2010 GMC SIERRA 1500 Unknown Or Other Problems
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THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK IS JUST CRACKING ALL OVER. I CONTINUOUSLY CLEAN AND USE SUN SHADES FOR IT. THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.
Mileage: 195,000
DASH IS CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG AND OTHER AREAS. CONCERN IS THAT BROKEN PIECES COULD BECOME SHRAPNEL IN A COLLISION.
MY DASH HAD 4 CRACKS IN IT. THE PART COVERING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS VERY IN SAFE
Mileage: 200,000
DASH CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO INCLUDE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STORAGE COMPARTMENT (DASH MOUNTED). IT STARTED OUT AS A SMALL CRACK ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COWL, IT GREW AND MULTIPLE CRACKS EMERGED SINCE THEN.
DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG OPENINGS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND MAY AFFECT PROPER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR CAUSE THE DASH TO FRAGMENT AND HIT OCCUPANTS IN A COLLISION. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT CORRECT, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES OR PROLONGED SUN EXPOSURE AS IT RESIDE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND WHICH EXPERIENCES 4 RATHER MILD SEASONS. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED BUT UNRESOLVED PROBLEM WITH THESE GM VEHICLES. *TR
DASH CRACK AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH COULD DAMAGE AIRBAG OR BECOME SHRAPNEL IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY 2ND DASH THAT CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING,THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE GMC SIERRA 1500.I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER THINKING A QUICK AND CHEAP FIX,WAS FLOORED TO FIND OUT ON THAT YEAR AND MODEL IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, AND OUT OF POCKET WOULD COST $475.00 PARTS AND LABOR,THE PARTS MAN TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD DESIGN FLAW.I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE,WAS TOLD NO.I GOT THIS TRUCK NEW AND AS TO DATE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DASH,BECAUSE OF CRACKING AROUND AIRBAG,DONE UNDER WARRANTY,AND REPLACED OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON RR DOOR,NOW THE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE ON DRIVERS DOOR.,UNLESS I ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE,MY TRUCK HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT.EVERYTHING STILL LOOKS NEW. I FEEL THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT GMC SHOULD ADDRESS,I WOULD PAY THE LABOR, IF THEY SUPPLY THE PART.THE WHOLE INTERIOR DOOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AS IT IS ONE UNIT.THIS IS UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS ,INSTALLING DEFFECTIVE PARTS, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT GMC'S EXPENSES,NOT THE CONSUMERS.
Mileage: 22,942
LARGE CRACKS ON MY 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500 DENELI DASHBOARD. I NOTED TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD, ONE TOUCHES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE OTHER MAJOR CRACK IS OVER THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS AN INVESTIGATION ARTICLE FROM WMC ACTION NEWS 5, BY THE NEWS REPORTER ANDY WISE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.
MY 2010 GMC SIERRA HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT, PRIMARILY SITS IN A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED GARAGE, AND HAS 3 CRACKS IN THE DASH. TWO OF THE CRACKS HAPPNED WHILE SITTING STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE. TWO OF THE CRACKS ARE CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG CREATING A HAZARD. GMC NOR THE DEALER WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS CONSIDERING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS.
Mileage: 40,000
TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND THEY WON'T HELP ME IN RESOLVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MCKENZIE MOTORS 6500 CAROLINE ST.MILTON FL 32570 850-665-2045. I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE IT IS WARM YEAR ROUND AND MY WHOLE DASHBOARD IS FALLING IN. I SAVED FOR EVER AND PAID FOR THIS TRUCK IN CASH. I'M THE SAFETY DIRECTOR AT NAS WHITING FIELD AND THIS IS A FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE ADVISE.
Mileage: 51,000
CRACKED DASHBOARD - DASHBOARD IS DETERIORATING. NUMEROUS CRACKS. VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE SHADE 90% OF THE TIME AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT. THERE IS A DASHBOARD CRACK NEXT TO THE AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE TAKATA INFLATORS AND POTENTIAL SHRAPNEL PRODUCED FROM THE ROTTING DASHBOARD BECOMING AIRBORNE DURING AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS THE MAJORITY OF THESE GM DASHBOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE AND FALLING APART BEYOND COSMETIC APPEARANCE. WHAT KIND OF SAFETY TESTING HAS BEEN DONE IN RELATION TO CRACKED DASHBOARDS CAUSING INJURIES? THERE SHOULD BE A SOLUTION TO THE TAKATA INFLATOR ISSUE AND A RECALL ON GM CRACKED PLASTIC DASHBOARDS. IT IS PAST AUGUST OF 2017 AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING REGARDING THE AIRBAG ISSUE SOLUTION. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED BETWEEN THE AIRBAG AREA AND VENT.
Mileage: 58,000
DASH HAS A CONSIDERABLE CRACK ACROSS THE ENTIRE SURFACE AS WELL AS CRACKING INTO THE AIRBAG EXIT. HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.
