While driving on a two lane road I proceeded to pass a slow moving vehicle, after accelerating from 45 MPH to 60 MPH my Check Engine light, Service Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Service Electronic Brake System lights illuminated on my display. My RPMs increased before shifting gears and I noticed a significant loss in power. Thankfully there was not an accident when the incident occurred; however, if an oncoming vehicle or bad weather it could have been a different outcome. I took my vehicle to a GMC dealer to diagnose the issue where I found out my lifters for my valves are bad and my fourth cylinder is inoperable along with a bad CAM. A new vehicle at 65K miles on it should not be having mechanical issues that can pose a danger while driving, putting others and my safety at risk. GM needs to reevaluate the products and materials their using to build engines to ensure there are no flaws starting with the valve lifters.
2019 GMC Sierra 1500 brakes complaints
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Vehicle had the "Service ESC" warning come one along with the warning of brake failure do no exceed 43 miles per hour. Called the dealer to discuss options and was told that I could not get in for 1 month..... For a critical failure and known issue this is unfathomable.
i started the vehicle messages popped up stating service power steering drive with care, esc drive with care. at that time i had no power steering and the brakes were spongy. i then drove a short distance stopped turned off the engine and restarted with the same issues. drove home on the next day everything had reset. i then went and set a appointment with the dealer, they found nothing wrong no tripped codes nothing.
On 6/24 I drove my 2019 gmc Sierra denali truck 2 miles to the store was in there 10 minutes come out to start it and a ESC service warning message appeared then another message appeared say service power steering drive safe then my traction light came on then my trailer light I tried turning truck off then waited 2 minutes pumped brakes started it again same messages appeared I called my husband to tell him I said I will try to drive home as I preceeded to put in gear and back out of parking spot I lost my steering it froze up then lost my brakes I immediately put in gear turned off called husband to come get me as I was waiting I tried to start again when I did all messages were gone and I had steering as well.as brakes but at this point I was a an emotional wreck we just had a horrific scare in same truck on a major interstate my husband completely lost brakes and almost wrecked only to find there was a brake module reprogramming recall on the truck we had not been notified by mail yet so now this if I was driving on main road this could have been fatal so my husband called and dropped off vehicle on 6/25 told them every detail they said they call when done so on July 6th was told truck was ready when he arrived they handed him our keys and invoice said have nice day my husband got to truck read invoice only to find they did nothing to truck he went in to service said why isn't it fixed they said because no codes come up but if it happens again bring it back my husband said what if im driving it and it happens this can cause a fatal accident the service Mgr said just bring it in so he said so if my wife gets callhet husband was killed along with another family because his steering and brakes failed your going to tell her sorry for loss truck had no codes is now we have a truck we paid $58500.00 that is unsafe to drive i refuse to put my life or others in jeopardy im an emotional wreck I spent 2 days sick with worry can anyone help with guide us to some help
Vehicle was 300 miles out of warranty when I get a service trailer brake warning on my info center replaced a blown fuse and the fuse blows again, no trailer has ever been hooked up to this truck. Went online and inquired about this problem and there's thousands of post and complaints about this problem, even on a GM site there's a PI investigation about this problem, why doesn't GM just do a recall to fix a problem they know about. I'm getting ready to buy a travel trailer and now I don't know if its safe to pull it!
I received a brake control module warning alert. The alert indicated my ABS system was subject to failure and required a software patch. I see that the exact issue I had was subject to a recall of 463,000 similar year and model vehicles. Despite the identical issue, it being related to a failure of their software the gmc website and my dealer refused to cover my vehicle claiming it was not part of the recall
Tl*the contact owns a 2019 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed to the floor but failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle drove through a red traffic light. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stopped the vehicle while using the parking brake. The vehicle was taken to jack giambalvo buick gmc (1390 eden road, york, pa 17402, (717) 781-2154) and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact stated the vehicle would be towed to koons clarksville chevrolet buick gmc (12421 auto dr, clarksville, md 21029: (410) 988-9522) to be serviced which was still pending. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.
1st time engine check light came on had brake control updated. 2nd did auto start and after that truck will not start. After 3 hours can start the truck but brake control traction control ABS were off. Engine has reduce power. Dealer updated the truck and check battery. 3rd time truck will not power on. After jump starting the truck it pops up all of previous message. And running board keep popping in and out and truck will still drain power ebven when off.
