2005 GMC Sierra 1500 HD
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 HD. Newest first.
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Remedy
Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
Owner complaints
11 complaints1 involved a fire
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Service brakes
A car drove through an intersection in front of me as I was driving on a city street, march 3, 2018. I hit the brakes and turned away from the vehicle. my brakes failed, brake pedal went to the floor as I was stopping. brake line near lh fr.t wheel busted and brake fluid shot out. lucky I turned away as I was braking that I missed the other vehicle. The other vehicle also turned away from me and then drove away.
- Steering
Steering column goes out for the second time in 117000 miles and rattles while driving. I understand this IS an on going thing with this model and others
- Engine
Recently purchased a 05 GMC sierra 1500 HD with 6.0 vortec engine. It has a noticeable ticking and after checking my exhaust manifold bolts I found that four are broken and allowing raw exhaust fumes into the air. With the bolts breaking the manifold IS warped and broken. This IS all at 94,000 miles.
- Service brakes
Metal brake line ruptured when attempting to stop quickly, narrowly missing stopped vehicle ahead
- Service brakes
Brake lines blew to master cylinder. *tr
- Engine
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra 1500 HD. The contact stated that the flywheel became cracked. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the flywheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. *tr
- Service brakes · Structure › Frame and members › Underbody shields
Driving home from little league game with my 7 yr old, came into traffic in town and my brakes went mushy, within a couple minutes went from mushy to 5% braking. made it home about 2 miles by pumping quickly just enough to slowly stop at the end of drive. when exiting the vehicle, there was a…
Driving home from little league game with my 7 yr old, came into traffic in town and my brakes went mushy, within a couple minutes went from mushy to 5% braking. made it home about 2 miles by pumping quickly just enough to slowly stop at the end of drive. when exiting the vehicle, there was a pool of brake fluid eating through my asphalt driveway. All brake fluid had drained out completely rusted / corrosion area of all brake lines by bundle under drivers seat. my mechanic, says other areas are almost as bad in other areas in the rear. Now I'm looking at 500+ in line repairs. *tr
- Service brakes
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra 1500 HD. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being inspected by a private mechanic it was found that the brake lines were rusted. The vehicle was able to be driven to an authorized dealer where it was confirmed that the brake lines had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure and current mileages were 66,533.
- Unknown or other
This IS a safety issue and gm should have to repair my truck at no cost to me. *Tr
- Electrical system › Instrument cluster/panel
I own a 2005 GMC sierra 1500hd, the speedometer had been messing up but all the other gauges work fine. I took it to my local shop thinking it was a loose or broken cable. The shop foreman laughed and said that chevrolet/gmc has had a rash of the clusters go bad, and that he alone has replaced 5 in…
I own a 2005 GMC sierra 1500hd, the speedometer had been messing up but all the other gauges work fine. I took it to my local shop thinking it was a loose or broken cable. The shop foreman laughed and said that chevrolet/gmc has had a rash of the clusters go bad, and that he alone has replaced 5 in the past month. if this IS the case, I feel that I should be reimbursed for the $553.50 that I had to pay to fix something that was defective from the company. *tr
- Power train › Driveline
Multiple reports to the dealership of a continuous vibration and noise in the front end accompanied by uneven tire wear. Tires were rotated reducing but not eliminating the noise. Three to four hundred dollars was requested from me by the dealership to remove and disassemble front differential for…
Multiple reports to the dealership of a continuous vibration and noise in the front end accompanied by uneven tire wear. Tires were rotated reducing but not eliminating the noise. Three to four hundred dollars was requested from me by the dealership to remove and disassemble front differential for further investigation. This request was denied by me because the vehicle was still under warranty. within 1100 miles and two weeks of last inspection by dealership, front drivers side wheel bearing catastrophically failed. During this event the vehicle became nearly uncontrollable and dove into the oncoming lane, steering was violently reactive and the vehicle ended up traveling off the road into the ditch in the of the direction of travel. The brake rotor and caliper had become red hot setting fire to the drive axel boot and grass beneath the vehicle. The fire was able to be quickly extinguished. Death and/or injury were only avoided due to the lack of traffic in the oncoming lane and no obstructions in the area of the ditch within which the vehicle traveled. results of bearing failure include destroyed brake rotor, caliper and pads. The front drive axel was purged of grease through extreme heating and axel boot was also destroyed. Although repairs have been completed by the dealership I have incurred a 300 dollar towing bill which the dealership, general motors, and the warranty company gmpp are refusing to cover. the dealership IS claiming that there IS no diagnostic method of inspection to predict eminent wheel bearing failure. the manufacturer IS refusing to acknowledge the multiple reports of the issue and supports it's dealerships practices. the warranty company IS only accepting liability of 50 dollars for towing which I have had to pay 300 dollars for. *Tr
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 11010544This service bulletin explains how to measure for oil consumption and possible reasons for loss of oil.
