GMC DOOR LATCH Complaints

1998 GMC SIERRA 1500 EXT. CAB TRUCK. PURCHASED USED ON 6/03/08. ODOMETER READ 96,921MILES. LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED WHAT FELT LIKE A SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, AND 2ND TO 3RD, UNDER 15 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER, WHO HAD AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR PARTIAL COSTS TO HAVE ALL THE FLUIDS FLUSHED AND FILLED WITH CLEAN FLUID AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY REGULAR SHOP, WHERE I HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK FOR INSPECTION 12 HOURS AFTER PURCHASE. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS CRACKED INTO THE LOCK AREA. I ASKED THE SERVICE SHOP (DIXIELAND TIRE) FOR A QUOTE ON REPAIR, THE MANAGER TOLD ME, "THAT IS A COMMON GMC PROBLEM, THE PARTS DEPT STOCKS ABOUT A DOZEN OF THOSE AND I'VE REPLACED AT LEAST 18 IN THE PAST YEARS.". THE PART COST $61.50 PLUS TAX AT 6.5%, AND LABOR OF $97.50. THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH COST $109.95 FOR THE SUPREME SERVICE. LESS THAN TWO DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CODE FOR IT CAME UP AS P1870, TRANSMISSION. THE TECH NOTICED THE SLIP. I WAS REFERRED TO A TRANS SHOP SINCE MY SERVICE SHOP DOESN'T HAVE CAPABILITY TO REPAIR TRANS. AT THIS TIME I NOTIFIED USED CAR DEALER WASHINGTON AUTO SALES THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE TRANS CHECKED AND REMINDED HIM THAT I HAD NOTICED THE SLIP LESS THAN 24 HRS. AFTER PURCHASE. I ASKED IF HE COULD HELP ME WITH POTENTIAL COSTS HE SAID IT DEPENDED ON WHAT THE RESULTS WERE OF THE INSPECTION SCHEDULED FOR 6-24-08. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE DOOR HANDLE, WHICH IS A WELL-KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

AFTER PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF WORK, I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SPRING THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK DOOR JUST FELL OFF AND ON THE GROUND. NOW, AS THE TIME IS PASSING THE INTERIOR LIGHT DOESN'T WORK AND THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS GETTING WORSE. I CAN ONLY LOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE ALARM GOES OFF EVERYTIME I OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TO KEEP SLAMMING IT TO MAKE THE DOOR COMPLETELY CLOSE. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ANYONE YET BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE A BIG EXPENSE. *TR

THE LEFT REAR WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THIS MECHANISM WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. *TR

CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKAGE INTO CAB OF 1998 FORD RANGER CAUSED SEVERE SLEEPINESS WHILE DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND WHILE AT HOME. EACH DAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH I WAS EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS, SLEEPINESS AND NAUSEA. I HAD A SMALL ACCIDENT WHEN I FEEL ASLEEP WHILE STOPPING FOR A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REPORTED MY DIZZINESS AND SLEEPINESS TO MY SUPERVISOR WHO NOTIFIED OUR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT AND THEY SENT ME HOME. I HAD A MEDICAL STRESS TEST PERFORMED; IT WAS OK', A SLEEP STUDY PERFORMED AND THE CARDIOLOGIST INCREASED MY DOSAGE OF A BETA BLOCKER. I WAS FINALLY RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK TWO MONTHS LATER. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SHORTLY AFTER I WAS SENT HOME AND THEY REPORTED THERE WAS NO CO LEAKING INTO MY CAB. I TRIED DISCUSSING MY PROBLEM WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT THEY SAID THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THAT'S ALL THEY COULD DO FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE WAS ENTERING INTO MY CAB FROM THE EXHAUST OF OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I FINALLY FOUND AND BOUGHT A DIGITAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WHICH WOULD READ ANY LEVEL OF CO DETECTED. THE FIRST DAY I DROVE TO WORK IT INDICATED 18 PPM CO POISON AND ANOTHER 16 PPM CO POISON ON THE DRIVE HOME AFTER WORK WHICH TOTALED AROUND 34 PPM PER DAY FOR OVER A MONTH. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY DOCTOR AND REQUESTED A BLOOD GAS TEST WHICH INDICATED A HIGH LEVEL OF CO IN MY BLOOD. IT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE PULMONARY DOCTOR THAT THE SLEEPINESS WAS CAUSED BY CO POISONING ENTERING THE CAB OF MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK IS NOW PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 COBALT ON 8/1/07. I COULD NOT START THE CAR AT NIGHT ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GO TO WORK AS A NURSE AND THE THIRD TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF . IT KEPT RUNNING AND WAS TOWED. *TR

