1998 GMC Sierra

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

• 12/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AND OUT. INSTEAD OF STOPPING IT WILL JUST SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB

• 12/26/2014· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT BUT THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. ....UPDATED 01/23/15 *BF UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

• 12/23/1998· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIRBRATE AND BOUNCE. ALSO, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE FRAME AND WITHIN THE WHEEL BASE WHICH IS AT A DISTANCE FROM THE WHEELS IN THE EXTENDED CAB. *AK *ML

• 12/21/2006· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED THE STEERING SEEMS TO "SLIP" ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, HOWEVER THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. THIS ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS HAS ALMOST GOT ME IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO EITHER FIND OR RECOGNIZE THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. *JB

• 12/16/2014· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE TRUCK SHUT OFF NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING A TRAILER. THE GMC DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE SHUT OFF WAS THE RESULT OF A PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER (PMD) FAILURE ON THE 6.5L DIESEL MOTOR. VERY UNSAFE SHOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

• 12/16/2006· AIR BAGS

  SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DIDN'T EXTINGUISH. I TOOK MY 1998 GMC EXTD. CAB PICKUP TO THE DEALER AND THEY COMPLETED REPAIRS ($755.14, EVEN AT A DISCOUNTED RATE). THE PROBLEM WAS THE SIR COIL INTERMITTENTLY WAS GROUNDING, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE SDM MODULE. MY AIRBAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE AIRBAGS WERE MANDATED BACK IN 1998, I WOULD HAVE HOPED THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT SYSTEM! SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, BARRING DEPLOYMENT FROM AN ACCIDENT. *JB

• 12/15/2008· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT I HEARD AND FELT A METALLIC BANG. THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO 1ST GEAR AND WOULDN'T SHIFT UP. I LOST REVERSE TOO. *TR

• 12/14/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/11/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH IN TOWN WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, BRAKES BEGAN TO GRAB. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO IDEAL BUICK OF FREDERICK MARYLAND. MECHANIC TOOK WHEELS OFF AND DRIED THEM OUT, THEN TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP--5871 URBANA PIKE, FREDRICK, MARYLAND ---1-800-922-8425. *AK *SLC

• 12/10/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE REAR BRAKES SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND BALANCED, THE BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, AND THE BRAKE SHOES AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE SHOES MOVE ABOUT AND THERE WAS NO WAY THEY COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED AND HAVE BEEN SINCE APRIL OF 2006. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,625. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

• 12/06/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SERVICE REQUEST # FILED AT GENERAL MOTORS REGIONAL OFFICE #(71-448842107)INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING IN ALL 4 CORNERS ON MY GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK. LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE, AND POSSIBLE SEIZURE OF ENGINE. BACKORDER OF GM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. A PETITION HAS BEEN CREATED AND SENT TO GM AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU EXPLAINING ....AS OF APRIL 10, 2002, THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AT THIS TIME, IS IT NOT EVEN KNOWN WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. BEING AWARE OF THIS PROVES THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED. BECAUSE OF APPARENT POOR ENGINEERING, GM CAN NOT MANUFACTURER REPLACEMENTS FAST ENOUGH FOR ALL THE VEHICLES IN WHICH THEY ARE NEEDED. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS CAN LEAD TO ANY NUMBER OF VERY SERIOUS, AND EXPENSIVE, PROBLEMS. WHILE THE PART ITSELF ISN'T COSTLY, THE LABOR TO REPAIR IT IS VERY INTENSIVE, AND HAS BEEN QUOTED AROUND $800 USD (GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE). THIS IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER COSTLY PROBLEM(S) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK MAY HAVE PRODUCED. WE ARE DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL MOTORS. A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR GM TO ASSEMBLE A RECALL. WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE WORLD'S LARGEST VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S AUTOMOTIVE SALES LEADER SINCE 1931 WILL STAND UP AND CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS SO PREVALENT AMONG THEIR VEHICLES. RECALLS SHOULD BE MANDATED IN ALL CASES OF INCOMPETENCE, NOT SOLELY WHEN IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY. SINCERELY, 13,000 SIGNATURES HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/GMCNSMRS/PETITION.HTML *JB

• 12/05/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY BOTH VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. *AK

• 12/05/2002· STEERING

  INTERMITTENTLY AND MOMENTARY THE STEERING WOULD LOSE CONTROL AT MULTIPLE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACES THE EVO SENSOR TWICE AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 12/03/2003· EQUIPMENT

  CONSUMER FOUND FLUID ON THE PASSENGER'S FLOORBOARD. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FLUID WAS CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER . AIR CONDITIONING FLUID CAUSED THE BLOWER MOTOR TO SHORT OUT, CAUSING CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE FASTER THAN NORMAL.*AK

• 11/30/2021· STRUCTURE

  The dash is busted in several pieces and places.

