Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 11/15/2003 | 1500 | ||
| #1 transmission. slips out of gear into nuetral while driving at highway speeds. must coast over to side of road, turn off engine, wait, restart and continue on. narrowly caused a collision with a semi truck while coasting to side of road. complained to dealer numerous times, said they could not find anything wrong. now trans is locked in 2nd gear and won't shift to a higher gear. #2 paint. started chipping within 6 months old and less than 2500 miles. dealers said nothing could be done. roof is now rusted through and headliner is hanging down. dealer and zone rep say gmc is not responsible and refuse to repair and repaint. #3 seat belt retractor. driver's seat belt will not retract and is very loose. it would not prevent injury or death if involved in a crash. dealer and zone rep deny responsibility and refuse to repair except at my expense. #4 radio. radio has been replaced 3 times by the dealer since new and they refuse to replace or repair it again. volume must be turned up all the way to be heard. this is the exact same problem with every radio they say they have replaced. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 1500 | 7 | ||
| Problems with vehicle slipping out of gear while driving.*mr the vehicle went from drive to neutral while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who told the consumer that a new transmission would cost him $4000.00 and to rebuild an old one would be $3000.00. the consumer has made ongoing complaints about the vehicle and feels the cost of the transmission should be lowered. not only has the vehicle experienced problems with the transmission ,but the roof of the truck including the replacement of the head liner that now hangs down which was due to the roof leaking, the consumer had to replace the drivers side seat belt retractor as well as the radio system. *cb the vehicle also had a broken seat back recliner, the ignition switch would not turn off, the 4 wheel drive would not engage, the shocks were bad and the vehicle was in need of an alignment. *jb | |||
| 08/08/2003 | 87510 | 3 | 03/09/1993 |
| Failures in electrical system. radio,dashboard light (speedometer, etc.),windshield wipers. *la | |||