2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL COULD NOT BE FULLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,505. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD UTILITY TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE OFF ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING A TIRE ROTATION AT COSTCO , THEY DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. UPON A FURTHER INVESTIGATION ,THE BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING AND FOUND TO BE RUSTED OUT. I HAVE BEEN USING THE VEHICLE TO TOW A 2010 AIR STREAM AND THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY HAS OCCURRED. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICE NEEDED LOST PRESSURE ON PEDAL AND ALL LOST FLUID STILL HAD SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKING (BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND LEAKED OUT FLUID ,LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL NOT CHEAP STEEL.) *TR

TRIP FROM LONG ISLAND NEW YORK TO FREEPORT MAINE. TRAVELING 65-70 MPH DURING TRIP ON HIGHWAY 95. ARRIVED IN FREEPORT. CHECKED INTO HOTEL. WENT OUT TO TRUCK 2 HOURS LATER WITH THE INTENTION OF ATTENDING AN EVENT. STEPPED ON BRAKE, STARTED TRUCK, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WOULD NOT RECOVER FROM THE FLOOR. CHECKED UNDER TRUCK FOR LEAKS AND FOUND BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES HAD BURST RELEASING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO SEARS AUTO DEPARTMENT WHO HAD TO REBUILD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO EACH WHEEL. SEARS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS SINCE THE CALIPERS WERE ALSO SO RUSTED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE BLED. IF THESE LINES HAD BURST ON THE HIGHWAY; MY WIFE, MY SON AND ME WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD MAY HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME FATE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF RUST ON ANY AUTO I HAVE EVER OWNED. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT WATER. ROADS ARE SALTED IN WINTER ON LONG ISLAND. (AS AN ASIDE, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BUMPER PRIOR TO STARTING THE TRIP BECAUSE IT HAD RUSTED THROUGH FROM BEHIND. IT SEEMS THAT INFERIOR MATERIALS WERE PURCHASED BY GM). *TR

FRONT BRAKE LINES FAILED ON BOAT RAMP ON 9/15/2010 REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED ON 7/20/2011, TRANSMISSION LINES FAIL ON 5/10/2012 I AM SURE GAS LINES ARE NEXT. TRUCK IS A COMPLETE RUST BUCKET UNDERNEATH.

TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER FOR OTHER WORK AND THEY REPORTED TO ME THE LINE WAS LEAKING AND ABOUT TO RUPTURE. I HAVE 2 JEEP PRODUCTS , BOTH IN THE LATE 80'S WITH ORIGINAL BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE FINE. YOU WOULD THINK THAT A "YOUNGER VEHICLE WOULD BE UP TO THE TASK OF LASTING LONGER THAN 9 YRS. I'VE OWNED OLDER CARS AND TRUCKS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS, EVEN MY 1964 CHEVY C-10 DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND I SOLD IT IN 1991 . A CO-WORKER BOUGHT MY OLD CHEVY AND AT THE 30 YEAR MARK FOR IT, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FINE. I BELIEVE THAT ALONG WITH THE MANUFACTURE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE ALSO, THEY ALLOW THIS SUBPAR EQUIPMENT ON THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS TO CARRY OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES, DO YOU THINK OBAMA'S KIDS WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO DANGER IN THIS MANNER. IF THE DIRECTOR OF NHTSA HAD A FAILURE OF THIS CALIBER HE OR SHE'D BE ALL OVER THIS DEMANDING AND ENFORCING A RECALL . *JS

DRIVING DOWN DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR RAN INTO SNOW BANK UNABLE TO STOP. *TR

POWER STEERING COOLER AND LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING, ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING, TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING. ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WORK DONEA T GMC DEALER. *TR