70 of the
182 complaints about the 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 are about the
braking system — 38% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
52,435 miles.
I WAS SOLD AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR WORK/COMUTE FAMILY. THE DEALERSHIP MISLEAD ME AND LIED TO ME ABOUT WARRANTY AND EVEN AFTER I PAID $10,0000 CASH I WAS WRONGFULLY DONE BY THIS BUSSINESS BY NO MEANS WAS THE BUSSINESS TRYING TO CONDUCT GOOD BUSSINESS WITH ME AND I ALSO HAVE A DISSABILITY AND A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY. Incident Date: 5/9/2024 Description: I PURCHASED A 2006 GMC SIERRA $10,000 CASH WAS GIVEN AND PAID OFF BUT I WAS SCAMMED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT I WAS BEING SOLD A GOOD SAFE VEHICLE FOR WORK AND MY FAMILIES NEEDS ARE ALSO A PRIORITY. I NEVER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE TILL I DROVE HOME AFTER PURCHASING IT. NOT EVEN 4 MINS ON THE ROAD AND I NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE. I CONTACTED THE DEALSHIP BUT WAS DISREGARDED AND NOT OFFERED AN EXCHANGE OR ANY TYPE OF SOLUTION FOR MY PROBLEM I EVEN EXPLAINED MY JOB REQUIRED ME TO USE MY VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING MATERIAL FOR WORK AND SINCE I WAS IN CHARGE OF 4 PEOPLE THAT WOUL BE REQUIREING SKILLS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MAKING SURE ALL CUSTOMERS WERE SATISFIED. PACIFI NORTHWEST MOTORSPORTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MY IMPARIMENT I FEELSCAMMED AND I WANT TO HAVE MY MONEY BACK OR AT LEAST EXCHANGE FOR THE VALUE OF $10,000. I WAS NEVER OFFERED ANY TYPE OF SLOUTION FROM THE BUSSINESS THE OWNER LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID THAT IT SUCKED TO BE ME AND HUNG UP THE PHONE ON ME. THE BUSSINNESS OWNER LIED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE ABOUT OFFEREING ME A REMEDY THE ONLY REMEDY I WOULD CONSIDER IS MY MONEY BACK AND AN EXCHANGE FOR MY TROUBLES I feel that this is a vehicle manufacturer malfuncunctiom. I'm still having the sa,e problem with my brakes .. please help I have tried repairing the problem, numerous times to be unsuccessful .
NHTSA complaint #11648989 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 30,000 milesKurtistown, HI
SERVICE BRAKES
EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, MY BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE MY METAL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED .
NHTSA complaint #11326213 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Clarkston, MI
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING
NHTSA complaint #11156746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 230,000 milesPensacola, FL
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, ABOUT 20 MPH OR LOWER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR CODES AND BRAKE FLUID AT THE PROPER LEVEL. THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND ANYWHERE.
NHTSA complaint #11155515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 36,000 milesAvon, NE
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED CHAMPION CHEVROLET OF AVON AT 317-350-1023 (LOCATED AT 183 S COUNTY RD 525, AVON, IN 46123) AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS RECOMMENDED. THE TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.
NHTSA complaint #11151200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 40,000 milesHuntingdon Valley, PA
SERVICE BRAKES
I TOOK OUR TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING AT THE O'NEILL GMC DEALERSHIP IN WARMINSTER, PA AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF OUR BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE NEW FROM O'NEILL AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE IT SERVICED THERE. THE TRUCK IS TREATED WITH GREAT RESPECT AND ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I CONTACTED GMC DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OF THE VEHICLE THEY SOLD US AND THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS NORMAL. I NOW AM STRAPPED WITH A BILL FOR $2700.00 TO REPLACE ALL FOUR DEFECTIVE, RUSTING BRAKE LINES THEIR WEBSITE SAYS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. I BELIEVE GMC SHOULD CONTRIBUTE $1700 TOWARDS THE BILL. I NOTE THAT THERE ARE OVER TEN PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING CORROSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE HOLD GMC ACCOUNTABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN GOOD FAITH AND THEY SHOULD ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR INFERIOR BRAKE LINE MATERIALS. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH GMC'S EXCUSES AND NONSENSE. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD PAY $1700 OUT OF THE MONEY THEY BANKED FROM THE EXPIRED, EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. THIS IS A GMC ISSUE; NOT A [XXX] ISSUE. AGAIN, PLEASE HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A DEFECTIVE TRUCK. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11100226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 101,000 milesMount Vernon, WA
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE FAILURE, FRONT LEFT. STEEL LINE HAD RUSTED NEXT TO A PLASTIC CLIP THAT SECURED A WIRING HARNESS TO THE BRAKE LINE. BRAKE FLUID WAS SPRAYING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. NOTICED THE LEAK AFTER RETURNING HOME; HAD FAILED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC.
