Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||||
| 050310005 | 04/01/2005 | 10017339 | Handling characteristics of vehicles with 20 inch wheel/tire assemblies installed. *tt | 11/03/2005 | |
| 3045 | 01/01/2004 | 3045A | 10009376 | Various steering or suspension concerns after gm accessories 20 inch tire/wheel assemblies have been installed. *tt | 09/27/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 09/21/1999 | 1 | 04/01/1999 | |
| Plastic hub nuts continually become loose and have to be retightned. while driving about 55 miles per hour 0ne actually came off. | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 06/30/2004 | 61358 | 2 | 01/05/1999 |
| Experienced many occurrences of brake problems to which dealer could not diagnose. at 49,000 miles, dealer informed that right wheel hub/abs unit faulty. replaced at $387 cost. vehicle currently has 62,000 miles. abs pump ran continously until disconnected. dealer informed ecbm failure. estimated cost to fix $800. declined repairs due to cost. gm definitely has a quality problem.*ak | |||
| 08/25/1999 | 3 | 06/01/1999 | |
| Vehicle vibrates severely at speeds above 55. vehicle shakes when brakes are applied. dealer has advised potential problems with front hubs, rear shocks, wheels and tires. vehicle has been to dealer three (3) times since 08-25-99 for diagnosis and repair of problem, but as of 09-10-99, the problem of overall major vibration hasn't been resolved. | |||
| 07/08/1999 | 1 | 07/08/1999 | |
| Two wheel covers fell off. *yc | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 06/19/2002 | 1 | ||
| Nut that holds wheel and bearing onto axle became loose, resulting in loss of bearing and wheel almost fell off.*ak *jb | |||
| 04/01/1999 | |||
| Lugs: bolts: nuts that hold the hubs on the crome wheels are too short, and cannot be tightened. the problem was reported to the dealership. the nuts have been tightened several times which does not if not solve this problem. checked every other day the hub would just fall off. *ak | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 10/15/2003 | 1 | 07/30/1999 | |
| Gm issued tech. bulletin (tsb 03-03-10-001a dated 04/08/03) to address a wheel-cracking concern in model year 99 through 03 , sierra pick-up. i have one wheel that slowly goes flat and need to be monitored closely. dealer states cannot replace rim because vehicle is no longer under warranty. *la | |||