2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

I TOOK OUR TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING AT THE O'NEILL GMC DEALERSHIP IN WARMINSTER, PA AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF OUR BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE NEW FROM O'NEILL AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE IT SERVICED THERE. THE TRUCK IS TREATED WITH GREAT RESPECT AND ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED GMC DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OF THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD US AND THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS NORMAL. I NOW AM STRAPPED WITH A BILL FOR $2700.00 TO REPLACE ALL FOUR DEFECTIVE, RUSTING BRAKE LINES THEIR WEBSITE SAYS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. I BELIEVE GMC SHOULD CONTRIBUTE $1700 TOWARDS THE BILL. I NOTE THAT THERE ARE OVER TEN PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING CORROSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE HOLD GMC ACCOUNTABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN GOOD FAITH AND THEY SHOULD ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR INFERIOR BRAKE LINE MATERIALS. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH GMC'S EXCUSES AND NONSENSE. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD PAY $1700 OUT OF THE MONEY THEY BANKED FROM THE EXPIRED, EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. THIS IS A GMC ISSUE; NOT A [XXX] ISSUE. AGAIN, PLEASE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A DEFECTIVE TRUCK. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE, FRONT LEFT. STEEL LINE HAD RUSTED NEXT TO A PLASTIC CLIP THAT SECURED A WIRING HARNESS TO THE BRAKE LINE. BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. NOTICED THE LEAK AFTER RETURNING HOME; HAD FAILED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC.

WHEN BRAKING AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY BEFORE PROCEEDING INTO THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES LIKE ABS IS KICKING IN BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP. ALSO WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEED, CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND GET PULSING IN THE BRAKES AS WELL.

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROAD,SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED, VEHICLE WAS HARD TOO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. STOPPED VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. GMC OF PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK (518)-563-2000 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-3309303524. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN CONSUMER STATED DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN GOING DOWN HILLS HALF TO RIDE BRAKES AT ALL TIMES. LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN WE HAD TROUBLE WITH ABS CABLE TO WHEEL BEARING, YOU LOSE BRAKE POWER. ALSO TRANSMISSON DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN. UPDATED 7/18/18*JB

I OWN A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP WITH LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON JANUARY 23, 2017 I LOST MY BRAKING CAPABILITY DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES BEING COMPLETELY CORRODED/RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE LOST OF BRAKE FLUID. LUCKILY I LOST MY BRAKES IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A BUSY MAIN STREET OR HIGHWAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND SERIOUSLY HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME AND SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE (50MPH)AND STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND BUT WHEELS DID NOT RESPOND. I HAD A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING POWER STEERING FLUID JUST PRIOR TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 800 (NA). THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HORN AND IT FAILED TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE RELAY IN THE FUSE BOX WAS REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTACT COIL, WHICH WAS TIED TO THE HORN, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REQUESTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF $78 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR WOULD RANGE FROM $393.12 TO $1,000. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TEN YEARS OLD, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,190. *TR

MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 GMC SIERRA WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN HER LANE AND WAS CUT OFF CAUSING HER TO HIT THE CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND WHEN SHE HIT THE OTHER CAR HER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE DIED FROM BROKEN RIBS THAT PUNCHER-ED HER HEART AND SHE BLED TO DEATH AT WORK TWO HOURS LATER, THE CORONER DETERMINED HER DEATH TO BE FROM BLUNT FORCE CHEST TRAUMA.

REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING REPLACED I HAVE MY REPAIR BILLS. TRUCK WILL RUN FINE AFTER BEING IN SHOP THEN STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. IT WILL DROP ME DOWN TO 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A BAD WRECK. IT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY AND I AM OUT OF TOWN I HAVE DROVE 600 MILES WITH A HORSE TRAILER TO PICK UP A RESCUE HORSE AND AM AFRAID TO START HOME WITH NO CLUE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK WHEN I RESET THE BATTERY IT WILL WORK FINE BUT I AM TELLING YOU THAT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A BAD WRECK. I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR IT JUST TELL WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG SO I CAN GET IT FIXED PROBABLY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.