2003 GMC L SERIES Complaints

FRONT BEARING HUBS FAILURE. FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, FRONT BREAK SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

ROTORS ARE WARPING EVERY 10,000 MILES OR LESS, TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING, ROTORS WERE REPAIRED OR REPLACED 4 TIMES .I AM WORRIED ABOUT AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA LS. ON 03/30/07 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A CLEAR, DRY DAY THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RAISED THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE, AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING ON THE LUGS NUTS WHEN THE VEHICLE DROPPED FROM THE JACK, AND SNAPPED THE JACK ON BOTH ENDS. WHEN THE VEHICLE FELL, THE TIRE WELL HIT THE DRIVER ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER CAUSING INJURY. THE SPARE TIRE CAME OFF AND KNOCKED THE DRIVER FORWARD. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ROTOR FELL ONTO THE PAVEMENT. SHE HAD TO CALL 911 FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE. THE STATE TROOPER RAISED THE VEHICLE WITH HIS JACK AND WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE FOR THE CONTACT. THE TROOPER LOOKED AT THE JACK, AND BELIEVED IT TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT HAS THE TROOPER'S INFORMATION AVAILABLE IF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATORS NEED TO CONTACT HIM. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM, AND SHE WAS GIVEN CASE# 71-506141092. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,507 MILES.*AK

ON 03/21/2007 I WAS COMING FROM WORK AND SMELLED GASOLINE, ON HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL RAIL AND THE FUEL LINE HAD BECOME DISENGAGED. AS I HAD THE FUEL RAIL CHANGED UNDER A RECALL ORDER BACK IN 11/2007, I CONTACTED THE DEALER THAT HAD COMPLETED THE WORK BACK THEN. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF IT WAS THEIR FAULT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT NO CHARGE. IF NOT I WOULD BE CHARGED $75 PER HR. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE DEALER WOULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE ON 03/22/2007. AS OF 03/25/3007 MY VEHICLE HAD STILL NOT BEEN PICKED UP. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE SAID VEHICLE BECAUSE OF "GASOLINE" SQUIRTING OUT FROM THE DISCONNECTION AND POURING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. TOOK IT TO MIDAS, MIDAS WHO SAID IT WAS A INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC CAP AND NEEDED TO REPLACE IT FOR TOTAL OF 700.00. MIDAS SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WITH SAME PROBLEM DUE TO ANTIFREEZE STRENGTH THE DEALERSHIP WAS REQUIRED TO PUT INTO VEHICLE. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING, AND WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH GAS, WHICH SEEMS TO RUN OUT OR MAYBE LEAK OUT FAST. *AK

UNDER NORMAL, NON-TOWING DRIVING, THE 2007 TAHOE (WITH 27,000 MILES) WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. AS A RESULT, MY FAMILY IS PRESENTLY UNABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

IN AUGUST LAST YEAR I PURCHASED A 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. AT 2000 MILES THE CAR IS 1ST TOTALLY DRAINING THE BATTERY ( I WAS IN CAMPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST- THEY FOUND ME AFTER 3 HRS- SHERIFF DEPT). SINCE THEN EVERY MONTH SAME AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED 3 BATTERIES. TODAY 2/21/2007 IS THE 7TH TIME. I PAY $825/MTH + RENT A CAR EVERY MONTH -- THEY DO NOT PAY FOR RENT A CAR BECAUSE THEY START BLAME EACH OTHER. GMC IS BLAMING THE DEALER AND THE DEALER GMC. I'M IN THE MIDDLE AND I DON'T HAVE A CAR. I NEED YOUR HELP THANK YOU. *NM

HEADLIGHT LAMP SOCKET DOES NOT WORK . WHEN I PURCHASED CAR AUGUST 2005 HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY. THEY FIX BUT SEPTEMBER 2006 HEADLIGHT STOP WORKING AGAIN. I'M PAYING 344.00 MONTHLY PAYMENT DEALERSHIP WONT TAKE CAR BACK. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2004 ENVOY WITH 18,000 MILES IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2007, MY 3 YEAR OLD SON LET ME KNOW THAT HE WAS COLD WHILE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT AND BEGGED THAT I TURN OFF THE AIR. TURNS OUT THAT THE VENT IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WAS BLOWING ICE COLD AIR ON MY SON. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES. I CALLED AND SCHEDULED A TIME TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A "BULLETIN" STATING THAT GMC WAS FAMILIAR THAT THERE WAS HEAT FAILURE IN THE BACK OF THE CARS, BUT THE COMPANY WAS CHOOSING NOT TO DO A FULL RECALL. INSTEAD, THEY WERE WAITING FOR CUSTOMERS TO DISCOVER THE PROBLEM AND BRING IT IN FOR REPAIR. THEY HAD TO INSTALL A SPECIAL PUMP, HOWEVER, THIS STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD, IT JUST MODIFIED THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES TO MAYBE 50 DEGREES. NOT A LOT OF COMFORT IN A MINNESOTA WINTER. I WAS INFORMED THAT BOTTOM LINE, IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT I COULD JUST TRY TO FORCE THE AIR FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR TO THE BACK SEAT. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING VENTS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, AND HAVING A SEPARATE HEATING ELEMENT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BACK OF THE CAR? I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WITH THE VENTS IN THE BACK, IT WOULD HELP HEAT THE CAR FASTER IN THE WINTER, HELPING TO KEEP MY SON WARM. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HEAT SHOULD BE A LUXURY, AND AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GMC WOULD NOT DO MORE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER, ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE A VOICE TO LET THEIR PARENTS KNOW THE ICY AIR BLOWING ON THEM. *NM