Transmission shifts hard first 3 gears.rear end clunks brakes squeak when going in reverse when putting in reverse gear goes in hard seems to be doing more often
Driving at roughly 3 miles per hour in 4 wheel high on a gravel road.the axle broke and the tire collapsed. I strongly believe something is defective. (maybe a weld issue?)
Was not notified by gm concerning the recall for the electronic parking brake service light coming on. Light came on this morning after starting the vehicle in the driveway. Researched the internet to discover there was a recall. Had a recall concerning the brake pad life completed recently.
Tl* the contact owned a 2019 gmc sierra. The contact had a recall for the brakes and had them repaired. The vehicle was sitting in a parked position and everything shut down. The vehicle had no power for about 25 minutes before it was able to be restarted. The panel stated that the vehicle was shut down for a manufacturer reset. The vehicle was driven and the brakes malfunctioned while making a left-hand turn. The vehicle crashed head on into another vehicle. The contact stated that he believed the other driver had broke his foot but refused to be transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The insurance company totaled the vehicle. The contact stated that he sustained scrapes and bruises. He was seen by an orthopedic doctor. The manufacturer was contacted and they said could not determine from the vehicle's black box what caused the accident. The unknown dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was currently being inspected by engineering firm hired out by the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 10,000. *bf
Vehicle is in motion and pedal is depressed coming up to a stop. When depressing the brake pedal it feels as if the ABS is engaging. Sometimes braking response is none existent. You can feel a surge in the pedal periodically when depressing the brake.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 gmc sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving 45-65 MPH, the brake pedal was hard to depress. The steering wheel was difficult to turn. The ABS and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The check engine message, power reduced, and brake system failure-service ESC messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken several times to brown automotive group (4300 s georgia st, amarillo, tx 79110, (806) 353-7211) to be diagnosed. Several codes were reset and an unnamed wire was replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 15,520. Invalid VIN.
When I was at a stop light on a city street and I pressed the gas pedal, the brakes locked itself and I could only go 5mph. This is the fourth time it has happened.
Driving my 2019 sierra on a slightly snow covered road applied brakes and truck pulled to the right and antilock brakes never worked causing me to hit guard rail. Called insurance talked with dealer about what happened they said to contact gm customer service. Had my wrecked truck fixed and when gm got back to me they said there was nothing else they could do because I contacted my insurance instead of dealership???? Now I have received another recall notice telling me my brakes are not responding properly. Guess I need a lawyer I don't know.
When truck is turned on dash says service ESC brake system and service 4 wheel drive will not disengage from 2 wheel drive and parking brake is engaged and will not disengage and truck will not move. Infotainment screen will freeze up and not be able to change radion navigation etc
At around 1500 miles my truck had a rotational noise which LED into clicking the grinding and squealing, they changed out the front axle and all new brakes and rotors along with a braking software update. They assured me I should not have any more issues. Now at 4,300 miles I'm starting to have rotational noise again after driving about 1 hour, of course they cant duplicate noise. The truck has had 5 recalls and also a 4wd pump defective all with 4,300 miles. I am fearful that the brakes will fail
When I started my vehicle this morning, I got a warning of brake failure that came up on my dic; this has been happening a lot. I just took the truck in last week for the 4th time and they did another update due to the last recall that was put out by gm. Nothing seems to be working with this brake issue. The brake pedal at times seems to have difficulty when I'm starting the truck. I did not use my remote start on any of the issues I'm having.the truck was parked in my drive way yet it's also happening at various places around town as well.
Service ESC warning on dash service trailer brake on dash brake system failure - 62 MPH top speed warning on dash steering assist reduced drive with care on dash restarted truck and check engine light came on
Multiple warnings popped up on the screen telling me "brake system failure" "ecu failure" "trailer brake failure" and "max speed 62 MPH." after that the brakes become almost non-functional. I had to stand on the pedal with both feet and was unable to slow down enough (45 MPH traffic) to had to go into the e-lane to avoid an accident. Truck also gave dtc p25a2. I can't stress enough that it wasn't just degraded braking, it was almost nothing at all. It took nearly 1/8th of a mile to get it stopped on a mild downhill grade.
