2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

FRONT END UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND STRUTS ARE BROKEN CAUSING A GRINDING POPPING SOUND. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROADING, ALL HIGHWAY MILES. NHTSA SHOWS A RECALL ARTICLE ON THIS PARTICULAR MECHANICAL ISSUE (SEE ATTACHMENT) AS A RECALL FOR 2016 MODELS. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT REACHED THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY, BUT IS OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. SINCE IT HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUE, I AM REQUESTING A RECALL THAT GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. HOWEVER, GM REFUSES TO HANDLE ALL COST BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.

BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO APPLY AT SLOW SPEED. ALMOST CAUSED COLLISION WITH VEHICLE.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT BRAKE EFFECTIVELY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. SERVICED AT DEALER AND VACUUM PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.

BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD CAN HARDLY STOP RIG DOES IT MORE WHEN GOING SLOW THEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL CAUSE YOU HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD TO GET IT TO STOP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD AND FAILED TO DEPRESS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUTTLE MOTORS (12525 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23602, (757) 886-1700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,578.

BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN AT A REASONABLE RATE EVEN WHEN VERY SIGNIFICANT (FOOT) PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THIS OCCURRED MANY TIMES; THREE OCCURRENCES WHEN BACKING UP AND TWO OCCURRENCES WHEN DRIVING FORWARDS. ALL OF THESE EVENT OCCURRED AT VERY SLOW SPEED, BASICALLY WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPOT. ALL EVENTS WERE PRECEDED BY SLOW DRIVING (< 4 MPH) FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE. THE LOSS OF STOPPING POWER OCCURRED SUDDENLY; EVEN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THERE APPEARED TO BE NO ISSUE. INITIALLY IT WAS IGNORED AS AN INDIVIDUAL OCCURRENCE, YET THE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES INDICATE AN ISSUE.

WHILE TRANSITING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN NORTH FLORIDA THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED, I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDDLE WITH EXTREME POWER AND IT STILL WAS NOT ENOUGH. TO AVOID THE SLOWER VEHICLES I HAD TO PULL THE TRUCK ONTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN TO AVOID A POSSIBLE DEADLY COLLISION. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE TRUCK THANKFULLY. MYSTERIOUSLY THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN WHEN I CAME BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A NEARBY GMC SERVICE DEALER AND AFTER THE TRUCK WAS TESTED THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY FOUND A FAULTY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. IN DISCUSSION WITH THE DEALER THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS BECOMING A "SOMEWHAT COMMON" ISSUE. WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY INDICATOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. LIVES COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN LOST DUE TO A MALFUNCTION PART. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 27K MILES ON IT.

BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN AT A REASONABLE RATE EVEN WHEN VERY SIGNIFICANT (FOOT) PRESSURE IS APPLIED. THIS OCCURRED NOW FOUR TIMES; THREE OCCURRENCES WHEN BACKING UP AND ONE OCCURRENCE WHEN DRIVING FORWARDS. ALL OF THESE EVENT OCCURRED AT VERY SLOW SPEED, BASICALLY WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPOT. ALL EVENTS WERE PRECEDED BY SLOW DRIVING (< 3 MPH) FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE. THE LOSS OF STOPPING POWER OCCURRED SUDDENLY; EVEN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THERE APPEARED TO BE NO ISSUE. THE ISSUE REMAINED UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OF THE ENGINE. THE ISSUE WAS NO LONGER THERE WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE INSTANCES OF THE ISSUE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. INITIALLY IT WAS IGNORED AS AN INDIVIDUAL OCCURRENCE, YET THE THREE ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES INDICATE AN ISSUE. A SIMILARITY OF THE CONDITIONS LEADING UP TO THE ISSUE IS THAT I DROVE VERY SLOWLY ON A FLAT (LEVEL) SURFACE. THE DURATION OF THIS DRIVE WAS MAYBE A MINUTE OR SO. (THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS IS HOW ONE DRIVES WHEN LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPOT IN A BUSY PARKING LOT WITH LOTS OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC).

REAR WINDOW SHATTERING. APPARENTLY FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH REAR DEFROSTER SHORTING OUT AND OVER HEATING WINDOW.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FOR 2 SECONDS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I SUDDENLY FELT STEERING BEING HEAVE AND LOSING CONTROL AND BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOWLY AROUND 20 MPH IN NEIGHBORHOOD. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORST IF I WAS IN FREE WAY.