Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 GMC Sierra 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 2019-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES CORRODED CAUSING LEAKS AND BRAKE FAILURE |
| 2018-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 76000 MILES; ISSUE ONGOING BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2018 ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED (UNDER 10 MPH) BRAKING IS COMPROMIS… |
| 2018-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN TOWN, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SIGNALED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I BEGAN TO S… |
| 2018-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT SLAMMED O… |
| 2018-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINES. WHILE PULLING A TRAILER WITH PONTOON BOAT, ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN STOPP… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | An accident has not occurred yet, but it something I'm concerned deeply about. Awhile back there was a recall on the in… |
| 2017-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE REAR BRAKES WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2017-01-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY TRUCK HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANYTHING AMISS THE LAST TIME I DROVE … |
| 2016-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED AT TIMES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN CO… |
| 2016-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STARTED MY VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE … |
| 2016-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED WHILE ON BOAT RAMP CAUSING BOAT TO KNOCK ME DOWN UNDER TRAILER AS I WAS PULLING DRAIN PLUG .DRIVER WAS AB… |
| 2015-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEED BRAKING UNDER DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE TIRES LOCKING UP. THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES… |
| 2015-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 82K MILES, ORIGINAL OWNER, WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED. HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I… |
| 2015-11-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON HWY OFF RAMP. |
| 2015-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING TO A STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY MY BRAKES SLOWED THE TRUCK AND THEN COMPLETELY GAVE WAY WITH THE PEDAL HITTING THE FLO… |
| 2015-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY HOME RUNNING 45 MPH IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO T… |
| 2015-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TURNING INTO AN AUTO PARTS STORE, FROM THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. MY TRU… |
| 2015-09-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON I-75 AND STARTED DETECTING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE… |
| 2015-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS TOWING MY 33' TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY VERY WELL MAINTAINED 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK UP TRUCK. AFTER A FOUR AND A … |
| 2015-08-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON 8/9/15 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:25PM AN INDIVIDUAL PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING… |
| 2015-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAI… |
| 2015-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WA… |
| 2015-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY PRE-WARNING OF A BRAKE ISSUE. … |
| 2015-01-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SID… |
| 2014-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC AND AS APPROACHING STOP LIGHT AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED PETAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR… |
| 2014-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECK OVER FOR THE WINTER, THE MECHANIC INFORM ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY AS … |
| 2014-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LOUD NOISES FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL, LIKE A LOOSE PART, THEN A GRINDING SOUND. SUSPECT IT WAS NOT FIXED IN RECALL. *TR |
| 2014-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | ENTERED 1ST LANE OF TRAFFIC , ACCELERATED AND ENTERED SECOND LANE. AT THAT TIME TRAFFIC SLOWED ABRUPTLY. APPLIED PRESSU… |
| 2014-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. SWERVED TO NOT REAR-END CAR IN FRONT. RAN RED LIGHT BECAU… |
| 2014-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAV… |
| 2014-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70-75 MPH), PEDAL WENT IMMEDIATELY TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. P… |
| 2014-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE CORROSION CAUSED REAR DRIVERS SIDE STEEL LINE TO BURST AND LOSE MOST OF THE TRUCK'S BRAKING ABILITY. LUCKIL… |
| 2014-06-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN MIDDLEBELT ROAD COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, TRUCK FINALLY… |
| 2014-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPON… |
| 2014-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT. VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE. *TR |
| 2014-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING UP A TRAILER WITH MY 2003 GMC SIERRA AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT… |
| 2014-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES WHEN A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. STEEL BRAKE LINE FEEDING THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE RUPTURED AS A RESUL… |
| 2014-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | YOU MUST TAKE ACTION ON THE GM BRAKE LINES IN THE EARLY 2000 TRUCKS. THE CORROSION IS NOT NORMAL COMPARED TO OTHER VEH… |
| 2014-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ON EXIT RAMP. NO WARNING. TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD TO AVOID CARS STOPPED AT RAMP END. *TR |
| 2014-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR |
| 2014-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AND ALL BREAKING POWER STOPPED. I NEARLY SLID INTO THE INTERSECTING STREET WITH TRAFFIC COMIN… |
| 2014-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | DURING MAJOR SNOW FALL AFTER NEW YEAR 2014, UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WITH MY WIFE AND ANOTHER PASSENGER, I ATTEMPT… |
| 2013-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY MY BRAKE LINES BURST IN TWO PLACES FAILED FROM BEING WEAKEN BY RUST.… |
| 2013-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY FOOT WEN… |
| 2013-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | OUR TRUCK WAS AT COLLISION SHOP FOR A REPAIR FROM A HIT AND RUN IN A LOWE'S PARKING LOT.. WHEN THEY FINISHED, THEY TOO… |
| 2013-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LEAK |
| 2013-08-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE UNDERCARR… |
| 2013-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY SON LAST NIGHT ON HIS WAY TO A BOY SCOUT MEETING. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45. MY SON HI… |
| 2013-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING MY GMC PICKUP ( ALWAYS DEALER MAINTAINED ) TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, HE WENT TO … |