1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

THE FUEL GAUGE AND LOW FUEL WARNING SYSTEM ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA PICKUP HAS NOT WORKED FOR MANY MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A SERVICE FACILITY I TRUST, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, IS COSTLY TO FIX AND MOST LIKELY WILL FAIL AGAIN SOON. THEY THOUGHT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. *NM

IF SLOWING DOWN TO STOP, I APPLY MY BRAKES, IF I AM GOING OVER ANY BUMBS IN THE ROAD MY BRAKES RELEASE MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO STOP IN TIME, SO FOR NO WRECKS BUT IF MY SPEED WAS HIGHER AND HAD TO MAKE A STOP WHERE THERE ARE BUMPS OR RIPPLES IN THE ROAD, THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT.

REF. INVESTIGATION # PE05-020. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. INCURRING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION WITH INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEEDS. NO ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION.

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. CAUSED VEHICLE TO COAST THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING CAPABILITY. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPERATE OCASSIONS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

ON JAN.15,2003, I PURCHASED FIVE ( 5 ) DUNLOP ROVER A/T BSL TIRES FOR MY 1999 CHEV SUBURBAN FROM JUST TIRES 408 HADDONFIELD RD. CHERRY HILL, NJ 08034 AND PAID CASH FOR SAME. AT THE END OF OCTOBER 2004, MY WIFE HAD A FLAT TO THE RIGHT REAR OF HER VEHICLE, AAA RESPONDED AND CHANGED THE TIRE FOR HER, WHEN SHE TOOK THE TIRE TO A GARAGE FOR REPAIRS, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT SAID TIRE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO SEVER CRACKING OF THE INSIDE TIRE WALL NEAR THE RIM, THE MECHANIC PLACED A PLUG IN SAME AND TOLD HER TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO JUST TIRES AND ADVISE THEM THAT HE FOUND ALL THE TIRES TO BE IN THE SAME CONDITION, CAUSING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND TIRE TO JUST TIRES, I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO A PLUG BEING INSERTED INTO THE TIRE, WHICH WAS NOT PLACED BACK ON THE VEHICLE, THE WARRANTIES WERE VOIDED AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY THING ABOUT IT. MR. CHRIS PENTZ THE MANAGER FURTHER INFORMED ME THAT SINCE I PURCHASED THESE UNDER A CORPORATE NAME AND PAID CASH IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS IN THESE TIRES COULD RESULT IN A EQUIPMENT FAILURE AND REQUEST THAT DUNLOP REPLACE SAME. MY ODOMETER READING AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF THE TIRES WAS 54078 AND READING AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 79398. *JB

STARTED VEHICLE. PUT IN REVERSE AND HEARD NOISE . ELECTRONIC MOTOR POWER SWITCH TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT (CALLED THE EBCM-ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE)HAD FAILED CAUSING THE PUMP TO RUN ALL THE TIME EVEN AFTER SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND ENGINE STOPPED.UNPLUGGED MOTOR TO KEEP FROM BURNING IT UP AND CAUSING ADDITIONAL EXPENSE.VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS LESS THAN 50,000. GM SHOULD HAVE TO DO A RECALL AND FIX AND OR REPLACE ALL OF THESE ABS CONTROL UNITS THAT HAVE FAILED.ELECTRONIC MOTOR SWITCH TO SMALL AND OVERLOADED BY PUMP MOTOR. ABS WILL NOT WORK CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN BRAKING. WITH ALL THE EMPHASIS ON VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUES I THING THIS IS A REAL ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY.*AK

THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS NOT STABLE WHEN SITTING IN IT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE RIVETS HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE TRACK WERE BROKEN OFF. *JB THE FRAMES OF THE SEAT BROKE AS WELL WHEN THE RIVETS BROKE OFF. *LA

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CONSUMER HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE ABS MODULE WAS DISCONNECTED BECAUSE THE MODULE CONTINUED TO RUN ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. IF THE MODULE WAS LEFT CONNECTED IT COULD DRAIN THE BATTERY AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE OTHER SYSTEMS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK THE ABS MODULE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *NLM

ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. CONSUMER HAS TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET THE ABS MOTOR TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. DRIVER HAS TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP ABS MOTOR. *AK