2003 GMC GMC Truck

BRAKE LINES, TRANSMISSION LINES AND ENGINE COOLANT LINES ALL FAILING ON 2003 GMC 2500 HD SIERRA AS WELL AS ON 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO HD 3500. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF TIME TO REPAIR AND REPLACE, AND TODAY THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE ON THE 2003 HD GMC WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THESE LINES SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED THEY WAY THEY ARE ESPECIALLY ON TWO (2) DIFFERENT VEHICLES FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH INADEQUATE PARTS FOR ALL LINES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD NOT BE 1,000 PLUS COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS REGARDING THE RUSTING OF THESE COMPONENTS, OF WHICH HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL MAJOR AND LIFE SAFETY ISSUES. THE BRAKE LINES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ANY VEHICLE AND TO HAVE THEM RUST THRU TO THE DEGREE OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPONENT THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. BETWEEN OUR 2003 AND 2004 GMC AND CHEVY TRUCKS RESPECTIVELY, WE HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES IN BOTH VEHICLES, OIL ENGINE LINE IN 1 VEHICLE, READY TO CHANGE IN OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO RUST, AND NOW BRAKE LINES IN THE 2003 AND WILL NEED TO REPLACE IN 2004 DUE TO RUST AS WELL. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE COMPONENTS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IN ADDITION, THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE FUEL TANK ARE ALSO NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 GMC SONOMA FOR MY SON, IN JULY OF 2003 AND WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. WE WERE TOLD YESTERDAY WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE FROM $1,500.00-$2,500.00. WE ARE GOING TO PAY IT BECAUSE WE STILL ARE PAYING A PAYMENT ON IT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS ISN'T GENERAL MOTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL. I DO NOT HAVE AN AMERICAN VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BUY AMERICAN BUT THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. *JB

03 GMC SIERRA GOT USED IN AUG 06 WITH 31000 MILES NOW HAS 36000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION HAS CLUNK BETWEEN 2 &3 GEARS FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE IT SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF PEOPLE I WILL BRING THIS TO GM`S ATTENTION BECAUSE IT STILL UNDER GMC CERTIFIED WARRANTY BUT I DON`T THINK IT WILL GET ME ANYWHERE PLEASE HELP. *NM

LOUD CLUNK IN DRIVETRAIN WHEN TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS 2-3 AND DOWNSHIFTS 3-2. VEHICLE IS 2003 GMC PICK-UP TRUCK 4X4. DEALER #1 REPLACED DRIVESHAFT. NO CHANGE. DEALER #2 DIAGNOSED THE CLUNK AS A MOMENTARY TORQUE REVERSAL OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT WHEN THE CLUTCH IS APPLIED AND THE 2-4 BAND RELEASED. SEE GM INFORMATION BULLETIN #01-07-30-042C (SEPT. 27, 2005) GM SAYS THIS IS NORMAL AND NO REPAIRS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED. THIS CONSTANT CLUNKING IS NOT NORMAL AND IS AGGRAVATING TO THE DRIVER AND OWNER. A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD BE FREE OF MECHANICAL DEFECT AS THE WARRANTY STATES. THIS CONDITION MAY BE WORSE IN 4X4 VEHICLES DUE TO TOLERANCES IN THE TRANSFER CASE. GM WILL NOT RECTIFY THIS DEFECT WHILE UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. IT IS THEIR DUTY TO SELL A DEFECT FREE VEHICLE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH GM, BBB, A TRUCK DEALER AND A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP. MY CONCLUSION IS THAT A REPROGRAMMING OF THE BANDS IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE WILL CORRECT THIS DEFECT. GM IS NOT WILLING TO MAKE THIS REMEDY AVAILABLE TO THE VEHICLE. MY EXPECTATION IS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DEFECT FREE DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. THE STANDOFF! THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROTECT THE UNWITTING BUYER FROM THE FAILURES OF AUTO MAKERS TO WARRANT A DEFECT FREE PRODUCT AS THEY CLAIM WHEN THEY SELL THE PRODUCT. OTHERWISE, IT IS A GROSS MISREPRESENTATION OF A PROMISE AND FRAUD. *JB