GMC Sierra won't start problems

Filed Dec 21, 2015 · Brakes · 250,000 miles · DE · crash

05068a product safety recall front wheel speed sensor corrosion. My vehicle was serviced for this recall in 2006 which involved removing and cleaning the ABS sensor and reinstalling it. No redesign was created to improve this flawed design. I'm having the same failures described and covered in this recall. While moving at slow speeds in dry conditions ABS kicks in and increases my stopping distance. I hit a parked car in a parking lot due to this defect. My vehicle was in motion at <5mph on dry pavement when the breaks went into 'ABS mode' and hit a stationary parked car. Luckily no one was hurt. When I contacted gmc I was told that this would not be covered under the recall because it was already serviced for this recall in 2006 and that the issue was therefore closed. In my case the original recall was not adequate and my car breaks still failed even though serviced in 2006. I hope this doesn't start to occur with all of the vehicles that were serviced ~10 years ago which is why I'm filing this complaint. Link to recall: http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/acms/cs/jaxrs/download/doc/acm5671334/rcrit-05v379-9258.pdf

Filed Dec 8, 2014 · Engine · 35,000 miles · MI

Engine will increase idle from 700 to 900 at any time. One can be sitting at a traffic light and it might increase or decrease. I pull a 5th wheel (35 feet) and it is very difficult to stop with the engine trying to keep going. Also it is very scary to stop on slippery roads. This did not start until the vehicle had approx. 35,000 miles on it. The dealer tells me it is normal, but I have talked to owners of the gm diesel from model year 2008 through 2015 and none of them have this condition.

Filed Nov 5, 2014 · Steering · 33,000 miles · CA

I own a 2013 gmc sierrahd 2500 and I am experiencing power steering failures. Gmc is refusing to fix the problem because they cant find it. Gmc also has no problem putting me back on the road in a dangerous unsafe vehicle that is still under bumper to bumper warranty. . The first experience was just pulling into a parking spot. As I was turning, always to the left, into the spot the power steering failed. Always after a long drive this occurs, to the tune of 5 plus hours. The power loss repeated itself two more times that first day. Occurring when I was coming to a slow left turn under 10 MPH. I took it to the dealer a couple days later and they couldn't repeat the problem so they refused repairs. The next time it happened was a couple days ago. This time it began with slow left turns in a parking lot or on downramps from highways. However the problem gained intensity as I thought I could feel it while driving at high speeds, although I direguarded that since it is hard to tell while driving 65 on the highway. Once I reached my local back, curvy, mountain roads, it failed repeatedly. One instance causing me to veer to the edge of a severe drop off and my tires running off the road. This easily could have been a fatal moment. Again after a long drive, they were unable to recreate the problem. They inspected everything and researched the issue. Gmc said that will happen when hitting the brakes at a slow speed. However, the failure has now occurred without braking and at a normal speed of about 30 MPH. Gmc refused to replace anything and would not compensate the dealer if they did. Thus gmc put me back on the road in a dangerous vehicle. They said this was normal and would happen from time to time. Despite all their excuses, I had a contradiction for.I don't understand why it didn't start till now and why am I the only one having the problem.

Filed Jul 6, 2014 · Electrical · 200,000 miles · SC

Ignition will not turn over. Battery is fine, everything works except turning over. When you turn the key nothing happens everything goes dead. I have a video.

