERY TIME I HAVE TO STOP. I READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS AND WENT AND SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. HE SAID THAT THERE …

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11.5%
ODI 10597507 · 93,792 mi

THE FUEL LINES ARE RUSTED THROUGH SPRAYING FUEL TO UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK. THE LINES RUSTED THROUGH WHILE DRIVING FIFTEEN HOURS STRAIT FROM FLORIDA. IF THE FUEL WOULD HAVE HIT THE TAIL PIPE OR DIESEL PARTICULET FILTER WHEN REGENERATING, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS FIRE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH AN EXPLOSION AT WORK AND KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE BURNED. I ONLY DROVE THIS TRUCK DAILY TWO WINTERS BEFORE I GOT HURT AND LAST WINTER IT WAS IN FLORIDA. I HAVEN'T EVEN CHANGED THE FRONT BRAKES YET BUT THE FUEL LINES ARE SHOT. SHAME ON GM AND SHAME O…

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12.7%
ODI 10344701 · 1,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN ONE WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE WHEN THEY WERE ENGAGED. THE ENGINE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. THE AIR BAG SENSOR ALSO CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE AND AIR BAG SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE E…

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12.9%
ODI 10368403 · 15 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA HYBRID (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES GRABBED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE COME TO AN ABRUPT JERKING STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHER SPEEDS, HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE DEALER GAVE THE CONTACT A MEMO FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO PUMP THE BRAKES ON THE HYBRIDS FOR A SMOOTHER STOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000...UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF UPDATED 09/26/11

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12.3%
ODI 10455051 · 950 mi

THE HEADLIGHTS DIM THEN RETURN TO NORMAL EVERY TIME THE BREAK IS APPLIED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. DEALER FOUND THE COMPLAINT TO BE VALID. BATTERY TESTED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD. VOLTAGE TEST OF ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT NORMAL. ENGINE AND BODY GROUNDS CHECKED OUT NORMAL. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH WITH NEW PART WITH NO CHANGE. GENERAL MOTORS REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN #02-06-03-008D AND CLAIM THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THER…

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13.4%
ODI 10451590 · 420 mi

JUST PURCHASES NEW 2012 GMC SIERRA 3500 , 400 MILES , HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT / STEERING PROBLEMS WITH A DRIFT TO LEFT AND A WONDERING STEERING WHEEL, ALSO BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON, WENT TO DEALER THEY LOOKED AT IT FOR 2 HRS, AND SAID IT NEEDED A PART ORDERED AND THERE WAS A TSB ON IT, THE TECH SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES, ALSO HE WOULD CHECK ALIGNMENT AGAIN AT TIME WHEN PART CAME IN 4 DAYS EST, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON, VEHICLE DROVE FINE THE NEXT DAY UNTIL A ACCIDENT, WENT AROUND CURVEAT 55 MPH, APPLIED BRA…

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11.6%
ODI 11490165 · 51,117 mi

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Sierra LD. The contact stated that on two separate occasions while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the front passenger side wheel locked inadvertently. As a result, another vehicle crashed into the attached trailer which caused the trailer to jackknife. The driver alert warning light illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy. No medical attention was required. No injuries were sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact then stated that on a separate occasion while d…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
157.3%
ODI 10015536

WHILE DRIVING THE FOURTH GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

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126.4%
ODI 10063659 · 8,000 mi

TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP EVERY SO OFTEN, ALSO IT WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THIS HAPPENS ALOT BUT NOT EVERY TIME. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AS YOU START MOVING AND CONTINUES FOR A GOOD DISTANCE (4 HIGH)*AK

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43.4%
ODI 10121076 · 500 mi

DT: THE ENGINE HAS DIED, ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE AT A STOP SIGN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS JUMPING AND WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL TO STEER TO ANOTHER LANE. THE OTHER TIME THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM BEFORE ENGINE STALLED OUT. THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVE BEEN WITH GM A FEW TIMES AND THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THEY WOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO CHECK OUT THE TRUCK. THEY NEVER SENT ONE, AS OF TODAY, GM SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. CONSUMER WANTED A BUY BACK. CONSUMER TALKED TO BBB TODA…

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23.8%
ODI 10172728 · 7,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TOWING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY.

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12.3%
ODI 10493059 · 28,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN IT ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE AND INTO THE STREET. A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 02-08/13 *BF UPDATED 02/11/13

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11.6%
ODI 11489094 · 60,000 mi

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Sierra. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission inadvertently shifted from high to low gears and the RPMs revved up. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. However, the failure recurred while driving. The vehicle was then taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the valve body, the clutch, the piston, and the transmission plates needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure …

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Electrical System
83.9%
ODI 10149385

INACCURATE SPEEDOMETER - AFTER AN HOUR WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 65 MPH DURING EACH DOWN HILL SEGMENT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE ABOUT TWO MILES PER HOUR. ON THE UP HILL SEGMENT IT DID NOT DECREASE TO 65. AFTER THE SECOND DOWNHILL SEGMENT IT READ 67, THE NEXT IT READ 69, AFTER ABOUT 20 UP HILL, DOWN HILL CYCLES, SPEEDOMETER INDICATED OVER 100 MPH. THE RPM WAS ABOUT 1900 WHICH IS ABOUT 65 MPH. WHEN I STOPPED FOR GAS, THE SPEEDOMETER RESTED AT 42 MPH. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS IT WORKED BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. ONE W…

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189.6%
ODI 10146891 · 45,000 mi

ON NOVEMBER 29 WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 GMC SIERRA PICKUP MY SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN OFF AND ON FOR 2 OR 3 WEEKS THEN STOPPED WORKING. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ADVISED THIS WOULD COST 500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS 10 2003 CHEVY TAHOE'S THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS DEVICE MALFUNCTION. THANK YOU. *JB

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1210.3%
ODI 10179480 · 34,000 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA HYBRID TRUCK. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED, AND MADE A WHISTLING SOUND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S LOST POWER AT RED LIGHTS; HOWEVER, IT RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THEY WERE ALSO WAITING FOR A TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEA…

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713.2%
ODI 10323777 · 100,000 mi

A/C & HEATER FAN CONTROL AND PASSENGER AIR BAG RESISTER/CONNECTOR FOUND UNDER THE PASSENGER DASH, POSSIBLE FIRE AND SAFETY ISSUES IF VEHICLE IS PARKED IN A GARAGE. *TR

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610.2%
ODI 10378175

I CONTINUE TO BE ANNOYED BY A CONDITION I EXPERIENCE WITH THE GMC VEHICLE I PURCHASED NEW THREE YEARS AGO. THE PROBLEM IS ONE THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR. THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OVERNIGHT OR WHEN IT IS PARKED IN THE SHADOWS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT LIGHTED WHEN ONE DRIVES AWAY SOMETIMES FOR PERIODS OF UP TO THIRTY TO FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. THIS BECOMES PARTICULARLY IRRITATING IN THE CASE OF THE RADIO WHICH CANNOT BE READ FROM THE DRIVER'S POSITION. ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE BRIGH…

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1522.1%
ODI 10347669

2008 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DISABLING OF THE SYSTEM WAS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE CONSUMER LIVES IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND HE ALSO TRAVELS OVER MOUNTAINS PASSES WHERE ICING OF THE WINDSHIELD IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

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821.6%
ODI 10427957 · 42,000 mi

AFTER BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE. AT THE REPAIR SHOP TEXAS THEY STATED " THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF THE CRASH BUT A KNOWN DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

