2006 GMC Sierra

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

• 12/29/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY 2006 GMC HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2009 WITH 16,000 MILES. I KEEP THE TRUCK CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT, TOP TO BOTTOM INCLUDING UNDER THE VEHICLE. PEOPLE COMMENT TO ME ALL THE TIME ON HOW NICE THE TRUCK LOOKS. BRAKE LINE LET GO IN YARD. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES HAD TO HIT REVERSE THEN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM GOING UP TOWN. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED WHERE IT DID. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 40 YEARS AND ONLY REPLACED ONE BRAKE LINE IN A 11 YEAR OLD FORD TRUCK AND THAT WAS JUST A SECTION NEAR A BEND. THIS TRUCK NEEDS TO HAVE ALL THE LINES REPLACED. I JUST REPLACED ALL THE TRANSMISSION LINES 4 MONTHS AGO FOR $800.00. SAME THING, ALL RUSTED. I LIVED IN MASSACHUSETTS MY WHOLE LIFE AND I DO MY BEST TO KEEP THE SALT OFF THE TRUCK. LAST TIME I EVER SEEN RUST ISSUES THIS BAD WAS IN THE 1970S WHEN CARS WOULD START RUSTING OUT AFTER 3 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE REUSED STEEL THAT CAME FROM OVERSEAS. *TR

• 12/28/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR SITTING IDLE IN PARK, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE AND INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO LOW DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE MODULE IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

• 12/26/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE IN MOTION. CORRODED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL FLUID. HAD THIS HAPPENED 5 MINUTES EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC. AT 70 YEARS OLD I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW CATASTROPHIC AN ACCIDENT MY REFLEXES WOULD HAVE GENERATED. THE FLUID SPRAYED ON THE HOT ENGINE CREATING A CLOUD OF SMOKE. I WAS AFRAID THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. THE FLUID COOKED OFF THE ENGINE AS SMOKE AND AGAIN LUCKILY THERE WAS NO FIRE. NOW AFTER EXTENSIVE REPAIRS, I AM VERY NERVOUS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH CORROSION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS BLOGS ON THE INTERNET INDICATE THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE AWHILE. I HAVE ATTACHED THE INVOICE OF THE REPAIRS REQUIRED. I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH OF A MCDONALDS AND HAD PLACED MY ORDER AND WAS PULLING TO THE WINDOW TO PAY WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY MOVING SLOWLY AT THAT TIME, THUS ABLE TO AVOID INJURING ANYONE OR DAMAGING ANY OTHER VEHICLES.

• 12/22/2014· AIR BAGS

  IN LATE OCTOBER, 2013, I PURCHASED MY 2006 GMC SIERRA C1500 STANDARD CAB, 2WD PICKUP FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. ON OR ABOUT, DECEMBER 01, 2013, I NOTICED THAT THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY. THE "AIRBAG" ILLUMINATED SYMBOL IN THE DASH INSTRUMENTATION AREA WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THIS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON AND GO OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GMC/CHEVROLET DEALER FOR SERVICE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED ME TO FIX THE ISSUE AND IT DID NOT APPEAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THEIR REPAIR. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER, AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR PREVIOUS ISSUES ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT I HAVE HAD SERVICED THERE. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY SINCE ABOUT FEBRUARY, 2014, AS WELL AS THE ILLUMINATED ICON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH THEIR ABILITY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AND MAY HAVE TO SEEK THIRD PARTY REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE. GENERAL MOTORS SEEMS TO HAVE NO WEB SITE TO ASSIST OWNERS AND I MUST NOW GLEAN KNOWLEDGE FROM THE INTERNET IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. I CAN FIND NO RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY MAKE AND YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT ONE DOES NOT EXIST. *TR

• 12/22/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2006 SIERRA -75000MILES CLUNKING IN DRIVETRAIN WHEN TRANS. SHIFTS REAREND CLUNKS AND JUMPS IN AND OUT WHEN DIFF LOCK IS NEEDED CHATTER IN STEERING COLUMN ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DOWN TO 1/2 -3/4 TANK (EVERYTIME) REFUEL IT GOES OUT DASH LIGHTS FOR THE RADIO BUTTONS SLOWLY GOING OUT DASH LIGHTS ON THE SLIDER FOR HEATER CONTROLS GOING OUT VERY POOR MPG 12-13 ON A GOOD DAY! SURE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL THE RECALLS AND BULLETINS TAKEN CARE OF! NOTE TO MYSELF!! NEVER PURCHASE A GMC AGAIN! *TR

