2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WILSON COUNTY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (903 S HARTMANN DR, LEBANON, TN 37090 (615) 444-9642). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL AND IT WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE. AFTER THE REMEDY, THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED A SECOND TIME AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS USED, BUT THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED FOR THE SECOND FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,941.

TRIED TO STOP TUCK WHEN PARKING. BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HARD AND TRUCK CAME TO A SLOW STOP WHILE I WAS MASHING THE BREAKS WITH ALL MY MIGHT. THERE WAS BREAK FLUID ALL AROUND RIGHT FRONT TIRE. DEALERSHIP FOUND ENGINE OIL IN VACUUM LINE OF VACUUM PUMP DUE TO VALVE STUCK IN PUMP CAUSING HARD BRAKE PEDAL. REPLACED VACUUM PUMP, PIPE, BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER, FLUID.

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. HEADLIGHTS ARE USELESS AT NIGHT. DEALERSHIP CHANGED BULBS AND REPROGRAMMED. VEHICLE IS STILL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW.

WHEN MAKING A FULL TURN TO THE LEFT WITH MY 2014 GMC SIERRA THERE IS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE THAT YOU CAN ALSO FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM STARTED PERIODICALLY AND I HAD A DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS. THEY HEARD THE NOISE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE NOISE HAS BECOME MORE CONSISTENT AND A THIRD PARTY MECHANIC BELIEVES IT TO BE A STEERING RACK FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR MOVING AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS TO HEAR THE THUMP.

POOR ILLUMINATION, AFTER A FEW DAYS THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED THE LIGHT POINTS VERY LOW THAT ITS ALMOST IMPOSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND WITH A GOOD WEATHER.

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75MPH WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING A STABILITY STEERING CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD BEHIND MY STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY JOLTED FROM DRIVING MID 70'S DOWN TO AN IMMEDIATE 67MPH. THIS SPEED LIMIT WAS THE LAST THING THAT FLASHED BEFORE MY DASHBOARD BLACKED OUT, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE ENTIRELY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. SECONDS LATER MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPORADICALLY STARTED MOVING (I DID NOT ENGAGE THE SWITCH) AND I WATCHED THE TEMPERATURE GO UP FROM 70 TO 80 WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAUGE MANUALLY. THE CAR JOLTED FOR ALMOST 10 MILES SPORADICALLY LOSING CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN I EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AT A LOW SPEED (UNDER 15MPH) THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED AND THE CAR PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TOWARD A CURB. I GAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE MANUALLY WHICH WAS DIFFICULT BUT I DID CORRECT THE DRIVE PATH BACK ONTO THE ROAD. I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AS IT DID WHEN I EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I'M IN A LOANER AND THE DEALER HAS MY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ROUGHLY 2 MONTHS AGO FROM A REGISTERED GMC DEALER WITH 40K MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS ROUGHLY 44K ON IT. I HAVE MADE 1 PAYMENT ON THIS VEHICLE THUS FAR.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON. TOOK THE TRUCK TO PELTIER DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT OR SAID THEY FIXED IT. AND CHARGED US $3500.00. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS OUT THE LIGHT IS BSCK ON. HOW DO WE GET THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF?

COMING TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD AND WOULD NOT STOP THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT THE CURB STOPPING ITS FORWARD MOTION. NO DAMAGE TO THE THE TRUCK. I HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A BAD BRAKE VAC PUMP. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR 496.00 . THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 26000 MILES , I HAVE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT THAT UNCOMMON.

TAKATA RECALL - MY COMPLAINT IS TO REPORT THE LACK OF TIMELINESS OF REPAIR FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL: #2016020003. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PARTS FOR REPAIR ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CAR'S SAFETY AND LACK OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

PROBLEM WAS PRESENT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT TRUCK NEW. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE, ONCE TO REPLACE BULBS AND REPROGRAM THE BCM. STILL NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY ADJUSTED HEADLIGHT UP TO HIGH END OF SPEC. STILL NOT BRIGHT. I'M TO THE POINT OF INSTALLING AN AFTER MARKET HID KIT.