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411.8%
ODI 10526130

NEED TO GET DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. A BAD EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALER IN JULY 2010 COMMITTED IDENTITY THEFT AND OPEN ACCOUNTS UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME "[XXX]" [XXX]. DEALER PUT ME ON A GM WIDE BLACKLIST AND SO FRUSTRATING. HAVE REPORTED TO POLICE, BUT JUST WANT TO GO TO ANOTHER GMC DEALER TO HAVE FIXED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NOT HELPED AND KEEPS CALLING THE FIRST DEALER TO REQUEST THEIR PERMISSION AND IT HAS BEEN DENIED. DEALER THAT COMMITTED ID THEFT: FERGUSON GMC BROKEN ARROW, OK 74011 I REALL…

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37.0%
ODI 10455051 · 950 mi

THE HEADLIGHTS DIM THEN RETURN TO NORMAL EVERY TIME THE BREAK IS APPLIED. INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM AND RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. DEALER FOUND THE COMPLAINT TO BE VALID. BATTERY TESTED AND FOUND TO BE GOOD. VOLTAGE TEST OF ALTERNATOR CHECKED OUT NORMAL. ENGINE AND BODY GROUNDS CHECKED OUT NORMAL. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH WITH NEW PART WITH NO CHANGE. GENERAL MOTORS REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN #02-06-03-008D AND CLAIM THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY TOLD ME THER…

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620.7%
ODI 10480914 · 12,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GMC DEALER FOR HEADLIGHT DEFECT AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. DROVE TRUCK BACK TO SITE AND WHILE TRUCK WAS RUNNING BUT STATIONARY SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED THE ENTIRE TRUCK BECAME ENGULFED AND COMPLETELY BURNED. *TR

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512.8%
ODI 10486179 · 150 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SLOSHING NOISE OF FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE SOUND EMITTED A VIOLENT AND FORCEFUL MOVEMENT FROM THE EXTERIOR REAR OF THE VEHICLE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHICH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND RADIO WOULD NOT DIM IN THE NIGHT MODE. TH…

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98.9%
ODI 10605264

2014 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PANEL FROZE WHILE DRIVING. *SMD ALSO, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE ALARM SOMETIMES SOUNDED AFTER THE WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT RESOLVED. THERE WAS A HESITATION/LURCH COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE DE…

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11.9%
ODI 11510803 · 152,000 mi

The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra. The contact stated that when doing the initial start, the rear of the vehicle began smoking and caught on fire. The contact turned off the vehicle and the fire settled however shortly after the rear window fractured. There were no injuries and no medical attention needed. There was no fire report. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the window needed to be replaced and there was a Canadian recall (Manufacturer Number N192220470 ) for the rear windows defrost failing. The vehicle ha…

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233.3%
ODI 10850797 · 2,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK, IT HAS HAD 3 ALERTS ON DASH FOR "SERVICE STABILITRAK, POWER STEERING USE CAUTION AND TRAILER BRAKE." VEHICLE GAUGES ALL DROP TO ZERO WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AND GO ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS ALSO DISENGAGES FROM GEAR, VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. THEN ENGINE REVS UP WHEN IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND GENERALLY GOES BACK IN GEAR AS GAUGES COME BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO ALSO LOSE SOME POWER. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IF YOU DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL, YOU DO NOT GET ANY MORE POWER. THIS IS TECHNICALLY THE 6TH OCCURRENCE…

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69.8%
ODI 11140197 · 3,200 mi

WHEN REVERSE IS ACTIVATED AT NIGHT, THE BACKUP CAMERA COMES ON AT FULL BRIGHTNESS AND IS NOT DIMMABLE. THE BRIGHT SCREEN PREVENTS VIEW OF THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES VISIBILITY IN THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WHILE REVERSING. THE SCREEN CANNOT BE DEACTIVATED AND BLINDS THE DRIVER. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.

