1995 GMC Sierra Brakes Problems

WHILE TOWING OUR 42 FOOT CAMPER WITH THE 1 TON GMC DUALLY TRUCK WE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF TRUCK BRAKING CAUSING US TO RUN THRU A RED SIGNAL LIGHT. THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND BURST LEAVING VERY LITTLE BRAKING FROM TRUCK. THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED BY A GM DEALER ONLY 6 MONTHS AGO AND WERE DEEMED OK AFTER A 1200 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES. . THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH SUCH A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF BRAKING . THIS TRUCK IS MADE FOR TOWING AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE THE BRAKING EVER BE COMPROMISED. THE TRUCK HAS 125000 MILES AND SHOULD HAVE HAD A MORE DURABLE DESIGN INTEGRATED INTO THE BRAKE LINES.THERE ALSO WAS AN ENHANCED CHANCE FOR FIRE SINCE BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYED ON ENGINE WHEN BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ID

10926019

Incident

Nov 11, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THERE IS MASSIVE RUST ON THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE. BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT, CAUSING A PROBLEM WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DEALER DID NOT REMOVE THE OLD BRAKE LINE WHEN THEY INSTALLED A NEW ONE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10127443

Incident

Jun 5, 2005

Mileage

84,068 mi

METAL BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED CAUSING PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED FAILED BRAKE LINE.

NHTSA ID

10072432

Incident

May 11, 2004

Mileage

42,000 mi

#1, I SPENT 1,164.73 TO HAVE MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES REPAIRED AT A DEALER. I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL OF 1.4 MILLION REPORTS OF BRAKE FAILURE,WITH KELSY-HAVE PARTS ("KCB4"AND "EBC4"UNITS).WHY IF I HAD TO SPEND OVER $ 1,100.00 TO HAVE MY TRUCK REPAIRED WAS I NOT NOTIFIED????? #2 MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS BUTTON IS JAMMED AND THE DEALER WANTS 485.00 TO REPAIR. I HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPER REPAIRED. WHY IS MY EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FAILING? AND THERE IS NO RECALL NOTICE!!!! #3 MY EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AND HANDLE-BOTH BROKE. HOW MUCH IS A DEALER GOING TO RIP ME OFF TO REPAIR. #4 I HAD TO REPAIR THE COLD SOLDER JOINTS ON MY HOT/COLD SWITCH SO MY A/C WOULD RUN COLD. ONCE AGAIN THE DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT-"RIP ME OFF!!" #5 WHY AFTER ALMOST 100 YEARS CANT A CAR MAKER BUILD THEIR CARS BETTER RATHER THAN CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO KEEP THE PARTS/SERVICE INDUSTRY BOOMING. IF MY OLD MAN WASN'T SHOT BY A ?!@#$% FIGHTER PLANE I WOULD BUY FROM THE ?!@#$%, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BUY AMERICAN (BECAUSE I AM ONE)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #6 ONE LAST THING WHEN I HAD MY FUEL INJECTORS "CLEANED" THE F/N DEALER JUST PUMPED ALMOST 60 LBS OF AIR IN MY TIRES.(SOME CLEANING)??????*AK

NHTSA ID

10058938

Incident

Jan 8, 2002

AC FAILURE AT 20,000 MILES - ABS FAILURE AT 90,000 MILES- INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 95,000 MILES- WINSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AT 95,000 MILES- POWER WINDOW FAILURE AT 100,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10069061

Incident

Sep 15, 2003

WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE DID NOT KEEP BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR TANK AND THE FLUID HAD RUN OUT ON THE TIRES, THERE WAS PULLING AND THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES WERE RUINED FROM THE BRAKE FLUID. WHEN THE PULLING WAS FELT A NOISE WOULD BE PRESENT. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10048299

Incident

Jul 2, 2003

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

757753

Incident

Jan 15, 2002

ABS LIGHT WENT ON PERMANTLY AND ABS DIDNOT WORK HAD TO HAVE MOTOR REPLACED BECAUSE OF MOTOR AND VALVE FAILURE FEB 2000, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED IN JULY 2000 WITH THE SAME RESULTS AND THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, NOW HAS HAPPEN A THIRD TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME SOLUTION MARCH 2001, THERE IS NO REASON THIS UNIT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN 13 MONTHS. *AK

