BrakesElectrical
Filed Mar 4, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OF THE FREEWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. SOMETIMES THESE LIGHTS GO OFF AND SOMETIMES THEY REMAIN LIGHTED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I FEAR THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND HAVE TAKEN THIS MATTER TO A MECHANIC. THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AND HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS VERY STARTLING TO THE DRIVER AND OF GREAT CONCERN. THIS APPEARS ON INTERNET SEARCHES AND IT APPEARS THAT 100,000 PLUS INDIVIDUALS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND OBVIOUSLY THIS MATTER HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THERE ATTENTION. YET THEY CLAIM THEY ARE UNFAMILIAR AND WANT TO CHARGE $600 TO DIAGNOSE AND THEN LIKELY MORE TO FIX. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A LIE AS THERE IS NO WAY THAT ONE COULD BE READING SO MUCH ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET IF IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM IN THE GMC SIERRA TRUCKS. SOME CLAIM IT IS A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD WHILE OTHERS HAVE LOST THE USE OF THEIR BRAKES. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A FREEWAY.
- NHTSA ID
- 11076167
- Incident
- Dec 23, 2017
- Mileage
- 75,000 mi
BrakesSuspension
Filed Dec 4, 2017
I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED AND WAS ABLE TO USE FOR A BOUT A MONTH BEFORE BOTH REAR SPRING PERCHES BROKE ALLOWING THE SPRINGS TO REST UNDER THE PICKUP BODY, AFTER REPLACING THEM THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED BECAUSE OF RUST ANOTHER POOR QUALITY PRODUCT FROM GM !
- NHTSA ID
- 11052382
- Incident
- Aug 30, 2017
- Mileage
- 168,000 mi
BRAKE LINES RUSTED TO POINT OF REPLACEMENT
- NHTSA ID
- 11016132
- Incident
- Aug 17, 2017
- Mileage
- 190,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesSuspension
Filed Jun 30, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY LOWERED TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MAIN FRAME RAIL WAS FRACTURED IN THE CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE MAIN RAIL WAS PARTIALLY FRACTURED. THE FAILURE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LINE AND REAR CROSS MEMBER NEAR THE FUEL TANK WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10881739
- Incident
- Oct 23, 2000
- Mileage
- 92,000 mi
I WAS TURNING AROUND IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST. TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. THERE WAS NO WARNING (LIGHTS OR OTHERWISE) BEFORE THE INCIDENT, AND NO DASH LIGHTS LIT DURING THE INCIDENT EITHER. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10678693
- Incident
- Jan 21, 2015
- Mileage
- 68,700 mi
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM LEXINGTON KY WHEN I CAME AROUND A CURVE THERE WERE TWO DEER IN THE ROAD. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HIT ONE OF THE DEER WITH A GLANCING BLOW. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND THE DEER RAN AWAY. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN LEXINGTON WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE DEER WAS NOT A CHILD. I AM 72 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY OR THE ENERGY TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. LAST YEAR MY SON WAS BACKING HIS 2001 SILVERADO TO THE LAKE TO LOAD A BOAT WHEN THIS SAME THING HAPPENED. THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE WATER UP TO THE CAB BEFORE HE GOT IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. AFTER A 1100.00 REPAIR HE TRADED FOR A FORD. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT
- NHTSA ID
- 10567236
- Incident
- Oct 8, 2013
- Mileage
- 138,675 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed Oct 13, 2013
POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE, HYDRO BOOST SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS BRAKES FAILED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AND IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10547754
- Incident
- Aug 29, 2013
- Mileage
- 165,000 mi
WAS USING MY TRUCK TO TOW ANOTHER CAR ON A TRAILER AT THE TIME. WENT TO STOP FROM ABOUT 40 MPH. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WITHOUT WARNING. FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK WERE RUSTED AND HAD BLOWN OUT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10502641
- Incident
- Jul 7, 2011
- Mileage
- 135,678 mi
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED UNDER TRUCK CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TOWING A BOAT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10474577
- Incident
- Sep 8, 2012
- Mileage
- 160,115 mi
FRONT BRAKE LINE BURST! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10449104
- Incident
- Jan 16, 2012
- Mileage
- 97,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesFuel system
Filed Jan 25, 2012
WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP AND DRIVE IT HOME. THE LINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SAME THING HAPPENED IN DEC.2011. THIS TIME THE LINE WAS CORRODED AGAINST THE FRAME LEADING TO THE ABS MODULE. THIS REPAIR HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED BECAUSE OF EXPENSE. I PLAN TO REPLACE THE REMAINDER OF THE LINES BECAUSE THEY ARE RUSTING INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEADING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10445209
- Incident
- Jun 22, 2011
- Mileage