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Steering
146.8%
ODI 10041913

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER CAN FEEL KNOCKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A PART IN THE LOWER STEERING UNIT, BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER OF THE PARTS NAME. *AK

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84.3%
ODI 10083320 · 1,000 mi

THE CENTER HUB OF THE WHEELS CONSTANTLY FALLS OFF. THE PLASTIC SCREWS THAT HOLD THE HUB ON THE WHEEL ARE NOT SECURING THE HUB PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER HAS LOST SIX OF THESE HUBS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. *JB THE VEHICLE WOULD BUCK WHEN PUT INTO 4LOW AND SHIFTING INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL FROM REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE VEHICLE MADE A THUMPING NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *NM

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97.7%
ODI 10184347 · 2,100 mi

I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY ALIGNMENT, DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 9 TIMES FOR THE ALIGNMENT. I ALSO HAVE KNOCKING NOISE AND A STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM AGAIN DEALERSHIP HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. *JB

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35.7%
ODI 10142557 · 4,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER INFORMED HIM THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

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23.4%
ODI 10587555 · 98,000 mi

07 GMC SIERRA(NEW BODY STYLE) WAS PARKED. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TURNED THERE WAS A LOUD POP UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE LEFT WOULD. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER TIE ROD BECAME UNSCREWED FROM THE RACK STEERING. NEW INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS WERE INSTALLED AND THE TRUCK WAS RE-ALIGNED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE IT MAY HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR

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22.9%
ODI 10588831 · 78,000 mi

DRIVING HOME, THE SPINDLE ARM BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE STEERING ABILITY, LEADING TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE TRUCK GOING INTO PENSACOLA BAY. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. *TR

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25.4%
ODI 10463331 · 63,408 mi

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND BUMPED THE CURB WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT LESS THAN 1/2 MPH. PULLED FORWARD AND THEN BACKED OUT AGAIN WITHOUT CURB CONTACT. DROVE LESS THAN 50 FEET AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT INNER TIE ROD HAD FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE OF THE TIE ROD SHOWED A FATIGUE FRACTURE THAT HAD PROPAGATED TO OVER 1/3RD OF THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE WERE SENT TO A WORLD RENOWNED METALLURGIST AND WAS CONFIRMED TO BE A FATIG…

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12.3%
ODI 10732951 · 54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

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310.3%
ODI 10451590 · 420 mi

JUST PURCHASES NEW 2012 GMC SIERRA 3500 , 400 MILES , HAVE HAD ALIGNMENT / STEERING PROBLEMS WITH A DRIFT TO LEFT AND A WONDERING STEERING WHEEL, ALSO BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON, WENT TO DEALER THEY LOOKED AT IT FOR 2 HRS, AND SAID IT NEEDED A PART ORDERED AND THERE WAS A TSB ON IT, THE TECH SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES, ALSO HE WOULD CHECK ALIGNMENT AGAIN AT TIME WHEN PART CAME IN 4 DAYS EST, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT REMAINED ON, VEHICLE DROVE FINE THE NEXT DAY UNTIL A ACCIDENT, WENT AROUND CURVEAT 55 MPH, APPLIED BRA…

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512.8%
ODI 10577560

I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A GRINDING NOISE THE STEERING RACK WAS MAKING WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A POWER STEERING GEAR, COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE RE-MANUFACTURED PART THEY USED LEAKS, TOOK IT BACK A SECOND TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD SEAL AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE SEAL. HAD TO TAKE IT IN A THIRD TIME BECAUSE IT LEAKED AGAIN, SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE RACK AGAIN, COME TO FIND OUT, THE LAST TIME THEY HAD IT THEY REPLACE…

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76.9%
ODI 10605264

2014 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ELECTRICAL PANEL FROZE WHILE DRIVING. *SMD ALSO, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE ALARM SOMETIMES SOUNDED AFTER THE WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT RESOLVED. THERE WAS A HESITATION/LURCH COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE DE…

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611.3%
ODI 10690231 · 5 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DESCENDING DOWN HILL AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT PROVIDED POOR VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 06/23/2015*JS