• 12/22/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  2006 SIERRA DENALI WITH JUST OVER 75,000 MILES. WITH 1/2 BLOCK WARNING AND ONLY TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20MPH, I WAS UNABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I RAN INTO A VAN IN THE INTERSECTION. I FELT VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL AND THE ABS DEFINITELY DID NOT GO OFF. THERE WAS NO SNOW OR ICE ON THE ROAD SURFACE. HOWEVER AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. TWO INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTIES HAVE SUGGESTED THIS COULD BE A MASTER CYLINDER ISSUE EVEN THOUGH GMC GAVE IT A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. *TR

• 12/22/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44000.

• 12/19/2006· TIRES

  ACCORDING TO THE DISTRICT DISTRIBUTOR REPRESENTATIVE FOR FIRESTONE HE SAID THE TERM "STONE CHIPPING" IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO SOME OF THEIR TIRES. WHEN I LOOK AT MY TIRE, I SEE CHIPS OF RUBBER COMING OUT OF THE TIRE EVEN IN THE TREAD. *JB

• 12/19/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  4.3 ENGINE STARTED SHAKING FOR NOT APPARENT REASON, MILEAGE AT INCIDENT 10,000 MILES. ENGINE RPM'S WOULD GO UP & DOWN AT IDLE & ROUGH IDLE IT DID THIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND JERKED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WOULD NOT TURN ON. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ECM (COMPUTER) & CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. VEHICLE AFTER TWO WEEKS IS NOW ROUGH IDLE AT TIMES AT START UP & RPM'S AT IDLE STILL VARY AT TIMES. VEHICLE TAKEN IN TO DEALER AND TECH STATED NO HIDDEN CODES VEHICLE CHECKED OUT OKAY ACCORDING TO DEALER??? *NM

• 12/17/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FRONT END, HOOD, AND GRILL WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND RETURNED TO THE SHOP IT WAS REPAIRED AT THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED DIFFERENT GMC DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS TO PURCHASE A MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THERE ARE NONE IN STOCK. IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE SO THAT THE REPAIR CAN BE COMPLETED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 12/16/2014· STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES

  SINCE ROUGHLY JUNE OF 2014 COMPLETE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE BRAKE LINES ABS AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I AM A SINGLE FATHER OF TWO BOYS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY AND CANNOT AFFORD NEW BRAKE LINES. I ALSO HAVE A CURRENT SITUATION WHERE THE REAR BUMPER IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND AS A RESULT CANNOT PASS STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION I HAVE SEARCHED FOR 2 MONTHS AND CANNOT FIND A USED REAR BUMPER AND MANUFACTURER COST IS $450-$500 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AT THE MOMENT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GMC PICKUP AND AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PRESENT SITUATION AS I HAVE ONLY PUT 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED. *TR

• 12/12/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/12/2006· STEERING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT A PARALLEL PARKED POSITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ONLY ABLE TO BE TURNED ONE QUARTER TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. UPDATED 08/27/07 *TR

• 12/11/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. IT RESULTED ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK. THIS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST IN 2011 AND THE PROBLEM HAS AGAIN RETURNED. PREVIOUSLY GMC SIERRAS WERE RECALLED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER: 05V379000 RECALL DATE: 08/29/2005 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK PROBLEM SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. CONSEQUENCE: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

• 12/11/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  I PURCHASED THE 2006 2500HD DIESEL PICKUP NEW. THE TRUCK HAS HAD POOR BRAKING SINCE NEW AND THE DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID IT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER DO ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THE TRUCK OTHER THAN OIL AND FILTER CHANGES. THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING ALL LINES, BRAKES ROTORS, HUBS HAS BEEN RUSTING SINCE NEW. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK LOOKS LIKE A 20 YEAR OLD PLOW TRUCK. ON 12-6-2012 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AND THE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. SOME HOW I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER AND COAST TO A STOP (VERY LUCKY IN N.J. TRAFFIC). THE BRAKE LINES BLEW THE TRUCK WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIND THE LINES ARE GONE AS WELL AS THE ROTORS THAT THEY REPLACED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE PADS ARE STILL IN GREAT SHAPE BUT THE ROTORS ARE RUSTED BEYOND USABILITY. LOOKING INTO THIS I FIND I AM NOT ALONE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN GET INFO ON THE ISSUE INCLUDING, IS THE PROBLEM FIXED IN THE NEW TRUCKS AND IS COMPENSATION AVAILABLE AS THE TRUCK IS ON ITS WAY TO THE RUST GRAVE YARD WITH THE SHEET METAL RUSTING FROM THE UNDERSIDE ALSO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/10/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUST OUT RESULTS IN LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. THE "BLOW OUT" OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED (I WAS VERY LUCKY!). UPON INSPECTION, SEVERAL OF THE HYDRAULIC LINES WERE RUSTED BADLY. I FELT THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THEM ALL (WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES) TO PREVENT ANOTHER FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT STAINLESS STEEL HYDRAULIC LINES WAS OVER $300. I PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE LINES MYSELF. IT COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $180 TO GET THE COMPLETE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BLED OUT. *TR

