2003 GMC S UTILITY Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
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1. THE POWER LIFT GATE ON MY VEHICLE FAILED ON 7/23/15. WHEN IT OPENED, IT WENT ALL OF THE WAY UP AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN CAME CRASHING BACK DOWN AND NEARLY HIT ME IN THE HEAD. 2. THE FAILURE FROM THAT POINT ON HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME SO I HAD TO TURN THE FEATURE OFF. 3. I CONTACTED BOTH GM DIR...
WHEN YOU TAP ON THE BRAKES THE TRUCK PRACTICALLY SKIPS ACROSS THE PAVEMENT THOUGHT IT WAS MINOR TICKET TO MECHANIC NOTHING CAME UP FOR A CODE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING NOW THE TRUCK YOU CAN'T EVEN TOUCH THE BRAKES BUT THAT IS SKIPS ME ACROSS THE PAVEMENT AND NOW WHEN HE DRIVES IT ALSO HAS A BUMPINESS TO...
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON OUR GM XUV AFTER MAJOR CRASH INTO DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND SIDE FRAME. CALLED LOCAL DEALER, REFERRED TO GM REGIONAL, SAID "THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE AIR BAGS". WROTE TO GM HOME OFFICE REFERRED BACK TO REGIONAL. REGIONAL SAID FILE WAS IN "LEGAL" GAVE UP TRYING.
I HAVE A 2004 GMC YUKON DENALI AND AS I SEE FROM THE MANY COMPLAINTS BEFORE ME MY CLUSTER HAS WENT OUT. I HAVE NO USE OF MY DASHBOARD AT ALL. NO USE OF GAS GAUGE. NO USE OF SPEEDOMETER. NO USE OF OIL GAUGE. NO USE OF ANYTHING ON DASH. WHY AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS HAS GMC NOT DONE ANYTHING. IF THIS C...
THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FIRST STARTED FLUCTUATING THEN EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL HAS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. IT SMELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING BUT THERE WASN'T A FIRE. I'VE HAD BOTH SITUATIONS CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC STATES THIS IS ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GM AFTERMARKET AIR DEFLECTOR (PART NUMBER: 1927884) BEING USED ON A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE CENTER PLASTIC TIE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DEFLECTOR TO CRASH INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE D...
DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 GMC ACADIA. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING WHEN I AM TRYING TO STEER OR TURN. IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY AND I AM FORCED TO USE MANUAL STEERING WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND IS A ...
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR 2005 ENVOY XL DENALI. 70153 MILES. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY UNTIL ABOUT AN EIGHTH OF A TANK HAS BEEN USED THEN THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS JUST FINE. HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR APPX. TEN MINUTES TO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO STOP ...
I FIRST NOTICED A CLUNK WHEN I TURN THE TIRES AND THEN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING BACK AND FORTH, THEN I WAS TURNING FROM ONE STREET TO ANOTHER WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT THE CAR SITTING WAITING AT THE STOP LINE ON THE OPPOSIT...
I FIRST NOTICED A CLUNK WHEN I TURN THE TIRES AND THEN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING BACK AND FORTH, THEN I WAS TURNING FROM ONE STREET TO ANOTHER WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT THE CAR SITTING WAITING AT THE STOP LINE ON THE OPPOSIT...
2005 GMC ENVOY OUT OF THE BLUE MY SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND MY GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WITH LIGHT ON EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS! ADDITIONALLY THE FACTORY SPEAKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES! *TR
OIL GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE FAULTING...NO AIR THROUGH FRONT DASH VENTS..AIR VENTS OUT SINCE MAY 2011...SOMEONE SAID IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR BATTERY..OIL GAUGE FAULTED AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE 6MONTHS AGO...GAS GAUGE BEGAN 1MONTH AGO. *TR
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY OR VERY LITTLE GAS AFTER BEING FILLED UP, NEVER GOES OVER 1/4 TANK. *TR
1 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NOT WORKING 2. 70% OF THE TIME 3.BY GM NOTHING 2005 TRAILBLAZER. *TR
FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY FUEL GAUGE TO ALWAYS SHOW E AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ALWAYS BE ON, IN ADDITION THERE ARE ANNOYING CHIMES ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THIS ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT 50,000 MILES AGO, I CURRENTLY HAVE 120,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE DEALT WITH IT FOR 3 YEARS. AS A RESULT ...
FUEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY FUEL GAUGE TO ALWAYS SHOW E AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ALWAYS BE ON, IN ADDITION THERE ARE ANNOYING CHIMES ON A FREQUENT BASIS. THIS ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT 50,000 MILES AGO, I CURRENTLY HAVE 120,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE DEALT WITH IT FOR 3 YEARS. AS A RESULT ...
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER NO LONGER WORKS IT STARTED FLUCTUATING AT ABOUT 109,000 MILES NOW I'M AT ABOUT 150,000 AND IT HASN'T WORKED FOR MONTHS NOW. MY WIFE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW ON THE INTERSTATE AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING GOING TO WORK WITH SEMI TRUCKS BARRELING DOWN ON HER NO...
EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. MECHANIC SAYS IN 25 YEARS HE HAS NEVER SEEN AS MANY FAILURES AS IN THESE MODELS,AS IT IS USUALLY VERY RARE FOR THEM TO FAIL. IN RESEARCHING ON LINE I HAVE FOUND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN '03 THROUGH '08 MODEL GMC ENVOYS AND CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. *TR
WELL I HAVE A 2006 ENVOY, THE BATTERY HAND BOUNCES BETWEEN 0-14 VOLTS REPLACED THE BATTERY,HAD THE ALTER NATOR CHECKED AND ITS FINE. I TALKED TO THE GUY AT A GMC DEAL HE SAID ITS THE DASHBOARD SWITCHES.. AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, HE SAID ITS A SENSOR OR THE DASH PANEL. WHO KNOWS. ...
BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. *T...
BAD 3 VEHICKLE AUTO ACCIDENT ON I-96 IN MICHIGAN. A WHITE CAR STOPPED OR STALLED IN CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS THEN HIT BY A GREEN CAR AND WE HIT THE GREEN CAR "HEAD ON" IN THE REAR.. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH A DIRECT HEAD ON HIT AT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK WAS A 1997 GMC JIMMY. *T...
I HAVE A 2003 YUKON DENALI AND WHEN IT HIT THE 65,000 MILES MARK THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING LEAVING ME TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT USING THE AUTOMATIC COMPUTER TELLING YOU HOW MANY MILES TO EMPTY. NEXT THE OIL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. FINALLY REACHING 80,000 MILES MY SPEED ODOMETER QUITE WORK...
MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. COMPONENT(S) : I REQUESTS THAT NHTSA OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TWO SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE LISTED BELOW. FIRST ISSUE: PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER FUEL T...
THE GAS GAUGE IS READING EMPTY ALTHOUGH JUST FILLED WITH GAS. IT STARTED FLUCTUATING BUT NOW IT JUST REMAINS ON EMPTY DESPITE GAS TANK BEING FULL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS CHANGED FREE OF CHANGE BECAUSE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THERE IS SOM...
I OWN A 2001 GMC YUKON AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED ON IT. AFTER IT FAILS, THE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT HAVE ABS, BUT THE MOTOR HEATS UP. IF YOU DON'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY, IT WILL DRAIN YOUR BATTERY, LEAVE YOU STRANDED, OR WORSE. *TR
WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE IT RESET CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SECOND IS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE IT WOULDN'T CRANK CAUSING ME TO ATTEMPT TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL. I TO...
I HAVE A 2006 ENVOY DENALI WITH 53000 MILES, ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, I WAS FILING UP WITH GAS, I ALWAYS FILL UP AT 1/2 TANK SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 06. AFTER FILLING THE GAS GAGE WENT TO EMPTY, AND THEN WOULD GO TO FULL, THEN BACK TO EMPTY. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND THEN WENT TO EMPTY. NOW THE GAGE...
ONE DAY WHEN I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP THE GAS GAUGE STILL SHOWED MY TANK WAS EMPTY. IT SINCE THEN HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY GOES FROM EMPTY TO HALF FULL AND SO FORTH, NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY, I RAN OUT AT A RED, ANOTHER DAY I RAN OUT GAS AT A BAD INTERSECTION, DEFINITELY CAN'T TRUST IT OR YOU WILL BE...
I PURCHASED A 1999 YUKON DENALI FROM MY FORMER BROTHER N LAW; HE DIDN'T INFORM ME THAT MY WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, RADIO,AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A BODY CONTROL MODULE; ONE GMC MECHANIC ASKED ME WHAT DOES THIS PART DO. I'M A LADY HOW WOULD I KNOW THESE THINGS. ...
OUT OF NOWHERE MY FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. ITS NOT THE FUSE OR THE BULBS, BOTH FRONT LOW LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK. THERE IS NO POWER GOING TO THE LIGHTS AND I HAVE TO BUY A NEW SWITCH. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ALMOST A YEAR AGO BECAUSE THE O RINGS WENT UP. THE GAS GAUGE IS B...
OUT OF NOWHERE MY FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. ITS NOT THE FUSE OR THE BULBS, BOTH FRONT LOW LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK. THERE IS NO POWER GOING TO THE LIGHTS AND I HAVE TO BUY A NEW SWITCH. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ALMOST A YEAR AGO BECAUSE THE O RINGS WENT UP. THE GAS GAUGE IS B...
MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL CRACKS IN ALL 4 TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE 23,750 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES ON 2006 GMC ENVOY. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED MICHELIN TIRE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THE CRACKS. THEY IN TURN CALLED ...
POWER AND POWER STEERING FAILURE- WHEN IT RAINS OR I DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER THE CAR LOOSES POWER AND SLOWS. ALSO WHEN I AM DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND THERE IS A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT MY ACADIA AND THEY SAID THEY COULD READJUST THE BELT GUARD. THIS D...
OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING (NO PARTICULIAR SPEED) ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE SPEEDOMETER/RPM CLUSTER AND THEN BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAGE WILL REGISTER (0) ZERO. AFTER A SHORT TIME, 2 TO 5 MINUTES EVERYTHING WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. *CN
OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING (NO PARTICULIAR SPEED) ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE SPEEDOMETER/RPM CLUSTER AND THEN BOTH THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAGE WILL REGISTER (0) ZERO. AFTER A SHORT TIME, 2 TO 5 MINUTES EVERYTHING WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. *CN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX, AND I LOST MY STEERING. I HAD TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE CHEVY COBALT IS HAVING NOW. I CONTACTED GM FOR SOME ASSISTANCE, AND THEY DID NOTHING. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE CHEVY COBALT MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY ...
FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. I FILLED THE TANK OF MY VEHICLE, 2005 GMC ENVOY XL, I RAN OUT OF GAS GOING UP AN INCLINED LEVEL OF A PARKING GARAGE TWO STORIES UNDERGROUND DURING RUSH HOUR IN D.C. I COULD HAVE EASILY LET MY SUV RUN INTO THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME BUT, I WAS FORTUNATE TO REACT QUICKLY AND AVOID H...
I OWN A 2007 TAHOE MY TAHOE ACCELERATES WITH OUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT YOU PRESSED IT THE RPM STAY HIGH EVEN WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR IF YOU PUT ON DRIVE THE RPM STAY HIGH. I WHEN TO A USED PART STORE AND EXCHANGE THE ACCELERATOR AND WORK FINE SINCE THEN WHEN THE ELECTRONIC ACCELERAT...
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 120MPH. I TOOK MY 2004 YUKON TO THE GARAGE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF $800.00). THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2004 YUKON AN...
WHEN I PUT GAS IN MY 2003 GMC THE GAS SPILLS OUT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. AT MY COST. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY SINCE I GOT MY TRUCK A YEAR AGO. THEY DO NOT CONSIDER IT A RECALL MATTER. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN. *T...
I OPENED MY TAILGAGE TODAY, 12/13/09, TO PUT SOME ITEMS INTO MY TRUNK. I LEANED IN TO GET THEM SITUATED & SECURE WHEN SUDDENLY THE LIFTGATE SLAMMED DOWN ON MY LOWER BACK, TRAPPING ME AGAINST THE INSIDE OF MY TRUNK. I WAS UNABLE TO LIFT THE GATE AND HAD TO SLITHER OUT ONTO THE GROUND, AT WHICH P...
REAR AIR SUSPENSION WAS DEFLATING AFTER A FEW DAYS OF NON USE. DEALER INSPECTED REAR AIR SPRINGS/SHOCKS AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE SEEMED TO BE A LEAK IN THE AIR CANISTER SEAL THAT CAUSED THE DEFLATION. THIS OCCURRED ON 9/11/08 ABOUT 3.5 YRS AFTER PURCHASE AND ABOUT 25K MILES. AS OF 1 YEAR L...
FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED IN 2008, DRIVING TO WORK IN 2003 GMC ENVOY SLT (ORIGINAL OWNER) HEARD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. TOOK CAR IN TO SHOP FOR REPAIR (JUST OVER 50K MILES SO OUT OF WARRANTY). SHOP EXPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $4000 WITH ONE YEAR WARRANTY. SINCE I WA...
EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE: I WAS STUPID ENOUGH TO BUY THE LEMON IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE FAILURE (S) OCCUR ON A REGULAR BASIS. I BOUGHT THIS 2001 GMC JIMMY IN 2004. AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR. IT HAD 38,075 MILES ON IT. I DIDN'T HAVE IT A MONTH BEFORE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT. SHORTLY AFT...
RECURRING PROBLEM WITH STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TWICE AND STEERING PUMP REPLACED ONCE. STILL THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR
FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN I TURN ON MY TRUCK THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW HOURS STATING THAT IT NEEDS SERVICE. IT HAPPENS EVERY FEW WEEKS AND IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEA...
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STICKS AND INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES ITS SHOWS ME DRIVING 120 MPH WHEN GOING 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. HAVE LEFT IT COOL DOWN, THEN START THE ENGINE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR IT TO RESET IN 5 MPH INCREMENTS UNTIL IT RETURNS TO 0 MPH. SLUGGISH GOING TO 0 MPH WHEN ST...
EXISTING ODI ID NUMBER REFERENCES FOR 2007 ACADIAS 10255735, 10254149, 10248331, 10211267, 10210839, 10210533 EXISTING ODI ID NUMBER REFERENCES FOR 2008 ACADIAS 10246694, 10243591, 10241649, 10230134, 10229896, 10212682 THE ABOVE ODI ID NUMBERS SIGNIFY EXISTING COMPLAINTS IDENTIFYING WATER LEA...
I RECENTLY HAD $2,900 WORTH OF REPAIRS DONE TO MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE XLT IN JULY. MY VEHICLE WAS BUCKING AND ALMOST STALLED WHEN I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS CLOGGED CAT CONVERTERS. THE CAR HAS THREE SETS OF THEM. THIS I...
I OWNED A 2007 ACADIA AND HAD 4 SUNROOF LEAKS AND GM BOUGHT IT BACK BECAUSE IT WAS A LEMON. THE LAST TIME IT LEAKED THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SEAL, THAT SEAMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 ACADIA AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKS. *TR
MY 2000 YUKON'S FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING OUR FAMILY ON HWY 94 EAST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE STATION WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE APPROX. 20 FAILED FUEL PUMP MODULES AND ASSURED ME THAT THEY WILL INSTALL THE UPGRADED PUMP THAT DOES NOT "BURN" WHEN THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITH LOW FUEL LEVEL!...