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116.7%
ODI 10850797 · 2,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK, IT HAS HAD 3 ALERTS ON DASH FOR "SERVICE STABILITRAK, POWER STEERING USE CAUTION AND TRAILER BRAKE." VEHICLE GAUGES ALL DROP TO ZERO WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AND GO ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS ALSO DISENGAGES FROM GEAR, VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. THEN ENGINE REVS UP WHEN IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND GENERALLY GOES BACK IN GEAR AS GAUGES COME BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO ALSO LOSE SOME POWER. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IF YOU DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL, YOU DO NOT GET ANY MORE POWER. THIS IS TECHNICALLY THE 6TH OCCURRENCE…

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34.9%
ODI 11039665 · 6,000 mi

VIBRATION 65+ MPH, FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT. STEERING WHEELS QUIVERS AT 65+ MPH. TRUCK FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER STATES IT'S NORMAL.

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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 Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip28,178–58,250 mi39,825 mi36
ODI 10061453 · 6,136 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES, HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKES WOULD MOMENTARILY PAUSE IN STOPPING ACTION, ALONG WITH INTERMITTENT GRABBING, THEN REPEAT ITSELF. BRAKE PULSATION WAS ALSO PRESENT. *SC *JB

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ODI 10061539 · 16,000 mi

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED BY THEMSELVES AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THEY PULSATED AND CHATTERED. AT LOW SPEED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE BACK DOOR OF THE GARAGE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK SENSORS WERE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *LA

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ODI 10079501 · 39,650 mi

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM LOW SPEED BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND FLAKING. *AK

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Service Brakes85,750–138,801 mi117,143 mi30
ODI 10460697 · 54,000 mi

6/5/12 AFTER ONLY 54K MILES ON MY 2002 GMC SIERRA 1500 2WD PICKUP, I EXPERIENCED AN INSTANTANEOUS AND COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF A CORRODED BRAKE LINE(S), WHICH BURST, CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND PRESSURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE BRAKE APPLICATION AFTER EXITING THE OFF-RAMP OF A HIGHWAY; I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED (APPROX. 15MPH) WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO COLLATERAL DAMAGE OR INJURIES INVOLVED. FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE GM DEALER REVELED T…

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ODI 10463922 · 88,000 mi

APPLIED BRAKES AT 35MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. DRIVERS SIDE REAR BREAK LINE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO RUST. NO WARNING LIGHT OR BACKUP SYSTEM ACTIVATED. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS ALL BREAK LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ON LINE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS MIRACULOUS THAT THERE ARE NOT DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *JS

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ODI 10470084 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic34,500–108,982 mi83,000 mi23
ODI 10017748 · 30,000 mi

THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER FELT THAT THE BRAKES HAD A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT DUE TO OPEN DRUMS. *NLM

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ODI 10019814 · 5,000 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. *JB

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ODI 10061691 · 10,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN BRAKES WERE HOT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH STOPPING. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED SIX TIMES. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

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Parking Brake20,000–41,250 mi30,000 mi16
ODI 10030119 · 20,000 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDN'T HOLD THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, PER GM, THAT THE TRUCKS WITH DISC BRAKES NEEDED THE PARKING BRAKES ADJUSTED AT 15K MILES AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *SCC *NLM

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ODI 10058276 · 20,000 mi

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE / LEFT REAR ROTOR DAMAGE. *AK

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ODI 10080740 · 55,000 mi

RECENTLY TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY PARKING BRAKE WAS WORE OUT. I ONLY HAVE 55,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I HAVE NEVER USED THE PARKING BRAKE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS COMMON WEAR BY THE DEALER AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING EITHER. IF IT HAS TO WORK TO PASS INSPECTION THEN IT SHOULD BE A SAFTEY ISSUE. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THESES TRUCKS AND HE THINKS THE CABLE IS TOO SHORT AND THE BRAKE WEARS GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *AK

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor20,191–39,825 mi32,200 mi15
ODI 10079501 · 39,650 mi

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM LOW SPEED BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND FLAKING. *AK

