GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sierra
Model Year: 2003
Other Engine Info: Iron
Plant City: Oshawa Truck
Plant Company Name: NA-Canada - Truck
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Trim: 1500 (1/2 ton)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
DT: CONTACT STATES: WHEN HE HAS A LOAD ON THIS TRUCK THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE FAILING. WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES, THEY GO TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES WHEN SITTING STILL AND JUST IDLING CALLER CAN PRESS ON THE BRAKES AND THEY WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. GENERAL MOTORS SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE.*AK *JB
2003
SERVICE BRAKES
OUR TRUCK WAS AT COLLISION SHOP FOR A REPAIR FROM A HIT AND RUN IN A LOWE'S PARKING LOT.. WHEN THEY FINISHED, THEY TOOK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE TO TAKE FOR A CAR WASH. WHEN PULLING OUT OF THEIR BUSINESS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THEY PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT AND RESTARTED AND TESTED THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THEY LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW THE BRAKE FLUID FLOWING OUT ON THE GROUND. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC AND ONE OF THE LINES WAS BROKE. HE REPLACED IT ($298.00). HE TOLD US THE OTHER LINES WERE ALSO IN BAD SHAPE. WE BECAME AWARE THAT GM HAD A PROBLEM AFTER SEEING A TELEVISION NEWS STORY. WE TOOK COPIES OF THIS STORY TO OUR LOCAL GMC DEALER, THE COLLISION SHOP AND OUR MECHANIC. OUR GMC DEALER SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 WE HAD THE REMAINDER OF THE LINES REPLACED. ($984.80). WE HAVE SINCE ENCOUNTERED TWO ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED IN MICHIGAN, BUT WE SPEND OUT WINTERS IN FLORIDA, SO IT HAS LIMITED EXPOSURE TO SALT USED DURING THE WINTER. WHAT SCARES US ABOUT THIS IS: ON THE DAY BEFORE WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE COLLISION SHOP, WE WERE GOING TO DRIVE 45 MILES TO ANN ARBOR, MI FOR A BIRTHDAY PARTY. WE DECIDED AT THE LAST MINUTE NOT TO GO. IF WE HAD GONE THAT DAY, THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH! THIS IS A SCARY THING. TO QUOTE THE NEWS STORY: "GM, IN A STATEMENT TO 7 ACTION NEWS STATES THIS IS 'NOT A SAFETY ISSUE' AS THE BRAKES STILL OPERATE WITH A BROKEN BRAKE LINE AND ADMIT THAT RUSTY BRAKE LINES ARE A PROBLEM THAT 'CAN HAPPEN OVER TIME', PRESUMABLY FROM LIQUID SALT USED IN COLD WEATHER STATES. GM HAS A SOLUTION. THE COMPANY IS OFFERING WHAT THEY CALL A DEEPLY DISCOUNTED BRAKE REPAIR KIT THAT RUNS $2-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ONLY $500". GM NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND LET OWNERS KNOW. *TR