MY 2000 YUKON'S FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING OUR FAMILY ON HWY 94 EAST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE STATION WHO HAPPENED TO HAVE APPROX. 20 FAILED FUEL PUMP MODULES AND ASSURED ME THAT THEY WILL INSTALL THE UPGRADED PUMP THAT DOES NOT "BURN" WHEN THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITH LOW FUEL LEVEL!...
I HAVE A 2003 GMC YUKON DENALI THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. I WOULD BE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 100 MPH OR MORE. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GET STUCK ON A CERTAIN SPEED EVEN AFTER PARKING. I LOOKED INTO GETTING IT FIXED BUT I WAS ...
MY COMPLAINT IS WITH HEADLIGHTS ON NEWER CARS AND TRUCKS. WHY DO WE NEED THEM SO BRIGHT. WHY DO WE NEED HIGH BEAMS. THEY JUST BLIND ALL DRIVERS. *TR
MY COMPLAINT IS WITH HEADLIGHTS ON NEWER CARS AND TRUCKS. WHY DO WE NEED THEM SO BRIGHT. WHY DO WE NEED HIGH BEAMS. THEY JUST BLIND ALL DRIVERS. *TR
I HAVE HAD 8 TRANSMISSIONS IN A 9 MONTH PERIOD FROM A SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION FRANCHISE. MY TRANSMISSION AS OF PRESENT HAS BROKEN DOWN ON MY AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE HEAD LEE MYLES TRANSMISSION BRANCH AND IS STILL UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. UNDER N.Y.S.'S LAW, IF YOUR AUTOMOBILE IS FIXED F...
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. AT 56,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THEN ON MARCH 12 2007 I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN AUTO 4X4 AFTER SPENDING VERY CLOSE TO A $1,000. WE ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGA...
SPEEDOMETER HAS COMPLETELY FAILED AND GM/CHEVY KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX ON A TRAILBLAZER. THIS IS A HAZARD. *TR
2004 GMC ENVOY XUV FAULTY SPEEDOMETER, THE SPEEDOMETER READS FALSE READING, TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY DOING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 55 AND I WAS PULLED OVER FOR DOING 72 MILES IN A 55 ZONE. *TR
2003 GMC TAHOE. SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
PARKING BRAKE AND FUEL GAGE. I RECENTLY MOVED OVERSEAS WITH AF AND HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR EUROPEAN STANDARDS. MY PARKING BREAK DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I FOUND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE I HAVE NEVER USED IT. I WAS MANDATED BY EUROPEAN LAW TO GET FIXED IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT AND PAY A ...
SIR OR MA'AM, I BOUGHT A 1997 GMC SIERRA C/K SERIES 1500 PICKUP IN 1999. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY WINDSHIELD WIPER BECAME INOPERATIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEMS TO FIX ITSELF AFTER THEY DRY OUT. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT GMC RECALL...
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE IT DEVELOPS A VERY SEVER SHAKING. IT IS TO THE POINT IT KNOCKS STUFF OFF THE DASH AND OUT OF THE CUP HOLDERS. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES CHANGED, ROTATED, BALANCED. THIS DOES NOTHING TO HELP. *TR
EVENTS THAT HAVE LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE I BELIEVE IS POOR ENGINEERING OF THE PRODUCT. I HAVE A 2004 ENVOY XL THAT HAS THE DRIVERS' SIDE POWER SEAR AND LUMBAR COMPRESSOR SWITCH SET ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT. THE SWITCHES ARE SURROUNDED BY A THAN LARGE PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC. THE WAY IT IS ARRANGED ON...
I CANNOT SEE THE RECENTLY-POPULAR CLEAR TURN-SIGNAL LENS' WITH COLORED BULBS NEARLY AS WELL AS COLORED LENS. THIS HAS OFTEN CAUSED ME NEAR MISSES AS BOTH A DRIVER AND A PEDESTRIAN. MANY FANCY AFTER-MARKET LENS' ARE THE WORST, ESPECIALLY WHEN SUNLIGHT HITS THEM DIRECTLY. I BELIEVE MORE STUDY SHOUL...
A 1965 CHEVROLET STEP VAN CANTEEN TRUCK IS OPERATING IN MY COMMUNITY. THE TRUCK DRIVES TO THE BEACH AND SERVES FRIED AND GRILLED FOODS. A MAKE SHIFT MOUNTED 60 LB LIQUID PROPANE TANK IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE TANK IS SUBJECT TO REAR END ACCIDENT DAMAGE WITH NEARLY NO PROTECTION. THE ...
A 1965 CHEVROLET STEP VAN CANTEEN TRUCK IS OPERATING IN MY COMMUNITY. THE TRUCK DRIVES TO THE BEACH AND SERVES FRIED AND GRILLED FOODS. A MAKE SHIFT MOUNTED 60 LB LIQUID PROPANE TANK IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE TANK IS SUBJECT TO REAR END ACCIDENT DAMAGE WITH NEARLY NO PROTECTION. THE ...
