2006 GMC Sierra

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 7/23/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR DID NOT WORK. THE RED LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS RELATED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DEALER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. UPDATED 07/28/15*JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER RANDOMLY COMES ON. IF YOU TURN IT OFF IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON AGAIN AND CYCLES THROUGH THE VARIOUS HEAT SETTINGS. IT CREATES A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION IN THE FLORIDA HEAT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS DEALERS, NONE OF WHICH CAN FIX IT. I CALL GM AND THEY WON'T EVEN CONSIDER IT UNTIL I TAKE IT BACK TO A DEALER SAYING THEY WILL ONLY GET INVOLVED IF I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WAS A LIE, THERE IS NO 30 DAY REQUIREMENT. THIS ISSUE IS MORE OF A DISTRACTION THAN TEXTING. LOOKING IT UP ONLINE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM BUT GM DENIES IT EVEN THOUGH GM DID ISSUE A TSB TO HAVE THE DRIVERS DOOR MODULE REPROGRAMMED. I HAD THAT DONE AND IT MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. A STRAIGHT UP SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2005 SUBURBAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON THAT ONE TOO. NOTHING CAME OF THAT EITHER SO IT APPEARS THIS SITE AND AGENCY IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SOUNDING BOARD. GM AND NHTSA CANNOT AFFORD TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM THIS. *TR

MY 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 4X4 CREWCAB WAS RUNNING IDLE AS I WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE FOR CAMPING TRIP. I WAS CHECKING TO INSURE ALL LIGHTS ON VEHICLE AND TRAILER WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY BEFORE DEPARTING. I NOTICED UPON DEPARTURE THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. I TURNED OFF RUNNING LIGHTS AND WHEN I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT AS THE KEY WAS FROZE/STUCK IN THE ON/RUN POSITION. THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLING WITH SMOKE AND I COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. I QUICKLY DROVE TO THE NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP WHO WAS UNABLE TO HELP DUE TO A HEAVY BACKLOG. I WAS ABLE TO FIND A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PROMPTLY ASSESSED AND SERVICED MY TRUCK. THE MECHANIC ALERTED ME THAT WHILE THIS TRUCK IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, THE PART HE REPLACED (THE IGNITION SWITCH) IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE ENTIRE RECALL AND THAT THE PART HAD FAILED EXACTLY HOW THE RECALLED ASSEMBLIES WERE LISTED AS FAILING. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED INTO FURTHER FOR THIS RECALL BUT HAD I BEEN FURTHER INTO MY TRIP AND NOT HAD A MECHANIC CLOSE BY TO GET THE TRUCK TO, THE END RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE DAMAGING THEN A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD SHUT OFF INDEPENDETLY AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS DEACTIVATED, THE BURNING SMELL CEASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWELVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. JCC

DESCRIBE BELOW IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE. HOWEVER GM REPLACEMENT PART IS DEFECTIVE AND ISSUE IS UNDER RECALL IN CANADA???? NOT U.S.??? PART IS BEING REDESIGNED MAY BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS?? BEING TOLD WILL HAVE TO WAIT IN MEAN TIME I HAVE MANUALLY BRING HEAT UP FROM LOW AND MAY HAVE HEAT MAY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND START AT LOW. NOT VERY REASSURING WHEN TEMPS ARE -40F BELOW ZERO. UNTIL PART IS RE-DESIGNED OR ENGINEERED??? I AM SUPPOSE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS LISTED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL AND ENCOUNTER CONTINUED FAILURE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE???? NOT ACCEPTABLE! HTTP://WWWAPPS.TC.GC.CA/SAF-SEC-SUR/7/VRDB-BDRV/SEARCH/RECALLDETAIL.ASPX?RN=2011074&LANG=ENG RECALL DATE 2011/02/21 NOTIFICATION TYPE SAFETY TC MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 11046 UNITS AFFECTED 190,310 CATEGORY LIGHT TRUCK & VAN, SUV RECALL DETAILS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS OF THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) BLOWER RELAY RESISTOR MODULE AND THE WIRING CONNECTOR (WHICH POWERS THE MODULE) MAY BE INCAPABLE OF CONDUCTING HIGHER CURRENT LEVELS FOR SUSTAINED PERIODS OF OPERATION. IN ADDITION, MOISTURE AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS (SUCH AS ROAD DE-ICING MATERIALS) MAY ENTER THE FRESH AIR INTAKE PLENUM AND CONTACT THE INTERNAL CIRCUIT OF THE MODULE OR CORRODE THE TERMINALS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE THE RELAY RESISTOR MODULE OR WIRING CONNECTOR TO OVERHEAT, CAUSING VARIOUS SYMPTOMS SUCH AS: THE HVAC BLOWER MAY NOT FUNCTION ON CERTAIN OR ALL BLOWER SPEED SETTINGS; A BURNING-PLASTIC SMELL OR SMOKE MAY BE PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE, OR; THE HVAC BLOWER MAY RUN CONTINUALLY WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. THESE WARNING SIGNS COULD, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, BE LEADING INDICATORS OF AN IMPENDING VEHICLE FIRE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY. GMC SIERRA 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007. *TR