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The accelerator will stick in the minimum position and requires a hard push to get it to open at all. This sticking occurs every time the accelerator is released to the minimum position.
Throttle linkage sticks intermittently at first start, dealer cannot find cause. Problem is still ongoing. It takes extra pressure on accelerator pedal from idle position. This causes vehicle to burn rubber and to accelerate at high speeds.
When proceeding forward or stopping accelerator sticks, has to kick pedal to break loose, and vehicle surge forward. Consumer took the truck to the dealer, and they told him the problem was throttle valve.
Throttle linkage has been sticking since vehicle was new. Dealer was uncooperative and wanted to blame issue on maintenance of vehicle and charge $100 for changing fuel filter, which is unrelated to failure.
Vehicle is pulling to left and right upon braking. Consumer is especially concerned about drifting to left because of traffic. Driver side window molding comes loose when the window rolls down. Right front wheel and spare wheel are bent. Cruise control is inoperative at times. Right rear axle experienced a leak. Blower is noisy on low speeds.
- Lexington, NC, USA
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The accelerator will stick in the minimum position and requires a hard push to get it to open at all. This sticking occurs every time the accelerator is released to the minimum position.
Accelerator would stick at a stop sign or stop light. It would suddenly jump/jerk forward. Had taken vehicle to dealership, but informed consumer vehicle was not under warranty. Part needed to be cleaned/ not replaced. The problem was sporadic or intermittent at times.
Pulled into a parking lot and parked. Then, consumer pumped brake pedal and it went to the floor, there were no brakes. Consumer put vehicle in gear and it started to roll backwards. Took to dealer, and they said it was normal for brakes to go to the floor.
While at a stop and about to accelrate vehicle shutters intermittently. When braking and letting off brake pedal about 50 %, and pressing brakes again, vehicle will lunge forward which may cause a crash. Dealer cannot determine the cause.
Truck lurches violently when brakes are applied but only when towing a horse trailer. Condition is so severe that the truck is not safe to drive when towing. The trailer has been weighed (8300# empty) and carefully inspected, no problems. The truck is rated to pull 10,800#. dealer tells me that I am pulling too much weight. The disc brakes, all four, were found to be severely overheated and were replaced, but the problem persists. The truck will lurch even when the trailer brakes are disconnected and the trailer brakes can stop both the truck and trailer smoothly by using the hand control. Three dealers, two service reps and a GM engineer are stumped, but GM refuses to give me a buy back.
Overall vehicle is a step back in time. Many components of this "improved truck" fail to impress or even operate as they should, as mileage mounts more seems to go wrong this truck, truck goes back to dealer again next week but I am told there is nothing wrong or item has been fixed but problem is still there or returns shortly.
Cruise control was on, and vehicle was traveling on the highway at 70mph. It was raining outside, and consumer tapped brakes to take the cruise control off, but cruise control didn't release. Vehicle continued to accelerate. Also, consumer attempted to turn cruise control off maually, but it still didn't release. Had to turn the motor off.
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- Atlanta, TX, USA