1999 GMC Sierra Suspension Problems

BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ALL OVER BOTTOM OF TRUCK SPRAYING OUT I TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HAD 1000 DOLLAR BRAKE LINE JOB DONE GOT TRUCK BACK AND ABS BRAKES WORKED LIKE MANUAL BRAKES HAD A SENSOR AND 2 BALL JOINTS REPLACED IM BEING RIPPED OF FROM A GMC LOYAL CUSTOMER I WAS I GUESS BACK TO FORD OR TOYOTA FOR MY NEXT NEW TRUCKS I HAD WARRANTY ISSUES YOU CHEAP [XXX] WOULDNT PAY FOR A WATERPUMP THAT WAS LEAKING ONLY A 7 DOLLAR GASKET ALSO HAD A TRANSMISSION ON MY WORK VAN REPAIR AND THEN REPLACED AFTER A MONTH OF RUN AROUND. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10562371

Incident

Jan 30, 2014

Mileage

150,145 mi

ODD NOISE FROM VEHICLE. STOPPED AND NOTICED THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOW (BOX AND BACK OF CAB WERE IN CONTACT AT THE TOP AND SEPARATED BY SEVERAL INCHES AT THE BOTTOM. LOOKED AT FRAME AND SAW THAT RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME WAS RUSTED AND IS CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, ALLOWING FRAME TO SAG AND PRESENTING THE DANGER OF FRAME SEPARATION WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10504002

Incident

Mar 21, 2013

Mileage

240,000 mi

STRUCTURAL CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN FRAME RAILS JUST ABOVE REAR WHEELS RUSTED AWAY LEAVING RT REAR SHOCK UNATTACHED.....FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS WEEK BY BODY SHOP WILL DETERMINE AMOUNTS OF RUST TO LEFT SIDE AND POSSIBLE DANGER BY UNSUPPORTED GAS TANK?

NHTSA ID

10399005

Incident

Apr 28, 2011

Mileage

96,450 mi

DT: AT SLOW SPEEDS THERE IS A CLANKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES, AND CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE CONSUMER'S FOOT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2002. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT. THE OWNER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH OR LESS AND HAD NO BRAKE CONTROL, AND THE PEDAL WAS WORKING AGAINST THE DRIVER. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP 2 MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. GM, THE MANUFACTURER CAME AND INSPECTED THE TRUCK. GM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE TRUCK TO BE FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THEY INSPECTED IT. THE DEALERSHIPS REPORT STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING AFTER TESTING AND THE FOUND BEARING CAUSED UNWANTED ABS OPERATION DURING SLOW SPEEDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THE CRASH. *AK *SC

NHTSA ID

10125481

Incident

Jun 28, 2002

Mileage

28,178 mi

CONSUMER STATES: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN APPLYING IT MAKES WEIRD NOISE, AND HAS TO PUSH BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO DO 4 TIMES, WAS UNDER 5 MPH AND PEDAL KICKED BACK, AND IT GRABBED. JUST GOT ABS SERVICED AND NEW FUSE PUT IN. HAD TO TAKE OUT FUSE FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. COULD HEAR WHINNYING NOISE BEFORE TAKING OUT THE FUSE, AND LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER HOOKED UP VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10120582

Incident

Apr 29, 2005

Mileage

99,796 mi

FROM DAY ONE THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK AT 35-45 MPH AND AN AT 70 MPH.I HAD FRONT END ALIGNMENTS,TIRES BALANCE,NEW TIRES AND NEW WHEELS. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM.IDLED ROUGHLY AT STOP LIGHTS. TWO NEW FUEL PUMPS IN 3 MONTHS.DRIVE SEAT MAKES A POPPING NOSIE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN.SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON.ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10045939

Incident

Aug 11, 1999

WHEN VEHICLES ENGINE IS SHUT OFF THE ABS PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN, UNTIL THE VEHICLE BATTERY GOES DEAD, CONSUMER HAS TO DISCONNECT. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID

8022677

Incident

Oct 20, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE GOES INTO THE ABS MODE, WHEN THE ABS ARE NOT NEEDED. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID

