2005 GMC Sierra 1500

ABS SENSOR ENGAGING WHEN NOT REQUIRED AT LOW SPEED BRAKING. OCCURS AT ALMOST EVERY STOP. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 98-02 MODELS BUT IS STILL OCCURRING ON MINE AND IT IS AN 05. DEALER WANTS TO CLEAN SENSORS BUT CANNOT GUARANTEE THEY WONT GET BROKEN DURING EXTRACTION AT A REPLACEMENT COST OF $280 A WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS AN 05 GMC SIERRA HALF TON. I LIVE WITHIN THE STATES DEFINED BY THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR. THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FALL FINANCIALLY TO THE CONSUMER SINCE IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN LINGERING FOR NEARLY A DECADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE HEAT ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR. SOMETIMES, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, HE WOULD SMELL FUEL. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, ONE OF THE REAR TIRES SLIDES AND THE OTHER ONE KEEPS SPINNING. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OR THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205.

VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES AT SPEEDS 45 MPH. DURING HEAVY BRAKING VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES HEAVILY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE 3 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. 1ST GARAGE VISIT GROOVES WERE PRESENT IN THE ROTOR 2ND VISIT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND 3RD VISIT ROTORS WERE TURNED AGAIN. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.... THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR GREATER, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS OF JULY 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,964 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE NINTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/26/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE VEHICLE PULSATED AND UNDER PANIC BRAKING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE DEALER, ON THE LAST VISIT, REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE REAR DRUMS. AFTER 4000 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED. THE FRONT CALIPERS FROZE AND CAUSED THE ROTORS TO OVERHEAT. UPDATED 07/07/06. *JB