THE SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS ABOUT 2% OF THE TIME. TYPICALLY IT IS STUCK AT 110 MPH. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TAHOE'S.*AK
EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT GM SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN REGARDING THIS. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS DIMMING OUT? *TR
DEFECTIVE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED A FACTORY REBUILT 4L80E HD GMC TRANSMISSION FROM SHARP'S TRANSMISSION AND AUTO, INC OF TUCSON, AZ, FOR GMC SUBURBAN TOW VEHICLE . IT HAS A DEFECT THAT A GM MECHANIC SAYS IS HIGHLY PROBABLE TO CAUSE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE IS A GOOD PROBABILITY TH...
I OWN A 2002 GMC ENVOY AND BRAKE LIGHTS JUST QUIT I CHECKED BULBS,FUSES AND CHANGED BRAKE SWITCH THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE THE HOIST FAILED TO CRANK TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE THE HOIST FAILED TO CRANK TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE....
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET VENTURE. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE IN USE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER INDICATED HOW MUCH FUEL ...
IT IS BECOMING APPARENT THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ON THE 2.2L AND 2.4L SATURN ION IS DEFECTIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ACROSS THE INTERNET. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED ONCE AND IT NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. MY FEAR IS THAT I WILL BE DRIVING AND THAT...
LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
THUMPING IN STEERING SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE STEERING HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE AND SHAKES AND HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVLEY WORSE. THE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED WHEN NEW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE.AK
FAILURE OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE OPTION. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON THE FIRST OCCASION. EVERY WINTER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY BLAZER THE SWITCH FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM
IN FEBRUARY 2004, I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVROLET. IN JUNE 2004 THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAD 52, 000 MILES. ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007 THE SAME PART FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 102,000 ...
I COULDN'T GET GAS INTO IT THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIRMAN. WHICH COST 169.38 TO REPLACE THE GAS FILLER NECK. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD IF I HAD TAKEN IT TO THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY MAY HAVE CONSIDERED REIMBURSING ME. THEY SAID IF A RECALL COMES UP I CAN FILE TO GET MY MONEY BACK. MEANWHIL...
I NOTICED WITHIN A WEEK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE NOSE WOULD DIP AND THE CAR WOULD STEER TO THE LEFT, IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL I WOULD FEEL LIKE I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO TUFFY AND THEY SAID THAT THE CROSSMEMBER WAS RUSTED A...
FIRST THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE DEALER REPLACED A BELT FOR 200.00. SECONDLY THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED READING FUEL LEVELS, DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS DEAD AND WOULD COST 300.00 TO REPLACE. NEXT THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE VEHICLE WILL N...
I WAS JUST GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE CAR WASH. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PADAL TO PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR, A SECOND LATER THE PADAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THOUGHT IT WAS AIR IN THE LINE. TRIED A FEW MORE TIMES THEN GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO LOOK FOR THE LEAK, FOUND (STEEL LINE) DRIVERS SIDE RUSTED. HAD TRUCK TOW...
VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE MISS FIRE THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD. MISS. RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO MISS. VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH WATER DURING A RAINSTORM. ALL INTERIOR HAD TO BE REMOVED AND DRIED OUT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED THAT REQUIRED FOUR BATTERIES OV...
VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE MISS FIRE THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD. MISS. RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO MISS. VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH WATER DURING A RAINSTORM. ALL INTERIOR HAD TO BE REMOVED AND DRIED OUT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED THAT REQUIRED FOUR BATTERIES OV...
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT! POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY BROKE AND REPAIRED TWICE ON THE SAME DOOR, INOPERABLE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT, FRONT DASHBOARD GETS EXTREMELY HOT AT ALL TIMES, BRAKES SQUEAL ALL THE TIME (DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AND WAS REMEDIED WITH CERAM...
(1) FUEL SENSOR WENT BAD ON MY '04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LS 4WD 4.2 LITER V6 ENGINE WHICH HAS (26,000 MILES ON IT - EXCELLENT CONDITION), THEREBY (2) CAUSING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BECOME CONGESTED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER FOR USE AND TOWING ON THE VEHICLE. (3) TOLD BY THE DEALER WHERE VEHICLE PURC...
HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT USE FOR A FEW WEEKS. WHEN USED BRAKES WERE VERY SPONGY, LONG PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE REACTION THEN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. FLUID LEVEL OK, CLEAR APPEARED NORMAL, NO APPARENT LEAKS, NORMAL TEMPERATURE. DROVE TO DEALER CAREFULLY, SERV...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND LOST THE ENTIRE FREON AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CONDENSER SHOU...
I HAVE A 2003 SATURN VUE. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE NOW HAD 5 WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, ONE PER WHEEL AND 2 ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. THE FIRST 4 WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LAST ONE COST $410 TO HAVE REPLACED. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE COST AND SINCE I HAD EACH WHEEL BEARING REPL...
THE BRAKES ON THE 2003 EXPEDITION ISN'T DESIGNED TO HOLD THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF THE EXPEDITION. THIS CAUSE THE BRAKES TO NEED TO BE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE BRAKES AND PUT BIGGER BRAKE PADS IN THEM. I HAVE HAD TO EVEN REPLACE THEM METAL TO METAL IN THE FRONT 7 TIMES IN 3 YEARS ...