8020949

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

HEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH OR OVER THE VEHICLE WILL START TO PULL TO THE LEFT, AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL ALSO START TO MAKE NOISE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8008750

Incident

Apr 1, 2002

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE TOW TO A REPAIRS SHOP AND INFORMED OF A FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8008274

Incident

Apr 10, 2002

AT TAKE OFF AND AT 45-55 MPH FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE ONCE FOR 3 WEEKS, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

899516

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

CONSUMER HAD 2 TIRE BELTS SEPARATED, ONE AT 25000 AND ONE AT 1500 MILES (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT 265-75R16 DOTW273WMA170). NLM

NHTSA ID

559502

VIBRATION OF ENTIRE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM DAY ONE. *AK

NHTSA ID

735337

AFTER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS IN THE FRONT END OF MY 1999 GMC SIERRA SLE XCAB 2WD SHORT BOX IT NOW PULLS TO THE LEFT ON FLAT HIGHWAY WHERE AS IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE THE PARTS WHERE INSTALLED. IF THERE IS RUTS FROM WEAR IN THE HIGHWAY THEN IT WILL MAINTAIN OR TRACK THEM. I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT A 300 POUND PERSON WILL PULL THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT APPROXIMATELY 1 DEGREE SO IT HAS TO BE RIGHT ON AND HE SAID IT WAS. WELL IT STILL PULLS TO THE LEFT AFTER THEY REPLACED ALL THE PARTS IN THE FRONT END ON THERE BULLENTIN FOR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO FOR ME.( DOT NUMBER: M63D TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )

NHTSA ID

729508

Incident

Aug 15, 2000

TO THOSE THAT COULD HELP ME GET GMC OR RANDY REED GMC PONTIAC IN KANSAS CITY, MO TO FIX THIS VIBRATION.I HAVE HAD THIS VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW AT 6 MILES WITH A DELIVER MILES OF 23. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER 13 TIMES IN THE LAST 14 MONTHS AND 8 OUT OF THOSE 13 TIMES IT WAS FOR THE VIBRATION. THE DEALER HAD PUT ALL NEW TIRES ON THE TRUCK AFTER ABOUT 3,000 MILES BUT STILL COULD NOT GET THE VIBRATION ALL THE WAY OUT. IT WAS TO A POINT WHERE I COULD STAND IT BUT I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH IT. THE VIBRATION COMES ON BETWEEN 65 TO 70 MPH WHICH INDICATES THE TIRES. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST P235/75R16 OWL WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL OEM TIRE FOR THAT TRUCK ON THAT YEAR. DURING THE TESTING AROUND THE TIME OF EXCHANGING OF ALL THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST FOR EXACT SAME THING WE PUT A SET OF FIRESTONE WRANGLER HT I BELIEVE ON IT AND IT RODE PERFECTLY SMOOTH. ON 08/15/2000 I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR A BULLETIN THE SERVICE MANAGER WANTED TO DO TO IT TO STRENGTHEN THE FRONT END ON IT AND I GOT IT BACK TWO DAYS LATER AND IT RIDES ROUGHER THAN BEFORE. I TOOK IT BACK ON 08/29/2000 AND THE NEW SERVICE MANAGER GOT INVOLVED AND SAID HE COULDNT FEEL ANYTHING ON VIBRATION SO I TOOK HIM FOR A RIDE AND WHEN YOU GO UP OR DOWN A HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 OR 67 MPH YOU FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE FLOOR SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL ALSO THE MIRRORS VIBRATE SOMETIMES WHERE YOU CAN NOT MAKE OUT THE VEHICLE LIGHTS BEHIND YOU. THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT STILL RIDES SMOOTHER THAN MY NEW DEMO WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE HE HAS THOSE FIRESTONE WRANGLER SOMETHING ON THE DEMO. I ALSO TALKED TO GMC A FEW TIMES AND THEY ARE TO THE POINT THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO.I LIKE THE TRUCK BUT HATE THE VIBRATION AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING ON TRIPS.THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOWNSHIFTS WHEN YOU GO OVER A HILL WITH IT SET ON 60MPH AND AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING.THEY WOULDN'T EVEN LIST THIS COMPLAINT WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT.

