2005 GMC Sierra 2500
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Recalls
4 recalls name the 2005 GMC Sierra 2500. Newest first.
Mobilityworks IS recalling 133 my 2005-2006 ford E250, my 2000, 2004-2006 E350, my 2000, 2005 E450, my 2005-2006 GMC 2500, GMC 3500, and my 2006 dodge 2500 vans equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. these lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles."…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
Remedy
Mobilityworks IS working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or mobilityworks at 1-800-769-8267.
Certain federal-mogul national and carquest aftermarket hub assemblies, p/n 515058, sold for use on 2001-2006 general motors 1500 and 2500 4WD trucks. on the subject hub assemblies, the ABS sensor cord departs from the hub assembly at a 90 degree angle. as a result, there IS a fit issue with the brake rotor dust shield interfering with the ABS sensor…
Risk and remedy
Risk
If stopping distance IS limited, a vehicle crash could occur.
Remedy
Federal-mogul will notify its owners and will either credit the customers account or replace the unit. the recall IS expected to begin during june 2006. owners can contact federal-mogul customer service at 1-800-563-8507 ext 3530.
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).
Certain fabtech aftermarket replacement pitman arms, p/nos. Fts71000 and fts71001, installed for use on certain 2001-2006 gm c/k 2500 pick up trucks and sport utility vehicles. the pin located inside the pitman arm can shear off due to a reverse bending fatigue condition, resulting in a total loss of steering control.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Loss of steering control could lead to a vehicle crash with potential injury or death.
Remedy
Fabtech will notify owners and replace the pitman and idler arms free of charge. the recall IS expected to begin during february 2006. owners may contact fabtech at 909-597-7800.
Owner complaints
115 complaints4 involved a crash6 involved a fire5 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Air bags · Electrical system · Engine
1). Dash light stays on constantly and reads SERVICE AIR BAG. This was checked out at an auto repair shop. If air bag doesn't respond, it could be fatal. 2). Check engine light is always on. Was checked out at an auto repair shop and repaired on 10/19/2021. 3). Right engine exhaust manifold…
1). Dash light stays on constantly and reads SERVICE AIR BAG. This was checked out at an auto repair shop. If air bag doesn't respond, it could be fatal. 2). Check engine light is always on. Was checked out at an auto repair shop and repaired on 10/19/2021. 3). Right engine exhaust manifold is cracked and leaking exhaust. Was checked out at a muffler repair shop. In time I'm afraid fumes my leak into the truck cab. 4). A brake line ruptured and was repaired on 09/02/2020.
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- Service brakes · Structure › Body
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra 2500. The contact stated he replaced all the brake lines on the vehicle and also stated that the body frame of the vehicle was corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independence mechanic where all the corroded brake lines were replace. The vehicle was not…
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra 2500. The contact stated he replaced all the brake lines on the vehicle and also stated that the body frame of the vehicle was corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independence mechanic where all the corroded brake lines were replace. The vehicle was not diagnosed. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.
- Unknown or other
My truck has had the odometer rolled back acording to the carfax report. I bought this truck about 2 years ago and was unaware of the until today when I tried to trade it in and the salesman made me aware of this
- Electrical system
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off the fog lamps activated independently. While inspecting the vehicle it was discovered that the driver side dashboard had melted and a burning odor was present inside the cabin of the vehicle.…
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off the fog lamps activated independently. While inspecting the vehicle it was discovered that the driver side dashboard had melted and a burning odor was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. The fire department was not notified. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 160,000.
- Service brakes
Brakes failed while driving due to metal brake line corrosion causing an accident. police report: mooresville, indiana pd #a17315
- Electrical system · Engine · Unknown or other
Always turns off while driving or while at idle
- Power train
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra 2500 HD. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the gear shift indicator on the instrument panel failed to illuminate and display what gear the vehicle was positioned in. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but the vin was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
- Service brakes
Break line rusted and broke almost resulting in an accident when trying to stop brake petal went to floor
- Electrical system
The speedometer IS failing. it works erratically. it eventually goes to zero and stays there until I stop and restart the truck or let it sit overnight.
