1996 GMC Sierra

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS. *AK

• 12/27/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20-25MPH VEHICLE SLID ON ICE AND HIT A POLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/24/1999· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.

• 12/23/1997· SEATS

  WHILE APPLYING GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL OR EVEN MAKING A TURN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOVES FORWARD. DEALER STATED VEHICLE IS OPERATING PROPERLY. *AK

• 12/19/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, JUST AS STATED IN RECALL OF OTHER 1996 GMC TRUCKS, BUT MY VIN # DID NOT FALL WITHIN RECALL RANGE. PART REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. REQUEST EXPANDING RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VIN #. *AK

• 12/18/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT. DEALER FOUND WIRING BURNED UP ON DIMMER SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN. NO FIRE OCCURRED. DEALER CHARGE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS $502.65. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT. INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE. WHY DIDN'T FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECT WIRING? PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE FAILED DIMMER SWITCH ASSEMBLY. WE HAVE THE FAILED SWITCH WHICH THE DEALER HERE IN FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN REPLACED.

• 12/10/2001· POWER TRAIN

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF OVERDRIVE TO NEXT GEAR. THEN, AFTER STOPPING AND REACCELERATION VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFTING INTO GEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

• 12/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVNG AT ANY SPEED UNDER ANY CONDITION AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD RUBBING NOISE AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/09/1997· VISIBILITY

  DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 12/08/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS, AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/07/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK ON THE ROAD HEADLIGHTS WILL CUT OFF, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT LIGHTS. ALSO, WHEN ON HIGH BEAM THEY WILL TURN OFF. *AK

• 12/06/1999· VISIBILITY

  HAD PROBLEM THEN NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IS NHTSA RECALL# 98V 150000. LEVALLY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE. ALSO SEE SOMEONE WITH SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB PAGE WITH SAME RESULTS. ALSO SAME STORY IN TRAILER LIFE WITH SAME RESULTS. ALL OF US WERE TOLD OUR VIN NUMBER NOT COVERED. JUST WHAT VEHICLES DID GM RECALL?

• 12/05/2004· VISIBILITY

  MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITEDLY AND I FOUND THE RECAL FOR IT ON THIS SITE. 996 GMC SIERRA PICKUP..THE DEALORSHIP IS SAYING EVEN THOUGH MY WIPERS ARE BROKEN THEY CANNOT REPAIR FOR FREE BECAUSE MY PARTICULAR VIN # ISN'T ON THE LIST. *AK

• 12/05/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000 MPH, EXPERIENCED LACK OF ADEQUATE BRAKES. AT 17895, BRAKES SQUEALED AND FADED. DEALER EXPLAINED TO CONSUMER THAT TRUCK WAS ONLY DESIGNED TO CARRY 6, 200 LBS AS TOTAL VEHICLE WEIGHT. THE TRUCK'S EMPTY WEIGHT WAS 4850 LBS. WHEN A FULL TANK OF FUEL WAS ADDED, IT INCREASED THE TOTAL WEIGHT TO 5100 LBS. THIS ONLY LEFT 1100 LBS AND NO PASENGERS' LUGGAGE WAS ADDED. WITH 5 ADULTS IN THE TRUCK, THE VEHICLE WAS OVERLOADED. THIS AFFECTED THE BRAKING CAPACITY. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING AXLE ASSEMBLY SEAL. *AK

• 12/02/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES HIS VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT ANY REASON, CAUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. PROBLEMS IS DUE TO A FAULTY FUELS INJECTION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURES HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/01/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE HIT A DEER AT 55MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/30/2000· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAINSTORM. CONSUMER WAS PULLING A HORSE TRAILOR. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULDN'T COVER IT AFTER 50,000 MILES. CONSUMER HAD TO PICK UP THE REPAIR EXPENSES. *AK

• 11/29/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILURE/HARD SHIFTS/GM SAYS NO PROBLEM HOWEVER I HAVE LOCATED COUNTLESS OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM,GM INSTALLED A NEW TRANS.AT 35000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER THE NEW TRANS HAS BEEN HARD SHIFTING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR DIF.,MY MAIN PROBLEM IS WHAT IS THE FIX!,IF I INSTALL ANOTHER TRANS WILL IT LAST,HOW ABOUT THE REAR DIF.REPAIRS,AT THIS TIME I CAN ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 4-5 MILES BEFORE TRANS ACTS UP,MY WIFE WILL NOT USE TRUCK THIS WAY AND THE $S ARE ADDING UP

• 11/29/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 33 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN HEAD-ON ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/28/2001· VISIBILITY

  WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/26/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT AND OTHER WIRING HAVE MELTED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETLY SHUTDOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEATS

  FRONT SEATS MAKE NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED,; ALSO MOVE WHEN STOPPING. *AK

• 11/25/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IT WILL HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 11/23/1999· VISIBILITY

  WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

• 11/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/21/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY DURING RAIN STORMS. TS

• 11/21/1996· SEATS

  FRONT BUCKET SEAT RISER HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER EACH REPLACEMENT CONTAINED SAME DEFECT, LOOSE AT THE MOUNTS.