BRAKES ARE SOFT WITH LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. INVOLVED IN MINOR MVC. AFTERWARDS FOUND REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND COMPONENTS CORRODED. REAR BRAKE CONTACT <50%. LESS THAN 25K MILES. *NM
2000 GMC JIMMY HAS HAD 4 FUEL PUMPS IN LAST YEAR AND A HALF JUST STOPPING WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND 2 TRANSMISSIONS SAME AS FUEL PUMPS STOPPING WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WIRING HARNESS VERY BRITTLE. *NM
WE HAD PURCHASE A 2002 HYUNDAI SANTE FE ON 07/05/05 MOTOR WAY AUTO GROUP. THE CAR STARTED TO RIDE ROUGH. SO WE TOOK IT TO OUR REPAIR GUY, AT THIS TIME WE THOUGH IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. BEFORE HE COULD CHECK ANYTHING I TOOK MY CAR HOME AND IT JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AT THIS TIME HE CHAN...
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IN THE RATHER SHORT TIME I HAVE OWNED IT, IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER REPAIR 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME GROUP OF PROBLEMS. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS KEEP POINTING TO THE SKY RANDOMLY CAUSING BRIEF CONFUSION WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED FOR SAFETY. THE PRE-SET...
HEADLIGHTS MOUNTED ON 2005-6 TRUCKS AND SUV'S ARE MOUNTED MUCH TOO HIGH ON THE VEHICLES. THEY BLIND ONCOMING AUTOS AND EVEN CAUSE SEVERE EYE DISCOMFORT THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN SAID VEHICLE IS STOPPED BEHIND YOU IN TRAFFIC. EVERYONE I KNOW SAYES THE SAME THING. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPE...
3/4/05 2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER WOULD NOT TAKE FUEL. THE FUEL WOULD SPLASH OUT OF THE FUEL NECK . THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND THE SENDER. AGAIN, ON 12/30/2005 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VECHICLE WOULD NOT TAKE FUEL. WHILE FILLING UP THE FUEL ON DISPENSED ONTO THE GROUND. *NM
PURCHASED MY SATURN VUE USED IN MARCH 2005...AT THAT TIME I HAD 6K MILES LEFT ON THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY...IN JUNE 2005 TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL SATURN DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF ALL NORMAL ISSUES & GET A MAINT CHECKUP...AT THAT TIME THEY REPLACED THE RESISTOR- ENGINE COOLING FAN (DUE TO BLOWING HOT AIR WH...
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO CLAIM 10134972? *JB
ON JULY 16TH, 2005; I WAS INVOLVED IN A LIFE CHANGING, SINGLE VEHICLE AUTO ACCIDENT. I STRUCK A HILL WITH THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH ENOUGH EXCESSIVE FORCE TO FLIP THIS CADILLAC ESCALADE HEAD FIRST. THE ESCALADE FLIPPED TWICE, IMPACTING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND LANDING UP SIDE DOWN...
FRONT BRAKING PROBLEM WITH 2004 GMC ENVOY XL. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AFTER EACH TIME A REPAIR ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE BY GMC PROBLEM IS FRONT SQUEALING OF BRAKE SYSTEMS. *JB
2 YEARS AGO, MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A USED 02 ENVOY SLT. IT HAD LOW MILAGE AND WE LOVED IT. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DONE ALL THE FACTORY SUGGESTED MANTAINANCE ON IT AND OVER ALL HAVE BEEN GOOD TO IT. ON OCTOBER 4, 2005. OUR TRANSMISSION WENT LEAVING US STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A SEVERAL HOURS T...
I HAD THE VEHICLE IN A FEW TIMES WITH TROUBLE IN THE STEERING AND A LOUD NOISE THAT WAS CONSTANT. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED MY HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE, ONLY IT WOULD BE ANNOYING BECAUSE ...
MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN THE CRAIN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE TRANSMISSION, LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO CRAIN ON SEPTEMBER 26, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY GONE. OF COURSE, THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $2,000.00 WHICH I FEEL THAT I SHOULDN'T BE OUT OF PO...
MY BOYFRIEND(MARIO DIEGO) AND I (CARMENIA) PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVY TAHOE. FROM BROOKS MOTOR COMPANY ON APRIL 1,2005. FROM APRIL 1 TO JUNE 29,2005. THE TAHOE HAD TO BE RETURNED TO BROOKS MOTOR SERVICE CENTER 8 TO 9 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR REPAIRS. NOW MY CAR REAR END HAS BROKE AND NOT DRIVABLE. *JB
MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER OF WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. SINCE DAY ONE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. IT HAS HAD AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT, CLUTCH FAN ($620.00), TAIL LIGHTS, HVAC CONTROLS $(200), EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RECALL ITEMS AND NOW FINALLY A TRANSMISSION FAIL...
THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU ARE ON AN INCLINE WAITING TO PROCEED. THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ROLLBACKWARDS. TWICE I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME. THE FIRS TIME I HAD MY SON ALONG WITH ME. I WAS WAITING ON AN STEEP INCLINE FOR TRAFFICE TO MOVE. WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE B...
Mileage: 28,280
I HAVE HAD THE WHEEL BEARING REPLACED TWICE IN EIGHT MONTHS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. I JUST HAD THE WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS?
FEB.05 WE WERE IN BIG BEAR CA. WITH 4 OR MORE FEET OF FRESH SNOW: COMING DOWN THE HILL IN OUR 2002 SUBURBAN THE BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES. WE CHECKED THE GROUND UNDER SUBURBAN AND ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE SNOW. WE HAD SUBRUBAN TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEA...
NONE. NO SUMMARY. *AK
1)COMPONENT: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, )SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY ADJUSTMENT LEVEL. 3)COMPONENT: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:HEATER , 4)STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS,(HAND WAS SMASHED BY DOOR TRYING TO GET IT TO CLOSE RIGHT.THESE PROBLEM HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL OF 2004. *AK
ON MAY 28, 2004 I TOOK MY 2001 AZTEK TO DEALER TO SEE WHY MY AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR THEY FOUND LEAK IN RIGHT LOWER CORNER OF CONDENSER, $845 PLUS TAX I DECLINED THE REPAIRS BUT STILL COST ME $75.00 JUST TO CHECK. I ASKED AT A REGULAR CAR REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TRIED TO GET A NEW COND...
ON MAY 28, 2004 I TOOK MY 2001 AZTEK TO DEALER TO SEE WHY MY AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR THEY FOUND LEAK IN RIGHT LOWER CORNER OF CONDENSER, $845 PLUS TAX I DECLINED THE REPAIRS BUT STILL COST ME $75.00 JUST TO CHECK. I ASKED AT A REGULAR CAR REPAIR PLACE AND THEY TRIED TO GET A NEW COND...
THE 2003 ENVOY WE PURCHASED GAVE US NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF THE ONES OTHER OWNERS MENTIONED HERE, LIKE THE GLASS LIFTGATE THAT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS THAT MOVE ON THEIR OWN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE...
THE 2003 ENVOY WE PURCHASED GAVE US NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF THE ONES OTHER OWNERS MENTIONED HERE, LIKE THE GLASS LIFTGATE THAT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS THAT MOVE ON THEIR OWN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE...
THE 2003 ENVOY WE PURCHASED GAVE US NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF THE ONES OTHER OWNERS MENTIONED HERE, LIKE THE GLASS LIFTGATE THAT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS THAT MOVE ON THEIR OWN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE...
STEERING SHAFT SPRINE WORN OUT AT 19000 MILES, PART IS BACK ORDERED. DEALER SAID THOUSANDS ARE NEEDED ACROSS THE NATION.*AK
DRIVING FROM WORK-SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS. SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN VEHICLE GOING FROM I-270S TO I-370W ~ 1/4 MILE FROM RAMP. TRAFFIC MODERATE. TRAVELING 45 MPH I TAPPED BRAKES, THEY WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. USED ENGINE BRAKING SELECTING 3-2-1 TO SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE SL...
LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. COULD SMELL BURNING COOLANT TURNS OUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. PAID $900 IN REPAIRS. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THIS HAPPENED AT 71,000 MILES. ...
2000 S-10 EXTREME SUDDENLY CUTS OFF AND WILL NOT START AGAIN EVEN THOUGH TANK IS FULL. 2 MECHANICS SAY IT IS FUEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE GAS TANK. GREAT EXPENSE TO REPLACE. RESEARCHING ON WEB FIND MANY, MANY OTHER S-10 OWNERS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO START OUT BY SAYING I ENJOY GM VEHICLES. THEY ARE ALL I DRIVE, BUT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE LITTLE PROBLEMS. LIKE MY 2000 GMC JIMMY SLS. THE RECLINE HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEAT KEEP FALLING OFF AND STRIPPING THE BEAR METAL. I NEVER PULL ON THEM SO THEY DONT GET PULLED O...
PREMATURE WEAR ON ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS FOR THIS TRUCK. ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON FIRST BRAKE PAD CHANGE BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE METAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THESE ROTORS HAD TO BE OF INFERIOR QUALITY. BRAKE PADS WERE STILL FAIRLY GOOD ! *JB
PREMATURE WEAR ON ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS FOR THIS TRUCK. ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED ON FIRST BRAKE PAD CHANGE BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE METAL USED TO MANUFACTURE THESE ROTORS HAD TO BE OF INFERIOR QUALITY. BRAKE PADS WERE STILL FAIRLY GOOD ! *JB
I RECENTLY HAD MY 2004 SATURN AWD VUE SERVICED AT SATURN OF LIVINGSTON, NJ, AND HAD TWO RECALLS PERFORMED. ONE WAS FOR THE VOLUNTARY RECALL OF A REAR SUSPENSION LINK WHICH WAS CHANGED DUE TO A NHTSA TEST FAILURE. THE OTHER WAS THE RECALL OF THE REAR DRIVE MODULE (RDM), WHICH WAS CAUSING A MOANING N...
I OWN A 2000 JIMMY AND HAVE GONE THROUGH 2 SETS OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AT THIS TIME THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS WENT AGAIN. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS? THIS IS COSTLY TO REPAIR, AS WEL AS DANGEROUS, AFFECTING THE STEERING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IMPROVMENTS ARE BEING ...
WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID RESERVOIR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC TANK HAS CRACKED, AND IS LEAKING FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK
GOT IN MY VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS( DAYTIME RUNNINGS) DID NOT COME ON BUT THE HIGH BEAMS WOULD NOR WOULD THEY COME ONE MANUALLY. I DROVE FOR AWHILE THEN THEY CAME ON. I WOULD DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND THEY WILL FLICKER.THEY DO SCOME ONE EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE A...
THE STEERING GEAR BOX APPEARS TO BE LOOSE, VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY ARE GETTING REPAIRED BUT THOSE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE NOT. WHEN I HAD THE TAILGATE HINGES REPLACED, THE DEALER EXPLAINED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT. IT'S A NERVE RACKING VIBRATION WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE O...
THE STEERING GEAR BOX APPEARS TO BE LOOSE, VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY ARE GETTING REPAIRED BUT THOSE OUT OF WARRANTY ARE NOT. WHEN I HAD THE TAILGATE HINGES REPLACED, THE DEALER EXPLAINED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT. IT'S A NERVE RACKING VIBRATION WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE O...
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON THE YOU CAN HERE THE MOTOR RUNNING, BUT THEY WILL NOT COME ON. IF YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND MOVE THE WIPERS MANUALLY THEY WILL SOMETIMES COME ON. THIS IS ON OUR 1997 4WD BLAZER.
DAY OF PURCHASE, MAJOR ENGINE FAILURES REPLACEMENT OF NEARLY EVERYTHING THEN SOME. CONTINUES TO ARC ELECTRICAL SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD. ELECTRICAL SHORTING OF ALL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE VAN INTERNAL ENGINE ISSUES NOT CORRECTABLE JUST BANDAIDING FUEL ISSUES WITH OIL COOLANT AND ARCING CONSTITUTES A FIR...
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COULDN'T DRIVE-REPAIRED/ REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL-UP/SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT, LATER FIXED, BUT STILL WON'T WORK ON OCCASION/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5+ TIMES REPAIRED STILL NOT OPERATIONAL/ WATER PUMP EXPLODED/REAR WINDOW WON'T LOCK FIRST TRY/ CHECK ENGINE LLIGHT STAYS ON. *AK
EDMOND, OK. 26 MAR 04. 3:30PM. FOLLOWED WHITE GMC SIERRA PICKUP WEST ON NW 178TH STREET FROM WESTERN AVE TO PORTLAND AVE (HWY 74). NOTED UNSECURED COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER ON TOP OF LEFT TOOL BOX. CYLINDER WAS ROLLING SIDE TO SIDE BETWEEN FOUR INCH HIGH SQUIRE TUBE RETAINERS. NAME ON TRUCK DOOR...
THE JACK ON THE 2002 GMC ENVOY 4X4 IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE. IT HAS TO BE PLACED IN A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF LOCATIONS UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND WILL NOT WORK AT ALL UNLESS THE PAVEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAT (NO CRACKS IN THE CEMENT!). MY VEHICLE WAS SOLD NEW WITH SKID PLATES FOR OFF-ROADING, BUT...
WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY OR FAST, AT DIFFERENT TIMES, AND NOT EVERY SINGLE TIME, TURNING TO THE RIGHT AROUND A CURVE OR TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING HOLDS THE TURN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LETS GO OF THAT HOLD. I CAN CORRECT IT BY SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND THEN BACK INTO THE TURN. ...
THE SEAT RECLINER HANDLE AND CONNECTING BAR FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS OF MY 2000 S-10 BLAZER BROKE OFF WITH A MONTH OF EACH OTHER.
I HAVE A 2000 SLT JIMMY WHICH HAS BEEN A PAIN. I'VE HAD LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, U JOINTS REPLACED, HUB AND WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS, ALTENATOR FAILURE, A/C BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, BROKEN BLEND DOOR WHICH CAUSED ENCODER MOTOR AND MODULE FA...
1995 GMC JIMMY SLS 4 DOOR 4WD VORTEC 4.3 L V6. WE HAVE HAD THIS THING FOR 7 YEARS AND NOTHING I HAVE EVER OWNED HAS TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT BEING A "SHADETREE" MECHANIC! THE LIST IS AS FOLLOWS, BREAK BOOSTER REPLACED 2 TIMES. EGR VALVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST 12 TIMES (THEY...
BRAKE AND ABS UNSAFE AND IN FOR CHRONIC REPAIRS. HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN A YEAR WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. ROTORS CRACKED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS PUT ON. IN THE RAIN, ABS LOCKED...NEAR MISS OF AN ACCIDENT. WITHIN WEEKS HAD BACK IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR...WAS INF...
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. ENGINE COOLANT HAS BROKEN DOWN AT 60,000 MILES 10/1/2001, 70,000 MILES 6/1/2002, 79,000 1/30/2003 AND HAS BECAME SLUDGE. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES 100,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER (GMC)WANTS TO REPLACE THERMOSTAT, RADIATOR, HEATER CORE AT MY EXPENSE. SYSTEM H...