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ODI 10082663 · 19,975 mi

VEHICLE HAS 19000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE BADLY SCORED AND RUSTED, RESULTING IN A PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL AND THE REQUIREMENT OF GREATER BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS PRIMARILY WITH THE REAR BRAKES, BUT THE FRONT BRAKES ARE STARTING TO SHOW THE SAME SIGNS. A RECENT BRAKE INSPECTION INDICATES THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE WELL WITHIN TOLERANCE FOR WEAR, BUT THE ROTORS WILL NOT PASS PENNSYLVANIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION IN THEIR CURRENT CONDITION. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH AT LEAST FOUR OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SIMILAR VE…

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ODI 10087199 · 12,000 mi

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TIRE ROTATION, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE EATING UP THE BRAKE PADS. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE BRAKING SYSTEM BY RESURFACING THE ROTORS AND PROVIDING NEW PADS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE STEEL BEING USED THE ROTORS WILL CONTINUE TO EAT UP THE PADS, AND THIS OPERATION WILL NEED TO BE RESOLVED EVERY 10,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CLIMATE WHERE CONSUMER LIVED WAS THE REASON WHY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:EngineToo few reports for a range24,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10011350 · 8,000 mi

EVERY 2000 MILES THE VEHICLE BURNED A QUART OF OIL, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL. *JB

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ODI 10041084 · 1 mi

THE VEHICLE MAKE A VERY LOUD TAP/KNOCK UPON START UP. *JB

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ODI 10183985 · 40,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2002 GMC SIERRA AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER IT ALSO LOSES STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO THE CONTACT 20 OR MORE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. THE STALLING HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5-65 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP FOUR TIMES AND REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT TWICE WITHIN A YEAR. THE CONTACT RECENTLY HAD VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY CAN'T PINPOINT THE FAILURE. ON 03/01/07…

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Power Train:Automatic TransmissionToo few reports for a range35,302 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10001480 · 1,500 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF PREMATURE STALLING AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE LACKS SUFFICIENT POWER, IT SURGES AND AT TIMES REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT DOWN PROPERLY OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AND MAKES WHISTLING NOISES. *JG *JB

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ODI 10126191 · 26,542 mi

VEHICLE HAS A STRONG JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES HAS A SLIPPING / DELAYED JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE TAKEN BACK. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ADDED ADDITIVES. VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING AT 30,100 MILES. DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS NORMAL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL IN REVERSE SOMETIMES AND WOULD ONLY SHIFT AT HIGH RPM AND NO OVERDRIVE AT 34,000 MILES. DEALER REBUILT TRA…

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ODI 10131876 · 53,200 mi

DT: CALLER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN HEARD A NOISE AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO MOVE. FINALLY, GOT IT OFF THE ROAD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. CALLER SAID THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WANTED DEALER TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM AND CALL THEM BACK, AND FOR THE CALLER TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. . DEALER HAD NOT COME SEEN THE VEHICLE. *AK

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Structure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments27,250–40,825 mi40,150 mi6
ODI 10044660 · 16,000 mi

THE TAIL GATE CABLE SNAPPED IN HALF WHEN THE PASSENGER WAS EXITING THE BACK OF THE PICK UP. THE PASSENGER HIT HIS/HER HEAD ON THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE CABLE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB CONSUMER NOTED BOTH CABLES SNAPPED SENDING HIS ASSISTANT FACE FIRST TO THE GROUND. HIS KNEES WERE FIRST TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CONCRETE AND HE LAID THERE SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO MOVE. *PH *JB

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ODI 10059782 · 40,300 mi

CONSUMER STATED WHILE VEHICLE STANDING AT A STOP TAILGATE STEEL STRAPS BROKE, CAUSING TAILGATE TO DROP.*AK *MR

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ODI 10059862 · 40,000 mi

WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE TWO SUPPORT BRACKETS BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TAILGATE FELL TO THE GROUND. *AK BOTH SUPPORTS WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE BROKEN CABLES. *SC

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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 245 reports

2016: 3 complaints · 2017: 45 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2016233
2017102245
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2016600
20176001

