Electrical
Filed Jun 26, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD BE MOVED TO THE "OFF" OR "ACCESSORY" POSITION WHILE DRIVING. NOTICED THAT STEERING, BRAKES, AND OTHER COMPONENTS BECAME DISABLED. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE ROADSIDE AND ASSESS THE SITUATION. A PROBLEM LIKE THIS COULD RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC SYSTEM FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE DEATH IF WE WEREN'T AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INFORM OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF THIS POSSIBLE DANGEROUS ISSUE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11001376
- Incident
- Jun 25, 2017
- Mileage
- 140,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 4, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED AND FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- NHTSA ID
- 10913725
- Incident
- Sep 4, 2016
BrakesElectrical
Filed Oct 21, 2012
EXCESSIVE RUST BUILD UP ON BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. ROTORS & PADS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN MAR., 2007 AFTER DRIVING 40,000 MILES. NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IN OCT., 2009 AFTER ONLY DRIVING 14,000 ADDITIONAL MILES. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN JUNE, 2011 AT 58,000 MILES. DEALER ADVISED NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL, ALTHOUGH IDENTICAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FOR NEWER VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED AND WERE BEING REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10481287
- Incident
- Mar 14, 2007
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 25, 2011
OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS LIGHTED ODOMETER AND DRIVE DISPLAY FLICKER ON AND OFF. NOTICED THAT DISPLAY WOULD NOT WORK IN COLD TEMPS. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO LOST ALL DISPLAY. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 96000 MILES ON IT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10378558
- Incident
- Jan 25, 2011
- Mileage
- 90,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jul 6, 2010
I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BELOW WITH MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LED LIGHTS GOING OUT. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. MAKE : GMC MODEL : SIERRA 1500 YEAR : 1999 CRASH : NO FIRE : NO NUMBER OF INJURIES: 0 ODI ID NUMBER : 10262724 DATE OF FAILURE: JANUARY 1, 2005 COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10341683
- Incident
- Jul 6, 2007
- Mileage
- 56,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 22, 2009
MALFUNCTION IN DIGITAL TRIP ODOMETER IN INSTRUMENT PANEL; ODOMETER DISPLAY WILL NOT APPEAR. BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOW WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10262724
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2005
- Mileage
- 110,000 mi
BrakesElectrical
Filed Apr 4, 2008
I HAVE CALLED REPEATEDLY AND FILED REPORTS OF ELECTRICAL AND THE BRAKES IN THE 99 GMC SUBURBAN. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL BURNING . NO ONE CARED. WIRES HAVE MELTED AND SHORTED OUT THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER ETC. NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING AND GMC REFUSES TO DO RECALL. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10223414
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2007
Electrical
Filed Nov 29, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED LOW FUEL EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS FILLED WITH GASOLINE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE CAUSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NO REPAIR WAS MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10210288
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2005
- Mileage
- 90,000 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.