Mileage: 15,000
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. NAMELY ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WAS NO STRESS OR IMPACTS TO THE DASH THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CRACKING. THE MANNER AND LOCATIONS OF THE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE DASH TO FRAGMENT AND CAUSE INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Mileage: 88,200
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF THEN TURNS BACK ON RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING DOOR LOCKS POP UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER
3 CRACKS ON DASH! 1 ON CORNER OF AIR BAG AND OTHER 2 ABOVE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
Mileage: 80,000
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 2 LOCATIONS, ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, POSSIBLE DANGER FOR PLASTIC PIECES DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.
Mileage: 105,000
UPPER DASHBOARD CRACKED ALONG AIRBAG LOCATION ON PASSENGER SIDE - TOP LEFT CORNER OF AIR BAG. CAR WAS PARKED, CRACK WAS JUST THERE WHEN I ENTERED THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING...NOT JUST ONCE BUT TWICE. APPARENTLY THE DASHBOARD CRACKS JUST AFTER THE THIRD YEAR AND RE-OCCURS WITH REPLACEMENT DASHBOARDS AS WELL (ALL DASHBOARDS ARE DEFECTIVE, INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENTS). NOTE: EXACT SAME CRACK AND LOCATION AS MANY OTHERS REPORTED ON FACEBOOK GROUP FORUM PAGE (07-13 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS).
Mileage: 36,000
MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ON TOP OF THE DRIVERSIDE DASH. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CRACKS AROUND THE AIRBAG ARE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY. BOTH CRACKS ARE GROWING RAPIDLY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 44,000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Mileage: 42,000
DASH IS CRACKED ALONG SIDE OF PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON DASH.
Mileage: 115,000
DASH PANEL CRACK NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS THE SECOND DASH THAT HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST DASH WAS REPLACED ON 07/23/2013 AT 31,093 MILES. THE REPLACED DASH CRACKED WHILE STATIONARY ON 05/28/2017 AT 73,197 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2007-2013 GMC VEHICLES.
Mileage: 73,197
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES INCLUDING MOUNTING TAB.
Mileage: 45,000
UPPER DASH BOARD CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG.
DASHBOARD CRACKED BY PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND BY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND BY THE CENTER SPEAKER . CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY SAFTY AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AND PIECES BEING DASH IMPALING FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
CRACKED DASHBOARD NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG.
Mileage: 94,640
DASH IS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE JUST TO THE LEFT OF WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS, AND THEN IT IS ALSO BROKEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE CENTER OF THE DASH IS LACKING SUPPORT AND IT VIBRATES BADLY AND HAS CAUSED THIS BREAKAGE.
Mileage: 60,000
PASSENGER SIDE DASH IS CRACKING RIGHT BEHIND THE AIR BAG. HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE FIXED IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2014. ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER THE NEW DASH IS CRACKED. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2007-2013 GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. I JUST NOTICED THE CRACK YESTERDAY DECEMBER 11TH, 2016. THE CRACK HAS STARTED WITHIN THE LAST MONTH THAT I CAN RECALL.
Mileage: 51,000
CRACKED DASH BY PASSENGER AIRBAG AND OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
DASH IS CRACKED AT FORWARD LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG OPENING AND RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AREA. EXTREME CONCERN THAT. IN THE CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, PIECES OF THE PLASTIC DASH COULD PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG AND/OR BECOME FLYING SHRAPNEL/DEBRIS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE PASSENGER.
Mileage: 82,000
CRACKACK DASHBOARD
Mileage: 90,000
TAKATA RECALL - IN ADDITION TO THE WIDESPREAD AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE, I AM AMONG THE MANY, MANY OTHER 2010 GMC SIERRA TRUCK OWNERS WHO HAVE A CRACKED DASH. THE CRACK BEGINS ON THEFRONT, LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, AND EXTENDS TO THE FRONT OF THE DASH (TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD). WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A FATAL DEFECT, ONE WOULD THINK THAT AN NHTSA SPONSORED INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED BY NOW! I MEAN, IT'S ONLY BEEN 6 YEARS!!!!
DASH BOARD CRACKING FOR NO REASON. OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER SEARCHING GOOGLE I SEE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM...... ANY HELP ON GETTING THIS ISSUE FIXED
AFTER MONTHS OF PURCHASING MY VEHICLE WHICH IS A SIERRA DENALI MY DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN HALF. THE PURGE VALVE AND THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL SYNDICATOR SENSOR HAS BEEN CHANGED ABOUT 5 TIMES. WHEN I PUT VEHICLE IN MY TRUCK IT WON'T START ON ITS OWN THE STARTER JUST KEEPS TURNING OVER TO FIND OUT BY THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE CHANGED NOW. I HEARD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IS WHY THEY CHANGED THE SYSTEM ON IT, BUT MY TRUCK WAS NEVER CHANGED. THE DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE MY COMPLAINTS WERE SENSELESS AND AFTER A YEAR MY WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT.
