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2003 GMC Sierra

Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2004-03-17 04V129000 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS 3,662,211 Details
2003-01-23 03V018000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD 110 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2015-09-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 EXITING OFF FREEWAY RAMP IN INDIANAPOLIS BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT NOTICE AND NO BRAKE FLUID LOSS, NEARLY C…
2015-08-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT DRIVING ON A 4 LANE 55 MPH SPEED ZONE. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP LIGHT I STARTING PR…
2015-06-27 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,500 WITHOUT WARNING…
2015-03-06 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED ABRU…
2015-01-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE TRAVELING IN MY 2003 GMC SIERRA TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A STOP SI…
2014-11-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS TRAVELING IN RULE AREA OF MICH. AFTER DARK,A DEER JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF ME! I HIT THE BRAKES,A BRIEF BRAKE SURGE, …
2014-11-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED WHEN THE BRAKE PE…
2014-11-11 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON 11/11/2014, TRUCK SUDDENLY VEERED TO LEFT, CROSSED MIDDLE OF ROAD AND WENT HALFWAY INTO DITCH, ROAD DID HAVE A SMALL…
2014-09-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT TOOK A LONGER DISTAN…
2014-09-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 AS I STATED PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY PUT …
2014-09-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS DECREASING SP…
2014-09-06 STRUCTURE:BODY Yes 0 I WAS PARKED ON A SLOPED DRIVEWAY (ABOUT 10 - 15 DEGREES). I STARTED THE ENGINE, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TOOK TH…
2014-08-11 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN…
2014-08-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, NO BRAKES. BROKEN CORRODED BRAKE LINE, APPEARS THAT ALL LINES LOOK IN THE SAME SHAPE .LUCKILY …
2014-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 2003 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH.…
2014-06-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE PARKING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND SPRAYED BREAK LINE FLUID ALL ON THE MANIFOLD. THERE WERE…
2014-05-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DRIVING APROX. 40 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKES WERE SOFT. REAPPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. LUCKY TO GET O…
2014-05-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500, BRAKE LINE FAILURE. PURCHASED TRUCK NEW IN 2003 WHILE STATIONED IN THE SOUTH, TRANSFERRED TO NE…
2014-03-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINES. NO ACCIDENT…
2014-03-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ABS ACTIVATES (NOTICED BY PULSING BRAKE PEDDLE) WHEN MOVING SLOWLY TO A STOP ON DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT. OCCURS RANDOMLY WH…
2013-12-24 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HIT A STEEL POLE CAUSING DAMAGE …
2013-11-13 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE GOES INTO REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING AND INCREASES RISK OF BEING REAR ENDED…
2013-11-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO T…
2013-10-26 ENGINE No 0 I WROTE GM ON OCTOBER 26, 2013 ABOUT MY 2003 GMC SIERRA DURAMAX DIESEL 6.6L 6L THAT JUST RECENTLY STARTED BILLOWING BLU…
2013-10-18 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I NOTICED THE REAR BRAKES MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE. FIGURING THAT IT WAS LIKELY WORN BRAKE PADS,…
2013-10-10 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 WHEN EXITING THE TOLL ROAD, I APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. IT APPEARED WE WERE GOING TO ROLL THRU THE GATE, I LET OFF …
2013-09-28 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 STATE OF NEW YORK BASED 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500, 4X4, DRIVING ON SMOOTH ROAD DRY ROAD, 30 MPH, TOWING LIGHT UTILITY TRAILE…
2013-09-25 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT ON ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AVOIDED CAR COULD NOT STOP AND RAN INTO A FIELD W…
2013-09-18 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PULLED UP TO THE CARWASH. AS I WAS PREPARING TO PUT MONEY IN THE MACHINE,I HEARD A HISSING SOUND. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO T…
2013-09-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 AM, I WAS APPROACHING AN INNER-NEIGHBORHOOD INTERSECTION AT LOW SPEED (APPR…
2013-09-13 ENGINE No 0 MY VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING COOLANT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO HAS TOLD ME THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD IS CRACKED A…
2013-09-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DRIVING MY 2003 GMC SIERRA AT ABOUT 60MPH I HAD TO DECELERATE AT AN EXIT WITH A SHARP TURN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO …
2013-08-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 IN A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR BRAK…
2013-07-24 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 AS I ENTERED MY DRIVEWAY I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL FELT VERY SOFT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICE FLUI…
2013-07-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 APPROXIMATELY JULY 12,2013, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD DOING ABOUT 50, WHEN A CAR CUT ME OFF,I HAD TO APPLY THE BRA…
2013-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED. THE VE…
2013-06-25 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINE IS RUSTED THRU AND LEAKING. I HAVE LIVED IN THE RUST BELT OF MICHIGAN ALL OF MY LIFE (49YRS) AND HAVE OWNE…
2013-05-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF WH…
2013-05-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PULLED UP TO STOP SIGN (PULLING 3,800# BOAT) WENT TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE LINE BURST. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR …
2013-04-23 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ON A HIGH SPEED RAMP, I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTRA PRESSURE TO SLOW D…
2013-03-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND STARTED THE ENGINE - BRAKE FAILED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 2 M…
2013-03-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS …
2013-02-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE B…
2012-12-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 FIRST TIME: I HAD JUST PICKED UP ONE OF MY DAUGHTERS AND WAS HEADED HOME, WHEN WE STARTED GOING DOWN HILL I APPLIED BRA…
2012-11-11 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ENTERED PARKED TRUCK IN PERSONAL DRIVEWAY. APPLIED BRAKES PRIOR TO STATING AND PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING.…
2012-10-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WAS COMING UP ON A SINGLE LANE BRIDGE . WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE MY FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKY FOR ME I DID NOT HAVE …
2012-08-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DUE TO CORROSION THE BRAKES LINE BURST CAUSING A COMPLETE BRAKING FAILURE - NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED!!! THE LINES C…
2012-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH, 1 MONTH LATER A SECOND BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. MASSIVE RUST ON FRAME AND BUMPERS AS WELL…
2012-06-23 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND TRIED TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THEN …
2012-06-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PUMPING UP BRAKES IN DRIVEWAY WHEN BRAKE LINE BURST ENDED UP WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL FRONT OR BACK COULD ONLY USE EMERGEN…