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 Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipService BrakesService Brakes, HydraulicParking BrakeService Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:RotorEngine And Engine Cooling:EnginePower Train:Automatic TransmissionStructure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip—0
1
ODI 10400625 · 52,980 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKING POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM BLED AND THE PADS REPLACED YET THE REPAIRS ONLY RESOLVED THE FAILURE TEMPORARY AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE STATE IN WHICH HE LIVED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAIL…

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0
4
ODI 10079501 · 39,650 mi

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM LOW SPEED BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND FLAKING. *AK

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ODI 10099953

ABS SYSTEM FAILED, SENSOR FAULTY CAUSING ABS TO ENGAGE AT 3-4 MPH, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A STOP EASILY. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NECESSARY REPLACEMENT. *TC

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ODI 10133910 · 39,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS SYSTEM IS BAD. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 8-20-05 BECAUSE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER. HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE HUB, THE ROTORS, AND A CABLE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL BEARING ON 8-22-05. IT SEEMS TO BE FIXED AS OF NOW. *AK *JB

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Service Brakes0—000000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
ODI 10400625 · 52,980 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE BRAKING POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM BLED AND THE PADS REPLACED YET THE REPAIRS ONLY RESOLVED THE FAILURE TEMPORARY AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE STATE IN WHICH HE LIVED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAIL…

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0—00000
Parking Brake000—0000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
4
ODI 10079501 · 39,650 mi

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM LOW SPEED BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND FLAKING. *AK

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ODI 10099953

ABS SYSTEM FAILED, SENSOR FAULTY CAUSING ABS TO ENGAGE AT 3-4 MPH, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A STOP EASILY. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NECESSARY REPLACEMENT. *TC

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ODI 10133910 · 39,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS SYSTEM IS BAD. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 8-20-05 BECAUSE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER. HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THIS KIND. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE HUB, THE ROTORS, AND A CABLE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL BEARING ON 8-22-05. IT SEEMS TO BE FIXED AS OF NOW. *AK *JB

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine00000—
1
ODI 10009727

INTERMITTENT SURGES, LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION, LACK OF ACCELERATION. *MR AT PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP LOT. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER INSTALLED REMOTE STARTER OR ALARM SYSTEM WAS INTERFERING WITH FAULT SENSOR AND WAS NOT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT SURGES AND STALL OUTS AT FREEWAY SPEED/85 MPH STILL EXISTED. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CLANGED BETWEEN GEARS AND THERE WAS POOR ACCEL…

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0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission00000
1
ODI 10009727

INTERMITTENT SURGES, LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION, LACK OF ACCELERATION. *MR AT PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP LOT. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER INSTALLED REMOTE STARTER OR ALARM SYSTEM WAS INTERFERING WITH FAULT SENSOR AND WAS NOT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT SURGES AND STALL OUTS AT FREEWAY SPEED/85 MPH STILL EXISTED. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CLANGED BETWEEN GEARS AND THERE WAS POOR ACCEL…

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—0
Structure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments0000000—

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

42 mentions · 16.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 49,000 mi (40 usable records).

ODI 10019814 · 5,000 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. *JB

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ODI 10050598 · 10,250 mi

I STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER VEHICLE WAS SITTING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING, EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT YET PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. EVEN WITH MY FOOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, THE VEHICLE STOPPED BRIEFLY, BUT THEN THE REAR TIRES BRIEFLY SPUN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE AGAIN, DRAGGING THE LOCKED FRONT TIRES. AFTER 25 FEET, VEHICLE HIT PARKED VEHICLE ON OTHER SIDE OF STREET. VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT REAR WHEELS CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PAR…

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ODI 10058276 · 20,000 mi

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE / LEFT REAR ROTOR DAMAGE. *AK

