2007 GMC SIERRA 3500 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2007 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V324000 (Air Bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A FUEL STATION AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NO...

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE IN HIS HOME. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND REMA...

Mileage: 260,000

DASH CRACKS AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG AND OVER DRIVER DISPLAY. SHOULD AIR BAGS DEPLOY, BROKEN DASH PIECES CUT, THUS COMPROMISE AIR BAG EFFECTIVENESS. ALSO BROKEN DASH SHARDS MAY BE PROJECTED IN THE EVENT OF DEPLOYMENT CREATING HIGH VELOCITY, DANGEROUS SHRAPNEL. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. 2011....

Mileage: 70,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MA...

IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR IT TO TAKE OVER A YEAR FOR A DEALER TO RECEIVE THE PARTS TO COMPLETE A SAFETY RECALL. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY TOLD ME THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH WAS THEIR ONLY SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. MEANWHILE I SUFFERED FROM THE LOSS OF USE OF...

Mileage: 28,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SEIRRA 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A F...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V438000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL (ITBC). BACK IN JAN., 2011 I GOT A MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC): IT SAID "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM". MESSAGE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, AND THEN MORE FREQUENTLY , AND THEN MESSAGE APPEARED AT START-UP EVERY TIME. DE...

Mileage: 4,950

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL (ITBC). BACK IN JAN., 2011 I GOT A MESSAGE IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC): IT SAID "SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM". MESSAGE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, AND THEN MORE FREQUENTLY , AND THEN MESSAGE APPEARED AT START-UP EVERY TIME. DE...

Mileage: 4,950

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAK COULD LEAK OUT ALL FLUID AND CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES, TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CONDITIONER AT A COST OF $ 822.32. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED TO CUT THE BILL TO $411.16. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED G...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL MORE RAPIDLY THAN NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BURN ONE FULL QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES TRAVELED. THE DEALER RESEALED THE TURBO BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ...

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL MORE RAPIDLY THAN NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BURN ONE FULL QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES TRAVELED. THE DEALER RESEALED THE TURBO BUT TO NO AVAIL. IN ...

Mileage: 36,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FURTHER ONTO THE FLOOR BOARD THAN USUAL BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. THE FAILURE INCREASED THE BRAKE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD...

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING AND THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER; HOWEVER, AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. WHEN...

Mileage: 12,990

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING AND THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER; HOWEVER, AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. WHEN...

Mileage: 12,990

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA 3500. AFTER THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS, IT WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE SHOCK AND LEAF SPRING WERE THE ONLY P...

Mileage: 114,000