- Service brakes
Blew out one brake line lost all brakes no backup,pedal went all the way to the floor. 54,000 miles all lines rusted all needed to be replaced thank god I just pulled into a parking lot.
- Air bags
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 (na) GMC sierra 2500 HD. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall…
TL* takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 (na) GMC sierra 2500 HD. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
- Service brakes
Taking vehicle out of park brake pedal went all way to floor because steel line ruptured causing massive leakage of brake fluid, rolled out of drive way into street cutting wheel to avoid wreck before could get in neutral and roll to stop !
- Electrical system · Steering
Fuel gage,speedometer broken, oil gage , battery indicator etc all stopped working. also steering column has been fixed three times and broke again.
- Tires
Tire IS separated between tread this IS the 2ND tire that has done this in this lot.
- Service brakes
2005 GMC 2500hd that the brake lines failed. After checking they are rusted everywhere. I looked on the internet and I see that this IS a ongoing issue with this model year.
- Power train
Slight clunking started when shifting into drive. Fluid on garage floor. Off to aamco. Found two holes in transfercase. The "4 star buffering ring" on shaft inside pounded two holes in casing. Just step on gas and torque pounds the ring into the casing until holes are made. All fluid pours out.…
Slight clunking started when shifting into drive. Fluid on garage floor. Off to aamco. Found two holes in transfercase. The "4 star buffering ring" on shaft inside pounded two holes in casing. Just step on gas and torque pounds the ring into the casing until holes are made. All fluid pours out. Most people wont even know its happened until castastrophic failure. Several seals, chain, two gears, 3 bottles of fluid, "4 star buffer ring" and a new casing half was required. $2654.00 to repair for a 12 month warranty. Aamco pointed out I did nothing wrong. Its an engineered failure point by gm. add this to ; #1-speedo gear failure-20mph and gage reads 90 mph, #2-cd/radio burnt up, #3-water pump failure 16K miles, #4-CAB of truck not attached to frame correctly "cab wobbling", #5-roof temp control unit failure, #6-passenger window motor stops working below 25 degrees, #7-factory installed battery was the wrong one when bought new in ogden, utah. now,.... Airbags???
- Steering
The steering shaft IS moving, slipping back and forth as I hold onto the steering wheel. *tr
- Electrical system
Today when I parked my GMC sierra 2500hd, I turned off the key switch and I noticed my blower motor was still running. after a short period of time I smelt something burning. I went out underneath the hood of my vehicle located the fuse box and removed the 40 amp blower motor fuse and that shut…
Today when I parked my GMC sierra 2500hd, I turned off the key switch and I noticed my blower motor was still running. after a short period of time I smelt something burning. I went out underneath the hood of my vehicle located the fuse box and removed the 40 amp blower motor fuse and that shut down the heater and the smell starting going away. it was 19 degrees here in oklahoma at the time of incident. I did some research on the internet and got several hits about GMC trucks that experienced the same issue except some of the vehicles burned completely to the ground. I also got information from the internet that general motors of canada recalled all there gm products that had the same blower motor assembly. I filed a complaint with general motors, detroit. they said they had no recalls. *tr
- Electrical system · Steering · Structure › Body
After returning from a day of shopping, I parked my truck at the back, like always. I had been noticing oil spots for the last few days but chalked it up to age and mileage of the truck. After about two hours I saw smoke from the back area where I parked. I ran outside to catch to my surprise! My…
After returning from a day of shopping, I parked my truck at the back, like always. I had been noticing oil spots for the last few days but chalked it up to age and mileage of the truck. After about two hours I saw smoke from the back area where I parked. I ran outside to catch to my surprise! My truck was on fire, I as quickly as possible, grabbed the garden hose and put out the fire! I realized as I looked, that the fire had started at the area under the hood where the fuses, and wiring were located. as I slowly rebuilt my truck, I realized that the fire was not the only problem that I had! The fact of the matter was that if the fire had not shut my truck down, there were a whole array of other problems that I would of had to repair.