Filed May 24, 2014 · Engine · 59,640 miles · LA

Crank vehicle turn corner , message engine power reduced, check engine light appeared, turn around return 200 feet to home, check all fluids connections turn off ignition, unable to start engine, let sit, unable to start engine, drive wife to work other vehicle, recheck all fluids connections, refill coolant, crank engine, coolant discharge on overflow line on cold engine, kill engine would not start, go to autozone get extra coolant and new gas cap. Return coolant level ok. Install new gas cap, engine hard to crank like vapor lock or no fuel to engine. Crank engine, let run, kill engine. Unable to crank, return to work, return in 3 hours, reinstall old gas cap, check fluid levels, ok. Crank engine let run for 5 minutes, check engine light still on, wait one hour, crank engine back to normal check engine light off, engine run ok, drive short test drive. Unable to operate vehicle safely for 6-8 hour period, unsure if vapor lock, bad fuel, fuel filter, bad plugs, coil on plugs, loose plug wire, etc. Never had any engine problems in the past. Only instrument panel cluster failure, and steering click knock that was fixed by dealer. Research problem on internet, it appears this is a throttle position sensor failure that gmc has identified as a safety problem and made a special extended coverage for 2008 to current year vehicles or ten years or 120000 miles. Fromresearch on computer, it appears tens of thousands of comments regarding this loss of power and engine stop. I am older man and reacted with caution and was near my home. Had I been on a busy street or highway a crash or injury would most certainly occurred with this disabled vehicle the cause. I had never imagined this would happen to me nor had I heard of it from any media source or dealer memos. I am hesitant to drive any distance or on certain high traffic roads due to this problem recurring.

Filed Apr 9, 2014 · Electrical · TX

Vehicle would not start, ignition would not work and air bags!!!

Filed Oct 16, 2009 · Engine · 87,846 miles · NY

I was driving down the road, and the vehicle stopped running, some seconds later it restarted. Twice since then the vehicle would not start, but then started sometime later. I had the vehicle repaired at sharon chevrolet, they found a code that indicated the crank position sensor (ckp) was at fault. This has corrected the problem. I spoke to gm and they said it was not on recall. This cost me $356.30 to repair, and it is exactly was is on id #07v521000 recall.

Filed Feb 6, 2008 · Engine · 69,633 miles · OK

Died on highway, cranked but wouldn't start, ended up being crankshaft position sensor, distributor cap, ignition rotor, crankshaft went out and burnt up the other two. Few days later happened again, died on highway, crank but won't start, had to replace distributor cap, ignition rotor, again with ignition coil. Caused 2 tow charges, now check engine light is on and the catalytic converter has gone out.

Filed Nov 17, 2005 · Electrical · 1,500 miles · TX

When listening to the radio only in accessory mode for approx. 2-4 hours the battery is drained without warning to the point that the truck will not start, the onstar goes dead -we are unable to summon help if needed, and the radio goes completely dead. We have had the vehicle to the dealership and was given a bulliten from gm (document id# 1689523). General motors customer service is working with us, but the dealership claims that there is no way to fix the problem. The truck has approximately 3600 miles on the odometer, when purchased in june the truck had approximately 590 miles.

Filed May 15, 2005 · Electrical · 88,000 miles · IA

I dont really know what lead up to the failure but the pass lock anti theft system on the gm products really needs to be looked into. This problem can cause the vehicle to shut down at any given moment or not start at all. 90 % off the vehicles that have the pass lock system on them have problems. Gm mechanics say it is the ignition switch or this or that but it isnt it is the passlock system. After parts have been replaced it still happens. I live in a small rural community with alot of trains and I dont feel that my truck should be stalling on the railroad tracks because of this problem. After looking around on the net to find help there is thousands of people who have this same problem. What happens if the vehicle stalls in the wrong place or an emergency comes up and it will not start. Someone could get seriously hurt or even killed. I beleive this is a serious safety issue and should be looked into. My vehicle itself stalled for 10 min in the middle of the road. I really dont know what could fix the problem except there is ways to bypass it. Rewire your ignition switch. This could cause other problems. Or you can buy a fifty dollar bypass module. Then you have to live with the security light on. Ya you could unplug the light in the message center but what about all the other alerts that come up in there. You would loose them. I would rather have my security system working properly so that if someone trys to steal my vehicle they have a harder time doing so & so my family and I dont have to worry about stalling somewhere. I would think that with all the complaints that gm gets about this they would have a bit of an idea to fix it. Thank you for your time