NHTSA complaint #11082331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 154,500 milesHoneoye, NY
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN BRAKING AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY BEFORE PROCEEDING INTO THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES LIKE ABS IS KICKING IN BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP. ALSO WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AT LOW SPEED, CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND GET PULSING IN THE BRAKES AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #11066979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 155,422 milesDennis, MA
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROAD,SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED, VEHICLE WAS HARD TOO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. STOPPED VEHICLE AND SAW BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE LINES.
NHTSA complaint #11051324 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 74,600 milesFirth, NE
SERVICE BRAKES
I OWN A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP WITH LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON JANUARY 23, 2017 I LOST MY BRAKING CAPABILITY DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES BEING COMPLETELY CORRODED/RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE LOST OF BRAKE FLUID. LUCKILY I LOST MY BRAKES IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON A BUSY MAIN STREET OR HIGHWAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT AND SERIOUSLY HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME AND SAYS IT IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. FROM FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
NHTSA complaint #10947870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,000 milesLAS Vegas, NVCrash1 injured1 killed
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 GMC SIERRA WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN HER LANE AND WAS CUT OFF CAUSING HER TO HIT THE CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF HER. SHE COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND WHEN SHE HIT THE OTHER CAR HER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE DIED FROM BROKEN RIBS THAT PUNCHER-ED HER HEART AND SHE BLED TO DEATH AT WORK TWO HOURS LATER, THE CORONER DETERMINED HER DEATH TO BE FROM BLUNT FORCE CHEST TRAUMA.
NHTSA complaint #10908049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 83,000 milesPartlow, VA
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
NHTSA complaint #10899173 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,000 milesMonroeville, PA
SERVICE BRAKES
1.RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLOWOUT.FORTUNATELY MINE HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT,NOT ON THE TURNPIKE,AND REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY STOP. 2.CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER PLASTIC MOUNTING FLANGE SEPARATES WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED,DISABELING STD.TRANSMISSION.ON RESIDENTIAL STREET.
NHTSA complaint #10897210 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 47,800 milesOrchard Park, NY
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. IT RESULTED ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK. THIS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST IN 2011 AND THE PROBLEM HAS AGAIN RETURNED. PREVIOUSLY GMC SIERRAS WERE RECALLED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER: 05V379000 RECALL DATE: 08/29/2005 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK PROBLEM SUMMARY: CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. CONSEQUENCE: THIS CAN CAUSE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10809714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 17,500 milesBear, DE
SERVICE BRAKES
APPROACHING RED LIGHT SIGNAL APPLIED BRAKES. DRIVER REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST THROUGH. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP VEHICLE AS MY SPEED WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 MPH. IF THIS WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FYI THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE FRAME AND BODY SURFACE RUST THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HELP WITH. THIS VEHICLE IS MOSTLY PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE MID ATLANTIC REGIONS. GETS VERY LITTLE USE SO LOW MILEAGE. THE RUST IS FROM A MANUFACTURING ISSUE NOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE .
NHTSA complaint #10767458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 milesBridgeton, NJ
SERVICE BRAKES
PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES GAVE OUT.. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND TRUCK DID NOT STOP. A RUSTY BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. IT IT HAD A SPLIT IN IT. DO TO RUST ANAND CORROSION. THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO MY FATHER'S 03 SILVERADO A FEW YEARS BACK. WHY HAS THIS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH NO RECALL. I HAD A KIA SPECTRA FOR 15 YEARS AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH RUSTY BRAKE LINES LEAKING... IT'S A TRUCK THEY SHOULD BE BUILT TO LAST.. SMH NOT HAPPY..
NHTSA complaint #10761547 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 105,000 milesWilson, NY
SERVICE BRAKES
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PARKING LOT. BRAKE FLUID STARTED TO LEAK OUT FROM THE LINE THAT CROSSES FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THE RUPTURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE ORIGINAL LINES.
NHTSA complaint #10748523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 51,441 milesBethel Park, PA
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. MA 10/1 THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURE DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, STATING THE FAILURE IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE DUE TO ROAD SALT AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. UPDATED 12/28/2015
NHTSA complaint #10746301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 milesRockford, MI
SERVICE BRAKES
CORRODED BRAKE LINES. NO INCIDENT AS OF YET. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE LINES. COULD LEAD TO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE. WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED/REMEDIATED AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE.