• 11/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  IN WET CONDITIONS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/28/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE COLLISION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND KNEE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLS. AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 11/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES HEATED UP, MELTED WHEEL WEIGHTS OFF AND BURNED ABS WIRES. TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. WAS THERE A RECALL ON BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND IS THERE ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THANKS

• 11/27/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/23/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE UNLOADING OIL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CABLE ON THE TAILGATE BROKE. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT WAS UPSET BECAUSE I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WOULD BE DAMAGE TO MY TAILGATE, THAT IT MAY MAY DENTED OR SPRUNG. I PURCHASED A NEW CABLE AND INSTALLED. I QUESTIONED THE CABLE AS TO HOW IT LOOKED WHEN BROKEN. IT ALMOST LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WAS CUT. THE CABLE BEING COVERED DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF WEAR. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE CABLE SHOULD HAVE BROKEN IN STRANDS. IT JUST SEEMS TO BE AN UNUSUAL BREAK. *AK

• 11/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

• 11/16/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS PULSATION FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. DEALER SAYS THERE ARE HEAT CRACKS IN ROTORS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR 3RD OR 4TH TIME. *AK

• 11/13/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED HIS BRAKES TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFTER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD BURST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/12/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHEN TURNING THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS ON, THE MOTOR MAKES A LOT OF NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: ENGINE COOLANT TANK AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ARE LEAKING, BRAKES AND FUEL PUMP ARE NOISY, AND PASSENGER SIDE DEFROSTER DOES NOT FLOW ENOUGH AIR. *AK *ML

• 11/08/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000L FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE ALTHOUGH IT HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL. WHILE HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING GARAGE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO BUMP INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/08/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. HE BELIEVED IT IS DUE TO CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSORS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MORE OFTEN. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *AK

• 11/08/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING LOW SPEED BREAKING MY ANTILOCK BRAKES KICK IN CAUSING THE MY TRUCK NOT TO STOP WHEN INTENDED. *NM

• 11/05/2003· VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER TURNED THE SWITCH OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. AS TIME WENT ON THE PROBLEM WORSENED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. SOMETIMES THEY WOULDN'T COME ON FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1997 MODEL YEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS SINCE PAID TO THE HAVE THE MODULE REPLACED. *PH ALSO THE TAILGATE DID NOT ALOWAYS LOCK INTO PLACE. *JB

• 11/05/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS PROBLEM OCCURED FIRST IN OCTOBER 1998 AND COURTESY PONTIAC, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM! LAST WEEK UPON RETURNING FROM NEW MEXICO THE ENGINE LOST POWER IN MISSOURI AND I STOPPED AT A GASSTATION AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE TANK. THIS WAS REFILLED AND ONE EXIT FURTHER THE OIL WAS CHECKED AFTER THE PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECTED. THIS TIME NO OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE. BEFORE THE TRAVEL A GMC DEALER IN SHELBYVILLE KY DID THE MAINTENANCE ON IT, FILLING 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN!

• 11/02/1998· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISION HAS A HARSH SHIFT ALMOST AS IF THE ENGINE MIS-FIRES AS IT CHANGES FROM GEAR TO GEAR. CRONIC HAS RESET THE ELECTRONIC MEMORY VALVES WITH NO RESULTS. I AM NOW BEING SMOOTHED OVER BY THEM BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THEY KNOW OF ANYTHING ELSE TO DO. I TRUST THAT A GMC TRUCK, NUMBER ONE IN MY BOOK, THIS EXPENSIVE WOULD PERFORM MORE SMOOTHLY THAN THE COMPETITOR'S TRUCK (FORD,WHICH OUTSHIFTS GMC HANDS DOWN) WOULD. YOUR RESPONSE AS TO WHAT IT IS WILL BE APPRECIATED!! LET ME HERE FROM YOU MIKE BROCK

• 11/01/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/01/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  APPLIED BREAK TO START TRUCK. FOOT WENT TO FLOOR, VERY WEAK PEDAL. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, FOUND FRONT RESERVOIR EMPTY. TRACED BRAKE LINES FOR LEAKS. FOUND PORTION OF REAR HARD BRAKE LINE BETWEEN GAS TANK AND REAR AXLE RUSTED THROUGH AT BEND WHERE BRAKE LINE LEAVES FRAME RAIL AND HEADS TO CONNECT TO FLEXIBLE LINE AT REAR DIFFERENTIAL. ENTIRE AREA AROUND LEAK, BOTTOM OF BED, FRAME RAIL, SHOCK, SPRING, ETC. DRIPPING WITH BRAKE FLUID. REPLACED A PREVIOUS SECTION OF REAR BRAKE LINEAROUND 125K MILES PRIOR TO FINDING OUT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC / CHEVY TRUCKS. *TR