• 12/09/2010· VISIBILITYFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/07/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING

• 12/06/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES APPEAR TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE PULSATING BRAKE IN THE PEDAL. THE TRUCK STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED AND THE BRAKES DO NOT FULLY ENGAGE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BUMP THE CURB. THE PROBLEM ALSO MAY HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS SUCH AS 25 MPH AND CORRECTS WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FULLY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FULLY ENGAGE (LOCK UP). THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. *TR

• 12/02/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, ABOUT 20 MPH OR LOWER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR CODES AND BRAKE FLUID AT THE PROPER LEVEL. THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND ANYWHERE.

• 11/30/2006· TIRES

  MY TIRES STARTED FALLING APART AROUND 11000 MILES. THE SIDEWALLS ARE INDENTING AND THE TREAD IS COMING OFF THE TIRE AS WELL AS EXTREME FEATHERING. THE DEALER HAS TESTED THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 13000 ON MY TRUCK AND FINALLY GOT THE DEALER TO REPLACE THEM BUT ONLY WITH THE SAME BRAND OF TIRE. *NM

• 11/30/2006· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS GOING DOWN HILL AND APPLIYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICEL RATTLED AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 1/31/2007 - *NM

• 11/29/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROAD,SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED, VEHICLE WAS HARD TOO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. STOPPED VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LINES.

• 11/29/2010· EQUIPMENT

  10 DAYS AFTER I GOT THIS TRUCK THE AC BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO PAY $60 TO GET IT FIXED. CONDENSATION FROM THE AC HAD FRIED THE WIRES. BUT I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED!!! NOT RIGHT!!!! NOW THE BLOWER AND AC WORKS BUT I HAVE NO HEAT! SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY THEM $60 ~ $100 JUST TO TELL WHAT IS WRONG THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE OF $60!!!! WHAT THE [XXX]!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/27/2016· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE (50MPH)AND STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND BUT WHEELS DID NOT RESPOND. I HAD A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING POWER STEERING FLUID JUST PRIOR TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

• 11/24/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

• 11/23/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRESCrash

  LOSS OF TRACTION ON WET ROAD , HIT ROCK CUT AT 50 MPH NO BRAKE NO ANTI-LOCK NO STEERING NO CONTROL . VERY THIN WATER ON ROAD DID NOT FELL SLICK AFTER CRASH BY HAND OR MY SHOES. 8JB

• 11/20/2012· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC 2500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH MUDD KM2 TIRES, SIZE 35 12.5 R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DAMAGED THE REAR SQUARE PANEL AND WHEEL WELL OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PREVENT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRES HAD PLENTY OF TREAD AND THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

• 11/20/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RESISTOR FOR THE FAN MOTOR OVERHEATED AND FUSED WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,422 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

• 11/18/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  VEHICLE IN MOTION. BRAKE LINE FAILURE (BURST) WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED CITY STREET - 30MPH. PEDAL SANK TO FLOOR. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GEAR IN PARK TO STOP. NEAR COLLISION WITH BICYCLIST.