NHTSA ID

743187

Incident

Feb 20, 2000

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE OF BRAKES THAT DID NOT ACTUATE.THERE WAS A HARD APPLICATION OF BRAKES .*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

872455

Incident

Aug 31, 2000

BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET HAD TO BE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO OVERHEATING; DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

863195

Incident

May 15, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. VEHICLE BEGINS TO JUMP, AND BRAKES LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

NHTSA ID

862451

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR AND TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT WONT STOP . HAVE ALMOST HAD ACCIDENTS A FEW TIMES WHEN THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A GROWLING NOIS FROM UNDER THE CAR. FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT REAR BRAKES HARDLY WORN AFTER 85000 MILES AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOT BEING USED. WIPER MOTER STOPES INTERMITTANTLY IN RAIN . HIGH SPEED DOES NOT WORK. WHEN NOT WORKING CANNOT DRIVE CAR IN RAIN . HAVE HAD STOP WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS DANGEROUS. FOUND THAT YOU HAVE LISTED A RECALL . HOWEVER THE GMC WEB SITE DID NOT OFFER THIS INFORMATION. AS SECOND OWNER OF RECORD I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED . MY DAUGHTER WAS FIRST OWNER AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS.

NHTSA ID

721081

Incident

Sep 15, 1998

AT ANY TIME WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

859379

DETERIORATION OF THE INNER LINNING OF THE FRONT BRAKE LINES CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCKUP AFTER APPLYING. THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM AND WHEN IT WOULD LOCKUP IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL SEVERLY TO THE LEFT. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKE LOCKED UP IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC. *AK

NHTSA ID

720773

Incident

Mar 25, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

720249

ABS LIGHT CAME ON/ABS FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK

NHTSA ID

718832

Incident

Jan 28, 1999

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT TOO QUICKLY. I ONLY HAVE 17,000 MILES ON THE CURRENT PADS AND THEY ARE WORN OUT. I CONTACTED GMC. THEY SAY THEY ARE SORRY BUT THAT'S THE WAY THE BRAKES ARE ON THAT YEAR OF TRUCK. THEY SAY THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET FIX FOR THIS. GMC LITERATURE ON THEIR NEW 2000 SIERRA TRUCKS SAY THE PADS ARE "4 TIMES" LARGER THAN ON PREVIOUS TRUCKS. THIS TELLS ME GM WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT ON THEIR NEW TRUCKS BUT HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO ASSIST OWNERS OF OLDER TRUCKS. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE AN AFTER MARKET CALIPER WITH LARGER PADS FOR INSTALLATION ON OLDER TRUCKS IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR UNDERSIZED BRAKES. I TOW A TRAILER AND THIS HAS ESPECIALLY BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE DUE TO THE ADDED WEIGHT GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A FRIEND AT WORK THAT HAS THE SAME TRUCK BUT HIS IS A 1994 MODEL. HE SAYS HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS TRUCK AND HE IS NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS SITUATION EITHER. AS A SIDE NOTE, I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM ALFRED MATTHEWS IN MODESTO, CA., HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN HAVING ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED BY GEWEKE GMC IN MANTECA, CA. BECAUSE THEY ARE MUCH CLOSER TO WHERE I LIVE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ALFRED MATTHEWS ABOUT ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE ONLY DISCUSSED THESE PROBLEMS WITH GEWEKE PERSONNEL. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

717759

Incident

Jan 14, 2000

MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER LEAKING. NLM

NHTSA ID

550277

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND ALL THE WHELLS LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID. *AK

NHTSA ID

847786

Incident

Jul 16, 1999

ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. COMPUTER CHIP IS NOT APPLYING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO REAR BRAKES, NO WEAR ON REAR BRAKE SHOES. BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

845443

Incident

Jan 1, 1995

ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM; WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP, AND WITHIN SECONDS THE LEFT SIDE WHEEL WOULD ALSO LOCK UP. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

847144

Incident

Aug 18, 1999

ABS SENOR LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STILL ON. DEALER WAS INFORMED. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE AT A COST OF $1,000.00. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WHICH SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY. SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK *YC

NHTSA ID

842872

Incident

Feb 1, 1999

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS WHICH MELTED TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

843200

Incident

Jul 12, 1999

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATION LIGHT WOULD FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *YC

NHTSA ID

843000

Incident

Jun 22, 1999

AT A STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

837255

Incident

Nov 1, 1998