GVWR: Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sierra
Model Year: 2006
Other Engine Info: MFI, Iron
Plant City: Pontiac
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Trim: 2500 (3/4 ton)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I OWN A 97 GMC TRUCK. CURRENTLY, THE TRUCK HAS A LITTLE OVER 55,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY, 2 YEARS AGO THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEHMERS IN CONCORD AND THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE TO ME... IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. LAST WEEK THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND "STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM" ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I DECIDED TO "SAVE A BUCK" AND FIX THE PROBLEMS MYSELF. AFTER REMOVING THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE HANDLE ITSELF CRACKED I.E. THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS POORLY DESIGNED. (IT'S PLASTIC.) I TOOK THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THE BROKEN HANDLE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND EXPLAINED HOW THIS WAS THE SECOND HANDLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID, "THEIR HANDS WERE TIED" AND COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT FIND ANY SERVICE BULLETINS CONCERNING DOOR HANDLES. (I ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO AN ONLINE SERVICE MANUAL PROVIDER CALLED ALLDATA.COM. THEY INCLUDE TECHNICAL BULLETINS THE SERVICE SHOPS GET FROM GM. I DID NOT FIND ANY BULLETINS CONCERNING DOOR HANDLES.) WHILE STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, I BOUGHT A NEW HANDLE. IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE OLD ONE. IT COMES WITH A 1-YEAR WARRANTY. I CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE THE ITEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ALSO SAID THERE WAS NO RECORD OF ANY OTHER DOOR HANDLE PROBLEMS. *LA
2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE FLY WHEEL, WHICH RUNS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HELPS CHANGE GEARS HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH DURING THE FIRST FAILURE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND IT BECAME LOUDER OVER TIME. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE NOISE WAS MUCH LOUDER; HOWEVER, A DIFFERENT DEALER 2 HOURS AWAY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FLY WHEEL FAILED. AFTER BEING REPAIRED 24,000 MILES AND A YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FLY WHEEL WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND LASTED 5 MONTHS BEFORE IT FAILED. THE POWER STEERING SHAFT ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO IT BEING WORN OUT AND FAILED AGAIN NINE MONTHS LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 06/08/09 *BF THE POWER STEERING GEAR WAS LEAKING DUE TO LEAKING GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE HVAC BLOWER WAS INOPERATIVE, THE FLYWHEEL WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STRIPPED AND BROKEN EXHAUST STUDS. UPDATED 06/18/09.*JB