Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/08/2008 | 70000 | ||
| The instrument cluster has been failing one gauge at the time since 4 years ago, finally it quit all together, i called gm and my local dealership and i was told there was nothing they can do but to charge me for check up and possibly get me a new cluster for 400.00 what a joke. i know gm has been aware of this problem but nothing gets done. what is it going to take to get gm to get this problems serviced with no cost, after all it's their reputation.... i won't buy another gm vehicle. | |||
| 07/18/2009 | 85239 | 1 | |
| Gauge instrument cluster defective on 2003 gmc sierra. speedometer reading incorrect speed. considered a safety defect. unable to accurately determine vehicle speed. general motors dealerships unwilling to repair defective parts. *tr | |||
| 07/28/2009 | 200000 | 1 | |
| The electrical gauges all of sudden stopped working. the battery gauge came on first , pulled over and battery was fine. then all gauges just completely stopped working. *tr | |||
| 10/28/2008 | 102592 | 1 | |
| Faulty speedometer, reads120mph most of the time. *tr | |||
| 11/16/2008 | 92000 | 1 | |
| Speedometer , fuel gauge etc. went at 93,000 miles. gmc knows of this problem and will only fix it on a limited basis. not every one was informed of this problem and they will only fix it if you are under 70k miles. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2008 | 65000 | 1 | 08/01/2002 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 gmc sierra 2500 hd. while driving 35 mph, the warning lights on the instrument panel continued to flash on and off. in addition, the windshield wipers activated and smoke was noticed underneath the hood. the contact had been driving for several minutes before noticing the smoke. the hood could not be opened and the fire department was called. a police report was filed. ten minutes later, the vehicle was engulfed in flames and destroyed. the failure and current mileages were 65,000. updated 09/25/08 *bf the consumer stated it was a possible fuel line failure. updated 09/26/08. *jb | |||
| 10/05/2006 | 49000 | 4 | 10/17/2002 |
| 2003 gmc sierra pickup w/49000 miles. speedometer has started erratic readings which presents a safety hazzard when driving. *nm | |||
| 03/24/2006 | 53500 | 1 | |
| Pulling out of a parking lot on wet pavement my rear truck tires spun a bit and then when i got on the road traveling about 50 mph my speedometer read 120 mph! when i came to a complete stop the needle stayed at about 70 mph. the problem is i don't know how fast i am going, but i can guarantee that it wasn't 120 mph! :) truck is still not working. vehicle is a 2003 gmc 2500hd.*jb | |||
| 07/13/2005 | 46000 | 2 | 05/12/2004 |
| I have a 2003 gmc diesel pickup. i have had the vehicle in twice for electrical repairs in the last 9 months. the electrical problems observed include: airconditioner cutting in/out, radio cutting in/out, power windows not working, dash gauges cutting in/out, idiot lights coming on (abs, brakes, check engine etc). it was repaired once by the dealership at a cost of $500. now, 9 months later, the vehicle is back in for the exact same problem. the techniciain took it for a ride and had so many problems, he was afraid he wouldn't make it back to the dealership. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 07/03/2003 | 3000 | 1 | |
| When the consumer made a stop, he noticed the trailer brakes did not work. the consumer then received a notice in the mail regarding the wiring harness in which gmc had switched two of the wires on the truck at the factory. the consumer purchased a new brake controller because it burned up . *ak *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 01/24/2003 | 5330 | 4 | 11/02/2002 |
| Instrument panel cluster components failed thus all gauges on dash board went flat/back to -0-; vehicle did operate however could not even read how much gas was in tank. also as of mileage of 13312 notice vehicle began to use oil, as of 26300 after watching the vehicle noticed that it was extremely low; apparently the vehicle has been leaking oil on the intake - loosing almost 2 quarts of oil - on a newer vehicle it should not be using this much oil. *la | |||