29 of the 71 complaints filed about the GMC C/K Pickup are about the braking system — 41% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1997.
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41%
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Crashes
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SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED. I PARKED WITH PARKING BRAKE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED FLUID LEAK ON PAVEMENT. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THAT RUSTY BRAKE LINE DEVELOPED A PINHOLE. OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER. FUEL LINE IS ALSO VERY RUSTY. WILL LIKELY FAIL LATER.
NHTSA complaint #10625754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY, I LOST BRAKING POWER... PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER A FEW PUMPS. BRAKE FLUID OUT ON THE GROUND. INSPECTION REVEALED REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE TRUCK HAD 56,337 MILES AT THE TIME. IN SEPTEMBER 2011, THE FRONT LINES FAILED BECAUSE OF CORROSION WHILE OUT DRIVING ON THE ROADS. THE CORROSION WAS SEVERE OVERALL AND I HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE LINE SYSTEM REPLACED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER DOWN RATHER THAN THE PARTIAL BRANCH THAT HAD BURST. AT THE TIME OF THE FRONT LINE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 58,555 MILES ON IT. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE CORROSION WAS ESPECIALLY SEVERE AT THE CONTACT POINTS: WHERE FASTENERS HELD THE LINES TO THE CHASSIS AND WHERE THEY MET JUNCTION BOXES/BLOCKS. THIS BRAKE LINE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ONE AND IS WORTHY OF THIS REPORT. WITH SO FEW MILES, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. FURTHER, WITH THE COST OF THESE VEHICLES, WHY WOULDN'T GENERAL MOTORS USE CORROSION RESISTANT MATERIALS FOR BRAKE LINES?
NHTSA complaint #10448615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UPON STARTING TO LEAVE WORK PARKING LOT LOST PEDAL. HAD FELLOW COWORKER OBSERVE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS STEADY STREAM LEAKING ON TO GROUND. SECOND OCCURRENCE DECEMBER 2011. FAILED INSPECTION FOR CORRODED FRONT BRAKE LINES.
NHTSA complaint #10443797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT 50,547 MILES ON 6/23/2008, MY 2000 SIERRA DEVELOPED A BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN A REAR BRAKE LINE AND I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DECREASED BRAKING. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURY OCCURRED. AT ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON 4/5/2010 AT LEAST ONE LINE TO THE FRONT BRAKES BLEW OUT AND WE STOPPED 3 FEET FROM A BUSINESS FRONT WINDOW. NO CONTACT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT DON'S AUTO ALIGNMENT, INC., 2611 EATON RAPIDS RD., LANSING MI, 48911. PHONE NUMBER 517-393-0372. FIRST INVOICE 21200 FOR $215.19. NEXT INVOICE WILL BE ABOUT $800 SINCE HAVE CHOSEN TO REPLACE ALL LINES OUT OF FEAR FOR OTHERS FAILING. MY MECHANIC CLAIMS HE IS USING HIGHER RATED REPLACEMENT PART THAN ORIGINAL PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #10325040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TURNED TO LOOK AT CAR I THOUGH WAS GOING TO PULL OUT. BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK FOR THE CARS ABOUT 20 FEET IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I PUT THEM ON IT KEPT ON GOING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN. WAS RECALLED ON 12/29/05 FOR ABS SENSORS. CLEANED/LUBED. TOOK TO DEALER , THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES . THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM BEFORE THE RECALL . MY BROTHER IN LAW HAD THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES IN HIS 1999 CHEVY TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10265441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEFECT AND REPAIRED AT LOCAL DEALER ON 1/19/06. STARING ABOUT 1/1/09 THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. ANTI-LOCK WOULD ACTIVATE DURING NORMAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY STOP AND ACTIVATES AROUND 5 MPH. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FIX IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY MADE THE SAME REPAIR THAT WAS MADE WITH THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10257463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVERYTIME I SLOW DOWN TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GROWLS AND IT FEELS AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON. THE TRUCK KEEPS ROLLING, AND I'VE ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME NUMEROUS TIMES. IT'S A 1997 GMC SIERRA.
NHTSA complaint #10237641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1998 GMC SIERRA. A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES VERY HARD. WHEN I DID THIS ,THE BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THE FRAME RAIL FAILED AT THE BEND WHERE IT JOINS WITH THE REAR BRAKE HOSE. THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE FROM RUST. *TR THIS,I FEEL ,WAS DUE TO POOR LOCATION. I HAVE A 1955 CHEVY PICKUP , THAT UNTIL 1 YEAR AGO STILL HAD ITS ORIGINAL LINES STILL WORKING.