TAKATA RECALL. DASHBOARD BEGAN CRACKING ON BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THEIR VEHICLES AND USED TO HAVE A SOLUTION IN PLACE WHERE THE CUSTOMER WOULD PAY $100 AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PAY THE REST TO HAVE IT REPLACES BUT HAD SINCE DONE AWAY WITH THAT DEAL. I IMAGINE CAUSE IT WAS COSTING THEM MORE THAN THEY HAD THOUGHT. ASKED IF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT AND AFTER SPEAKING TO A REPRESENTATIVE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ALSO DID NOT COVER THIS DEFECT.
Mileage: 60,000
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND PARTICULARLY AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THERE IS NO REAL WAY TO REPAIR THIS. WHEN WE SPEAK TO GM DEALERSHIPS, THEY TELL YOU THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM AND ARE WILLING TO REPLACE THE DASH BUT THEY WILL CHARGE EXORBITANT AMOUNTS TO DO SO. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THE DOOR HANDLES ARE NOT SAFE. ONE OF THE REAR DOOR HANDLES HAS ALREADY BROKEN. IF YOU PULL ON THEM JUST THE SLIGHTEST BIT TOO HARD, THEY CRACK ON THE INSIDE, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO FALL OFF AND BE INOPERATIVE. ONCE AGAIN, GM IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY PARTS BUT WILL NOT RECALL ON THIS MATTER. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY CONCERNS AND ARE WIDESPREAD. I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE BECAUSE ONCE MY DASH STARTED CRACKING, I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH, I LEARNED THAT THIS IS VERY WIDE SPREAD. THERE ARE EVEN AFTERMARKET COMPANIES THAT HAVE STARTED TO MAKE PLASTIC DASH COVERS TO FIT DIRECTLY OVER OUR DASHBOARDS JUST BECAUSE IT IS SO WIDESPREAD. GM MUST RECALL THESE TWO DEFECTS. KINDLY INVESTIGATE?
Mileage: 39,000
NOTICED A CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE DASH, AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAM, SHORTLY AFTER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY ENDED. STILL HAD ROUGHLY A YEAR LEFT ON THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR ANYTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN MANY TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. 3 YEARS OLD AND THE DASH HAS ALREADY CRACKING??? CONCERNED THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE, IF THE AIRBAG EVER HAS TO DEPLOY. WOULD HAVE REPORTED IT SOONER, IF I KNEW ABOUT THIS SIGHT.
Mileage: 35,400
CRACKED DASH ON OUR 2010 GMC SIERRA. THERE IS A SMALLER CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A VERY LARGE CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IT KEEPS GETTING BIGGER. THE BIG CRACK ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLES A LOT WHILE DRIVING AND VERY IRRITATING. THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAVE REGARDS SAFETY. IF WE WERE IN A WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY WITH THE DASH CRACKED THAT BAD, WE FEAR THAT IT WOULD SHATTER IN MANY PIECES. WE HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE TRUCK, IT IS GARAGE KEPT AND A SUN SHIELD USED WHEN PARKED IN THE SUN. IT HAS 58,000 MILES AND IS A 2010. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE IT, BUT AFTER MANY CALLS TO GM DIRECTLY, THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED.
A CRACK HAS RECENTLY APPEARED IN THE DASH FOR NO REASON.
Mileage: 48,000
I CONTACTED GMC ON 10/26/2015 TO INFORM THEM THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME BRIAN HARRIS GMC, THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM, REPLACED THE DASHBOARD UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I ALSO TOLD ANDRE AT GMC I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES AND NOW THE 2 BACK DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AGAIN. ANDRE TOLD ME TO HAVE THE DEALER ASSES THE PROBLEM. DAVID, THE SERVICE REP. AT BRIAN HARRIS SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES UNDER MY EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY, AND WAIVE THE DEDUCTIBLE, BUT GMC WILL NOT COVER THE DASHBOARD. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS GMC"S OPTION. I DISAGREED AND EXPLAINED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY OR NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. IF IT DOES DEPLOY WILL IT THROW SHARDS OF PLASTIC AND INJURE THE PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK? HE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD BUT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. SO I NOW HAVE A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY TRUCK FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?
Mileage: 84,662
DASH HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. EDGES ARE SHARP AND VIBRATE AS WELL.
Mileage: 50,000
DASHBOARD CRACKED.