NHTSA complaint #10705171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 102,000 milesWalker, WV
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD JUST REPLACED THE THIRD SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS, ASKED MY WIFE TO HOLD BRAKE SO THAT I COULD TORQUE AXEL NUT. WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, I SEEN BRAKE FLUID POURING DOWN THE FRAME OF TRUCK. CHECKED LINES ALL WERE RUSTED VERY BAD. CALLED MATHENY MOTORS OF PARKERSBURG WV. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT OF LINES WAS QUOTED AT OVER $1200.00 I CAN NOT EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW UPSET I AM THAT THIS SAFETY ITEM WAS NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS AT THE COST OF ALMOST $40,000.00.
NHTSA complaint #10683771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 52,000 milesHenrico, VA
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT IN VIRGINIA WHERE LITTLE SALT IS USED.
NHTSA complaint #10683440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brillion, WI
SERVICE BRAKES
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON AT SLOW SPEEDS
NHTSA complaint #10671505 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 29,450 milesFranklin, MA
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2006 GMC HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2009 WITH 16,000 MILES. I KEEP THE TRUCK CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT, TOP TO BOTTOM INCLUDING UNDER THE VEHICLE. PEOPLE COMMENT TO ME ALL THE TIME ON HOW NICE THE TRUCK LOOKS. BRAKE LINE LET GO IN YARD. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES HAD TO HIT REVERSE THEN NEUTRAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM GOING UP TOWN. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED WHERE IT DID. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 40 YEARS AND ONLY REPLACED ONE BRAKE LINE IN A 11 YEAR OLD FORD TRUCK AND THAT WAS JUST A SECTION NEAR A BEND. THIS TRUCK NEEDS TO HAVE ALL THE LINES REPLACED. I JUST REPLACED ALL THE TRANSMISSION LINES 4 MONTHS AGO FOR $800.00. SAME THING, ALL RUSTED. I LIVED IN MASSACHUSETTS MY WHOLE LIFE AND I DO MY BEST TO KEEP THE SALT OFF THE TRUCK. LAST TIME I EVER SEEN RUST ISSUES THIS BAD WAS IN THE 1970S WHEN CARS WOULD START RUSTING OUT AFTER 3 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE REUSED STEEL THAT CAME FROM OVERSEAS.
NHTSA complaint #10668856 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 77,000 milesSouth Thomaston, ME
SERVICE BRAKES
SINCE ROUGHLY JUNE OF 2014 COMPLETE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE BRAKE LINES ABS AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I AM A SINGLE FATHER OF TWO BOYS STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY AND CANNOT AFFORD NEW BRAKE LINES. I ALSO HAVE A CURRENT SITUATION WHERE THE REAR BUMPER IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND AS A RESULT CANNOT PASS STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION I HAVE SEARCHED FOR 2 MONTHS AND CANNOT FIND A USED REAR BUMPER AND MANUFACTURER COST IS $450-$500 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AT THE MOMENT. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GMC PICKUP AND AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH MY PRESENT SITUATION AS I HAVE ONLY PUT 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED.
NHTSA complaint #10664593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 106,000 milesHaymarket, VA
SERVICE BRAKES
HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUST OUT RESULTS IN LOSS OF STOPPING ABILITY. THE "BLOW OUT" OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED (I WAS VERY LUCKY!). UPON INSPECTION, SEVERAL OF THE HYDRAULIC LINES WERE RUSTED BADLY. I FELT THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THEM ALL (WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES) TO PREVENT ANOTHER FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT STAINLESS STEEL HYDRAULIC LINES WAS OVER $300. I PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE LINES MYSELF. IT COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $180 TO GET THE COMPLETE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BLED OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10663483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 187,300 milesMiami, FLCrash1 injured