Started with ignition button put in reverse backed up went to stop and realised brakes are not working as usual had to stand on pedal to stop. Checked mirrors to make sure I didn't hit anything I didn't .thought maybe I hit side of brake pedal so I applied the brake again and figured I lost brake boost. I checked for warning lights there were none .brakes did not work properly until I restarted truck .then I felt the pedal reacted properly . Called dealer they did a recall but recall didn't specifically match my brake loss. I can only hope it's fixed
My pickup started, I pulled out on road and sped up to 35 MPH, when I stepped on brakes to slow down they were unresponsive, so I began pumping. They felt very hard to pump and were not slowing the truck down. Lights came on saying service brakes etc. As I coasted to try to slow down off side of road. I had to keep pumping the brakes down to floorboard and I?m not sure they were even working. I lost power steering and was almost involved in a serious rear-end collision. 4 messages appeared on digital dash while driving. Service ESC, brake system failure 62 MPH top speed, service trailer brake system, steering assist reduced. I had to press brake pedal to the floor with extremely excessive force to get truck to stop. This failure could have easily resulted in vehicle accident, or even a fatality accident. I doubt I will ever carry my family in the truck again due to this and I certainly will not allow my children to drive the truck. This is the 5th time this has happened to my truck.
I have had the 2019 sierra 1500 at4 with 6.2 liter engine in the shop (8) times since purchasing it in late aug 2019 for multiple issues, including the issues relating to the brake software recall. This resulted in me rolling through a stop sign without any brakes. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic. As an engineer, I have no confidence that the issue has been fixed long term by gm. My family will no longer ride in the truck with me. As a result, I have retained an attorney for the purpose of filing suit against gm for selling me an unsafe lemon. Even further concerning is the fact that on (2) occasions the parking brake has engaged while driving down the highway at 55 MPH. One time while in 4wd in snow, and the other time while in 2wd on dry pavement. The first time there was a diagnostic code associated with the parking brake engaging randomly. The second time, there was no diagnostic code present. The first issue with braking began 11/14/2019, and the most recent issue occurred on 2/2/2020 even after all recall "fixes" have been applied.
I was driving to work in snowy conditions and on a very slight bend on a flat public highway my truck starting sliding and as I turned the wheel and applied the brakes the usual action of antilock brakes did not work as intended allowing me to steer clear of the obstacle causing me to wreck.2018 gmc sierra 1500
On two occasions the vehicle lost the power brakes function. Numerous dash alerts stating including "service ESC" "brake system failure 62mph top speed" "service trailer brake system" "steering assist is reduced drive with care" along with a check engine light. The brakes pedal had to be pushed to the floor to slowly come to a stop. Both times were in a parking lot. One of which times I was moving. Dec 26th and again on jan 16th 2019. The vehicle was towed to the dealership on both incidents.
4 messages appeared on digital dash while driving. Service ESC, brake system failure 62 MPH top speed, service trailer brake system, steering assist reduced. I had to press brake pedal to the floor with extremely excessive force to get truck to stop. Note that none of the 4 messages state the vehicle will be extremely difficult to stop or shouldn't be driven, but rather the vehicle wouldn't exceed 62 MPH. It should have reduced the speed to much less, maybe 10 to 15 MPH. This failure could have easily resulted in vehicle accident, or even a fatality accident. I doubt I will ever carry my family in the truck again due to this and I certainly will not allow my children to drive the truck.
My pickup started, I pulled out on road and sped up to 35 MPH, when I stepped on brakes to slow down they were unresponsive, so I began pumping. They felt very hard to pump and were not slowing the truck down. Lights came on saying service brakes etc. As I coasted to try to slow down off side of road. I had to keep pumping the brakes down to floorboard and I'm not sure they were even working as I coasted safely off side of road to a stop, I turned engine off immediately calling my dealership service department. I wouldn't drive it any further as I felt I had no brakes whatsoever. Dealership had it towed to their shop. The next afternoon I spoke with them. They stated it was a known issue and that a recall had been issued (see recall number below) but I never received it. I did receive a seat belt recall so I know they have my correct address. I was told it was some problem with a module and I can come puck truck up. It was scary when it happened. I purchased this pickup new on august 21, 2019. Recall number: recall-n192268090 (per dealership service department)
Started truck and many services lights came on service ESC, brakes lights, steering lights all warnings. On star called and said I had a brake failure. I was backing out of driveway and could hardly stop the truck as I was approaching the road
After my recall was fixed my truck locked into 4 wheel drive and I lost control of all my safety features. My lights would not work. They fixed what they said was a glitch in the recall and 3 weeks later my engine light came on again and my brake system started to show lights. They recalibrated the brake system recall again.
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