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

Stalling or loss of power

11 mentions · 4.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 52,400 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10001480 · 1,500 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF PREMATURE STALLING AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE LACKS SUFFICIENT POWER, IT SURGES AND AT TIMES REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT DOWN PROPERLY OUT OF 4TH GEAR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AND MAKES WHISTLING NOISES. *JG *JB

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ODI 10009569

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*JB

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ODI 10009727

INTERMITTENT SURGES, LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION, LACK OF ACCELERATION. *MR AT PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP LOT. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER INSTALLED REMOTE STARTER OR ALARM SYSTEM WAS INTERFERING WITH FAULT SENSOR AND WAS NOT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT SURGES AND STALL OUTS AT FREEWAY SPEED/85 MPH STILL EXISTED. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CLANGED BETWEEN GEARS AND THERE WAS POOR ACCEL…

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

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

6 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 41,700 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10009727

INTERMITTENT SURGES, LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION, LACK OF ACCELERATION. *MR AT PURCHASE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE TIMES BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP LOT. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER INSTALLED REMOTE STARTER OR ALARM SYSTEM WAS INTERFERING WITH FAULT SENSOR AND WAS NOT A PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT SURGES AND STALL OUTS AT FREEWAY SPEED/85 MPH STILL EXISTED. ON ONE OCCASION CONSUMER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CLANGED BETWEEN GEARS AND THERE WAS POOR ACCEL…

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ODI 10134307 · 39,092 mi

DT: 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONSUMER STATES THE ABS BRAKES STARTED PULSATING, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO GO OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM THE ABS SENSORS FAILED. THEY WERE CLEANED AND NOW THEY SEEM TO BE OKAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK *NM

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ODI 10371265 · 35,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENTERING A CAR PORT AT HER RESIDENCE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT CORNER OF HER HOUSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

Hard or delayed shifting

3 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 26,542 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10047227

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH JERK FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WITH A CLUNK NOISE. ALL OTHER SHIFTING APPEAR TO BE SMOOTH WITHOUT THE JERK OR CLUNK. *LA

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ODI 10126191 · 26,542 mi

VEHICLE HAS A STRONG JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES HAS A SLIPPING / DELAYED JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE TAKEN BACK. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ADDED ADDITIVES. VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING AT 30,100 MILES. DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS NORMAL. VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL IN REVERSE SOMETIMES AND WOULD ONLY SHIFT AT HIGH RPM AND NO OVERDRIVE AT 34,000 MILES. DEALER REBUILT TRA…

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ODI 765692

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WITH A STRONG JERK FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, PROBLEM BEGAN 7/30/02, DEALER REPLACED VALVE BODY, RETURN AGAIN 8/8/02 WITH SAME PROBLEM, REPLACED SAME PART, OCCURRED AGAIN LEAVING DEALER SAME DAY AS PICKUP RETURNED BACK TO DEALER AGAIN ON 8/13/02 I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CHANNEL PLATE AT THAT TIME BY SERVICE AND CALLED BY GM MFG AND WAS TOLD IT WAS VALVE BODY AGAIN. *AK

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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

Steering assistance concerns

3 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 44,600 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10110803 · 44,600 mi

VEHICLE IS A 2002 GMC 6.0L 2500HD SIERRA TRUCK. IT HAS THE GM HYDROBOOST BRAKING SYSTEM (BRAKE ASSIST IS FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP). THE PRESSURE LINE RUNNING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO THE STEERING RACK WAS INCORRECTLY ROUTED, RESULTING IN A VERY SHARP BEND IN THE FLEXIBLE PART OF HOSE. THE HOSE CRACKED AT THIS POINT, AND LEAKED SOME. THE FAILURE WAS CAUGHT EARLY, AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR FIRE. HOWEVER, IF THIS LEAK HAD NOT BEEN NOTICED, AT SOME POINT ALL POWER ASSIST BRAKING AND STEERING COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. I HAVE PICTURES OF TH…

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ODI 10116397 · 40,490 mi

WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CAPABILITY. MY SON WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER AND A FRIEND IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

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ODI 10147419 · 69,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP SOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

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