1999 GMC SIERRA 2500 Problems & Recalls

2 YEARS AGO I HAD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE OF FAILURE DUE TO RUST AT A COST OF $1000.00 I BELIEVE THE CAUSE WAS POOR METAL IN THE BRAKE LINES AND THE WAY THE LINES ARE ATTACHED TO THE BODY & FRAME HELP TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 170,000

TRUCK WAS IN SHOP FOR UNRELATED MAINTENANCE. BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE MOVING TRUCK OUT OF SERVICE BAY. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVEABLE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS IS COMMON FAILURE AS LOWER QUALITY MATERIAL WAS USED IN THE BRAKE LINES. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON WEB INDICATED THIS IS A WIDES...

Mileage: 173,000

GOT HARD ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A DEER THAT HAD JUMPED OUT OF A DITCH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES GAVE OUT. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE ROTTED LINES TO THE TUNE OF 1250.00. *TR

Mileage: 93,475

BRAKES FAILED AS BRAKE LINE CORROSION ALLOWED FLUID LEAK. THIS WAS FIRST OF MULTIPLE LINE FAILURES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. THREE DIFFERENT FACTORY LINES FAILED THEN ONE TRANSMISSION LINE. THIS TRUCK IS NOT USED DURING WINTER AND WAS UNDER COATED MULTIPLE TIMES. NO OTHER PART ON THIS TRUCK IS CORRO...

Mileage: 90,300

WENT UP TO STORE AND FOUND OUT BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR. HAD TO AVOID WRECKING. HAULED IT HOME. PURCHASED AND PUT IN NEW MASTER CYLINDER. WENT TO BLEED THE FIRST BRAKE AND FOUND A RUSTED BREAK LINE OVER DRIVER SIDE REAR. COULD HEAR IT SUCKING AIR WHEN I WAS USING THE PUMP TO BLE...

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOAD CLUNK. WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE BANGING AND FOUND THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE HAD RUSTED SO BAD IT BROKE IN HALF. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOAD CLUNK. WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF THE BANGING AND FOUND THAT THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE HAD RUSTED SO BAD IT BROKE IN HALF. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

I WAS PULLING MY HORSE TRAILER AND WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND MY TRUCK BRAKES WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT STOP. I ENDED UP BEING PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WENT OFF A CLIFF. MY STEP DAD CAME AND GOT MY TRAILER AND WE HAULED MY TRUCK BACK TO HIS PLACE. MY DAD AND STEP DAD STARTED LOOKING AT ...

Mileage: 171,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC C2500 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC C2500 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES LINES WERE...

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS LIMITED BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED BY DOWN SHIFTING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE ME...

DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP AND THE BRAKE LINE TO THE RIGHT ( PASSENGER ) FRONT CALIPER STEEL LINE BLEW FLUID ALL OVER TRUCK AND PUMPED BRAKES UNTIL THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALMOST EMPTY . TRUCK STOPPED AFTER THIS AND TURNING INTO A GRASSY FIELD. THIS TRUCK NEEDS ALL THE LINE RE...

Mileage: 65,200

WHEN I TILT THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE UPWARD POSITION ALL HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT/OFF,AND WHEN I TILTED IT TO THE LOWER POSITION ALL HEADLIGHTS COME ON.THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE NEEDS TO KNOW THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVE.THIS VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ANYTIME. *TR

Mileage: 155,076

GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED THROUGH AND TANK IS FALLING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 119,000

BRAKE LINE BURST. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, BUT A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE. *TT

Mileage: 62,758

1999 GMC SIERRA K2500 4X4. AT JUST OVER 100K MILES THE ADVANCED RUST AND CORROSION ON MY STEEL BRAKE LINES IS VERY BAD. THESE ARE THE HARD GALVANIZED LINES THAT ARE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BENEATH THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR NEAR THE FRAME, AND THE HARD GALVANIZED LINES THAT RUN ALONG THE INSIDE OF...

Mileage: 80,000

DEALER REPLACED RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES IN 2008. DEALER NOW SAYS BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. BRAKE LINES FOR THIS VEHICLE ARE APPARENTLY MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO CORROSION LEADING TO BRAKE FAILURE-WHICH OCCURRED TO THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 71,973

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. WHEN THE PEDAL STARTED GETTING SOFT ,IT WAS JUST A 3 MILE RIDE ON 35 MPH ROADS. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD TO HAVE 5 BRAKE LINES AND 2 BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED THEY WERE TOTALLY COVERED WITH RUST. *TR

Mileage: 1,180,003

I OWN A 99 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE PULLING A 9000 LB TRAILER MY BRAKES WENT OUT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING TRUCK TOO A STOP. UPON INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THE BLOWN BRAKE LINE AND LOTS OF CORROSION ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO...

Mileage: 210,000

I HAVE A 1999 GM PICKUP WHILE 3 HRS FROM HOME I WAS COMING ONTO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOWER GEARS TO PREVENT RUNNING INTO THE CARS AHEAD OF ME, WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED AND CHECKED FLUID I WAS EMPTY THE CLOSEST STATION WA...