THEY WARRANTY COVERS INJECTORS REPLACEMENT OF 2001-2003 CHEVY DURAMAX DIESELS MY TRUCK IS A 2004 WITH A 2003 ENGINE AND HAS INJECTORS REPLACED AT 63000 MILES ALREADY AND BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS AN 04 WITH A 03 ENGINE THEY DENY THE CLAIM BUT ALLOW THE 2001-2003 OWNERS INJECTORS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

LEFT FRONT BRAKE PADS RUB AGAINST SOMETHING , CAUSING ROTOR TO WARP AND DOING OTHER DAMAGE TO BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHILE I WAS TRYING TO CLOSE THE GLASS REAR HATCH ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IT EXPLODED IN MY FACE. I WAS CUT ON MY HANDS, FACE, AND GOT GLASS IN MY EYES. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER (ARROW CHEVROLET, NOW CALLED SUNRISE CHEVROLET, IN MIDLOTHIAN IL.) THE SERVICE DEPT. LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THAT, (I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT IS COMMON) THEY SENT THE VEHICLE OUT TO A "WINDOW REPAIR SHOP" TO HAVE THE GLASS REPLACED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, I NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY; THE SERVICE DEPT. LOOKED AT IT QUICKLY AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FINE. THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH A LOUD VIBRATION CAME FROM THE GLASS WINDOW HATCH, AS I SLOWED DOWN THE HIGH MOUNT REAR STOP TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS A LARGE FIBERGLASS BODY PIECE AS WIDE AS THE CAR AND 3 FEET ACROSS FLEW OFF MY CAR STRIKING A CAR IN BACK OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND SO DID THE OTHER DRIVER, THE OTHER DRIVER WAS VERY SHAKEN AS SO WAS I. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND THE BUMPER OF THE OTHER CAR AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS OK SINCE THE CAR WAS OLD. MY CAR NOW IS MISSING A LARGE PIECE OF THE BODY AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. IT WAS RUN OVER BY A TRUCK... THE WINDOW COMPANY THAT REPLACED THE REAR HATCH WINDOW DID NOT AFFIX THE PANEL PROPERLY TO THE WINDOW; I HAVE SEEN MAY COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEB SITE THAT THE FACTORY INSTALL AND THE DOUBLE FACE TAPE THAT IS USED MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, PLEASE HELP ME, WE ARE DEALING WITH TWO ISSUES HERE, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODING AND INJURING ME AND THE FAULTY DOUBLE FACED TAPE THAT IS USED TO SECURE OUTSIDE PARTS TO THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE STOPPED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD HAVE GIVEN ME A TICKET FOR DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BUT THEY GAVE ME A PASS AND TOLD ME TO WRITE TO YOU AND SEND THEM A COPY OF MY LETTER. *TR

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHT. PUSHED BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TOTALED THE OTHER CAR. WENT RIGHT UP ON TOP OF HIS BACK END. IT COST ME 200.00 TO FIX MY YUKON. HAD ALREADY REPLACE ABS SYSTEM ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO.THE BACK WINDSHEILD SHATTERED ONE DAY WHEN I GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT.THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEM.REPLACED THE COMPUTER PART TWICE. *NM

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, OR TURNING THE CAR LOSES COMPLETE POWER. NO DASH SIGNS ARE SHOWN DURING THIS PROCESS. STARTS UP IMMEDIATELY IF HEAT/DEFROST IS NOT TURNED ON OR IS TURNED OFF, LET THE CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DEFROST OR HEAT IS USED OR NOT USED ONLY HAPPENS IN THE WINTER WHEN TEMP. FALLS BELOW 40 DEGREES. EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE CAR. IN THE SUMMER AND SPRING IF IT RAINS THE CAR LOSES POWER WHEN THERE IS ANY AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE ROAD, DOES NOT HAVE TO BE STANDING WATER ON THE ROAD NEW FUEL PUMP, STEERING CYLINDER,CLUTCH HAS BEEN CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES, BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOOKED UP TO ALL ELECTRICAL MACHINES AT SEVERAL DEALERS AND NOTHING SHOWS A DEFECT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS AFTER THE CAR HIT 60,000 MILES. *NM