2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 Complaints

I ENTERED THE TRUCK STEPPED ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND STARTED TO EASE THE CLUTCH OUT WHEN THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY CHIRPED THE BACK TIRES AT NO MORE THAN 950 R.P.M.'S AND BEGAN TO IMMEDIATELY GO BACKWARDS TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I QUICKLY STEPPED ONTO THE BRAKE AND STALLED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. I THEN PROCEEDED TO LOOK UNDER THE DASH TO SEE WHAT HAD "POPPED" AND FOUND THAT I COULD SEE LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE FIREWALL, AS I MOVED THE PEDAL UP AND DOWN. I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE BLACK PLASTIC FLANGE THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER MOUNTS TO HAD BROKEN OR SHATTERED RELEASING THE MASTER CYLINDER THEREFORE, COMPLETELY DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH. HAD I NOT BEEN QUICK TO REACT, I WOULD HAVE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. HAD I BEEN IN 1ST GEAR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED I WOULD HAVE LUNGED FOWARD AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY AND OFF A 10' LEDGE STRAIGHT DOWN INTO MY NEIGHBORS BACKYARD, RESULTING IN PERSONAL AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY APPROX 104 THOUSAND MILES. THIS WAS A POOR DESIGN AND HAS FAILED IN A VERY DANGEROUS MANNER. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 SIERRA PICKUP 4X4, 64,000 MILES. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS ONLY BEEN ENGAGED LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MILEAGE HAS BEEN APPROX 50/50 BETWEEN HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM PRESCOTT AZ TO PHOENIX AZ, THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED ON 2003 GMC SIERRA PICKUP; 2500HD WITH DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE. ONCE HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED, THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE AND BASICALLY ALLOWED FOR THE WHEEL TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD IT FAILED APPROX 10-15 MILES EARLIER IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN PRESCOTT AZ AND PHEONIX AZ. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM; PEORIA PONTIAC GMC, PEORIA, AZ. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE HUB ASSEMBLY FAILURE AND AXLE BREAKAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE DRIVER'S SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY; IT WAS ALSO BAD. I ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON IF THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE THAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. THE RESPONSE WAS A DISCONCERTING NO; THIS JUST SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON SOME OF THE PICKUPS. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER AXLE; APPROX $2500. MY BIGGER CONCERN IS FIRST THAT 65000 CITY & HIGHWAY MILES SEEMS PRETTY LOW FOR A FAILURE POINT OF SOMETHING SO CRITICAL AS THE STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDLY THAT THERE IS APPARENTLY NO FIX OR ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION OF HOW TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. MY IMMEDIATE SUSPICION IS THAT GM INADEQUATE HUB ASSEMBLIES ON THEIR DIESEL PICKUPS AND ARE NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE ADDITIONAL STRESSES OF THE HEAVY WEIGHTS AND TORQUES, ETC. I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY ELDERLY PARENTS AND WE WERE LITERALLY LUCKY THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A FLAT OPEN AREA OF ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. *JB

SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T READ CORRECT SPEED. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS AND THEN WHEN YOU START AGAIN IT WILL START READING FROM WHERE IT WAS STOPPED SO IF IT STICKS AT 30 MPH AND YOU RESUME SPEED TO 60 MPH IT WILL READ 90 MPH. *JB

ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER; WILL NOT RESET TO 0; WILL NOT CORRECTLY MEASURE SPEED . *JB

WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THEY RELEASE THEMSELVES JUST AS IF I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER TO STOP. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S SCARY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE OCT. OF 2006 AND STILL DOING SO. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ? *JB

MY 2003 GMC SIERRA PICK-UP SPEEDOMETER BROKE WITH 50000 MILES AND NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST IM GOING. GM HAS NOT OFFERED A RECALL AND NEEDS TOO. *NM

SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 GMC SIERRA HAS GONE ERRATIC. ZERO TO 120 MPH FLUCTUATIONS, STICKS. *JB

2003 GMC SIERRA 2500HD W/DURAMAX TRANS SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN READING ACCURATE SPEEDS STUCK AT 120 MPH PERHAPS LEADING TO TRANS FAILURE/ LEAKING FLUIDS DUE TO IMPROPER SHIFTING. *NM

2003 GMC SIERRA PICKUP W/49000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER HAS STARTED ERRATIC READINGS WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZZARD WHEN DRIVING. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2003 DODGE RAM QUAD CAB TRUCK FROM PARSONS FORD IN MARTINSBURG WV. IT WAS SOLD TO ME IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT. THE TIRES ARE CUPPED. THE VEHICLE BOUNCES WHEN EXCEEDING 45 MPH. THE INSPECTION STICKER HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED WHICH INVALIDATES IT THEREFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME WITHOUT A VALID INSPECTION. I HAVE TRIED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING IT. PARSONS FORD REFUSES TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK STATING THEY DID NOTHING WRONG. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *NM