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238 reports22,784 miles · Sep 7, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON (WEATHER RELATED OR OTHER). DEFECT DISCOVERED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT SUPERIOR GMC IN BRIGHTON IN SEPTEMBER 2005. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 23000 MILES AND IS USED FOR LEISURE PURPOSES. CURRENT GM RECALL FOR IDENTICAL PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 19…
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ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON (WEATHER RELATED OR OTHER). DEFECT DISCOVERED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT SUPERIOR GMC IN BRIGHTON IN SEPTEMBER 2005. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 23000 MILES AND IS USED FOR LEISURE PURPOSES. CURRENT GM RECALL FOR IDENTICAL PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 1997 ALTHOUGH DEFECT IS IDENTICAL. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THE NUMBER OF FAILURES DOCUMENTED BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10135519
Mileage unknown · Jul 12, 2005
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WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTORM,AFTER RESEARCHING THIS,I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE OR MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL
NHTSA ODI #10128518
191,000 miles · Jun 23, 2005
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DT:CONSUMER OWNS 1997 GMC K1500 SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. FOUND RECALL APR. 27, 2003 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V159000 FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CRACKED CIRCUIT BOARD. CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER IN FEBRUARY 2003 FROM GM. LETTER STATED THAT SOME VEHICLES HAD THIS DEFECT, BUT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA THERE WAS A RECALL. CONSU…
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DT:CONSUMER OWNS 1997 GMC K1500 SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. FOUND RECALL APR. 27, 2003 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V159000 FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CRACKED CIRCUIT BOARD. CONSUMER RECEIVED LETTER IN FEBRUARY 2003 FROM GM. LETTER STATED THAT SOME VEHICLES HAD THIS DEFECT, BUT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA THERE WAS A RECALL. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY SAID THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE SPECIAL PLAN. HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CONSUMER ASKED IF THEY COULD INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE IN THE RECALL. GM TOLD THE CONSUMER NO, THAT HE COULD FILE A STATEMENT OR REPORT AND HE DONE SO. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE ANY FAITH IN GM GETTING BACK WITH HIM. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10126402
Mileage unknown · Jun 23, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILED, CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER WERE REQUIRED BEFORE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE/UNSAFE BRAKING WAS DISCOVERED. PARTS WERE REPLACED AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $800.00. NOW, LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER, THE SAME SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED.
NHTSA ODI #10126345
88,000 miles · May 19, 2005
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WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON 1997 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. WIPERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND GMC AND DEALER DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT.
NHTSA ODI #10121636
Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 2005
Steering
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT CAUSES ME TO OVERCORRECT MY STEERING. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN THE LAST YEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE STEERING GETS VERY LOOSE. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD CORRECT, AS MINE IS FAR FROM THE …
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I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN MAKING A SLIGHT TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT CAUSES ME TO OVERCORRECT MY STEERING. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE IN THE LAST YEAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE STEERING GETS VERY LOOSE. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD CORRECT, AS MINE IS FAR FROM THE ONLY TRUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10118458
114,000 miles · Apr 8, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL STOPPING VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMP SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10117650
98,116 miles · Apr 4, 2005
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteering
I TOOK MY 1997 GMC SIERRA TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. BUT THE DEALER SAID ALL THE RECALLS PERTAIN TO THE 1999-2004 MODELS NOT MINE - BUT I AM HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS - DRIVE SHAFT, AND BRAKES - MY BRAKES LOCK UP - CREATE LOTS OF NOISE, CALIPHER DAMAGE, ETC. I BELIEVE THAT THE R…
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I TOOK MY 1997 GMC SIERRA TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. BUT THE DEALER SAID ALL THE RECALLS PERTAIN TO THE 1999-2004 MODELS NOT MINE - BUT I AM HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS - DRIVE SHAFT, AND BRAKES - MY BRAKES LOCK UP - CREATE LOTS OF NOISE, CALIPHER DAMAGE, ETC. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALLS FOR THE NEWER VEHICLES SHOULD APPLY TO MINE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WHEN THE BRAKES DECIDE NOT TO WORK. MY WIFE DRIVES THE TRUCK AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10116309
Mileage unknown · Feb 9, 2005
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ON THE 1997 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP THAT I OWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON A VARIETY OF CHEVROLET, GMC, AND OLDSMOBILE TRUCKS FROM 1994-1997, HOWEVER MY TYPE OF VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL, # 03V159. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INC…
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ON THE 1997 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP THAT I OWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON A VARIETY OF CHEVROLET, GMC, AND OLDSMOBILE TRUCKS FROM 1994-1997, HOWEVER MY TYPE OF VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL, # 03V159. MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; IN FACT, THE 1996 VERSION OF MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WANT THE RECALL EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 1997 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10110222
76,000 miles · Feb 5, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS REPEATEDLY. UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM CYCLES REPEATEDLY AND UNNECESSARILY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. NARROWLY AVERTED ACCIDENTS A NUMBER OF TIMES.*JB
NHTSA ODI #10109879
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