• 11/20/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/20/2000· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO MAKE RIGHT HAND TURN, AND REAR END SHIFTED AND VEHICLE STARTED MAKING FUNNY NOISES. TRANSMISIION STARTED SLIPPING, AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO SHIFT AT ALL.*AK

• 11/15/2000· VISIBILITY

  MY PROBLEM EXISTS (EXACTLY) AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR RECALL DATABASE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001. I INSPECTED THE CIRCUIT CARD AND FOUND THE CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS AS YOU DESCRIBED. GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ADVISES THAT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. PERHAPS THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAN GMC ADMITTED.*AK

• 11/15/2000· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  AS I WAS ENTERING FLORIDA I HAD JUST PASED SEVERAL CARS AND TRUCKS AT ABOUT 7 PM SUNDAY NIGHT . I WAS RELAXING AND PULLED MY LEFT FOOT BACK TO THE SEAT WHEN I BUMPED THE HOOD RELEASE WITH MY FOOT. THE HOOD IMEDIATLY OPENED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE WIND SHIELD. I IMMEDIATEL STARTED WATCHING THE ROAD BESIDE THE TRUCK, PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL . THE MAN BEHIND ME SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FLASHED HIS LIGHTS AT ME AND SLOWED DOWN THE TRAFIC BEHINDE ME SO I COULD SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT HURT AND THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT GET BROKEN. I HAD A STRAP WITH ME THAT I USED TO HOLD DOWN THE HOOD SO WE WERE ABLE TO PROSEED TO OUR DESTINATION. I CALLED THE LOCAL GMC DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON HOOD LATCH, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN ESTIMATE. I THEN WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER TO CHECK ON A NEW TRUCK, AND FOUND THAT IN 2000 THEY CHANGED THE HOOD LATCH TO A STILE THAT COULD NOT COME ALL THE WAY OPEN THE WAY MINE DID. THE RELEASE LEVER IS STILL IN THE SAME PLACE AND CAN BE COUGHT BY YOUR FOOT AND CAUSE THE HOOD TO UNLATCH, BUT WITH THE NEW SAFETY THAT IS PART OF THE HOOD LATCH IT CAN NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. I CAN NOT BELEAVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NOONE ELSE THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE LATCH IN 2000 UNLESS THEY HAD PROBLEMS. I DID NOT TRUST THE TRUCK ANYMORE THINKING OF HOW EASILY WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE CONDITIONS HAD BEEN DIFERENT, SO I TRADED IT IN ON A 97 FORD F150 BEFORE I LEFT. I HAD CALLED THE GMC HOTLINE AND REPORTED THIS TO THEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD PUT IT IN MY RECORDS. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTURNEY WHO SAID IF I CAN FIND IF MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THAT HE WOULD CONSIDER A CLASS ACTION SUTE AGINST GMC FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED BY SIMPLY PUTTING A SHIELD OVER THE INSIDE RELEASE SO YOUR FOOT COULD NOT CATCH IT. WHEN I RETURNED TO MICHIGAN I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND WHO SAID THAT HE'S POPING THE HOOD ON HIS CHEVROLET

• 11/14/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN WET CONDITIONS.

• 11/12/2003· VISIBILITY

  RECALL 03V159000. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WITH A BAD PART. THIS MADE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERATIVE. ALSO THE DEALERSHIP MISJUDGED THE CAUSE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, AND WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER FOR A PART THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB

• 11/10/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING/ ANY TYPE OF ROAD CONDITIONS, DRY WEATHER OR WET WEATHER, THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP. TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAITON. *AK

• 11/10/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/09/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MANUFACTURER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT, ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

• 11/09/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MANUFACTURER UNCOOPERATIVE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

• 11/09/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BOLTS BECAME LOOSE AND WORKED THEIR WAY OUT RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION SHIMMY AND SHAKING AS WELL AS RATTLING.

• 11/09/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/07/2002· VISIBILITY

  WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENLY DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVER. TS

• 11/06/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE SOMETIMES APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY DON'T RESPOND AT ALL. *AK

• 11/06/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY MUSHY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO, PROBLEM OCCURS ON ALL TYPES OF PAVEMENST. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER WHICH TEMPORAY CORRECTED PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO LOW BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

• 11/05/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS GET STUCK, MOVE, AND WILL STOP. THEN, THEY WILL START UP AGAIN, AND STOP. A MODULE WAS INSTALLED. CURRENTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM, A BURNING SMELL, THAT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL, AND THEY WON'T DO ANY OTHER REPAIRS. *AK

• 11/04/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 11/03/2003· VISIBILITY

  RECALL CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD IN 1996 GMC SIERRA.*MR *CB

• 11/03/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT ANY SPEED BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY, HAVE TO PULL TO SIDE, PRESS HARD, STILL DO NOT FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE 4-5 TIMES PUT NEW DRUM/PADS, STILL CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/01/1999· SEATS

  SEAT TRACK BROKE WHILE CONSUME WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT BACK SEVERAL INCHES. SEAT NOW EXHIBIT ROCKING MOTION DURING NORMAL DRIVING. NLM

• 11/01/1999· VISIBILITY

  SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL COME ON CONSUMER BUMPS THEM WITH HAND. SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT THIE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL FAILED TO HOLD GREASE IN AXLE, GREASE DRIPPED ALL OVER LEFT REAR WHEEL & BRAKE PADS, POTENTIAL FOR FIRE/BRAKE FAILURE, DEALER REPLACED SEAL & BRAKE PADS, REFILLED AXLE WITH GREASE. *AK

• 10/29/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER/MFR'S HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE SOLID STATE ELECTRONIC CARD FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONE YEAR OLD, THE WIPERS STAYED OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL THE SOLID STATE CARD WAS TAPED ON. *SLC