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While driving on a two lane road I proceeded to pass a slow moving vehicle, after accelerating from 45 MPH to 60 MPH my Check Engine light, Service Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Service Electronic Brake System lights illuminated on my display. My RPMs increased before shifting gears and I noticed a significant loss in power. Thankfully there was not an accident when the incident occurred; however, if an oncoming vehicle or bad weather it could have been a different outcome. I took my vehicle to a GMC dealer to diagnose the issue where I found out my lifters for my valves are bad and my fourth cylinder is inoperable along with a bad CAM. A new vehicle at 65K miles on it should not be having mechanical issues that can pose a danger while driving, putting others and my safety at risk. GM needs to reevaluate the products and materials their using to build engines to ensure there are no flaws starting with the valve lifters.
i started the vehicle messages popped up stating service power steering drive with care, esc drive with care. at that time i had no power steering and the brakes were spongy. i then drove a short distance stopped turned off the engine and restarted with the same issues. drove home on the next day everything had reset. i then went and set a appointment with the dealer, they found nothing wrong no tripped codes nothing.
On 6/24 I drove my 2019 gmc Sierra denali truck 2 miles to the store was in there 10 minutes come out to start it and a ESC service warning message appeared then another message appeared say service power steering drive safe then my traction light came on then my trailer light I tried turning truck off then waited 2 minutes pumped brakes started it again same messages appeared I called my husband to tell him I said I will try to drive home as I preceeded to put in gear and back out of parking spot I lost my steering it froze up then lost my brakes I immediately put in gear turned off called husband to come get me as I was waiting I tried to start again when I did all messages were gone and I had steering as well.as brakes but at this point I was a an emotional wreck we just had a horrific scare in same truck on a major interstate my husband completely lost brakes and almost wrecked only to find there was a brake module reprogramming recall on the truck we had not been notified by mail yet so now this if I was driving on main road this could have been fatal so my husband called and dropped off vehicle on 6/25 told them every detail they said they call when done so on July 6th was told truck was ready when he arrived they handed him our keys and invoice said have nice day my husband got to truck read invoice only to find they did nothing to truck he went in to service said why isn't it fixed they said because no codes come up but if it happens again bring it back my husband said what if im driving it and it happens this can cause a fatal accident the service Mgr said just bring it in so he said so if my wife gets callhet husband was killed along with another family because his steering and brakes failed your going to tell her sorry for loss truck had no codes is now we have a truck we paid $58500 that is unsafe to drive i refuse to put my life or others in jeopardy im an emotional wreck I spent 2 days sick with worry can anyone help with guide us to some help
Transmission feels sluggish and jerks. When coming to a stop feels like your being rear ended. Stereo system freezes and goes silent no sound what do ever
1st time engine check light came on had brake control updated. 2nd did auto start and after that truck will not start. After 3 hours can start the truck but brake control traction control ABS were off. Engine has reduce power. Dealer updated the truck and check battery. 3rd time truck will not power on. After jump starting the truck it pops up all of previous message. And running board keep popping in and out and truck will still drain power ebven when off.
- Bellingham, WA, USA
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Dam truck its on park but keeps displaying a message saying shift to parck, ,,, took to dealership they couldn't find the problem, they asked to start by changing the shift to park handler and '''will go from there '''that's what they said, worse truck I ever had, ,,and all this started right after 36000 miles, ,,
Excessive brightness at night on back up camera when putting truck in reverse. Glare is so bright, I can't see anything in camera or my outside rear view mirrors. I have actually gotten out of my truck to make I am not going to back into something or someone. When it is raining at night...forget it, you just guess what is back there and hope for the best. I hang a towel over it now when I back up at night, it is a $60,000 truck...wow.
2019 GMC Sierra. Consumer writes in regards to issues with the infotainment system. The consumer stated infotainment screen independently changes to different modes. While using the cameras, the infotainment screen independently switches views. The touch screen was faulty. While driving, the camera would independently activate. The dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the failure but, could determine a fix. The phone feature randomly makes calls to stored numbers. The volume would independently reach maximum volume. The consumer was unable to turn the volume down manually.
On June 2, 2020, my vehicle was in the driveway and caught fire. I'm not sure how it started. I heard a loud boom and went outside and saw my truck fully engulfed in flames. I purchased the vehicle on 11/15/2019. It had only 4015 miles at the time. The vehicle was stationary. The last time it was driven was at 4:00 pm on June 2nd and at 9:58 pm it was on fire.