- 110,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED, CAUSING A RESISTANCE IN BRAKING AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION, BOTH BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10438066
- Incident
- Nov 26, 2011
- Mileage
- 48,000 mi
BADLY ROTTING/CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ONE HAS NOW BURST. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO WARNING. NO WARNING LIGHT NOW OR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. *KB
- NHTSA ID
- 10437624
- Incident
- Nov 25, 2011
- Mileage
- 205,000 mi
BRAKES START ANTI LOCK FEATURE WHEN APPROACHING STOP, GREATLY LENGTHENING THE STOPPING DISTANCE.....THIS IS REPEAT OF SAME PROBLEM RECALLED IN OCT 2005, RESOLUTION OF WHICH WAS TO CLEAN THE COMPONENTS...WELL THEY GET RUSTY AGAIN AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK....NOTE THAT BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE, ALL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED INCLUDING BOTH RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES(JULY 2009, 55745 MILES, $1684.03). *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10432181
- Incident
- Sep 5, 2011
- Mileage
- 63,000 mi
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES ON A 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500 PICK -UP TRUCK, LUCKILY IT HAPPENED PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, SEE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED ! IF NOT SO ALREADY ! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10416353
- Incident
- Jul 30, 2011
- Mileage
- 117,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED OR FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10376999
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2010
- Mileage
- 90,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC K2500. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A RECALL BUT THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND BOTH STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED IN 2005. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE BRAKES AND APPLIED THEM AGAIN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10332673
- Incident
- Feb 15, 2008
- Mileage
- 71,000 mi
RUSTED BRAKE LINES CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. IN DEALER NOW FOR REPAIR. A COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE ENGINEERED ON THE TRUCK TO NEVER BE REPLACED AS THE DEALER NEEDS TO LIFT THE TRUCK CAB OFF THE TRUCK TO REPLACE.. FEEL THIS CORROSION AND FAILURE IS PREMATURE AS I HAVE HAD OLDER VEHICLES THAT HAD HARDLY ANY CORROSION OR HAVE FAILED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET HURT OR MY FAMILY. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10331431
- Incident
- May 19, 2010
- Mileage
- 114,000 mi
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10329072
- Incident
- Jul 19, 2008
- Mileage
- 68,890 mi
IN THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER, 2009, MY FATHER AND I WERE PULLING A BUMPER HITCH CAMPING TRAILER WHEN THE TRUCK BRAKES FAILED. WE WERE ABLE TO LIMP THE REST OF THE WAY HOME BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ELECTRIC ASSIST BRAKES ON THE CAMPER. WHEN WE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAD CORRODED INSIDE THE FRAME, NEXT TO THE GAS TANK. THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER INCIDENT HAS ARISEN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10324870
- Incident
- Oct 28, 2009
- Mileage
- 99,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 25, 2010
WET SURFACE. TWO SIMILAR WRECKS IN TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY PICKUPS. ONE A 1994 AND THE OTHER IN A 2000 GMC. TRYING TO STOP, STANDING ON THE BRAKES, WHILE BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES ACCELERATED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. FOLLOWING THE LAST INCIDENT, I WENT STRAIGHT TO A LARGE EMPTY PARKING LOT AND DUPLICATED THE ACCELERATION WHILE STANDING ON BRAKES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10314223
- Incident
- Jan 20, 2005
- Mileage
- 85,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE ABS SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARRANT. THIS CONDITION CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR SERVICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE CURRENT WAS 112,759.
- NHTSA ID
- 10295671
- Incident
- Nov 2, 2009
- Mileage
- 112,000 mi
LOST BRAKES WHILE BACKING UP ND HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY-BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND HAD PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO STOP.SET E-BRAKE TO HOLD. MOVED VEHICLE TO MY DRIVEWAY TO CHECK PROBLEM. BRAKE LINES TO ABS BLOCK BROKE. LINES FOR FRONT AND REAR BRAKES BROKE DUE TO CORRISION. REMOVED LINES AND FOUND ALL LINES EXCEPT LINES ON REAR AXLE FAILED. REPLACED ALL SEVEN LINES. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10293533
- Incident
- Aug 30, 2009
- Mileage
- 75,000 mi
AT LOW STOPPING SPEEDS ABS BRAKES KICK IN AND CANNOT STOP. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10250373
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2008
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-10 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN NO MATTER HOW HE PRESSED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES (RECALL# 05V379000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DISABLED THE ABS BY REMOVING THE FUSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10192890
- Incident
- Jan 10, 2004
- Mileage
- 74,000 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.