- Service brakes
The brakes went to the floor and vehicle did not stop, barely avoided a crash. found pool of brake fluid under truck. firestone auto charged $675 to replace a rusted out brake line. all other lines are heavily corroded and ready to fail as well. *tr
- Service brakes
While driving to work approaching an intersection the car in front of me signaled to turn right last minute and applied the brakes, I also applied the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. If I didn't have enough following distance I would have crashed right in to the car. I only had…
While driving to work approaching an intersection the car in front of me signaled to turn right last minute and applied the brakes, I also applied the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. If I didn't have enough following distance I would have crashed right in to the car. I only had about 1/2 inch of brake pedal and drove in low gear very carefully the rest of the short distance to work. When I got out of the truck I saw brake fluid pouring out of the brake lines below the drivers side door and they were completely rusted out. Upon further inspection I realized all my brake lines were rusty on a nine year old vehicle, I never saw anything like this before. I had to get the vehicle towed and repaired at a local garage that charged me $1,547.61 to replace all the lines and did a horrible job. I had called the GMC dealer I dealt with in the past and they were inundated with recall work and had at least a 2 week wait and another gm dealer that GMC customer service provided me and they were also all booked up with recall work and so I was forced to trust a local shop. This a safety issue that could get people killed, I always have my wife and kids in the truck and it was a death trap. In talking to GMC reps IS seems they have no intention to reimburse me for this premature and accelerated rusting condition that could have caused me or someone else their life. *tr
- Steering
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra 2500. While driving approximately 30 mph and approaching a traffic light, the power steering failed and it became difficult to maneuver the steering wheel. The battery indicator illuminated. The failure occurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an…
TL* the contact owns a 2005 GMC sierra 2500. While driving approximately 30 mph and approaching a traffic light, the power steering failed and it became difficult to maneuver the steering wheel. The battery indicator illuminated. The failure occurred four times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but the technician was unable to locate the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
- Tires
7-9-2014 michelin tire blow out left front tire 65 mph on I5 north bound just north exit 734 I have tire and pictures of tire and damage of $3665.01 to front end of truck. The tier 's dot numbers were not readable. I reported this to local michelin dealership. They referred me to michelin. I have placed several calls to michelin. Michelin has not responded to my calls. *tr
- Electrical system · Steering · Wheels
1) the driver door power windows,locks,and extended mirror buttons quit working,i can be driving down the road and I cant roll the windows down ,cant adjust my mirror and time that I stop to check the fuzes the door controls start working again. I try to lock the doors when I get out of the truck…
1) the driver door power windows,locks,and extended mirror buttons quit working,i can be driving down the road and I cant roll the windows down ,cant adjust my mirror and time that I stop to check the fuzes the door controls start working again. I try to lock the doors when I get out of the truck and nothing IS working the pass.side works fine,i took off the door panel and they start working but by the time I put the panel back on .there still work but come back out and they quit again. 2)something wrong with my steering I thought it was my powersteering pump and replaced it ,but there still something wrong I think it might be the steering box I have oil leaking somewhere around there 3)ITS my air conditioner and heater, I can have the air on I get nothing but hot air on the driver side and cold on the pass side.i can use the vent with air and its the same,just hot on the driver side.and not on the pass side. 4) I keep losing the GMC center cap on my factory wheels I keep the black lugnut covers tight but I lose another center cap, 5) GMC aluminum rims clear coating pilled off. *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.
- 10250012Duramax Diesel Glow Plugs Difficult to Install Due to Carbon Buildup - New Glow Plug Bore Reamer Available
- 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.
- 10249295This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (J-38125-620H) located in Lear Tray 7 part number 963716-2. There are 5 terminated leads in a package part number is 13505346, which can be ordered through your normal General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales parts channel.
- 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.
- 10247672Parallel Hybrid Truck (PHT) Part Restriction.
- 10247671Parallel Hybrid Truck (PHT) Part Restriction.
- 10247670Parallel Hybrid Truck (PHT) Part Restriction.
- 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.
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