2005 GMC SIERRA Complaints

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON A DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST COMPLETE RESISTANCE AND WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATORS. INSPECTION OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES POSITIONED NEAR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL REVEALED THAT ALL FOUR LINES SHOWED SEVERE SIGNS OF CORROSION AND ONE OF THE LINES HAD PRODUCED A HOLE THEREFORE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

EXHAUST IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SERVICE MAN INFORMED ME OF BROKEN BOLTS AND THAT I MUST REPLACE BOTH MANIFOLDS BEFORE NEXT INSPECTION. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS A TOTALLY RUSTED-OUT SET OF STEEL BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE GMC TRUCK. THE BURST BRAKE LINE IS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT IS THE LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKE DISTRIBUTION POINT (ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BENEATH THE DRIVER SEAT). IT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME, ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL AND PAST THE STEERING BOX, AND THEN MAKES A RIGHT TURN BENEATH THE RADIATOR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK, WHERE IT EXITS INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND CONNECTS TO THE FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE STEEL LINE BURST IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE STEERING BOX, SO THAT IT SPRAYS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE STEERING BOX WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS QUICKLY EMPTIED THE RESERVOIR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAVING ALMOST NO BRAKES AT ALL. THERE IS VERY MINIMAL BRAKING AVAILABLE WITH THE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED THE FLOOR. I INITIALLY EXAMINED THE SYSTEM TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE OF A DO-IT-YOURSELF REPAIR BUT QUICKLY ABANDONED THAT IDEA. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED AND COVERED WITH SCALE, SO THERE IS NO CHANCE OF CUTTING OUT THE BAD SEGMENT, DOUBLE FLARING THE ENDS, AND SPLICING-IN A SHORT SEGMENT TO REPLACE THE RUSTED-OUT PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK ARE BADLY RUSTED AND LIKELY WILL FAIL AGAIN IF LEFT IN PLACE (ACCORDING TO THE GMC SERVICE MANAGER). THE BRAKE LINE THAT FAILED BURST IN A PART OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT WOULD SEEM TO NOT EVEN BE EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT, SINCE IT IS INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RELATIVELY SHIELDED FROM SALT SPRAY AND ROAD GRIME BY THE BODY, WHEEL WELL AND FRAME RAIL. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER IN MURPHY, NC ESTIMATES THAT IT WILL TAKE ONE OF HIS MECHANICS ALMOST A FULL DAY TO REMOVE ALL OF THE BAD BRAKE LINES AND FABRICATE REPLACEMENTS (THESE LINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN PREFABRICATED FORM FROM GMC. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD INCREASE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/13/12

GOT INTO VEHICLE ON 12/24/2011. WHEN I STARTED IT, I NOTICED AN ODOMETER ERROR. STILL NOT WORKING. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FAILURE.... SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 120 OR O. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STUCK TO FURTHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL. *TR

UNDER CARRIAGE OF TRUCK IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. FRAME, BRAKE LINES, LEAF SPRINGS, BASICALLY EVERYTHING. FUEL TANK LOOKS AS IF MIGHT BREAK OFF AND FALL TO GROUND AT ANY MOMENT AND LEAF SPRING SHACKLES LOOK AS IF MIGHT BREAK AND SPLIT TRUCK IN HALF. ALL DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROADS AND BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ABNORMALLY ACTIVATES WITH OUT WARRANT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE GM DEALER TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT AND I COULD BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. I SEE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AT THE NHTSA FOR THE SAME THING. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON 1999-2002 VEHICLES. I ALSO FOUND THAT GM KNOWS THEY STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THERE ABS BECAUSE THEY HAVE PUT OUT A TSB # 03-05-25-007D ON IT, AND THE NHTSA HAS IT LISTED ON THERE BULLETIN SECTION. IT IS NHTSA BULLETIN #10004310. *TR

DEFECT DISCOVERED THIS DATE, BUT KNOWN BY MANUFACTURER. EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BREAKING, LEADING TO EXHAUST GASES LEAKING UNDER HOOD WHICH WILL LEAD TO EMISSION PROBLEMS. LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM 8 CYLINDER TRUCKS MADE FROM 1999 TO 2007, WHICH INVOLVES ABOUT 12 MILLION VEHICLES. THE REPAIR COST IS $800 TO $1000, AND GM HAS NOT RECALLED OR OFFERED TO EXTEND WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIR. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.