GMC Complaints

ON 02-21-2010 MY 2002 FORD RANGER STARTED ON FIRE. I WAS RETURNING HOME WITH IN LESS THEN 5MINS MY CAR WAS BURST INTO FLAMES. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO MY AID THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF MY TRUCK. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD IN 12-2010 AND TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THIS WAS 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRE. EVEN WITH THE RECALL MY TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES LEAVING NOTHING BUT THE FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHEVORLET COBALT WITH APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE MESSAGE DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES " POWER STEERING" AND THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY TIGHT. IF I CYCLE POWER THE PROBLEM RESETS BUT RECURS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TAHOE MY TAHOE ACCELERATES WITH OUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT YOU PRESSED IT THE RPM STAY HIGH EVEN WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR IF YOU PUT ON DRIVE THE RPM STAY HIGH. I WHEN TO A USED PART STORE AND EXCHANGE THE ACCELERATOR AND WORK FINE SINCE THEN WHEN THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR" BREAKS"S DOWN I NOTICE THAT STAYS AT HIGH RPMS. *TR

1979 PONTIAC TRANS AM 10TH SILVER ADDITION-CRASH, STEERING FAILED AND STRUCK TREE, PERSON DRIVING RECEIVED C6 SPINAL CORD INJURY. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 120MPH. I TOOK MY 2004 YUKON TO THE GARAGE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF $800.00). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2004 YUKON AND THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. MY QUESTION TO GMC IS, HOW MANY DEATHS DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SO. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK USED, AND THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID. MY SISTER OWNS A 2005 YUKON THAT SHE JUST PURCHASED (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) AND HER INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS JUST REPLACED LAST WEEK. *TR

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY BURN OUT. REPLACE EVERY MONTH! JUST REPLACED ON 2 DAYS AGO AND ALREADY OUT AGAIN! SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR

I OPENED MY TAILGAGE TODAY, 12/13/09, TO PUT SOME ITEMS INTO MY TRUNK. I LEANED IN TO GET THEM SITUATED & SECURE WHEN SUDDENLY THE LIFTGATE SLAMMED DOWN ON MY LOWER BACK, TRAPPING ME AGAINST THE INSIDE OF MY TRUNK. I WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE GATE AND HAD TO SLITHER OUT ONTO THE GROUND, AT WHICH POINT THE LIFTGATE COMPLETELY CLOSED. I REOPENED THE LIFTGATE, UNSURE OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND WOOSH! IT SLAMMED SHUT AGAIN. THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT STAY UP, AND CLEARLY THE SENSORS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO DETECT OBJECTS IMPEDING IT'S CLOSURE ARE NOT WORKING. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO OFTEN GET ITEMS OUT OF THE TRUNK - SUCH AS JACKETS OR UMBRELLAS - AND IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO THEM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR HEAD OR NECK THAT GOT CAUGHT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO LEHMER'S GMC IN CONCORD CA THIS MORNING AFTER VISITING THE DOCTOR WHO LOOKED AT MY SWOLLEN LOWER BACK. THEY TOLD ME SINCE I WISHED TO FILE A CLAIM WITH GMC -- NOT FOR COMPENSATION, SIMPLY TO HAVE OFFICIAL WRITTEN NOTICE THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE -- THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE LIFTGATE AND WOULD HAVE TO GIVE IT BACK TO ME STILL DAMAGED AND DANGEROUS. I'M QUITE SURPRISED THAT THEY WOULD RETURN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO A CUSTOMER. MY LOWER BACK IS CURRENTLY SWOLLEN AND SORE. I'VE CALLED MY DOCTOR'S OFFICE TO REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW MORNING WHEN THEY OPEN AND I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR INTO CONCORD GMC FOR SERVICE. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 GMC ENVOY SLT, WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM GRAND PRIX AUTO GROUP, HICKSVILLE, NY IN AUGUST 2008. SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IT STALLED WHILE WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, MAY I MENTION IT NEVER STOPPED STALLING. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE AGAIN. IT CONSTANTLY SAYS I'M TRAVELING 120 MILES AN HOUR. ONCE AGAIN, BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY TELL ME I NEED TO GO TO A GMC DEALER, I DO, THEY REPLACE THE INFORMATION CLUSTER AND SPEEDOMETER, HAD TO PAY A $ 300.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS WAS IN MARCH 2009. DRIVING THE OTHER DAY OCTOBER 2009 AND THE SPEEDOMETER ONCE AGAIN SAYS 120. GET PULLED OVER, GET A TICKET FOR A BROKEN SPEEDOMETER. THE OFFICER WAS AWARE I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT THAT SPEED, AND EVEN WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN, WANTED TO HEAR NONE OF IT. SO NOW HERE I AM AGAIN, BROKEN SPEEDOMETER, ENGINE THAT STALLS OFTEN AND A SUMMONS TO BOOT. I NEED HELP AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN THE DEALERSHIPS ARE OF NO HELP. JACQUELINE KING *TR

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE PEELING ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. AS DRIVER OR PASSENGER GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE RIDGED PLASTIC BEGINS TO CUT THE SKIN IN A PAPER CUT FASHION. THIS ISSUE STARTED O/A 1.5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE (DEPENDING ON USE). PARTS WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AT CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. OLD PARTS ARE MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 GMC JIMMY ENVOY. I SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC AS I WAS DRIVING AND WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THEN THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL & HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THIS CORRECTED THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. AFTER READING ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL OF THESE SWITCHES, I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD SWITCH ONLY TO FIND THAT IT ALSO HAD BRASS CONTACTS FOR THE HAZARD WARNING LAMPS. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IN 2003 BY A DEALER. REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED! *TR