GMC Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE THE HOIST FAILED TO CRANK TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE. THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THE CRANK WAS NOT VISIBLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRES FOR THE HOIST WERE CROSSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.*AK

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL, CAUSING THE SIGNAL TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SIGNAL. YET IT FAILED REPEATEDLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 85000. *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

IT IS BECOMING APPARENT THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ON THE 2.2L AND 2.4L SATURN ION IS DEFECTIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ACROSS THE INTERNET. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED ONCE AND IT NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. MY FEAR IS THAT I WILL BE DRIVING AND THAT IT WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY AND NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JB

THUMPING IN STEERING SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE STEERING HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE AND SHAKES AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVLEY WORSE. THE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN NEW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE.AK

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

OUR 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM ABOUT THE TIME WE PURCHASED IT. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS , FEBRUARY/MARCH 2007 WE HAVE PUT $5000 INTO OUR VAN. WE REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST ONE WAS DONE BY THE DEALER, VERY POOR JOB. WE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, ON AND OFF. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WE THEN TOOK IT AGAIN OFF WARRANTY AND THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. AS TIME PASSED, IT BEGUN TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AND BECOME A PROBLEM. I BECAME A NERVOUS WRECK WHILE DRIVING, HOPING AND PRAYING IT WOULD MAKE IT TO EACH DESTINATION. IN FEBRUARY 2007 IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO AND FROM WORK AND THIS ONE WAS THE LAST STRAW, IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND BLOCKED TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO GET THE JOB DONE. THE DEALER IS COMPLETELY USELESS. IN ADDITION TO MY PROBLEM, THE LIGHT PANELS MELTED IN THE REAR LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BURNED OUT, THE FUSE BOX WAS SHORTED OUT, THE DEALER INSTALLED ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND ALSO SHUT OUR SYSTEM DOWN, HAD TO HAVE REMOVED. REAR AC BLOWER HAD TO BE REPLACED, NOW THE AC SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, NEEDS NEW CONDENSER. LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED DUE TO ALTERNATOR GOING OUT, HAD TO HAVE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. WE WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN... UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER; COINCIDENTALLY, COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A HUGH DASH DISMANTLE TO FIX, WINDOW FAILURE, DASH HEAT AND A/C CONTROL FAILURE. THE CAR GETS DRIVEN 11 MILES A DAY TO WORK AND BACK AND WE HAVE PUT $1000'S INTO THIS PIECE OF CRAP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER COULD CARE LESS AND WANT THIS WEBSITE REMOVED. NO ONE IS WILLING TO DO A THING. WILL BE SWITCHING BRANDS ASAP TO DODGE OR CHRYSLER. *JB