2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 Steering Problems

FUEL GAGE,SPEEDOMETER BROKEN, OIL GAGE , BATTERY INDICATOR ETC ALL STOPPED WORKING. ALSO STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIMES AND BROKE AGAIN.

THE STEERING SHAFT IS MOVING, SLIPPING BACK AND FORTH AS I HOLD ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

AFTER RETURNING FROM A DAY OF SHOPPING, I PARKED MY TRUCK AT THE BACK, LIKE ALWAYS. I HAD BEEN NOTICING OIL SPOTS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT CHALKED IT UP TO AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE TRUCK. AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS I SAW SMOKE FROM THE BACK AREA WHERE I PARKED. I RAN OUTSIDE TO CATCH TO MY SURPRISE! MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE, I AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, GRABBED THE GARDEN HOSE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE! I REALIZED AS I LOOKED, THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED AT THE AREA UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE FUSES, AND WIRING WERE LOCATED. AS I SLOWLY REBUILT MY TRUCK, I REALIZED THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I HAD! THE FACT OF THE MATTER WAS THAT IF THE FIRE HAD NOT SHUT MY TRUCK DOWN, THERE WERE A WHOLE ARRAY OF OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I WOULD OF HAD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

1) THE DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOWS,LOCKS,AND EXTENDED MIRROR BUTTONS QUIT WORKING,I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I CANT ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN ,CANT ADJUST MY MIRROR AND TIME THAT I STOP TO CHECK THE FUZES THE DOOR CONTROLS START WORKING AGAIN. I TRY TO LOCK THE DOORS WHEN I GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND NOTHING IS WORKING THE PASS.SIDE WORKS FINE,I TOOK OFF THE DOOR PANEL AND THEY START WORKING BUT BY THE TIME I PUT THE PANEL BACK ON .THERE STILL WORK BUT COME BACK OUT AND THEY QUIT AGAIN. 2)SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING I THOUGHT IT WAS MY POWERSTEERING PUMP AND REPLACED IT ,BUT THERE STILL SOMETHING WRONG I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE STEERING BOX I HAVE OIL LEAKING SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE 3)ITS MY AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER, I CAN HAVE THE AIR ON I GET NOTHING BUT HOT AIR ON THE DRIVER...

WHILE PULLING A 30 FT. CAMPER AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT PAST 120 MPH AND STAYED . I NOW HAVE NO WAY OF DETERMINING MY SPEED . THE LOCAL DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN AND LEAVE IT AT LEAST 3 DAYS . *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 85 TIRE BLEW DUE TO HIGHWAY ROAD AND FAULTY WHEEL HUB, STEERING CAPABILITY , SUSPENSION ON THE TRUCK. IT SPILT THE BUMPER AND SHATTERED MIRROR AND HIT MY ARM. I ALMOST LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE TRUCK IT DID A LOT OF DAMAGE. THE FRONT ENDS ON THESE TRUCKS HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THEY DON'T LAST DUE TO CHEAP PARTS I ASSUME. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500-HD. THE CONTACT STATED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT THE MECHANIC STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V455000: STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTS: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED; THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER'S PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR CRACKED AND /OR SEPARATED FROM THE HYDRO-BOOST ASSEMBLY DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE PRESENCE OF THIS CRACK OR FRACTURED SURFACE ALLOWED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE ACCUMULATOR CIRCUIT OF THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE LOSS OF FLUID CAUSED INCREASED STEERING AND BRAKING EFFORT. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IT JUST QUICK WORKING CORRECTLY. THE SPEEDOMETER THAT IS ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING, AS WELL AS THE DAYTIME LIGHT ON THE FRONT IS ALWAYS BURNING OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE I SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SOON AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE MORE OCCASIONS DUE TO THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE HE RECENTLY BEGAN HEARING THE KNOCKING NOISE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND INFORMED HIM TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE I SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT COMPLETED THEIR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,500.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY MOVED. THE BRAKES AND STEERING WERE ALSO NOT WORKING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED RESULTS FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PENDING RECALL. UPDATED 11/30/06 *JB