- 11008956This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. and Canada Dealers Only).
- 11007208This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection.
- 11007091This service bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption.
- 11006621Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). The updating of modules is completed in parallel instead of the technician needing to update one module at a time. This allows a more streamlined approach for dealers and customers.
- 11006421GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities. The damage is being caused either in the removal process by the technician, or inadequate packaging or shipping. This bulletin advises the dealers to be more careful not to damage the transmissions during removal and to package the core properly for return.
- 11004761This service bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.
- 11004557This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim.
- 11002312This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Service Programming System (SPS) Error Codes E4398, E4399, E4401, E4403, M4404, M4413, M6954, M6955, E4414, E4423, E4491, E4492, or E6961 and resolution information.
- 11001321This bulletin provides information on the harmful effects of water or ethylene glycol in transmission fluid.
- 11000576This Warranty Administration bulletin provides retail and wholesale service personnel with the policies/procedures and the warranty transaction submission procedures that support the Personal Property Damage process.
- 11000162The intent of this service bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
- 10252735This bulletin provides information for electrical ground repairs using new General Motors replacement fasteners with conductive finish.
- 10252163XM Audio Traffic And Travel Link Availability And Operation.
- 10251890This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains how Top Tier fuels should be used to reduce carbon build-up.
- 10251887This bulletin advises the technician of possible location of an internal coolant leak from a specific cylinder head and location.
- 10250775This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the oiling system.
- 10250347This Warranty Admin service bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers Not Required and for Dealers Required to Contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns for Canadian Dealers only.
- 10249980This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately diagnose and repair. Technician will need to use Pico Oscilloscope Diagnostic Kit to effectively diagnosis vehicles. Technician should drive the vehicle will using the Pico Oscilloscope to record data. After the data is recorded it should be reviewed to determine the root cause of the concern. If a repair attempt made the concern better but not eliminated or had no affect at all, and are requesting assistance from General Motors Technical Assistance Center record another Pico file and save it to the computer. After the new Pico Oscilloscope data has been saved email the data to General Motors Technical Assistance Center in the subject line include ?Vibration? ?Business Associate Code? and the last 8 of the Vehicle Identification Number.
- 10249590This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formerly known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim.
- 10249579This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
- 10249011This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Headlamp, Tail Lamp, License Lamp or Fog/Driving Lamp Damage.
- 10248444Vehicle Recalls
- 10247780This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
- 10247748Speedometer Needle Accuracy Information.
- 10247747Speedometer Needle Accuracy Information
- 10247716J-35616-64B Terminal Test Probe / Replacement Terminal / Terminated Lead.
- 10247681Information On Requests To Add OnStar Bluetooth Option.
- 10247552This service bulletin provides information on Concerns or Questions Regarding Installation of Dealer Installed Accessories.
- 10247093Speedometer Needle Accuracy Information.
- 10247092Speedometer Needle Accuracy Information
- 10247063A/C Blows Warm Or Poor Performance.
- 10247061J-35616-64B Terminal Test Probe / Replacement Terminal / Terminated Lead.
- 10246952Programming And Activation Of Replacement OnStar Modules.
- 10246951Programming And Activation Of Replacement OnStar Modules.
- 10246647Pre-Formed and Pre-Flared Hydraulic Brake Pipe Kits Now Available for Service
- 10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- 10245951Canadian Customers Unable To Place Calls And Turn By Turn Inoperative In The United States.
- 10245950Canadian Customers Unable To Place Calls In The United States
- 10245395This service bulletin provides a vibration analysis worksheet the technician can use in conjunction with the appropriate Vibration Analysis-Road testing procedure when diagnosing vibration concerns.
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