2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

I WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER AT 55 MILES AN HOUR, I CAME OVER A HILL TO AN INTERSECTION AND I HAD LOST MY BRAKES. I MANAGED TO FINALLY COME TO A STOP. I DISCONNECTED MY TRAILER. I WENT TO A LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP,AND THEY SAID MY VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP HAD FAILED. THEY INSTALLED A NEW VACUUM BREAKER BOOSTER PUMP FOR THE NEXT DAY. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS I LOST 95% OF MY BREAKING POWER WHILE PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER.

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD TO PUSH. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BE DIFFICULT TO STOP, WHICH CAUSED ME TO ALMOST REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS, THE GMC DEALER REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP.

WHEN BACKING UP, AFTER REPEATEDLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK ROLLED UNCONTROLLABLY DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND LUCKILY DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR ANYTHING. IT COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE THOUGH. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN BACKING UP IN AN OPEN SPACE. AFTER REPEATED HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO LINE UP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AN I COULD NO LONGER STOP THE TRUCK.

HEADLIGHTS - LOW ARE DIM AND NOT MUCH SIDE VISIBILITY. TRAVELING ON RURAL BACK ROADS AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. DEER WALKED OUT IN ROAD AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE IN TIME. SECOND DEER I HIT WITH THIS TRUCK, ONLY HIT ONE OTHER DEER IN MY LIFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15-25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE EFFICIENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KUNES COUNTRY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF ELKHORN (LOCATED AT 1350 WI-67, ELKHORN, WI 53121, (262) 725-4068) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP WAS WEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,800. *TT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING TRUCK WILL SAG AND OR HESITATE. WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO SPEED UP THE TRUCK WILL HESITATE FOR 5 OR MORE SEC. BEFORE SPEED BACK UP GM SAID THAT THIS IS DUE TO ZERO TORQUE TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP MY TRUCK. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO USE THE CURB IN THE SPOT FOR IT TO STOP ME FROM HITTING ANYTHING. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BECAUSE THE VACUUM PUMP WAS THE INITIAL POINT OF FAILURE, THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY.*DT VEHICLE REPAIRED *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENNESSY BUICK GMC (7261 JONESBORO RD, MORROW, GA 30260) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4881978797. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS BACKING DOWN THE RAMP TO LAUNCH MY BOAT. GENERALLY I CAN LIGHTLY TOUCH THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WILL STOP IMMEDIATELY. BUT THIS TIME IT DID NOT AND I HAD TO PUMP MY BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS QUIT ALARMED BUT KINDA BLEW IT OFF. THE TRUCK HAD TRAVELED ABOUT SIX FEET FURTHER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I STOPPED TO GO THROUGH MY GATE AT MY FARM AND WHEN I DROVE THROUGH THE GATE WHICH IS ON A SLIGHT HILL DECLINE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT TO TOUCH THE BRAKES TO STOP AND ENDED UP PUMPING THE BRAKES VIOLENTLY IN ORDER TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. THIS TIME I TRAVELED ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT FEET BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I WAS CONVINCED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT OCCURRED ONCE MORE DURING THAT TIME. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE VACUUM PUMP THAT WORKS OFF OF THE MAIN ENGINE AND OIL FROM THE ENGINE HAD CONTAMINATED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED A PUMP, BOOSTER, CYLINDER, PIPE, AND FLUID FOR A TOTAL OF 1266.33 DOLLARS. THAT INVOICE NUMBER IS 208452. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU THINK YOUR VEHICLE IS GOING TO STOP AND IT DOES NOT. THIS CAN CAUSE A PANIC SITUATION!

ON NOVEMBER 17TH 2018 MY BRAKES WENT OUT ON A 2015 GMC 1500 AT 35 MPH STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT WHICH JUST TURNED GREEN .I SWITCHED LANES AND ALMOST CRASHED. I HAD MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY WIFE. THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE TOWED TO A GMC DEALER. THE DIAGNOSES WAS THE VACUUM PUMP TOTAL FAILURE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD WITH NO STOPPING POWER. MY GMC HAD 34000 MILES ON IT . NOW I HAVE A TOW BILL AND REPAIR COST FOR A PART GM WILL NOT RECALL. THIS WAS REPORTED TO GM AND THEY OPENED A CASE AND CLOSED IT. THE SAID THEY WOULD GIVE A HUNDRED DOLLAR COUPON. THIS IS RIDICULOUS SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART. I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE WILL TO HELP AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT . GM CASE 8-4845403712 THANKS THIS CORPORATION NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE.