Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/19/2004 | 4500 | ||
| Starting at <5k miles the vehicle power train clunked when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. now at 70k miles it clunks when shifting between all gears except final drive. the dealership replaced the output shaft on the tranny, then the u-joints, and modified the electrical shift patern. it still clunks. power steering intermittently locks up at slow speed turns, especially when braking. light bulbs burn out almost every three months. had to pay ($486.00) for replacing the intake manifold gasket when vehicle had little over 40k miles. brakes fade and the pedal almost goes to the floor, again intermittent. i have almost caused several accidents due to the steering and brake issues. gmc issued a letter stating this is a normal occurance and will not cause damage. well, it's getting worse in sound and clunking harder during shifting. | |||
| 03/03/2008 | 3 | 04/01/2003 | |
| 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 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/01/2003 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 2003 gmc sierra truck, steering, has a clunking noise started about 5,000 miles, told by mechanic to take to a dealer, was not the first time he had heard of this problem and was not something he wanted to undertake due to liability, another problem with to much play or (slap) in the drive shaft, took it to dealer they replaced drive shaft, did not solve problem , so apparently they did not know how to solve problem and basically were grabbing at straws, i still have problem, front running lights keep burning out (electrical problem). *tr | |||
| 01/12/2009 | 124000 | 1 | |
| Loss of 3rd gear. tries to shift into 3rd gear and just red line's. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 08/01/2003 | 20000 | 1 | |
| 2003 gmc sierra truck, steering, has a clunking noise started about 5,000 miles, told by mechanic to take to a dealer, was not the first time he had heard of this problem and was not something he wanted to undertake due to liability, another problem with to much play or (slap) in the drive shaft, took it to dealer they replaced drive shaft, did not solve problem , so apparently they did not know how to solve problem and basically were grabbing at straws, i still have problem, front running lights keep burning out (electrical problem). *tr | |||