• 11/18/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

  I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT LENSES SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE TAB THAT SECURES THE LENSES TO THE VEHICLE BREAKS AND THE RESULT IS LIGHTS JUST HANGING ON THE TRUCK BY THE ELECTRICAL CORDS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM INVOLVING MY OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PAST MADE BY GMC NAMELY A SECOND FAMILY GMC SIERRA THAT WAS MADE IN THE YEAR 2004, AND A CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR A LONG TIME. I NOTICED THE MALFUNCTION DURING THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ELECTRICAL SWITCH IN THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE WIRING IS HEATING UP AND CAUSING THE SHORT TO THE SWITCH. THE NEW SWITCH HAS SHORTED OUT JUST LIKE HE SAID IT WOULD. I HAVE A NOTIFICATION THAT MY AIRBAG NEEDS SERVICING. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY DRIVER SINCE 2006 WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/16/2014· WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I WAKE UP EARLY ON SUNDAY, ON 11/16/15 AND TOOK A COMPANY TRUCK A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500, TO BRING SOME CARGO. ON MY WAY BACK HOME ON 836 WEST EXPRESSWAY, I TOOK MY EXIT AND WHEN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKE ACTION WAS MINIMUM TO NOTHING. ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND TO AVOID THE OBVIOUS IMPACT TO THE STOPPED CAR, I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKES AT APPROX. 30 MPH. SEEING NO WAY TO AVOID THE COLLISION, I PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A CONCRETE WATER DRAIN, RESULTING IN ABRUPTLY SOPPING OF MY CAR AND MY KNEE HIT THE LOWER DASHBOARD. THE GUY OF THE OTHER CAR WENT OUT AND ASK ME, ARE YOU "DRUNK" "ARE YOU OK" I CALLED A FLATBED AND BRING MY TRUCK TO MY WORK PLACE AND THEN NOTICE THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS BROKE AND MOST OF THE BRAKE FLUID SPILLED ALL OVER THE FRONT OF THE CHASSIS, UNDER THE RADIATOR. THE BRAKE LINE WAS INCREDIBLE RUSTED, REASON FOR THE BRAKE DOWN, I HAD CARS WITH A LOT MORE YEARS WITH NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINES. WHEN I INSPECT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES DEEPLY, NOTICED THAT AN EXCESSIVE CORROSION WAS IN ALL OF THEM. GMC SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, SAFETY ISSUE, IS NO REASON FOR A 2006, ONLY 8 YEARS VEHICLE, PRESENT THAT LEVEL OF CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES. "COKE CAN THICKNESS APPARENTLY" . SOMEBODY WILL DIE OR SERIOUSLY INJURE, OR WILL KILL SOMEBODY, PEDESTRIAN OR DRIVER BECAUSE THE SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE IN A CASE LIKE THIS. I WILL BRING THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE TO REPLACE THE BROKEN LINE AND PROBABLY ALL OF THEM.. ITS RIDICULOUS, AND VERY DANGEROUS THAT THIS THINGS HAPPENS IN A VEHICLE THAT AGE. I REALLY APPRECIATE TO BRING THIS CASE TO THE PROPER ATTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER IN ORDER TO AVOID MORE INCIDENTS LIKE MINE.I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY,.COULD NOT BE WRITING THIS IF THIS HAPPENS TO ME AT A HIGH SPEED. THANKS. *TR

• 11/14/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MY 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 WITH 25000 MILES ON IT HAD BOTH FRONT WHEEL ABS SENSORS FAILED. CAUSING ENGAGING OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES, WHEN BRAKES IS DEPRESSED WHEN MOVING AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. *TR

• 11/14/2007· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY ENOUGH TO JAR YOUR INTERNAL EQUIPMENT EVEN IF YOU GO OVER THE SMALLEST BUMP OR EXPANSION JOINT IN THE ROAD . RETURNED TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR SAME COMPLAINT DEALER SAID THERE IS NO FIX. EVEN THOUGH WE INFORMED HIM THAT TRUCK WAS UNCONTROLLABLE ON WET PAVEMENT AND MADE YOU MOTION SICK. DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONVINCED TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK AND STATED " THIS RIDE IS UNACCEPTABLE". *TR

• 11/14/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, A PASSING MOTORIST MOTIONED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHITE SMOKE ERUPTED FROM BETWEEN THE BED AND CAB OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS UNDERNEATH. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. ALSO, THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH RESULTED IN GASOLINE LEAKING ONTO A NEARBY WIRING HARNESS AND ULTIMATELY CAUSING AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH LED TO A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

• 11/14/2005· STEERING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER DEALER INFORMED HIM THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

• 11/13/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED CHAMPION CHEVROLET OF AVON AT 317-350-1023 (LOCATED AT 183 S COUNTY RD 525, AVON, IN 46123) AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED. THE TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

• 11/13/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING. ON INVESTIGATION, BRAKE OIL WOULD SPRAY FROM THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK. *TR