Mileage: 100

THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND DRIVEN APPROX 1/2 MILE TO STOP LIGHT FROM HOME. I WAS LIGHTLY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO TURN GREEN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A BRIEF SURGE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THE BRAKE HARDER AND THEN THE SURGE STOPPED. I COULD SEE THE TACH GO UP AS IF I HAD HIT THE ACCELERA...

EMPLOYEE DRIVING 1999 GMC 2500 PICKUP TOWING A 2008 TOWMASTER TRAILER LOADED WITH A BOBCAT 325 MINI EXCAVATOR NORTHBOUND ON I-25 AT SAN FELIPE EXIT HEARD A POP, THINKING IT WAS A BLOWN TIRE, TRIED TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HIT A PASSING CAR, HIT A GUARD...

A MAN CLIMBED INTO A COMMUNITY CENTER VAN (USED TO HAUL FOOD, ALL METAL AND NO SEATS IN THE BACK), ON A COLD NIGHT AND HE APPARENTLY SET A SMALL FIRE IN THE BACK, PRESUMED TO KEEP WARM. CHILD SAFETY DOOR LOCKS ON ALL DOORS PREVENTED HIM FROM GETTING OUT. EVIDENCE IN VAN SHOWED THAT HE TRIED TO KICK ...

1999 GMC K2500 FUEL GAUGE GOES DOWN TO SHOW HALF A TANK AND STOPS THERE. SHOWS ERRATIC READINGS. VEHICLE CAN RUN OUT OF GAS AND APPEAR TO HAVE APROX. HALF A TANK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

1999 GMC K2500 FUEL GAUGE GOES DOWN TO SHOW HALF A TANK AND STOPS THERE. SHOWS ERRATIC READINGS. VEHICLE CAN RUN OUT OF GAS AND APPEAR TO HAVE APROX. HALF A TANK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE APPROACHES A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BR...

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE APPROACHES A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BR...

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA WITH FTS WESTLAKE TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE SERVICE MGR STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF SPECIFICATION AND THEY WOULD BE UNABLE RESOLVE THE TIRE ISSUES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

DT: A HUMMING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GM DEALER, WHO NOTED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE PUMP WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL, BUT THE PUMP WAS NOT COVER...

Mileage: 100,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR 1999 GMC C2500 LIGHT DUTY PICK UP WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. UPON FURTHER REVIEW BY GM THE VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED TO NOT HAVE ANY AIR BAGS IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND THE OWNERS WERE UNDER THE PRETENSE THAT THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 36,000

PURCHASED NEW, 1999 GMC K2500 SUBURBAN, VIN [XXX], THE UNIT HAS 141K MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AND CAME OFF THE LINE OUT OF SILO, MEXICO ASSEMBLY PLANT. WE JUST GOT UNDER THE WIRE TO PLACE THE ORDER. DEALERSHIP WAS AL DIETRICH DEALERSHIP, WATERFORD MICHIGAN, WHO IS NO LONGER IN BUSI...

Mileage: 140

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MOTOR BLEW OUT.*JB

CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTS OUT FREQUENTLY. TAIL LIGHTS GO OUT, AND WHEN TURNING BRAKE LIGHTS, THEY GO OUT. CIRCUIT BOARDS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. WHEN GOING OVER BUMP AND BRAKING AT SAME TIME, ABS KICKED IN AND IT TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO STOP, UP TO 1 1/2 CAR LENGTHS. GMC CO AND DEALER SAID THAT WAS HOW THEIR VEHICLES REACTED. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAD AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WHEN TYRING TO STOP. ALSO, IF IT WAS PRESSED A COUPLE OF TIMES IT WOULD KICK BACK IN. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE, AND SAID TO BRING IT BACK WHEN VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM. *AK

TWO SEPARATE BLOWOUTS ON A 1999 GMC, 2500; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT215/85R16, DOT# PLB078-B02L. 1ST OCCURRED AT 55 MPH WITH INNER LEFT REAR TIRE, AND 2ND OCCURRED AT 55 MPH WITH OUTTER RIGHT REAR TIRE; WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER, NO INJURY. BUT VEHICLE SUSTAINED $ 125.00 IN REAR END DAMAGES. YOKO...

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WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD SQUEALING NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES. THEY WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. LATER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING...

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD SQUEALING NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES. THEY WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. LATER, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING...

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT THE DEALER LISTED 7 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE LEFT SIDE. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES, TIRES CHANGED, STEERING BOX CONTROLLER REPLACED, SENSORS REPLACED, ETC. WE STILL HAVE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS TRU...

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT THE DEALER LISTED 7 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE LEFT SIDE. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED NUMEROUS TIMES, TIRES CHANGED, STEERING BOX CONTROLLER REPLACED, SENSORS REPLACED, ETC. WE STILL HAVE THIS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS TRU...

THE AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE ACTED ERRATICALLY CAUSING THE BACK END TO BECOME LOOSE AND RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SKIDED OFF ROAD AND HIT 2 FENCE POSTS. NLM