2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. MA 10/1 THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURE DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, STATING THE FAILURE IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE DUE TO ROAD SALT AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. UPDATED 12/28/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

CORRODED BRAKE LINES. NO INCIDENT AS OF YET. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE LINES. COULD LEAD TO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE. WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED/REMEDIATED AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING WHEN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE STEERING WHEEL IS TORN APART. THE HANDLE ON THE DASH BOARD, PASSENGER SIDE, IS BENT AND THE VENT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED. *TR

I HAD JUST REPLACED THE THIRD SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS, ASKED MY WIFE TO HOLD BRAKE SO THAT I COULD TORQUE AXEL NUT. WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, I SEEN BRAKE FLUID POURING DOWN THE FRAME OF TRUCK. CHECKED LINES ALL WERE RUSTED VERY BAD. CALLED MATHENY MOTORS OF PARKERSBURG WV. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF LINES WAS QUOTED AT OVER $1200.00 I CAN NOT EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW UPSET I AM THAT THIS SAFETY ITEM WAS NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS AT THE COST OF ALMOST $40,000.00. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT IN VIRGINIA WHERE LITTLE SALT IS USED. *TR

MY FAN HIGH SPEED BURST OUT AND I HAD A STRONG ELSE TRIAL BURNING SMELL. I HAD MY TRUCK LOOKED AT TO FIND THAT MY WIRING HARNESS AND RESISTOR HAD BURNT. I HAD THEM REPLACED THIS LAST SEPTEMBER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO MORE RESISTORS AND ONE MORE WIRING HARNESS. I TALKED TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THE, "SPECIAL WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT". I HAD TO RESEARCH THE INTERNET TO FIND THIS OUT. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER, THEY BLAMED ME FOR NOT KNOWING THE LANGUAGE. I AM GLAD I DID NOT BURN MY TRUCK UP LIKE SEVERAL OTHER HAD (FOUND ON THE INTERNET). NOW THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT MAIN CONTROLLER HAS FAILED AND I HAVE TO PAY OVER $400 IN REPAIRS. HOW DO I KNOW THAT THE MAIN CONTROLLER DID NOT BURN OUT THE RESISTOR OR WIRING HARNESS? I AM CONCERNED THAT LARGE CORPORATIONS ARE PLAYING WITH OUR LIVES. *TR

MY 2006 GMC HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2009 WITH 16,000 MILES. I KEEP THE TRUCK CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT, TOP TO BOTTOM INCLUDING UNDER THE VEHICLE. PEOPLE COMMENT TO ME ALL THE TIME ON HOW NICE THE TRUCK LOOKS. BRAKE LINE LET GO IN YARD. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES HAD TO HIT REVERSE THEN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM GOING UP TOWN. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED WHERE IT DID. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 40 YEARS AND ONLY REPLACED ONE BRAKE LINE IN A 11 YEAR OLD FORD TRUCK AND THAT WAS JUST A SECTION NEAR A BEND. THIS TRUCK NEEDS TO HAVE ALL THE LINES REPLACED. I JUST REPLACED ALL THE TRANSMISSION LINES 4 MONTHS AGO FOR $800.00. SAME THING, ALL RUSTED. I LIVED IN MASSACHUSETTS MY WHOLE LIFE AND I DO MY BEST TO KEEP THE SALT OFF THE TRUCK. LAST TIME I EVER SEEN RUST ISSUES THIS BAD WAS IN THE 1970S WHEN CARS WOULD START RUSTING OUT AFTER 3 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE REUSED STEEL THAT CAME FROM OVERSEAS. *TR

SINCE ROUGHLY JUNE OF 2014 COMPLETE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE BRAKE LINES ABS AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I AM A SINGLE FATHER OF TWO BOYS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY AND CANNOT AFFORD NEW BRAKE LINES. I ALSO HAVE A CURRENT SITUATION WHERE THE REAR BUMPER IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND AS A RESULT CANNOT PASS STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION I HAVE SEARCHED FOR 2 MONTHS AND CANNOT FIND A USED REAR BUMPER AND MANUFACTURER COST IS $450-$500 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AT THE MOMENT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GMC PICKUP AND AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PRESENT SITUATION AS I HAVE ONLY PUT 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED. *TR

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUST OUT RESULTS IN LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. THE "BLOW OUT" OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED (I WAS VERY LUCKY!). UPON INSPECTION, SEVERAL OF THE HYDRAULIC LINES WERE RUSTED BADLY. I FELT THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THEM ALL (WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES) TO PREVENT ANOTHER FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT STAINLESS STEEL HYDRAULIC LINES WAS OVER $300. I PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE LINES MYSELF. IT COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $180 TO GET THE COMPLETE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BLED OUT. *TR