2005 GMC SIERRA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WOULD INCREASE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TOWARD THE RIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000. UPDATED 02/09/12*LJ THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND SENSOR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/13/12

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROADS AND BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS ABNORMALLY ACTIVATES WITH OUT WARRANT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I CALLED THE GM DEALER TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT AND I COULD BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. I SEE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AT THE NHTSA FOR THE SAME THING. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM HAS DONE A RECALL ON 1999-2002 VEHICLES. I ALSO FOUND THAT GM KNOWS THEY STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THERE ABS BECAUSE THEY HAVE PUT OUT A TSB # 03-05-25-007D ON IT, AND THE NHTSA HAS IT LISTED ON THERE BULLETIN SECTION. IT IS NHTSA BULLETIN #10004310. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE ABS ABNORMALLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS IF NECESSARY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION BETWEEN 10-12 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DRIVER-SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS CLEANED, BECAUSE OF CORROSION . THE TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE FUTURE. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,433. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,453.

Mileage: 43,433

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS AND ABS SENSORS WENT BAD. I HAVE SPOKE TO OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES AND THEY ALSO HAD TROUBLE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

RETURNED TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR: BRAKES GOING OUT (4 NEW SETS INSTALLED) ABNORMAL WEAR ON TIRES (F) VALVES CHATTERING AT 10-65 MPH RETURNED TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR: STEERING SECTOR KNOCKING FRONT AXLE MAKING WARPING NOISE TRANSMISSION CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN RETURNED TO DEALER 2 TIMES FOR: VARIOUS ELECTRICAL/LIGHT PROBLEMS SMOKING IN PASSING GEAR OR HARD TAKE OFF ALL OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS ARE STILL ON-GOING AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA HYBRID TRUCK. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO VIBRATED, AND MADE A WHISTLING SOUND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S LOST POWER AT RED LIGHTS; HOWEVER, IT RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THEY WERE ALSO WAITING FOR A TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERE FOR THREE WEEKS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE PARTS WERE COMING FROM, YET THEY'VE ORDERED THE PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS CURRENTLY RENTING A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE TO GM AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE DEALER. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE BATTERY, IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND SERVICED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAK PADS, ROTORS, SHOES, AND DRUMS. AT ONLY 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 5 OCCASSION TO GRIND DOWN THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. NONE OF THE REPAIRS FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM WAS AT 20,000 MILES. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED THIS MANY REPAIRS AT THIS MILEAGE . THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO GO BAD.

Mileage: 20,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT UNDER LIGHT AND SEVERE BRAKING.. TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK UPDATED 11/16/05.*JB

Mileage: 6,500

PURCHASED 2005 NEW GMC SIERRA CREW CAB, 349 MILES, ON 19 JULY 2005 FROM RANZ MOTOR CO., INC., CHANUTE, KS, VIN [XXX]. ON 8/21/05 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, THERE WAS A DISTINCT ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. RANZ MOTORS REPLACED A BAD BRAKE BOOSTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH BULLETIN EPIT3685 AND CHECKED OPERATION. ON 9/1/05 THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME DEFECT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THIS TIME CAR WAS TAKEN TO COAST TO A SLOW SPEED BEFORE EXITING THE HIGHWAY BY MY HUSBAND, A 27 YEAR RETIRED POLICE LT, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING SHOOK SO VIOLENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED FROM BOTH HANDS, THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC NARROWLY AVOIDING A HEAD-ON ACCIDENT. SLOWLY DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO RANZ MOTORS (APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES ROUND TRIP). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME, BUT THE NEXT DAY A SERVICE TECH DROVE THE VEHICLE ONLY .21 MILES BEFORE THE VEHICLE AGAIN EXHIBITED THE SAME DEFECT. THE TECH PULLED UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VIBRATION STOPPED (REF: [XXX]). ANOTHER BOOSTER WAS INSTALLED, VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED 295 MILES WITHOUT ANY DUPLICATION OF PREVIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE, IT'S USE IS NOT ONLY AS A FAMILY VEHICLE, BUT IS ALSO USED TO PULL A 4 HORSE TRAILER. NO OLD PARTS WHERE SHOWN TO EITHER MYSELF OR MY HUSBAND EITHER TIME. I'VE DISCUSSED WITH RANZ MOTORS TRADING THE VEHICLE BACK IN ON SOMETHING ELSE AND STEVE RANZ "WASN'T COMFORTABLE SELLING THAT VEHICLE TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH IT'S HISTORY OF PROBLEMS". OTHER DEALERS HAVE DEPRECIATED THE VEHICLE SUBSTANTIALLY BASED ON IT'S REPAIR HISTORY. I PROCEEDED WITH THE GMC BUY BACK PROGRAM WHERE I WAS OFFERED $794.00 AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND TOLD IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN WE WILL CONSIDER BUYING IT BACK. I DON'T LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH MY LIFE OR THAT OF MY FAMILY. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMAT

Mileage: 3,560