NHTSA ID

729507

Incident

Aug 15, 2000

MAJOR VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OVER 60, ALSO ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE OR JUMPING --DEALER WAS VERY RECEPTIVE AND STILL IS BUT GM SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

726136

I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEARING OF THE FRONT BRAKES, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE ROTORS BEING REPLACED FIRST, THEN THE PADS REPLACED 2 WEEKS LATER, AND UPON REPLACING THE PADS THE NEW ROTORS REQUIRED RESURFACING. SINCE THEN AFTER DRIVING APPROX 5K MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW PADS ARE APPOX 40% WORN. I REQUIRED THE RIGHT FRONT BALLJOINT TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE ROTORS WERE DONE. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES & HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND HAS A COMPLETE LOSE OF BRAKING. IT FAILED THE ANNUAL INSPECTION, DUE TO A LEAKING DONNUT GASKET. THE TAILGATE SQUEAKS & RATTLES, AND APPEARS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR CREAKS REQUIRING REPEATED GREASING. THERE APPEARS TO BE EXCESSIVE WEARING IN THE FRONT END AND BRAKING SYSTEM, AS WELL AS EXCESSIVE CREAKING & NOISE FROM THE REAR AREA OF THE TRUCK, TAILGATE, AND DRIVER'S DOOR. I HAVE BEEN MET WITH CONTINUED RESISTANCE AND LACK OF ANSWERS FROM BOTH THE MFG AND DEALER. ANY HELP OR INFORMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*AK

NHTSA ID

725736

Incident

Apr 4, 2000

POWER SWITCHES AND MOTORS FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

784727

WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION THERE IS A FLUTTER FROM THE FRONT NEAR THE WINDSHILD AND MAKE LOTS OF NOISE. *AK

NHTSA ID

711220

VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 55. VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS ADVISED POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH FRONT HUBS, REAR SHOCKS, WHEELS AND TIRES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER THREE (3) TIMES SINCE 08-25-99 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF PROBLEM, BUT AS OF 09-10-99, THE PROBLEM OF OVERALL MAJOR VIBRATION HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED.

NHTSA ID

711146

Incident

Aug 25, 1999

ABS BRAKES FAIL WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKES WHEN THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD 14 FAILURES IN 2095 MILES. THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS DOWN SLIGHTLY AND BECOMES SOLID, YOU CAN NOT PUSH DOWN ANYMORE AND THE VEHICLE GLIDES TO A SLOW STOP. IT WILL NOT STOP IN AN EMERGENCY IN THIS CASE. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN THE SUSPENSION AND THE ABS BRAKES. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND DOES NOT RECOVER FAST WHEN YOU GO OVER A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE WHOLE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. THE PLASTIC HUB NUTS ALWAYS COME LOOSE WHEN DRIVING.*AK

NHTSA ID

720793

Incident

Dec 1, 1999

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING CONTROL PROBLEMS. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 50 MPH, VEHICLE WANDERS ACROSS THE ROAD AND FRONT END FEELS LOOSE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE UNRESOLVED PROBLEM. *ML

NHTSA ID

858709

Incident

Mar 2, 2000

VEHICLE SHAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REAR SPRING HANGERS REPLACED--NO EFFECT. GMC SAYS "THE 1999/2000 MODELS ALL DO THAT."*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )

NHTSA ID

719097

Incident

Nov 27, 1999

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCE A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVE ASSEMBLY, BY THE TORSION BAR AREA AND STEERING MECHANISM. DEALER IS AWARE OF DEFECT , CLAIMS DEFECT CANNOT BE FIXED. *AK

NHTSA ID

855313

1.) ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO ACTIVATE AND NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO STOP NEARLY AS QUICK AS IF THERE WAS NO ANTI LOCK SYSTEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TO TEN TIMES, BUT HAS NOT RESULTED IN A WRECK. 2.) CLUNKING NOISE IN REAR END AREA - SOUNDS LINE EXCESSIVE BACKLASH IN REAR END. *AK

NHTSA ID

717013