Mileage: 23,000
THE DASH ON MY 2010 GMC SIERRA SLT CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE IS RIGHT ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD. TWO IS FROM THE EDGE OF THE DASH UP TO THE GAGE CLUSTER HUMP. THESE CRACKS HAPPENED ON A 4 YEAR OLD TRUCK THAT HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I ALWAYS HAVE A SUN VISOR UP WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO GM AND HAD A DEALER TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE SERVICE GUY SAID THAT HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED HIS DASH FOR FREE. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WASN'T A SAFETY CONCERN AND GM WOULD COVER $300 OF THE REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS WERE GOING TO COST AROUND $1000. THIS IS A VERY COMMON DESIGN FLAW THAT GM DOES NOT WANT TAKE CARE OF. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE SAFELY CONCERN IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND THE DASH SHOOTS SHARP PLASTIC FROM A FAULTY DASH ALL OVER ME OR MY FAMILY.
Mileage: 73,000
DASH CRACKED OVER DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL; I NOTICED THIS IN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO OF DECEMBER, 2015. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND I DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. TRUCK IS ALWAYS PARKED UNDER COVER AND NEVER EXPOSED TO DIRECT EXTREME TEMPERATURES FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIODS. TRUCK HAS APPROX. 79,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. IN ADDITION TO THE DASH CRACKING, THE LEATHER DRIVER SEAT IS RIPPING AND APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY. THIS WAS NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I NOTICED THE CRACKED DASH. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER, AM 67 YEARS OLD, DON'T WEAR ANYTHING SHARP ON MY CLOTHING THAT WOULD DAMAGE MY SEAT. SURELY THE INTERIOR OF THIS TRUCK SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THE TIRES AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
Mileage: 79,000
HOOKED UP A TRAILER (FIRST TIME EVER), DISCOVERED THAT THE TRAILER LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, CHECKED FUSES, FOUND A MELTED FUSE. FOUND A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT IS VIN SPECIFIC AND VIN IS NOT COVERED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND REPORTED PROBLEM TO GMC, WAS TOLD TO REPORT IT HERE. ALSO FOUND A VIN SPECIFIC RECALL FOR THE DRIVER CONTROL BUTTON FOR THE PASSENGER WINDOW (SOMETIMES WORKS, SOMETIMES DOESN'T) AND AGAIN THIS VIN IS NOT COVERED.
Mileage: 91,986
THE DASH HAS CRACKED RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG . THE TRUCK WAS CLEANED AND DETAILED ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25TH 2015 , PARKED BACK IN THE GARAGE AND WHEN I LEFT IN IT FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27 , 2015 I NOTICED THE DASH WAS CRACKED . THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME SINCE IT IS THE PASSENGER AIR COMPARTMENT AND COULD RESULT IN FLYING DEBRIS FOR AN OCCUPANT INSIDE MY TRUCK .
Mileage: 55,386
THE WINDSHIELD AND THE SIDE WINDOWS OF MY NEW 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500 WT, HAVE AN EXTREME TENDENCY TO FOG OVER IN TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING POINT. I HAVE READ, AND OBSERVED, THAT THE AC COMPRESSOR BECOMES AUTOMATICALLY DISABLED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GETS NEAR THE FREEZE ZONE (I THINK THE ACTUAL THRESHOLD IS SOMEWHERE AROUND 40 DEGREES F). WITH THE AC DISABLED, THE DEFROST MODE CANNOT KEEP THE WINDOWS CLEAR. THE PROBLEM IS MAGNIFIED WHEN THERE ARE TWO OR THREE INDIVIDUALS IN THE CAB. AT THAT POINT, IT IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR THE SIDE WINDOWS, EVEN TO THE POINT THAT FROST FORMS ON THE INSIDE WINDOW SURFACE! VERY RECENTLY, WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK DURING MY 40 MILE COMMUTE, I WAS RUNNING THE AC, WITH THE TEMP CONTROL SET TO A COMFORTABLE LEVEL AND THE BLOWER ABOUT THE MEDIUM SETTING AND FLOWING THROUGH THE MAIN VENTS. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS, APPARENTLY, HOVERING NEAR THE POINT WHERE THE ELECTRONICS DISABLE THE COMPRESSOR. THE WINDSHIELD AND BOTH SIDE WINDOWS FOGGED OVER SUDDENLY. I NOTICED THE AC LIGHT WAS OUT, SO I SWITCHED TO DEFROST MODE AND HI BLOWER. THE WINDSHIELD DID CLEAR IN ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO, BUT ALL OF THAT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN....AT LEAST FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. IF THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD STAYED ENABLED, THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP CONDENSATION BUILDUP IF YOU CANNOT RUN THE AC TO DRY THE CABIN AIR. THIS DESIGN CONFIGURATION SEEMS TO PRESENT AN ISSUE OF SAFETY. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS JUST THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I SUSPECT SO, SINCE IT IS THE BASE MODEL TRUCK. WE HAVE A 2011 GMC TERRAIN, WHICH DOES NOT PRESENT THIS ISSUE.
Mileage: 1,200