2005 GMC SIERRA Complaints

EXTREME OVERHEATING OF 3500 DURAMAX WHILE TOWING. LOSS OF POWER AND OVERHEATING OF TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND ATTORNEY GENERAL IN MICHIGAN. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THEREFORE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. ARE CONTINUING TO FIND A FIX. WE TOW A 5TH WHEEL IN THE COLO. MOUNTAINS AND THIS COULD LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS IF THE ENGINE SHOULD BLOW AND WE WOULD HAVE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. *JB

DT:THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FISH TAILED IN THE REAR. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE TREAD ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEPARATED. A BLACK POWDER SUBSTANCE WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DAMAGED TIRE. THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ROAD HAZARDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. BRIDGESTONE DUELER AT, P265/70R17 . *AK

NOT ABLE TO CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON ROUGH OR BUMPY ROADS ALL SPEEDS SPRING TO LIGHT FOR CONTROL BY FOOT ON HD PICK UP MODELS. *JB

VEHICLE HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE AFTER WARMING UP. WHEN STOPPED FOR A LIGHT THE VEHICLE STUMBLES SO BAD IT CAUSES THE CAB TO SHAKE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DOWNLOADED THE COMPUTER AND COULD FIND NO DEFECTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS YEAR GROUP WITH THE 5.3L ENGINE. *NM

NOT ABLE TO CONTROL ACCELARATOR AT ALL SPEEDS ON ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR BUMP AT INTERSECTIONS. *NM

WHEN LISTENING TO THE RADIO ONLY IN ACCESSORY MODE FOR APPROX. 2-4 HOURS THE BATTERY IS DRAINED WITHOUT WARNING TO THE POINT THAT THE TRUCK WILL NOT START, THE ONSTAR GOES DEAD -WE ARE UNABLE TO SUMMON HELP IF NEEDED, AND THE RADIO GOES COMPLETELY DEAD. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN A BULLITEN FROM GM (DOCUMENT ID# 1689523). GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE IS WORKING WITH US, BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 3600 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WHEN PURCHASED IN JUNE THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 590 MILES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH TIRE FAILURE. HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO ANY ROAD HAZARDS. HE HAS EXPERIENCED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL FOUR TIRES. HE HAS BEEN CONSULTING WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE REGARDING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. HE HAS REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRES. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THE MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES ARE GENERAL AMERI TRAC P245/70R17. *JB

TOW HITCH ON TRUCK CRACKED HAD I NOT SEEN THAT THE HITCH WAS BENDING THE TRAILER I WAS HAULING WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN HIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT . UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

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