Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 04/04/2012 | 180000 | ||
| I have severe frame rust to the point where the frame has a crack halfway around it near the rear suspension. the factory mounted tow hitch literally broke completely off of the frame due to the amount of rust that was built up around the welds while i was towing my camper, luckily i had just made it home from a trip from camping when this occurred. i can literally peel off 1/8 thick pieces of rust at a time, the truck is no longer operable due to the safety aspect, i have never seen rust like this on any vehicle, even ones that have been around the ocean and salt, after reading many complaints about the same issues with these particular model and year trucks ranging from 1999-current i have decided to file a complaint, maybe if your administration gets enough of these complaints something can be done to correct the issue and hopefully gm will do something to compensate so many of their disappointed customers or better yet fix the issue, this will be the last gm truck i purchase due to their negligence and after reading 100's of complaints of the same issue gm doesn't seem to care they just give the run around just like when i have had problems with my vehicles in the past under warranty. | |||
| 11/30/2010 | 73000 | ||
| While i driving my 1999 gmc serra 1500 pickup,the brake acted very soft when i was coming to a stop on the roadway. i thought at first that i was low on brake fuild. but was able to drive the truck to my mechanic and he checked it out and found the brake lines had corrison and a small hole opened up throw brake fuild all under the undercarriage in the rear drivers side of the truck. he told me that this isn't the only truck he has seen this problem. i feel that something needs to addressed soon, before people get hurt or killed because of the loss of there brakes. i was just lucky that i was driving down a hill and the normal speed limit. i think this problem has been occurring and needs to be addressed to gmc to do a recall on all there 1999 gmc trucks. | |||
| 09/20/2010 | 85000 | ||
| Upon applying the brakes on to a 1999 gmc sierra the brake line ruptured, spewing brake fluid onto pavement and causing near immediate loss of all stopping ability. the brakes were not applied with excessive pressure and the speed was less than 15 mph. could there be a defect with the placing of the lines that causes these brake lines to rupture? upon checking with friends and the internet it has become apparent that this is not a rare occurrence with the gmc sierras/silverados. the repair was quoted at $1900 dollars to repair the ruptured brake line as well as other assorted brake parts. this vehicle has always seemed to have some type of problem with the brakes and for some reason it seems to be common knowledge within the automotive repair industry that this specific vehicle will develop problems with its brakes.if i were using any speed with this rupture occurred, i am sure the outcome would have been more serious. | |||
| 01/22/2010 | 115000 | ||
| Brake lines failed on my 1999 gms sierra pick up. had to be replaced at a cost of $2000.00 +'s.also anti lock braking has failed due to front sensor prroblem, gm wanted to replace front bearings and wheel hubs to fix this for $1100.00 more,told them this was a recall they did in the past did not want to hear it.had to remove fuse for anti lock braking, vehicle rides and brakes ok. | |||