• 11/12/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  I BOUGHT A 2006 SIERRA DENALI WITH 65000 MILES ON THE TRUCK IN MAY OF 2013. I LOST MY BRAKES AND ALMOST REARENDED A MAN PULLING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY. I ALSO HAD MY 3 KIDS AND MY FIANCE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO ROBERTSONS GMC IN WAREHAM,MA AND THEY TOLD ME MY BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY ROTTED AS WELL AS MY FRAME. I ALSO HAD A EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH DID NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS A PRE-EXISTING PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW GM CAN GET AWAY WITH ALL OF THESE FRAME CORROSION AND BRAKE LINE CORROSION PROBLEMS WITHOUT HAVING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THERE TRUCKS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ALOT ON THESE PROBLEMS AND IT SEEMS LIKE NO ONE IS HOLDING GM RESPONSIBLE AND MAKING THEM FIX THE CORROSION PROBLEM.I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM LIKE TOYOTA DID WHEN THEY HAD FRAME PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY CAN STOP PRODUCING VEHICLES THAT DONT LAST 10 YEARS WITHOUT ROTTING AWAY. *TR

• 11/06/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TOWING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO SKID. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY.

• 11/04/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY TRUCK EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUES AS #10240: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL OR INOPERATIVE - (MAY 9, 2011). HOWEVER MY AUTO CLIMATE FAN WAS NOT COVERED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. MY TRUCK BECAME SMOKY FROM THE OVERHEATING WIRES AND THE HVAC SYSTEM WOULD RUN AFTER CUTTING OFF THE IGNITION.

• 11/02/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500 WITH THE LBZ DURAMAX AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. TWO OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE CRIMP ENDS IN MARCH OF 2009. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 32,000 MILES, BUT WAS 3 MONTHS BEYOND THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD. SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY WAS DENIED. AN ON-LINE SEARCH REVEALS SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE DEALER INSTALLED OEM REPLACEMENT LINES ARE NO BETTER (DEVELOPING LEAKS SOON AFTER REPLACEMENT), YET NO TSB OR CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN ISSUED BY GM. LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID IS A FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. THE LEAKS ARE GETTING WORSE. *TR

• 10/31/2005· EQUIPMENT

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SOME KIND OF SMELL STARTED, AND THEN IT STARTED MAKING A RUBBING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE SERPENTINE BELT OR SOME KIND BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS MAKING THE NOISE. *AK

• 10/29/2014· POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD HOLES CAUSING IT TO POTENTIALLY FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 12/10/14*LJ UPDATED 9/29/2015*JS

• 10/28/2020· STEERINGCrash

  MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I SEE THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THE PITMAN ARM THAT CAN CAUSE TOTAL LOSS IF STEERING AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME

• 10/28/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. ..UPDATED 01/14/15 *BF UPDATED 01/15/15*JB..........UPDATED 02-02-15*BF..UPDATED 03-02/15 *BF STATUS UPDATE 03/17/15*JB UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

• 10/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  AT THE FIRST OIL CHANGE IN MY NEW 2006 GMC SIERRA, I FOUND PIECES OF METAL (ASSEMBLY FROM THE ENGINE) ATTACHED TO THE MAGNETIC DRAIN BOLT. SUCH IS USUALLY SYMPTOMATIC OF A DEFECTIVE BEARING OR SOMETHING. NO PROBLEM AS OF YET WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT REGISTERING THIS OBSERVATION. FOR RECORD PURPOSES. THE ATTENDANT AT THE PLACE WHERE I GOT THE OIL CHANGED SAID MY VEHICLE WAS THE FOURTH ONE HE'S OBSERVED WITH THE SAME KIND OF METAL PIECES. *TR

• 10/26/2012· STEERING

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED INTO PLACE. I HAD TO JERK IT HARD IN ORDER TO GET IT TO RELEASED FROM THE LOCKED POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY. CAN EASILY CAUSE A CRASH. NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURER. *TR

• 10/25/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT, SIZE LT255/85R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEAD AREA OF ALL THE TIRES WAS EXTREMELY INDENTED. SHE NOTICED A HUGE BULGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THREE OF THE SIX TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE REMAINING THREE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

• 10/25/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  POOR BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE-HAVE HAD ROTORS & DRUMS RESURFACED STARTING AT 24,500 MILES & AT 33,000 MILES . NOW AT ~36,000 MILES THE ROTORS & DRUMS NEED TO BE REPLACED!THIS IS MY EVERY DAY VEHICLE & IS NOT A WORK TRUCK. *TR