• 10/29/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTI- LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NEEDED MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT. THIS OCCURS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL HUB SPEED SENSORS. THE 1999 AND UP MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE 1998 HAVE NOT. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED TWICE. *JB

• 10/29/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  BROKEN TAIL GATE CABLES ON A 98 GMC K 1500 PICKUP. *AK

• 10/26/2000· TIRES

  DURING THE 29 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED MY GMC I HAVE HAD 4 FLATS AND 2 BLOWOUTS. ALL OF THEM OCCURRED WITH LESS THAN 16,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE STEELTEX TIRES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

• 10/22/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  SMELL OF FUEL WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, WHEN VEHICLE LEFT RUNNING PARKED, VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND DESTROYED THE VEHICLE.

• 10/18/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS. THE ABS KICKS IN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR STOPPING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2003. HE HAS TO PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE IT PUSHES BACK AGAINST HIS FOOT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE COULD BE HURT DUE TO THE DELAYED STOPPING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE SENSORS WERE DIRTY, AND HAD MAJOR CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THEM TO WORK IMPROPERLY, AND BOTH SENSORS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD THEM CLEANED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE HE HAD THEM CLEANED. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK. *AK

• 10/17/2000· SUSPENSION

  THE FRAME RESONANT VIBRATION FREQUENCY ON THIS TRUCK PRECISELY MATCHES THE TIRE ROTATION FREAUENCY AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THIS CAUSES VERY ANOYING BOUNCING OF THE REAR END AT 45 MPH. WHEN BRAKIN AT 45 MPH, THE REAR END JUMPS ABOUT UNCONTROLABLY AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. ONLY THE EXTENDED CAB MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IF ONE USES THE EXACT SAME FRAME THAT IS ON THE REGULAR CAB MODEL FOR THE EXTENDED CAB MODEL AND SIMPLY MAKES IT LONGER, THE STIFFNESS WILL BE LESS AND COULD LEAD TO THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS THE RESULT OF INADEQUATE FRAME STIFFNESS, AND I BELIEVE GMC KNOWS (AND HAS KNOWN) THIS AND HAS MADE A BUSINESS DECISION TO PUT UP WITH THE COMPLAINTS RATHER THAN FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL OWNERS OF SIMILAR MODELS OF GMC AND CHEVY THAT I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO IGNORE A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM.

• 10/16/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL.*AK

• 10/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/09/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS & WASHER SPRAY INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STOP WORKING, BUZZ SOUND FROM MOTOR HOUSING. TYPICALLY I COULD GET TO START AGAIN BY HITTING BLACK COVER OF WIPER MOTOR. I TOOK OFF COVER AND DETERMINED THE CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED, PROBABLY THE RELAY. I PURCHASED NEW BOARD AND WORKS FINE. I NOTIFY NHTSA FOR 2 REASONS & THINK SHOULD BE RECALL. 1) NEW PART INDICATES NEED TO SEAL COVER, ORIGINAL NOT SEALED 2) FRIEND HAS SAME YEAR CHEVY K2500 & HAS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. SUSPECT MAY BE DUE TO NORTHEAST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND DEFECT IN DESIGN.*AK

• 10/09/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS DOES NOT CATCH, AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. DEALER HAS NOT FIXED THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/05/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 139,000. UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF THE WIPER WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $ 311.00. UPDATE 10/26/11

• 10/02/2000· TIRES

  PE-00020 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, GMC, VAN 3500, TIRE SIZE LT24575R16. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *AK

• 10/02/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING, ALSO ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IN ADDITION, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING.CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

• 09/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: 1999 GMC SIERRA. CALLED GMC, AND THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRUCK WAS MADE IN CANADA, AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO GO TO CANADA TO HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CANADA. WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MADE FOR CANADA. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED IN THE UNITED STATES. FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL FROM THE NEWSPAPER. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON VEHICLE HE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER. ITHE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THROUGH A GMC DEALER IN THE UNITED STATES. SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM THE GMC DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED FROM CANADA. THE CONSUMER JUST WANTED BRAKES FIXED AND THE RECALL COMPLETED. *SC *AK

• 09/29/1999· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IT DRIVES VERY ROUGH, MEANING THE VEHILCE VIBRATES AND SHAKES CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS/PADS AND SHOES, REAR AXLE, AND HUBS. BUT VEHICLE STILL SHAKES. *AK

• 09/28/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT TO WORK, CAME OUT AND VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT, THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE POWER MIRROR SWITCH, CLAIM 22-V226-581. *SLC

• 09/28/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AND WENT TO WORK, CAME OUT AND VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT, THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE POWER MIRROR SWITCH, CLAIM 22-V226-581. *SLC