GMC Sierra ball joint problems

Filed Mar 20, 2025 · Airbags, Suspension · 220,000 miles · CO · crash · 2 injuries

The contact owned a 2000 GMC Sierra. The contact stated while driving at approximately 70 MPH the driver's side front wheel control arm had fractured and the vehicle went out of control. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled over three times. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled off of the road and stopped on its roof. The contact stated no warning light had illuminated. No air bags had deployed. The contact stated that the police were on scene and wrote a report. The contact was transported to a hospital by ambulance. The contact stated that he was concussed and received multiple lacerations to his head which required stitches. The contact stated he had bruises on both arms and legs and ribs, but no broken bones. The contact stated that he had a passenger who was also transported to the hospital but he was not aware of any injuries. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was not repairable. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 220,000.

Filed Jun 14, 2023 · Airbags, Steering · IN · crash · 1 injury

Vehicle was regularly maintained and did not show any air bag codes on a reader. Was told by tow truck driver a new ball joint failed after recently being replaced. This caused me to lose steering around a small bend and lead me to go straight into a guardrail at 55mph. Upon impact of guardrail and a 10foot drop off the air bag never went off upon a 55mph head on impact. I had be rushed to hospital and with request for lifeline but was unavailable. I spent day and half in hospital and had to have 15 stiches put in my face from where impacted the windshield 2 or 3 times. Insurance totaled out the vehicle however still in possession of it and just ems ride to e.r. cost $3600. The contact stated the police report indicates brake failure or defective(unit 1).

Filed Oct 20, 2022 · Brakes · 51,117 miles · KS · crash

The contact owns a 2017 GMC Sierra LD. The contact stated that on two separate occasions while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the front passenger side wheel locked inadvertently. As a result, another vehicle crashed into the attached trailer which caused the trailer to jackknife. The driver alert warning light illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy. No medical attention was required. No injuries were sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact then stated that on a separate occasion while driving at normal speed, the front passenger side wheel inadvertently locked without warning. As a result, the strut detached from the control arm which caused the attached trailer to detach and crashed into the vehicle that caused the vehicle to crash into a ditch. the rear passenger side air bags deployed however, the front driver and passenger side air bags failed to deploy. No injuries were sustained. No medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence and then towed to a collision center. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced an unknown the federal safety agency recall related to the Service Brakes, Hydraulic as a possible cause. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 51,117.

Filed Feb 29, 2016 · Suspension · 88,000 miles · IN

Upper and lower ball joints bad at 88k. Bought from dealer oct 2015, full engine replacement january 2016 at 87k

Filed Sep 1, 2015 · Brakes, Suspension · 43,449 miles · WA

I purchased a 2012 gmc sierra denali from stahl motors in monterey, ca in february of 2015. They are not willing to pay for the damages to my truck even though they sold me a completely dangerous vehicle, which I will explain. My truck didn't feel right as I was driving so I decided to take it to a shop to get looked at. There is a long list of things that is wrong with the vehicle, but I will mention just the main ones. The truck was sold to me without the rear brakes hooked up. The brake lines for the rear calipers were capped off by the rear differential. When the mechanic shop discovered that, they also discovered the master cylinder was completely dry, which caused damage to my front brakes. There was no cross member underneath the vehicle from frame to frame. It was torched out, therefor leaving zero support for the frame of the truck as well as the front differential. Which needed to be rebuilt caused from excessive movement left to right. Front differential needed to be rebuilt caused from the damage of no cross member in place. Ball joints were also affected (about to pop out of control arms) due to wrong parts installed in front suspension of vehicle.

Filed Dec 13, 2014 · Suspension · 73,000 miles · MA

Three years in a row , my truck has not passed inspection due to problems with the front end ball joints on both sides. This spring my front left bearing and axle failed, it has failed inspection again this year. I have 91,000 miles on my truck.

Filed May 10, 2014 · Steering · 98,000 miles · MS

07 gmc sierra(new body style) was parked. When the truck was placed in reverse and the steering wheel slightly turned there was a loud pop underneath the front end. The right front wheel would not turn when turning the steering wheel but the left would. The truck was towed to a repair shop and was diagnosed that the inner tie rod became unscrewed from the rack steering. New inner and outer tie rods were installed and the truck was re-aligned. If this had happened while driving down an interstate it may have been disastrous.

Filed Jan 31, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 150,145 miles · NY

Brake fluid leaking all over bottom of truck spraying out I took to a mechanic and had 1000 dollar brake line job done got truck back and ABS brakes worked like manual brakes had a sensor and 2 ball joints replaced im being ripped of from a gmc loyal customer I was I guess back to ford or toyota for my next new trucks I had warranty issues you cheap [xxx] wouldnt pay for a waterpump that was leaking only a 7 dollar gasket also had a transmission on my work van repair and then replaced after a month of run around. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jul 31, 2013 · Steering · 79,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 gmc sierra. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle emitted a loud explosive noise. The contact attempted to reverse however, the vehicle would not respond because the steering wheel was separated from the arm and the bolt had become shredded. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic where an inspection was performed. The dealer advised the contact that the steering box and pitman arm bolt had shredded from the tie rod center link. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 79,000.

Filed Jun 27, 2012 · Steering · 63,408 miles · CO

I was backing out of a parking space and bumped the curb with the right front tire at less than 1/2 MPH. Pulled forward and then backed out again without curb contact. Drove less than 50 feet and was unable to steer the vehicle. The right front inner tie rod had failed causing loss of steering. Examination of the fracture surface of the tie rod showed a fatigue fracture that had propagated to over 1/3rd of the cross sectional area. Photographs of the fracture surface were sent to a world renowned metallurgist and was confirmed to be a fatigue fracture. I contacted gm customer care regarding my safety concerns and was assigned case number [xxx]. Gm was completely uninterested in the fact that the rod failed and had a pre-existing fatigue fracture in the rod. I suggested that their engineers should examine the parts to determine whether my concerns were valid. Again, their representative was completely uninterested in evaluating the safety aspects of the failure or accessing the parts for further analysis. Had the rod end failed at highway speed, this event would likely have been catastrophic and ended in a major accident. Gm stated they would not pursue the issue further because there was an impact involved in the failure even though the impact was less than 1/2 MPH. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).