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAKE UP EARLY ON SUNDAY, ON 11/16/15 AND TOOK A COMPANY TRUCK A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500, TO BRING SOME CARGO. ON MY WAY BACK HOME ON 836 WEST EXPRESSWAY, I TOOK MY EXIT AND WHEN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKE ACTION WAS MINIMUM TO NOTHING. ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND TO AVOID THE OBVIOUS IMPACT TO THE STOPPED CAR, I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKES AT APPROX. 30 MPH. SEEING NO WAY TO AVOID THE COLLISION, I PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A CONCRETE WATER DRAIN, RESULTING IN ABRUPTLY SOPPING OF MY CAR AND MY KNEE HIT THE LOWER DASHBOARD. THE GUY OF THE OTHER CAR WENT OUT AND ASK ME, ARE YOU "DRUNK" "ARE YOU OK" I CALLED A FLATBED AND BRING MY TRUCK TO MY WORK PLACE AND THEN NOTICE THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS BROKE AND MOST OF THE BRAKE FLUID SPILLED ALL OVER THE FRONT OF THE CHASSIS, UNDER THE RADIATOR. THE BRAKE LINE WAS INCREDIBLE RUSTED, REASON FOR THE BRAKE DOWN, I HAD CARS WITH A LOT MORE YEARS WITH NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LINES. WHEN I INSPECT THE OTHER BRAKE LINES DEEPLY, NOTICED THAT AN EXCESSIVE CORROSION WAS IN ALL OF THEM. GMC SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, SAFETY ISSUE, IS NO REASON FOR A 2006, ONLY 8 YEARS VEHICLE, PRESENT THAT LEVEL OF CORROSION ON BRAKE LINES. "COKE CAN THICKNESS APPARENTLY" . SOMEBODY WILL DIE OR SERIOUSLY INJURE, OR WILL KILL SOMEBODY, PEDESTRIAN OR DRIVER BECAUSE THE SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE IN A CASE LIKE THIS. I WILL BRING THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE TO REPLACE THE BROKEN LINE AND PROBABLY ALL OF THEM.. ITS RIDICULOUS, AND VERY DANGEROUS THAT THIS THINGS HAPPENS IN A VEHICLE THAT AGE. I REALLY APPRECIATE TO BRING THIS CASE TO THE PROPER ATTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER IN ORDER TO AVOID MORE INCIDENTS LIKE MINE.I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY,.COULD NOT BE WRITING THIS IF THIS HAPPENS TO ME AT A HIGH SPEED. THANKS.
NHTSA complaint #10655256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 90,000 milesPilot Mountain, NC
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND HAD HOLES CAUSING IT TO POTENTIALLY FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 12/10/14*LJ UPDATED 9/29/2015
NHTSA complaint #10651066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 50,900 milesBeavercreek, OH
SERVICE BRAKES
TRUCK STARTED TO HAVE BRAKE PEDAL PULSING AS YOU COME TO A STOP. PROBLEM LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEED. DEALER KNOWS OF PROBLEM, BUT SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10641221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,046 milesNorthfield, NH
SERVICE BRAKES
JUST DID A 4 WHEELBRAKEJOB;PADS AND ROTORS FOR THEFRONT, SHOES FOR THE REAR! HAD TO REPLACE ONE REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER. STARTED TO BLEED SYSTEM, REAR BRAKELINE BURST, WAS RUSTED REAL BAD, REPLACED THE AFFECTED LINE THEN FRONT LINE BURST AND THAT WAS RUSTED REAL BAD ALSO. IN CHECKING THINGS OVER DISCOVERED THEY ARE ALL VERY RUSTY, AFRAID IF I DON'T REPLACE THEM ALL WILL HAVE TO SHORTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL IN SAME CONDITION. NOTE;HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION LINES LAST YEAR DUE TO CORROSION AND RUST!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10628155 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 73,268 milesSouth Park, PA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HAD A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. HAD I NOT BEEN ON A SUBURBAN ROAD OR IN TRAFFIC OR A HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. I WAS NEAR MY REPAIRING GARAGE AND MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE THERE BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW SPEED. IT WAS LESS THAN A MILE. I HAD THIS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $849.27. JUST YESTERDAY (6-30-2014) I WAS PARKED ON A HILL AND AS I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE MY FOOT SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I EXPERIENCED A SECOND LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO FAILURE OF THE REMAINING TWO BRAKE LINES. I WAS ON A HILL AND HAD ONLY A TINY AMOUNT OF BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE GARAGE AND THE COST OF THIS REPAIR HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THEY WILL REPLACE THE REMAINING TWO BRAKE LINES. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WHICH RUPTURED AND ARE LOCATED IN A NEARBY LOCATION ON THE VEHICLE. ALL ARE EXPOSED AND UN-SHIELDED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVERTISES THAT THE VEHICLE IS "PROFESSIONAL GRADE" AND "HEAVY DUTY" BUT I FIND BOTH THESE CLAIMS TO BE GREAT EXAGGERATIONS. THESE SITUATIONS HAVE SCARED ME AND I DESIRE TO ACQUIRE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE AS SOON AS I AM ABLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WILL NOT BE SOON. I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE FEAR THAT ANOTHER POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM COULD DEVELOP AT ANY MOMENT. FORTUNATELY, NEITHER OF THESE INCIDENTS WERE PANIC STOPS.
NHTSA complaint #10607445 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.