2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 Complaints

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. DISCOVERED BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGH AND ALL NEEDED AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT 10 MPH FROM FAILED BRAKE LINE, DUE TO EXCESS CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES. *TR

BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND A CORRODED BRAKE LINE THAT HAD FAILED. AS THEY INVESTIGATED FURTHER THEY FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE AND HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD OF CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON A 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK. THIS IS INSANE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE????? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED?????? I HAVE NO PROBLEM TAKING THIS TO THE SUPREME COURT. WHEN DOES MONEY TAKE THE PLACE OF THE MOST BASIC SAFETY FEATURE KNOWN TO THE AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS???? I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MANY GM AUTO'S AND TRUCKS THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT!!!!!! HOW DO THEY SLEEP AT NIGHT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ABNORMALLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FAILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

MANY COMPONENTS UNDER THE TRUCK ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. TWO BRAKE LINES FAILED IN AUGUST 2011 DUE TO RUST. THE REST ARE READY TO FAIL SOON. THE POWER STEERING LINE RUSTED OUT THIS MONTH (DECEMBER). RUST AT SENSORS OF ABS SYSTEM CAUSES ERRATIC ABS OPERATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 DISPLAYED A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE LOST ALL SPEED CONTROL, DECELERATING FROM 65 MPH TO 20 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT MY TRUCK OFF. ONCE I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND MY TRUCK WAS FINE. IT WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT NOT BEING ABLE KEEP THE RIGHT SPEED FOR THE CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE THEY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE ALSO SAW SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS BROKEN AND SPRAYED FUEL ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS HOME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WITHIN THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FUEL TO LEAK. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX ~30 MILES AN HOUR APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH A RED LIGHT. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL DEPRESSED WITH NO RESISTANCE AND NO BRAKING RESPONSE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER, WITH PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND RECEIVED LIGHT BRAKE RESPONSE, ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE JUST SHORT OF THE INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO AN ASE-CERTIFIED NAPA AUTO CENTER, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED, AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES. THE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINES/CABLE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND RENDERED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE USELESS. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS UPWARDS OF $1800.00 THERE WAS NO ADVANCED WARNING OF THIS FAILURE--NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN, ASSEMBLY OR MATERIALS FLAW THAT PUTS PUBLIC SAFETY AT RISK. *TR

ON 09-30-2011 AS I LEFT MY RESIDENCE I GOT APPROXIMATELY ONE BLOCK AWAY AND STARTED DOWN A SMALL BUT STEEP HILL THAT INTERSECTS WITH AN OTHER SUBDIVISION STREET. AT THAT INTERSECTION THERE IS A STOP SIGN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW FOR THE STOP SIGN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND STILL HAD VERY LITTLE TO NO BRAKES. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLE IN THE AREA, AND WAS ABLE TO GEAR DOWN AND ENDED UP SLOWING GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK TO THE HOUSE BY GOING VERY SLOW IN LOW GEAR AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. UPON PARKING THE TRUCK AND INSPECTING THE SYSTEM, FOUND THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND FLUID ON THE GROUND UNDER THE DRIVES SEAT AREA. ON CHECKING I FOUND THE BRAKE LINES IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE CONTROLLER AREA WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED AND THE LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I WILL HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES TO AND FROM THE BRAKE CONTROLLER REPLACED THIS WEEK DUE TO THE EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION OF THE LINES FROM THE RUST. *TR