2003 GMC Sierra 1500

INTERMITTENT AND ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER WILL SOMETIMES APPEAR TO REGISTER CORRECTLY, OTHER TIMES WILL BE INOPERATIVE, AND AT OTHER TIMES WILL REGISTER THE WRONG SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO USE EXTERIOR VISUAL CUES OF ACTUAL SPEED TO KNOW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING THE WRONG INFORMATION. THIS HAS LED TO SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO INACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF SPEED WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS AND CURVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DECELERATING, THE BRAKES MAKE A STRANGE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE TAKES A LONG TIME TO REACH A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $85 TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WILL NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD A RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY REPLACED THE COLUMN WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A NEW DESIGN FOR THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE NEW PART INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

RECEIVED LETTER FROM GMC ABOUT CLUSTER PANEL GAUGES STICKING OR FLUTTERING. I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME AND MILEAGE WAS OVER THE 70,000 STATED IN LETTER. LATER THE OIL GAUGE STARTED FLUTTERING AND BATTERY GAUGE REGISTERS BATTERY AS DEAD. CONTACTED GMC ON 1/17/08, WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BE DIAGNOSED BY CERTIFIED GMC SERVICE PERSONAL. I WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER TO USE WHEN CONTACTING GMC. I HAD HPR AUTOMOTIVE IN SULLLIVAN,IL. DIAGNOSE THE PANEL.-COST $85. DIAGNOSIS WAS CLUSTER PANEL DEFECTIVE. GMC CONTACTED HPR TO VERIFY PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE COST WOULD BE $600 PLUS FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH TWO GMC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES .I WAS TOLD ON 2/29/08 BY A THIRD REPRESENTATIVE THAT GMC WOULD NOT COVER THE PANEL REPLACEMENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE DEFECTIVE CLUSTER PANEL. MOST STATE GMC REFUSED THE REPAIRS, OTHERS STATE DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED DID REPAIR FOR NO COST EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 70,000. I FEEL THAT GMC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS, SINCE THEY STATE IN WRITING THEY KNOW THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, THANKS M.G. *TR

2003 GMC SIERRA WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BROKE, SPEEDOMETER FAILED DUE TO STEPPER MOTOR FAILURE, TRUCK IS ON THE THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND UPPER SUPPORT COLUMN BEARINGS, AND MORE PROBLEMS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE UPPER SUPPORT BEARING, BUT REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT INSTEAD. THE REAR PLANATERY FORWARD CLUTCH WAS BURNT, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM ALSO FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE HER IN THE VEHICLE. THE IMPACT EJECTED HER FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, SUCH AS A PUNCTURED KIDNEY AND LUNGS, BROKEN RIBS, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO THE HEAD, A BROKEN LEFT HAND, AND A BROKEN RIGHT FINGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF FILING ARBITRATION AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2005, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN DISPLAYING INACCURATE READINGS. THE SPEEDOMETER SPORADICALLY FAILED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. ON OCTOBER 5, 2007, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE SPEED OF 125 MPH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. ONLY VEHICLES LESS THAN SIX YEARS OLD OR WITH FEWER THAN 70,000 MILES WOULD RECEIVE A FREE REMEDY. THE CONTACT'S MILEAGE WAS 115,000; THEREFORE, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE PURCHASE DATE, RECALL NUMBER, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,999 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 3/25/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE AND THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST THE DEALER IN LOCATING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,845. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND VEHICLE IS STILL, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES INOPERABLE. UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR