1998 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED THE STEERING SEEMS TO "SLIP" ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, HOWEVER THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THIS ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS HAS ALMOST GOT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO EITHER FIND OR RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *JB

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DIDN'T EXTINGUISH. I TOOK MY 1998 GMC EXTD. CAB PICKUP TO THE DEALER AND THEY COMPLETED REPAIRS ($755.14, EVEN AT A DISCOUNTED RATE). THE PROBLEM WAS THE SIR COIL INTERMITTENTLY WAS GROUNDING, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE SDM MODULE. MY AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE AIRBAGS WERE MANDATED BACK IN 1998, I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SYSTEM! SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BARRING DEPLOYMENT FROM AN ACCIDENT. *JB

SERVICE REQUEST # FILED AT GENERAL MOTORS REGIONAL OFFICE #(71-448842107)INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING IN ALL 4 CORNERS ON MY GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK. LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE, AND POSSIBLE SEIZURE OF ENGINE. BACKORDER OF GM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. A PETITION HAS BEEN CREATED AND SENT TO GM AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU EXPLAINING ....AS OF APRIL 10, 2002, THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AT THIS TIME, IS IT NOT EVEN KNOWN WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. BEING AWARE OF THIS PROVES THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED. BECAUSE OF APPARENT POOR ENGINEERING, GM CAN NOT MANUFACTURER REPLACEMENTS FAST ENOUGH FOR ALL THE VEHICLES IN WHICH THEY ARE NEEDED. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS CAN LEAD TO ANY NUMBER OF VERY SERIOUS, AND EXPENSIVE, PROBLEMS. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISN'T COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800 USD (GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEM(S) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK MAY HAVE PRODUCED. WE ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE WORLD'S LARGEST VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. SINCERELY, 13,000 SIGNATURES HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML *JB

THE WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT OF SOME KIND IN THE SYSTEM. I CAN GET THEM TO WORK BY MANUALLY MOVING THEM SOMETIMES. ALSO I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE. AGAIN IT SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM, THEY WORK ON AND OFF, ITS VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

ON A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON PICKUP. FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL BOARD. SOLDER JOINTS PN CONTROL BOARD WILL CRACK CAUSING WIPERS TO FAIL AT RANDOM TIMES, CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHEN IN TRAFFIC. TAPPING OR JERKING ON THE WIPERS WILL TEMPORARILY REACTIVATE THEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY GM FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON PREVIOUS VEHICLES, BUT ARE NOT OFFERED ON VEHICLES AFTER 1997. *JB

1998 EXTENDED CAB GMC SIERRA 1/2 TON. REAR DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED AT 60,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND NOW IT IS ACTING UP AGAIN AT 80,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN BY ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED AND I FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SUGGESTIONS IN THE BOOK. IS THERE SOME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED GMC PRODUCTS AND NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE LIKE THIS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AND OUT. INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT WILL JUST SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. HE BELIEVED IT IS DUE TO CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MORE OFTEN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

DT: STEERING POSITION SENSOR FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE RESISTANCE WENT AWAY, IT TURNED FREE. THE CONSUMER TOLD THE DEALER IT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THIS WAS THIRD TIME. *AK THIS CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO MAKE AN UNCONTROLLED OVER-STEER TURN. *SC *JB

THE SWITCH FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OUTSIDE MIRRORS CAUGHT FIRE. RUINING THE SWITCH, ASSOCIATED HARNESS AND THE DOOR PANEL. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MY DEALER QUOTING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V093000. HE REFUSES TO HONOR THE RECALL SAYING MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP GETTING MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.