NHTSA complaint #10212644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES AT LOW SPEED DUE TO A.B.S. COMPUTER FAILURE RESULTING IN A CRASH. (1)VEHICLE PASSED GOVERNMENT SAFETY INSPECTION. WITHIN ONE MONTH REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKED NEW BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT SHOP WITH NEW BRAKE PADS DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION COMMENTED DID NOT LIKE MY BRAKES AFTER TEST DRIVE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER FOR EVALUTION. SEVRICE MANAGER DETERMINED THE REED SWITCHES IN FRONT BOTH REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $750 I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I HAD EXPERIENCED IT BEFORE IN A WORK TRUCK . I WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN OLD TRUCK WITH NEARLY 200,000 KILOMETERS ON IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD NO, THERE ARE NO SERVICE ISSUES OR RECALLS AND I WAS RESPONSABLE. I WANTED A SECOND OPINION ON THE DIAGNOSISUPON RETURNING HOME THE NEXT DAY I STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE AT LESS THAN 5 M.P.H. .THIS OCCURED WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES BECAUSE NOTHING HAPPENED. NO BREAKING ACTION!I RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDANT WHO CHECKED THE $750. REED SWITCHES AND FOUND THE MILLIAMP OUTPUT TO BE NORMAL. HE SHOWED ME A G.M.BULLETIN THAT SAID THE REED SWITHES MAY NOT FUNCTION DUE TO REDUCED EFFECT OF THE MAGNETS ON THE REED SWITCHES BECAUSE OF CORROSION OR ROAD GRIME.THE DEALER DIAGNOSTIC WAS FAULSE AND THE SAME RESULT WOULD OF OCCURED.THE INDEPENDANT SAID THE $1000. PLUS COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE.IT WAS QUICLY UNPLUGGED AND 30,000 TROUBLE FREE KILOMETERS WERE SINCE RACKED UP WITHOUT A BRAKEING CONCERN. I USE MY TRUCK. I HAUL FIREWOOD AND A FISHING BOAT.THIS IS MY POINT.I AM TIRED OF BIG COMPANIES RISKING LIVES OF CONSUMERS.WE HAVE BEEN STOPPING MASS IN MOTION FOR MANY YEARS .IF AN IMPROVEMENT IS MADE TO AN EXISTING PROVEN SYSTEM,THAT SYSTEM CANNOT CAUSE THE EXISTING SYSTEM TO FAILE. IF A.B.S. ON A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS THE BRAKES MUST STILL FUNCTION.THIS WAS NOT THE CASE.THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO LIGHT, JUST TOTAL FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10171255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. REPAIR WAS MADE AT MY COST SEVERAL YEARS AGO. PROBLEM RECURRED AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS. DEALER WHO MADE THE FIRST REPAIR SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE ANTI-LOCK SENSOR. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE RECENTLY SAID THAT THIS IS A RECALL ITEM FOR THE SAME MODEL TRUCK, BUT STARING WITH 1998 TRUCKS, NOT 1997. MY 1997 HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY DEFECT, AND GMC SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. IT IS ONLY BE MY DILIGENCE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT. GMC SUGGESTED I SUBMIT A COMPLAINT TO YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10167767 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS.
NHTSA complaint #10161186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC 1500 SUPER CAB. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEM PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. ON 10-13-05 IT STARTED GETTING REAL BAD. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE PEDAL PULSATED, AND THEN GOT VERY HARD, AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ON 10-13-05 GOODYEAR REPLACED BOTH REAR ROTORS AND PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR. THE DEALER PULLED UP RECALL 00V0550000 AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD NHTSA ON IT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, AND THAT IF THE RECALL DID NOT HAVE GM ON IT HE COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #10139664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC 1500 SUPER CAB. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEM PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. ON 10-13-05 IT STARTED GETTING REAL BAD. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE PEDAL PULSATED, AND THEN GOT VERY HARD, AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ON 10-13-05 GOODYEAR REPLACED BOTH REAR ROTORS AND PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR. THE DEALER PULLED UP RECALL 00V0550000 AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD NHTSA ON IT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, AND THAT IF THE RECALL DID NOT HAVE GM ON IT HE COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #10139664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC 1500 SUPER CAB. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEM PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. ON 10-13-05 IT STARTED GETTING REAL BAD. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE PEDAL PULSATED, AND THEN GOT VERY HARD, AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS, AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ON 10-13-05 GOODYEAR REPLACED BOTH REAR ROTORS AND PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR. THE DEALER PULLED UP RECALL 00V0550000 AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT IF THE RECALL HAD NHTSA ON IT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN, AND THAT IF THE RECALL DID NOT HAVE GM ON IT HE COULD NOT FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT YET SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #10139664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GM RECALL NO. 05068 IS LIMITED TO CERTAIN STATES. MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THOSE LISTED IN THE VIN RANGE, BUT I NOW LIVE IN WISCONSIN, I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE TRUCK HAS THE PROBLEM AND UP UNTIL JULY OF THIS YEAR HAD A MICHIGAN TITLE. BY ALLOWING GM TO LIMIT THE RECALL TO CERTAIN STATES PEOPLE LIKE ME FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND MIGHT BE HARMED. I AM UNEMPLOYED AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE FIX OUTRIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10139425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 98 GMC 4X4 PICKUP FIRE @ SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STOP AT A MUCH GREATER DISTANCE THAN NORMAL THIS IS DUE TO BAD WHEEL SPEED SENSORS I HAD THE TRUCK PUT ON A SCANNER AND IT TURNS OUT THAT BOTH SENSORS ARE BAD AND @ AROUND 200 BUCKS FOR NEW A BEARING + LABOR THIS IS NOT AN EASY CHEAP FIX I ENDED UP PULLING THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD I WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSORS AT THAT COST.
NHTSA complaint #10135002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
'97 GMC 1500 SERIES PICK-UP. AT SLOW SPEED, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE IRREGULARLY CAUSING SEVERAL NEAR MISSES DUE TO INABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE IN NORMAL DISTANCE. HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE DATE PROVIDED BELOW.
NHTSA complaint #10134809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
ABS BRAKES ACTIVATING WHEN SLOWING TO UNDER TEN MPH. BELIEVED TO BE A WHEEL BEARING LEAKING ONTO THE ABS SENSOR IN THE WHEEL. TO BE REPAIRED SOON.
NHTSA complaint #10134030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING NORMAL STOPS, WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED SLOWS TO UNDER TEN MILES PER HOUR, I HEAR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MOTOR ACTIVATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSATE AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH ON THE PEDAL THE TRUCK WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE ALMOST HAD MANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED YET. I HAVE DISCONNECTED THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #10120917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FAULTY DISC BRAKE ROTORS ON GENERAL MOTOR CARS AND TRUCKS. EVEN THOUGH G.M. DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM REFUSE TO CORRECT WITHOUT OWNER PAYING. COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE ACCIDENT ON BRAKE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10116744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.