The contact owns a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that the electrical system in the vehicle was defective which caused delays with several driver functions. He stated that the vehicle would restart while in operation after coming to a complete stop. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated and jerked while accelerating without warning. The contact stated that several attempts were needed while pushing the push to start button for the vehicle to start. The vehicle was taken to mc-elveen Buick GMC (117 farmington rd, summerville, SC 29483) on four separate occasion to be repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and filed two cases for the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 900.
When truck is turned on dash says service ESC brake system and service 4 wheel drive will not disengage from 2 wheel drive and parking brake is engaged and will not disengage and truck will not move. Infotainment screen will freeze up and not be able to change radion navigation etc
Just bought this vehicle and took it to the dealer and they don`T have an explanation but the backup camera malfunctions. This could be very dangerous with young kids and when backing up while picking the kids up from school and at local grocery or department stores.
Transmission slipping turning corners at 5 mph, transmission slip take off at hill stop sign, transmission hard shift 2nd to 3rd gear intermitted and vibration 45 mph to 55 mph
During normal operation, when placing the vehicle in reverse, the infotainment screen intermittently turns blue, flashes, scrolls, or turns black. Often times a message is displayed that reads "service rear camera". also, when driving the infotainment system will turn off, reboot, or turn black intermittently.
My pickup started, I pulled out on road and sped up to 35 mph, when I stepped on brakes to slow down they were unresponsive, so I began pumping. They felt very hard to pump and were not slowing the truck down. Lights came on saying service brakes etc. As I coasted to try to slow down off side of road. I had to keep pumping the brakes down to floorboard and I?M not sure they were even working. I lost power steering and was almost involved in a serious rear-end collision. 4 messages appeared on digital dash while driving. Service ESC, brake system failure 62 mph top speed, service trailer brake system, steering assist reduced. I had to press brake pedal to the floor with extremely excessive force to get truck to stop. This failure could have easily resulted in vehicle accident, or even a fatality accident. I doubt I will ever carry my family in the truck again due to this and I certainly will not allow my children to drive the truck. This is the 5th time this has happened to my truck.
After my recall was fixed my truck locked into 4 wheel drive and I lost control of all my safety features. My lights would not work. They fixed what they said was a glitch in the recall and 3 weeks later my engine light came on again and my brake system started to show lights. They recalibrated the brake system recall again.
I had no issues with my truck until I went and had the most recent recall done for the brakes. I since have had brake issues twice. Once, hours after having the recall done I got in my truck and started it and all the dashboard lights were illuminated and I had to push the brake pedal to the floor after accelerating. The other instance was a week later after remote starting my truck from the phone application had the same scenario play out.
Truck parked in morning, turned it on and multiple warnings came on, service trailer brake system, service ESC, brake system failure at 62mph, got warning from onstar that there is an issue with my antilock braking system, I took pictures of error but only could upload one.
Purchased new, Dec 24, 2019. Current odometer 645miles. The vehicle was parked for about 15 minutes, when I returned to my truck and turned it on, multiple warning tones began to sound and the dashboard was illuminated with multiple warning lights (ABS, traction control, check engine, parking brake) and messages reading: "brake system failure 62mph top speed, " 'service trailer brake system, ' 'steering assist is reduced drive with care, ' 'service ESC.' I turned the vehicle off and on multiple times over the course of 20 minutes, exiting the vehicle, locking the doors, unlocking the doors, and starting the process from the beginning. I decided I wouldn't be driving over 62mph as I was only 2 miles from my home, so I decided to back out and drive home with full intentions of calling the dealership in the morning. When I tried to back out I realized that I had almost zero braking power, having to almost stand up on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle without giving it any gas, and turning was difficult (similar to manual steering in a vintage vehicle). I knew driving home would not be safe. I turns the vehicle off and on once more and all the warning messages and lights were no longer there. The check engine light remained on and is still on. I was able to drive home as though nothing happened, but am fearful this will happen while driving down the road, especially while my children are in the car. I have read multiple forums, this is not an isolated incident, with many others experiencing the same exact issue, sometimes while actually driving, in 2019 GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado's. this is absolutely unacceptable and will result in injuries and deaths if GM does not resolve the issue.
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- Bigelow , AR, USA